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February 12, 2021

​​​​​​​Grande Reserve Elementary School Families,

We need your help! Many students are entering class after the bell due to the amount of time morning drop-off is taking. Please ask your students to get out after passing Door 23, where the yellow curb starts. We know it's cold outside, but we'd appreciate you helping our students get the most out of their educational day. In terms of parent pick-up, cars must remain in line to pick up their child. Only those who have made previous arrangements due to extenuating circumstances should be parking in the lot.

We are still looking for someone to supervise lunch and/or recess from 1:30-3:30 on Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This opportunity could come with additional hours on given days as necessary. Please contact the office (630-553-5513) if you are interested, or know anyone who is.

Mask update (2/9/2021): Based on additional science, gaitors can be worn as face coverings when there are two layers of fabric. For additional information, see https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html.

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

Sincerely,
Michele Breyne
GRES Principal
Staff & Teacher Feature

Mrs. Ska has been nothing short of amazing this year. We knew after the first day of school that she was going to be a great teacher for our son.... While our son was home, he had the same amount of structure in his day as he would have if he was at school in person. Mrs. Ska communicated the schedule and expectations and we don’t feel that our son missed anything academically.... Thank you Mrs. Ska for everything you’ve done we appreciate you so much!”
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 6th 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!
Please send us any photos of your child(ren) doing Acts of Kindness; we'd love to feature them! :)

This week's SEAKers challenge: This week's SEAKers classroom winners:
Mrs. Janosek,
Mrs. Garretson,
Mrs. Peffley,
Miss Schilling,
and Mrs. Popp
BPAC T-Shirts Available for Purchase
To see the design of the shirts and to purchase, please use this link: https://bpac.logofactoryusa.com/.
Future Important Dates
2/23/21 - GRES PTO Mtg 7:00pm via Zoom
2/24/21 - PTO Dinner Night at Rosati's Pizza in Yorkville
3/10/21 - 2021-2022 Kindergarten Registration
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
Hybrid Headlines
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E-Learning Exclusive
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Nurse's Nook
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PTO Information
Upcoming Zoom PTO meetings (Meeting ID: 964 2507 4834, Passcode: 598520):
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN SOME OF THE TIMES!!!
February 23, 2021 @ 7:00pm
March 16, 2021 @ 4:30pm
April 27, 2021 @ 7:00pm
May 11, 2021 @ 4:30pm
Yorkville Education Foundation Updates
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Fox Foodies
  • There will be a change to the menu for next Tuesday, 2/16/21. We will be serving French Toast instead of pancakes.
Grande Reserve Elementary School | Phone: 630-553-5513 | Fax: 630-553-5030 | www.y115.org