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.

Unless prior arrangements have been made with Mrs. Reed, student drop off should only be happening at the front entrance/playground.

Only students who are registered for the Before School Program (BSP) may attend the BSP. Those students who are registered should not be dropped off before 7:30 am. There is no staff on duty to watch children who are dropped off before 7:30.

This week all of grade 4 gathered to build our very own hanging scales. We used them to explore new units of measure. Here are a few pictures of 4th graders experimenting with the scales that they built.

• Monday, September 22 - School Picture Day
• Tuesday, October 7 - Grantham School Board meeting - 6:30pm
• Friday, October 10 - No School for Students - Teacher Work Day
• Monday, October 13 - No School - Holiday

Hardcopy order forms are going out in your child's Communications/"C-folder" soon, so please check your student's bag, but orders can also be placed online at geskusprint.com, using our unique code of 57AEV9TP.

For further information, please see attached flyer.

Beginning September 12, 2025 and running through April 24, 2026, students have the opportunity to challenge themselves with a variety of grade-level-appropriate math problems.

Every two weeks, a new set of problems is available. Please find the current math challenge attached or in the front office. The current challenge is due by noon on September 26, 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 shuthincs@gvshawks.org.

If any student would like to start practicing for the Spelling Bee, there is a free app from Scripps called Word Club. Using the app, you can study the grade level lists and the Words of the Champions list. Parent word nerds will love it too!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-club-spelling-vocabulary/id1479862742

We love our new playground too. It's pretty awesome.

However, we please ask that you refrain from visiting it during school hours for the safety of our students. We appreciate your cooperation!

The Town of Grantham is a small but tight-knit community. Who better to provide input to the master-plan committee than the parents of the one and only school in town? Please contribute to the future of Grantham by giving your feedback to town hall via this survey. The deadline is October 15 and only takes a few minutes to complete. Please and thank you!

Sat. October 25 from 3:00-6:00 at The Grantham Rec Park, 19 Shedd Rd. - Join the Community for the BIGGEST Trunk or Treat in the area! Its sure to be a HOWLING good time.

For More Information Click HERE

Join in the fun and help us make this Trunk or Treat THE BEST YET. Read more about registering your "trunk" and sign up HERE

Grantham Recreation will accept donations of Halloween Candy starting on Wednesday, Sept. 10th. 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.

5:00-7:00 pm

Route 10. Downtown Grantham.

Be sure to visit the Town Building, Fire Station, Library, and the United Methodist Church on your trick-or-treating travels.

For more information, click HERE

You’re invited to join the Grantham Village School CHaD HERO Team – The GVS Hawks!

This October, we’re teaming up for the annual CHaD HERO run/walk to show that kids can give back to

kids and that our GVS community can make an impact for our region’s only children’s hospital and for

the kids and families who need it most.

About the CHaD HERO:

The HERO takes place on Sunday, October 19th and is a family friendly community event that supports

the patients and families of Dartmouth Health Children’s and the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth

Hitchcock Medical Center (CHaD). This is the event’s 20th year!

To participate you can choose from the Half Marathon, 5K Run, 5K Walk, or 1-Mile Fun Run, or sign up to Volunteer. Plus, all participants receive the CHaD HERO t-shirt and celebrate with a full festival with kids activities right on the Dartmouth Green!

Anyone and everyone are welcome to join the team - current GVS students, staff, parents, families

and friends. Join us or support us with a donation today!

To join the team:

1. Go to chadhero.org and click “register now”

2. Choose any participation type – run, walk, volunteer or do your own virtual activity

3. Select “Join a Team” and search for GVS Hawks

4. Register for $0! (fundraising minimums apply for those 13+).

​On CHaD HERO Day participate as you wish but we'll plan to do a team photo during the day. Stay tuned for details!

Questions? Contact the CHaD HERO at chadhero@hitchcock.org or Andrea Denhart, GVS parent, at

andrea.denhart@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance for your support! HEROES together!