Hey Wildcats!

What a great first week! Seriously! The kindness in the halls, the classrooms, and on the buses just made my heart happy. I may be biased, but I genuinely think our school has the most capable and kind-spirited kiddos (and adults!). They never cease to impress me...even if we hit a bump and have to work through it.

Speaking of bumps...as we start to get into the swing of things, teachers or I may reach out to proactively problem-solve. Problem-solving early on is essential; we do it to support your kids in being their best. If we start to notice patterns, we will bring them to your attention and work together.

Starting this week, we're also going to work together to have parents not go further than the main entrance of the school. This means no parents in the cafeteria. If you anticipate your kiddos having a hard time, give us a heads up and we can support you in drop off.

Looking forward to our colder months…I try very hard to get information out early so families can prepare the best they can. We will try to keep the hallways and classrooms a little drier this winter by having kids switch into “inside shoes.” We will be talking about what a system of changing into shoes can look like before we get to classroom spaces, so if you can, start thinking about sending your kiddo(s) to school with soled indoor shoes. We need soles in the event of a fire drill; we don’t want wet feet.

You can find other updates below. I appreciate all of you and your support!

As always, my door and inbox are always open,

Mrs. H

September 8th- Unified Fridays for grades K and 6

September 5th- CARES After School starts

September 12th- Fire Drill @ 8:15. We always practice the first drill without an alarm to support kids in hearing teachers. We will have an alarmed drill in October.

September 13th- Picture day. We are doing class photos this year!

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

Email wildcats@gisu.org

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

Thank you for all of your interest in chaperoning! In speaking with UA teachers, chaperones will not be needed this week, because we're staying at GIS.

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.

Please spread the news about our Golf Best Ball Scramble!

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.

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