September 5, 2025

Friday, September 5, 2025

It's been a great week to be a Colt!

Click Here To Know When Photos Are Ready!

Make sure your student has their competition shirt*/jersey!

If your student stays after school for a sport, they will be taking pictures with their team during practice on Tuesday, September 9th.

If you would like to be notified when pictures are ready to view or you would like to purchase Advance Pay Credit please text the access code below to the phone number 90738 or enter the access code in at MY.PHOTODAY.COM.

Boys Basketball Access/Opt-In: PGWC53566

XC-Running Access/Opt-In: PGNF77866

If you'd like your child to have an individual photo taken, please either purchase AP credit at least 12 hours before picture day or instruct your athlete to get in line for an individual picture.

For any questions, feel free to contact Alicia at Alicia@FitzgeraldPhotos.com.

*If your student has not picked up their competition shirt, please have them see Mrs. Mary in the Front Office.

Way to go Ikaikaloa, Everett, and Parker!

Ikaikaloa Vanderpoel (6th Grade)

"Ikaikaloa is always kind to his peers and respectful to his teacher. He is also responsible, coming to class prepared and ready to learn. Thank you, Ikaikaloa, for being a kind Colt!"

- Mrs. Bondarenko

Everett Dwyer (7th Grade)

"Everett is a kind person. You can often seeing him helping other students in the class. He is a hard worker."

- Ms. Barringer

Parker Bursaw (8th Grade)

"Parker went out of her way to invite a new student, sitting alone at lunch, to join her lunch table. She introduced the student to the other friends at the table and had the new student eat with them at lunch. She made the new student feel welcome and not alone."

- Mrs. Rotante

🆘 Homework Help 🆘

Homework Help Club has started!

Homework Help is for any students wanting to stay after school to work on their homework.

All students need to have a Participation Form and Homework Help Agreement on file to participate.

Forms can be turned in to the Front Office or emailed to harmon_mary@asdk12.org.

🐉 D&D Club 🎲

We officially kicked off Dungeons & Dragons this week!

D&D will be every Thursday from 4:15-5:45pm in Room 108.

All students need to have a Participation Form on file to participate.

Forms can be turned in to the Front Office or emailed to harmon_mary@asdk12.org.

Gruening Middle School students have the opportunity to participate in a STEM focused trip to Boston, Massachusetts!

We will travel after school gets out for summer, June 1-6, 2026!

On this amazing trip, we will explore Boston, one of our country's most iconic cities, to experience incomparable learning moments in the field of STEM. Your students will participate in a Stage One Robotics and Coding Helicopter Workshop with M.I.T. PhD graduates, along with experiences at the New England Aquarium, Museum of Science, and campus tour of M.I.T. We will explore Boston's most notable attractions including Quincy Market, Fenway Park, and experience whale watching in a different ocean than the Pacific!

WorldStrides has offered student travel opportunities for 50 years with safety and preventative measures to ensure that learning occurs in a safe and fun environment. They have all-inclusive pricing for their trips. Flights, hotels, all food (except on travel days in the airports), excursion fees, other modes of transportation are all included in the price.

Mrs. Serfass is sponsoring and will be traveling with your students on this trip! If you would like more information (pricing, payment plans, income-based scholarships, etc) about the trip, please come to our informational parent meeting next Tuesday, September 9th, at 6:00pm in the Gruening Library.

9/8 - Boys Basketball C-Team, Goldenview Middle School, 7:00pm

9/9 - School & Sport Picture Day!

9/9 - JV & V Boys Basketball, Clark Middle School, 6:00pm

9/9 - Boston Parent Info Meeting, 6:00pm, Library

9/11 - Boys Basketball C-Team, Home Game, 6:00pm

9/11 - Symphony Team Field Trip to Center Bowl

9/11 - Selawik Team Field Trip to Eagle River Bowl

9/15 - Boys Basketball C-Team, Romig Middle School, 7:00pm

9/16 - JV & V Boys Basketball, Home Game, 6:00pm

9/16 - Boys Basketball C-Team, Begich Middle School, 7:00pm

9/17 - XC-Running Meet, Chugiak High School, 6:00pm

9/18 - JV & V Boys Basketball, Home Game, 6:00pm

MAP Testing Schedule:

6th Grade: Done with testing!

7th Grade: 9/11 (ELA)

8th Grade: 9/10 (ELA), 9/12 (Math)

Sports & Activities Practices:

XC-Running: Monday-Friday, 4:15-5:45pm

Boys Basketball: Monday-Friday, 4:15-5:45pm

Baseball: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 4:15-5:45pm

Debate: Tuesdays, 8:00-9:00am, Thursdays, 4:15-5:45pm

Homework Help: Monday-Thursday, 4:15-5:45pm

D&D: Thursdays, 4:15-4:45pm

Jazz Band: Tuesday-Friday, 8:30-9:15am

Looking to Volunteer at Gruening?

Any adults looking to volunteer at Gruening must go through the Volunteer Application process.

*This process must be completed for each school you are wanting to volunteer at. For more questions, you can reach out to perez_tatiana@asdk12.org.

Friday, September 5, 2025

📸 Picture Day is NEXT TUESDAY, September 9th! 📸 📸 Picture Day is NEXT TUESDAY, September 9th! 📸

🏀 Sport Picture Day is Tuesday, September 9th! 👟 🏀 Sport Picture Day is Tuesday, September 9th! 👟

Make sure your student has their competition shirt*/jersey!

⭐ STUDENTS OF THE WEEK ⭐ ⭐ STUDENTS OF THE WEEK ⭐

Ikaikaloa Vanderpoel (6th Grade)

Everett Dwyer (7th Grade)

Parker Bursaw (8th Grade)

📝 Clubs at Gruening! 🐉 📝 Clubs at Gruening! 🐉

🆘 Homework Help 🆘

🐉 D&D Club 🎲

💯 MAP Testing Schedule 💯 💯 MAP Testing Schedule 💯

🧦 Boston STEM Trip 🔬 🧦 Boston STEM Trip 🔬

Gruening Middle School students have the opportunity to participate in a STEM focused trip to Boston, Massachusetts!

Save The Date(s): Save The Date(s):

Have a Great Weekend! 🐎 Have a Great Weekend! 🐎

Looking to Volunteer at Gruening?