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GRANGER FAMILY BULLETIN WE ARE Respectful, Responsible, & Ready to Lead May 2021 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3 BLUE Staff Appreciation Week 4 RED 5 YELLOW State Science Test (5th Grade) 6 BLUE UEB State Science Test (5th Grade) 7 RED Granger Challenge Turn-in Day - Highland Spirit Day! 10 YELLOW 11 BLUE 2nd/5th CogAT 12 RED 2nd/5th CogAT 13 YELLOW 2nd/5th CogAT 14 BLUE Granger Challenge Turn-in Day - PJ Day! 17 RED 18 YELLOW 19 BLUE 20 RED 21 YELLOW Granger Challenge Turn-in Day - Crazy Hair Day! 24 BLUE 25 RED Picture Retakes 26 YELLOW 27 BLUE 28 RED 31 No School - Memorial Day 1 YELLOW 2 BLUE 3 RED 4 YELLOW GOLDEN HORNET AWARD Jackson Kennedy, 1st Grade Ashley Moore, 4th Grade Cora Osborne, 2nd Grade Blaine Paul, Kindergarten Everett Reising, 3rd Grade Archie Ross, 1st Grade Nova Sutphin, 4th Grade Parker Truxell, 5th Grade
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GRANGER FAMILY BULLETINWE ARE Respectful, Responsible, & Ready to Lead
May 2021Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3 BLUE
Staff AppreciationWeek
4 RED 5 YELLOW
State Science Test(5th Grade)
6 BLUE UEB
State Science Test(5th Grade)
7 RED
Granger ChallengeTurn-in Day -Highland Spirit Day!
10 YELLOW 11 BLUE
2nd/5th CogAT
12 RED
2nd/5th CogAT
13 YELLOW
2nd/5th CogAT
14 BLUE
Granger ChallengeTurn-in Day - PJDay!
17 RED 18 YELLOW 19 BLUE 20 RED 21 YELLOW
Granger ChallengeTurn-in Day - CrazyHair Day!
24 BLUE 25 RED
Picture Retakes
26 YELLOW 27 BLUE 28 RED
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No School -Memorial Day
1 YELLOW 2 BLUE 3 RED 4 YELLOW
GOLDEN HORNET AWARDJackson Kennedy, 1st GradeAshley Moore, 4th GradeCora Osborne, 2nd GradeBlaine Paul, KindergartenEverett Reising, 3rd Grade
Archie Ross, 1st GradeNova Sutphin, 4th GradeParker Truxell, 5th Grade
THANK YOU GREENSMITH!
SCHOOL PICTURES - RETAKESTUESDAY, MAY 25
Lifetouch will offer picture retakes on Tuesday, May 25th during the school day. VLA students wishingto have their school picture retaken should report to Granger Elementary on Tuesday, May 25th, at
9:00 a.m. Please do not arrive early due to our car line dropping off in-person students until 8:55 a.m.Drive behind the building and enter the back cafeteria door. A Lifetouch representative will meet you
there and provide additional directions.
YEARBOOK ORDERSOrder YEARBOOKS today at https://ybpay.lifetouch.com
Yearbook ID Code: 11626421Yearbook Order Deadline: June 7, 2021
***Yearbooks will be delivered at school in the fall
GRANGER ELEMENTARY PRESENTS
All Aboard to Get Back on Track!!!
The Granger PTO will hold its 10th annual Granger Challenge this May. Unfortunately, we cannothave our normal walk-a-thon due to continuing restrictions, but we need your support to Get Back onTrack for the 2021-2022 school year. The Granger Challenge is the PTO’s largest fundraiser of theyear. Donations raised during the Granger Challenge are used to enrich our children’s schoolexperience and have previously funded all those events that we missed so much this year –Breakfast with Santa, Granger Talent Show, Science Olympiad, 5th grade picnic, and Mother-Son andFather-Daughter events. Donations also assist with classroom technology and speaker events likeCOSI. We are hoping for a fun 2021-2022 school year, and we need you ALL ABOARD to get usback on track!!!
Information will be sent home with your student(s) on Monday May 3. Be sure to mark yourcalendars for donation turn in dates (5/7, 5/14 and 5/21). Small prizes will be awarded each turn inday. The highest collecting class will receive a special extra recess experience. The highestcollecting students from each grade will get to blast an awesome teacher with silly string!!!
We understand that Covid-19 has brought many challenges to our Granger families, so we areasking you to donate whatever amount you can comfortably contribute. As a guideline, in previousyears, we have challenged our students to obtain pledges totaling $20/$30. Corporate donations arealso welcomed.
As part of our event, we will have three fun, theme days that align with our turn-in dates:
Turn in Day #1: 5/7 - The Green Hornet (wear your Highland Spirit Wear)
Turn in Day #2: 5/14 – The Polar Express (wear your school appropriate Pajamas)
Turn in Day #3: 5/21 – The High-Speed Rail (wear your hair crazy!!)
Donations can be sent in with your student(s) or made directly via the PTO’s PayPAL.
