GPTO (Elementary) HAPPENINGS
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Fall Photo Shoot @ GES
11/4 & 11/6 from 4:30-7:30pm
GPTO teamed up with Old Stage Photo again to offer portrait sessions
Cost: $25 for 1 pose, $40 for 2 poses
*Cash or check (made out to the GPTO) due at the time of the event.
Includes: 1 8x10 portrait and 1 digital image per pose.
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Winter Gear Drive
Donate by 11/20
Pick up 11/22 & 12/9 - 6-7:30pm
If you have hats, mittens, gloves, snow pants, or any other winter gear that no longer fits your children, please donate them! You can drop off any gently used winter gear at GES by 11/20. GPTO will wash, sort and set out in the GES lobby for anyone to take, for free! Why waste money on brand new winter gear when you can get like-new gear for free? Reuse!
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Community Bingo Night
11/21 from 6-7:30pm
Join the GPTO in the GES for a night of good old fashioned family fun for the annual Bingo Night.
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PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Groton Elementary will be hosting parent-teacher conferences on Friday, November 22. This is a great opportunity to talk with your child's teacher about how he or she is doing in school, share strategies that work at home and at school, and come up with a plan on how to work together to best support your child. Research shows that students with involved parents are more likely to have higher grades, regular attendance, and better social skills. We hope that you are able to stop by and chat for a bit! If you weren't able to sign up at Open House, you can sign up directly with the teacher or there are signup sheets in the main office. Please call if you need assistance!
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Fall Sports Highlights
Congratulations to all our fall sports teams. A special congrats to the girls' varsity soccer team for being the IAC Small Schools champions. Good luck to all our teams and athletes that are continuing on in the post season!
A huge thank you to John Brehm for allowing us to use his beautiful pictures that capture our athletes in action!
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STEAM Snapshots
Check out what our STEAM students have been up to this past month. Also listen to what our students think about the STEAM lab space and the impact it has had on their learning and educational experience as a whole.
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"Socktober" a Success
Ms. Worthing's 3rd graders participated in "Socktober" this fall with the goal of collecting 250 pairs of socks to donate to our local homeless shelters. The students took the lead in all aspects of the "Socktober" campaign including creating flyers, doing announcements, collecting socks, and writing thank you letters. Their hard work paid off! They collected over 300 pairs of socks to donate! Awesome job!
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS
We'd like to start an "Alumni Spotlight" where we highlight our amazing alumni and share more about their success since graduating from Groton High School. Please nominate a graduate today (self-nominations are welcome as well)! We will share the "Alumni Spotlights" in our monthly e-newsletters.
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NETWORKING CONNECTIONS
Interested in sharing your passion with our students? We want to hear from you! Whether as a guest speaker, host for site tours or student interns, or supplier of case studies or simulations for students to work on... help us inspire our student to discover their passion. Please complete the form and join the GCSD Networking Connections directory.
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Adam Berkowitz
9th & 10th Grade Math
Mr. Berkowitz used to teach in Minneapolis, MN where he grew up. He got married this past January. He and his wife, who just started her PhD studies at Cornell University moved to Ithaca this summer.
A fun fact is that Mr. Berkowitz did his student teaching in Quito, Ecuador.
On a personal note, he loves the outdoors, is an avid runner and a huge Minnesota sports fan.
Mr Berkowitz has enjoyed that, "Every day has been different, and there is never a dull moment."
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Liz Fuller
Elem. Band & 7th & 8th Grade General Music
Ms. Fuller grew up in New Jersey, but has lived in Ithaca since she graduated from Ithaca College. She taught for eight years in Corning at the Alternative School for Math and Science. She actually did her student teaching at Groton over 10 years ago!
Ms. Fuller is married with a 20-month-old daughter and a little dog named Tela. She is also a huge Harry Potter fan and has read the series many times!
In her own words, "Everyone has been so welcoming since I started at Groton! The students are amazing and I already feel at home."
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Todd Martin
STEAM Building Trades &
7th Grade Technology
Mr. Martin comes to education through a non-traditional route. He spent the last 25 years in the building trades field, specifically, HVACR.
He grew up in Endicott, NY, but has traveled all over Europe. He and his wife, Lori, have two boys, Ryan and Kyle. They also have a Lhasa Apso (dog breed) named Chloe.
Mr. Martin loves the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He is also a huge Rams fan. He has officiated wrestling for 20 years.
He is excited that his students "really enjoy being able to do the 'hands on' projects."
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GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WWW.GROTONCS.ORG
400 PERU ROAD, GROTON, NY 13073
(607) 898-5301
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