Hello, December!
Can you believe we’re already nearing the halfway point of the school year? It’s been amazing to see how much we’ve grown as a school community—working together with positivity, kindness, and care.
Last month, we focused on Love Your Passengers and saw the difference kindness and support can make. Our students worked hard with their buddy classrooms to complete a community service project of making cards for local nursing homes and senior communities. The cards were welcomed with joy and thankfulness and spread many smiles to people in our community. This month, our Energy Bus rule is Enjoy the Ride. December is a great time to pause, soak in the moments, and find the fun and joy in our everyday lives—even when things get a little busy!
We’re encouraging everyone to focus on what makes them smile and to approach each day with a positive attitude. At home, you can help keep the spirit going by sharing moments of gratitude or having some fun family time. Try asking questions like, “What made you happy today?” or “What made you laugh?” These little conversations go a long way in helping kids (and grown-ups!) stay focused on the good stuff.
Thank you for being part of this journey with us. Let’s make this month one to remember and keep finding joy in the ride!
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Pierson
December 2, 2024: PTA Meeting, 6:15pm @ GBR
December 9, 2024: PTA Cocoa & Cards Free Family Event, 6:30 @ GBR
December 19, 2024: Kindergarten Concert, 6:30pm @ GBR
December 23, 2024: Winter Break Begins
January 6, 2025: School Resumes
January 6, 2025: PTA Meeting, 6:15pm @ GBR
January 20, 2025: No School - Martin Luther King Day
January 30, 2025: GBR School Conferences
This year, to honor Veteran's Day, the GBR Student Council sponsored a Penny War fundraiser. All proceeds will be donated to the Midwest Honor Flight! Students were encouraged to bring their pennies and bills to create positive points for their respective classroom buckets. Time was set aside for students to put negative points (silver coins) into the buckets of other classrooms. The Student Council members and advisors then counted the money in each bucket. The total amount of money raised by GBR was $1968.20.
The class which brought in the most points was Miss Uher's 3rd grade! They won a pizza party!
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, GBR had a visit from a Midwest Honor Flight representative to learn more about the program. At this assembly, GBR presented a check for the money raised from Penny Wars to the foundation!
Please remember to send your student(s) to school every day with weather appropriate outdoor gear! This includes coats, hats, mittens, snow pants, and snow boots.
We are seeing a lot of students coming to school with no coats or wearing only hooded sweatshirts. All students are required to go outside for recess - even during cold weather. Students only stay inside for recess when the temperature or "feels like" temperature is zero degrees or BELOW. Let's make sure our students stay warm!
School doors unlock every morning at 7:30am
Breakfast is served every morning from 7:30am to 8:10am
School begins every day at 8:15am
School ends every day at 3:15pm
*Please drop off your child/ren to school as close to 8:00am as possible, especially if they are not eating breakfast, as there is limited supervision in the commons.
**If your child/ren will be late to school, absent from school, or leaving school for any reason during the school day, please call the school office at 605-995-3091 to inform the office staff. All doctors' notes can be faxed to our school office at 605-996-6610. We ask for a doctor note anytime a student misses a day of school due to illness and/or medical appointments of any type. Thank you!
