The Jr Bulldog Pride

Last week, we had our first PTO meeting! We want to thank those families that were able to come. If you were not able to attend, no worries! There will be more opportunities to get involved!

Moving into this week, we need your help to ensure our students get every minute of their learning time this week. Our school-wide goal for attendance is to have 93% or more of students at school every day and on time. Our attendance average has dropped from 94.4% to 93%. Let's try to make sure our Jr. Bulldogs are at school, everyday! We are going to have another phenomenal week!

It's Red Ribbon Week!

Wednesday, 10/25

-Read to Achieve Testing for selected 4th graders. Parents were notified by letter last week.

Looking Forward:

October 30 - November 3

• Book Fair

Tuesday, 10/31

• Book Character Dress Up
• 3rd - 5th PBIS Behavior Reward - Movie Time!

We are always looking for volunteers to support our teachers and students in different ways. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to our front office!

Please see this link for details about referring a child to the Academically/Intellectually Gifted Program. All referrals must be made by November 21, 2023.

• 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.
  

We will let you know should the schedule need to be changed.

Families that wish to send in a special treat to the classroom to honor their child’s birthday must pre-arrange this with the classroom teacher 24 hours in advance. Treats for celebrations must be dropped off in the office. Please check with your student’s teacher to determine if there are any classroom food allergies that should be considered when purchasing food for the class. The teacher will distribute the treats at a time and manner that does not disrupt instruction or the overall workings of the school. The school cannot provide serving utensils. Student birthday celebrations can only include snack items such as cupcakes, donuts, chips, juice boxes, etc. According to state law, any cupcakes or other snacks must be store-bought and labeled. Items such as treat bags, noise makers, balloons, party favors, etc are not allowed. Parents are not allowed in the classroom for this event. Treats for celebrations cannot be brought to the cafeteria during lunch per ABSS food service guidelines. No homemade food items are allowed. Special food from off campus (like pizza) cannot substitute food service offerings.

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Welcome to Grove Park Checklist:

• Complete Forms in PowerSchool

• Review the GPE Student/Family Handbook: English; Spanish
• Meet our Awesome Staff - Take a moment to view video introductions from our staff. Simply click on this link http://bit.ly/3Z26amy, locate your student's grade level to view each grade levels' welcome back video

Grove Park Elementary School

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Phone:336-570-6115

Fax:336-570-6205