Principal's Letter

Hello Grant Community,

November is Native American Heritage Month! This special month was first titled National American Indian Heritage Month in a joint proclamation by George HW Bush in 1990, looking to recognize the contributions of First Nations peoples to the history of The United States of America. There are currently 574 federally recognized tribes in the US, with 29 whose ancestral homelands reside in what is currently Washington State. At Grant, we have an awesome group of families, students and even some staff that have Native American ancestry!

A few years back, I was introduced to Native Land Digital (www.native-land.ca), a powerful online tool that can help interested parties determine which tribes had ancestral homelands at any location across the globe. Using the tool, you can enter your own home address, or any location of interest. I used the tool and input the address of Grant Elementary School. As I expected, I found Grant Elementary falls in the range of both the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene tribes that historically inhabited this area. Once an address is entered, the map zooms in much like Google Earth. As you explore the site, you can find links to territories, languages, and treaties areas along with links to the specific tribes that inhabited the area before colonists arrived. You can also find hyperlinks for websites to both The Spokane (https://spokanetribe.com/) and Coeur d’Alene (https:// www.cdatribe-nsn.gov/) tribes. Consider trying it out as a family!

Love,

Brittney Searcy

Principal, Grant Elementary

Calendar at a Glance

Nov 11 NO SCHOOL Veteran’s Day

Nov 12 Drummers & Dancers perform @ Fall Folk Festival

Nov 14 9:30 Late Start Monday (breakfast begins at 9:10)

Nov 14 3:00 Drummers& Dancers practice

Nov 15 5th & 6th Grade Field Trip

Nov 15 Butter Braids sale ends

Nov 15 3:00 Choir practice

Nov 15 3:00 4 Suits Card Club

Nov 16 3:00 EWU Reading Club

Nov 17 7:55 ASB Meeting

Nov 17 3:00 Multicultural Club

Nov 18 3:00 Scholastic Book Fair

Nov 21 9:30 Late Start Monday (breakfast begins at 9:10)

Nov 21 3:00 Drummers& Dancers practice

Nov 21 3:00 Scholastic Book Fair

Nov 22 3:00 Choir practice

Nov 22 3:00 4 Suits Card Club

Nov 22 3:00 Scholastic Book Fair

Nov 23 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break

Nov 24 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break

Nov 25 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break

Nov 28 9:30 Late Start Monday (breakfast begins at 9:10)

Nov 28 3:00 Drummers& Dancers practice

Nov 29 3:00 Choir practice

Nov 29 3:00 4 Suits Card Club

Nov 30 Picture Retakes

Nov 30 3:00 EWU Reading Club

Dec 1 7:55 ASB Meeting

Dec 1 Hearing & Vision Screening

Dec 1 Reading Challenge forms due

Dec 1 3:00 Multicultural Club

Dec 2 Toothsavers

No School

There will be no school on the following days:

Friday, November 11-Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 23-Friday, November 25-Thanksgiving Break

Enjoy your time with family and friends. We are so thankful for our students and their families!

Winter Clothes Reminder

Our fall has quickly turned into winter! Please remember that students go outside to recess each day and should be wearing winter attire such as coats, hats, gloves to keep them warm and dry!

Grant Reading Challenge

The leaves are falling, and books are calling! November Reading Calendars have been sent home with your student. If you want to participate, all you need to do is have your child read or be read to 5 days each week. Then fill our your November calendar and return it back to school by Thursday, December 1. Happy Reading!

Scholastic Book Fair

T.E.A.M. Grant is sponsoring a Scholastic Book Fair at Grant November 18-22. You can sign up online for your student to have an e-wallet. The hours of the Book Fair will be:

Friday, November 18: 3:00-5:30pm
Monday, November 21: 3:00-5:30pm
Tuesday, November 22:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/grantelementaryschool21

Butter Braids Fundraiser

T.E.A.M. Grant is having their annual Butter Braid fundraiser! Order forms must be returned by November 15. 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

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 and 4 Suits Card Club

Wednesdays: EWU Reading Club

Thursdays: Multicultural Club

T.E.A.M. Grant Updates

Thank you to all who donated to our Soft Good Drive. We raised $245 to support our staff and students. We will do another one in the spring.

The next T.E.A.M. Grant meeting is Tuesday, December 6, at 6:30 in the library. Please consider joining us, we love having new faces and fresh ideas!

Learning is Fun!

Mrs. Evola's class enjoyed having Gonzaga University's Science in Action team visit and teach them about beaver dams.

Mrs. Mata's class had fun learning with a pumpkin themed day. It was filled with pumpkin sensory bags, pumpkin academic stations and a pumpkin science experiment!

Mrs. Cornmesser's class loved having 5th grade buddy, Samaya, read to them!

Mrs. Kestell's class had a great time reading during our school wide DEAR Time, where every student and staff member was to Drop Everything And Read!

Warm Winter Clothing Drive

Ms. Lipsker and Ms. Schoenfeld have collaborated with neighborhood businesses to help our families keep their students warm this winter. We are looking for gently used coats, hats, gloves, pants, socks and boots. Drop off boxes are located at Perry Street Brewing, South Perry Pizza, South Perry Lantern, and Wishing Tree Books.

If your family is in need of winter clothes, please contact Ms. Campbell, our school counselor.

Grant Elementary Family Assistance Survey 2022-23

Grant Elementary School Counseling Referral Form

Counselor's Corner

Hello Grant families,

I hope you are all staying safe and warm as we quickly transition to the colder weather. Several of our amazing teachers have been working hard to coordinate a warm winter clothing drive, to help ensure that all of our students have what they need to stay warm this winter. Please let us know if your family needs support to get winter gear items, such as a warm coat, hat, gloves, or boots.

I am continuing to go into all classrooms to teach lessons that help students learn problem solving skills and to identify and combat bullying. We are also exploring possible future careers! It has been SO much fun listening to all the amazing career aspirations that our students have. I know that they will grow up to do incredible things!

As part of our district goal of helping students explore career goals in the future, we are happy to announce that our 5th and 6th grade students have the opportunity to attend the 5th Grade Career Fair, on November 15th, 2022. All 5th graders and 5th/6th combo classes in Spokane School District will have the chance to go to the Spokane County Fairgrounds, where they will meet with many amazing volunteers from our community to learn about different career opportunities! Students will then create a project about one of the careers they learned about. One project from our school will be selected to represent our school and will be entered into a district wide contest. Three lucky winners will be announced and will receive a prize from the School Board in February! More to come on this!

November is a new month and with that comes a new Purposeful People Character Trait. This month our character trait of the month is GRATITUDE. One way to think about Gratitude is “choosing to appreciate the people and things in our lives.” Practicing Gratitude can increase our well-being and our happiness. Gratitude is 1 of 3 traits we will focus on throughout the year that helps students Be Well. Throughout the school, students will be developing skills like emotional regulation, positive self-talk, and stress management.

We are practicing Gratitude this month by honoring all of our Veterans. Thank you so much for your service!

Proud to be a Husky!

Love,

Ms. Campbell

Community Christmas Assistance