Week 12 Newsletter

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The Grove Grizzly A Note From the Office We had a great turn-out at our Annual Donuts with Dads event on Thursday! Thank you to our PTO for putting on such a great event!   A Blueprint 220 Meeting was hosted at Grove on Thursday regarding potential future plans for our facility. If you were unable to attend and would like to learn more about the Blueprint 220 process and view the design concepts that were shared for Grove, please go to the district Blueprint Webpage to access a plethora of resources.   Grove will have a new head custodian starting Monday, November 13th. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Eddie Ledezma to the Grove staff.   Principal/Parent Book Study – Thursday, November 16th Our Parent/Principal Book Study using the book Grit by Angela Duckworth is coming up this Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. Please click on the RSVP link if you are planning to attend. 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! Coffee and snacks will be served!!   Upcoming Dates Tuesday, November 14th – PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, November 14th – Band and Orchestra Concert at Grove, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 16th – Principal/Parent Book Study, 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 20th – 4th Grade Field Trip Tuesday, November 21st – Board of Education Meeting November 22nd -24th – Thanksgiving Break Friday, December 8th – Grove Hour of Code Wednesday, December 13th – Teacher Lunch Raffle Wednesday, December 13th – PTO Jimmy John’s Dine and Share Thursday, December 21st – Winter Music Concert Friday, December 22nd – Winter Parties and P.J.’s December 25th – January 8th – Winter Break January 9th – School Resumes for the New Year Positive Claw Award   Week of October 27th Kindergartener’s Top 5 Things to be thankful for... November is a great time in kindergarten when we are learning about the first Thanksgiving. So, we took a poll as to what the kindergarten students of Grove were most thankful for. Here are their top 5! #5 Electronics - Now that we have one to one ipads in kindergarten this year, the students are enjoying expanding their literacy and numeracy skills! Our enrichment students are having fun coding with Bee Bots, Ozobots, Dash & Dots, and Osmo! #4 Sharing - Sharing is a big part of our school day. We spend time sharing basic school supplies, Free Choice learning toys, and kind words. #3 Food - After learning what the Pilgrims ate on the Mayflower journey,  kindergarten students are very grateful for their good meals at home and healthy snacks at school. #2 Family - We couldn’t survive kindergarten without our loving families! #1 Friends - The friendships we make in kindergarten will be fondly remembered for a lifetime.   Hello from the world of Extended It has been a wonderful start to the school year that seems to be defined by a particularly lively buzz of progress. In math we are all in on fractions. At the third grade level we are about to delve into the structure of a fraction and purpose of that structure for determining value. In fourth grade, a review of that structure is quickly followed by an exploration of adding and subtracting fractions. While in fifth grade, naturally we have progressed into multiplication and division of fractions and how these skills can be applied to the world around us. At all three levels, we have used my trademarked purple construction paper strips to physically represent fractions and then turned these paper creations into the model drawings we are expected to master for each of the four operations. On the reading side, fourth grade has nearly finished our historical fiction unit. With many of the texts having challenging vocabulary the kids have taken great pride in creating an equally challenging and ever-evolving Quizlet vocabulary list. Little did we know at the time we started our list that a new extension, Quizlet Live, would be created making word studies a fun, physical, and exciting game! In fifth grade, we are wrapping up a very reflective research-based essay for the annual Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest. The topic this year centers around Armistice Day which took effect almost 100 years ago at the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918. Students were asked to "discuss the pros and cons this war introduced to society..." A heavy topic, indeed. Though it was a very interesting topic I know we are all looking forward to getting back to more readers choice and the great pieces of literature that the kids have come to expect. Holiday Card Season is here!  Consider ordering from Shutterfly/Tiny Prints using our school storefront!  Each purchase through this link earns Grove 13%! Shop HERE! Extra savings are available too!  Contact bkriordan@gmail.com for coupon codes before ordering!  The Grove Winter Gear Sale is happening now!  Order your winter hats or travel mugs today!  Get an order form here.  Questions about winter gear?  Contact Brigit Riordan at bkriordan@gmail.com Please join us for a family style meal at our Annual Holiday Luncheon - RSVP by December 5th! Our Menu: Insalata alla Francesca Rigatoni Bolognese Salmone al Funghi Tiramisu Fountain Drinks, Coffee & Tea Included Cash Bar Available $28 / Person - Make checks payable to Grove Ave PTO. Free Childcare Available at Grove at 11:15 am. Please note childcare needs and dietary restrictions, if any, in your RSVP Purchase Holiday Gift Cards! 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 holiday gifts for others!  Popular gift cards that are available: Target, Amazon, Bath & Body Works, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Chili’s, Starbucks, Panera, Gap, Dick’s, and iTunes Grove Family Enrollment Code: 4386953B56688 Orders will be due Monday, November 27th and the cards can be picked up in the office on Monday, December 4th.  If you would like the cards to be sent home with your child, please email elvmahoney@yahoo.com.   Thank you to everyone who helped make the Fall Book Fair a great success! We would especially like to thank this year's co-chairs, Sam Cleys and Doris Romans for their leadership! Tracy Mylin Suzy Patno Jennifer Sahinoglu Des Elliott Jen Vakharia Shauna Wilkins Angela Taylor Mary Nash Patricia Cellupica Marina Silverstein Dionne Boulos Page Majewski Jessica Torres Kristi Redlich Alison Schaap Jessica Goczkowski Viviane Raguso Junko Kaneko We would also like to thank all who participated in the "Lunch with a Teacher" raffle. With your support the PTO was able to raise about $1000 that will go towards our new Field Day event this spring. Thank you! The Grove PTO