Attendance Week Award
Today wrapped up the Fifth annual campaign proclaiming September as Attendance Awareness Month for Attendance Works. Grove Avenue was included the 29th Annual Attendance Week competition this year. The Top Ten Award Ceremony, where 41 schools were honored for their top ten placement was held this morning. Miss Boskelly and one of our 5th Graders who had perfect attendance last school year, represented Grove Avenue at the ceremony and received a certificate for FIRST PLACE for attendance in the medium school category.
Congratulations and thank you to everyone for your dedication to ensuring the students at Grove Avenue are present each day to learn and grow! The commitment of our community to a strong education for our students is what continues to make Grove such a wonderful school where students eagerly attend each day!
Bullying Prevention Month
October is Bullying Prevention Month and Grove will be participating in various activities throughout the month in order encourage our school community to work together to increase awareness of bullying on children of all ages and prevent and stop bullying. The first Monday of each October is Blue Shirt Day® World Day of Bullying Prevention™ which signifies the importance of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month each October. Grove will kick-off bullying prevention month by participating in Blue Shirt Day on Monday, October 2nd. We will also provide education and awareness through classroom lessons and other school activities throughout the month. Additional information regarding all school activities will be shared as the month progresses.
Change in Lunch Options
A few changes have been made to the lunch options that are being offered early next week, as well as, the number of lunch options that will be offered for the rest of the school year. The changes for Monday and Tuesday of next week are listed below. It is important to note that starting on Monday, there will only be two lunch options offered each day instead of the three options that have been offered thus far. This means that the “Fun Lunch” will no longer be a daily offering. It will sometimes be offered as one of the two options for lunch on given days, but it will not be a third option that is always available. With that said, salads and Sunbutter sandwiches will continue to be offered each day in addition to the two daily hot lunch choices.
Tuesday, October 3rd – Choice A: Lasagna Style Pasta Bake
Choice B: Three Cheese Whole Grain Wrap
Conference Sign-Up
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 18th from 4-8 p.m. and Thursday, October 19th from 1-8 p.m. Links to sign-up for parent conferences will be shared next Friday. Please plan to attend conferences for your child(ren) in order to communicate with their teacher on their progress thus far this school year.
Social Global Studies Curriculum Parent Survey
We are currently undergoing a curriculum review of our social-global studies curriculum and are requesting your input. We hope you will complete this survey for our social studies curriculum steering team. The data from this survey will allow us to review your feedback and input as we create our units of study in social-global studies for our elementary students. We thank you for your time. The survey will close on Thursday, October 5th. Click here to take the survey.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, October 2nd – Wear a Blue Shirt for the kick-off of Bully Prevention Month
Tuesday, October 3rd – 3rd grade Field Trip to Naper Settlement
Wednesday, October 4th – Friday, October 6th – 5th Grade Outdoor Education
Thursday, October 5th – NO Running Club due to Outdoor Education
Friday, October 6th – Cubs Spirit Day, wear your favorite cubs gear or colors
Friday, October 6th – NO STEM Club due to Outdoor Education
Friday, October 6th – Deadline for Eric Litwin Book Orders
Monday, October 9th – Eric Litwin Author Visit, p.m.
Friday, October 13th – PARCC Results sent home to parents for 4th and 5th grades
Monday, October 16th – 5th Grade Cross Country Meet
Tuesday, October 17th – PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m.
Wednesday, October 18th – Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-8 p.m.
Wednesday, October 18th – Scholastic Book Fair
Thursday, October 19th – No School for Students, Parent/Teacher Conference, 4-8 p.m.
Thursday, October 19th – Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, October 20th – No School, Institute Day
Sunday, October 22nd – PTO Trunk or Treat, 3-5 p.m.
Positive Claw Award
Week of September 15th
Week of September 22nd
Great Grove Reads
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
When Jackson was little he had an imaginary friend. His friend was a cat and he named him Crenshaw. That was a long time ago when Jackson was young and carefree. It was before Jackson relied on facts and only facts just like a scientist. Jackson and his family have been struggling since his father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and both he and Jackson’s mother have lost their full time jobs. Now, his mother and father work multiple part time jobs but money is so tight that they have resorted to selling everything that they have. Then suddenly out of the blue Crenshaw is back. Jackson didn’t wish for him or ask for him…. so why does his imaginary friend seem so real? His dog and his sister are noticing something strange in the house....as if they sense that Crenshaw is there too. Maybe Crenshaw is exactly what they all need right now. This is a great realistic book by the author of The One and Only Ivan.
Box Tops Collection for Grove Avenue School is in full swing! A little reminder that the baggies that came home with your student are due back by Friday, October 13th! Please remember to put your students name and teachers name on the baggie! The three students to turn in the most Box Tops will get a $5.00 gift certificate to use at the Grove Avenue School Scholastic Fall Book Fair!
Thank you for clipping and for all of your support!
Any questions, please contact Dionne Boulos at Missdeehartz@hotmail.com
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