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The Grove Grizzly Thank you to all of our families for your support during the IAR Assessments these past two weeks! While we still have make-ups that will be going on into next week, the majority of our students are finished testing and have completed all six of this year’s assessments. We are happy to have these assessments behind us and looking forward to the excitement that the month of May and end of the school is going to bring!   Grove 1st Graders are Making a Difference!!!   First grade students at Grove have been learning about what it means to be a good citizen. The students studied different historical leaders and have seen how they made a difference in the world. The students have decided that they want to make a difference in the world, too! They are partnering with a nonprofit organization called Rock-Paper-Scissors Children's Fund. The RPSCF provides pink bicycles, helmets, safety education, as well as bicycle repairs throughout the year for under-resourced girls in Vietnam.  Riding a bicycle to school instead of walking can save a girl 3 hours a day. Many families cannot afford for their daughters to be gone from the home for the additional 3 hours that it may take to get to and from school.  The bicycles also come with an extra seat in the back to carry another person and a large basket in front. The bicycles are not only used for school transportation, but also help the family go to the market and provide transportation to receive medical care. Grove's first grade students are asking people to sponsor them on a 2 mile walk on Friday, May 10th to raise money for RPSCF. They will walk from Grove Avenue School to Ron Beese Park and then return to the school. All money donated will go to provide pink bicycles for girls in Vietnam. Research shows that when girls become educated the whole community benefits! We walk so they can ride!     Summer School Registration Summer school registration is still open! Be sure to visit the Summer School webpage for information regarding summer school including locations, dates, hours, course descriptions, and the link to register. We do highly recommend that students continue to participate in academic activities over the summer months. As a result, it is often beneficial for students to sign-up for one academic session and one fun session during summer school! Please feel free to contact your child’s classroom teacher or the office for more information or recommendations! UPDATE: Registration for Next Year Online registration for the 2019-2020 school year is open! Please register your child for next year as soon as possible! Please Note: you will not be able to complete the registration on your phone. You must Log-In and access the registration through your Infinite Campus (IC) account.   Lost and Found Believe it or not, the lost and found is already filling up again with jackets since spring break!! Please have your child check it or come in and check for those missing items!!     Upcoming Dates April 29th – Incoming Kindergarten Screening April 29th – 5th Grade Girls/Mom “A Time to Remember”, 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 3rd – Dual Language End of the Year District Celebration, 5:30–8:00 p.m. @ BHS Friday, May 3rd - Incoming Kindergarten Screening May 6th – May 10th – Teacher Appreciation Week Monday, May 6th – Music Recruitment Concert, 8:30 a.m.   Tuesday, May 7th – 5th Grade Musical, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9th – Orchestra Parent Information Night, 3:30-6:30 p.m. @ Countryside   Tuesday, May 14th – 1st Grade Walk to Baker’s Lake Wednesday, May 15th - Kindergarten Music Performance for parents in class (Scanlan’s Class 10:40-11:05 a.m.) Thursday, May 16th - Kindergarten Music Performance for parents in class (Laird’s Class 10:40-11:05 a.m.) Friday, May 17th – Field Day Monday, May 20th – 5th Grade Track Meet @ BHS Tuesday, May 21st – 1st Grade Field Trip to the Zoo Tuesday, May 21st – Success Night & Book Fair, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23rd – Rain Date for 5th Grade Track Meet Friday, May 24th – Rain Date for Field Day Monday, May 27th – NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Wednesday, May 29th - Grove Senior Walk, 9:15 a.m. Thursday, May 30th – 5th Grade Farewell, 6:30 p.m.   Friday, May 31st – Kindergarten Play Performance for Parents in the classroom Tuesday, June 4th – Last Day of School     ATTENTION PARENTS - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED WE NEED YOU. YES YOU!! FIELD DAY MAY 17TH (RAIN DAY MAY 24TH) Sign up genius will be available Monday afternoon.  We need your support for a successful event!  "We already have enough volunteers!" said NO ONE EVER!!               Tracy Mylin & Shara Linden Spring Book Fair Volunteers Needed! 5th Grade Farewell       We need your help to give the 5th graders a memorable send off to middle school! We are looking for parent volunteers to help hang decorations and arrange food donations from 1pm-3pm on Thursday, May 30th. Historically, 4th grade parents help out the night of the event. If interested, we would need help from 5:30pm-9:00pm. Thank you to those parents who have already volunteered. If you would like to help, please contact Tasia Remi at tasiaremi@yahoo.com, Elena at kouruklis.elena@gmail.com or Page at page@wildcatinvst.com