Mustang Messenger
Vol.1: March 23, 2018
S'more Thinking = S'more Learning...at Grandview!
Honor the Past, Nurture the Present, Prepare for the Future!
Dear Families,
A big thank you to those who came to the Parent Testing Information Meeting. What a great turn out. The response was positive and everyone left with at least one new piece of learning. We look forward to providing you with more learning opportunities throughout next year!
Kindergarten Round-Up is on Tuesday, March 27 at 6:30pm! Please help us recruit future Mustangs. They can call the front office and we can give them the information they need.
We are in session Monday-Thursday this week. There is NO SCHOOL Friday, March 30. School resumes Monday, April 9. The Grandview family wishes you an awesome Spring Break and Happy Easter. Enjoy those you love!
When we return, we will begin the MStep testing in Grades 3-5. I will have an entire section in this Thursday's Messenger dedicated to this.
Thank you for sending your greatest gift to us - your children. GO MUSTANGS!
In Partnership,
Michelle Barsh and staff
UPCOMING EVENTS
MARCH
Tuesday, March 27 - 8:10AM Principal's Breakfast
Tuesday, March 27 - 6:30PM GV Kindergarten Round-Up
Thursday, March 29 - 5-6:30PM Gym Take Over at GV!
Thursday, March 29 - Wear Disney gear day!
Friday, March 30-Sunday, April 8 - NO SCHOOL, SPRING BREAK for Staff and Students
APRIL
Tuesday, April 10 - 6:00PM FOG Meeting
Thursday, April 12 - 6:30PM Board of Education Meeting, Grandview to host
Wednesday, April 18 - 6-8PM Reading Cafe
Tuesday, April 24 - 6:30PM Coffee with the Superintendent, Board Office
Monday, April 30 - 8:10AM Principal's Breakfast
MAY
Wednesday May 2-Friday May 4 - 5th Grade Camp
Tuesday, May 8 - 6PM FOG Meeting
Thursday, May 10 - 6:30PM Board of Education Meeting, Board Office
Monday, May 14 - 6:30PM-7:30PM 6th Grade Orientation at CMS
Wednesday, May 16 - 7PM Grandview Choir Concert
Friday, May 18 - 6-8PM 5th/6th Grade Activity Night CMS
Thursday, May 24 - 6:30PM Board of Education Meeting, Board Office
Monday, May 28 - Memorial Day - No School
Tuesday, May 29 - 8:10AM Principal's Breakfast
JUNE
Friday, June 1 - Field Day
Monday, June 4 - Field Day Raindate
Thursday, June 7 - 6:30PM Board of Education Meeting, Board Office
Tuesday, June 12 - 6PM FOG Meeting
Tuesday, June 19 - Last Day of School - Half Day for students
Calendar subject to change as we add awesome events to Grandview!
Grandview Elementary Kindergarten Round-Up!
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2018, 06:30 PM
Grandview Elementary School, Louise Street, Livonia, MI, USA
March is Reading Month Update
What happens if GV reads ONE MILLION pages?!.....
Grandview students and staff are trying to read ONE MILLION PAGES! Guess what happens when we do?! Grandview will become one big game! It will be so much fun turning GV into a game for an afternoon. Classrooms will host different games: board games, card games, Chromebook games, STEM challenges, and yes, some video games.
Second-grade teacher Miss Daisy is in over her head. She doesn't even know how to add or subtract! But the kids have other things on their minds. Principal Klutz has promised that if they read a million pages in books, they can turn the school into a video-game arcade for one whole night!
Check out our GV library homepage
March is Reading Month Activity Calendar
S'More Reading calendar activity slips
Parents of 5th Graders!!
INCOMING 6TH GRADE ORIENTATION
6th Grade Orientation will take place on Monday, May 14 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM. Please meet in the CMS cafeteria at 6:30 for a short parent presentation by Principal Lown. Students will participate in a connector in the gymnasium during the presentation. Students and parents will then have the opportunity to tour the school and to have questions answered by NJHS students, staff, and administration.
