The Weekly Update
December 16, 2024 B week
We hope you had a great weekend!
Read down for our events, and remember that you can always stay up-to-date by checking our school website.
Greenview Knolls is sponsoring a Holiday Giving Tree to support families in need during the holidays. We are hoping to host at least 6 of our students. An Amazon wish list has been put together. If you would like to purchase an item to sponsor a child please click the Amazon link. Items can be shipped to the school or you can bring them in. Please have any donated gifts to Ms. McFalls by 12/18. Thank you
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2B6BX4OB9D1UA?ref_=wl_share
Congratulations to our GK 2025 nominees-
Ms Boyce Outstanding Educator
Ms. Farr Educational Support Professional
Ms. Seiler SMECO Outstanding Science
Ms. Wannamaker SMECO Outstanding Math
1/23 5:00-6:00 Join us for an unforgettable evening of food, excitement, family-time, and the thrill of the win at Book Bingo! Winners will get to choose a new book to add to your home library! We will have mystery special guest Bingo callers! Please RSVP using this form: https://forms.gle/MpJVTNUoC51TgRrj6
Become A School Volunteer
Both new and previously registered volunteers must complete a new volunteer application every school year. All volunteers must review the Child Abuse and Sexual Harassment (C.A.S.H) training and the Volunteer Manual annually.
CLICK HERE after you've completed the trainings in order to access the volunteer application.
Process of connecting student Schoology accounts
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EiKjQesy7_7ATfp0aj1Suxg3ufpVKcjj5TaBv08uUmw/edit?usp=sharing
Please complete the meal benefit application.
Online Meal Benefit Application
Menus for School Meals are visible through Nutrislice. Check it out!
Negative Lunch Balance- Please visit My School Bucks or call the school to find out your child's lunch balance. We will serve the students even with negative balances so please continue to check the account.
Transportation reminders-
AM Car Riders-If you arrive to GKES after 8:05 am, please bring your child through the front office. If car rider staff is still outside, they will ask you to go in through the front office.
Cell Phone Policy- Phones must be OFF and AWAY!!!
Please view THIS presentation and this VIDEO.
Code of Conduct can be found here.
GKES Attendance Matters - November grade level winner is 3rd grade!!
Pre K 92.19%
K 92.15%
1st 92%
2nd 94.45%
3rd 94.71%
4th 93.57%
5th 92.52%
GK Total 93.21%
0-9 Days Absent = 95-100% = Attendance Very Good: Best chance of success. Gets your child off to a solid start.
10- 19 days Absent= 90-94 % = Worrying: Less chance for school success. Makes it harder for your child to make progress.
20 + days absent = 80-85% Attendance = Serious Concern: Your child will find it very difficult to make progress.
From Nurse Farr!!!!!
Please report any communicable diseases to Nurse Farr for tracking purposes (COVID, flu, pink eye, strep, etc.), it would be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Nurse Farr. Thank you!
What to do if your student is ill
While school attendance is vital to your student’s education, a sick child belongs at home. Please review the Sick Day Guidelines below to assist you in making that decision.
KEEP ME HOME IF...
I have a temperature higher than 100°F.
I'm throwing up or have diarrhea.
My eyes are pink and crusty.
SEND ME BACK TO SCHOOL WHEN...
My symptoms have significantly improved or resolved.
I haven't had a fever or fever-reducing medication for 24 hours.
I haven't thrown up, had diarrhea or had medications to control these symptoms for 24 hours.
If antibiotics have been prescribed, I have been taking them for at least 24 hours.
CALL THE DOCTOR IF...
I’ve had a temperature higher than 100°F for more than 2 days.
I've been throwing up or having diarrhea for more than 2 days.
I've had cold symptoms for more than a week and they aren't getting any better.
I still have asthma symptoms after using my asthma medicine (and call 911 if I'm having trouble breathing after using an inhaler).
The School Based Health Center has 2 locations and is a great resource and is open to all SMPCS students and staff. To enroll to receive health care services through the SBHCs, please click here or give the location center a call to make an appointment.
SMCPS Mental Health & Awareness website for Elementary School Students: Elementary Health & Wellness
From Ms. McFalls
The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum used to teach students how to regulate their emotions. You may hear conversations or comments from your students at home about the Zones Colors (red, green, blue and yellow) so we would like to take this opportunity to share with our parents/guardians some basic information.
Self-regulation is something everyone continually works on, whether we are cognizant of it or not. We all encounter situations that test our limits from time to time. If we are able to recognize when we are becoming less regulated, we are able to do something about it to feel better and get ourselves to a better place. This comes naturally for some, but for others it is a skill that needs to be taught and practiced. This is the goal of The Zones of Regulation through the association of color visuals.
Ms. Broom's Bitmoji room
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HcrlfP4B9up3NXuq8pwFCQofd1wopaY8X43Wg1x0ZE4/edit?usp=sharing
🗓 Coming Up!
December
16-20 Spirit week - see flyer
19 Winter Band/Chorus/Strings Concert 9:00 parent performance
20 Two Hour Early Dismissal
Winter Break – No School for Students December 23 – January 3rd 2025
January
6 School resumes and kick off for Joe Corbi's Fundraiser
17 End of 2nd marking period
20 Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - All Schools and Offices Closed
23 Book Bingo
28 Report Card distribution
31 Professional Day – No School for Students
The vision at GKES is to create a nurturing environment for all students that promotes lifelong learning where students work hard to become respectful, responsible, and resilient.
The mission at GKES, in partnership with parents and communities, we believe that every Students Success Story becomes a testament to their determination and our unwavering commitment to fostering their academic, social, and emotional wellness.
GO OWLS!!!
Yearbook cover winners!
The front cover winner is Zoey Midkiff in 5th grade.
The back cover winner is Piper Leissner in 5th grade
And the introduction page (first page in the book) winner is Allison Hardy in 4th grade