Principal’s Letter
Thank You, Grand View School Community!
We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to support the Bison Stampede! Your enthusiasm and energy made it a fantastic event, and we’re incredibly grateful for the continued support of our Grand View community. It’s because of you that we can make these events so special for our students, families, and staff.
AI Pop-Up Event Coming Soon!
We’re excited to announce our AI Pop-Up Event on Thursday, November 7th, from 4:30-6:00pm at Erie High School. This will be a fun and engaging opportunity to explore the world of artificial intelligence. Artificial Intelligence is becoming part of our everyday life. Are you using it on a daily basis as part of your job, profession, or passion? Please fill out this two question survey to tell us how. Your information will help us as teachers and educators prepare our students to go out into real world.
Thank you once again for your incredible support! Go Bison!
Student Council has partnered with Toys for Tots, Coats for Colorado, The Carbon Valley Help Center, and Operation Foster Hope to give help and hope to those in need this season.
Now through November 30th, we are collecting canned food, new toys, winter clothes, new or gently used coats, baby diapers and wipes, shampoo, deodorant, body wash, new toothbrushes, and toothpaste.
The Bison Chorale is getting show ready!
We will have 5 of our singers participating in the St Vrain Valley Elementary Choir Festival on Wednesday, November 6 at 7pm at Frederick High School.
We will also be performing at the 4th & 5th Grade Showcase on Thursday, November 7 at 5:30pm in the Gymnasium.
Friday Food Bags
Grand View Elementary is partnering with a local volunteer network to provide “Friday Food Bags” for families in need. Bags will be sent home each Friday with a variety of items such as: cereal, milk, juice, snacks, etc. There is NO COST to participate in this program and all are welcome. If you are interested in participating please complete the following SURVEY. For further questions you can contact the school counselor, Mrs. Malone ([email protected])
Thank you!
Our Bison Cafe Holiday Meal for students this year is on Thursday November 14th, and our department is NOT able to provide enough food for outside adults (families, parents, grandparents, etc.) Since we are feeding all students for free this year, we were only able to obtain enough Turkey and side dishes for all the students in our district, and not additional adults or parents (even though they would be paying for their own meals, we simply cannot get enough food for all.) Thanks for your understanding!
CLASSROOM NEWS
4th Grade has been hard at work! We have been multiplying big digit numbers in math and learning about Colorado geography in social studies. On the horizon – are salt dough maps! In addition to reading about scientists, we’ve been researching like scientists, too. Our animal infographics and animal structure models were a complete success at our showcase!
Gym Class Heroes
The students have been doing great things in PE class. For the month of November, the third through fifth grade students will be getting into volleyball skills followed by creation games. Students will be asked to demonstrate proper striking skills, spatial awareness, and for fifth and fourth, game communication. The goal will be to work our way up to modified volleyball games at the end of their week. For kinder, we will be working on spatial awareness and body control through different game activities. For first and second grade students, we will be starting our bowling unit and finishing the month with chase and fleeing games. This is where we will be working on correct throwing mechanics and scoring an actual bowling match followed by spatial awareness skills.
As always, if you have any questions feel free to contact me at [email protected]
Santa Cops
The Santa Cops Program is an ongoing effort to provide gifts and necessities to children in need during the holiday season. The funding for this program is limited and intended only for those that are truly in need. All referrals will be reviewed and undergo an approval process; not all applicants will qualify. Once referrals are processed and approved, the different police agencies will distribute gifts to children in Mid-December 2024. If you are interested in applying, you can apply online at https://www.frederickco.gov/226/Community-Programs.
If you would prefer a paper copy of this application, please stop by the front office at Grand View to pick one up. The window to apply is October 28th-November 25th.
You can also get an application at the Frederick Police Department located at 333 5th Street in Frederick. For further information, contact Mrs. Malone, Counselor at Grand View. ([email protected])
Thank you!
Our thanks this upcoming Thanksgiving extends to many people: Bison Brigade for supporting our school in so many ways and for being a link between the school and the community, our dedicated and dependable parents, our excellent certified and classified school staff for their passion for learning and love of children, and the fabulous children of Grand View Elementary for letting us be such an important part of their lives.
Enjoy the upcoming Thanksgiving break with your friends and families while remaining safe!
