September Principal's Newsletter

Welcome back to school! Mr. Zlupko and I truly hope that each of our students and families had a safe and enjoyable summer! We look forward to welcoming back all our K-5 students on Tuesday, September 3, 2024!

For the safety of our students, students are not permitted on school grounds unaccompanied before 8:00 a.m.

Please take a moment to review our Elementary Student/Parent Handbook and visit our school website for more Back to School information!

The first day of school for students in Kindergarten - 5th Grade will be on Tuesday, September 3rd.

Our doors will open at 8:00 a.m. for students. For the safety of our students, students are not permitted on school grounds unaccompanied before 8:00 a.m.

SCHOOL DAY

Kindergarten through Grade 5: 8:25 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Students arriving after 8:30 a.m. will be marked late. If your child is late to school, you must sign them in at the main office.

Breakfast will be served between 8:00 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.

Punctuality and regular attendance are essential skills that children need to learn at an early age to prepare for lifelong career opportunities. Demonstrate to your children that school is important by supporting the effort to have your child(ren) arrive on time each school day. Consistent attendance and punctuality are critical to each child’s maximum learning experience.

If your child(ren) will be absent from school, please email Elementaryattendance@mv.org with your child's name, grade, and reason for being absent.

Please see our Attendance Letter attached below.

Breakfast and lunch will be free for all students. Students are required to know and enter their student ID number when receiving breakfast or lunch. We have purchased break-away lanyards that will hold your child's lunch card. These lanyards will remain in your child's classroom.

We ask that you work with your child on memorizing their student ID number. We appreciate your assistance!

Beginning in October, snacks will also be sold during lunch. If you are sending snack money in for your child, we ask that you send money in an envelope with your child's name, grade and amount of money.

You can review the menu for Grandview Elementary by clicking here.

You can review the menu for Morrisville Intermediate School by clicking here.

*Please note that menus are subject to change.

For more information about our school meal program, please visit our Dining Services website.

Snack:

Elementary students will have a nutritional snack time in their classroom each day. Each individual classroom teacher will determine the snack time. If you wish for your child to take part in the nutritional snack time, students are responsible for bringing in their own healthy snack to school each day as it will not be provided by the school. Sweets, such as donuts, cookies, and other snacks high in sugar are discouraged. Consider the following foods as acceptable for snack:

All Summer Reading projects for students in grades 1-5 are due on Friday, September 13th. Please review our Summer Reading expectations by clicking here.

We ask that you review and complete the following forms that were either mailed in your welcome letter or will be sent home with students in their first day folder:

• Emergency Cards (one for the office and one for the nurse)
• Arrival/Dismissal Form
• Handbook/Media Release Form
• Walking Permission Form

During the first few days of school, dismissal tends to take a little long, as our staff are familiarizing themselves with families and their vehicles. To ensure a safe and efficient dismissal for all, we will continue the use of dismissal placards this year.

All placards have been labeled with your child's last name and grade and will be sent home on the first day of school. We ask that you place your dismissal placard on the passenger side car visor if you are picking your child up in the car line and bring the dismissal placard with you if you are picking up your child from the walker door.

Please review and follow our dismissal procedures. Your cooperation helps decrease a lengthy dismissal process and ensures the safety of all.

If you are walking on foot to pick up your child, your child is considered a "walker". Please pick your child up at the side cafeteria door at Grandview Elementary and the Morrisville Intermediate School Lobby door at Morrisville Intermediate School.

If you are waiting in our single line car line or your child rides one of the after school vans (YMCA, We Care, Discovery or New Horizons), your child is considered a "car rider".

Please stay in your car and follow the car line. School staff at Grandview Elementary will accompany your child to your car, open the car door and will assist your child in entering your car. School staff at Morrisville Intermediate School will guide students to your car in our single car line.

IMPORTANT: To change your child’s normal dismissal procedure, you must write a note or call the school office prior to 2:00 p.m. We cannot accept verbal notice from a student - dismissal via the usual mode of transportation will hold precedence.

Our mission is to foster and promote a safe and positive school environment that enhances student learning and overall success through teaching and acknowledging positive behavior.

In our schools, our students and staff follow B.A.R.K.:

• Be Safe

• Always Doing My Best

• Respecting Myself and Others

• Kindness

We believe that a good behavior policy has a set of standards and expectations which promotes appropriate behavior, and which focuses on teaching children self-control, responsibility, and respect for others. Children who do not meet these standards and expectations will be addressed in a dignified manner. Consequences for inappropriate behavior will be logical and timely. An effort will be made to reinforce students who demonstrate positive behavior.

Take a few moments to review our School-wide Positive Behavior Supports Handbook linked here.

We look forward to having you join us for Back to School Night this year! Please see below for more information.

Grandview Elementary: Thursday, September 12th 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Doors will open at 6:00 pm

Morrisville Intermediate School: Thursday, September 19th 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Doors will open at 6:00 pm.

Any parent/guardian who attends will receive a raffle ticket and a chance to win a $50 gift card and a homework pass for your child.

Our Elementary Team utilizes Class DoJo as a way to communicate important school and district wide information with parents/guardians.

Classroom teachers will be sending more information on how you can connect to their individual classes.

If you need to get in contact with one of the principals, please call the main office or send an email. Miss Cappuccino and Mr. Zlupko will not be communicating with parents/guardians via Class DoJo.

We encourage you to connect with your child's classroom teacher on Class DoJo. Once you are connected with your child's teacher, you will also be able to see our Grandview Elementary/Morrisville Intermediate School stories and updates!

We are thrilled to have so many parents/guardians connected to our Class Dojo.

If you are interested in joining our PTO or helping with events throughout the school year, please email gvimpto@gmail.com .

• 9/3 - First Day of School for Grades K-5
• 9/5-9/13 - Bulldog Blueprint Lessons
• 9/5 - Grade Level Expectation Meetings - Morrisville Intermediate School
• 9/6 - Grade Level Expectation Meetings - Grandview Elementary
• 9/9 - 9/20 - Acadience Reading Testing
• 9/12 - Grandview Elementary Back to School Night - 6:30 p.m.
• 9/13 - Summer Reading Projects Due
• 9/18 - School Board Agenda Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
• 9/19 - Morrisville Intermediate School Back to School Night - 6:30 p.m.
• 9/23 - 9/27 - Linkit! Benchmark Assessments Grades 1-5
• 9/25 - School Board Meeting - 7:30 p.m.