GES Families,
As we look ahead to the final quarter of the year beginning after spring break, please be sure you have some important upcoming dates on your calendars. Designs for the SpokesKIDS Jr. t-shirts are due to Mrs. McDonald by March 22. (Read below for more information about SpokesKIDS Jr.) April 8 is a no school day for students. This is also the day of the total solar eclipse. For third grade families, April 10-11 and April 17-18 are ELA and math state testing dates, respectively. Classroom teachers have shared additional information about the tests, but if you have specific questions, please reach out to your classroom teacher. Supergames this year will be May 23. This event always requires many volunteers to assist. If you are able to help out, even for a portion of the day, please reach out to your classroom teacher or to Mr. Ward. May 30 is our last day for students. Dismissal on this day will be at 12:00 PM. Additional dates with classroom or grade-level specific events will be shared directly by teachers. Get ready, the post-spring break rush to the end of the school year is just about here!
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Morris
[email protected]
@GES_Aces
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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 "AWESOME"?
Positive feedback and support is a hallmark of creating an engaging, safe, and thriving learning environment. Awesomes are given to students to tangibly recognize their choices and actions which contribute to the thriving culture in the classroom or the school. Students receive Awesomes from adults and from other students. An important focus of the Awesome is the feedback students receive for why they received the recognition. This feedback encourages them and others to continue to engage in positive choices and actions.
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.
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:
Marijuana changes the physical make-up of the brain and can lower IQ by 5 points. Researchers have found adolescents who abuse marijuana have less brain volume, or gray matter, in the orbitofrontal cortex which is responsible for decision making.
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 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
May 27: No School; Memorial Day
May 30: Last Day for Students
Click here for the 2023-2024 GEVSD calendar.
Click here for the 2024-205 GEVSD calendar.