Week 4 Newsletter

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The Grove Grizzly A Note from the Office  Thank you to all of our parents who attended our Back to School Night on Thursday! It was great to have the opportunity to connect with parents and share our visions and goals for the school year!   Principal/Parent Book Study During my presentation on Friday, I invited all parents to join me and our Assistant Principal, Laura Boskelly, for a Parent/Principal Book Study using the book Grit by Angela Duckworth. Please click on the RSVP link to indicate whether or not you will attend either the evening or morning sessions that we are offering. The RSVP is simply for planning purposes for us to determine the space at Grove where we will host the conversations and how to best set-up for the event!   Family Pictures We are offering the opportunity for Grove families to come in on two different evenings to take family pictures to be added to our collage of Grove Families in the main hallway of the school. The pictures will be taken on Wednesday, September 27th and Thursday, September 28th from 5:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Click on the link to choose a time slot in the Sign-Up Genius. Hurricane Harvey Relief We are extending our collection for Hurricane Harvey Relief for one more week.  Please consider helping with phase one, by purchasing supplies for students of the same grade that your child is currently in this year. I have included the specific school supply lists for each grade at Rhodes School below. Any cleaning supplies or toiletries are welcomed, and you may also provide monetary donations by providing cash or Visa gift cards that will be used to purchase vouchers for school uniforms. On average, the school uniforms cost $45-$50 for both boys and girls. Additionally, monetary donations intended to help with the shipping of supplies are needed. Please contact Mrs. Matthews via phone or e-mail if you are willing to help with shipping.   Kindergarten Supply List 1st Grade Supply List 2nd Grade Supply List 3rd Grade Supply List 4th Grade Supply List 5th Grade Supply List Upcoming Dates Monday, September 18th – 3rd Grade Field Trip to Grigsby Prairie Monday, September 25th – PTO Room Parent Meeting, 9:15-10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 26th – 5th Grade Outdoor Ed. Parent Info. Night, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 27th – Family Picture Night Thursday, September 28th – Picture Day for Students and Family Picture Night Thursday, September 28th – 4th Grade Field Trip to Stillman Nature Center Wednesday, October 4th – Friday, October 6th – 5th Grade Outdoor Education   Positive Claw Award  Week of September 8th Week of September 15th Great Grove Reads Save me A Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan This book is told through two points of view. Joe has learning problems and has been the target of the school bully since the start of the school year. So, when a new student arrives and becomes the bully’s newest target Joe cannot say he isn't a little relieved. Ravi has just moved to the U.S from India. He has always been considered very smart. He is only one of two students from India at this school; Dillon Samreen is is the other. Ravi is sure that he and Dillon will be good friends after all they share many similar experiences. However, Dillon is the school bully and soon Ravi becomes Dillon’s newest target. Joe and Ravi never thought that they would become friends since they have many differences but friendship can cross any boundary. This is a good story that shows sometimes a great friend is the person that you least expect and all it takes is getting to know someone to get a friendship started. This book is nominated for the 2018 Illinois Bluestem Award. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grove-Avenue-School-Library/330160290370450 Final Days to Purchase Spiritwear!  The Grove Avenue Spiritwear webstore is now open for business!! We have 21 styles to help you show your love for Grove Avenue School! This year we are going paperless, so all orders will be placed online. The ordering process has been made easy by following 3 easy steps: 1. Go to  https://www.headsupapparel.com/ 2. Click "Find Your School" and enter Grove 2017 3. Show your school spirit and start shopping! Click on photos to see additional colors! Help Support Grove Great Lakes Scrip Center Gift Card Program Helping raise money to support our school is easier than you think! Simply order gift cards through the Great Lakes Scrip Center Program (www.shopwithscrip.com) each month and Grove will receive a percentage back from each card purchased!   Gift cards can be used for your own daily shopping or also as gifts for others!   