If you are interested in donating/have any questions please contact Lacie Moore at
2nd/5th GRADE ASSESSMENT
Highland second and fifth graders will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) during thesecond week of May. There is no preparation for the test except for a good night's rest and a
nutritious breakfast. If you have questions regarding your child's specific testing schedule pleasecontact the classroom teacher.
The CogAT is administered to all second and fifth graders and is used as our grade-level screener forsuperior cognitive gifted identification. We inform our students that the test is a way for us to learn
about their problem solving skills.
ONE DISTRICT ONE BOOKBeginning April 30th, all Highland elementary students will once again participate in One District, One
Book (ODOB). All elementary students will be reading the same book at the same time. TheHighland Foundation has generously funded the One District One Book grant for 7 years! Over 1,354
elementary students thoroughly enjoyed their experience last year with ODOB thanks to theFoundation! This is an extremely worthwhile and engaging program, aiming for our students to readwith their family members on a daily basis throughout the month. With ODOB, we wish to bring thefocus back to engaging parents and students through a shared reading experience (mission of thenon-profit group Read to Them). Each student and staff member will receive a copy of the book,integration of activities into the classroom, teacher read alouds and choice boards for students
with exciting prizes for their efforts.
The Highland Foundation
Read to Them
NO SCHOOL MONDAY, MAY 31st
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN!
5th GRADE PARENTS:
5th Grade to 6th Grade Transition Program
Next school year Highland Middle School will be running a new transition program for incoming 6thgrade students called WEB. WEB stands for Where Everybody Belongs. This program welcomes new
6th graders and makes them feel comfortable throughout the entire first year of their middle schoolexperience. Members of next year's 8th grade class were selected by strict criteria and trained by
HMS staff to act as positive role models, motivators, and more importantly, leaders. These 8th gradementors, along with staff, will guide the 6th graders to discover what it takes to be successful inmiddle school. The goal of our WEB program is to help students gain confidence in their new
surroundings, create and maintain healthy school habits, and feel a connection to the school whilereducing anxiety, bullying, and discipline issues. We are extremely excited to be offering this programwith many thanks going to the Highland Foundation for their support. You will hear more information
about this amazing WEB program as we get closer to the start of next school year.
Be Ready for HMS!
In order to get the most up to date information about Highland Middle School, make sure you sign upfor HMS Communications. Mr. Henry, the HMS Principal, will send out his newsletter,
"The Middle Seat," to those who have signed up.
School Supply Box Sale
You can get your 6th grade supply box now and be ready for next school year! The supply boxes willbe delivered to HMS in the fall. Parents and students will be invited in before school starts to pick uptheir supply box, school schedule, locker combo, Chromebook and get their school picture taken. Be
ready for next fall and get your supplies today. This sale is our biggest PTO fundraiser.Order Your Kit Today!
2021-2022
Students entering Kindergarten – 5th Grade at Granger Elementary in the Fall may now order theirSchool Supply Boxes until Wednesday, July 1, 2021.*
Click HERE to order supply kits:
All Supply Boxes will be delivered to Granger Elementary and ready for the start of the school year.For each kit sold, $5 will be donated to the Granger PTO.
*Please note: First Day School Supplies is unable to accept any orders after the deadline of July 1st.
2021 - 2022 DISTRICT CALENDAR
The 2021-2022 district calendar can be found HERE.
New Student Registration Now Open!We are now accepting new student registration for the 2021-22 school year. This year’s registration
process will be completed entirely online, through the electronic submission of all required formsthrough Final Forms (link located on www.highlandschools.org).
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
June 17, 2021
PTO CORNERGranger PTO Officers
Co - President: Lisa Boucher, [email protected] - President: Sara Welch, [email protected] President: Melissa Wood, [email protected]: Krista Merhar, [email protected]: Sandy Noall, [email protected]
SYMPTOM CHECKLIST
As a reminder to all families, each day before leaving home all students and staff are required tocheck for the following symptoms as part of a health screening. Here is a Covid Daily Checklist for
you to utilize at home. This checklist can also be located on our District's website.For more information on Highland's complete list of health and safety protocols, please visit:
https://www.highlandschools.org/Content2/304
ENCORE ROTATIONS
Red Yellow Blue
Art:● Dominak● Bedocs● Grande● Spaite● Waltos● Harner
Music:● Tessena● Knerem● Kaplack● Hulin● Lawson
Physical Education:● Blower● Swires● Yannuzzo● Humberson● Lyon● Hyland
Music:● Dominak● Bedocs● Grande● Spaite● Waltos● Harner
Physical Education:● Tessena● Knerem● Kaplack● Hulin● Lawson
Art:● Blower● Swires● Yannuzzo● Humberson● Lyon● Hyland
Physical Education:● Dominak● Bedocs● Grande● Spaite● Waltos● Harner
Art:● Tessena● Knerem● Kaplack● Hulin● Lawson
Music:● Blower● Swires● Yannuzzo● Humberson● Lyon● Hyland
