GES Families,
Registration is now open for the Kids Heart Challenge! Our community counts on lifesavers like you! Please sign your students 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 the signs of a stroke. Registration can be completed by downloading the app or scanning the QR code below. Please feel free to reach out to Mr. Ward, [email protected], with any questions.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Morris
[email protected]
@GES_Aces
GES SCHOOL NEWS
ACE LEADER TRAIT FOR THE WEEK
Blue Ace Leaders greet others with hola, buenas días, or buenas tardes.
THANK YOU, GES!
We collected 1,541 cans of soup and other foods for Food Pantry Network of Licking County! What a great demonstration of empathy and responsibility by all of our amazing Ace Leaders. While the cans did not make it all they way from the first-grade pod to the music room (we were really close), this is still an impressive accomplishment and one the GES community should be very proud of! Click here for a video of "the can train" so you can see what over 1,000 donated cans of food looks like!
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM PTO
Please click here for an important message from PTO. We want to celebrate an important member of the GES staff who is transitioning to a new role very soon.
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.
GES SPIRIT WEEK
Our next spirit week will be the week of March 4. Click here for details.
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.
TECHNOLOGY REMINDER
Many students come to school with smart watches or cell phones. If at any time these devices become a distraction, they may be placed in bookbags or turned into administration until a guardian can retrieve them. Students are not to be using the devices during the school day for communication of any kind. If your child has an electronic device that comes to school, please review the guidelines in the GES/GIS Student Handbook (click here, pg. 30).
2024-2025 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Kindergarten registration will begin on February 26, 2024. All registrations will be completed online. Click here for more information.
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
University of Michigan researchers found that more meal time at home can be a strong predictor of academic success and fewer behavioral problems.
REMINDERS
SCHOOL LUNCHES
For the 2023-2024 school year, lunches at school will cost $3.00. This includes entrée, fruit, vegetable, and milk/ water. Families will need to add money to the child's online lunch account to pay for lunches. Individual milk or water is $.50. If anyone is need of assistance in purchasing lunches, please complete this form. Lunch menus can be found here.
REPORTING ABSENCES
All absences need to be reported to the GES office as soon as possible. Absences should be reported in SafeArrival. You are asked to report your child’s absence using any of these three convenient methods:
Using your mobile device, download and install the SchoolMessenger app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store (or from the links at https://go.schoolmessenger.com). The first time you use the app, select Sign Up to create your account. Select Attendance then Report an Absence.
Use the SafeArrival website, https://go.schoolmessenger.com. The first time you use the website, select Sign Up to create your account. Select Attendance then Report an Absence.
Call the toll-free number (866) 294-5982 to report an absence using the automated phone system.
These options are available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. Future absences can be reported at any time
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ALTERNATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
Under state attendance laws, vacations are considered unexcused absences unless specifically stated in District policy. Vacations are now referred to as Alternative Learning Experiences, or ALE, as the District values and recognizes the learning that can take place with travel. Click here to apply for an ALE.
PTO MEETINGS
The Granville K-6 PTO will host regular meetings on the third Monday of each month (some exceptions do apply). Meetings will be held in the GES cafeteria at 9:30. All K-6 parents are invited to join. Contact the PTO members directly at [email protected] if you have any questions.
VOLUNTEERING AT GES
All volunteers must complete the Volunteer Training Program found here prior to volunteering in the school, on field trips, or in another capacity. Contact your child's teacher or the GES office with any questions.
CALENDAR
February 16, 19- No School
February 26- PTO Meeting (9:30, GIS)
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 13: PTO Mother-Son Dance
Click here for the 2023-2024 GEVSD calendar.