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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…
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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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If you would like more information about Renaissance Home Connect where you can see how your child is doing in Accelerated Reader and watch their progress click on this LINK.
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Grant Elementary Students, Staff, and Parents are participating in a "Read Across America Dr. Seuss Family Fun Night" on March 3rd. The evening will be filled with fun activities from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. These special activities will include a Johnny Carson Presentation by Elkhorn Valley Museum, Dr. Seuss bingo & face painting activities, the Amazing Arthur Magic Show titled "The Magic of Reading",…
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Wow! We have had a great start to a new year! The students have been working hard at Reading Mastery and Connections. It has been wonderful to see the improvements in their reading fluency, accuracy and pacing.
In Math, we continue to work on fact fluency. The first graders are currently practicing "Doubles Plus 1" facts. The class…
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During the month of January, students in Miss Gleason's 3rd grade and Miss Cronin's 4th grade teamed up to complete a project entry for the Youth Philanthropy Contest. On the evening of February 6th, 14 students came out to visit with community members about our project 'Purse Power' which will be used to fill 55 gently used purses with day to day necessities for women at Bright Horizons. That evening,…
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Second grade students celebrated the 100th day of school on Thursday, January 21st. The day focused on many learning activities centered around the number 100! Teachers read books about the 100th day. Students flipped coins heads or tails 100 times! Students rolled to 100, trying to see how many times it would take to roll the dice to 100. Students…
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Second semester in third grade is exploding with new concepts and events to look forward to! First of all, third graders are working hard to master multiplication facts! Each week, we conquer a new fact family! Please help your third grader study these important facts. IXL and Xtra Math are great resources that are set up and available to help your student study at home.
Recently the students…
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Every December Grant students make paper trees and decorate them for the Veteran's Home. These trees are traced by the Fourth Graders. They make around 250 trees! We start with outlines of a Christmas tree. Then we pass them out to the whole school. Not just Fourth Graders decorate them though, the Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Graders decorate them too! They decorate them with glitter,…
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On Thursday, December 3rd, Grant Elementary will be holding a Family Fitness night. Parents and children of all ages are welcome to come and participate. We will be doing a Hoops Night, where all of the activities will be with a basketball.
It is asked that you please wear tennis shoes for this event. It helps keep the floor clean and safe and also helps prevent any unintentional injuries.
The…
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