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The Grove Grizzly Halloween We are looking forward to our upcoming Halloween Festivities this Thursday! Please review the details regarding the plans for our celebrations below!   Parent Volunteers: Any parent volunteering to help with the classroom parties must submit their name, child’s name, and classroom teacher on the Halloween Volunteer Google Form in order to have a badge pre-printed for entrance into the building. Your badge will be available on the day of the party at our check-in table. If you have not had your valid driver’s license checked by the main office this school year, you will need to come into the office ahead of time to have your I.D. scanned so that a badge can be printed for you. We will not admit adults into the school without a visitor’s badge. This is for the safety of our students and staff and we greatly appreciate the cooperation of our parent community with this procedure!   Parent volunteers will be permitted to go down to classroom to set-up starting at 1:00 p.m.   Lunch: Please be sure to complete the Halloween Lunch Plans Google Form as soon as possible in order to indicate whether or not your child willing be going home or staying at school for lunch on Halloween!   Celebration Details: Exact details and a schedule for the festivities for the day were shared in last week’s Grizzly and can be accessed by clicking on the link to Halloween celebration details.   District Cross Country Meet Participants Congratulations to all of the Grove students who participated in the Districtwide Cross Country Meet for 5th graders and Fun Run for students in Grades K-4! All of our participants are listed below!!!   5th Grade Girls Angelica Hill - 1st Place Female Runner Districtwide Stella Fedij Oreana Kuesis Agatha Malcynski Hope Mullins Julia Schmidts   5th Grade Boys Maddox Sperling - 3rd Place Male Runner Districtwide Adam Abouzeid   Aahan Ananda Koa Franzak Haruki Fujita Jack Riordan Ryan Scott Logan Schmidt Mekyle Vimawala     1/2 Mile Participants Grades K - 4 Landon Whaley, Joshua Nash, Jack Rusin, Joseph Sukel, Varad Nair, Logan Gent, Caiden Feffer, Christos Kazas, Nicolas DiGioia, Max Bosch, Arnav Desai, Arjun Tran, Holden Engelson, Finn Kuesis, Matthew Ortiz, Paxton Hankins, Maive Riordan, Eloise Hogan, Emma Faherty, Adhya Ananda, Kayla Kiss, Amelia Billen, Samantha Long, Cora Schmidt, Brooklyn Cleys, Reese Erickson, Ruby Hogan.     Other Reminders Register for one of the STEM Family Nights by clicking on this link to the Family STEM Night Form! If your child is being supervised by someone while you are out of town, please make sure that the office staff have the contact information for the individuals who will be watching your children before you leave!!   Upcoming Dates Monday, October 28th – Tasty Tuesday Logo Contest Entries Due Thursday, October 31st – Grizzly Groups Thursday, October 31st – K-5 Halloween Parade (1 p.m.) and 1st-5th Parties (1:30-2:30 p.m.), Kindergarten parties 9:20-10:20 a.m.  Friday, November 1st – All School Grizzly Heart Celebration, Pajama Drive-In   Sunday, November 3rd – Daylight Savings Time Ends, Clocks Fall Back Monday, November 4th – MAP Winter Assessment Winter Opens Friday, November 8th – No School for Students, Teacher Institute Day Monday, November 11th – PTO Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Grove Thursday, November 14th – 5th Grade Musical, 6:30 p.m. at Grove Wednesday, November 20th – District STEM Night @ Grove, 6:30-8:00 p.m. **must register*** Wednesday, November 27th – No School, Thanksgiving Break Thursday, November 28th – No School, Thanksgiving Friday, November 29th – No School, Thanksgiving Break   Grizzly Heart Winners - Week 10!         Check out the online store now!!

