GRES News 3/12/2021

March 12, 2021

Hello GRES!

It was wonderful to see the excitement of all the Kindergartners who came with their families for Kindergarten Registration; so much energy and enthusiasm! It was wonderful as well to see those who were a bit anxious relax as they had the opportunity to chat with our current Kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Walton and Mrs. Smith! Nice job ladies! :)

This month is full of excitement...intramural sports for 5th and 6th graders are back! See details below and contact the office if you have any questions.

It is imperative that if any member of the household is exhibiting any of the following symptoms, that students attending Y115 schools are required to stay home. Please complete each student's survey accurately, call the school's office to let them know, and follow up with Nurse Rachel regarding next steps!

Fever of 100.4 F, or greater
New onset of moderate to severe headache
Shortness of breath
New cough
Sore throat
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain from unknown cause
New congestion/runny nose
New loss of sense of taste or smell
Nausea
Fatigue from unknown cause
Muscle or body aches

Thank you for your cooperation as we work to continually enhance our services to our families.

Sincerely,

Michele Breyne

GRES Principal

5th & 6th Grade Intramural Sports

The Illinois Department of Health All Sports Policy has set mitigations for each sport and allows in-person athletic activities at various levels of play. In compliance with the guidance, Yorkville will be offering in-person athletic intramurals for coed cross country in April from April 5th - 23rd and coed soccer from May 3rd - 21st for fifth and sixth graders. All athletic activities will adhere to the levels of play allowed per the Governor and strict social distancing protocols will be followed. Masks will be required and students will need to bring their own water bottles.

Completing THIS google form serves as registration for your student and includes information about requirements, timelines and costs to participate. The form will close on Friday, April 2nd. Registered students will receive an email from the building coaching staff by Sunday, April 4th with specific information regarding their sport.

Staff Shout Outs!!!

“My child just returned to Hybrid this Quarter and he is thrilled to be back in her classroom. He loves the way she teaches and provides structure and answers his questions, and makes you feel important.” Thank you Ms. Hanna!

Author Visit

We are excited to announce our next author visit! Shelley Johannes, author AND illustrator of the creative series Beatrice Zinker, will be zooming with ALL of our Y115 elementary schools on March 16th! If you'd like to order a book look for the order form that came home this week, and we hope you jump in to our sock puppet fun, too! Create your own one-of-a-kind sock puppet, and then post a photo or video with it to our Padlet at http://bit.ly/3dETCeV by March 15th, and you will be entered into a raffle to win a pre-order of Shelley Johannes's new picture book, More Than Sunny, releasing in May! (Make sure to include your name and school in the post!) If you have any questions about the above, please email Mary Hamer - [email protected].

HAPPY CREATING, and we are so very excited to "meet" Shelley later this month!

SEAKers

Grande Reserve has joined the SEAKers in completing weekly kindness challenges! SEAKers, which stands for Students Engaging in Acts of Kindness, was created by Mandy Kelly, a 6^th grade teacher in California. The goal of the SEAKers is to “make the world a better place through small acts of kindness”. Each week students will be challenged with small acts such as holding the door open, doing an extra chore at home, or giving someone a genuine compliment. Each week we will shoutout the class with the most SEAKers!

Families are welcome to join in at home too! Check out the SEAKers website and facebook page below!

https://www.seakkindness.com/

https://www.facebook.com/seakkindness/?ref=page_internal

Please send us any photos of your child(ren) doing Acts of Kindness; we'd love to feature them! :)

This week's SEAKer's winner is:

Mrs. Gutzwiler!!!

Future Important Dates

3/16/21 - PTO Meeting @ 4:30pm via Zoom

3/19/21 - 2:35pm dismissal

3/22-3/26 - NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK

Staff & Teacher Feature

We would like to add a special section to our weekly newsletters but we need your help! Each week we would like to give a special "shoutout" to a GRES teacher. Students or parents can nominate a teacher to be included in our "Teacher Feature" section of the weekly newsletter by sharing a reason(s) why they make school a wonderful place to be! Your input can be shared by completing the digital submission form or you can print our paper copy and have your child turn it into the office at school. Thank you for your support, we are looking forward to sharing your responses!

You can either email it to: [email protected] or

complete the: Teacher Feature Digital Submission Form

Hybrid Headlines

All hybrid students will have the opportunity to take the 5Essentials Survey next week.

E-Learning Exclusive

All e-learning students will have the opportunity to take the 5Essentials Survey next week.

Fifth grade e-learning students will need to come to the building to complete the Illinois Science Assessment. Third through 6th grade e-learning students will need to come to the building to complete the Illinois Assessment of Readiness. Stay tuned for the schedule and more information!

Nurse's Nook

Fever of 100.4 F, or greater
New onset of moderate to severe headache
Shortness of breath
New cough
Sore throat
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain from unknown cause
New congestion/runny nose
New loss of sense of taste or smell
Nausea
Fatigue from unknown cause
Muscle or body aches

PTO Information

Upcoming Zoom PTO meetings (Meeting ID: 964 2507 4834, Passcode: 598520):

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN SOME OF THE TIMES!!!

March 16, 2021 @ 4:30pm

April 27, 2021 @ 7:00pm

May 11, 2021 @ 4:30pm

Fox Foodies

Please reference previous newsletters for current information.

Grande Reserve Elementary School | Phone: 630-553-5513 | Fax: 630-553-5030 | www.y115.org