October is here, and with it comes our cooler weather. Remember, we will be on Fall Break from October 7-12 (no school). We hope that you enjoy some great family time together during the break.
As we approach the end of the first quarter, it’s time for our young grizzlies to show off all they have learned on the district benchmarks. You can help your child by ensuring they get to bed early and eat a healthy dinner the night before and a healthy breakfast the day of the test and of course, enduring they arrive on time and ready to go.
Thank you for your attendance at our Parent-Teacher conferences. You are always welcome to reach out to your child's teacher throughout the year for behavior and academic inquiries. We appreciate your support!
As a school community, we are working to ensure the safety of all students. We are asking that all visitors/volunteers please sign in at the front office. If you are interested in volunteering, we would love to have you! We value our family volunteers and appreciate the partnership. If you are a parent/guardian, you are not required to have fingerprint clearance to volunteer in your child's classroom. You will simply need to fill out the volunteer form.
7:20 am – Earliest arrival
7:20 am- 7:40 am – Breakfast served
7:40 am - 1:55 pm – Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
7:40 am - 12:55 pm – Wed (Early Dismissal)
Office Hours: 7:15 am - 3:45 pm
Office Phone: 520-908-3600 / Office Fax: 520-908-3601
If absent, please call 520-908-3606 to alert our attendance clerk. Arizona State Law requires that you report all student absences. If your child is tardy to school, they will need to be checked-in, by a parent, in the Front Office before going to class. This year, there is a new way to call in your students when they are sick and excuse their absences online by logging in to your Parent Vue account.
The first bell rings at 7:40 and our teachers take attendance precisely at 7:45. Students arriving after 7:45 should check in with the office staff before going to class. For the safety of your child, please do not arrive prior to 7:20, the cafeteria breakfast and our playground do not have student supervision prior to 7:20.
We would love to have adult volunteers to support learning and activities at Grijalva! All volunteers must complete the Tucson Unified Volunteer Application.
Parents and guardians do not need to complete the fingerprint component, however all other adult volunteers must be fingerprinted. Parents cannot volunteer on field trips without completing this in advance. If you have questions you can call the school office at 520-908-3600.
Halloween Jokes
What do you call a witch at the beach? A sand-witch.
What kind of shoes does a ghost wear? Boooooots.
What is a ghost’s favorite food? Spook-etti.
Why was the broom late for school? It over-swept.
What is a witch’s favorite subject at school? Spelling.
Why couldn’t the skeleton dance? He had no body to dance with.
What is a ghost’s favorite dessert? I-scream!
What do birds do at Halloween? Go trick or tweeting.
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Location: 1795 W. Drexel Road Tucson, AZ 85746
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