December Principal's Newsletter
December 11, 2023
A Note of Gratitude
Thank you to those who sent in a note of gratitude for our staff! Kudos to Mr. Z for capturing the feedback we received in the presentation linked below.
On behalf of Mr. Z and I, we want to extend to all our students, staff and families who celebrate, a Happy Hanukkah, a Merry Christmas, a Happy Kwanzaa and a Happy New Year!
We truly hope everyone enjoys the winter break with friends and family. We look forward to seeing everyone in the New Year!
PTO Holiday Shop
Our PTO Holiday Shop will take place Monday, December 11th - Friday, December 15th in the Grandview Elementary Library during the school day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.). Your child's teacher will communicate when their class will be attending. If you are sending your child with money to participate, we ask that you send the money in an envelope with the child's name, amount of money, and grade.
The Holiday Shop will also be open to families on Friday, December 15th 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
If you are a cleared volunteer for the district and would like to help with the PTO Holiday Shop, please email Gvimpto@gmail.com .
Winter Weather
We ask that all students are sent to school with proper winter wear each day. Please review our weather conditions for outdoor recess below.
Weather Conditions
Students will play outdoors when:
Temperatures are above 25℉ with consideration given to wind chill factor (www.weather.com)
There is light precipitation (e.g. snow flurries, drizzle)
Snow is on the ground, depending upon how different play areas are affected
Playground/Field Conditions
Students will be permitted to use playground equipment, fields, and asphalt play areas when conditions are suitable for safe play. Safety considerations included:
Equipment that is dry and ice free
Fields that are not muddy or icy and asphalt play areas that are not icy
Snow that is not deep enough to inhibit students walking/running
BARK Data
In the month of November Grandview students earned 325 BARK Bones and Morrisville Intermediate students earned 407 BARK Bones! A total of 732 BARK Bones for the month of November!
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as a BARK Bone winner for the month of November.
Kindergarten:
Xavier A.
Shayara M.
James R.
Brayden T.
Isaac Z.
1st Grade:
Ta'gi B.
Lincoln M.
Jasper N.
2nd Grade:
Zamere G.
Sydney K.
Lainey P.
R.J.W.
3rd Grade:
Jacob S.
4th Grade:
Naziya B.
Midian D.
Habil R.
Mason S.
Ahmer Q.
5th Grade:
Jacob J.
Felicia M.
Jamar M.
Ilayla R.
Jeremiah S.
Our November data shows us that there were 64 total referrals. Of the 64 referrals, there were 32 majors and 32 minor. Two areas of success to highlight are that compared to October we had 55 fewer referrals and 34 fewer referrals for having hands on a classmate.The three locations with the most referrals were: classroom, playground, and cafeteria.
Our staff and students will be revisiting and practicing our Bulldog Blueprints lessons for these areas and we continue to work with our students on keeping their hands to themselves, especially when playing with peers at recess.
Linkit! Benchmark Testing - Form B
Our second round of Linkit! Benchmark testing will take place December 18th - December 21st and January 3rd - January 5th for students in grades K-5. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of grade level standards at this point in the year for Reading, Math and Science (4th grade only). Students will be taking the benchmarks in class online via the Linkit! platform using their district device.
Teachers will be sharing with you when the students will be taking their benchmarks. We strongly encourage you to ensure your child's device is fully charged and ask that your child gets a full night of rest and eats a healthy breakfast.
We are looking forward to seeing the growth of our students from the beginning of the year!
This Month in Classroom Champions is all about Community
This month in Classroom Champions, we will focus on Community. Students will learn that we all need support to accomplish dreams and our communities are a great source of this support. Community service has long been seen as an effective way to build empathy in children and adolescents.
Our Student Government is hosting a food drive to help those in need in our local school community. Please consider donating to this great cause!
Our Citizen of the Month trait for December will be focused one students who display and model community within their classroom and our school community.
See what Christian has to teach us about Community this month:
Parents Make a Difference Newsletter
Check out this month's Parents Make a Difference Newsletter linked below.
English: https://www.parent-institute-online.com/download2.php?13105-PMD1-X833786
Spanish: https://www.parent-institute-online.com/download2.php?13105-PMD3-X833786
Important Dates this Month
- 12/4 - School Board Re-Organization Meeting - 7:30 p.m.
- 12/5 - Chorus Practice 8:00 a.m.; Citizen of the Month Assembly (students and staff only) 9 a.m.
- 12/6 - Bells Practice 8:00 a.m.; Snipes Farm Lessons; Chorus Practice 3:00 p.m.; School Board Agenda/Finance Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.
- 12/7 - Hanukkah Begins, Picture Day Retake Day; Snipes Farm Lessons
- 12/8 - Snipes Farm Lessons
- 12/11 - PTO Holiday Shop; Classroom Champions Live Chat GV - 1:30 p.m. IM - 2:00 p.m.
- 12/12 - Chorus Practice - 8:00 a.m.; PTO Holiday Shop
- 12/13 - Bells Practice 8:00 a.m.; PTO Holiday Shop; Chorus Practice 3:00 p.m.; School Board Meeting 7:30 p.m.
- 12/14 - PTO Holiday Shop
- 12/15 - Student Government Ugly Sweater Day; PTO Holiday Shop 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- 12/18 - K-5 Linkit! Benchmark Testing
- 12/19 - Chorus Practice 8:00 a.m.; K-5 Linkit! Benchmark Testing
- 12/20 - Bells Practice 8:00 a.m.; K-5 Linkit! Benchmark Testing; Chorus Practice 3:00 p.m.
- 12/21 - Pajama Day $1 - K-5 Linkit! Benchmark Testing; PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. - Grandview Elementary
- 12/22 - Early Dismissal for Winter Break - 11:30 a.m.
- 12/25 - 1/2 - District Closed