Week 8 Newsletter

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The Grove Grizzly A Note From the Office   Thank you to all of our families who contributed to the collection of supplies and funds for Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas, specifically, the students at Rhodes School of the Performing Arts. Almost twenty large boxes were sent to the school along with letters and cards from our students!   Blueprint 220   A Chance to Weigh in on the Future of Our Schools What do you want our schools and our community to look like five, 10, 20 years down the road? The board of education plans to hold a special meeting to discuss the Blueprint 220 initiative, where all community members will have a chance to learn more about possible Blueprint 220 concepts and ideas. The interactive meeting will feature videos and student performances. It will start at 6:00pm on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at Barrington High School.    Parent/Teacher Conferences Our first session of parent/teacher conferences are coming up this week. By now, all parents should be signed-up for a conference for each child. Please contact your child’s teacher or call the school office if a last-minute issue arises with the conference. The opportunity to meet with every child’s parent to discuss individual student growth and development is a priority to our staff and critical to our school/home connection and the success of our students. Please click on the Parent Toolkit for what to expect at conferences and how parents can prepare for conferences.   Principal/Parent Book Study During my presentation at Back to School Night, 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 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!   Upcoming Dates 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 – PTO Scholastic Book Fair Thursday, October 19th – No School Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1-8 p.m. Thursday, October 19th – PTO Scholastic Book Fair Friday, October 20th – No School for Students, Teacher Institute Day Sunday, October 22nd – PTO Trunk or Treat, 3-5 p.m. at Grove Monday, October 23rd – Kindergarten Field Trip to Crabtree Tuesday, October 24th – 5th Field Trip to the Challenger, 2 classes Wednesday, October 25th – Unity Day, Wear Orange for Bully Prevention Thursday, October 26th – 5th Grade Field Trip to the Challenger, 1 class   Saturday, October 28th – Chess Without Borders Tournament @ Grove Monday, October 30th – 5th Grade Band Field Trip Tuesday, October 31st – Halloween, Parade – 1:00 p.m. and Parties – 1:30-2:30 p.m. Calling all 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Singers We are starting choir at Grove! The choir is open to all third, fourth and fifth grade students who love to sing. The Grove School Chorus will meet in the music room on Tuesdays after school from 2:40-3:30. Our first rehearsal will be Tuesday, October 24th. There will be no rehearsal on 10/31 (Halloween). There is a $15 fee associated with the school chorus assessed through the Student Portal. This fee covers the cost of a T-shirt, music and an accompanist for our concerts. It also pays the entrance fee to the District Choral Festival. Traditionally the Grove Grizzly Singers perform at the Holiday Musical, the Annual District Choral Festival (Sunday, March 18th from approximately 12:30-6:00pm) and Success Night. We will also sing at other school functions as needs arise or as we are invited. If you would like to join Grove’s Choir, please use this QR Code or follow this link:   Great Grove Reads Soar by Joan Bauer There are several things that are unusual about Jeremiah. 1) He was adopted by Walt, the man who found him in the office coffee room. 2) When he was younger Jeremiah needed to get a heart transplant. 3) He loves baseball. When his dad is transferred from St. Louis Missouri to Hillcrest Ohio they are both nervous. Besides everything that goes into starting at a new school it also means that Jeremiah will need to find a new cardiac team in their town... and that part is a really big deal. Jeremiah loves baseball and his new town loves it too. It seems like it’s a great fit. Then the high school team is accused of using performance enhancers and suddenly no one wants their child to play baseball anymore. This seems ridiculous to Jeremiah who would play if he could.  Jeremiah and a group of kids from town decide to start their own baseball team; no adults just them. As they gain steam they are met with a lot of resistance from parents, and other teams. But Jeremiah learned, when he had his heart transplant, to never give up and nothing is going to stop him now. This is a great book about perseverance. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grove-Avenue-School-Library/330160290370450  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bring a Can/Box of Food and Wear a Hat on Wednesday We are collecting food for the Barrington food pantries to help them get stocked for the cold winter months. The Barrington food pantries serve families in our community. Please bring in a can or a box of food to donate to the food pantry and you can wear a hat on Wednesday. Wish list items are: Canned Spam, chicken or tuna, small canned hams, peanut butter/jelly, small boxes of white or brown rice (not instant) canned fruit and oatmeal. Spirit Wear Sale Thank you to everyone who ordered spirit wear during our Fall sale!  Our order has arrived and will be sent home shortly! If you missed the fall sale, visit us at next week's Book Fair! We will have select styles available for purchase! Also, shop for more spirit wear styles using the following Heads Up Spirit Shop link throughout the school year. All items purchased with a Grove logo will earn our school 15%! Get Ready for the Holiday Season! Holiday Card Season is approaching!  Consider ordering from Shutterfly/Tiny Prints using our school storefront! Each purchase through this link earns Grove 13%!  Shop HERE!   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 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 will be due Friday, October 27th and the cards can be picked up in the office on Monday, November 6th.  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!