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The Grove Grizzly A Note from Mrs. Matthews Word Study Curriculum Survey District #220 is currently undergoing a curriculum review of our elementary word study curriculum and we are requesting your input. The area of word study includes phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling patterns, vocabulary, and word structure. We hope you will complete this survey for our elementary literacy 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 word study for our elementary students.  We thank you for your time. This survey will close on this coming Monday, October 15, 2018.   Elementary Word Study Survey Encuesta para Familias del Estudio do Palabras   Family STEM Night Mr. Wager and the District 220 STEM Teachers are hosting a Family STEM Night on Thursday, November 8th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Roslyn Road School. All Lines, Grove, Rose, and Roslyn families are welcome.  Students will explore and show what they are learning/learned at the different grade levels this semester in STEM classes. Registration is required for this event and spots are limited. Students must be accompanied by an adult. Register by clicking on this link to the Family STEM Night Form!   Halloween We are looking forward to having a great Halloween this year at Grove! Below is information regarding our Halloween festivities; please read the section about costumes carefully.   Lunch – October 31st   At 11:00 a.m., students may be picked up if it is easier for them to dress and eat lunch at home.  Please do not expect your child to leave before 11:00 a.m. Students do not need to be signed out, but if you plan on picking your child up for lunch, be sure that you have indicated this option by clicking on the link to the Halloween Google Form.  There will be adults supervising the parking lot during the 11:00 pick-up and by the Grove entrance. Please focus on safety! Students should return to school by 12:15 p.m. If your child is staying at school for lunch, please send your child's costume to school. Lunch and recess times for students staying at school will be adjusted and students will change into their costumes following lunch and recess. Please be sure to communicate if your child is staying at school by indicating this option by clicking on the link to the Halloween Google Form.    Parade – October 31st   Our morning kindergarten class will wear costumes to school and have an indoor school parade and a party in the morning, before going home. Our parade for all day kindergarten through 5th grade will begin at 12:30 p.m. and will follow the route below: o   Leave from the Grove door and travel north to Wisconsin. o   Travel east on Wisconsin to Summit. o   Travel south on Summit to Yale. o   Travel west on Yale to Cook. o   Travel north on Cook to our parking lot entrance. o   We love parents and guests cheering us on.  We will be back at school at about 1:00 PM If it rains, we will parade in the school hallways.   Party – October 31st – 1:00-2:00 p.m. After the parade, students will return to classrooms for our fabulous room parties organized by our PTO room parents.   Costumes Please review the following guidelines when selecting a school Halloween costume for this year: Students in half day a.m. kindergarten may wear their costumes to school in the morning. Students in all day kindergarten -5th Grades should not wear costumes to school, as they will go home to change into costumes or change after lunch and recess. Consider safety and the appropriateness of a costume for an elementary school. Costumes involving fake blood or violent attributes are not allowed. Look-alike weapons are prohibited on school grounds as noted in the student handbook. Masks are a safety concern, and therefore, will not be allowed. Please keep face paint to a minimum as students need to be easily recognized and often become uncomfortable. Examples of appropriate face paint include: cat whiskers, Harry Potter’s scar, “eye black” on an athlete, etc.   We hope to create a safe and fun event for our students, so thank you for your cooperation!   Reminders The sign-up for our fall Parent/Teacher Conference will be closing this Monday, October 15th at 3:00 p.m. 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   Please click the link to participate in the Elementary Food Survey that the district is currently conducting. You can confidentially share your thoughts in the survey and rate other participants’ thoughts until Oct. 17th.   Upcoming Dates: Monday, October 15th – Deadline for Box Top Contest Monday, October 15th – 5th Grade Cross Country Meet @ Beese Park, after school Tuesday, October 16th – PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, October 16th – Cross Country Meet Rain Date @ Station/Lines Wednesday, October 17th – Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8 p.m., Book Fair  Thursday, October 18th – No School: Parent/Teacher Conferences 12-7 p.m., Book Fair Friday, October 19th – No School Sunday, October 21st – PTO Trunk or Treat, 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, October 30th – Picture Retakes Tuesday, October 30th – Learning App Demonstrations for Parents - 6:00 p.m., Screenwise Speaker: Dr. Devorah Heitner Presentation, 7:00 p.m. @ Prairie Wednesday, October 31st – Halloween Parade 12:30 p.m. and Parties 1:00 p.m.   Tuesday, November 13th – Principal/Parent Book Study, 6:30 p.m. in the Art Room     Positive Claw Winners Week of September 24th  Just a quick reminder to keep collecting your Box Tops! Our contest ends on Monday October 15th, so be sure to send in your bags of Box Tops (with your child’s name clearly marked) for a chance to win one of three gift certificates to the Book Fair! Thanks!   The Grove Avenue School Book Fair will be held Wednesday, October 17th & Thursday, October 18th.  Please consider signing up for a volunteer shift! https://tinyurl.com/GroveFallBookFair2018 The success of these events are not possible without your support.  Thank you! ~Doris Romans & Samantha Cleys, Book Fair Co-Chairs The Grove Ave PTO is providing delicious dinners for our terrific teachers and superb staff during Parent/Teacher conferences on Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th. We need your help. Please sign up to bring in items, help with set-up, or help with clean-up. We truly appreciate your support. If you sign up to donate nonperishable items, you may drop the items off beforehand in the school office. Please label the item with your name and parent-teacher conference.  Congratulations to our early registration winners! Mia Navarro (Goebbert's Farm) and Bardo Guillen Jr. (Tom's Farm Market) for winning the gift certificate from our sponsors! You will be contacted via email how to claim your prize. Save the Date for The Grizzly Ski Lodge Parent Party!  It’s time to Save the Date for Grove’s Parent Party! The Grizzly Ski Lodge themed silent auction and dinner is on Friday, February 8, 2019.  Please keep an eye out for packets that came home in your child’s backpack this week. The packet will include information on sponsorship, donations and advertising. Looking forward to a great night! ~Dionne Boulos & Kelly Asper, Parent Party Co-Chairs