Granger School Weekly Newsletter
October 23-27, 2017
Look Who Is Going to Regional Cross Country
Monday October 23rd will be the Regional cross country meet is in Corpus Christi. Wishing the best of luck to the following:
Mikayla Skrhak
Delia Aleman
Zach Cabello
Dru Knape
and, of course, Coach Samaniego!
Quick Reminders/Planning Ahead
Monday, Oct. 23 Project Celebration Meeting 7:00-8:00pm
Fall Fest sponsored by Student Council Sat. Oct. 28th 1:00-4:00pm
Friday, Nov. 3rd Elementary Awards Ceremony
Monday, Nov. 6 FFA Meeting 7:00-8:00
Book Fair the week of Nov. 13-17, 2017 in the library
Fall picture re-takes Wed., November 15
Nov. 20-24, 2017 School closed all week for Thanksgiving
Thursday, Jan. 18 Family Night Read-In 6:00pm-7:00pm
Prom will be Saturday, March 3, 2018
Don't forget:
*Instagram: Follow the school yearbook @ grangerlionsyearbook
*Students have access to eBooks! https://wbb38820.follettshelf.com/shelf/servlet/presentshelfform.do?site=38820
FCCLA Fundraiser Food For Football Friday - (Say real fast five times!)
Granger FCCLA is selling tickets for the Battle of 95 Baked Potato Dinner. Tickets are $8 and the meal will be served from 5:30-8:30 in the cafeteria.
Please see Mrs. Baker or a FCCLA member for tickets!
Thank you for supporting the student leaders.
Seniors in 2013
Word of the Week
Check it out!
No, it's not flora lining the streets...
"Harvey dumped 27 trillions gallons of water over Texas and Louisiana, swelling floodwaters that have been very slow to drain. Harvey has left its stamp on the landscape, too; the storm appears to have actually pushed a piece of the planet's crust down by more than half an inch."
Source:https://www.popsci.com/hurricane-harm-help-ecosystem
Pictured: Port Aransas on 10/15/17, over 7 weeks after the disaster.
This is Red Ribbon Week
Monday - Be The Future, Be Drug Free -Dress as your future job
Tuesday - Double Up Against Drugs - twins day
Wednesday - Follow Your Dreams, Be Drug Free, Wear PJ's
Thursday - "Red"-y to Live a Drug-Free Life - Wear Red
Friday - Say "Peace-Out to Drugs" - Dress as a Hippie****This will be our Halloween dress-up day, so students can wear their costumes to school on this day!
No masks or weapons.
What is Red Ribbon Week? The following information is from The Red Campaign:
In response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction cause by drugs in America. In 1988, NFP sponsored the first National Red Ribbon Celebration.
When your computer gets sick...
Information from the resident computer guru, Andrea Dolan: Do not to click on something if you are not certain it's safe. Don't be a sucker/victim for click bait. (content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular page. ) Example of this: Headlines that say "You won't believe what ?????? just did! (Insert celebrity name for the ??s). And make sure your virus protection is up-to-date.
More helpful tips:
***Close pop-up ads by right clicking in taskbar - don't click the "X" in corner.
***Don't open emails or attachments from someone you don't know.
***Be smart. Consider carefully before you click! If in doubt, don't.
Patience is a Virute
Did you know...
Not a Halloween Scare Tactic
It's not a trick or a treat. Thieves work faster than most companies can keep up with to guard themselves from cyber attacks, according to Symantec's analysis from 2014.
"More than 317 million new pieces of malware -- computer viruses or other malicious software -- were created last year. That means nearly one million new threats were released each day."
Many companies are one malware away from bankruptcy.
On your end: Do what you can to protect your computer and your private information.
Is Looks Like WWIII...
https://cybermap.kaspersky.com
or
Student Leaders
The Leadership Ambassadors are going to be taking intermediate students on a job shadow experience. One day each month, ten students from 5th and 6th grade will follow their designated ambassador through two class periods (one intermediate student per ambassador). This will give them a chance to see what high school is like and see how they should plan to get to class on time, prepare for class, behave in class and transition into another class.
