NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

MBEF Meets its Goal of $4.1 Million Raised! Outstanding!!

To view all of GV’s class participation rates, please click here. Should you still wish to participate, donations are accepted here:  www.mbef.org/givetoday. As always, we sincerely thank you for your continued commitment to your child’s education!  – - Christine Cronin, Pam Damarillo, Lynda Woicik,  MBEF Site Reps

MBUSD Food Services

Click here to view the February Cafeteria Menu.

MBUSD H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinic – Friday, February 19

The Public Health department of the County of Los Angeles will hold a FREE H1N1 flu vaccine clinic at the Joselyn Center, 1601 N. Valley Drive, from 10:00 am – Noon on Friday, February 19.   In the interest of time, fill out and bring with you a Vaccine Screening Form and a Vaccination Consent Form for each family member to be vaccinated.

Grand View’s Pride Day Qualifies for Disneyland’s “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day”

The Grand View PTA has been accepted as a participant in Disneyland Resort’s “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” volunteer program.  When you sign up for three volunteer hours during Grand View’s Pride Day on February 26, you will qualify to receive a free ticket to Disneyland.  Sign up your entire family!  Children as young as six years old may participate (with a supervising adult, of course).  Three shifts are available on Friday, February 26th: 9:00am-Noon, Noon-3:00pm, and 3:00pm-6:00pm.  To sign up to volunteer for our Pride Day event, search the Give a Day. Get a Disney Day page for activities in 90266. Bring your work gloves, rakes, tillers, and hoes, if you have ‘em!  For more information contact Sarah Geller.  We hope to see you there!

Silent Auction Donations Currently Accepted for Spring Fiesta

The Annual Spring Fiesta, taking place Saturday May 1, is an annual event featuring food, fun, games and music on Grand View’s upper playground.  In addition, a Silent Auction is set up in the Cafeteria.  The Silent Auction continues to be the largest fundraiser of the year for our school.  Silent Auction donations help Grand View continue to provide an excellent and enriched education for our children.  In past years, the most popular bid items have been getaways, parties, sporting and entertainment events. Donations are appreciated by March 29; online bidding begins in April. Click here to access the Silent Auction donation form.

Grades of Green to Highlight Watersheds

As part of its educational focus on pollution prevention and water conservation, Grades of Green is inviting all students to consider participating in the following activity as a way to enhance their classroom lessons:

“Coastal Clean Up Day” – The coastal clean-up at Marine Street scheduled for tomorrow, February 10, has been canceled due to the threat of rain. More details to follow.

“Water Wise” Water Conservation Contest – After each Grades of Green lesson, students were given a tally sheet to keep track of their water usage.   The conservation tally sheets are due Friday, February 12.  Winners will present a water wise tip to the student body during Mrs. Steinberg’s Monday Morning Announcement.  The Grand Prize winner will receive two tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific.

The Groupery got you stumped?  Help is just a click away!

The Groupery’s LIVE CHAT Online is a good resource if you’re stuck.  It’s the icon with the person wearing a headset on the upper right hand side of the page.  Many parents have used it with excellent feedback.  Need help?  Click on Live Chat Online.   The Groupery is GV’s online volunteer and payment system.  Find out more by clicking here. If you haven’t created an account with the Groupery, click here to register your family into the online Grand View community.