The Jr. Bulldog Pride

Greetings Jr. Bulldog Families,

We hope everyone has enjoyed the weekend despite the cold and rainy weather. We will have testing later this week for our 3r-5th graders. Details about testing are included in the newsletter. Hopefully we won't have any weather disruptions! Progress reports will be available in your PowerSchool Parent Portal this Friday (2/21). If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's teacher. We look forward to seeing all of our students Monday morning!

Monday, February 17th: Specials Day 4 - Day 102 of school

Tuesday, February 18h: Specials Day 1 - Day 103 of school

Wednesday, February 19th: Specials Day 2 - Day 104 of school

Thursday, February 20th: Specials Day 3 - Day 105 of school

Friday, February 21st: Specials Day 4 - Day 106 of school

February 19th-25th: NC Check-In Testing window for 3rd-5th graders

Friday, February 21st: Progress Reports available in PowerSchool

Thursday, February 27th: 3rd Grade Black History Wax Museum

Thursday, February 27th: GPE Family Game Night

Friday, February 28th: Teacher Workday - no school for students

March 3rd-7th: Read Across America Week

Tuesday, March 4th: 2nd & 3rd Grade Musical Performance

Wednesday, March 5th: Spring Pictures

Wednesday, March 5th: Grove Park PTO Meeting @ 5:30

Saturday, March 8th: Kindergarten Registration Fair @ Holly Hill Mall

Wednesday, March 12th: 3rd Grade Field Trip to Raleigh

Thursday, March 13th: 5th Grade Orchestra "String Jam" - 6:00 @ Turrentine

Friday, March 14th: 2nd Grade Field Trip to Durham Museum of Life and Science

Friday, March 14th: Kindergarten Field Trip to Children's Museum & City Park

Each week, we will be sharing ideas and resources on how you can help your student be successful!

You can provide positive reinforcement rewards for your child after they get a good grade, meet a goal, get a certain number of DOJO points, or have good behavior. Positive rewards don't always have to cost money or be tangible. Some ideas might be extra time on electronics, a trip to the park, playing a game with a family member or an extra sweet treat. When students know that they are getting positive reinforcement at home and at school, they are more likely to produce desirable behaviors.

If you have questions about PTO or if you are interested in being a part of our PTO, please email Ana or Necole at Groveparkpto2024@gmail.com

The last day we will accept money for this batch of t-shirt orders is Monday, February 17th.

We are including the link to the District’s Code of Conduct here. While each of you are familiar with our school handbook, we wanted to make sure you had access to the District’s Code of Conduct that guides our decisions with consequences. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our administrative team.

To view the full month's menu, please click here.

• School begins at 7:50 a.m. for ALL students Pre-K-5. Students that arrive by car should be in the building at 7:50. To make sure our students have enough time to get in the building, get through the breakfast line and arrive in class to start their day, the car rider line cut off time is 7:49 (cell phone time) each day. If you are arriving on campus at 7:49 or later, you will need to park and walk your student in to the front office to sign them in.
• Changes in transportation - If you need to change your child's afternoon transportation, please call the front office at (336) 570-6115 before 2:00 p.m. Teachers cannot check and respond to messages and emails throughout the day when they are teaching. Please do not expect an immediate response from your child's teacher during instructional hours. Office hours for teachers begin after 3:00 p.m.
• Signing Students out early: If you are signing your students out early (before 2:20 p.m.), you must go inside the front office and check them out. No student early check outs will be allowed after 2:20 as students are beginning to transition for dismissal. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter!
• Lunch Visits- Families may come to eat lunch with your students. Please reach out to your child's teacher 24 hours in advance to let them know you are coming so they can plan for seating. Remember: NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK MAY BE BROUGHT IN. Upon arrival, please sign in at the front office and get a visitor's tag. This must be worn while on campus. All visitors will wait for their child’s class outside the office until their student's lunch time. At the end of lunch, all visitors will need to come back to the office to sign out. Visitors are not permitted to walk down to classrooms.

  Lunch visits will end the Monday prior to Memorial Day in May. We look forward to opening this back up and thank you in advance for following the procedures.

Families that wish to send in a special treat to the classroom to honor their child’s birthday must pre-arrange this with the classroom teacher 24 hours in advance. Treats for celebrations must be dropped off in the office. Please check with your student’s teacher to determine if there are any classroom food allergies that should be considered when purchasing food for the class. The teacher will distribute the treats at a time and manner that does not disrupt instruction or the overall workings of the school. The school cannot provide serving utensils. Student birthday celebrations can only include snack items such as cupcakes, donuts, chips, juice boxes, etc. According to state law, any cupcakes or other snacks must be store-bought and labeled. Items such as treat bags, noise makers, balloons, party favors, etc are not allowed. Parents are not allowed in the classroom for this event. Treats for celebrations cannot be brought to the cafeteria during lunch per ABSS food service guidelines. No homemade food items are allowed. Special food from off campus (like pizza) cannot substitute food service offerings.

Welcome to Grove Park Checklist:

• Complete Forms in PowerSchool

• Review the GPE Student/Family Handbook: English; Spanish

Grove Park Elementary School

141 Trail One

Burlington, NC 27215

Phone:336-570-6115

Fax:336-570-6205