
Granger School Weekly Newsletter
February 4-8, 2019
Quick Reminders/Planning Ahead
Feb. 5 Basketball: Lady Lions Senior Night/JH Boys Appreciation Night
Feb. 6 Apply Texas Workshop for Sophomores
Feb. 7 100th Day of School
Feb 7 SENIORS: TSTC Rep here to guide through college process
Feb. 12 Last day to purchase candy and/or balloons for Valentine delivery to class
Thurs. Feb. 14 Elementary Valentine's Day Party
Feb. 14 Baseball shirt orders due by noon
Feb. 15 Food Pantry Raffle Winners announced
Feb. 18 No school
Feb. 23 Father/Daughter-Mother/Son Dance 6:30-9:00 pm
March 1 National Read Across America
March 11-15 Spring Break
Friday, March 22 Early Release 1:00 pm
Secondary UIL Dates:
March 8 District OAP in Cameron
March 26 Journalism in Thrall
March 29 Remainder of events at Blinn
May 10 K-2nd Grade field trip to Mayburn Science Theater
May 17 All library books due
May 30 Last day of school year - Early Release 1:00
GYAA Baseball/Softball 2019 Registration:
Ages 4-14
Cost: $70 in Jan. $75 in February
DO NOT TURN MONEY INTO SCHOOL.
Registration Dates & Times:
Old Gym 10:00 am - 1:00pm
Saturday Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb 2nd
Or online starting January 14th:
www.leaguelineup/gyaasports.com
Contact: Careta Miller or Colter Gaswint
LAST DAY TO SIGN UP IS FEB. 10, 2019.
Conact: Careta Miller 254-289-5890
Menu
Tuesday: Crispy Taco
Wednesday: Cheese Pizza
Thursday: Grilled Cheese & Chicken Noodle Soup
Friday: Chicken Burger
Andres Salcedo, 4th Grader
The Ruler
Chances to win it!
Grades 5-12 have a chance to win a free class period enjoying games, movie, and a raffle to win a gift card.
How do we win it?
Pre-K-4th: One ticket per 5 non-perishable food items brought to school - you may enter as many times as you want.
5th-12th: Have enough cans which could block your classroom door
**Winners announced Feb. 15th
***The canned goods most needed are meats, i.e. tuna, spam, chicken, vienna sausage
—Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut
Root, root, root for the home team!
$14 Short Sleeve Dri-Fit Material. Add $1.00 for size 2x. Add $2 for sizes 3x & 4X.
Color choices: Purple or Gold
Orders due Valentine's Day (Feb. 14th) by noon to high school office.
Please make checks payable to Granger Baseball.
—Franklin Thomas, activist, philanthropist, and former president of the Ford Foundation
5th Grade Reading Rock Stars
Put on your dancing shoes!
Sat. Feb. 23, 2019
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: School Cafeteria
Ages: 1 year old-8th Grade
Ticket Prices:
Advanced: $8 (couple)
At door: $10.00
$2 for each additional child
The child must be accompanied by an adult. (father, mother, grandparent, aunt, uncle)
Forms due Feb. 20, checks payable to Granger Student Council
Hope to see you there!
JV Girls 4:00 PM
JV Boys 5:00 PM
VG Senior Night Recognition
VG Girls 6:15 PM
Varsity Boys 7:30
Half Time JH Boys Basketball Appreciation
FCCLA STILL SELLING CHOCOLATE BARS! YUM!
Schedules
Testing Schedules
RTI Progress Monitoring Calendar
Feb. 4-8 Math
Feb. 11-15 OFF/Make-Up
Feb. 19-22 Reading
Feb. 25-March 1 Math
March 4-8 OFF/Make-Up
March 11-15 OFF (Spring Break)
March 18-22 Reading
March 25-29 Math
April 1-5 OFF
*April 8-12 Reading EOY
*April 15-18 Math EOY
April 23-26 OFF
April 29-May 3 Reading
May 6-10 Math
May 13-17 OFF/Make-Up
May 20-24 OFF
STAAR SPRING DATES:
Eng 1, 4th/7th Writing, 5th/8th Math - April 9
5th/8th Reading - April 10
Eng 2 April 11
Alg 1 - May 6
Bio - May 7
US History - May 8
3rd/4th/6th/7th Match, 5th/8th Retake - May 13
3rd/4th/6th/7th Reading, 5th/8th Science -May 14
5th/8th Science - May 15
8th Social Studies - May 16
Granger Lion Basketball
Feb. 5 @ Granger vs Holland 4:00 JV1, JV2, Varsity
Feb. 8 Bye
Feb. 12 @ Granger vs Mumford 5:00 JV2, JV1, Varsity
Feb. 18-19 Bi-district TBA Varsity
Feb. 21-23 Area TBA Varsity
Feb. 25-26 Regional Qtrs. TBA Varsity
Feb. 28-March 2 Regional @ New Branunfels Varsity
March 7-9 State Tourney @ San Antonio TBA Varsity
*Remember to check school website and Dojo in case of any last minute changes due to situations beyond GISD control.
Friendly Reminder
***All students in grades 7-12 have the 2018-19 $35 laptop insurance due please.***
Granger ISD
Email: dgriffis@granger.txed.net
Website: grangerisd.net
Location: 300 North Colorado, Granger, TX, USA
Phone: 512-859-2173
Facebook: facebook.com/GrangerISD
Twitter: @Granger_Lions