NO SCHOOL NOV. 25-29
Reminders for Families
- Please remind your students they are not allowed to use electronic devices to call you during school hours. We would like them to come to the office to call parents, if necessary. This will help us to provide the right amount of support for your student. All cell phones need to be kept in their backpacks
- If at any time you need to get a hold of your student, please call the front office and we will contact your student during school hours.
- If you are picking up your student during school hours, you must present a photo ID. Please remember to report your child’s absence or tardy to 303-702-8000 or email: [email protected]
- Our office staff is always available to answer your questions- 303-702-8000
- Jo Jo Charles, Principal’s Secretary, [email protected]
- Emily Pacheco, Registrar/Attendance Clerk, [email protected]
- Traci Montgomery, Health Clerk, [email protected]
These fees are now posted in Infinite Campus if you wish to pay online.
Thank you!
Important Dates to Remember
- November 1 – End of 1st Trimester
- November 6 – Late Start (school starts at 11:30am)
- November 7 – 4th & 5th Grade Showcase Night 5:15-6:00pm
- November 8 – PTO Dudes & Donuts 8:20am
- November 12 – Teriyaki Madness Foodraiser 4-9pm
- November 13 – Report cards are available online
- November 20 – Bison Brigade Meeting 6pm
- November 25-29 – Thanksgiving Break, No School
Attendance Matters!!
We will be sending out monthly attendance letters to families with attendance concerns. This is to make you aware of your student’s absences. We know that attendance has a direct relationship with academic performance. Last year we had 102 students (26.09%) who were chronically absent from school. This means they missed 10 or more days of school. Regardless of days being marked excused or unexcused, they still count towards a student being chronically absent. Therefore, we need your help! We will be excusing up to 10 days of absence. After 10 days, all days will be unexcused unless you provide a doctor’s note, get approval from principal or if there is a family emergency (funeral, injury, etc.). Please schedule vacations during our school breaks and send students to school if they are not sick. School doors open at 8:50 am, and school starts promptly at 9:00 am. Please read Colorado’s state law addressing school attendance below. Thank you in advance for your help in increasing our school attendance!
The Colorado School Attendance Law of 1963 (CRS 22-33-101, et. Seq.) requires that every child between the ages of six (6) and seventeen (17) attend public school or an otherwise approved educational program. A student that has four (4) unexcused absences in any one month or (10) unexcused absences in any school year is considered habitually truant. The School District has a statutory obligation to refer cases of habitual truancy to the Juvenile Court of the 17th Judicial District. In addition, the legislation encourages each board of education to establish attendance procedures for identifying students who are chronically absent (missing more than 10% of the instructional time) regardless of whether the absence is excused or unexcused.
Positive Behavior Support System (PBIS)
We are excited to continue with our Bison Boutique this year. Our students earn Bison Bucks when they follow the HERD expectations. Throughout the year, students save their Bison Bucks to buy items from the Bison Boutique. We are in need of volunteers to help with our store and preparation for PBIS. Please sign up if you are able to help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A5A623A3FDC25-bison1
Grand View Online Spirit Wear Store
Order ANYTIME throughout the year!
Show your Bison Pride by ordering Grand View spirit wear! There are hundreds of designs and garment styles waiting for you! Orders ship to your home in just 10-12 business days! Shop Now!
Yearbooks are now for sale! Please use the link or QR code to preorder a copy.
https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016917013362075
Bison Brigade – PTO News
Thank you to everyone that came out to support the Bison Brigade at Chipotle. We raised $337! We have our next foodraiser on November 12 at Teriyaki Madness with more information to come!
Men, join your favorite Grand View students on November 8th for our annual Dudes and Donuts! We will have donuts and coffee before school in the school gymnasium from 8:15-8:45.
Hello Grand View Families:
We are having a ton of fun in Bison Bunch! Check out what is in store for November! If you find yourself needing before and/or afterschool care, or care on late start mornings, please consider signing your student up for Bison Bunch. We also have a lot of really fun enrichment activities coming up. Please see the flyers in the Bison Blast on the schools website as well as in your students Friday folders. If you have any questions regarding any of these things, please feel free to reach out at any time [email protected] or 303-702-8000 X21268.
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