GES Families,
All families should have received a message sent from me directly regarding Erin's Law. (The email was sent on Wednesday evening.) If you do not recall seeing such a message, please check your email or reach out directly to me or Mrs. Thatcher. We are also available for questions regarding the instruction required by state law. Please remember the deadline for opting out of the lesson (on this form) is March 15. We will need one form for each child if you are choosing to opt out.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Morris
[email protected]
@GES_Aces
GES SCHOOL NEWS
ACE LEADER TRAIT FOR THE WEEK
Blue Ace Leaders sneeze or cough into their arm.
MESSAGE FROM NURSE BURDICK
If your student is absent for a contagious illness (i.e. doctor diagnosed influenza A or B, strep throat, pink eye, covid…etc), please remember to tell us in the comment section of Safe Arrival. This greatly helps us in the clinics know what is going around when we see students with various symptoms!
WHAT IS AN ACE VISION?
An Ace Vision is the foundation for communicating expected and unexpected behaviors to our GES Ace Leaders. Teachers and students collaborate together to create and follow their Ace Visions, not only in classrooms, but throughout the entire school community. These visions are agreed-upon expectations for each person in the classroom. Teachers and students can use these tools for goal-setting, regulating expected and unexpected choices, as well as setting the tone for a positive school experience. Ace Visions are fluid documents revisited often as the year progresses and our needs adjust. Ask your child about the classroom Ace Vision and examples of the expectations.
LOST AND FOUND
We have quite the collection of lost and misplaced items at GES. Our collection includes glasses, hats, lunchboxes, shirts, lions, tigers, and bears- oh my! The lost and found can be found next to the gym entrance and the book machine. Feel free to stop by and search for your child's misplaced items. Any items remaining on March 22 will be donated.
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/
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
STRATEGY OF THE MONTH
This month students will learn about the importance of journaling/drawing pictures about our worries and then crumpling them up to “throw away” those worries. Students will see an example of a “Worry Monster” to make at home using an empty tissue box to feed our worries to the monster. They will also learn that time decreases our worries. They can look back at old worries that they wrote about and recognize that they no longer have that worry.
CLASSROOM LESSONS IN MARCH
Kindergarten: This month students will be having a lesson from the “Zones of Regulation” program. They will continue to learn about different feelings and color zones. In addition, they will hear about “size of the problem” and learn that their reactions should match the size of the problem.
First Grade: Our students will listen to a story and review the different feelings and color zones. In addition, they will practice doing some “zones check-ins”.
Second Grade: Students will listen to a story and review the “Zones of Regulation.” They will practice reading various scenarios and identifying what zone they would be in.
Third Grade: Students will have another lesson from the TGFD program. The lesson will focus on skills used for active listening. They will practice their listening skills by doing a fun activity.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Thatcher
WELL NOTE
Would you be able to memorize the times tables while being chased by a bear? This is the experience students feel attempting to learn while under stress. Developing techniques to manage stress is vital to any students’ learning.
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
March 11- 1st Grade Concert (GHS, 6 PM)
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)
May 6-10: Literacy Spirit Week
May 21: 3rd Grade Battle of the Books
May 23: Supergames
Click here for the 2023-2024 GEVSD calendar.
Click here for the 2024-205 GEVSD calendar.