Principal’s Letter
Welcome Back from Winter Break!
Dear Families,
Welcome back! We hope your winter break was restful, joyful, and full of time with loved ones. We are excited to jump into the spring semester together.
The months ahead will be filled with special events, parent–teacher conferences, and many opportunities to partner with our school community. We look forward to continuing to work closely with you to support your child’s growth and celebrate their successes.
Thank you for your ongoing partnership—we’re grateful for you and thrilled for all that this new season will bring!
Francesca
Our Mission
At Grand View, we empower curious, young leaders through an inclusive, loving and collaborative community rooted in empathy, trust, and integrity.
Our Vision
As a leadership focused school, Grand View fosters a nurturing environment where risk-taking is encouraged through hands-on learning and design thinking experiences. We focus on being open-minded while developing meaningful relationships and upholding high expectations
Preschool
Registration for St. Vrain Valley Schools’ 2026-27 preschool programs begin Dec. 9, 2025. Families can choose from high-quality, five-day programs, including half-day and select full-day options at schools across St. Vrain. The Colorado Universal Preschool (UPK) application is included in St. Vrain’s form, and families are encouraged to apply early for the best chance of placement at their preferred school.
2026-2027 Preschool Program Locations
2026-2027 Preschool Registration Information
Learn More About Preschool Programming
Counseling Update
During the first trimester, students in grades K–5 participated in classroom-based social-emotional learning lessons focused on building emotional awareness, empathy, and healthy coping skills.
- Kindergarten students learned about the role of the school counselor and what they can expect when working with a counselor.
- 1st Grade students participated in a lesson focused on friendship skills and being a good friend.
- 2nd Grade students read a book about understanding other people’s feelings and engaged in a whole-group discussion about empathy.
- 3rd Grade students read Empathy Is Your Superpower and completed an activity practicing how to show empathy in different real-life situations.
- 4th Grade students watched a video about stress management and practiced positive strategies for managing stress.
- 5th Grade students learned about kindness, empathy, gratitude, the difference between being an upstander and a bystander, stress management, and created personal self-care plans.
These lessons support students’ social, emotional, and behavioral development and help build skills they can use both in and out of the classroom. Be sure and ask your child about what they have learned with Mrs. Malone.
Art News
Wow, what a brilliant time our artist have been having at Grand View. We have made a ton of progress in multiple art forms!
Our students are going to keep using new materials. Students will begin working on mixed-media art this spring, including using recycled goods and old art materials to create new things. We will also look at more famous artists, share ideas via writing, and complete a variety of projects.
I can’t wait to see what our students continue to create!
Ms. Rogers
Library News
Welcome back! The Grand View Elementary Library is ready to kick off the new year by embracing innovation and renewal and re-establishing our routines after the winter break.
This month, we are all about exploring creativity and understanding new processes! Students are engaging in fun, hands-on activities like:
- Creating their own comics to explore storytelling and visual narrative.
- Using Lego-building to construct and write unique stories.
We will also be reading stories about exploration and making new discoveries to inspire our students!
We look forward to a creative and productive start to the new year!
4th Grade News
Our 4th-grade researchers recently transformed the cafeteria into a bustling hub of scientific discovery for their Animal Symposium Showcase. This event served as the grand finale for two major areas of study: the “Human Machines” science unit and a literacy unit focused on expert research. The students
curated many different exhibits to show their learning around how internal and external structures help plants and animals survive and grow.
The Grand View Bison-Bots hosted their first tournament of the year on December 13th at Grand View. Thirty-five teams attended the tournament. Team 60113 E, Emperor B – Bots finished in 6th place, and team 60113F, the Dragon B-Bots, won the Judges Award! We are looking forward to our next tournament on January 31st at Timberline K-8 in Longmont. Go Bison-Bots!
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.
Reminder of Hug-N-Go Expectations from 8:45am-9:05am and 3:30pm-3:50pm
No parking in any area of the lane. If you need to help your child out/in the car, need to watch them walk into the building, would like to watch them until the bell rings, any scenario besides a quick drop off please utilize the parking lot.
Please pull all the way forward. This ensures that we are able to fit as many cars as possible into the drop off lane. Abrupt stopping or not pulling all the way forward can not only cause accidents, but it holds up the rest of the line. We understand that it could be a lot to ask your children to walk further to the door. But following these expectations helps our herd as a whole by ensuring all our students are getting into the building quickly and efficiently. We appreciate everyone’s patience during these busy times! Remember when in doubt, park in the parking lot.
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]
- Traci Montgomery, Registrar/Attendance Clerk [email protected]
- Cherie Oatman, Health Clerk, [email protected]
These fees will be posted in Infinite Campus if you wish to pay through IC.
Thank you!
Important Dates to Remember
- Tuesday, January 6 – Students return to school
- Monday, January 19 – NO SCHOOL – MLK Day
- Wednesday, January 21 – PTO Bison Brigade Meeting 6pm
- Tuesday, January 27 – Salud Dental Health Clinic
- Saturday, January 31 – Robotics tournament at Timberline PK-8
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
Volunteering at Grand View
We would love to have volunteers at Grand View again this year. We are requiring all volunteers to be trained before they are able to work with our students. This training will only be for volunteers who are planning on working with students. We will keep track of everyone that has completed the online training. We appreciate your partnership in working with our students! Please click on the link below to complete your training.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Y7V5ZCoh3mDRxACGm8l2J1fa2outBSOyexBrax9k4Fs/edit?usp=sharing
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
The 3rd Annual Grand View Giving Tree Program serviced 30 children this season.
Thank you to everyone who helped make a child’s holiday a little bit brighter this year.
We need your help to keep the PTO going next year. We urgently need board members, including a Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and without volunteers stepping into these roles, PTO events and fundraisers cannot continue. If you are interested, curious, or just want to learn more, please reach out to us at [email protected]—we would love to hear from you. Please see our Facebook page for more details! https://www.facebook.com/groups/grandviewbisonpto
Email: [email protected]
Hello Grand View Families!
What a great time we are having in Bison Bunch!
Bison Bunch is here to help with all of your Before/After school care needs whether the need is for everyday or every once in a while or just on late start mornings we are here to help!
We also offer a wide variety of enrichment class opportunities. Please make sure to look for those in your students’ newsletters from class as well in their Friday folders. January we will be offering the following fun classes: Poms/Cheer, Basketball, Sock Puppets, Glow in the Dark wooden magnets, Slumber the Sloth stuffy.
Please be on the lookout in your students Friday folders/newsletters for flyers throughout the school year. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you might have about our wonderful program and enrichment.
What is your passion or what is your favorite hobby, would you be interested in volunteering to teach that to the students in an enrichment class? Please let me know. I would be more than happy to talk to you about it.
Tarah Sable 303-702-8000×21268 [email protected]
Recent Updates
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2026-27 Preschool Registration Begins December 9
Registration for the 2026-27 school year begins Dec. 9, 2025. St. Vrain Valley Schools offers high-quality, five-day preschool programs across the district, with half-day and select full-day options for families. The Colorado Universal Preschool application is included in St. Vrain’s application form and families are encouraged to apply early to increase the opportunity of placement […]
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