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 will not have enough parking spaces, so...

Please feel free to leave your car in the pick-up line to come watch the parade!

Just make sure you go back to your car before pick up starts! 😉

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Please stop at stop signs on our Grantham Village School campus.

Hello GVS Families,

GVS Drone Club officially kicked off last week (October 15th). It was great to see returning and new faces.

Here are a few updates and reminders as we get the season underway.

Practice times this year are 3:30pm to 4:30pm. This does mean students can stay at the school when dismissal occurs for the school day. We are working on plans to gather up our drone club members and have them help us set up the equipment, so we can start right at 3:30pm.

We are planning to practice the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month. However, we are already bumping up into some conflicts.

For November, we will practice on November 12th and 19th. NO PRACTICE ON NOVEMBER 5th!

For December, we will practice on December 3rd and 17th. (normal 1st and 3rd Thursday)

Potential Competitions for this Season - please save these dates if you think your student is able to participate. I have registered two teams this year and we can have up to 5 students per team, so space is limited to 10 students for each competition. Competitions are an all day event usually starting from 8am and running until about 4pm. Students are NOT required to participate in competitions to be a member of Drone Club. They can simply choose to participate in our practices at GVS.

We may also have some opportunities to do some weekend scrimmages and practices with our Kearsarge neighbors. More to come on that!

Here is the list of planned competitions:

Saturday, Dec. 19 at Kearsarge Regional Middle School

Saturday, Jan. 9 at GVS - That's right we are going to hold our own regional competition this year at GVS!

Saturday, Jan. 30 at Springfield, Vermont (we could potentially share a bus with KRMS)

Saturday, March 13 at Springfield, Vermont

Saturday, April 3 at Kearsarge Regional Middle School

It is going to be a busy season!

At our first practice, we attempted to share the new drone fields that will be used in competitions this year. However, we had some technical difficulties. I let the students know I would share this video with parents and that maybe you could watch it with them.

Video:

Fast Track Mission 2027

This is going to be a great year 2! If you want to attend practices and help out, please let me know. We welcome all parent volunteers at every session. You don't need to know about Drones. It's all about learning side by side with the Drone Club members.

Thank you for your partnership and support.

Christine, Steve (Mr. Barrie - our new Technology Director) and Kim (Mrs. McFarland - Library/Media Specialist)

Thank you to Mrs. Camp for being our model this week!

• Tuesday, October 27 - SAU75 Presentation to the Community - NH School Fair Funding 5:45pm - GVS Cafeteria
• Wednesday, October 28 - SAU 75 Policy Committee meeting 9:30am via Google Meet
• Friday, October 30 - Costume Day - No face coverings or face paint. No weapons or gore.
• Friday, October 30 - 2:40 costume parade & pumpkin viewing
• Monday, November 2 - Picture Retake Day
• Tuesday, November 3 - School Board Meeting at 6:30pm
• Wednesday, November 4 - 1:15 dismissal for students (parent teacher conferences)
• Thursday, November 5 - 1:15 dismissal for students (parent teacher conferences)

Photo retake day is set for Monday, November 2nd. This is for new students and staff members, transfer students, or for anyone who may have missed the initial picture day.

Additionally, we welcome anyone who was unhappy with their original picture and would like to give it another try. Retake photos automatically replace original photos in school documentation. If a student chooses to retake their photo, please have them return the original picture package to the photographer on picture day. It will be replaced at no additional cost.

Our school uses SNAP Health Center, a secure electronic health record system that helps me keep your child’s health information organized and up to date.

Through the SNAP Parent Portal, parents and guardians can conveniently update their child’s medical information, including allergies and health conditions, upload required health forms, review available screening results, and communicate securely with the school nurse.

The portal also allows parents and guardians to provide permission for the school nurse to administer approved over-the-counter (OTC) medications, in accordance with school policy and applicable guidelines. Please take a moment to review and complete the necessary medication permissions so we can better support your child’s health needs during the school day. There are consents to sign off on (permission to treat and transport in case of emergency) and a section for you to give specific permission for over the counter medications, such as Tylenol and anti-itch cream. Please click the link below to learn more. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dzDqGvfMVS_j2T1sivaI9IMOR61WfZ-reswQdz6eY6o/edit?usp=sharing

Keeping your child’s health information current helps us provide appropriate care and support your child’s health and safety throughout the school day.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep our students healthy and ready to learn!

Grantham Village School, the Grantham School District/SAU 75, and the Grantham School Board proudly partner with various non-profit and community organizations to enrich our students' experience. Please note that while we include information about these organizations for communication and community awareness, they do not represent or act on behalf of the Grantham Village School, the Grantham School District/SAU 75, or the Grantham School Board in any official capacity.

When: October 27, 2026

Time: 6pm to 8pm

Location: Grantham Village School Cafeteria

Purpose: This is part of a 10-county tour that NHSFFP is providing throughout the state. It is an interactive conversation about school funding and property taxes on a county and state level. Learn how the educational funding system affects communities. Data for Sullivan county will be shared. NHSFFP is collecting different perspectives throughout the state to help consider potential future solutions.

You can learn more about NHSFFP and these presentations using this link: https://fairfundingnh.org/10countytour/

The GPTG is once again having GVS students participate in an Original Arts fundraiser. This allows their art to be turned into any myriad of items from their catalog. Order forms will be arriving soon and will go home in your student's communications folder. The order deadline is November 13th. Please see the attached flyer for additional details!

Are you ready for a spooky good time? Mark your calendars for Grantham Recreation’s Annual Trunk or Treat & DJ Dance Party

Saturday, October 24 3:00-6:00 pm

Grantham Rec Park, 19 Shedd Rd.

Trunk or Treat – 3:00-4:30

DJ Dance Party, Crafts & other Fall-Themed Fun – 4:00-6:00

Hungry? Grumpa’s Food Trunk will be there with your favorite burgers and fries!

For more information – CLICK HERE

Can you help us break a Trunk or Treat Record??

Let’s get 52 “trunks” registered this year and PACK THE REC PARK with Halloween fun!

CLICK HERE to reserve your spot today!

Grantham Recreation is accepting donations of Halloween

Candy through Oct. 23 rd . Donated candy will be distributed to the

homeowners along Routes 10 and 114 who entertain the largest

volume of trick or treaters on Halloween.

Thank you for helping offset the Halloween candy costs for your

neighbors along the Trick or Treat route.

Candy Donations can be dropped off in the donation bin located

in the Town Hall lobby during regular business hours.

*Team snap has a new platform called Team Snap One. You will

need a new Team Snap One account to register for basketball.

Practices begin the week of Nov. 16th for Grades 3-6. Games begin

(tentatively) on Dec. 5th.

Practice begin the week of Jan. 4 for Grades K-2.

Practices are based on coach availability. Please consider coaching

your child's team.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER