GVS Family Newsletter

Grantham Village School

75 Learning Drive

Grantham, NH 03753

603-863-1681

frontoffice@gvshawks.org

Principal: Kristen Reed

kreed@gvshawks.org

We love every minute with our GVS students!

Arrivals after 8:30 are marked tardy.

Thank you to everyone who has donated gift cards towards our staff fun! I hope your kiddos have told you about Lucky Plucky and "Do you have a turkey in your pocket?"

After Thanksgiving there will be winter themed fun for staff before the break.

... Lots of fun for students too!

GVS Drone Club will have its first practice session on December 3, 2025, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm in the gym. For more information about the club, please use this link. We are looking for volunteers to help with practices. If you are interested, please consider signing up with this link. Students can register using the Google Form. If your student is going to participate in practices and/or competitions, a signed permission form (found on page 2) is needed. Students can return these permission forms to their classroom teacher. Students can participate as much or as little as they want. There is no requirement to attend all practices and/or competitions. This first year is about exploring drones and learning. Please email Superintendent Christine Downing (cdowning@gvshawks.org) with questions.

• Wednesday, November 26 - No School
• Thursday, November 27 - No School
• Friday, November 28 - No School
• Week of December 1: GVS Scholastic Book Fair
• Tuesday, December 2 - Grantham School Board meeting 6:30pm
• Tuesday, December 16 - GVS Holiday Concert (ensembles only) - 6pm
• December 22 - January 2 - No School - Winter break

Become a GVS Math Maverick!

GVS Math Challenge #5 is starts TODAY!

It is due Thurs. Nov. 20th.

Grab a printed copy at school or access it online here:

https://www.mathinaction.org/grantham-village.html.

Completed challenges can be submitted by turning the packet into Mrs. Hutchins! Go Hawks!

There is still plenty of math fun to be had in this year's Math Mavericks Challenge, where students have the opportunity to challenge themselves with a variety of grade-level appropriate math problems, and win prizes, such as an ice-cream party!

The program runs through April 24, 2026. Every two weeks, a new set of problems is available. Please find the current math challenge attached, or hardcopies are available by the front office. The current challenge is due by noon on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

For more information and to see a list of last year's winners, check here. For questions, please contact our math interventionist, Ms. Sam Hutchins, at shutchins@gvshawks.org.

We are all wishing Mrs. Carey well in her recovery!

We miss her!

Taekwondo is a Korean based martial art and has been an Olympic sanctioned sport since 2000. Practitioners learn kicking, punching and blocking techniques which are applied to forms, self defense, sparring and breaking. A typical Taekwondo class is a full body workout, consisting of stretching, calisthenics, aerobic and anaerobic exercising. Workouts vary from basic techniques and

paddle kicking to sparring and board breaking.

Classes Meet Mondays & Wednesdays @ The Grantham Town Hall, 300 Route10S.

CLICK HERE for more information and to register!

Stay tuned for more information about Grantham’s After School Ski & Ride Program at Whaleback. Our tentative day for the program is Wednesdays. The start date is projected to be the first Wednesday in January and run until Feb. break. More information and the registration link will be available as soon as the program dates are set.

Cookies, Crafts, Cocoa, Caroling and FUN. Kick off the Holiday

Season with friends, neighbors, and community at help light the

tree!

Grantham Town Hall. Sat. Nov. 22 nd 4:-5:30

Additional Details Here - Holiday Tree Lighting

Santa's Mailbox is located in the Grantham Town Hall Lobby.

Click HERE to learn how to mail your letter to the North Pole!

Join Santa and his helpers for breakfast, crafts, games, and more. Don't forget to bring along the camera for a holly, jolly photo opportunity. More information HERE

***Admission is Free with the donation of a new, unwrapped gift for any child, age infant through teen, AND a non-perishable food item, personal toiletry item, or baby item (diapers, formula). All donations benefit Toys for Tots and the Grantham Food Pantry