GVS Family Newsletter
November 17th, 2023
We love every minute with our GVS students!
Arrivals after 8:30 are marked tardy.
Recess Brooms
Looking to donate something to GVS? We would like brooms and dustpans for kids to use on the playground walkway.
Words, Words, Words
A strong vocabulary is crucial for reading comprehension, effective communication, and academic and professional success. It serves as a foundation for understanding and expressing ideas, with research showing a strong link between vocabulary knowledge and the ability to grasp complex texts and think critically. Building a robust vocabulary through effective instruction and exposure to language is essential for all areas of learning and life.
Importance in communication and learning
Enhances comprehension: A wide vocabulary is essential for reading comprehension. Students need to understand 95-98% of the words in a text to fully grasp its meaning.
Enhances comprehension: A wide vocabulary is essential for reading comprehension. Students need to understand 95-98% of the words in a text to fully grasp its meaning.
Improves expression: Having a rich vocabulary allows individuals to communicate more precisely and effectively in both speaking and writing.
Fosters deeper thinking: Words are the building blocks of thought, so a more extensive vocabulary enables more precise and nuanced thinking and reasoning.
Boosts academic performance: Vocabulary is a strong predictor of academic success. Students with larger vocabularies tend to perform better across all subjects because they can better comprehend what they read and hear.
Blue Wave Taekwondo in Grantham – Winter Session Registration NOW OPEN
Taekwondo is a Korean based martial art and has been an Olympic sanctioned sport since 2000. Practitioners learn kicking, punching and blocking techniques which are applied to forms, self defense, sparring and breaking. A typical Taekwondo class is a full body workout, consisting of stretching, calisthenics, aerobic and anaerobic exercising. Workouts vary from basic techniques and
paddle kicking to sparring and board breaking.
Classes Meet Mondays & Wednesdays @ The Grantham Town Hall, 300 Route10S.
CLICK HERE for more information and to register!
After School Ski & Ride Program at Whaleback Mountain
Stay tuned for more information about Grantham’s After School Ski & Ride
Program at Whaleback. Our tentative day for the program is Wednesdays. The
start date is projected to be the first Wednesday in January and run until Feb.
break. More information and the registration link will be available as soon as the
program dates are set.
Grantham’s Annual Tree Lighting - Saturday, Nov. 22 nd at 4:00 pm
Cookies, Crafts, Cocoa, Caroling and FUN. Kick off the Holiday
Season with friends, neighbors, and community at help light the
tree!
Grantham Town Hall. Sat. Nov. 22 nd 4:-5:30
Additional Details Here - Holiday Tree Lighting
