GVS Family Newsletter
November 17th, 2023
Poetry Phone
The 5/6 grade tech team has finished their major project for the year - an old manual telephone that has been converted to a "poetry phone" using an arduino with an SD Card and built-in mp3 player. Pick up the receiver, you receive a greeting prompting you to press a number on the keypad, which selects one of 9 readings of a poem from Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends". The poems can be swapped out by changing the files on the SD card, so the phone will hopefully become a fixture in the GVS Library.
February 6, 2026
Dear Grantham Village School Parent/Guardian,
Each year, New Hampshire public and chartered public schools are required by state law (RSA 193-C) and federal accountability laws (Every Student Succeeds Act) to assess students using a standardized assessment. These assessments help evaluate student progress and guide instruction. To learn more, visit the New Hampshire Department of Education’s Office of Assessment webpage.
At Grantham Village School students in grades 3 through 6 will participate in the English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) and Mathematics assessments. Our 5th grade students will also be assessed in Science. Grantham Village School will administer these assessments in May. It is beneficial if you try to avoid scheduling appointments or vacations during the testing dates. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and good breakfast, prior to testing. Let us know if your child will not be here on the scheduled testing date as we need to arrange for a makeup time.
