Principal's Letter

Hello Grant Families,

October is Disability Awareness Month! In our last newsletter, I shared some information about Disability Awareness Month. This past week, we celebrated White Cane Day at Grant! Students had the opportunity to work with our Teachers of the Visually Impaired to experience what visual impairments feel like. Ms. Rooney and Ms. Carlson brought some friends with them who helped students complete a lap around the multi-purpose room using a white cane while blindfolded. Students had a great time and have a new appreciation for others with visual impairments. Below we included some pictures from this awesome day!

It was so great to see so many of you at our Family Fun Night and at our Trunk or Treat. I am so glad to be a part of such a friendly community!

Love,

Mrs. Searcy

Upcoming Events

Oct 31 9:30 Late start Monday (breakfast begins at 9:10)

Oct 31 Falling Into Literacy Spirit Week-Pajama Day

Oct 31 3:00 Drummers & Dancers practice

Nov 1 Reading Challenge forms due

Nov 1 Butter Braid fundraiser begins

Nov 1 Falling Into Literacy Spirit Week-Farm Day

Nov 1 3:00 Choir practice

Nov 1 3:00 4 Suits Card Club begins

Nov 1 6:30 T.E.A.M. Grant meeting

Nov 2 Falling Into Literacy Spirit Week-Fall Accessories Day

Nov 2 3:00 EWU Reading Club

Nov 3 7:55 ASB Meeting

Nov 3 Falling Into Literacy Spirit Week-Fall Sports Day

Nov 3 3:00 Multicultural Club

Nov 4 Falling Into Literacy Spirit Week-Classroom Theme Day

Nov 6 Daylight Savings Time ends

Nov 7 9:30 Late start Monday (breakfast begins at 9:10)

Nov 7 3:00 Drummers & Dancers practice

Nov 8 3:00 Choir practice

Nov 8 3:00 4 Suits Card Club

Nov 9 3:00 EWU Reading Club

Nov 10 3:00 Multicultural Club

Nov 10 3:00 Indigenous After School Club

Nov 11 NO SCHOOL Veteran’s Day

Congratulations to our 18 students who qualified for the All-City Cross Country Meet at Ferris High School on October 22!

1st Grade: Oliver, Orwell, Scarlette, Rowan, Nathanie

2nd Grade: Mario, Juju, Beverly Rose, Fabian

3rd Grade: Emily, Yurii, Bradley, Elias, Owen

4th Grade: Suzy, Ian

5th Grade: Ashaniika

6th Grade: Deborah

Falling Into Literacy Spirit Week-October 31-November 4

Congratulations to

October's Citizens of the Month

Congratulations to the following students who earned Citizen of the Month for October. These students were awarded for demonstrating the trait of responsibility.

Preschool: Lyric

Kindergarten: Phoenix, Gail, Khampangh, Julian, and Emi

1st Grade: Ignacio, Nathanie, and Salem

2nd Grade: Na'omi, Mario, Alexa, Azreil, and Ronin

3rd Grade: Rahel, Taylor, Indigo, and Evie

4th Grade: Lotte, Alice, Victoryia, and Leya

5th Grade: Ellis, and Adelaide

6th Grade: Allison, Sam, Dante, and Karen

Grant Elementary Family Assistance Survey 2022-23

Grant Elementary School Counseling Referral Form

Counselor's Corner

Hello Grant families,

It was so much fun to see so many of you at our Fall Family Dinner and Book Bingo Night! It was a great evening and I loved seeing all of your smiling faces.

As we wrap up the month of October, the focus of our counseling lessons is transitioning into learning the important skills of conflict resolution and anti-bullying. Our kindergarten through 2nd grade students get to meet Kelso the Frog and are learning his 9 strategies for solving problems. Students begin with learning the difference between a small “pebble” problem: A problem they can solve on their own using the 9 strategies, and a BIG “boulder” problem: A problem that you need help from an adult to solve. Together we identify adults both at home, and at school who can help us solve BIG problems. Please see the Kelso Choice Wheel to learn more about the 9 problem solving strategies your students are practicing.

Similarly, our 3rd-6th grade students are learning to define and combat bullying. Bullying is saying or doing something to intentionally hurt another person to gain power over them. It isn’t something that happens just one time, it is a repeated pattern of behavior. For a behavior to be defined as bullying it must meet three criteria: 1. The behavior must be intentional, 2. It must be a repeated pattern of behavior, and 3. It involves an imbalance of power. Students are learning the difference between what behaviors are truly bullying, and what behaviors are rude, mean or conflict.

Not only do students learn to define bullying, but they are learning about the 4 different types of bullying, what to do if they or someone else is being bullied, and ways to combat bullying through treating each other with kindness and lifting each other up. Our school has a no tolerance policy for bullying, and we take all reports of bullying very seriously. Ultimately, we work hard to create a school culture where everyone feels safe, accepted, and loved.

Proud to be a Husky!

Love,

Ms. Campbell

Afterschool Activities

Grant offers many afterschool activities for students to be involved in. All activities run from 3:00-4:15. There is an activity bus for

Mondays: Drummers & Dancers

Tuesdays: Choir, 4 Suits Card Club

Wednesdays: EWU Reading Club

Thursdays: Multicultural Club

T.E.A.M. Grant Updates

The next T.E.A.M. Grant meeting is November 1 at 6:30 in the Multi-Purpose Room. Childcare is provided!

We would like to thank everyone who came to the Family Fun Night! We had a great turnout and the night was filled with fun activities and happy faces!

Butter Braids Fundraiser

T.E.A.M. Grant is having their annual Butter Braid fundraiser! Information will be going home with students on Tuesday, November 1. Below is a link to sign up for the online store where you can create an account and share the store on social media and email.

https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/RegisterSeller/e7aca833-4c47-4f42-9366-b10cd92bc5e2

Author Celebration

Mrs. Porche's class enjoyed an afternoon of celebrating each other's accomplishments as authors! They even got to read by the warm fireplace: a perfect fall activity!

Family Fun Night Highlights

We had a lot of FUN at our Family Fun Night! A special thank you to T.E.A.M. Grant for organizing this event along with South Hill Bible. Our families enjoyed a spaghetti dinner and then fun family activities!

Trunk or Treat Highlights

Trunk or Treat was a huge success even thought the weather tried to ruin our fun! Thank you to all who came and went home with lots of candy!

Author Visit Highlights

We welcomed Arnee Flores to Grant on October 20. She shared with our 4th-6th grade students about what it takes to publish your own book. Every student received a copy of one of her books which she autographed for them.