Principal's Letter

Hello Grant Families,

Welcome back! I hope each of you had a fun and restful spring break. It has been wonderful to see smiling students and adults back in the building ready for the final sprint to the end of school. Only two months to go!

Here are some important updates as we finish up the 2024-2025 school year:

Each spring in the state of Washington, all students in grades 3-5 take the Smarter Balanced tests in Math and ELA. Students in grade 5 will also take the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS). Families can visit Smarter Balanced and WCAS for more information about the tests. Our students will begin testing in May. A more detailed calendar will be sent to families in the coming days.
Enrollment for the 2025-2025 school year is underway! Please make sure our office staff has the most up to date contact information for your family. Also, if you have some new neighbors, or incoming kindergarten or preschool students, please remind them to register!
Our lost and found is overflowing! Please stop into the front vestibule to collect any lost items. We will be clearing out the lost and found next week!

Also, Congratulations to some very special students! Hser Law Eh W., Eugene H. and Matthew W. Have all earned the perfect attendance award! These three students have done such an amazing job being at school and on time every day. Please remember the importance of consistent attendance as we finish our school year. More research on why attendance matters can be found here at www.attendanceworks.org.

Have a great weekend!

Love,

Mrs. Searcy

Principal, Grant Elementary

Calendar at a Glance

TONIGHT!

5:00 ASB MOVIE NIGHT

(Doors open at 4:30)

Monday, April 21

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

3:00 Drummers & Dancers practice

4:30 Pizza Night at The Grain Shed (benefitting T.E.A.M. Grant)

Tuesday, April 22

School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

3:00 Choir

3:00 PBS KIDS ScratchJr

7:15pm Set for Success Volleyball

Wednesday, April 23

7:30am Running Club

3:00 Our Beautiful School Art Club

Thursday, April 24

3:00 Indigenous Club

Friday, April 25

7:30am Running Club

Monday, April 28

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

3:00 Drummers & Dancers practice

Tuesday, April 29

2:00 Native Ed Assembly

3:00 Choir

3:00 PBS KIDS ScratchJr

7:15pm Set for Success Volleyball

Wednesday, April 30

7:30am Spring Running Club

3:00 Our Beautiful School Art Club

3:00 Free Soccer Clinic

Thursday, May 1

School Principals Day

3:00 Multicultural Club

Friday, May 2

School Lunch Hero Day

7:30am Spring Running Club

2:10 Citizen of the Month Assembly

Upcoming Events

May 5-7 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6 T.E.A.M. Grant Meeting

May 10 Grant Night at the Spokane Indians (Family Feast & Fireworks Night)

May 11 Mother's Day

2025-2026 Registration Now Open

Kindergarten and new student registration is now open for next year! Please register online or come by the office. The following is a list of paperwork to upload or bring in to the office to complete the registration process:

Birth certificate (students must be 5 years old on or before August 31)
Medically verified immunizations records
Proof of residency (this can be a utility or phone bill)

Registering now helps in preparing for classrooms next year. Please help us in our planning efforts and register your child as soon as possible. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to register their child too!

https://www.spokaneschools.org/page/school-registration-2025-26

Way to Go, Huskies!

Congratulations to Mrs. Estes, Ms. Lipsker, Mrs. Kestell and Ms. Kim's classrooms for earning 60 Yellow Paws! Extra recess and frozen treats were enjoyed as their reward!

Extra Curricular Activities

Grant offers many extra curricular activities for students to be involved in. There is an activity bus in the afternoons for students who are eligible to ride the bus and have registered to ride.

Mondays:

Drummers & Dancers (for 3rd-5th grades, from 3:00-4:15)

Tuesdays:

Choir (for 3rd-5th grades, from 3:00-4:15)
Set for Success Volleyball (for 4th-6th grades, from 7:15-8:30pm)

Wednesdays:

Spring Running Club (for K-5 grades, from 7:30-8:00)
Art Club (for 3rd-5th grades, from 3:00-4:00)

Thursdays:

Multicultural Club (for 3rd-5th grades, every other Thursday from 3:00-4:00)
Indigenous Club (for American Indian or Alaska Native students, twice a month, from 3:00-4:00)

Fridays:

Spring Running Club (for K-5 grades, from 7:30-8:00)

Order Spokane Indians Baseball Tickets

Interested in Volunteering?

If you are interested in volunteering for a field trip or helping a teacher in the classroom, you must fill out an online application and be approved as a volunteer. The volunteer application is NOT mobile friendly. Please complete the application on a desktop device. It can take up to a week for an application to be approved. For more information, visit https://www.spokaneschools.org/page/volunteer. (If you've previously filled out a paper volunteer application, you'll need to update digitally after the end of this year.)

Attendance Line

If your student is going to be absent from school or arriving late, please call the attendance line to report the absence or tardy. Please remember to include your student's name and the reason for their absence. The phone number is 509-354-2818.

SPS HEART Program

If you or your family has had a loss of housing, remember that you may be eligible for the HEART program’s support and services. We work to provide educational stability for students that are staying in temporary or transitional living situations. Please give our office a call at 509-354-7302 or check out our website for more information: https://www.spokaneschools.org/page/heart-program.

Download the New SPS Mobile App!

The SPS mobile app is the go-to place for news, events and lunch menus. Soon, parents may use the mobile app for two-way communication with teachers and coaches. The mobile app can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store or Google Play for Android users.

Don't miss out! Download the SPS mobile app!

Follow us on Facebook

Grant Elementary Spokane Facebook Page

What's for Breakfast and Lunch?

Breakfast and lunch menus are always available online. All students eat free thanks to the Community Eligibility Provision Program. Students can purchase an extra entree, called a "super" for $2.00.

T.E.A.M. Grant Updates

T.E.A.M. Grant is the parent-teacher group for Grant Elementary. We support the students and staff through various requests presented to the group. The next T.E.A.M. Grant meeting is Tuesday, May 6, at 3:30 in the library. We would love to have you join us! Free childcare is available.

Husky Highlights

Living Voices recently came to Grant to perform one of their dynamic solo performances combined with archival film to transform history into a moving, personal journey. Fly for Freedom focused on some of the unsung heroes of World War II, specifically the little-known contributions of Black women in World War II aviation, as one trailblazing young pilot flies for Double Victory-championing democracy at home and abroad.

Our 5th graders had a great time at the Career Fair! Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to make this a great success! Our students have a greater vision of what their futures can hold!

We had a fun March Madness Spirit Week as we headed into Spring Break!

Students have been working really hard in library exploring the Finch Robots that were recently purchased by T.E.A.M. Grant with donations that were designated to STEM specific activities.

If your student is doing something amazing in their free time, please email SherylPo@spokaneschools.org. We would love to highlight the awesome things our students do beyond the classroom!