Mustang Messenger
2018-2019 School Year: Volume 11: Week of Nov. 12 & 19, 2018
Be the Best YOU at Grandview!!!
'Tis the Season to Reflect and be Thankful
As I walked the halls throughout conferences, I was so thankful for the Grandview Community. It was so wonderful seeing the parents, students and teachers coming together to make a team to enhance learning for our students. Thank you for being part of this important process.
Also, we have been spending a lot of time these last two weeks to practice our safety. Safety drills of tornado, lockdown and fire, were all practiced and conversations were had to ensure our students are safe at Grandview each and every day.
Finally, this Mustang Messenger is a two-week issue. I will not have an issue next week. So I wanted to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving. I hope that you all get to come together as a family and reflect on everything that we are thankful for. I know that I will be reflecting and celebrating, I hope you all do as well! Grandview is a special community that deserves to be celebrated!!!
Enjoy the gratitude this month!!
Your Proud Principal,
Melissa Carruth, Ed.S
Another week of fun and learning!
5th Grade
3rd Grade
3rd Grade
Parent Walk-up Change
Book Fair
Turkey Trot
Is on Tuesday, November 20th. K-2 will run on the small field and 3-5 will be on the back area soccer field. The students will run the whole thing 10:30-11:15. It is a $1 entry and the money will go towards our families of need for the holidays.
We are going to have the students dress up like Turkeys for the day. Raffle tickets will be passed out at one corner for each grade level. Music to be set up by gaga pit. Raffle ticket winners will win lunch with Mrs. Carruth. There will be “pie” in the face for the students who run the most, get to choose someone to “pie”....teacher or principal. Also medals will be for the student who run the most laps for each class and grade level.
Matt Mair, gym teacher, is organizing this wonderful event for our school. Should you have any questions, please reach out to him. If you want to help this fun event, please sign-up on the following sign-up genius site.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0845ADAD2DAAFA7-thegrandview
Picture Retakes
Is Monday. They will also take pictures for poms, clubs, etc…..We hope to be done in the morning before lunch. Be sure to send the entire picture package back should you wish to retake.
Grandview Upcoming After School Events
1) . Grandview Math Night will be on November 27th. Time is TBD. Our STMath program is sponsored by Ford Motor Company. Engineers from Ford will be joining us on this special night. I just wanted to get the date on the calendar.
2) . Fog has decided to only do 2 days for Holiday shop this year.
DEC.4 &5 @6:30pm-8pm both nights.
We are going to sell pizzas too.
At this event, we would like to have vendors sell their items during these nights. So we are in need of vendors. FOG just asks the vendors to donate a %( their choice) back to FOG.
Tardy
We have had a lot of students arriving late. Tardies start at 8:40 and will be tracked. If your child comes in after the class did the lunch count, then they will automatically get PB&J as their lunch choice. Lunch counts will not be finalized until after 8:40. If you know your child is going to be late, then please call in the tardy and select your child's lunch choice to ensure that they can get another choice. Our lunch counts are becoming very lopsided and we need to ensure that the children are getting the choice that they signed up for. Also we need our students on time for school!!
OK2Say!
The Department of Attorney General is proud to feature two customized programs to protect children across the state: OK2SAY—Michigan’s student safety program and the Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative. To date, nearly 2 million student have attended a student safety presentation.
K - 1st Grade: The primary theme of the presentation is the “3 Keeps.” Students are instructed to (1) Keep Safe by carefully guarding their personal information online; (2) Keep Away from Internet strangers; and (3) Keep Telling parents or a trusted adult about anything that makes them uncomfortable. Using short child-friendly videos to reinforce key messages, students learn how to recognize bullying behaviors and respond accordingly. Students learn the difference between tattling and telling so they know when it is appropriate to involve an adult.
2nd - 3rd Grade: The topics covered in the K-1st grade seminar are addressed more thoroughly. The presentation discusses important rules for being safe online and encourages students to seek the help of a trusted adult when faced with challenging situations. Using Brain Pop videos, students learn to recognize bullying and cyberbullying behavior and how to respond accordingly.
4th - 5th Grade: Building upon the lessons in the 2-3 grade presentation, this seminar illustrates the importance of limiting how much personal information is shared online. Students learn to recognize common techniques used by Internet predators and effective responses to bullying and cyberbullying. The students are also introduced to the OK2SAY student safety program and encouraged to always talk to a trusted adult before contacting OK2SAY.