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The Grove Grizzly Board Approves Distance Learning Plan At its Oct. 15 meeting, the Board approved a Distance Learning Plan for Barrington 220, which would allow students to complete the school day from home on an inclement weather day.   This could eliminate the need to make up days at the end of the school year. The Barrington 220 administration worked in collaboration with the Barrington Education Association (BEA) and Barrington School District Employee Organization (BSEO) on the Distance Learning Plan, which encompasses traditional lesson assignments at home that do not require an electronic device, as well as eLearning (lesson assignments at home that require an electronic device, such as an iPad). Please note, there may be circumstances when Barrington 220 does not implement the Distance Learning Plan during inclement weather and instead decides to make up the day at the end of the school year.  To learn more, visit our Frequently Asked Questions document.   Picture Retakes We will be holding our Picture Retakes on Tuesday, October 22nd from 8-10 a.m. If you would like your child to have his/her picture retaken, please send the original picture package back with your child on October 22nd. No other action is necessary.   Also, any child who was absent for picture day will have their picture taken on Tuesday. For easy online ordering, visit www.ordercp.com and be sure to enter our school code: 10065102. Please be sure to avoid having your child wear green, as a green screen is used in order to enable families to select different background options!   Tasty Tuesday Logo Contest District 220’s sixth annual Tasty Tuesday Logo Contest is underway. Elementary students in grades K-5 are invited to participate in the contest. Entries are due by Monday, October 28th! Please be sure to view the Logo Contest Rules and entry forms in English or Spanish. A contest flier went home with students this week, and Mr. Root will continue to discuss the contest during his art classes!   Thanks for your ongoing support of this initiative, which exists to increase opportunities for students to taste a variety of fruits and vegetables at school and home to promote healthy nutrition habits for life. Research shows that children learn to like new foods through multiple exposures. Check out the Tasty Tuesday Facebook Page for the latest news and updates about the program!!     Halloween Reminders Lunch: Please be sure to complete the Halloween Lunch Plans Google Form as soon as possible in order to indicate whether or not your child willing be going home or staying at school for lunch on Halloween!   Parent Attendance: All parents who are planning on attending the class party, must notify the room parent(s) for their child’s class in order to ensure they have a visitor’s badge printed ahead of time. All visitor’s must have a badge in order to be permitted to enter the school and attend the party. This new practice is intended to ensure the safety of all of our students during the Halloween Celebration.   Celebration Details: Exact details and a schedule for the festivities for the day were shared in last week’s Grizzly and can be accessed by clicking on the link to Halloween celebration details.   Reminders Register for one of the STEM Family Nights by clicking on this link to the Family STEM Night Form! If your child is being supervised by someone while you are out of town, please make sure that the office staff have the contact information for the individuals who will be watching your children before you leave!!     Upcoming Dates Monday, October 21st -Cross Country Meet, 5th grade: 1 mile, Kindergarten – 4th grade: ½ mile run, 4:00-5:30 p.m. @ Beese Park Tuesday, October 22nd – Picture Re-take Day Friday, October 25th – School Store Open during lunch hours!!! Monday, October 28th – Tasty Tuesday Logo Contest Entries Due Thursday, October 31st – K-5 Halloween Parade (1 p.m.) and 1st-5th Parties (1:30-2:30 p.m.), Kindergarten parties 9:20-10:20 a.m.   Sunday, November 3rd – Daylight Savings Time Ends, Clocks Fall Back Monday, November 4th – MAP Winter Assessment Winter Opens Friday, November 8th – No School for Students, Teacher Institute Day Monday, November 11th – PTO Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Grove Thursday, November 14th – 5th Grade Musical, 6:30 p.m. at Grove     Grizzly Heart Winners - Week 9!         Check out the online store now!!

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The Grove Grizzly Family STEM Night The District 220 STEM Teachers are hosting a Family STEM Night! This year, the night will be duplicated on two dates so that families can choose the one that will work best for them. Each family is asked to choose ONE event. Both will have the same activities. The events will be offered as follows:   Wednesday, November 20th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Grove!!!! Or Thursday, February 13th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Roslyn Road   The focus of the Family STEM Nights this year will be engineering. Each event will be self-paced with activities for grades K-5. Please make sure students bring their iPads! Registration is required for this event and spots are limited. All students must be accompanied by an adult. Register by clicking on this link to the Family STEM Night Form!   Halloween Reminders Lunch: Please be sure to complete the Halloween Lunch Plans Google Form as soon as possible in order to indicate whether or not your child willing be going home or staying at school for lunch on Halloween!   Parent Attendance: All parents who are planning on attending the class party, must notify the room parent(s) for their child’s class in order to ensure they have a visitor’s badge printed ahead of time. All visitor’s must have a badge in order to be permitted to enter the school and attend the party. This new practice is intended to ensure the safety of all of our students during the Halloween Celebration.   Celebration Details: Exact details and a schedule for the festivities for the day were shared in last week’s Grizzly and can be accessed by clicking on the link to Halloween celebration details.   Reminders The sign-up for our fall Parent/Teacher Conference will be closing this Sunday, October 13th. Please click on the link below for directions to our sign-up platform “Meet the Teacher” in order to sign-up if you have not already done so. Grove “Meet the Teacher” Parent Guide in English Grove “Meet the Teacher” Parent Guide in Spanish   Upcoming Dates Sunday, October 13th – Conference Sign-Up Window Closes Monday, October 14th – PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. in the MPR Wednesday, October 16th – 4th Grade Field Trip to Opera in Neighborhood @ BHS Wednesday, October 16th – Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 16th – Box Top Collection Window Closes Thursday, October 17th – No School for Students, Parent/Teacher Conferences 12-7 p.m. Friday, October 18th – No School for Students Monday, October 21st -Cross Country Meet, 5th grade: 1 mile, Kindergarten  – 4th grade: ½ mile run, 4:00-5:30 p.m. @ Beese Park Tuesday, October 22nd – Picture Re-take Day Thursday, October 31st – K-5 Halloween Parade (1 p.m.) and 1st-5th Parties (1:30-2:30 p.m.), Kindergarten parties 9:20-10:20 a.m.       Grizzly Heart Winners - Week 8!     Our Fall Book Fair will be back at Grove during Parent Teacher Conferences! Please consider volunteering for this wonderful event!      Check out the online store now!!     Here is the latest box tops update: Due to there being no school next Friday the 18th....please have all your clipped box tops turned in by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16th! You can continue to scan your receipts till the end of the month, but the clipped tops must be turned in. App totals to date: $39.70