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Grant Elementary has kicked off the 2016-2017 school year! They have decided to 'Go for the Gold' this year with their new principal, Mr. Troy Berryman, leading the way. The festivities started off with students being welcomed by brightly colored, encouraging chalk messages that were written by staff the night before school began. Once in the building the Olympic theme continued throughout the week.…

It is hard to believe that our partnership with FUMC is now 2 years old. The church has been such a great friend to Grant. Here are some of the activities we have done together: conference hot dog feed, conference child care, staff lounge remodel, Scholastic book purchase for each student twice a year, classroom volunteers, backpack food volunteers,…

This year has started off with a SUPER! WOW! POW! SHAZAM! The SuperKids in Mrs. Mather's room are already showing off their SuperKid learning power. Students have earned capes by returning homework, creating artwork, jumping into the new reading program- Wonders, and being AWESOME listeners. I can tell this is going to be the BEST year! Students are also "Going for the Gold" by doing their best…

Hello! My name is Troy Berryman and I am extremely excited and proud to be the principal at Grant Elementary!

I have been involved in education my whole life--as a student, a teacher, a coach, and an administrator.

My wife, Kelli, teaches special education at Norfolk Junior High. We have two children: Abby is a sophomore Special Education major at the University of South Dakota and…

Dear Grant Staff, Students and PTO,
I am at a loss for words! Friday was really an amazing day for me! I thought the students showed wonderful Grant behavior at the movie and assembly. The movie theater director and Mr. Casey complimented me on what super students we have at Grant. Thanks for showing others what great Grant students look like!
The assembly surprises were really over the…

Our young artists here at Grant have been very busy creating some pretty awesome artwork! The students have been introduced to a variety of art media as well as master artists. Paintings, collages and mixed media artworks were created as the focus on elements and principles of design were implemented in each lesson. Drawing and many other art skills were built on at each grade level.

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Setting goals is an important part of life. It helps us have something in mind that we would like to reach or accomplish. Sometimes, we set small goals for ourselves, and other times, we set larger goals that we may think almost impossible to achieve. As we set personal goals for ourselves, it is important for us to set goals for our children as well. Some goals may be as simple as learning to count…

We can't believe the fourth quarter of school has already arrived! We can't believe how fast the time has gone, and how much our students have grown. As teachers, we love this time of year when our students read, write, investigate, and do so many things independently. We feel proud of each and every child! We have worked hard, and now it's time to celebrate!

On April 12th we will go to…

Announcement from Dr. Jami Jo Thompson

I am excited to announce that Mr. Troy Berryman has accepted our Grant and Lincoln Montessori Principal position for 2016-2017, pending final Board approval. Mr. Berryman has extensive experience as a successful administrator within our community, including two years as the President of Norfolk Catholic Schools and nine years as Principal of Norfolk…

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