How to Register To place your order, you need to first create an account. Go to www.shopwithscrip.com and click on the Register button at the top of the page. Next, click on Join a Scrip Program. You will then need to enter our organization’s unique enrollment code. Grove Family Enrollment Code: 4386953B56688 This code allows the ShopWithScrip system to link your account activity with our organization. Next, fill in all the required information and click Register. You will be asked to select two challenge questions and provide answers, which will be required if you forget your password. Keep in mind that your answers are case-sensitive. Using ShopWithScrip.com You can manage your account through your Dashboard, which you can access by clicking the Dashboard link at the top of any page. From here, you can check your account activity, change your profile and password, add, remove, and modify organizations you belong to, and read coordinator announcements. You can also run your own order and rebate history reports and view or print any ScripNow® eCards that you’ve previously ordered. It’s Easy to Order  You can log-in and place orders a few different ways: Shop Tab: Looking for a gift? Not sure what’s available? Click Shop at the top of the page and use this feature to sort through products and browse by category, card type, or rebate percentage. Express Order: Know exactly what you want? Quickly add the items to your cart using this feature. Shopping Lists: Order the same products each week? Add these items to a shopping list for easy ordering, then set reminders so you get an email when it’s time to place another order. Orders are due Friday, September 29th and the cards can be picked up in the office on Monday, October 9th. If you would like the cards to be sent home with your child please email elvmahoney@yahoo.com. If you have any questions, please contact Elvira Mahoney at elvmahoney@yahoo.com. Thank you for helping support our school! B·Strong Together Parent Coffees   Please join B·Strong Together for some FREE parent coffees in September and October.  These valuable and insightful educational programs will help enhance the health and well-being of Barrington-area children and youth in mind, body and spirit.   Visit www.bstrongtogether.org to register for these FREE educational events.   Helping Your Child Through Tough Times Thursday, September 28 @ 7pm Barrington Area Library Meeting Room   Join B·Strong Together, Rita Rippentrop (Executive Director of Barrington Youth and Family Services) and Anne Gulotta (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Board Member, Co-Chair of the AFSP High School and Middle School Outreach Committee, and past Board Member of HERE in Barrington) as we view the AFSP film "More Than Sad" with facilitated conversation with Rita and Anne. "More Than Sad" teaches parents to see the signs of teen depression and other mental health issues, ways to initiate a conversation with your child about their mental health, and how to get help.   Tech Talk for Parents Wednesday, October 11 @ 9:30am Barrington Area Library Meeting Room   Join Mandy Burbank, LCSW from AMITA Health/Alexian Brothers Behavior Health and Angie Berthlesen, owner of Social Me Savvy and Social Media Savvy Parents as we discuss the intersection of technology, social media, child development, and parenting.  Mandy will bring her expertise as a licensed clinical social worker to discuss how technology interacts with the social and emotional development of children and how we can use that information to inform our parenting.  Angie will discuss the latest trends, updates to social media sites, and the safety concerns such as Snapchat's new feature that lets anyone see your child's location.  Parents will leave the presentation with helpful information about child development and technology, as well as tips for managing your child's technology use that you can apply in your own family.   2017 B220 Educational Foundation Alumni Legends Event   This year’s Barrington 220 Education Foundation’s Alumni Legends event is a celebration of Barrington High School Performing Arts.  The event titled, “Standing Ovation” will be held on Thursday, October 5 at 6:30 pm.   The program will feature the following noted Barrington High School alumni: actor, singer and dancer Colleen Zenk, classical pianist Marta Aznavoorian, and actor and singer Robby Kipferl. In addition, actor, director and producer Jeff Galfer and Broadway actor Katrina Lenk will participate in the event remotely.    Please join us as we say “Bravo!” to the Barrington High School Fine Arts department. After the program at Barrington High School, we will be hosting a reception at Barrington’s White House beginning at 7:45 pm.  Visit www.220foundation.org to learn more about the event and to purchase tickets.