GRAND AVENUE NEWSLETTER
February 2026
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National School Counseling Week - February 2-6
This month’s focus is Honesty. One way to think about Honesty is “being truthful in what you say and do.” Practicing Honesty helps strengthen our relationships and even reduces stress. Honesty is 1 of 3 traits we will focus on throughout the year that helps students Be Well, along with Gratitude and Creativity. Across grade levels, students will be developing skills like emotion regulation, positive self-talk, and stress-management.
During classroom guidance lessons, 3rd graders will be reviewing the importance of being honest when we are feeling unsafe or experiencing unpleasant emotions. Fourth graders will be discussing safe and healthy choices surrounding substances, including tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, and will have a guest presenter, Officer Nick (our Sauk Prairie School Resource Officer). Fifth graders will be exploring the topic of mental health, and their ability to honestly assess their own well-being.
Have some fun connecting as a family this month while practicing Honesty. Here are 2 “PurposeFull Pursuits” you can complete together!
Review Honesty as a family! Honesty is being truthful in what you say and do. Discuss the importance of being Honest and work together to create a family Honesty pledge. Create and decorate a sign together that explains what Honesty means in your family. Have each family member sign the pledge and choose a spot to display it. Refer back to the pledge as a reminder to be Honest and to celebrate when Honesty is practiced!
Set aside some time to gather as a family and check in with each other. Ask each family member, “How are you feeling today?” Practice Honesty when responding and listen carefully as each family member shares. Use the emotion check-in questions to learn more. Challenge yourselves to check in with each other on a regular basis! Emotion Check-In Questions: ● Tell me more about that feeling. ● Why do you think you are feeling that emotion? ● What do you need right now?
Thank you!
Thank you to our families for supporting the Recharge & Restock Shop for the staff and teachers at Bridges and Grand Avenue. We received an overwhelming amount of feedback filled with gratitude from staff and teachers, and it was clear how much joy and much needed light this brought to our schools. Your generosity truly made an impact.
Save the Date for Family Fun Night
Family Fun Bingo Night is happening Friday, March 6 from 6-7 PM at Bridges! Join us for bingo, popcorn, and fun prizes. All Grand Avenue and Bridges families are welcome. We hope to see you there!
Get Involved - Your Way!
Join us for our upcoming GSPie meeting and see how you can be part of our amazing school community! Whether you have a little time or a lot, there’s a place for you. Come learn what we’re about - no pressure, just connection! Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30pm at Bridges. We would love to see you there!
Thank you for supporting our schools,
The GSPie team
What’s the only book award where students choose the nominees and vote for their favorite? Wisconsin’s Golden Archer award does just that. So which book will get your child’s vote?
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Knight Owl and Early Bird
Gib-ber-ish
Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire
There’s a Ghost in this House
These five books are nominees for the Golden Archer Award. This award is Wisconsin's Student Choice Award, where the books are nominated by students and voted on by students only from Wisconsin. Ask your child(ren) if you have more questions. The winner of the Golden Archer is usually shared in March.
I am sure that many of you have now heard in the news that we have had 2 confirmed cases of measles here in Wisconsin, most recently identified in Madison. The most effective way of protecting you and your family against this illness is to make sure you are up to date on your vaccines.
According to the CDC, measles is a highly contagious communicable disease spread through droplets in the air. Symptoms can start with a fever and cough and a few days after contact a rash can begin, typically starting on the face and behind the ears.
If your children are not up to date with the MMR or the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine, please contact your doctor to see about getting this scheduled. You can also contact your local health department. Most child vaccines can be administered free of charge and adult vaccines can be administered with a small fee.
If you are unsure of you or your child's vaccination status, you can look up vaccination records on the Wisconsin Immunization Registry(WIR). If you feel that you have had the vaccine, but can't find the record, you can contact your doctor to schedule a lab appointment to discuss getting an MMR titer drawn. This will let you know if you have immunity or not and if you need to get a booster of the vaccine.
