We had a great week at Grant Elementary. It is very crazy to think we have 14 full days of school and 2 half days of school left this year! It has been a great year filled with a lot of growth when you look at our iReady scores for reading and Math. Thank you PTA for providing us with lunch today, it was awesome. Be sure to check out all the upcoming events in this Parent Smores too.

All the Best,

Mrs. Sherri Mazzoni

May 25th at 5:00 p.m. will be a 3rd-grade music concert and 5:15 p.m. will be a 4th-grade music concert in our front building prior to Spring Fling on our playground.

Spring Fling will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on the Grant Playground! The Food Trucks will be in the bus loop which is located on the north side of our library.

The PTA needs volunteers to make this event possible!! Here is the link to sign-up. We welcome Highschoolers, parents, neighbors, teachers, grandparents, aunts, uncles - really anyone who wants to help make this event possible https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F49AEA828A5FE3-spring1

Join us for a fun night out! Raffle•Airbrush tattoos•Bounce Houses•Food Trucks•Carnival Games National Coney Island, Hogz BBQ, Waffle Cabin & Kona trucks will be open! (Cash & card- but be advised that Kona is CASH only).

There will be a 50/50 raffle for adults! Tickets are $5/each or 5/$20 (cash only) The Winner receives 50% and gets to choose a teacher to receive the other 50% to spend on classroom materials!

​Grant student raffle tickets will be sent home the day before the event. Every Grant student will receive tickets, free, to use to enter to win one of our fabulous raffle prizes! You must attend the event to use your raffle tickets, and winners will be drawn on Friday, May 26 during school hours.

Mrs. Mazzoni and The Grant PTA

Livonia Spree wristband vouchers are now available to pre-order! Offered online only at https://grantptalivonia.memberhub.com/store. We have a limited supply, so don't delay!

*tickets are $20/each, unlimited rides, June 20-24th. Tickets are NOT valid on Sunday.

Thanks!

Grant PTA

Every Wednesday at Grant Elementary is "Be Kind Wednesday" so wear your Kindness Shirts. We love wearing ours and love seeing our students do the same!

Mondays/Wednesdays Weekly Girls on the Run from 4:00-5:15 p.m.

Thursdays Weekly Young Athletes at Grant from 2:00-3:30 p.m.

May 1-24, 2023 - Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week/Month! Thank you!

May 18, 2023 - 9:15-11:05 a.m. Young Athlete’s Play Date at Randolph Elementary School (Grant Staff/Students, Mazzoni)

May 21, 2023 - Girls on the Run 5K Event at Lake St. Claire Metropark

May 23, 2023 - 4th Grade Visit to Cooper Upper Elementary during the day (Bray, Wright, Shollack Classes)

May 24, 2023 -9:15-2:30 p.m. Kindergarten Field Trip to the Detroit Zoo (K classrooms)

May 24, 2023 - 5:00-7:00 p.m. Cooper 4th Grade Kids’ Night Out! at Cooper Upper Elementary (All 4th Grade Grant Students are invited to attend)

May 25, 2023 - 5:00-5:30 p.m. 3rd Grade and 4th Grade Music Performances.

May 25, 2023 - 5:30-7:30 p.m. PTA Spring Fling at Grant Elementary

May 26, 2023 - Student Council Spirit Day - Career Day!

May 26, 2023 - 9:15-11:00 a.m. Grant Career Day (Pinta)

May 26, 2023 - 8:55-12:10 p.m. ½ day with Students w/PM Specials, PM No School - Memorial Day Recess!

May 29, 2023 - No School - Memorial Day Recess!

May 31, 2023 - 6:00-8:00 p.m. Incoming 5th Grade Parent Orientation Night at Cooper Upper Elementary

May 31, 2023 - Incoming 5th Grade Local Center students visiting Johnson Upper Elementary - Time TBD (Cleveland, Mason, Sinawi/Peyton

May 31, 2023 - 6:00-6:45 p.m. Incoming 5th Grade Parent Orientation Night at Cooper Upper Elementary

June 1. 2023 - 11:00 a.m. Class of FHS 2023 Visit and Picture

June 2, 2023 - Track and Field Meet-No Rain Date

• Fourth Grade would compete from 9:00 to 10:25 so you can get to your 10:30 am Special.

• Third Grade would compete from 10:35 to 12:05 since you would be coming from your Special.

June 2, 2023 - Student Council Spirit Day - Sunglasses Day!

June 6, 2023 - Kindergarten Round-up (No Kindergarten students will come to school this day). Our teachers will be meeting with our new kindergarten students for the following school year.

June 6, 2023 - 9:15-1:30 p.m. 1st Grade Field Trip to Nankin Mills Nature Center (1st Grade Classrooms)

June 6, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. PTA Meeting in LMC (Mazzoni)

June 7, 2023 - 9:30-11:30 a.m. Grant Elementary Full School Field Day-No Rain Date-The afternoon will be AM Specials

June 7, 2023 - 9:30-11:30 a.m. Grant Elementary Full School Field Day-No Rain Date

June 8, 2023 - 9:10-2:30 p.m. Third Grade Year End Field Trip (3rd Grade Classes)

June 9, 2023 - 8:00-3:30 p.m. No School for Students - District Teams/Data Dives/ Collaboration Day for Grant Staff/LPS Staff

June 9, 2023 - Third Marking Period Ends

June 12, 2023 - Kindergarten End of the Year Picnic until 12:00 on the playground

June 12, 2023 - 9:45-1:15 p.m. 4th Grade Bowling Field Trip (Cleveland, Bray, Shollack, Wright)

June 13, 2023 - 4th Grade Farewell Party at Meis Park. Each 4th grader will get a t-shirt from the PTA

June 14, 2023 - 8:55-12:10 p.m. Last day of School - ½ Day in AM w/PM Specials

June 14, 2023 - 11:30 a.m. 4th Grade Photo (Cleveland, Bray, Shollack, Wright) Below the Arch, Parents will span the front walkway while the 4th Grade goes in and then out Hutchinson’s door (Door 16) to begin the 11:45 a.m. 4th Grade all School Claps Out, and Dismissal at 12:10 p.m.

