Grout Family Newsletter

October

Oct. 29 - Fall Family Night at Grout

Oct. 30 - Site Council Meeting, 4:30-5:30 pm

November

Nov. 1 - No School, Teacher Grading Day

Nov. 4 - No School, Teacher Planning Day

Nov. 11 - No School, Veteran’s Day

Nov. 12 - Virtual Parent Meeting: Topic TBD

Nov. 20 - Early Release at 11:50 am

Nov. 22 - Principal’s Coffee, 8 am, Cafeteria

Nov 25 & 26 - Parent/Teacher Conferences, NO SCHOOL

Nov. 27-29 - NO SCHOOL, Fall Break

This is the time of year when head lice become more active. We have had a couple of cases here at Grout. Please check your child's hair and look for signs of lice such as itching. HERE is a link to more information about lice.

If you would like more information on treatment, please see THIS LINK.

Finally, if you have questions or need support with treatment, please reach out to our social worker Kate Hoffman. Kate may be able

Between the end of the quarter planning days, holidays, fall break and conferences, there are a lot of days without students during the month of November. We have them listed in the "Looking Ahead" section at the top of the newsletter. In addition, HERE is a link to our district calendar to help you plan.

We need 1-3 volunteers to help us prepare for worst case scenario emergencies by helping us with a few projects

• Inventory our emergency supplies for the school

• Help create a list of what we need to gather for whole school needs

• Inventory individual classroom supply buckets for updates

• Help create lists of what individual classrooms need

Also, if preparedness is your jam, we could use a couple of Grout community members to help keep GASP ( Grout Association of Seismic Preparedness) going. Please reach out to Beth Essex or Lisa Van Clock if you are interested in helping with specific projects or with the preparedness work overall.

Conferences are coming up! Conferences are a great time to connect with your child's teacher and learn how your student is doing at school. Teachers will be reaching out to schedule times to meet with you. All conferences will take place in person, at Grout. However, if you are unable to attend in person, online meetings can be arranged as needed.

If you would like language interpretation during your conference, please reach out to the Grout office or your child's teacher. Also, our ELD teacher, Kristin Kjome, has been working hard to set up interpreters for our EL families.

This year, conferences will be held on Monday, November 25 and Tuesday, November 26. There will be daytime and evening conferences available. We look forward to seeing you there!

Upcoming PTA Events:

Oct. 29 - Fall Family Night with Dinner (Please RSVP using the "button" down below)

Nov. 8 - Community Grant Proposals due

Nov. 15 - Movie Night

Nov. 25-26 - Clothing Swap

PTA Community Grants

Grout PTA is funding requests from teachers, staff, parents, students, and community members. Funding proposals can include a wide range of ideas but should relate to the PTA’s priority program areas:

-Student enrichment and support

-Teacher and classroom support

-Enhancing shared outdoor and indoor spaces

-Community building and family engagement

-Service opportunities

Proposals for grants are due November 8th. For more information and to apply, use this link: https://forms.gle/XYMASzK91XyYUsn38

Movie Night 11/15

Come to Grout and watch a family friendly movie in our auditorium on Friday November 15th.

-more details to come-

PTA Help Needed:

Fall Clothing Swap/

The PTA is looking for volunteers to help organize the clothing swap at Grout during conferences on 11/25 and 11/26. Friday, 11/22 help is needed moving and organizing clothing.

E-mail groutpta@gmail.com if you are interested.

Important!! Please save your gently used clothing and shoes to donate to the Grout clothing swap

PTA Fundraising:

Our Annual No Stuff Fundraiser: Nothing to buy, Nothing to sell!

https://gofund.me/3f64a7bd

Help us reach our year end fundraising goals. We thank you for your donations.

Your donations will support the PTA’s initiative of continuing our efforts to strengthen our Grout community by removing barriers and creating opportunities for everyone to participate in all activities. Please share with friends and family members who may be interested in supporting our school. Any donations are tax deductible as we are a 501(c)(3) under DA Grout PTA, EIN: 93-6039312.