Gator News!

Hi Ganiard Families!

We have had another great week of learning, exploring, and making new friends! We continue to build relationships with all of our students and help them learn our school expectations.

One big focus this year is on our attendance. While we spend our first two weeks building classroom families, we want every child to experience that team building and know they belong at Ganiard! Student attendance plays a critical role in our school days. If your child is sick or will be missing, please always call the office or email the teacher. Thank you for partnering with us to help every student be successful this school year!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Weber

Each week, we do a couple of "Gator" pulls. If a student is selected, they come down to the office for a special prize! Here are this week's winners!

Ganiard will have two preschool classrooms this year. Both rooms are 5 days a week! If you know someone who is interested, please have them reach out to Ganiard's school office!

MPPS Nutrition Club is a unique community support that provides supplemental, weekend food twice a month to participating students.

If your son or daughter qualifies for free or reduced school meals and this nutritional support is needed, he or she is welcome to be enrolled and participate in the MPPS – Nutrition Club.

MPPS - Nutrition Club is made possible through an amazing partnership with the Community Compassion Network and Greater Lansing Food Bank. Financial support is provided by generous donations from many community members and organizations including Mount Pleasant City Women’s Club, Mount Pleasant Area Community Foundation, First United Methodist Church and many other local businesses and groups. In addition there is a multitude of volunteers who donate their time to make this program happen.

To enroll your child in the MPPS - Nutrition Club, simply complete Mount Pleasant Nutrition Club form in Final forms or click on the enrollment form below. You must also complete the Education Benefits form in Final Forms.

Form to complete for Nutrition Club

All medication forms are available for pickup from the office. If you would like a copy emailed to you please call us. All medication forms are also available on the MPPS website. Please click the link below to access the MPPS School Nurse Resources page to access all of our current health guidelines.

SACC (School Age Child Care) Before School Care

Before school care is provided by SACC. They can be reached at 989-775-2340 ext. 25120 for more program information and registration.

PEAK After School Care

After school care is provided by PEAK. They can be reached at 989-779-5331. For more information on the after school program please click on the link below.

We will continue to utilize Final Forms for all of our enrollment and record-keeping purposes. Please update your information and complete all documents in Final Forms annually. Ganiard Elementary and MPPS communications will come in the form of emails, messages and phone calls based on the information in Final Forms. If your information is not accurate you may miss important communications.

2026 - 2027 School Year - Breakfast and Lunch are free for all students!

Please use the following link to review the breakfast and lunch menus provided by Southwest Food Services: Breakfast & Lunch

Dietary Restrictions

If your child has a food allergy or dietary restriction, please document that information in Final Forms and call the school office. We will send home a Dietary Restriction Form, which must be completed and submitted to Pullen so our Food Services Department can modify available meals and supply the specific foods your child requires. Once received, we will ensure both your child's teacher and the food services team are fully informed to keep your child safe.

September 4th - 7th - No School

October 5th - No School

October 15th - Parent/Teacher Conferences

If you would like to volunteer at Ganiard Elementary, help with popcorn, join your child on field trips, or volunteer in the building for events, you must fill out the volunteer application on the MPPS website.

This does need to be completed yearly.

Please consider joining our amazing Ganiard PTO. Meetings are open to all Ganiard families. PTO is involved in many projects and events throughout the school year, as well as various fund raising efforts that benefit our students and staff.