The Jr. Bulldog Pride
Great things are happening at Grove Park Elementary!
Greetings Jr. Bulldog Families,
We hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. We had a GREAT first week of school last week. Our staff was excited to see all of our returning faces as well as our new students who have joined the Jr. Bulldog Family! There is a lot of important information for families in this week's updates. Please reach out if you have any questions or need anything!
Wednesday, September 4th: First PTO Meeting and Title 1 Parent Meeting 5:00-6:30 (A Zoom link will be posted on Class DOJO if you would like to attend virtually)
Thursday, September 12th: Beginning of Grade 3 Test for 3rd Grade Only
Thursday, September 12th: 5th Grade Parent Meeting for Outer Banks Field Trip
Thursday, September 19th: Orchestra Picnic at City Park @ 5:30
Tuesday, September 24th: GPE Papa John's Night
Saturday, October 5th: PTO Yard Sale at Grove Park
Parents’ Bill of Rights Preferred Name Form:
GPE families,
The “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” also known as Senate Bill 49, requires that schools receive parental notification before any name change regarding students is allowed. By law, schools cannot refer to students by any name other than what is printed on their birth certificate – this includes preferred names or nicknames. Ex: Will for William or CJ for Calvin Jr. Parents that wish their student to be referred to by a preferred name are required to complete the google form linked here. https://bit.ly/3ADshY9
You can also use the QR code below. Teachers and staff will be required to refer to students by their given (birth certificate) name until this form is completed by the parent/guardian. If you have any questions, please call the school.
Thank you
Grove Park needs bus drivers! As you know, we have bus drivers running double routes because there are not enough bus drivers in the district. If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a bus driver, please click the link below for more information!
- School begins at 7:50 a.m. for ALL students Pre-K-5. Students that arrive by car should be in the building at 7:50. To make sure our students have enough time to get in the building, get through the breakfast line and arrive in class to start their day, the car rider line cut off time is 7:49 (cell phone time) each day. If you are arriving on campus at 7:49 or later, you will need to park and walk your student in to the front office to sign them in.
- Changes in transportation - If you need to change your child's afternoon transportation, please call the front office at (336) 570-6115 before 2:00 p.m. Teachers cannot check and respond to messages and emails throughout the day when they are teaching. Please do not expect an immediate response from your child's teacher during instructional hours. Office hours for teachers begin after 3:00 p.m.
- Signing Students out early: If you are signing your students out early (before 2:20 p.m.), you must go inside the front office and check them out. No student early check outs will be allowed after 2:20 as students are beginning to transition for dismissal. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter!
- Lunch Visits- Families may come to eat lunch with your students. Please reach out to your child's teacher 24 hours in advance to let them know you are coming so they can plan for seating. Remember: NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK MAY BE BROUGHT IN. Upon arrival, please sign in at the front office and get a visitor's tag. This must be worn while on campus. All visitors will wait for their child’s class outside the office until their student's lunch time. At the end of lunch, all visitors will need to come back to the office to sign out. Visitors are not permitted to walk down to classrooms.
Lunch visits will end the Monday prior to Memorial Day in May. We look forward to opening this back up and thank you in advance for following the procedures.