5TH/6TH GRADE ACTIVITY NIGHT
Our annual 5th/6th Grade Activity Night is Friday, May 18 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Admission is $4 with a student ID and $5 without a student ID. This is a great opportunity for our incoming 6th graders to become acquainted with our 6th grade staff, and to have some fun with their new 6th grade classmates from both elementary schools. We hope your child will be able to attend. Parents are welcome to stay, but it is not necessary. Students MUST be picked up promptly at 8:00.
FOG NEWS!
Take me out to the ball game…
Or better yet, take Mom to the ballgame! Detroit Tigers tickets are on sale for the May 13th (Mother’s Day) game against the Seattle Mariners! Tickets are only $20 each, plus kids can run the bases after the game (weather permitting). FOG receives a portion of each ticket sold! The top seller will have lunch with Mrs. Barsh, plus receive a Tigers themed prize! Order form and payment are due Tuesday April 10th.
*** Please be sure to make checks payable to “FOG” or “Friends of Grandview”!
Mark your calendars…
Tuesday March 27th from 5pm - 9pm, FOG’s BUNraiser at Basement Burger Bar! Basement Burger Bar will donate 20% of sales with the flyer.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GkGyxYYv0pDdbdmfOkYgt72pZQfRBWkC/view
Tuesday April 10th @ 6pm - FOG Meeting
Friday April 20th from 3pm - 9pm, Chuck E Cheese Fundraiser. More details to come.
Spring Clean-Up
While it may not feel that way, Spring is here and we’re already seeing signs of it. Birds are starting to sing & flowers are starting to poke through the ground. Along with the lovely and welcome flowers, the unwelcome and dreaded weeds are poking through as well. Please get your gardening tools and green thumbs ready for our Spring Clean-Up! We will chose and announce a date when we are more confident in the weather.
Shoparoo
Way to go Grandview! We’ve surpassed 73,000 Roo Points! Our next major milestone goal is 100,000 Roo Points ($200)! Keep shopping & scanning, we’ll hit 100,000 in no time!
You don’t have Shoparoo? It’s easy, just grab your phone, download the FREE app, scan your receipts & watch the Roo Points add up! Remember, every receipt counts towards Roo Points or contest entries. Don’t forget to ask family & friends to Shoparoo too! You do not need a child at Grandview to participate. Grama, Grandpa, Aunts & Uncles can Shoparoo to benefit Grandview! If you have any questions, please contact Stacey Wittscheck, (586) 222-3641.
Popcorn Friday’s
Unfortunately our popping might be put on hold for a few weeks… Spring Break begins on Friday March 30th, which would have been our next popcorn day. We are trying to plan another day before Spring Break… Please watch and follow us on Facebook for updates!
Remember, popcorn is only $0.50/bag!
Spirit Wear
If you would like to order Spirit wear, please let ANY FOG member know, or watch for an order form to be sent home. Order forms will only be sent home if/when we have a large enough order & we’re confident that our supplier can fill the order in a timely manner.
*** If you ordered spirit wear, but have not yet received your items, please contact Kim Beevers by email at Kimmypri6313@gmail.com or phone (734) 778-4124. ***
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GRANDVIEW HIGHLIGHTS!
Each month, we meet as a school community and learn a new character trait.
March focus = SELF-CONTROL
Ask you child!
Mustang of the Week/Mustang of the Month
Teachers are choosing a student each week to honor!! Students are chosen based on teacher recommendation: student progress, effort, improvement, character, grit, citizenship, and more.
Principal's Breakfast
Mustangs of the Week are invited to the Mustang of the Month Principal's Breakfast!
We have honored 230 plus students this year!
Horseshoe Heroes
Students are working on living the character trait of the month. When students live their trait, teachers are catching them being a 'Horseshoe Hero' and are rewarding with a sticker on their individual horseshoe. When the students fill their horseshoe with the lucky number of 13 stickers, they are honored as a 'Horseshoe Hero' at the next Mustang Assembly.
Wanted: Box Tops!
PLEASE CONNECT
HELP TELL OUR GV STORY!
Twitter: @Grandview_Elem
Hashtag: #GVStories
Email: michelle.barsh@clarencevilleschools.org
Website: http://www.clarenceville.k12.mi.us/grandview/
Location: 19814 Louise Street, Livonia, MI, United States
Phone: 248-919-0400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandviewmustangs/
Twitter: @Grandview_Elem