Grizzly eNews 2-27-26
Principal’s Message:
The volunteers have worked hard to prepare for one of our biggest community celebrations of the year – The GMS Fun Fair. Thanks goes out to all who have made this possible. As a friendly reminder, please be kind to our neighbors and keep everyone within our community safe by following all posted traffic and parking signs. I look forward to seeing everyone very soon.
~Principal Jeff Modaff
PTO News:
Fun Fair is officially here!
Join us tonight from 5-8 pm for a night your family won’t want to miss!
Carnival style games will be spread around the building, including bozo buckets, ring toss, Plinko, tic-tac-toe, face painting, a good old fashioned treat trot, raffle baskets, and more!
Snacks, cotton candy, popcorn, pizza, and drinks will be available for purchase – cash is preferred!
Thank you for helping make Fun Fair a success!
March Restaurant Night @ Portillo’s
Support GMS at our next restaurant night on March 25th from 5-8 pm at Portillo’s.
Join us for GMS Movie Night featuring Shrek!!
Yearbook Photos
Submit your yearbook photos on the PTO Website! Locate it under Resources or Quick Links on the left side.
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.
** PTO Website **
We do our best to make the PTO Website THE place for GMS parents to go for all PTO related information. Whether you are looking to check when your club meets next, sign up to volunteer for an event, see when the next dining out fundraiser takes place, submit a receipt for reimbursement, or access the school directory, the PTO website is the place to look first! Please visit www.gmspto.org and check back often for new information!
School/District News:
Mr. Clarey for Kane County Educator of the Year!
You can show your support for Mr. Clarey by submitting a letter of support & helping us spread the word. Letters are due March 1st! Follow this link for more information.
LRC News
Follow this link for our LRC February News and Events.
Roller Skating in PE
We will begin roller skating on March 5th. Please remember to send in helmets with your child’s name clearly marked if you would like for them to wear it. I will have wrist guards for all students to wear for this unit. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mrs. Gamlin.
Grizzly Running Club Spring Edition
Are you a fourth or fifth grade student who loves to run or just be active? Then, the Grizzly Running Club is just for you!
The Grizzly Running Club will be meeting before school Monday and Fridays, starting on March 20th. We will begin at 8:00 and go until 8:45. We will be meeting for 8 practices. Our culminating event will be a Flash Mob 5K along the River Walk Sunday, April 26th. This is an optional event and not required for joining. If you and your child would like to join us please join us by signing up though our google form linked.
The Grizzly Running Club is coached by Mrs. Gamlin and Mr. Clarey. Runners will need to come ready to run in comfortable and weather appropriate clothing. Runners can bring a water bottle.
Please note that if your child is also participating in Chorus they will do so on Mondays practices. They then can join us on Friday for our run. Please fill out this form so we can plan on how many students will be running with us on March 20th.
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!
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, March 3 – PTO Meeting
Wednesday, March 4 – 1st and 2nd Grade Concert
Friday, March 13 – GMS Movie Night!
Tuesday, March 17 – Social Worker Day
Saturday, March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
Monday, March 23 – Battle of the Books Championship
Wednesday, March 25 – Restaurant Night @ Portillos
Monday March 30 – Monday April 6 – NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
Upcoming Club Dates
Monday, March 3, 9, 16, 23 – 4th and 5th Grade Chorus
Tuesday, March 3, 10, 17, 24 – GMS Band/Orchestra Lessons
Wednesday, March 4, 11, 18, 25 – 5th Grade Band Rehearsal @ AGS
Thursday, March 5, 19 – Grizzly Kids Meeting
Friday, March 6, 13, 20 – 1st Grade Art Club
Saturday, March 7 & 8 – 4th and 5th Grade Chorus Festival
Monday, March 9, 23 – Student Council
Thursday, March 12 – Cultural Celebration Club (Group 1)
Thursday, March 26 – Cultural Celebration Club (Group 2)
Important Links
- Important Upcoming Dates
- Upcoming Club Dates
- Grace McWayne PTO website
- Grace McWayne Elementary PTO News & Events
- Grace McWayne Elementary School website
- Trouble with the website: website@gmspto.org
- Suggestions/Feedback: info@gmspto.org