The Gator Bite
Greenfield Elementary 2018-2019
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Parent Reminders
Annual Update Reminder
If you have yet to do so, please complete the Annual Update through Infinite Campus. This is a new process that requires your review of information such as address and telephone numbers. In addition, you are also required to give your approval on whether your child may be photographed.
Electronic Device Agreement
The yearly Electronic Device Agreement is required if your child has a cell phone or smart watch on campus. Please download the form provided at the link below, sign and return to their teacher as soon as possible.
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Early Release on Wednesday
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August/September Calendar of Events
Wednesday, August 29: Vision Screenings, Early Release, 2:25 p.m., PTSO Restaurant Night at Frost, 3-10 p.m.
Friday, August 31: Wear Gator Green!
Monday, September 3: No School - Labor Day
Tuesday, September 4: Dads Club Meeting in Library, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 5: Early Release, 2:25 p.m.
Thursday, September 6: PTSO Meeting in Library, 12:00 p.m.
Friday, September 7: Wear Gator Green!, Grandparents Day, Book Fair Kick-off in Library
Monday, September 10: Book Fair in Library
Tuesday, September 11: Book Fair in Library
Wednesday, September 12: Book Fair in Library, Early Release, 2:25 p.m.
Thursday, September 13: Book Fair in Library
Friday, September 14: Book Fair in Library, Wear Gator Green!
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Traffic Issues
It has come to our attention that there have been some traffic issues in the morning, specifically at the parking lot we share with The ACES. Please always remember to use extreme caution when driving through the lot as we have little ones crossing to enter both Greenfield and The ACES. Also, please be mindful when parking in this lot that you do not block traffic or parked cars. We are able to use this lot as a courtesy and we want to show our friends at The ACES the same courtesy they have shown us. Thank you all for being so supportive!
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News from Nurse Chloe
We will be doing vision screenings for Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, and 6th grades on Wednesday, August 29, in the afternoon. Please help your students remember to wear their glasses for the screening.
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PTSO Restaurant Night
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Fall Book Fair Volunteers
Help your students keep their library stocked with all the latest books and some old favorites as well. This is our library's largest fundraiser all year and WE NEED YOU! All money earned goes directly back into buying books for the Greenfield Elementary Library. Sign up today to help shape the minds of tomorrow!
Click here to sign up today!
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Grandparents Day
Friday, September 7th, is Grandparent's Day at the Swamp. This exciting day brings hundreds of visitors to Greenfield and so we thought we would send out a list of tips for each lunch (different from regular lunch) so that both students and grandparents alike have a wonderful experience. Please note, students without a grandparent available for this day are welcome to have a parent or other adult family member join them instead.
Tips for Grandparents Day
1. Opt for cold lunch choices if possible. Lunchtime is busy at fast food places any day, but we have heard in past years that people waited over a half an hour for orders to be filled! If you are not choosing to order school lunch using the form provided, you may want to skip the nearby restaurants.
2. Poinciana Road has been changed by the Town to a NO PARKING ZONE. While we have opened this gate in the past, we don’t want anyone to be ticketed by GPD, and so we are encouraging folks to NOT park on this street for this day. This back gate will remain locked. We will have some parking in our lot, and there will be quite a few spots in the lot off Greenfield Road, (which was formally the GCA student lot), and there are occasionally empty spots surrounding the school. While we have several handicapped spots, we have no way of guaranteeing that they will be open when needed. However, we have seen lots of success with families that are able to drop off and then pick up grandparents, or choose to walk from the neighborhood instead of requiring driving in.
3. Bring a book and pack your patience! :) If you would like to arrive early, we will have chairs set up so you can sit and wait until your grandchild's lunchtime. Also, because there is potential for backups in the cafeteria, lunchtimes may be delayed a bit so that each grade level has the opportunity to eat and enjoy each other. A book or magazine will help this time go by a bit faster.
4. Shopping opportunities await! Visit our huge Scholastic book fair with your grandchild if you would like to see all the goodies inside. Proceeds support our school in many ways!
5. Friday is Green Day at the Swamp. Many of our staff and students will be dressed in Gator Green. Please join us as part of the Gator Family!
Grandparents Day Lunch Schedule
- Kindergarten - 11:00
- 1st Grade - 11:25
- 2nd Grade - 11:50
- 3rd Grade - 12:15
- 4th Grade - 12:35
- 5th Grade - 12:55
- 6th Grade - 1:15
Grandparents Day Menu
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PTSO Store
Click here to go directly to the site.
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What's Cookin' at the Swamp?
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Greenfield Elementary
Email: greenfieldinfo@gilbertschools.net
Website: http://gilbertgreenfield.ss11.sharpschool.com/
Location: 2550 East Elliot Road, Gilbert, AZ, USA
Phone: (480) 892-2801
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenfieldElementaryGators/
Twitter: @GrESGators