Groveland Paw Print

Beginning, Oct. 18th, students in 1st-6th grade will participate in a class for 30-minutes a day. The class may be taught by their homeroom teacher, or another teacher. On Day#1 and #2, the class will be focused on math skills. In November, we will begin the reading classes on Day #3, #4, and #5.

During W.I.N., or "What I Need", students will participate in these 30-minute lessons. WIN time is part of the Central Bucks School District initiative that helps students to grow academically in a purposeful way. Students are grouped based upon skills that will help them quickly succeed. We call these skills, "lightning bolt skills". The skills are determined through a STAR assessment given three times a year: September, January, and May, and curriculum tests. W.I.N. time is not a graded block of time, and it is not special education or gifted instruction, but an opportunity to provide targeted and meaningful instruction for all of our students.

We look forward to working together to help your child grow!

Sincerely,

Kelly Carter

• October 19th and 20th: Sixth Grade Ropes Course Trip
• October 20th: Phillies Spirit Day!
• October 23rd-28th: Red Ribbon Week

Monday, Oct. 23rd: Wear RED!

Tuesday, Oct. 24th: Wear NEON or BRIGHT Colors!

Wednesday, Oct. 25th: Wear Groveland Purple & Gold!

Thursday, Oct. 26th: Wear Pajamas!

Friday, Oct. 27th: Wear Sports T-shirts!

• October 31st: Half Day/ PM Kindergarten/ NO AM Kindergarten
• October 31st @ 9:45AM: Halloween Parade

** Click here to access the CBSD 2023-2024 district calendar.

My name is Matthew Alderfer, and I am one of the school counselors here at Groveland. This year, I am working with grades Kindergarten, second, fourth, and sixth grades. I have been both a teacher and school counselor at Groveland since it opened. When not at Groveland, I enjoy cycling, traveling, gardening, and music. I am also and avid Philadelphia sports fan.

This year we are celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 23rd to October 27th.

This year’s theme is Make PAWS-itive Choices- Be Drug Free! “Red Ribbon Week” is a national program which emphasizes the need to develop drug free schools and communities. Students will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week all week long by participating in various activities here at Groveland! This year, teachers will keep track of who is wearing their RED RIBBONS EACH DAY! At the end of the week, students who wore their ribbon all week long will receive a POWER PAW and be entered into a raffle by grade level. The winning student will receive a Red Ribbon Week Themed Soccer Ball for their classroom to keep! We also invite everyone to participate in our SPIRIT DAYS! Please see the schedule on the back of this paper for more details

The Halloween parade will be on Tuesday, October 31st starting at 9:45AM. Parking will be limited. If possible, please consider carpooling. In the event of inclement weather, there will NOT be a parade and parties would begin at 10:15AM. If the parade is canceled the decision will be made by 5:00PM on Monday, the 30th and communicated via email.

The school-wide parade will take place on the back playground. Kindergarten students will lead the parade, followed consecutively by the other grades.

Please use your best judgement in costume selection. Costumes of a violent nature are discouraged. There should be no weapons of any kind brought to school on Halloween.

Classroom teachers will determine if they need 3, 4, or 5 volunteers for Halloween parties, depending upon the ages of the students. Classroom party volunteers will need their clearances because they will be directly assisting students.

On Halloween, volunteers will sign in at the Home and School table in the front of the building. All food/drink donations can be dropped off at the table beginning at 8:45AM.

To volunteer at a class party or chaperone a field trip, your clearances must be up-to-date.

If your clearances are current, upload them into the App Garden - Volunteer Tracker. If your clearances have expired, or you need to begin the clearance process, click on the Required Documents for the directions.

For more information, open the Human Resources Volunteer Required Paperwork webpage.

Student: Kinley Schrieber (3/Manno)

Nominated by Safety: Harper Dunn (5/Rantz)

I nominate Kinley for being amazing on the bus. She listens to every safety reminds other people of the rules and is nice to everyone including safeties and teachers. That is why I nominate Kinley Schrieber.

Attention parents of 3rd-6th grade students: The Central Bucks iPad and Laptop fee is now due.

Parents of students in 3rd - 6th grade are asked to pay a $15 fee via MyPaymentsPlus. If you cannot afford the fee for personal reasons, please contact Mrs. Carter at kcarter@cbsd.org. We will be happy to make other arrangements.

If you are choosing to opt out of the program. Then, your child's device will remain in school and he/she may have access to the laptop during the school day, only.

To pay the 1 to 1 Laptop Fee:

1. Please log into My Payments Plus.
2. Select your child's account and look under Events & Fees.

Please join us for our Third Annual Family Bingo Night Fundraiser at Tohickon Middle School on Friday, Nov. 10th.

You must register online at www.mypaymentsplus.com to attend. Click under Events and Activities to find the Groveland Family Bingo event.

All absences may be entered through the Parent Portal. Click here for more information, including directions on how to upload a student absence: Managing Student Attendance.

Families: Please read the very important attendance letter from the district.

Whenever students arrive late or depart prior to the end of the school day, parents must enter that information into the Parent Portal. These incidents are recorded as "excused" or "unexcused" applying the same criteria as those for full-day absences.

If you pick up your child during the school day, expect to ...

1. Enter the vestibule,
2. Sign out your child, and
3. Wait either outside or in the vestibule.

Dismissal procedures begin at 3:15PM. In order to ensure a safe and speedy dismissal, students cannot be called to the office between 3:15-4:05PM. Therefore, students should be picked up before 3:15PM. Thank you!

Kelly Carter, Principal

Christie Corcoran, Assistant Principal

Email: kcarter@cbsd.org
Website: https://www.cbsd.org/groveland
Location: 1100 Old Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, USA
Phone: 2678934600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbschools/
Twitter: @CBGrovelandEl