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The Grove Grizzly Grove Spirit Week This year, in lieu of the ABC Countdown that we have done in the past, we have planned a Spirit Week for our last six days together with students! We are looking forward to celebrating the end of the year with a little fun each day during those six days! The spirit days will begin next Tuesday, May 28th and go through our last day of school on Tuesday, June 4th!      Please click on the  link to a spirit week flyer, which outlines the themes we have designated for each of the days! Students are invited to dress up to match the theme each day! Please make sure that your child’s clothing on these days is appropriate for school and that he/she can comfortably participate in all activities that students would normally be expected to complete in a school day!      We are looking forward to a fun and enjoyable end of the year with our students!     Last Day of School Our last day of school for the year will be Tuesday, June 4th! While we are ending on a Tuesday, we will be following a Wednesday schedule on the last day, which means that we will dismiss at 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4th! Please plan accordingly and make sure your child is aware of the plans for that day!   Reminders: Order Math Summer Study Workbooks in RevTracks ASAP!! Registration for next year is open. You must log-in to register on your IC account, you cannot register on your phone! If you are not returning to Grove next year, please contact the main office. Review our School Supply Memo for information about 2019-2020 supplies!! Remember that all students must have their bus tag holders in the fall! A $2.00 fee will be added to IC for lost holders and coils. The lost and found is full! Please come and check it for items before the end of the school year. All remaining items will be donated on Wednesday, June 5th!!    Upcoming Dates Monday, May 27th – NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Tuesday, May 28th – Spirit Week: Tiki Tuesday - Grass Skirts and Flowered Shirts - Dress Hawaiian or Look Decked Out for Summer Wednesday, May 29th – Spirit Week: Wacky Wednesday-Out of the Ordinary Outfits - Crazy Hair, Hats, Backwards Clothes, and Silly Socks Wednesday, May 29th – Senior Graduation Walk @ Grove, 9:15 a.m. Thursday, May 30th – Spirit Week: Throwback Thursday - Throwback to Your Favorite Decade or Era – Dress up as if we were in that time!! Thursday, May 30th – 5th Grade Farewell, 6:30 p.m.  Friday, May 31st – Spirit Week: Favorite Team Friday-Wear a Jersey, T-Shirt, or Uniform from a Favorite Sports Team, College, or Little League Club or Organization Friday, May 31st – Kindergarten Play Performance for Parents in the classroom Monday, June 3rd – Spirit Week: Marvel Monday-Dress Up as Your Favorite Super-Hero Monday, June 3rd – 4th Grade Field Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry Tuesday, June 4th – Spirit Week: Grove Gear Ends the Year!! - Wear a Grove T-Shirt, Grove Spirit Wear, or Barrington Colors Tuesday, June 4th – Last Day of School, Dismissal at 2:10 p.m. 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

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The Grove Grizzly Thank you to our PTO and all of our Parent Volunteers for providing a fun-filled day of physical activities for our students for Field Day! The students loved participating in the events and had a blast!! A special “thank you” goes out to our Field Day chairs Tracy Mylin and Shara Linden for planning this special day for our students!!   Bus Passes and Bus Tag Holders A letter went out to parents from the district earlier this week regarding the bus passes and bus tag holders for next school year. Students will keep the passes and tag holders they have over the summer. Updated bus passes will be provided to students in August at our “Meet the Teacher” event right before school starts. Please note, students must keep the tag/card holder and coil, as they will need it in the fall for the new passes. If the bus tag holders are lost, a replacement fee of $2.00 will be added to a student’s Infinite Campus account.     2019-2020 School Supplies Grove purchases all of the school supplies for the students each year. To cover the cost of the school supplies for the year, a fee of $45.00 will appear in the parent portal in IC with school dues and fees in July.   The only items that families will need to purchase for individual students include a backpack, gym shoes to keep at school for P.E., and a lunch box (if desired). Please view our school supply memo for more details regarding our school supply process.   Math Summer Study Classroom teachers shared links this week with parents to order the Math Summer Study Workbooks. Please be sure to use the link provided by the teacher to purchase a math workbook in RevTracks by Friday, May 24th. Math workbooks will be sent home with students before the end of the school year and the rest of the summer study information for each grade level will be shared with families before we leave for summer break as well.   Last Day of School Our last day of school for the year will be Tuesday, June 4th! While we are ending on a Tuesday, we will be following a Wednesday schedule on the last day, which means that we will dismiss at 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4th! Please plan accordingly and make sure your child is aware of the plans for that day!   Reminders: Registration for next year is open. You must log-in to register on your IC account, you cannot register on your phone!   Upcoming Dates Monday, May 20th – 5th Grade Track Meet @ BHS, 9:00 a.m.   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 Monday, May 27th – NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Wednesday, May 29th – Senior Graduation Walk @ Grove, 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 Monday, June 3rd – 4th Grade Field Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry Tuesday, June 4th – Last Day of School, Dismissal at 2:10 p.m.   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

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The Grove Grizzly A big THANK YOU to all of our families who demonstrated their appreciation for our staff this week through participation in our PTO’s Teacher Appreciation Week activities!! Our staff definitely felt loved this week through the outpouring of special treats, kind words, and thoughtful notes! We are so lucky to have such great parents and community members to partner with us each day! Also, a SPECIAL THANK YOU to everyone who was involved in the renovation of the staff lounge! It has been transformed into such a beautiful space for our staff! I cannot begin to express both the excitement and gratitude that our staff feels for this special gift!   FIELD DAY – FRIDAY, MAY 17TH We are getting excited for our upcoming Field Day this Friday, May 17th!! Please see the official letter with details for the day! Be sure to click on the link in the document to order a sack lunch for your child if you are planning on ordering a lunch from school that day. Please note: that hot lunch will NOT be served on Field Day. Students may only choose the sack lunch from food service or bring a lunch from home for that day.   Reminders: Summer school registration is still open! Visit the Summer School webpage for information. Registration for next year is open. You must log-in to register on your IC account, you cannot register on your phone! Check lost and found! It is filling up again!   Upcoming Dates 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.) Thursday, May 16th – 5th Grade Field Trips to Middle Schools, 9:30 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 – Senior Graduation Walk @ Grove, 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 Monday, June 3rd – 4th Grade Field Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry Tuesday, June 4th – Last Day of School   We are in need of more than 100 volunteers to help with our Second Annual Grove Avenue School Field Day on Friday, May 17th.    Volunteer HERE!!  Please note that a rain date has been set for Friday, May 24th.  The success of this program depends on our volunteers!  We had a great first year field day, so lets recreate that experience for our kids again this year.      You may volunteer for the entire day, and we hope many of you will.  If you are a room parent in the morning session, you may only run a game or treat station in the afternoon.  All room parent helpers will need to stay with their assigned class for lunch from 11-11:40 am.  Each class will need a wagon.  Please email dankmylin@gmail.com if you have a wagon we can borrow for the day.     We are so grateful for all that you do for all our children! Thank you!! Thank you!!      Best Regards,   Grove Avenue PTO 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