GES Families,
Are you ready for the class of 2037? Kindergarten registration will begin on Monday, February 26, 2024. Families must register online. Click here for more information. Details about kindergarten screening and scheduling will be available after registration is complete. If you have questions about the registration process, please contact Kelly Small ([email protected]). For questions regarding kindergarten programming or transitioning to kindergarten, feel free to contact me at the email address below.
We are very excited to meet our soon-to-be youngest Blue Aces!
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Morris
[email protected]
@GES_Aces
GES SCHOOL NEWS
ACE LEADER TRAIT FOR THE WEEK
Blue Ace Leaders are reliable (doing what they say they are going to do).
SPIRITWEAR FLASH SALE!
All Granville K-6 PTO Spiritwear is 20% off now through February 29 at 10 PM! Stock up on Granville gear for your favorite Blue Ace! Pick up will be available on March 1 in the GES or GIS vestibule. 100% of profits go back to GES and GIS! Click here to visit the PTO store.
KIDS HEART CHALLENGE IS HERE
Registration is now open! Our community counts on lifesavers like you. Please
sign your student up for our Kids Heart Challenge so they can learn how to
keep their hearts and brains healthy while raising funds to help kids with
special hearts. By completing Finn’s Mission, they’ll also learn the lifesaving
skill of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. CLICK HERE AND FIND OUR SCHOOL TO REGISTER - KIDS HEART CHALLENGE You can also download our Kids Heart Challenge App and experience all kinds of fun activities for your student at home. The App includes Finn’s Mission, which is a great way to learn Hands Only CPR. This quick and easy lesson can help you or your student learn to save a life! The American Heart Association wants everyone to be a lifesaver! TO DOWNLOAD THE APP - APPLE DEVICE OR ANDROID DEVICE
Lastly, there are all kinds of fun ways to collect our Super Lifesaver Characters! One way is to send 10 emails through your personalized fundraising page! Ask them to help you save lives and learn more about your heart!
CANCEL YOUR DINNER PLANS FOR 2/28!
Junior GHS students are currently working on a project to benefit the Central Ohio Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the quest to end childhood blood cancer. Our goal is to raise money($20k by mid-May) in support of the LLS’s “Pennies for Patients/Hero Squad” initiative. GHS led the state of Ohio in 2023 and finished 11 in the United States, totaling over $18,000 raised. We are humbled to be volunteering on behalf of a group that has raised more than $400 million since 1993 in support of the mission to cure childhood blood cancers and improve the lives of patients and their families. That said.. CANCEL YOUR DINNER PLANS ON 2/28 and head to City BBQ! Click here for more information.
GES SPIRIT WEEK
Our next spirit week will be the week of March 4. Click here for details.
PAX TOOLS PARENT WORKSHOP- MARCH 19
PAX Tools are a collection of nine evidence-based strategies to improve cooperation and self-regulation with children and youth. The tools draw on decades of science to create strategies that support parents, youth workers, and caring adults to create a nurturing environment that helps kids thrive. PAX Tools are rooted in the same science used in many of our schools, including GES. The PAX Tools strategies, which have successful outcomes, are fun for children, teens, and adults. This program is funded by Licking Memorial Health Systems and supported by Mental Health and Recovery for Licking and Knox Counties and by Our Futures in Licking County. Click here for more information.
DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE
The annual Daddy-Daughter Dance sponsored by GHS wrestling will occur on March 23 from 6:00-8:00 PM. Click here for more details. Tickets can be ordered here.
PTO-SPONSORED MOTHER-SON DANCE
Granville PTO is sponsoring a Mother-Son Dance on April 13 at GHS from 6:00-8:00 PM. Click here for more details. All proceeds will benefit resurfacing the GIS playground.
SPOKESKIDS JR. KIDS RIDE FOR PELOTONIA
What: A Pelotonia-style charity bike ride.
When: July 27, 2024 @ 10:30am. (Virtual option available.)
Where: Starting at Wildwood Park and finishing at the College Townhouse.
Who can ride: Any child currently in grades Pre – K through 3rd grade.
How to register: 1st – Go to the Granville Rec website and register your rider(s): https://granvillerec.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=938
2nd – Go to the SpokesKIDS Jr. Pelotonia page anytime after February 29, 2024 to donate the registration fee. https://www.pelotonia.org/profile/SK0232
Cost: $20 registration donation (includes a T-shirt and swag bag for riders).
Who benefits: All proceeds will be donated to Pelotonia.
For more detailed information:
https://www.facebook.com/SpokeskidsJR/
https://www.instagram.com/spokeskidsjr/
READING CURRICULUM UPDATE
Reading Curriculum Update: The State of Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) is requiring all school districts to adopt Science of Reading specific materials for grades K – 5 for the 2024-25 school year. The State was supposed to come out with a list of approved materials/curriculum schools could select in the fall. That list was pushed back to November/December, and now was recently released in late January. The implementation timeline is still for the 2024-25 school year. We have been reviewing reading and writing curriculum over the past two school years in preparation for this change. That review process includes use of EdReports and other research agencies that compile data on alignment, usability and effectiveness of all reading programs. The World Class Education Committee, composed of Granville Schools’ residents and parents, was involved in this review as well. From the feedback from staff, committee members and administrators, Granville Schools intends to propose Wit & Wisdom (with Geodes) as the curricular choice for Granville Elementary and Granville Intermediate Schools language arts classes. The Board of Education will review this request at their March Board meeting. We invite any community member to review the Wit & Wisdom curriculum, as samples are located at the District Office (2nd floor) at 130 N. Granger St. If interested in reviewing those materials, please contact Granville Schools Assistant Superintendent Ryan Bernath ([email protected]) to arrange a time for review and/or to offer any feedback for consideration.
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
STRATEGY OF THE MONTH
Students will learn about positive self-talk and affirmations when I visit them this month. They will hear examples of how to flip a negative thought into a positive thought. Using positive thoughts regularly can bring positive changes on a daily basis.
CLASSROOM LESSONS IN FEBRUARY
Kindergarten: This month students will learn about peer pressure. They will learn how to communicate in an assertive way and discuss other ideas of how to handle peer pressure. They will also review healthy things to do with friends.
First Grade: This month first graders will have a lesson on managing disappointment. They will learn how to handle disappointing situations with positive thoughts and responses instead of negative thoughts and responses.
Second Grade: Second graders will have a lesson on managing mistakes. They will learn about positive and negative self-talk. Students will learn how to handle mistakes in a positive way.
Third Grade: Students will participate in lesson 9 from the “Too Good for Drugs” program. This lesson focuses on stress management including various sources of stress, symptoms of stress, and healthy ways to handle stress.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Thatcher
WELL NOTE
Daily exercise for just 30 minutes is a proven stress-reducer for students and adults. It helps with sleep, digestion, focus, a healthy body, and provides a boost of endorphins for the day. Help your students build exercise into their schedules.
CALENDAR
February 26- PTO Meeting (9:30, GIS)
March 1- March Book Madness Begins!
March 4- March 8- Spirit Week
March 11- 1st Grade Concert
March 14- Spring Pictures
March 18- PTO Meeting (9:30 AM, GES)
March 22- End of 3rd Quarter
March 25-29, April 1: Spring Break
April 8: No School; Staff PD
April 10-11: 3rd Grade State Testing (ELA)
April 13: PTO Mother-Son Dance
April 17-18: 3rd Grade State Testing (Math)
Click here for the 2023-2024 GEVSD calendar.