Eagle Edition #5 - 2022-23
September 30, 2022
Happy Friday, Eagles!
Here are your important school updates for this week:
- PICTURE DAY IS COMING NEXT WEEK!
- Anderson Picture Day - October 4
- McGrath Picture Day - October 5
- HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK
- Monday, October 3 - Beach Day
- Tuesday, October 4 - Hat Day
- Wednesday, October 5 - Silly Sock Day
- Thursday, October 6 - Bobcat Day
- HOMECOMING - Friday, October 7 - Spirit Wear Day
- Anderson's office has some Anderson/McGrath spirit wear tshirts available for $5 each. We are waiting for a bigger spirit wear order to be available for the buildings - but in the meantime, please reach out to 810-591-5829 if you'd like to purchase a $5 tee for Homecoming!
- We are still looking for a flatbed trailer to use in the Homecoming Parade on October 7 - we did find a truck!
- There will be spirit wear sales at the red trailer in the GBHS lower parking lot beginning October 3.
- All Anderson & McGrath families are invited to walk with our school in the Homecoming Parade on October 7 - students MUST be accompanied by a grownup family member. Parade lineup begins at 4:30 PM on Jewett Trail.
- BUS CANCELLATIONS
- Please read your email! The district is short-staffed for bus drivers and notices for cancellations are going out daily. If you aren't getting Grand Blanc Community Schools emails, please call your building office ASAP. McGrath: 810-591-5827; Anderson: 810-591-5829 for help in getting your contact information updated.
- We are hiring bus drivers! There are signs with QR codes in front of each building in addition to the flyer linked in the previous sentence. If you're interested in working as a driver, please join our amazing GBCS team!
- In the event your student's bus is canceled, students need to be dropped off beginning at 8:35 AM - no earlier! We do not have staff available to supervise students until this time.
- HARVEST FESTIVAL - Mark your calendars for October 27 5:00-7:00 PM
- We hosted over 1250 students and family members last year and we need to get ready!
- Candy donations are being accepted in both building offices now
- We will send out more details closer to the event - GET EXCITED!
- TRANSPORTATION INFO
- Please do not walk through the morning drop off lines to bring your student into the building. This is dangerous! If you need to walk your student in yourself, please park in the main lot in front of the office and walk your student inside.
- If you need to change your student's method of transportation home, please make sure to notify your building office: Anderson office: 591-5829; McGrath office: 591-5827
- Teachers cannot change the way a student is getting home without verification, which needs to be communicated through the office BEFORE 3:00 PM.
- If your student arrives at school after 8:50 AM, please walk into the office and sign in your student.
- Car Pick Up - Please make sure to remain in your vehicles as you drive up to our cones at the end of the day at both Anderson & McGrath. We will get your students to you as quickly as we can!
- GRADE LEVEL/CLASSROOM INFO:
- Fifth graders have made their debut leading our morning announcements this week! Congratulations to Mrs. Erlenbeck's class for starting out the announcements on such a positive note. Next up: Mrs. Drake's class!
- On September 26, first graders will be celebrating Johnny Appleseed Day and will be making a pot pan hat, homemade applesauce, and learning about Johnny's legacy.
- Pumpkin Book Reports for first graders are due on Monday, Oct 24.
- MISCELLANEOUS INFO
- Please see the end of this newsletter for a full Popcorn Day schedule for 22-23.
- Grownups need to bring in any student medication that needs to be taken at school (including inhalers, epi pens, etc.) with appropriate medical documentation. The link for the student medication form is HERE and can also be found on our GBCS.ORG website under FOR PARENTS > PARENT DOCS AND FORMS.
- Please make sure to bookmark our 22-23 school year calendar.
- Both offices could use water bottle donations for students. If you're able to help by sending in bottled water, please do!
- If you've already turned in your Parent Volunteer form to our Anderson or McGrath offices, please make sure you also send a picture of your driver's license to kbohr@gbcs so that we can process these forms. Every building in the district collects these each year for our volunteers. Thank you for your help!
- UPCOMING DATES:
- Tuesday, October 4 - Anderson Picture Day
- Wednesday, October 5 - McGrath Picture Day
- Wednesday, October 5 - FISH Clothes Closet Open 4:00-6:00 PM at McGrath
- Friday, October 7 - GB Homecoming - 1/2 day of school, Parade at 4:30 PM
- Friday, October 14 - Popcorn Friday - see this link for all dates!
- Wednesday, October 17 - PTO Meeting McGrath Library 6:00 PM
- Thursday, October 27 - Harvest Festival at Anderson/McGrath
Anderson & McGrath Elementary Schools
Email: scourney@gbcs.org
Website: gbcs.org
Location: 5288 Todd Street, Grand Blanc, MI, USA
Phone: (810) 591-5827
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