Grizzly eNews 10-3-25
Principal’s Message:
We did tons of celebrating this week! We hosted two Principal-for-the-Day winners and both of them used their new position to schedule a spirit day for their school (Sports/Jersey Day is this Monday).
This was also our first Behavior Boost Week of the year. Students earned CLAWs throughout the week for making grizzly great choices and the PTO provided us with some fun prizes for the end-of-week raffle. Next week, we will announce our first set of Golden Grizzly winners. This is a monthly honor that is earned by students who consistently show good character or make big improvements to their behavior. At lunch today, students were trying to guess who might have earned this honor so far this year.
Students will also be experiencing a superhero themed assembly next week. This will continue our focus on good character and on developing a sense of belonging at school. The assembly is described as being patterned after the classic TV show, Double-Dare. This will be very exciting.
Finally, in September, our 5th graders created a new superhero: Resilient the Brilliant. Griffin DiGiacomo came up with the name, Ellie Gupana imagined what she looked like and drew her picture and Giuliana Colamatteo developed Resilient the Brillant’s origin story. A poster of Resilient the Brilliant is proudly hanging in our main hall. For the month of October, 4th grade students will be challenged with the task of developing a superhero that represents “Motivation.” I can’t wait to see what they create!
~Principal Jeff Modaff
PTO News:
Donation Opportunity!
The PTO is looking for donations to get teachers through their extra long day of conferences next Thursday, October 9th. We will be adding to the district provided lunch as well as setting up a heavy round of evening snacks for those staying beyond school hours. We greatly appreciate your help in making this a special day for the GMS staff!
Get Involved – Open PTO Board & Committee Positions!
We need your help. Without parent volunteers to fill these roles, we are in jeopardy of having to cancel events. See below for open positions and if you are interested or have questions about the roles, please reach out to president@gmspto.org.
PTO Board VP Roles
- VP of Special Fundraising – oversees Walk-a-thon, Book Fair, and Fun Fair.
PTO Committees
- Fun Fair Chair
WATCH D.O.G.S.
Dads of Great Students – join us for the best Friday of your year, whether you can help once or regularly, we need you!. Sign up HERE to volunteer.
School / District News:
STAY CONNECTED
Please check the Directory to be sure YOUR FAMILY information is correct! Parents use this for play dates and birthday invites! This does need to be updated every year to change your child(s) teacher.
Visit the PTO website to search the student directory, view the school activity calendar, sign up to volunteer, or purchase tickets to the next PTO event. Download the Membership Toolkit app for easy access!
Trouble with the website: website@gmspto.org
Suggestions/Feedback: info@gmspto.org
ONGOING FUNDRAISING
Box Tops
Collecting extra support for GMS is now super easy. Download the Box Top App and scan your receipt!
Casey’s Rewards Points
Our school is participating in Cash for Classrooms, part of Casey’s Rewards. The best part? Donations don’t come out of your own pocket. When you buy from Casey’s and use their rewards program you can simply turn your points into a donation to our school. Help Grace McWayne School make the most of this program and learn more HERE!
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday, October 7 – PTO Board Meeting (All parents are welcome!)
Wednesday, October 8 – Super U Challenge Assembly ( K-2 1:30pm, 3-5 2:30pm)
Thursday, October 9 – Half Day – Parent Teacher Conferences (No School for Kindergarten)
Friday, October 10 – No School
Monday, October 13 – No School
Thursday, October 16 – Restaurant Night: California Pizza Kitchen (Time TBD)
Friday, November 14 – Restaurant Night: Panera (All Day)
UPCOMING CLUB DATES
Monday, October 6 – 4th and 5th Grade Chorus
Monday, October 6 – Running Club (8am)
Tuesday, October 7 – Band/Orchestra Lessons
Wednesday, October 8 – 5th Grade Band Rehearsal @ AGS
Thursday, October 9 – Cultural Celebration (Group 1)
Thursday, October 9 – Running Club (8am)
Tuesday, October 14 – Band/Orchestra Lessons
Wednesday, October 15 – 5th Grade Band Rehearsal @ AGS
Thursday, October 16 – Grizzly Kids Meeting
Friday, October 17 – Running Club (8am)
IMPORTANT LINKS
- Important Upcoming Dates
- Upcoming Club Dates
- Grace McWayne PTO website
- Grace McWayne Elementary PTO News & Events
Grace McWayne Elementary School website