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October 1, 2024

Hi Grassy Creek Families!

What a great quarter it has been! The students are growing academically, and we are enjoying the opportunity to be with them daily.

This week we completed our first ILEARN checkpoint testing in grades 3-5 which helps to give us a clearer picture of our students' strengths and areas for opportunities. Results will be shared with families once we can generate reports through the reporting system. We look forward to seeing all of our families at our parent-teacher conferences on October 2 & 3.

Many students have enjoyed Warrior Way experiences this past month. It is great to see so many students earning positive rewards and experiences for being responsible, respectful, and safe!

For the safety of students and staff, we ask that students do not bring glass water bottles to school. Glass bottles can easily break and pose a risk of injury.

Our fall break is October 5-20, 2024. We hope you have a wonderful break and make many happy memories. School resumes on Monday, October 21.

Picture retakes will be on October 24th for any students who were absent on the original picture day or for those wanting a retake.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lake & Mrs. Gross

Mark Your Calendars

• October 2 & 3- Parent/Teacher Conferences
• October 4-Two hour early dismissal
• Fall break- October 5-19
• October 20-End of Read-a-thon
• October 24-Paint a Pumpkin Fundraiser
• October 28-November 1-Red Ribbon Week

Families can help fund our Warrior Way store and experiences by contributing to this Donors Choose proposal:

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/help-fund-the-warrior-way-program/8710643/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=directlink&utm_campaign=ifproject&utm_term=unknown&rf=directlink-dc-2024-08-ifproject-unknown

World Mental Health Day is on October 10th. This article is geared towards teachers, but has some ideas of how you can celebrate as a family.

Does your child receive Free/Reduced Price lunches? Has there been an unforeseen emergency in your family? You may qualify for Holiday Assistance. Here is this year's Google Form application.

Monday, October 21, 2024, is the exclusion date for students who are not up to date on their immunizations. Any student who is not current with their required immunizations will not be allowed to return to school until they have received all necessary vaccinations.

Our Grassy Creek PTO is hosting a read-a-thon again this year. This starts on Monday and runs through October 20th. Your student(s) will be bringing home information on how to sign up and get started. Here is an informational video here. We are excited about supporting our students in their reading goals!

Each reader will be able to select rewards from the prize store. The top reader with the most minutes read in each class will be awarded a book token to use in the book vending machine. The class who raises the most money will win a pizza party sponsored by PTO! Happy reading!

The 5th grade played Deal or No Deal for Constitution Day. Students had to solve puzzles, analyze fill in the blank activities, and locate information in the Constitution before picking a briefcase. After each activity, they had to decide to keep their briefcase or trade for a new one.

Meal assistance applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now open! Last year's meal status is valid until 9/12/24 to give you time to apply. Apply online at: https://shorturl.at/WY8MU. For additional questions, please contact the food service office at 317-535-3106.

8:50 Student arrival begins

8:50-9:05 Breakfast served (optional)

9:05 Start Time/Tardy bell rings

3:50 (M,T,R,F) Dismissal for car riders begins

*3:20 on Wednesdays

3:55 (M,T,R,F) Dismissal for bus riders begins

*3:25 on Wednesdays

• Due to limited space, we will host lunch visitors on Fridays only

• Preregister for your visit using this LINK.

• Enter through and check in at the front office. Be sure to bring an ID for scanning in. We will keep IDs while you are in the building.

• All visitors will eat in the LGI (large group instruction) room.

• Parents may only eat with their children, not their children’s friends/classmates.

• Your non-school aged children may attend if applicable; please do not bring family friends or non-immediate family relatives. These guests should be seated at the lunch table.

• Please refrain from bringing fast-food/restaurant food for yourself and your student. If you are bringing their lunch, it should mimic a “traditional” sack lunch. They can also eat the lunch provided by the cafeteria while you enjoy a sack lunch.

• If you purchase an adult lunch from our cafeteria, please pay with cash ($4.60/ meal). Only adults purchasing a meal will need to go through the line. Otherwise, they should wait in the LGI for their child to join them.

• Please stay in the area set up in the LGI for lunch visitors.

• There are adult restrooms directly across from the cafeteria. Please use them instead of student restrooms. Students should use the student restrooms.

• Once the lunch period is over, please check-out at the office and retrieve your ID before leaving the school. Visitors may not go outside for recess with students.

• Lunch monitors are present to facilitate appropriate eating and behavior. Please refrain from redirecting students that are not yours.

• Do not take pictures of staff or students during your lunch visit. Cell phone use is discouraged.

• Please be mindful that we have limited capacity to host visitors, and that we may experience high demand.

We still need required documents for some of our student files. We are required to have on file for all students a Birth Certificate, Immunization Record, Home Language Survey and a Proof of Residency document. Proof of Residency can be a mortgage or lease statement or a utility bill (gas, electric, sewer, or trash) If you receive a request for these documents from the office or your classroom teacher, please turn those into the main office as soon as possible. We appreciate your help in keeping our records current and up to date!