June 21, 2023 - Report Cards Go Live on Parent Connect

As we begin to wind down the current school year, we are already planning for the 2023-2024 school year and would like to request your assistance!

If your child will require and is eligible for bus transportation for the 2023-2024 school year, please follow the instructions below to make that request in Parent Connect. If your child has transportation via an IEP, you do not need to register, as those arrangements will be made separately for your child.

If you are unsure if your child is eligible for transportation, please email lpsbus@livoniapublicschools.org.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Log into Parent Connect (you may access from the LPS website, under the Parents tab or via your school website’s Parents tab). This process is most easily completed on a computer, rather than on a cell phone.

2. Once you are logged in, click on the “Fall Enrollment Confirmation” red link in the upper right corner of the screen.

3. From there, click on the “Update Information” button next to the “Updates Incomplete” message that appears in red.

4. Click on “Transportation,” then select “Yes” from the mini-dropdown menu in the center of the screen.

5. Click on “Updates Complete” and then “Return to main menu” at the top left. Your request will automatically be submitted to our Transportation Department. Routes will be posted in late August in Parent Connect, under the Transportation section.

Thank you for assisting us with our pre-school-year planning!

The Livonia PTSA Council is pleased to once again offer the Summer Early Literacy Volunteers (ELVS) & Art of Problem Solving (APS) programs. These programs are offered to students currently in grades K-4 who want to practice their literacy and/or math skills over the summer.

Students will work with a high school volunteer from June 26 - August 18 at the Livonia Civic Center Library in a 30-minute session every week. There is no cost to participate in the program.

For more information and to sign up for the program, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/LPSELVS2023participant. Forms must be submitted by Friday, June 2. Please complete one form per student.

If you have any questions, please contact us at: elvs@livoniaptsacouncil.org.

As we begin to wind down the current school year, we are already planning for the 2023-2024 school year and would like to request your assistance!

If your child will require and is eligible for bus transportation for the 2023-2024 school year, please follow the instructions below to make that request in Parent Connect. If your child has transportation via an IEP, you do not need to register, as those arrangements will be made separately for your child.

If you are unsure if your child is eligible for transportation, please email lpsbus@livoniapublicschools.org.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Log into Parent Connect (you may access from the LPS website, under the Parents tab or via your school website’s Parents tab). This process is most easily completed on a computer, rather than on a cell phone.

2. Once you are logged in, click on the “Fall Enrollment Confirmation” red link in the upper right corner of the screen.

3. From there, click on the “Update Information” button next to the “Updates Incomplete” message that appears in red.

4. Click on “Transportation,” then select “Yes” from the mini-dropdown menu in the center of the screen.

5. Click on “Updates Complete” and then “Return to main menu” at the top left. Your request will automatically be submitted to our Transportation Department. Routes will be posted in late August in Parent Connect, under the Transportation section.

Thank you for assisting us with our pre-school-year planning!

Are you looking for a unique way to thank a Livonia Public Schools staff member? A Star Award honors any LPS employee who has made a difference in a student’s, family’s or fellow staffer’s life. For a $25 donation to the Foundation, a personalized, color certificate will be presented to your honoree, and they will receive recognition on the Foundation's website and social media platforms as well as the district's social media platforms. The certificate will be personalized with your praise to show this LPS employee how much they mean to you!

Please click on the link below to send a Star Award to an awesome LPS staff member!

https://bit.ly/LPSEF-StarAward

Donations received will be used to help fund the Foundation’s Grant Program so all funds will be going back into the schools to provide programs and supplies for our students and staff.

Thank you for your support! This is an ongoing fundraiser and Star Awards may be submitted at any time.

If you have any questions, please email lpsfoundation@livoniapublicschools.org

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DAAAB29A7F5C61-lunch

We love volunteers and chaperones at Grant Elementary...one important step before signing up to serve in some way is to complete the necessary ichat security check for ALL volunteers and chaperones. The link below can always be found at the Grant homepage under "Quick links" on the right-hand side.

ICHAT FORM

Just in case you want to get started on ordering Grant Gator Spiritwear. Every Friday we encourage our students to wear Grant Gator Gear for free.

We have really worked on spreading KINDNESS at Grant Elementary over the past year. We'd like to continue to do our "Be Kind Wednesdays" by wearing anything that spreads kindness at Grant Elementary. This is optional too. Here is a few websites where you can find some cool gear.

• Here is a link to a SUPER soft Be Kind T-shirt - BE KIND T-shirt.

• Here is another company started by a mother and daughter who has ASD- Jordyn's Summer Project BE KIND.

8:45 a.m. Slow Roll/Drop Off Begins at Grant Elementary (Bell 1)

8:55 a.m. Instructional Time Begins (Bell 2)

Half Day: 8:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

Office Hours: 8:00-4:30 p.m.

11:40-12:55 p.m. Lunch Time

4:00 p.m. Dismissal at Grant Elementary (Bell 3)

K-4 Full Day: 8:55 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Half Day: 8:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

Office Hours: 8:00-4:30 p.m.

Full Pay Breakfast - $2.00

Full Pay Lunch - $3.50

Milk - 60 cents