Grant Monthly
September 2018
September 2018!
I will create a monthly newsletter and post it on our school webpage during the school year. No paper copies will be created.
I will also tweet the link at the beginning of the month (follow Grant at #GrantElemNPS or me at #TroyBerryman)
AND I'll add it to our NEW Grant Elementary Facebook page! Go to http://facebook.com/PTOGrantElementary and check it out!
New Staff at Grant!
- Mrs. Jolene Groninger is now teaching 4th grade for us! Mrs. Groninger comes to us from Woodland Park Elementary, where she taught 3rd grade last year.
- Mrs. Lisa Moreno is our new Guidance Counselor. Mrs. Moreno was the Guidance Counselor at the Norfolk MIddle School last year.
- Mrs. Melissa Zazueta is new to us this year, as well. Mrs. Zazueta is assisting Mrs. Schoehnerr with our ELL students.
- Also, Ms. Kari Cronin is not new to Grant, but she is now teaching 2nd grade instead of 4th grade.
It is great to have these new people in our building. They've brought new ideas and even more positive energy to our school! Make sure you tell them hello when you see them next!
Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures
In the mornings:
- please do not park directly in front of the entry gate and wait with your child. This is for drop off only. Please pull forward in front of our building to allow other parents to pull in, drop off, and be on their way.
- please do not pull in to the small parking lot just north of the school. This lot is for staff only and is too small for cars to enter, drop students off, and exit safely.
- please don't drop off your students until 7:40am or later. We have no supervision on the playground and don't open the gym doors until 7:40am. If students want to eat breakfast at school, they should come between 7:40 and 7:50am. If they don't want school breakfast, they don't need to be at school until a couple of minutes after 8:00. Students are considered tardy if they are not in the gym by 8:05am.
In the afternoons:
- do not park and leave your car unattended in the pick up lane or in the street. This just slows down the process for everyone!
- do not ask your student to cross the street in the middle of the street. Please use the crosswalks!
- Please be patient and courteous with other parent drivers
Thank you for helping keep our students safe!
Please Consider Joining our PTO!
Our meetings are usually the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 in the Grant Library. Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 4 and will be held in the Grant Office due to the fact that we're also hosting our first Prime Time Family Reading Night in the library on Sept. 4!.
We need help running the various committees and family events that we host. And we're always looking for ideas about how to help our teachers and classrooms!
Our first big PTO event is our fundraiser. We are not selling chocolate bars or cookie dough this year. Instead, we are hosting a FUN RUN. Check out this video to see an overview about what the Fun Run will look like: https://vimeo.com/46523531
We will kick off our Fun Run with a Pep Rally on Sept. 4. The Fun Run itself will take place on the Grant playground on Sept. 13. Parents and families are welcome to attend the Fun Run!
We Love Grant!
School Picture Day is Sept. 4!
Other Important Dates to Remember
September 4--PTO Meeting at 6:30pm
September 13--Grant Fun Run (approx. 9:00am)
October 2--PTO Meeting 6:30pm
October 4--Picture Retake Day!
Seesaw for Schools
Get signed up today! If you need instructions about how to register for Seesaw, please contact your child's teacher! Get started today!
Information about Head Lice
No, we do not have an outbreak of head lice at Grant! But whenever you have 230 students in close quarters, you're bound to have it sometime. In addition, it seems like October and early November in Nebraska are prime time for head lice to appear. Here are the steps the school (and you) can take to minimize your exposure to head lice:
Screening for head lice is done as the need arises. Infected children will be excluded from school until treatment is received and lice are cleared. We suggest that you examine your child's hair at the beginning of the school year and periodically throughout the year. If you detect head lice or nits, contact the school nurse so that we can give you further information and examine students in your children's classes. Also, notify the parents of your children's playmates so that they can check their hair.
INFORMATION ABOUT HEAD LICE:
The head louse usually stays on the head, attaching its eggs (nits) to the shaft of the hairs. Lice can reproduce quite rapidly since the eggs usually hatch within a week and the newly hatched young reach maturity and reproduce eggs within two or three weeks. Lice lay eggs on the hair shaft. The eggs are white or gray in color. They look like dandruff, but cannot be brushed or shaken off the hair.
TRANSMISSION OF HEAD LICE:
Lice are usually acquired by direct contact with an infected person or indirectly by contact with personal belongings, especially clothing or headgear. Long hairstyles, the use and exchange of headbands, and the use and exchange of protective headgear in athletic programs create conditions for lice to spread.
TREATMENT OF HEAD LICE:
Several types of shampoo prescribed to kill lice are on the market. You may consult your physician for recommended treatment.
PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY FOR NONPRESCRIPTION LICE TREATMENTS:
- Use shampoo as directed.
- Use Debac comb (fine-toothed comb) to remove nits (lice eggs).
- Put on clean clothes after shampooing and bathing.
- Wash all clothing, towels, and bed linens used by persons with head lice; using very hot water and soap.
- Dry-clean all clothing (including hats and coats) that cannot be washed.
- All initially-infected persons should be retreated in 8-10 days.
- To prevent spread, articles that come in contact with the head, neck, or shoulders should not be shared. (For example: combs, brushes, towels, hats, coats, etc.
Pre-packaged snacks only, please!
Dear NPS Families,
This letter is to inform you about a new guideline that will be implemented in all NPS elementary buildings at the start of the 2018 school year.
The safety of our children is of utmost importance. We have many students with a wide range of severe, life threatening allergies to various food products. To keep our children safe we are asking that any food products that are brought into the classroom as treats are prepackaged items with ingredients listed.
Thank you for your support in keeping our kids safe.
Grant Elementary School
Email: troyberryman@npsne.org
Website: www.norfolkpublicschools.org
Location: 1106 Phillip Avenue, Norfolk, NE, United States
Phone: (402) 644-2544
Facebook: facebook.com/PTOGrantElementary
Twitter: @GrantElemNPS