Dear Families,

How wonderful to see so many faces at Fall Fest last week. If you weren't able to join us, consider joining for our next event in December. These opportunities help show our kids the school and home love we share for them while also being able to build relationships with other families and staff.

A big thank you to the many staff volunteers who spent their evening running the stations and bringing the fun- we are blessed to have staff who understand the importance of giving their time like this and find value in interacting with families. Another thank you to PTO members and Runnings who made the event possible.

As October comes along, students are busy digging deeper into new learning at each grade. Our goal is to have 100% of our families attend conferences next week. I hope these short segments of time allow parents to be more informed and possibly gain some doable ideas to support your child in continuing to practice new skills and knowledge. If the scheduled dates and times do not work for you, your teacher will work with you to offer an alternative solution to still make this happen. Thank you for teaming with us, we truly are off to a great school year with your help!

With warm regards,

~ Dr. Upton

Students district-wide have an opportunity to nominate their favorite teachers to be recognized. The winning teachers will be surprised with a generous basket of items and gift cards donated by local businesses, with a special emphasis on self-care.

BPS would like to thank Active Life Chiropractic for spearheading this program, along with the many other community sponsors who have helped make it a reality.

Use the button below to nominate an educator you'd like to see recognized!

We want to thank all that attended our annual Fall Fest on September 30th! We are happy to share we had 50% of families join us for the fun filled evening! We want to thank community members such as Runnings, Walmart, Family Fare, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Mobile Library, United Tribes Technical College, CHS student volunteers, Gateway to Science, Grimsrud PTO, and our Parent Engagement committee for all the support!

Technology can offer such fun, learning, and more, but it also can have impacts on children. If you are interested in learning more about what to watch for that its a problem, how to keep your kids safe, and how you can reduce these risks please go to parentslead.org or follow the link below.

Many classrooms will celebrate fall festivities on this day. Watch your classroom newsletter for specifics!

WHEN: 2:00-3:00pm on Thursday October 31st

DRESS: Students are encouraged to wear orange and black or fall colors all day

BRING: A costume (if you wish) to change into and wear for the party from 2-3pm

NOTE: Costumes must be:

• school and age appropriate
• not scary- no blood
• no weapons
• no masks or face coverings during instruction

Oct 9th-11th -open 8:00-8:30am, 3:05-3:30pm

Oct 14th-15th -open 8:00-8:30am, 3:05pm-7:40pm

Oct 16th -open 8:00-8:30am

PTO and our School Library is hosting the Scholastic Book Fair from October 8th - 16th. We need parent volunteers to help. Please SIGN UP HERE if you are able to volunteer at the Book Fair.

The PTO would like to send out a THANK YOU for everyone who attended and volunteered at Fall Fest. Even though we had to move inside, it turned out to be an absolutely wonderful evening. We also need to shout out a big thank you to all of the community businesses who donated to make Fall Fest a very inexpensive event to put on. Runnings for donating pumpkins, hay bales and waters; Walmart for the baby pumpkins; Nothing Bundt Cakes for the little bundts; Kittyko for the great music; Gateway to Science for the stomp rockets; The Bismarck Library for bringing their Bookmobile; Family Fair and Cashwise for $50 each for cider and supplies; and Ground Round for the popcorn!

We also would like to thank all of you for your enthusiastic chocolate selling. We were able to raise a substantial amount of money for future fun at the school. If you have forgotten to turn in your money for chocolate, please turn it in to the office as soon as possible.

If you would like to have a say in how all that money is spent, plan for conference meals, and find out what is happening at the school, please join us at our October PTO meeting happening Tuesday the 8th at 6pm.

Speaking of raising money, an easy way to earn for the school every day is to start scanning your receipts for Box Tops for education. All you have to do is download the app and take a picture of your grocery receipts. It does all the work for you instantly. This month, sign up with this link, scan within 14 days and earn 50 extra boxtops ($5) for the school!! Make sure to put your child’s grade number and teacher initial on your scans to give credit to their classroom! (For example, Ms. Knudson in Grade 2 would be 2K)

https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=KRCK8KBX

Hope to see you soon!

Grimsrud PTO

Each day we announce student's birthdays on our video announcements. This year we wanted to do some extra celebrating! BPS received a large donation of birthday cake kits from a local group of girls called BioGirls. This great group of ladies wanted to give back to our community and boy did they. Each month we will take our list of our birthdays celebrated, place them in a name wheel, and randomly select a winner! Today we celebrate our October birthdays!

A few tips on how to support your child's reading at home:

• 1. Read a book with a Fall/Autumn or Halloween theme! If you don't have books with those themes at home, you can always borrow books from the library or listen to a story on YouTube!
• 2. Celebrate Dictionary Day (October 16) - Use a dictionary to look up the definitions of 3 words that you don’t know. Write down the words and keep a lookout for them as you continue exploring new books.
• 3. Blend or "Stretch" sounds in words when reading unknown words - Use the continuous blending strategy to stretch from sound to sound in a word (like a slinky). This strategy works for 3 letter words, as well as multi-syallabic words.

If you wish to read more about blending/spelling strategies, as well as what's happening in the Reading Room, click HERE!

-Mrs. Girodat, Title I Reading Specialist

Email: grimsrud_secretary@bismarckschools.org
Website: https://www.bismarckschools.org/grimsrud
Phone: 701-323-4150