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The Grove Grizzly Our emergency drills this past week for Safety Week were a success and we had many conversations with our students about how to respond in emergency situations. We will continue to have these conversations as a staff and with our students throughout the school year. We still have two more fire drills that we need to complete this fall, as three are required. We will have one drill with the Barrington Fire Department during Fire Safety Week in October and one more, which will be unannounced. We will meet with our Grizzly Groups one time per month throughout the remainder of the school year to continue our important work of building and maintaining relationships and connections between our students and staff!   Parents can continue to support our efforts by following safety guidelines that we have set for our students and staff at Grove. The following safety measures for Grove are ones that we ask you continue to help us implement: All guests must enter through the main entrance by the office and sign-in and receive a visitor’s badge. Please do not enter the building at another entrance even if it is before or after school. Any student arriving after 8:00 a.m. must come to the main office entrance to sign-in and receive a pass from the office. This not only helps us account for students who may be marked tardy in their classroom, it also helps us ensure that the building is secure, as there is not an adult to monitor the door at the Grove Avenue entrance after 8:00 a.m. All students should be dropped off and picked up at the Grove Avenue entrance in order to keep cars and busses separate from another. All students and parents should cross at the cross walk on the Grove Avenue side of the building during arrival and drop-off. Parents are also encouraged to continue conversations with students about things like fire safety at home, stranger danger, and pedestrian and bike safety in students’ neighborhoods.   Rett Awareness Campaign and Fundraiser Success!!! Thank you to everyone who supported the Rett Awareness and Fundraising Campaign that Grove was involved in over the past few weeks! Between Grove, BHS, and PHS about 1,000 t-shirts were sold to support the cause!!! It was fun to see Grove families out at the football game on Friday evening as well!!   Parent/Teacher Conferences Our fall Parent/Teacher Conferences are quickly approaching this coming month! We will be holding our conferences on Wednesday, October 16th from 4-8 p.m. and Thursday, October 17th from 12-7 p.m. Please be sure to plan accordingly in order to attend conferences during the conference days that have been designated by the district for teachers to meet with parents. This is a valuable time to discuss the individual growth and skills of your child, as well as, work together with the teacher to plan and set goals toward your child’s individual progress.   Parents will be receiving a link via e-mail next Monday, October 7th to log on to our electronic sign-up platform called “Meet the Teacher” in order to choose a specific day and time to attend conferences. When parents log on, they will be able to sign-up for conferences for multiple children and for any staff member that works with their child including our art, gym, and library teachers. In addition, all related services staff members will meet with parents separately from the conferences with classroom teachers. As a result, parents can also schedule conference times with our Social Worker, Speech and Language Pathologist, Reading Resource Teachers, English Learner Teacher, Special Education Resource Teachers, and the Extended Teacher.   Upcoming Dates Monday, September 30th – 5th Grade Challenger Field Trip (2 classes) Tuesday, October 1st – Choir Practice after school for 3rd – 5th Graders Wednesday, Oct. 2nd – Friday, Oct. 4th – 5th Grade Outdoor Education Saturday, Oct. 5th – BHS Homecoming Parade and District Office Open House Monday, October 7th – 5th Grade Challenger Field Trip (2 classes) Monday, October 7th – Conference Sign-Up Window Opens Wednesday, October 9th – Tae Kwon Do begins after school for registered students Thursday, October 10th – Kindergarten Field Trip to Crabtree Nature Center (2 classes – rain date) Thursday, October 10th – 5th Grade Maker Breaker Club Begins Thursday, October 10th – STEM Club Begins after school for 1st-4th grade students (more info. to come!!) Sunday, October 13th – Conference Sign-Up Window Closes Monday, October 14th – PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m. in the MPR Wednesday, October 16th – 4th Grade Field Trip to Opera in Neighborhood @ BHS Wednesday, October 16th – Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-8 p.m. Thursday, October 17th – No School for Students, Parent/Teacher Conferences 12-7 p.m. Friday, October 18th – Box Top Collection Window Closes Friday, October 18th – No School for Students Thursday, October 31st – K-5 Halloween Parade (1 p.m.) and 1st-5th Parties (1:30-2:30 p.m.), Kindergarten parties 9:20-10:20 a.m.      Grizzly Heart Winners - Week 6!         Check out the online store now!!     As of this week, we have $31.90 of online box tops.  This is NOT including the clipped tops you should send in by the October 18th deadline! Please keep on scanning your receipts and clipping any box tops you find! LET'S TRY TO GET TO $50 BY NEXT WEEK!!

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