The Jr. Bulldog Pride
Great things are happening at Grove Park Elementary!
Week 38
Greetings Jr. Bulldog Families,
It is hard to believe this is our last family newsletter for the 2024-2025 school year! Our staff and students have worked incredibly hard and made some wonderful memories along the way! Our last week of school is packed with lots of fun events. Please help remind your student that behavior expectations remain the same and misconduct could result in losing the privilege of attending the fun events we have planned. On behalf of the Grove Park staff, we would like to say THANK YOU for your support and sharing your children with us this year. We hope everyone has a fun and safe summer and we look forward to seeing our returning students and families in August!
WEEK 38 AT GPE
**NO SPECIALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR**
Monday, June 2nd : Day 167 of school
Tuesday, June 3rd: Day 168 of school
Wednesday, June 4th: Day 169 of school
Thursday, June 5th: Day 170 of school
Friday, June 6th: Day 171 of school
LOOKING AHEAD!
Monday, June 2nd: EOG Makeup Testing
Tuesday, June 3rd: Field Day (PreK-2nd: 9:00-11:00 and 3rd-5th: 12:00-2:00)
Wednesday, June 4th: PBIS Splash-tastic Party (For students who meet behavior goals)
Thursday, June 5th: K-2 Awards @ 8:15, 3rd & 4th Awards @ 9:15
Thursday, June 5th: 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony - 5:30 @ Grove Park Baptist Church
Friday, June 6th: Talent Show and Last Day of School
May Attendance Challenge!!
Last week's winners:
- For PreK-2nd Grade: Ms. McKenzie's class with 89% attendance!
- for 3rd-5th Grade: Mrs. Harder's class with 95% attendance!
We also have 120 students who had perfect attendance between May 5th and May 30th!! These students will have an opportunity to spray Ms. Horton and Mrs. Ellingworth with silly string AND choose a prize from our GPE Five Below Store!
FIELD DAY 2025 - Tuesday, June 3rd
PBIS Splashtastic Behavior Reward Party!
2nd & 3rd Grade Summer Reading Camp
Select students are eligible for Reading Summer Camp. If your child is eligible, he/she should have brought home and invitation last week. Grove Park students will attend Hillcrest Elementary for summer camp. Bus transportation is available. The dates and hours are below:
Hours and Days:
Student Hours: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
June 10th: Teacher Workday & Open House 5 to 6 pm
June 11th - 13th: Student Days (3 days including Friday)
June 16th - 20th: Student Days (5 days including Friday)
June 23rd - 26th: Student Days (4 days with Testing on the 26th)
Total Student Hours: 72 hours
Bus Transportation for the 25-26 School Year
Does your child need bus transportation for the 25-26 school year? If so, see the flyer below! Act now to make sure you have transportation set up for the first day of school.
PARENT RESOURCES
Click the link below for some great parent resources for during the school year as well as over summer break!
PTO
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
ABSS Code of Conduct
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.
What's For Lunch?
To view the full month's menu, please click here.
Important Reminders
- 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.
Want to Celebrate Your Student's Birthday?
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.
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Grove Park Elementary School
141 Trail One
Burlington, NC 27215
Phone:336-570-6115
Fax:336-570-6205