Hi Wildcats!

The week has come and we're so excited to see you :)

Families, you might have some questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. The best way for you to feel good about your kiddo coming to school is to get the information you need.

There is one health office change I want to make you aware of. Starting this year, kids who do not "allowed medicine" (Tylenol, Advil, Tums, etc.) on file will not receive this medicine at school. We can't ask over the phone. To support this change, we're sending home a copy of the medical form *just in case* and many of you have this information on file already. Your kiddo will have this form in their backpack.

Speaking of backpacks, you'll find a few other things in there too! Be sure to check and send things in ASAP.

As always, my door and inbox are always open,

Mrs. H

September 4th- No School

September 8th- Unified Fridays for grades K and 6

September 15th- Unified Fridays for grades 1 and 2

September 22th- Unified Fridays for grades 3 and 4

September 28th - 1/2 Day Dismissal @ 11:30 with bag lunches, no CARES After School Programming

September 28th - Title 1 Night 5:00-5:30, come and earn prizes!

September 28th -OPEN HOUSE!!! 🤩 5:30-6:30

September 29th- Unified Fridays for grades 5 and 6

• Buses load around 3 PM.
• Parents may wait for kids on the sidewalk outside of school.
• No student may cross the parking lot without an adult.

Email wildcats@gisu.org

This email goes to all office staff and we can then get your information out to teachers.

You can use this email for general inquiries too!

We primarily use email to send information home. When communication is going out, we will also use ThrillShare to alert you to check your email. If you don't have an email address that you check regularly on file with us, please get that to us ASAP.

At CIUUSD, we take student and staff safety seriously. It is especially important during the school day when students and staff should be focused on learning. To support this, all CIUUSD schools have multiple supportive measures in place. During the day, visitors are only allowed on a limited and pre-scheduled basis. All visitors must sign in and receive a guest/visitor pass and will be walked to their meeting by a staff member. During arrival and dismissal time, we will continue to have safety measures in place, and to maintain building security, parents/guardians or other adults dropping students off/picking them up will only be permitted to walk down to the classroom with prior permission from the teacher. We ask that all visitors enter through the main entrance during the school day. Also, outside doors will not be propped open. We understand that classrooms can sometimes get warm and having a door open could provide a nice breeze; however, the safety of our students and staff is more important. These protocols apply during the student day from 8:00 AM to approximately 3:15 PM.

Student and staff safety is incredibly important, and we are always looking to improve our current technology and systems to promote safety.

We have a new visitor check-in available in the main lobby. The following two signs are posted on our front doors.

Please note that there was not an event at GIS that prompted this improvement. The Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Safety saw an opportunity for increased security, and we are piloting it.

Our first fire drill will be during the week of September 11 - 15.

The after-school program will be starting on Tuesday, September 5th.

If you want to join our active and collaborative PTA, don't hesitate to get in touch with Elaine Perry.

We're focusing our fundraising efforts on buying GIS a Book Vending Machine!

Kids will have the opportunity to earn book bucks to "buy" books from the machine. We're still working out the details on how kids will earn book bucks, and it will be tied into PBIS.

Grand Isle School is a Title 1 school, which means we have Federal Funds given to our school to support all children meeting challenging state academic standards.

To be eligible for Title 1 and continue receiving funding, we must hold a family Title 1 night. Covid made this challenging in years past, but we're bringing it back!

Please join us from 5-5:30 for a small presentation, some door prizes, and an opportunity to ask questions. Open House will start promptly at 5:30 and end at 6:30.

Please email Mrs. H with pictures from your summer time adventures. No adventures because of the rain? No problem! Send us any photo you want that is special to you.

Email: ahanlon@gisu.org
Website: https://www.grandisleschool.org/
Location: 224 U.S. Rte 2, Grand Isle, VT, USA
Phone: 802-372-6913
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandisleschool.org