They will be joining us on November 14th and 15th. Parents are always welcome to join!! The schedule is as follows…
November 14th: Kdg: 9 - 9:25 a.m.
1st: 9:35 - 10 a.m.
2nd: 10:10 - 10:40 a.m.
November 15th: 3rd: 9 - 9:30 a.m.
4th: 9:40 - 10:20 a.m.
5th: 10:30 - 11:10 a.m.
Fundraiser
Student Council Friday's
Friday $1 days are csure a hit for Grandview. All of the collected money goes to families in need for the Holiday Season.
Friday Nov 16th--Hat Day
Friday Nov 30th--Stuffed Animal Day
Pink Out Store
Team Gibson/Terpack still have the Pink Out Store opened. Suckers and other items will be sold to raise money for Karmanos Cancer Center. The store will be set up in the main hallway by the office and will be student run. This store will be starting on Tuesday.
Boy Scout Fundraiser
Kroger and Grandview
We now have a Partnership with Kroger. If you add Grandview to your Kroger Rewards account, Grandview will receive a % of what you spend. The directions are below. It is so easy to do it. I did it and it took less than five minutes.
Congratulations on your enrollment into the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Your participants may begin enrolling upon receipt of this email.
You have been assigned a new NPO (Non-Profit Organization) number TH003.
Please refer to this number in all future correspondence.
To Use the Kroger Community Rewards Program:
Simply encourage your participants to visit http://www.kroger.com. Once logged into their Kroger account they can search for Friends of Grandview either by name or TH003 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.
*Customers must have a registered Kroger rewards card account to link to your organization.
*If a member does not yet have a Kroger rewards card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger
REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your organization until after your participants register their rewards card.
Participants must swipe their registered Kroger rewards card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger rewards card when shopping for each purchase to count.
Thank you!
Kroger Community Rewards Department
Bookflix for Grandview Families
The Michigan eLibrary did not renew their subscription to Bookflix. We found great value in this site for our children. Therefore, Grandview purchased a school subscription that allows teachers and students to use the following username and password to access Bookflix at home and at school. Please feel free to use this at home. The link is as follows.....
https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/bkflix?ucn=600063987
There is a link on the Library symbaloo and will be putting a link under the student links on the Clarenceville website.
Username: grandvw
Password: flix
If you click on the apple and book in the top right corner, it takes you to a Resources and Tools page where you can search for books, search by themes, running times and grade levels.
This is another way to engage your students with their learning at home.
Enjoy!!!
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Meetings are underway for both of these great organizations. Girl Scouts will be meeting on Wednesdays and Boy Scouts will be meeting on Mondays at 6:30. Come join the fun!
Transportation Changes
Do not rely on just the office for transportation changes. It is important that you also put it in writing in an email to the teacher. If you alert the teacher and the office, chances are better that the message is delivered accurately. We have so many transportation changes at the end of the day that makes us uneasy that a mistake could occur. Please do not make a change after 3:00!!
Job Opportunity
Volunteering at School
Lunch Menu -- This week is Week #3
CALENDAR CHANGE!!! November 15th is a Thanksgiving Dinner!! It will be the only choice that day or PB&J.
Box Tops
Now is the time to turn in all of the Box Tops you have saved over the summer including all of the Back to School Bonus Box Tops. Please send them to school in a baggie and give them to your child’s teacher. The class will the most Box Tops collected will win a prize!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BOX TOPS VOLUNTEER!
Please let the office know if you can volunteer your time to count Box Tops. THANK YOU!
Important Dates and Upcoming Dates
November 12: Scholastic Book Fair Begins
Picture Retakes, POM Pics and Club Pics
November 13: Fire Drill @1:00 pm
November 14: OK2Say Assembly
Kdg: 9 - 9:25 a.m.
1st: 9:35 - 10 a.m.
2nd: 10:10 - 10:40 a.m.
November 15: OK2Say Assembly
3rd: 9 - 9:30 a.m.
4th: 9:40 - 10:20 a.m.
5th: 10:30 - 11:10 a.m.
November 16; Hats for $1, Popcorn for $0.50
November 20: Turkey Trot - 10:30-11:15
FOG @ 6 pm
November 21-25: Thanksgiving Break -- I am thankful for all of you
November 26: Last day to sell for the Grandview Fundraiser
November 27: Grandview Math Nite