GES Newsletter
Friday, September 11, 2026
Grasonville Elementary School
Vision
At GES, families, students, and staff work together to achieve:
Growth mindset
Engaging experiences
Success
Mission
At GES, families, students, and staff work together to:
Grow
Respect relationships
Accomplish goals
Communicate
Invest in the future
Embrace differences
Email: geshelps@qacps.org
Website: https://qacps.org/Domain114
Location: 5435 Main Street, Grasonville, MD, USA
Phone: 410-827-8070
My Raptor Passport
QACPS has a new parent sign-in system. When parents enter our building, they must sign-in to be allowed entry. Our new program has an app that parents can download onto their phone, Once this is completed it makes the sign-in procedure very fast and efficient.
Attached is a Resources Poster Visitorsafe sign in for My Raptor Passport, this will allow parents/guardians to input their information, to include ID, pic, etc, prior to coming to the school. once completed you will then simply scan the QR code, which will print the ID immediately, without any delay. It can also sign them out, by hitting sign out and scanning the QR Code again. My Raptor Passport, will make a big difference in efficiency and speed when signing in. We strongly encourage you to download the app, as it will take less time checking in. Without the app, you will be required to rescan your ID each visit with the sign-in tablet in the front office.
The name of the app is "Raptor Safe". Follow the guided steps and choose "I don't have a code" when you get to that point of the process.
The Band Letter you have been waiting for!
Click on the link below to view Mrs. Dean's Band information
Gracie General Store
Our Gracie Store is in need of store items for the students to purchase with their Puppy Paw coupons. The students truly look forward to visiting Gracie’s General Store. If you would like to make a donation to the store, please drop it by the school between the hours of 9am - 3:30pm,with a label that says, “For Gracie’s General Store”. Possible donations include pinata toys, stickers, small notepads, etc. Larger ticket items are also accepted. Please do not send pencils, food, or candy. You may consider using Oriental Trading, The Dollar Tree, or clicking the link below for our Gracie's General Store Wishlist on Amazon for the items. Please note that you will need your own Amazon log-in in order to access the Amazon wish list. Please contact the front office with any questions that you may have. Thank you for your consideration and support!
SNEAKER REMINDER
As a Physical Educator, I want your child to reach their goals, learn and have fun in a safe environment. In order to ensure that your child obtains maximum benefit and participation in their Physical Education classes, we need to reinforce that all students wear sneakers for every PE class throughout the year. We also need to maintain the quality of the gym floor. Boots, shoes, sandals, crocs and other footwear are unsafe for your child to wear in this physical environment and may also damage the floor surface.
Your child will be required to wear sneakers in order to participate in Physical Education classes. If they do not wear them to class, they will not be permitted to participate in the activity that day. If the activity is such that they may be safely involved, they will be allowed to join in on the activity. If unsafe footwear is consistently worn on PE days, we will send a reminder home with your child. If your child usually wears shoes or boots to school, please send their sneakers along with them in their backpacks.
SAFE SNEAKER CRITERIA:
•regular heels and soles only - no "high-heeled" or "platform" sneakers
•the laces and/or velcro should fasten sneakers securely to the foot (sneakers will not fly off feet while child is moving)
•"hiking boots" do not qualify as sneakers - hooks damage equipment, floor and students
Thank you for your understanding and support!
Ms. Wilkes
