Mustang Messenger
2018-2019 School Year: Volume 33: Week of May 6, 2019
Be the Best YOU at Grandview!!!
We love our Teachers!!!
This is one week a year that we want to take time to thank and honor our teachers for all that they do each and every day for our students. Teachers at Grandview spend their own money, hours of time after school and on the weekends, and have given endless love and support to your children each and every day. So for that, lets honor them each day. Please look at the newsletter to see what we ask you to do for your child's teacher each day this week. FOG and myself will be honoring them too, but we would love for you to join in the week of appreciation.
A couple of big events are coming up that you do not want to miss to show that you are engaged in your child's learning. The first is the Grandview Learning Fair. On Thursday, May 16th, we would love for you to join your child in their classroom as they showcase their learning. The event is from 2-3:00. Feel free to take your child home with you at 3:00 or they can stay until the end of the day.
Also on May 28th at 5:00 pm is our first annual summer kick-off literacy night. A lot of families have reached out to me looking for ways to support their child's learning over the summer, this event will hi-light all of the great opportunities that will be provided to and for them this summer. The event will be held at Botsford as both schools are coming together to support Clarenceville Elementary students to avoid the summer slide. It will be a super fun and engaging evening, be sure to come and support your child with their learning!!
Also this week marks another M-STEP week for our 4th graders, as well as, some grade levels are starting their spring NWEA assessments. Some ideas to help your child so they can perform at their best level.
The following thoughts will help you in preparing your child for being ready each day.
The Night Before:
Help your child get to bed on time. Research shows that being well-rested helps students do better.
Help children resolve immediate arguments before going to bed. Keep your routine as normal as possible.
Mention the test to show you’re interested, but don’t dwell on it.
Plan ahead to avoid conflicts on the morning of the test.
The Morning of the Test:
Get up early to avoid rushing. Be sure to have your child at school on time.
Have your child eat a good breakfast but not a heavy one. Research shows that students do better if they have breakfast before they take tests.
Have your child dress in something comfortable.
Be positive about the test. Explain that doing your best is what counts.
Let's make it another great week at Grandview!!!
Your Proud Principal,
Melissa Carruth, Ed.S
5th Grade Camp Storer
5th Grade Collaboration Groups
Shelter Building
Thank you to our parents
ANOTHER WEEK OF FUN AND LEARNING!
5th Grade Tech Integration
3rd Grade Collaboration Couples
3rd Grade Collaboration Couples
Teacher Appreciation Week
Grandview Learning Fair
Summer Literacy Night
5th Grade Transition Events
- May 13th - Incoming 6th Grade (Current 5th Grade) Orientation at the Middle School
- DATE TO BE DETERMINED - Incoming 6th Grade (Current 5th Grade) Activity Night at the Middle School
Be sure to attend both events to help your soon-to-be 6th grader become part of the Clarenceville Middle School Family!
Mattress Sale
Are you or someone you know looking to replace a bed in your home? Now is the time. The Clarenceville Bands are hosting a one-day Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, May 18th, from 10am - 5pm. There will be over 25 beds on display for customers to try. The brand name mattresses are made to order, have full factory warranties, are available in all sizes, and are priced below retail. In addition to beds, there will also be luxury pillows and even adjustable power bases! Delivery & financing is available. Visit our FACEBOOK event - Click “GOING”! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! SHARE OUR POSTS! bit.ly/beds4cville19
As a thank you for helping spread the word, attached is a very special coupon flier just for faculty and staff!
Check out this cool video to see how it works:
What is CEF and how can I support?
CEF Goals
Enhance student learning and teacher effectiveness by putting resources into the classrooms for items the district cannot fund.
- Provide scholarships
- Reward achievement growth and promote a desire to learn
- Provide technology enhancements to encourage new approaches to teaching & learning
- Deliver enrichment opportunities
- Provide mini – grants to enhance and sustain programs
Want to Support CEF, here is how?
- Every Thursday is Clarenceville Education Foundation Trojan Day at Fantastic Sam's.
- Come to a CEF Event....Lace Up Clarenceville, Reverse Raffle Dinner, Golf and Bowling Outing
- Link your Amazon Prime Account to the Clarenceville Educational Foundation
Enrollment for the 2019-2020 School Year
School of Choice Deadline
Grandview Baseball
Below is the 2019 baseball schedule.
Any questions call / text Tom (248) 719-1058.
Upcoming FOG Meetings and Elections
May 14th
- Vote on the FOG board positions for the 2019-2020 school year. The following are the candidates -- President, Jamie Liss, Vice-President, Nick Dorst and Mary Ann Gould-Brent, Public Relations, Audra Roberts and Joy Mitchell
- Vote on if the sports director for the 2019-2020 school year is a FOG Position or not a FOG position.
- Vote on the 3 sports director candidates - Tom Krueger, Beth Hall and Stacey Wittscheck
- Discuss 5th grade and kinder graduations
- Make suggestions and vote on any end-of-the-year donations for the 2019-2020 school year.
- Set calendar dates for the 2019-2020 school year
- Honor out-going FOG members
NOTE: If you cannot attend the May 14th meeting, but want to vote, there will be a ballot in the office from May 7th-14th. You may only vote one time. You need to get the ballot from Mrs. Ruspaj and sign a form that you voted in order for your vote to count.
Upcoming Assessment Dates and Information
M-STEP Dates
4th Grade = May 8 (ELA) and May 9 (Math)
3rd Grade = May 17 (ELA) and May 20 (Math)
April 29th-May 31st
All K-5 students will participate in the NWEA, DIBELS, DRA, and CCR assessments
Attendance is important and please be on-time as assessments begin first thing in the morning.
