Grizzly eNews 3-27-26
Principal’s Message:
Today was a day of celebration! After a three week behavior boost, we handed out over 50 prizes during lunch today and 23 students had a chance to compete against their teachers during our March Book Madness assembly. In addition to celebrating our students who earned CLAWs we also had a chance to honor our 3rd place finishers in this year’s District Battle of the Books, Cate Smeraglinolo, Ellie Gupana, Olivia Wallenius and Audrey Millar. Congratulations to these great readers who represented GMS at the district battle.
I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Spring Break. As a reminder, our first attendance day after Spring Break is Tuesday, April 7th. Monday, April 6th is an institute day for staff only.
~Principal Jeff Modaff
PTO News:
April Restaurant Night at Burger Local!
Support GMS at our next restaurant night on April 14th from 11 am to 8 pm at Burger Local in Geneva.
Yearbook Photos – Submit your photos by March 29th!
If you have photos you would like to be considered for inclusion in the yearbook, submit your photos on the PTO Website! Locate it under Resources or Quick Links on the left side. Photos need to be submitted by March 29.
Yearbook Sales – Order your yearbook by April 1st!
The deadline for yearbook orders is April 1. Please refer to the email you received from HR Imaging to order. No extra yearbooks will be ordered.
SAVE THE DATE – Ice Cream Social!
*** 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! If something is missing, please let us know!
PTO Board Meetings
All parents/guardians are invited to attend the PTO meetings. They are typically held the first Tuesday of the month at 7 pm in the teacher’s lounge. Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 14th. Please note this is the 2nd Tuesday.
School/District News:
Message from Nurse Erin
The nurse’s office is in need of boys’ and girls’ size Large pants (10–12) and any used or gently used gym shoes for older kids (sizes 5–6)—think 4th and 5th grade. Thank you for supporting our students! 🙂
LRC News
Follow this link for our LRC March News and Events.
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.
All School Skate APRIL 10th
Save the date for our Annual All School Skate April 10th from 4-6. Funway does require waivers for all roller skaters and that can be completed ahead of time on our website, or by using this link:
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
Monday March 30 – Monday April 6 – NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
Wednesday, April 1 – Para Appreciation Day
Friday, April 10 – All School Skate
Tuesday, April 14 – PTO Meeting at 7 pm
Tuesday, April 14 – Restaurant Night – Burger Local
Wednesday, April 15 – Kindergarten Open House
Thursday, April 23 – Art Show, Poetry Night, Ice Cream Social, Book Fair
Upcoming Club Dates
Tuesday, April 7, 14, 21, 28 – GMS Band/Orchestra Lessons
Wednesday, April 8, 15, 22, 29 – 5th Grade Band Rehearsal @ AGS
Thursday, April 9 – Cultural Celebration (Group 1)
Thursday, April 9 – Grizzly Kids Club
Friday, April 10, 17, 24 – Running Club
Monday, April 13, 20 – 4th and 5th Grade Chorus
Monday April 13, 20, 27 – Running Club
Monday, April 13 – Student Council Meeting
Thursday, April 23 – Cultural Celebration (Group 2)
Thursday, April 23 – Grizzly Kids Club
Monday, April 27 – 4th and 5th Grade Chorus Musical
Thursday, April 30 – 5th Grade Band & Orchestra Spring Concert
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