We are excited that school has started! Some of our staff have made Amazon Wish Lists of items they would like to have in their classrooms for the students. If you would like to contribute to a classroom, we had included their links here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BZAaQtJx_-evNbbMdwmOnN-Q0MP9VnFuD_tsWNGf8Uo/edit#slide=id.g110c08ddead_1_10

Calling all Grassy Creek Elementary Families! Did you know you can raise money for our amazing PTO simply by shopping at Kroger? Kroger Community Rewards is a fantastic program that allows you to support our school with every purchase, at no cost to you!

Here's how it works:

*Create a Kroger Digital Account: If you haven't already, sign up for a free Kroger digital account at https://www.kroger.com/. This will allow you to participate in Community Rewards.

*Link Your Kroger Card: Once you have a digital account, link your Kroger Plus Card to it. This ensures your purchases benefit our PTO.

*Choose Our PTO! Search for GRASSY CREEK ELEMENTARY – PTO or enter our organization number, CT308 and select us as your preferred charity.

*Shop and Earn! Now, every time you shop at Kroger and use your linked card, Kroger will donate a portion of your purchase to our PTO!

Why Sign Up?

•Support Our School: Every swipe of your card directly benefits Grassy Creek Elementary and our amazing PTO programs.

•It's Free! You don't pay a penny extra – Kroger donates on your behalf. Just shop as usual!

•Easy to Use: Signing up takes just a few minutes and then you're good to go!

Let's work together to raise money for our school! Sign up for Kroger Community Rewards today!

Spread the word! Share this post with your friends and family who shop at Kroger. The more people who participate, the bigger the impact we can make on our school!

Don't forget: Be sure to search for Grassy Creek Elementary – PTO or use our organization number CT308 when enrolling in Community Rewards.

You can add money to your student's lunch account by clicking here. After creating the account, choose STUDENT FOOD (GCE) and add your student's last name and their 6 digit ID number. If you do not know your student's ID number, please call the office for assistance.

As a reminder, students may apply for meal assistance at any point in the school year. Approved students will always be free now (as we have changed the reduced meal price to $0 effective 1/1/24).

2 Hour Delay Information can be found here.

Clark-Pleasant Transportation Information

Transportation Phone: 317-535-7255

Check out your child’s bus number, pick up and drop off times:

1. Click on the link below: https://versatransweb07.tylertech.com/ClarkPleasant/elinkrp/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fClarkPleasant%2felinkrp%2fStudents%2fBasicTransBoundarySearch.aspx

2. The username is “guest.”

3. The password is “guest.”

4. Type in your address and it will provide the bus number, pick up location, arrival/drop off times.

Our district uses the Here Comes the Bus App

1. Here Comes the Bus is a free product made available to families through Synovia Solutions. Synovia is the GPS tracking system used by our district to monitor bus locations and vehicle diagnostics.

2. Download it in your Google Play or App store.

3. Create a new account.

4. The district code for “Here Comes The Bus” app is 82073.

1. Parent-Student Transportation Handbook

2. CPCSC Alternate Bus Stop Request

1. In order to ensure that your student is transported to an alternate address or child care provider, we request that you submit the following information identified below and allow 3-5 business days from the first day of school for processing. A transportation department team member will contact you with status information. Note, our ability to accommodate will be contingent on space available and bus capacity. First priority will be given to students who are being transported to/from their home address.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_aFPALrwjluVcJpeSd8U1U-g-kP6Is5X7G4Lx7yri_GgQQg/viewform

To improve traffic flow during arrival and dismissal at GCES, we would like families of GCES students to enter school grounds off of Worthsville Road onto Palmore Way (first entrance to CPMS.) Then take your first left before the tennis courts (turn left/west). Continue on the access road to the end of the sidewalk on the north side adjacent to door 8.. Staff members will walk out door 8 to welcome students into the building at 8:50. We will no longer use the front of the building for drop off. Cars should continue on straight to exit the lot.

Clark-Pleasant Early Learning Center is a part of GCES, and their arrival time is 8:45. These families will enter off Sheek Road and line up for drop off in the front of the building,

If students arrive after 9:05 a.m., an adult will need to park and sign their student in at the front office.

Car rider families should enter the same way for afternoon car rider pick up, but stop at the corner that leads to the front drive. A staff member will come out at approximately 3:50 to dismiss students. Students will exit out of door 4. Cars should pull up to the flag pole once dismissal begins.

If your student goes to childcare after school that is not within our GCES boundary, you must register your child for a car rider number as these daycare locations pick up our students in our car rider line. Please stop by the front office to register your child.

If your student attends a daycare that is within our GCES boundary, you will need to complete an "alternate bus stop" form in order for your child to be dropped off at the correct stop. You can access that form here or contact our transportation office at 317-535-7255.

You can help Grassy Creek earn money for our students and staff simply by scanning your grocery receipts! No more clipping and sending Box Tops into school! Just go to https://www.boxtops4education.com/ to create an account, download the app on your phone, and scan your receipts!

Title One School

Email: gcesregistration@cpcsc.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.cpcsc.k12.in.us/o/gce
Location: 2111 Sheek Road, Greenwood, IN, USA
Phone: 317-535-3980
Twitter: @YOUR_GCES