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2019-2020 School Year: Volume 11: Week of November 11, 2019
Be the Best YOU at Grandview!!!
'Tis the Season to Reflect and be Thankful
Dear Families,
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.
At conferences, we asked you all to fill out our annual survey. If you did not have a chance, we still want to hear your voice. A link to the survey is below. We take the feedback to drive any necessary changes to Grandview to ensure it continues to be an amazing school for our students and families!! Please take time to do this important work!
Also, we have been spending a lot of time these last two weeks to practice our safety. Safety drills of tornado, lockdown and fire, are all being practiced and conversations were had to ensure our students are safe at Grandview each and every day. Please have these conversations at home. Some students do not take our drills seriously and we need to let the students know that we practice so that we are prepared should an emergency ever happen.
In conversations with the Grandview crisis committee, we are always finding better ways to ensure that we continue to be as safe as we can be. Thank you for all the families that are signing in when they come to Grandview, wear a badge when you leave the office and adhering to not dropping your students off unattended before 8:20 and respecting that we do not let students be signed out after 3:15 unless we were informed of it earlier and we could make plans in advance. We take safety seriously at Grandview! Thank you for supporting this!!
Enjoy the gratitude this month!!
Your Proud Principal,
Melissa Carruth, Ed.S
Great Week of Learning & FUN!!!
5th grade readers
Birthday Celebration
2nd grade writers
3rd grade STEM projects
Kindergartner Mathematicians
Partner Reading
BOOK FAIR IS HERE!!!!
FAMILY NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT-- 6-8:00!!
THEY CAN SHOP DURING THE DAY TOO!!!
Scholastic Book Fair
Scholastic Bookfair is set-up and ready to go for Grandview. The Bookfair will be set up in the library this week, Nov. 11-15. Students may make purchases during school that week. This is a great opportunity to buy some books at a reasonable cost. FOG is helping coordinate this effort. If you would like to volunteer please contact a FOG member or leave a message for Mr. French at school. All proceeds will go to the library in the Fall. The spring and BOGO book fair proceeds will support FOG. Come to Grandview from 6-8:00 on Wednesday, the 13th.
Want to help.....click on the link below
2019-2020 Annual School Survey
Please help Grandview to continue to improve! We ask for ALL parents to complete our annual survey to help to drive our instruction, conversation, and improvement. This was the same survey that was in the lobby of Grandview during conferences. Thank you to the families that already completed it and I so appreciate all the families that will complete it. I would love to hear all of your voices as we strive to make Grandview the very best school!!!!
Grandview Sports
Floor Hockey is starting!!! Below is the explanation letter and registration forms. All registration forms are coming home this week with the students. You can also print off the forms from the link!! Let the season begin!!!
2019 League Change Letter to Parents.docx
Floor Hockey Registration Form
Be sure to sign up and participate!! If you have questions regarding sports, reach out to Stacey at her email at GVSportsDirector@gmail.com.
Also be sure to follow the Grandview Sports Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/GrandviewSports/
Grandview Movie Night
Bottle Drive is this week!!
Fundraising
1) . The Grandview office has started a Kleinhenn fundraiser. Proceeds go back to the school to help sponsor the Scholastic News subscription, fund assemblies and other classroom expenses. See picture below to see the information about Kleinhenn. The last day to sell is this FRIDAY!!! We are down in sales, so if you need another flyer, come by the office.
2) 5th graders started selling poinsettias as a fundraiser to raise money for 5th grade camp.
Fundraising is optional, but so appreciated as we continue to provide opportunities for our students.
Friday Fun
Bring a $1 donation to have some fun on Friday. The $1 donation helps our needy families at the Holidays. It takes a lot of money and support to help our Grandview families in need. Please give back and send your child in with a $1 and have some fun!!!
Friday, Nov 15 PJ Day
Friday, Nov 22 Hat Day
Friday, Dec 6 Gum Day
Friday, Dec 13 Stuffed Animal Day
Also, Student Council will be doing Candy Grams for November and December. Stay tuned for more information on this....
Penny War Starts Next Week!
Grandview Apparel
Deadline: Monday November 18th, 2019 (10:00am EST)
Link is: https://grandview19.itemorder.com/sale
See the below flyer for more information.
FOG Popcorn Day
November has one more popcorn day. November 22nd is the next selling days. $0.50 a bag and all proceeds go to FOG.
Pink Out Store
Watch D.O.G.S
A Note From Our Specials Teachers....
