Principal’s Letter

Dear Bison Families,

Thank you so much for your continuous support and for participating in our annual Bison Stampede! Your enthusiasm and involvement made this event a huge success, and we couldn’t have done it without you. We truly appreciate your dedication to our school community and look forward to many more exciting events together.

If you’re interested in continuing to support our school, we have several opportunities for volunteering throughout the year. Your involvement makes a big difference, and we’d love to have you join us! Please contact your student’s teacher to learn about these opportunities.

Best regards,

Francesca Craver

Reminder – NO LATE START IN OCTOBER

October Student Count

Beginning September 24th through October 8th, St. Vrain Valley Schools will begin our annual student count window.  It is important for students to be in school during this time period in order to have an accurate student count. This is how the school district and schools receive their annual funding from the state. We ask that you do your best to schedule appointments, trips, or other activities outside of this window.  October 1st is the most important date and we ask that students attend on this day. Of course, if your child is seriously ill we ask that you keep them home.  We thank you for your help and participation!

Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming!

The dates for the upcoming conferences are October 1, October 3, & 9.  It is our goal to have 100% of our families meet with their child’s teacher on one of these three nights! 

You should have already received an e-mail with the instructions on how to sign up for a conference with your child’s teacher! Contact your child’s teacher or the front office if you still need to schedule a conference.

The Grand View Choir, known as the Bison Chorale, fills the air with joyful music every Friday morning!  We are excited to perform for our school community at the 4th & 5th Grade Showcase on November 7, at 5:30 pm, in the Grand View Gymnasium. See you there!

Our Bison Ambassadors have been actively honing their leadership skills through a variety of service projects. This year, we’re excited to partner with Coats for Colorado and the Carbon Valley Help Center, along with engaging in weekly campus beautification efforts. We are proud to represent our student body and community in these positive initiatives!

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]

Important Dates to Remember

• September 30 – October 4 – Scholastic Book Fair
• October 1, 3 & 9 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
• October 11 & 14 – NO SCHOOL
• October 16 – PTO Meeting at 6:00pm
• October 23 – PTO Chipotle Foodraiser
• October 28 – Picture re-take day
• November 1 – End of 1st Trimester

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.

Health Office

All medication should be turned in to the health office with the required Dr.’s and parent’s authorization paperwork. The Health Office is in need of snacks. We look for prepackaged, individual snacks like: goldfish, fruit snacks, granola bars, or Cheez Its. If you are able to help with a donation please stop by the front office!

If your student is in need of a health plan for the 2024-2025 school year you can find information at SSVSD.org. Look for the Health Services tab to find forms.
As always please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected]
or 303-702-8000.

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

Hug-N-Go Lane

When dropping your students off in the Hug-N-Go Lane, we need families to pull through to the south end of the lane. This will help alleviate the traffic on Aggregate Blvd and help students get to school on time. Please have your students ready with backpacks and other belongings so they can just be dropped off. If you want to get out of the car and help your students, please park in the front parking lot and help them get ready. The HUG-N-GO Lane needs to be quick and easy for all families. Also, please pay attention to the cars trying to get out of the HUG-N-GO Lane so we can allow others to go through the lane. We appreciate your attention to this matter and continued support to keep our students and families safe.

St. Vrain Valley Schools Hosts Annual Musical Instrument Drive
Donate gently used musical instruments to support St. Vrain Valley Schools’ music program during our annual collection drive. Drop off your contributions at the Lincoln School building at 619 Bowen St. in Longmont on Thursday, Oct. 3 (12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.) or Friday, Oct. 4 (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) and receive a donation receipt. Your generosity enriches our classrooms, provides instruments for students, and enhances our district’s music programming.
Click to learn more.

St. Vrain Valley Schools Hosts Band Night, Oct. 9
Support our high school band musicians! Join us at Everly-Montgomery Field in Longmont on Wednesday, October 9 at 6:00 p.m. for St. Vrain Valley’s Band Night. This evening of music features performances from nine high school bands. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for students, and free for children 6 and under and eighth grade students with a valid student ID. New this year: St. Vrain Valley Schools’ Student Performance Drone Team will conclude the evening with a show celebrating music across our schools.

Learn more and purchase tickets online.

Bison Brigade – PTO News

The Bison Brigade wants to thank everyone that contributed to our Bison Stampede!

Join our next meeting and see how we can support our school on October 16th 6pm in the Learning Commons. 

Come say hi to your teachers and take a night off from cooking! We will be hosting a class competition at Chipotle in Longmont on October 23rd. Chipotle gives 30% of proceeds back to the PTO and every contribution goes to enriching our students’ school year.

PTO will be supporting parent teacher conferences by providing meals for our staff. Please be on the lookout for the sign up coming soon! 

Reach the PTO board through our facebook page or [email protected]. 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/grandviewbisonpto

Hello Grand View Families:

We are off to a good start this year and we are having a ton of fun in Bison Bunch! 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 ton 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.

Hope your student joins us!

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