Livonia Parks and Rec Grant Opportunity
The City of Livonia Parks and Recreation Department is offering students who are on free or reduced lunch the opportunity to apply for a grant of up to $300 to pay for Parks and Rec program participation. Grant applicants must be a Livonia resident.
Please see attachment for grant application.
Calling all 5th Graders (Incoming 6th Graders) -- Great Summer Opportunity!!
Registration is now open for middle school students looking to participate in a hands-on, project based learning program centered around Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM concepts.
Each camp is grade-specific and enables students to experience culinary arts, engineering, health sciences, information technology, robotics and visual imaging. Students will also have the opportunity to visit STEM-related programs at Oakland University and will create professional portfolios during a career day.
The camps are held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free after-camp care is available from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The camp will run for incoming sixth graders from June 24-28, for incoming seventh graders from July 8-12 and incoming eighth graders from July 15-19.
The camp is housed at all four Oakland Schools Technical Campus locations:
- OSTC Northeast, 1371 N. Perry Street, Pontiac, 48340
- OSTC Northwest, 8211 Big Lake Road, Clarkston, 48346
- OSTC Southeast, 5055 Delemere Avenue, Royal Oak, 48073
- OSTC Southwest, 1000 Beck Road, Wixom, 48393
The cost is $190 a week, including lunch and snack. Dinner is provided to students who stay for after-camp care.
Schoolstore Fundraiser THANK YOU!!!
Lace Up, Clarenceville
Measles
Popcorn Days
Safety First
- During the school day, no one can enter the building through any door, but the front door.
- Everyone needs to sign in and get a sticker if you wish to walk towards the classrooms during the school day. Staff indicated that they are unsure if the adults in the building have signed in and look to see the visitor stickers. I know that we are familiar faces to the office, but not all of the staff knows all of the faces, so please take the extra steps to sign-in.
- If you have a GSRP or Pre-school student, after dropping your little one off, please do not walk through the hallways. If you wish to get your other child to class, please walk around to the front and sign in. It seems like a silly extra step, but arrival and dismissal is very hectic and all adults should be identified.
In need of Milk and Water Gallon Jugs
Transportation Changes
Custody Information
Fever
After-School Event Guidelines
Watch Dog
Pink Out Store
Team Gibson/Terpack still have the Pink Out Store opened. Suckers and other items will be sold to raise money for Karmanos Cancer Center. The store will be set up in the main hallway by the office and will be student run.
Tardy
We have had a lot of students arriving late. Tardies start at 8:40 and will be tracked. If your child comes in after the class did the lunch count, then they will automatically get PB&J as their lunch choice. Lunch counts will not be finalized until after 8:40. If you know your child is going to be late, then please call in the tardy and select your child's lunch choice to ensure that they can get another choice. Our lunch counts are becoming very lopsided and we need to ensure that the children are getting the choice that they signed up for. Also we need our students on time for school!!
Kroger and Grandview
We received over $100 from Kroger from our last reporting. Thank you to all of you who have 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.
Bookflix for Grandview Families
The Michigan eLibrary did not renew their subscription to Bookflix. We found great value in this site for our children. Therefore, Grandview purchased a school subscription that allows teachers and students to use the following username and password to access Bookflix at home and at school. Please feel free to use this at home. The link is as follows.....
https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/bkflix?ucn=600063987
There is a link on the Library symbaloo and will be putting a link under the student links on the Clarenceville website.
Username: grandvw
Password: flix
If you click on the apple and book in the top right corner, it takes you to a Resources and Tools page where you can search for books, search by themes, running times and grade levels.
This is another way to engage your students with their learning at home.
Enjoy!!!
Transportation Changes
Do not rely on just the office for transportation changes. It is important that you also put it in writing in an email to the teacher. If you alert the teacher and the office, chances are better that the message is delivered accurately. We have so many transportation changes at the end of the day that makes us uneasy that a mistake could occur. Please do not make a change after 3:00!!
Job Opportunity
Volunteering at School
Lunch Menu -- This week is Week #4
Box Tops
Now is the time to turn in all of the Box Tops you have saved over the summer including all of the Back to School Bonus Box Tops. Please send them to school in a baggie and give them to your child’s teacher. The class will the most Box Tops collected will win a prize!
Important Dates and Upcoming Dates
May 6th-10th: Teacher Appreciation Week -- Spoil GV teachers
May 7th-14th: FOG Election Ballot in the office
May 7th: Tornado Drill @ 2:00 pm
May 8th: 1st Grade Field Trip
4th Grade ELA M-STEP
May 9th: Board of Education Meeting at MS = 6:30 pm
4th Grade Math M-STEP
May 10th: 5th Grade Step-up to the Middle School
Popcorn Days
May 13th: Principal's Breakfast = Discipline
May 14th: FOG Meeting @ 6 pm
May 15th: 4th Grade Field Trip @ Domino's
Grades 1-5th Grade Choir Concert @ 7 pm @ the HS
May 16th: Fire Drill @ 10:00 am
Grandview Learning Fair @ 2:00 pm
May 19th: Clarenceville 5K Fun Run "Lace it up Clarenceville"
Grandview Tigers Game
May 22nd: Reproductive Health Parent Meeting
May 23rd: Board of Education Meeting at MS = 6:30 pm
May 24th: 4th and 5th Grade Reproductive Health Training
Popcorn Days
May 27th: No School - Memorial Day
May 28th: 5:30-7:00 Summer Learning Event @ Botsford