UPCOMING EVENTS
Our second through fifth grade students will be involved in our very important state testing during the next two weeks. Our teachers will be administering
We do not want to make our students anxious about taking a test. We want them to feel confident and knowledgeable. As parents, you can help us prepare your students by:
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Encouraging your child to do his or her best without raising unnecessary anxiety
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Making certain you child comes to school on time following a good night’s rest and a nutritious breakfast
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Sending your child to school in a positive frame of mind
Test results are mailed home in August. We truly appreciate your support.
Working together for student success! –Rhonda Steinberg
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PTA VOTES ON NEXT YEAR’S OFFICERS
Please make time to attend the PTA meeting this Friday, May 9th at 8:20 a.m. (just after drop off) in the school cafeteria. We will be voting on next year’s officers. To see the proposed slate, click here. As always, we will have a raffle for those in attendance. See you there!
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CHECK OUT THE GATOR GAZETTE ONLINE
Look in your mailbox and read this week’s Gator Gazette to find out all about the State Testing, 5th grade Environmental Science Fair winners, School Site Council opening, basketball camp, Metlox Music and more.
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NEW GREEN STAR SCULPTURE
Thanks to Jon Grauman, who crafted more than 500 green aluminum cans into a star-shaped sculpture on the upper playground. Students will help come up with a name. More information when your child’s class visits the library this week.
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OCEAN ART CONTEST
Do you love the ocean? Are you artistic? Do you want to have your artwork displayed in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.? If you answered “yes,” then you need to enter the Coastal America Ocean Art Contest. The Aquarium of the Pacific is happy to announce the nationwide contest aimed at increasing ocean literacy and stewardship. Students from kindergarten to university are encouraged to enter. Deadline: May 30th, 2008. Click here for more information.
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IN THE SCIENCE LAB
During Earth Week, Gator students collected $1,058.08 in spare change. This will protect 20 acres of rain forest in Costa Rica. Way to go!!!
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Got a 5th grader getting ready to go to MBMS? Mark your calenders for these informative events and activities to help them (and you) with the transition.
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Click here for flyer: http://www.gvpta.com/wp-content/uploads/5th-grade-transition-flyer.pdf
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Sign up for Camp VIP’s “Get Ready for Middle School” class this summer. Go online to http://www.mbathleticfoundation.org/mbaf_pages/mbaf_vip/mbaf_vipchoices.html to register.
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Click here for the May lunch menu.
So do your kids love the new, healthier menu? Do you have any suggestions for other tasty dishes? Food services director Lena Agee wants feedback on menu offerings. Contact her at lagee@manhattan.k12.ca.us.
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Summer reading lists for Manhattan Beach Unified are posted! Click on Mrs. Snively’s Grand View Library webpage .
- Thank you to the Zellweger Family of Toy Jungle for sponsoring author Todd Parr’s visit to Grand View and for donating the proceeds of the sale of the pre-ordered books to the PTA.
- Many thanks to the Cronin-Hurst Family for making a generous donation to the library program. We love our library supporters!
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DISNEY ENVIRONMENTALITY CHALLENGE RESULTS
Congratulations to the fifth-grade Earth Club members who participated in the Disney Environmentality Challenge. They had to come up with an environmental project that would benefit the school and community. Grand View’s project was titled “Earth Club: Promoting the 3 R’s and Environmental Awareness” and it won a runner-up honor! This is a great accomplishment because there were only five finalists and one grand prize winner. A special thank you to Beth Kelleher and Karen Tominaga who helped support us.
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RECYCLE YOUR OLD CELL PHONE, EARN CASH FOR GV
Donate your old cell phone or iPod for cash back to the Grand View PTA. Some phones are worth as much as $50! Just put it in the
drop box in the PTA workroom. Not on campus much? You can send your phone - no
charge for shipping! Check out the website for information: http://www.gvcellphonedonations.com/
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The spring session began April 28th .
To parents and caregivers of Kindergarten students attending the 10:15 a.m. enrichment classes: PLEASE arrive as close to 10:15 as possible. Instructors set up from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and will not open the doors until 10:15. Your cooperation is important to make sure the morning classes operate with the least amount of disruption to the regular instructional day.
The Enrichment Program is still looking for a few parents to be on an “on-call list” to help with supervision. The program is sufficiently staffed, but emergencies do arise and we need to fill in with a parent volunteer. Being on this list is not an obligation to participate, but a willingness to help if available. Please call Tracy Blender if you can lend a hand at (310) 259-3514.
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Posted: October 5th, 2007 under General.
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