Grantham Village School

75 Learning Drive

Grantham, NH 03753

603-863-1681

frontoffice@gvshawks.org

Principal: Kristen Reed

kreed@gvshawks.org

Remember to return books and games to on your library day!

If you see the whole school out for a walk on Tuesday morning, all is good... We will just be practicing our off site evacuation. We will be walking over to the town office building.

For many years the GPTG has worked with the company Original Works as a fundraising effort. Original Works sells a variety of products including mugs, notecards, flags, pillowcases, key chains etc. The products are printed with your student's artwork. We have been lucky to have the support of our amazing Art Teacher, Ms. K. All classes are currently creating artwork with Ms. K. The art will be sent to Original Works mid-October. Original Works will scan the artwork and send it back to GVS with ordering instructions in early November. Online orders are due mid-November. Orders are scheduled to arrive before the winter holidays and make great gifts.

Throughout our school and in every classroom is a TerraCycle bin, which one of our volunteer parents dutifully picks up every week.

What is TerraCycle, you ask? It is a company committed to putting less waste in our landfills by recycling difficult-to-recycle items. Toothpaste tubes, bread wrappers, Keurig pods. You know, all that stuff that you stand over your trash and wonder--is this recyclable? The answer is "yes," and TerraCycle is the solution.

How can you help? Please talk to your kids about tossing their (empty) applesauce/snack pouches and other lunch wrappers in the TerraCycle bins instead of the trash. No need to be spic 'n' span, just empty and not dripping so that the bins don't attract fruit flies. The bins also accept used school supplies, courtesy of Staples' recycling program.

The Grantham Village School third grade class is collecting can tabs for David's House. Please send them in whenever you can. We have collected about 1,400 pounds since we began 20 plus years ago! We drop them off at David's House, where a volunteer brings them to a recycling facility for cash. The money is used to help defray operating expenses. Last year we collected 107 pounds! Let’s see if we can collect over 100 pounds again this school year.

Click on the David’s House link to learn more about this community treasure.

Thank you for your support!

• October 11 - Teacher Work Day - No school for students
• October 14 - Holiday - No school
• October 17 - Student Flu Vaccine Clinic
• October 18 - Author Megan Moneypenny to visit K-3 classrooms
• October 25 - School wide assembly hosted by grades 1 & 4
• October 29 - GPTG sponsored enrichment (Extreme Science 2.0)

Basketball programming is available to all students in K through 6 th grade. K-2 nd graders

practice and learn the fundamentals. 3 rd -6 th graders play games against neighboring

towns. For more information and to register, visit the link at the bottom of the page.

19 Shedd Rd. Grantham. 3-4:30 Trunk or Treat, 4-6 DJ Dance Party

Calling Halloween enthusiasts of every age! Grab your favorite spooky, fun, or quirky

outfit and join us for an afternoon of costumes, candy, and FUN! Bring a non-

perishable or personal care item to donate to the Grantham Food Pantry.

Route 10 Grantham

The Town of Grantham will sponsor Town Wide Trick or Treat on Halloween evening.

Be sure to visit the Town Building, Fire Station, Library, and United Methodist Church

on your trick or treating travels.

Trunk or Treat is a successful annual event in Grantham because of YOU! Interested in

participating? Visit www.granthamnh.gov/activities to register your trunk and make this

the best year yet!!

Grantham Recreation will accept donations of Halloween Candy from Sept 25. – Oct.

28. Donated candy will be distributed to the homeowners along Routes 10 and 114

who entertain the largest volume of trick-or-treaters on Halloween. Candy Donations can be dropped off in the donation bin located in the Town Hall lobby during regular

business hours.

Our goal is to eventually only have preschoolers in the buckle lane. If your kiddo is in kindergarten or above - practice, practice, practice! With that said, please continue to use the buckle lane until your child is able to navigate the door and buckles on their own.