Thank you Michelle Bassett and Emily Hackett, Leadership Ambassadors Co-advisors
and Student Leaders.
The activity will begin this month, October 25, Wednesday.
Thank you Tuesday Study Club
Lunch Menu
Monday: Corn Dog
Tuesday: Spaghetti
Wednesday: Pepperoni Pizza
Thursday: Meatballs
Friday: Nachos
Worth the repeat if you plan to celebrate Halloween...
Fall Festival sponsored by Student Council
Sat. Oct. 28 1:00-4:00pm
Old Gym Parking Lot
*There will be a booth for car seat safety for anyone who may have concerns or questions.
Halloween Festival in Georgetown
Thursday, Oct. 26 5:30-8:30
Georgetown Community Center
Free trick or treating, to get in, and costume contest. Cash money for other activities.
https://parks.georgetown.org/halloween-festival/
Dell Diamond in Round Rock:
This festival is one of the largest Halloween events throughout Central Texas!
Open to the Community $9 Admission (per person) *cash or credit card accepted (2yrs and under are Free)
Date & Time: Oct. 28 from 2:00pm-9:00pm• Carnival Games
• Rides
• Climbing Walls
• FREE Halloween candy
• Contests (w/ prizes)
• Concession (Additional Cost)
It’s an evening of costumes, fun and excitement that the whole family can enjoy!!!
FREE parking available at the Dell Diamond
Taylor Halloween Event
October 31: Halloween Spooktacular from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Heritage Square Park and the downtown historical district. Costume contests, games and candy for the little ones! For more information contact Deby Lannen at 512-352-3463 or deby.lannen@taylortx.gov.
Raising Fundraiser Awareness
*Senior Class Kona Ice Sales are 11/7, 3/6, 4/3. All of these are the first Tuesdays. Time: 3:00-5:00
*Cheerleaders are selling spirit ribbons, temporary spirit tattoos, Lion Pride buttons, Thunder sticks, pom poms.
*Freshmen are selling the Battle of HWY 95 t-shirts for the Bartlett game on Oct. 27th.
*Ongoing Fundraiser: SHOPPING! www.SchoolStore.com
School name: Granger School
School ID#: 192787
+++Family Book Store on home page and Caring for Classrooms donations count towards student's earning prizes. Merchants purchases raise money for the entire school but will not count for student's Prize Thermometer. All proceeds benefit the school.
Schedules
Renaissance Testing Dates (Reading & Math Progress Monitoring)
2nd Nine Week 10/23/2017 -11/10/2017
3rd Nine Weeks 01/08/2018 - 01/26/2018
4th Nine Weeks 03/05/2018- 03/30/2018
End of Year 04/23/2018 - 05/11/2018
STAAR, EOC, and Finals Testing Dates:
April 10 & 11 4th Writing and 5th Reading and Math
May 7-11 EOC Exams
May 14 and 15 3-6 STAAR Tests
May 22-24 Finals Week
UIL
Friday, December 1st in Holland 2nd-8th Grade
Wednesday, December 6th in Granger 3rd-8th Grade
Dec. 13th - JH OAP
Spring - HS Meets (tbd)
Spring - HS OAP (tbd)
Sports Schedules
JV Football
Oct. 26 Bremond 6:00 Away
Nov. 2 Burton 7:00 Away
Nov. 9 Snook 7:00 Home
HS Football
Oct. 27 Bartlett 7:30 Home
Nov. 3 Burton 7:30 Home
Nov. 10 Snook 7:30 Away
Happy Birthday!
October Birthdays:
Stephen Brosch 1
Erica Teegardin 4Tracy Wilkins 8
Karen Red 11
Jessica Ivicic 16
Elizabeth Carpenter 21
Mike Juranek 26
Harvey Davidson 30
Granger ISD
Email: dgriffis@granger.txed.net
Website: grangerisd.net
Location: 300 North Colorado, Granger, TX, United States
Phone: 512-859-2173
Facebook: facebook.com/grangerisd
Twitter: @Granger_Lions