Grove Avenue Principal Blog

Thank you to all of our room parents who planned and facilitated our Halloween Parties this past week! Also, thank you to our parents who donated items for the parties, volunteered at the parties, and came out to cheer on our students at the parade on Tuesday. Our students had a blast and it was a great day of celebrating and having fun together as a school!

Donuts with a Grown-up

The PTO is still in need of Volunteers to help make this event successful. Since admission allows only one grown-up per family, volunteering is a great way to still be part of the fun! https://tinyurl.com/DonutVolunteer2023

Tickets (& mugs) will still be available for purchase at the door - we look forward to seeing you there!! You can order your mugs here: https://tinyurl.com/GroveAveDonuts2023

GROVE Cold Weather Procedures

Our weather is starting to shift and get colder with our first sightings of snow last week on Halloween, so we want to make sure parents are aware of our procedures for students being outside as it gets cold! During the winter months, our students will go outside for recess as much as possible. If the temperature or wind chill is zero degrees or below the students will remain inside for recess. When the wind chill or temperature is above zero students will be outside. As a result, please be sure to send your children to school fully dressed to be outside for recess. It is also recommended that students bring layers such as sweatshirts and sweaters to take on and off throughout the day. Please be sure to put your child’s name somewhere on all items so that they can easily be identified and returned to students if they drop them or lose them in the school!

I am hopeful that more snow will not be upon us for a while, but wanted to share our procedures for recess when there is snow. In order for students to play in the snow at school, they must have a winter coat, snow pants, boots, gloves, and a hat or earmuffs, as we want them to stay dry and be able to return to the classroom in the afternoon and concentrate on learning. We will try to have extra items for students at school in case they forget, but it is beneficial for students to bring all of these items each day during the winter so they are prepared no matter what. When there is enough snow on the ground, students will be able to participate in sledding at school, so they must be properly dressed! In addition, students should have a pair of gym shoes to wear during the school day while in class and in order to participate safely in P.E. each day.

Report Cards for the First Marking Period

Our first marking period was over last week. As a result, our teachers are currently working on report cards and the reports will be released to parents electronically via the Infinite Campus (IC) Parent Portal at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21st. Report cards are NOT printed in paper form, as we went GREEN several years ago, so parents must access the reports via IC.

Attendance the Week of Thanksgiving

School is in session for two days during the week of Thanksgiving. It is important that students are in attendance on Monday, November 20th and Tuesday, November 21st!

Barrington Giving Days

Barrington Giving Day is a Non-Profit organization that invites families in the 220 School District to a Giving Day event where they receive food, warm coats, hats/gloves, blankets, books, toys, and other much-needed items. Over 900 families in our community are in need of help. There are collection boxes in the main entrance of Grove where new or gently used/like new items may be dropped off from now until December 1st. Our PTO will be sponsoring a special classroom lunch celebration for the class that donates the largest number of books for the collection. Students should take book collections directly to their classrooms, any other items can be placed in the collection boxes!!

Upcoming Dates

Thursday, November 9th - Donut with a Grown-Up Event, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, November 9th - 3rd Grade Field Trip to see The Jungle Book Play @ BHS

Sunday, November 12th - Winter Spirit Wear Order due for Holiday delivery!!

Monday, November 13th - PTO Handmade Holiday Event (students must be registered)

Tuesday, November 14th - PTO Handmade Holiday Event (students must be registered)

Thursday, November 16th - 5th Grade Musical

Tuesday, November 21st - November PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m.

Tuesday, November 21st - Report Cards Available for Parents in IC, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, November 22nd - NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, November 23rd - NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Day!!

Friday, November 24th - NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break