Grantham Village School

75 Learning Drive

Grantham, NH 03753

603-863-1681

frontoffice@gvshawks.org

Principal: Kristen Reed

kreed@gvshawks.org

We have a weather station right on the GVS playground that gives the temperature we use to determine if we are inside/outside at recess.

Link:
https://ambientweather.net/share/2B5nwU

We will be using the "Feels like" temperature from this station that incorporates wind chill.

From the Family Handbook:
"There will be outside recess everyday, unless it is raining or below 10° Fahrenheit (with consideration of wind chill)."

Please bookmark the link below for your personal reference.

https://ambientweather.net/share/2B5nwU

Last time we needed a couple of file cabinets, I put it in the newsletter and someone (yikes - I forget who), knew of file cabinets that needed a new home. This worked great, and saved us money!

Once again, before we make a purchase, I am reaching out to see if anyone knows of any file cabinets that are looking for a new home.

If you do, please email our facilities director, Rodney Page at rpage@gvshawks.org.

Every morning at GVS classes watch a morning announcement video. These good morning videos are sometimes created by GVS adults and sometimes by students. They are less than 5 minutes and generally include:

- good morning & well wishes for the day

- happy birthday to ____

- a piece of learning, a joke, a tidbit of information...

Would your family like to participate by creating a good morning announcement for GVS?

There is a sign up at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C45AFA82FA3FF2-53156721-good.

Once you sign up, I will try to remember to email you who to wish a happy birthday to. If I forget, please email me!

Created videos can be sent to Mrs. McFarland (kmcfarland@gvshawks.org).

A reminder that all video content needs to be school appropriate (including no politics or religion). If we question the appropriateness of content, we will not share the video.

Did you know that the gut and brain communicate through

the gut-brain axis, influencing mood, emotions,

and overall well-being?

Quick, pre-packaged, grab-and-go options, while inexpensive and yummy, do not provide any nutritional value. They just fill your kids with empty calories and chemicals that will later lead to health issues, such as obesity, high blood pressure, heart conditions and cancer. Behavioral issues are another side effect of eating these.

Making sure your student has a well balanced diet, especially

while at school will:

• Help them stay healthy during the cold and flu season

• Feed their brains so they can learn

• Feed their bodies so they can grow

• Make them less likely to have mood swings

• Reduce visits to the health office with tummy aches, headaches, etc…

• Help them to grow into amazing adults with fewer health issues

Next time you reach for those processed foods, think about what you are really feeding your child. A healthy gut helps prevent illnesses and diseases in everyone!

Jarrett J. Krosoczka will be visiting GVS on Thursday, November 21st. He’ll be sharing his experience as a writer and explain how he gets his ideas for the many books he has written.

If you would like to purchase one of his books and have it signed by Mr. Krosoczka, please visit this site to place your order. https://highfivebooks.org/pages/grantham-jjk-visit

Books will be signed and delivered to your child on the day of his visit. Please do not send orders to school. All ordering must be done online.

Decoding and encoding are two processes that are essential for reading and writing:

• The process of translating written words into sounds, or reading. To decode a word, you need to understand the letters, the sounds they make, and how they blend together.

• Here are some simple decoding activities you can do at home to help children learn to read:

Practice blending sounds to read words. For example, the word "fast" can be sounded out as individual sounds (/f/…/a/…/s/…/t/) or blended smoothly as /faasst/.

Teach children about word families, which are groups of words with the same ending sound and spelling pattern. This helps children read words they haven't seen before.

Play rhyming games, such as sorting words by endings and asking children to find a rhyme for each word. You can also make up a deck of cards and play a clapping game to help children remember rhyming words.

Read stories aloud to children so they can become active listeners and immerse themselves in the text.

Teach children how to break down words with more than one syllable into syllables.

The process of breaking down spoken words into sounds and writing them down, or spelling. To encode a word, you need to segment the sounds and match them to the corresponding letters.

Here are some simple encoding activities you can do at home to help your child learn to encode words:

Draw a ladder on a whiteboard or use a work mat, and write a word at the bottom. Have your child change the beginning letter of the word to create a new word, and continue building the ladder.

Write a letter on each side of a pair of wooden blocks or alphabet dice. Have your child roll the blocks and say the letter sound and a corresponding word.

Help your child build phonemic awareness and phonics skills by building CVC words letter-by-letter.

Without getting into power struggles.

Or, constantly yelling and punishing.

Go to this link: https://afineparent.com/free-training-video

Thank you to everyone who supported the Three Rivers Wreath Fundraiser! While the order deadline for pick-up has passed, you can still order wreaths for direct shipping until December 1—perfect for sending a little holiday cheer to loved ones near or far!

For those who placed orders for pick-up, your wreaths will be ready on November 30th at the Dunbar Free Library between 5:30 and 7:00 PM. If you’re unable to pick up, we can deliver your wreaths to your home for a $5 donation to the GPTG.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us enrich our students’ experiences at Grantham Village School!

Thank you to everyone who supported the GPTG by ordering artwork.

The original order window is now closed. If you missed the deadline or would like to buy additional products, Original Works has a second phase for ordering. Products ordered in this phase are not guaranteed to arrive before the winter break.

Late Order Window: November 15- Dec 9

Link: https://store.originalworks.com/gallery/

You will need your student access code. If you have misplaced it, contact Erin Ames at erin.ames@gvshawks.org. Please include your child's name when requesting an access code.

• Nov 21 - Author Visit
• Nov 27, 28, & 29 - No School
• Dec 2 - 6 - Scholastic Book Fair
• Dec 3 - 6:30 School Board

Stop by the Grantham Town Building Lobby between Monday, November 25 and Friday, December

20, to mail your letter to the North Pole!

Cookies, Crafts, Cocoa, Caroling and FUN.

All are welcome to kick off the Holiday Season in Grantham at the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Join friends and neighbors at The Grantham Town Building, Lower Level, on Sunday, December 1st

2024 from 4:00-5:30.

Snacks and crafts in the Town Building from 4:00-5:00

Caroling and Tree Lighting from 5:00-5:30.

Dec. 7 – Breakfast with Santa

The Big Guy is coming to Grantham! Start the day in a very merry way on Saturday, December 7th,

2024.

Join Santa and his helpers for breakfast, crafts, games, and more. Don't forget to bring the camera for

a holly, jolly photo opportunity. Grantham Town Building, 8:30-10:30 am

***Admission is Free with the donation of a new, unwrapped gift for any child, age infant through teen,

AND a non-perishable food item, personal toiletry item or baby item (diapers, formula). All GIFT

donations benefit Toys for Tots of the Twin State Detachment Marine Corp League.

Food and Personal Items go directly to the Grantham Food Pantry.

Admission Fee without a gift: $4 per person over age 2

Click Here for additional details on the above Holiday Events

The following registrations are NOW open

Blue Wave Taekwondo in Grantham

Registration for Grantham’s After School Ski & Ride Program at Whaleback is coming soon.

The Grantham Village School third grade class is collecting can tabs for David's House. Please send them in whenever you can. We have collected about 1,400 pounds since we began 20 plus years ago! We drop them off at David's House, where a volunteer brings them to a recycling facility for cash. The money is used to help defray operating expenses. Last year we collected 107 pounds! Let’s see if we can collect over 100 pounds again this school year.

Click on the David’s House link to learn more about this community treasure.

Thank you for your support!