GRES News 3.4.22

March 4, 2022

Good evening GRES families,

I've enjoyed seeing all of our students and staff dress up as we celebrated Read Across America Week in our classrooms. I think today, pajama day, was probably everyone's favorite!

We have many things planned for next week including the start of IAR testing, Kindergarten Registration, two music concerts, SEL day, and a PTO Dinner Night at Chick-fil-A. All GRES students in grades 3-6 participate in IAR testing; please click here for more information from the district.

Registration for incoming Kindergarten students for the 2022-2023 school year will take place on Wednesday, March 9 from 4-7 PM. All parents are asked to go to the school in whose boundaries they reside to register their incoming Kindergarten student. If a parent is unsure in which school's boundaries they live, they can enter their address into our interactive boundary map found at this link. There will be flyers and applications for any parents interested in the district's Dual Language program at each of the kindergarten sites.

If you have children in the Dual Language program, siblings are automatically admitted into Dual Language. However, we ask that all parents go to the building in whose boundaries they reside for registration, and that they complete and submit a program application. This will help ensure that no students are missed when creating rosters for next year's Kindergarten classes.

On March 30, we will hold our annual Dual Language Information Night for any parents of incoming Kindergarteners interested in the program. An English language session will take place from 6-6:45 PM and a Spanish language session will take place from 7-7:45 PM. An RSVP link is available on the flyers available at each school building during Registration, and can be accessed at https://bit.ly/115Dual-Language-info. A decision for an in-person or virtual option has not been made at this moment; we will share that directly with those who have RSVP'd using the information provided on the form.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Michele Breyne

GRES Principal

Meet & Greet

March is social work month and next week is school Social Work Week. Ms. Veronica Lickfelt is the GRES social worker. Students often see her at pickup or drop off, pushing into classrooms, meeting with students, around the building in the hallways, or on the playground. Ask your child(ren) if he/she knows her. Lots of students say she is the feelings teacher or the person who asks about emotions. She is always looking to help students manage emotions and behaviors as well as encourage independent problem solvers. Thank you Mrs. Lickfelt for continuing to be ready and available to help!

SHOUT OUTS!!!

"Just a note to thank everyone involved for the wonderful Orchestra demonstration Concert last evening. My wife and I were impressed at the quality and organization of the whole experience. Sitting next to my daughter, and observing our grand daughter, was such a treat. I am a retired Band Director (35 years) and can tell that the Director and the students were fantastic. Please pass along my congratulations to them. We look forward to observing many more events at your wonderful School District."

"I've had the pleasure to connect with Laura Rapach in our Collaborative Culture cohort this year, and wanted to tell you about the impressive work she's doing in math by personalizing lessons and encouraging student autonomy. Laura recently shared her Digital Math menu for Unit 6.3 and it's such a great way for her students to progress at their pace, to get exactly what they need, and to feel ownership in their math experience. Thanks, Laura, for offering our students this choice board, and for diving into 6th grade Math after your recent work in MS ELA."

"I wanted to let you know what a great job Mrs. Munch is doing and how much we appreciate her as a teacher. My son cannot wait to get to her class every morning and is excited to tell me about his day when he gets home every night. It's very evident that she makes her classroom a fun learning environment for the kids in her classroom! She also responds to my e-mail inquiries so fast I don't even know how it's possible :) and often times it's after working hours. This was a challenging year for everyone and it's nice to know that there are teachers like Mrs. Munch who are still putting in 110% every day! Thank you!!!"

Do you have someone you'd like to recognize or thank? Someone who has gone out of the way for you or your child(ren)? Submit a shout out by completing the Staff Shout Outs or you can email it to mbreyne@y115.org or scountryman@y115.org.

Thank you for helping spread joy! We are looking forward to sharing your responses!