A Message from Mrs. Frost
Grandview students are busy sharpening their computer skills in Info Tech class!
Kindergarteners have been thoughtful engineers completing STEM building challenges. Now, they are learning the skill of signing on to a Chromebook with their own Google username and password. This is a tricky process to learn, but kindergarteners are very excited to get on Chromebooks! If you are interested in helping out, I would love to have family volunteers join us to help students learn to type in their usernames and passwords. Please contact me at rachel.frost@clarencevilleschools.org. Be sure to include your child’s name and Kindergarten teacher in your email.
First and second graders are working on click and drag mouse skills while creating fun Thanksgiving themed pixel art! We are also learning that everything we see on a screen is made up of tiny pixels.
Third through fifth graders are learning to use the many formatting tools in Google Docs. We are discussing the visual style choices writers and creators make and the impact these choices can have on a reader’s comprehension.
Clarenceville Senior All Night Party Fundraisers
Family In Need Applications
In need of Milk and Water Gallon Jugs
Mrs. Duplessis is in need of cleaned out and emptied milk and water gallon jugs. She is building a recycled igloo for a learning spot for her learners. The igloo is in Room 119. Come and check out this amazing way to live out the motto....Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle!!
The Importance of Sleep
Importance of being in school
Education is important for your child’s success in life. Regular attendance ensures that your child gets all the benefits school can offer. When children are missing school, they’re missing out on those benefits. School attendance is so important, that Michigan law makes it compulsory for all children ages 6 to 16 attending public schools. When children are excessively absent, the law holds parents/guardians accountable. If your child is truant (missing scheduled school time without an accepted excused absence), you and/or your child could end up in court with serious consequences. Attendance may be the single most important factor in school success because:
- Children do best in school when they are in class every day. The U.S. Department of Education reports that for every missed day of school, it takes a student two days to catch up.
- In addition to academics, children learn valuable lessons about personal responsibility and commitment.
- Children keep up with their peers and have stronger bonds with the school and community.
- Annually, students who graduate from high school will earn 30% more than those who don’t complete high school.
- One in 10 kindergarten students miss nearly a month of school every year. In some districts, it runs as high as 1 in 3.
- Kindergarteners who miss 10 percent of school days have lower academic performance when they reach first grade.
- Chronic absence in kindergarten translated into lower fifth grade achievement.
Below is some important information about the correlation between attendance and achievement.
Transportation Changes
School Hours
School Doors open at 8:20 and the students will report to their grade level location. At 8:25, the first bell rings and the 2nd bell rings at 8:30, when learning begins.
At dismissal, parent walk-up and pick-up will begin to be dismissed at 8:35. The final bell is at 3:40 when all students will dismiss from their afternoon dismissal location.
Your child is marked tardy starting at 8:40. Attendance and tardy was a problem at Grandview. Please do not get into the same routine this year. We need your children in school each and every day!! Also, your child will not be released after 3:15, unless plans were set beforehand.
Free Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Late Drop off and Early Pick Up
Tardy is marked starting at 8:40.
Children will not be allowed an early dismissal from the office after 3:15 pm so we can ensure a calm and safe end to the day for all students. Please plan accordingly. If you need your child picked up between 3:15-3:40, please contact the office or classroom teacher in the morning so that we are ready for this early release.
Tuesday Night Night
Kroger and Grandview
Kroger and Grandview
We get money from Kroger if you add Grandview to your profile. Thank you to all of you who have already added Grandview to your account. Though know that it is never too late to sign-up and join!!! So shop away, Grandview is benefitting from your grocery shopping!
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.
Volunteering at School
iChats are also needed to be filled out if you wish to be a WatchDOG dad or chaperone a field trip.
Job Opportunity
Important Dates and Upcoming Dates
November
11-15: Fall Book Fair
12: 1st Grade Field Trip to the theater
FOG Meeting @ 6 pm
14: Board of Education Meeting @ 6:30 - Study Session
15: PJ Day -- Bring in your $1
Movie Night @ Grandview = 6-8:00
18-22: Penny War
18: Deadline for Kleinhenn Fundraiser
20: Chucke Cheese Family Dinner Event
21: RS Savers
Cartooning Workshop (3:45-5:15: Grades K-5 - $15)
22: Hat Day -- Bring in your $1
Popcorn Friday
25: Last Day for Poinsettia Fundraiser
26: GV Turkey Trot
27-1: Thanksgiving Break