The Grove Gazette
December 2018
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December Dates
December 3rd: Fair Grove Schoolwide Spelling Bee
December 4th: 3rd-5th grade honor roll breakfast, 7:15-8:00 am
December 4th: Vision Screening-1st, 3rd, 5th, and EC students
December 4th: Battle of the Books Practice, afterschool
December 4th: Elizabeth's Pizza Night, 5:00-10:00
December 13th: Food Lion Night, 5:00 and 6:30 (2 sessions)
Decembet 18th: Battle of the Books Practice, afterschool
December 21st: FULL Instructional Day
December 24th-January 1st: No School
January 2nd: First Day Back
Handbook Highlight
Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast is served from 7:30 until 8:00 each morning with the cost being $1.50 for students. Lunch is $2.75 for elementary students and a la Carte pricing for adults. Free/reduced lunch forms are no longer mailed to each student over the summer. Free/Reduced lunch forms are available in the office. You may also apply online through the following link: www.lunchapplication.com. If you feel your family qualifies for this confidential resource, please submit this information as soon as possible. Students who were on free/reduced lunch during the previous school year must reapply. If your situation changes at home, you may apply for free/reduced lunch at any time through the school year.
Meals from outside restaurants may not be brought into the cafeteria by students, parents or staff. This is stated in School Board Policy 7.11. You may bring a lunch packed from home or choose food prepared in our cafeteria.
Please make sure your child brings a healthy lunch or snack to school, avoiding sugary food or carbonated drinks.
Volunteers Needed
Calendar Highlights
December 21st-No longer an early release day-this will be a regular student day
January 18th-Regular Student Day (Pending Board Approval)The total number of student instructional days has been reduced from 180 to 178.
Student Council Canned Food Drive
The top class in each grade got to do a whipped cream pie reward on another teacher in their grade level. The top class in each grade level got to vote on a teacher on their grade level to be "pied!"
WE ARE FAIR GROVE! Here are the grade level winners...
K- Marsh- 285
1- Rinaldi- 153
2- Forshee-391
3-Hayworth-56
4- Stroud- 173
5-Choken-170
Lost and Found
Welcome to Fair Grove!
Email: abarr1@davidson.k12.nc.us
Website: fges.davidson.k12.nc.us
Location: 217 Cedar Lodge Road, Thomasville, NC, USA
Phone: (336)472-7020
Facebook: facebook.com/436290576543659
Twitter: @grove_fair