The Grove Grizzly

KUDOS to our PTO for planning the Donut with a Grown-Up event for our families coming this Thursday!! Thank you to all of our sponsors, parent, and teacher volunteers who help with the event! Our students love this event and are really looking forward to this Grove tradition! We look forward to seeing you at Donuts with a Grownup in the Grove Gym.

To the Veterans in the community, thank you for your service! We deeply appreciate your bravery, dedication, and all you do to keep our country safe.

Our weather is starting to shift and get colder with our first sightings of snow coming soon, so we want to make sure parents are aware of our procedures for students being outside as it gets cold! During the winter months, our students will go outside for recess as much as possible. If the temperature or wind chill is zero degrees or below the students will remain inside for recess. When the wind chill or temperature is above zero students will be outside. As a result, please be sure to send your children to school fully dressed to be outside for recess. It is also recommended that students bring layers such as sweatshirts and sweaters to take on and off throughout the day. Please be sure to put your child’s name somewhere on all items so that they can easily be identified and returned to students if they drop them or lose them in the school!

I am hopeful that more snow will not be upon us for a while, but wanted to share our procedures for recess when there is snow. In order for students to play in the snow at school, they must have a winter coat, snow pants, boots, gloves, and a hat or earmuffs, as we want them to stay dry and be able to return to the classroom in the afternoon and concentrate on learning. We will try to have extra items for students at school in case they forget, but it is beneficial for students to bring all of these items each day during the winter so they are prepared no matter what. When there is enough snow on the ground, students will be able to participate in sledding at school, so they must be properly dressed! In addition, students should have a pair of gym shoes to wear during the school day while in class and in order to participate safely in P.E. each day.

Our first marking period was over last week. As a result, our teachers are currently working on report cards and the reports will be released to parents electronically via the Infinite Campus (IC) Parent Portal at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26th. Report cards are NOT printed in paper form, as we went GREEN several years ago, so parents must access the reports via IC.

Grove students published their November edition of the Grove Avenue Times! This student created newspaper is part of what makes Grove #ThePlaceToB

Special thanks to Mrs. Chang and Ms. Wolfe! Click below to download the November newspaper!

Barrington Giving Day is a Non-Profit organization that invites families in the 220 School District to a Giving Day event where they receive food, warm coats, hats/gloves, blankets, books, toys, and other much-needed items. Over 900 families in our community are in need of help. There are collection boxes in the main entrance of Grove where new or gently used/like new coats may be dropped off from now until December 2nd. Our PTO will be sponsoring a special classroom lunch celebration for the class that donates the largest number of items.

Grove Ave is partnering with Barrington Giving Day in asking students & families to donate new or gently used coats. The drive runs from November 1st - December 2nd. Students can bring the coats to their classrooms where teachers will be collecting them. The classroom that collects the most coats will receive a celebration lunch sponsored by the PTO!!

Please remember that school STARTS at 8 a.m., which means that students need to arrive prior to 8:00 a.m. in order to be ready for instruction to begin. Students can arrive starting at 7:40 a.m. and enter the building at 7:55 a.m., giving them time to unpack, chat with their friends and teachers, and get settled prior to instruction starting. If your child arrives at 8:00 a.m. or after, please be sure to bring your child to the main entrance and come inside with your child to sign him/her in for the day. This is a safety measure for our students, as we need to make sure we know when students have arrived and can accurately account for them with our attendance in the morning.

All car riders should arrive by 7:55 a.m. on Grove Avenue. Upon arrival, students go to either the primary playground (kindergarten-2nd grade) or intermediate playground (3rd - 5th grade) for our morning recess from 7:40 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. Supervisors are on the playgrounds in the morning starting at 7:40 a.m. If there is not a school staff member present on Grove Avenue after 7:55 a.m., parents must drive around to the main office to drop their child off and come inside to sign them in for the day. Please do not drop students off and leave them unattended on Grove Avenue in the morning after staff have gone inside, as this is a safety concern for our children.

Please ask your child to check the lost and found for any items before they are donated during Thanksgiving break! Enjoy the video from Mrs. Kaczanko!

School is in session for two days during the week of Thanksgiving. It is important that students are in attendance on Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th!

Wednesday, November 13th- Picture Retake Day

Thursday, November 14th- Donuts with A Grownup, 7-7:45 am

Tuesday, November 26th- Report Cards Available for Parents in IC, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, November 27th - NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, November 28th - NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Day!!

Friday, November 29th - NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday, December 4th-- JOUST, 5th grade musical, 6:30 PM in the Gym

Donuts with a Grownup!

It's time for our sweetest event! Join us on Thursday, November 14th before school in the gym (7:00-7:45am) for Donuts from Deerfields Bakery, milk and coffee. Everyone attending must have a ticket and we ask that you include only one adult per family please! Details are in the flyer attached and links to purchase tickets and volunteer are below:

Purchase your tickets by clicking HERE

Volunteer to help the PTO make this event a success: https://tinyurl.com/DonutsGrownups2024

Handmade Holiday

Students have an opportunity to create an art project with the teachers of Kaleidoscope school of art! These winter themed projects will be framed, gift wrapped and returned to Grove ready to give to someone special. Reserve your spot today - space is limited! (Please note that Monday spots are already sold out and there are a few spots left on Tuesday)

https://tinyurl.com/HolidayHandmade2024

Winter Boot Bags

As the months get colder and snowy weather approaches, prepare your Grizzly with our Boot Bags! These bags are a great way to get all your winter essentials to and from school in one piece. The bags are made of waterproof material that are large enough to fit your boots, snow pants, hats and gloves. Order now through November 13th for delivery/pick up at Donuts with a Grownup (while supplies last)! https://tinyurl.com/GroveBootBags2024

Barrington Giving Day - Winter Coat Drive

Grove Ave is partnering with Barrington Giving Day in asking students & families to donate new or gently used coats. The drive runs from November 1st - December 2nd. Students can bring the coats to their classrooms where teachers will be collecting them. The classroom that collects the most coats will receive a celebration lunch sponsored by the PTO!!

SAVE THE DATE!

The Grove Parent Party will be on February 7, 2025 - more details coming soon for sponsorships and donations for our biggest fundraiser of the year!

Click here for the latest flyers on upcoming events and other PTO Information!

General Questions? Email us at: GAvenuePTO@gmail.com

We are launching our new characteristic, Gratitude, this week, which will continue through the month of November. This is a wonderful way to reflect as a family about the abundance of kindness, opportunities, and good wishes we have in our lives. We will encourage our students to appreciate the people and things that make their lives so special.

Join us in celebrating our October Character Strong Responsibility Award recipients!

Grove 3rd Grader, Maya O'Rourke, served as a student representative at the School Board Meeting! Maya prepared a speech and shared with the community what makes Grove #ThePlaceToB! We are so proud of you, Maya!