Granite Valley Family Newsletter

Students are invited to dress up this Friday in celebration of Halloween.

Rules -

*Follow the Dress Code

*No Masks

*No Weapons

*No Full Face Make-Up

Monday, Oct. 26th -

3:00-4:00 - Reflections Art Program

Thursday, Oct. 29th -

Picture Retake Day

Friday, Oct. 30th -

5:00-6:30 - 5th & 6th Grade Halloween Dance

Monday, Nov.2nd -

3:00-4:00 - Reflections Art Program

Click HERE for online ordering for Picture Retakes

Friday, October 30, 2026 at Granite Valley School from 5:00-6:30pm.

-Drop off at 5:00pm

-Pick up at 6:30pm.

-$6.00 cost - sent in with the permission slip. Either a check made out to Granite Valley School or a payment through GoFan Ticketing using the QR code below. No cash

Permission slip & payment to homeroom teacher by - October 26, 2026.

No student will be permitted to stay without a signed permission slip.

Behavioral Expectations for School Dance Participation

Students are expected to follow all school rules and meet behavior expectations while here in school. Students may not be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities if expectations are not being met. Students are expected to follow the ROCKS expectations while at school and during the dance.

Click HERE for the Permission Slip

Granite Valley School is having its annual Veterans’ Day Assembly on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 9:30am in the auditorium. We are asking students with veterans in their family to please invite their veteran to attend the assembly. The program will be about one hour long and will include a song by the GV chorus, a few readings by students, introduction of veterans by their student host(s). Please use this link to sign up your veteran. Veteran's Day 26-27

In honor of Kindness Month, our fourth graders have an opportunity to spread kindness around the world! We will be collecting school supplies to bring directly to refugee camps in Bangladesh in mid-November. This is an optional activity, and donations of any size are greatly appreciated!
Students will also have the opportunity to write a letter to a child in Bangladesh and, hopefully, receive a letter back from their new friend on the other side of the globe!
What a wonderful way to practice kindness, make connections, and remind our students that even small acts of generosity can make a big difference! Thank you for helping us spread kindness beyond our 4th grade classrooms!

For our Teaching to Trout Program to be successful, we need parent support especially in terms of donating gallons of Poland Spring Water and assisting with the stream study. Please feel free to drop them off at Granite Valley School or send them in with your child.

The K in ROCKS - Kindness

We invite our families to join us in reinforcing the importance of kindness and the positive impact it has on our school community.

One way to encourage children to recognize and appreciate kindness is by asking:

The "Notice" Prompt

"Did you see anyone do something kind today? What did they do, and how did it affect the room?"

When you see acts of kindness in the community, point it out!

By encouraging our students to notice acts of kindness, we help them recognize that even small gestures can make a big difference in someone else's day. The more we notice, celebrate, and model kindness, the more it becomes part of who we are as a school community.

Together, we can help our students grow stronger with every step!

Any student who turned in a reading log will get a free ticket to either game. Students who did not turn in a log are still welcome to purchase tickets.

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GV Student Handbook

October - 10/5-10/9, 10/12-10/16, 10/19-10/23,

September - 8/31-9/4, 9/7-9/11, 9/14-9/18, 9/21-9/25, 9/28-10/2

August - 8/24-8/28,O

July - 7/31

Serenity Greenwood & Myriah Hudak

Principal / Assistant Principal

greenwoods@monsonschools.com / hudakm@monsonschools.com

Granite Valley School

21 Thompson St.

Monson, MA 01057

413-267-4155