Gram
Principal:
Vice Principal:
4145 - 46 Street, Red Deer T4N 3C5
403 346-3223
Grandview School Website: grandview.rdpsd.ab.ca
Bob Barthel
Greg Joslin
Mark Your Calendar
Great Happenings at Grandview
February 2015
March 2015
March 6
District PD Day
No School All Day
• February Assembly
• School Council Meeting
March 13
Gecko Glide Day
March 16
Choir Kids with RD
Symphony 6:00 p.m.
• Lunch with the Principal
School Council Meeting
7:00 p.m.
• Grandview Gram
March 18
• Staff Learning & Planning Meeting
• Spirit Day - Mono Color Day
• Hip Hop
March 19 & 20
Smart Ball
• Cross Country Skiing
March 23
Report Cards Distributed
• RDPSD Ski Loppet
March 25
Lunch with the Principal
Assembly 2:15 p.m.
Grandview Gram
Scholastic Book Fair
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
March 26
Student-Led Conferences
Scholastic Book Fair
No School All Day
March 27
Staff Learning Day
No School All Day
March 28 - April 6, inclusive
Spring Break
• Skating
• Basketball
• Library Book Exchange
• Teachers’ Convention
Grandview School Website:
grandview.rdpsd.ab.ca
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Thank You!
School Council
Connects…
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Thank you to the Grandview Lunch
volunteers who organized the Dairy
Queen Hot Lunch.
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Thank you to the many parent
volunteers who have assisted with the
tying of skates for our skating program.
School Council
Next Meeting
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
7:00 p.m.
Staff Representative
Mr. Cochrane
We encourage parents to join our active and
supportive School Council.
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Thank you to Mr. Barthel, Ms. Mueller
and Ms. Hart who have coached our
Grade 4 and 5 Cross Country Loppet
Team and to the students who
participated.
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Thank you to Mr. Fuchs and Mr.
Cochrane who have coached the
basketball teams and to the students who
participated. Thanks also to the parents
for their great support.
Thank you to all the students who
participated in the Book Exchange!
District-Wide Staff Learning Day
March 6, 2015
Parents are reminded that there will be no
school for students on Friday, March 6,
2015. Our staff will be attending workshops
that are relevant to their assignments during
this day long Professional Development
event.
Library Book Exchange
The recent Library Book Exchange was a
huge success with over 600 books being
exchanged. Thanks to all of the students
who participated!
Grandview Choir
Symphony Kids - March 16
New Life Fellowship Church—6:00 p.m.
The choir will be singing several selections
accompanied by the Red Deer Symphony.
Tickets are available from the school office.
$5.00 (child/senior); $10.00 (adult) and
$25.00 (family - 5 or more).
Scholastic Book Fair
“Under the Sea”
A Scholastic Book Fair will be
held on March 25 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
and March 26, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00
p.m. during the Student-Led Conferences.
Note that debit, credit cards
and cash are all accepted.
Proceeds from the Book Fair
are used to purchase new
books for the Library.
Golden Gecko Awards
Congratulations to the following students for demonstrating of one of our CARE values during the
month of February. These students will be recognized at the February 2015 Assembly.
Caring for Others
Caring for Our Work
Caring for Ourselves
Austin McLeod
2C
Harmony Stork
1 C/M
Kiefer Graves
3K
Jakob Brouwer
K am
Hannah Khamkhay
K am
Josue Fonseca Tipan
3P
Sophia Roy
1S
Dayton Rasmussen
1/2 J
Ethan Wood
2H
Coen Marshall
1/2 J
Domanic Hill
4K
Zachary Chan
3P
Holly McLeod
4K
Caring for Your Family
Elly McGarvey
5F
Andrew Boisvert
3P
Nevah Zilinsky
Leah Helfenbein
1S
Jake Skrepnyk
5M
Bronwyn Morin
K am
Owen Johnston-Berresford
5F
Caring for the Environment
Layla Stokes
1 C/M
Jada Stevenson
2H
Kolten Greenman
5M
Tylen Baker
4 J/V
Oliver Richards
K am
Amani Abdulla
3K
Mitchell Berrigan
K am
Brooklyn Lacrosse
4 J/V
FEBRUARY
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Finley Cochrane
Summer Kutney
Naomi McMurray
Dylan Sewell
1S
Damon Inman
Jordan Knock-MacNeil
1 C/M Tessa Danyau
Morris Crow-Spreading Wings
Amon Fedyk
April Hansen
1/2 J
Kaitlyn Forster
Aaliyah Hamm
2C
Kellan Comstock
Makaila Thomson
2H
Anastasia Landry
Brendan Meszaros
3P
Trinity Halliday
Charlie Hewitt
Shawn Baker
3K
4K
4V/J
5M
5F
Kiefer Graves
Kilien Weston
Nicolas Watkins
Corban Ihme
Nicholas Collins
Kaddi Dodd
Keara Womack
Brooke Zinken
Hailey Lasas
Nicholas La Vigne
Seamus Worth
Madison Tuck
Lewis Hunter
Skylar Ghostkeeper
Kael Porter
Cherish Hunt
Zach Perry
2C
Milk Program
Milk coupons for the milk program at Grandview School are purchased in
books of 25 coupons for $20.00. Please complete the form below and
send it to the school with the appropriate funds if you would like your
child to purchase milk.
All students on the milk program will be issued coupons (one coupon per
milk). These coupons will be kept by the student and/or parents at home.
Please send a coupon with your child’s lunch if they wish to have milk on
that day. You may add your child’s name and classroom number on the
coupon if you wish. Tickets will be color coded for white and chocolate
Milk Order Form
Student Name
Grade
Teacher
Chocolate or
White Coupons
________________________
_____
________________
____________
________________________
_____
________________
_____________
Number of Coupon Books ____ @ $20.00 each
TOTAL ____________
Grandview Knapsacks
Grandview drawstring knapsacks, available for purchase, to students. The bags feature our
Grandview logo, and are available in lime green with a royal blue print or in royal blue with a lime
green print. These bags are made out of durable polyester and are perfect for swim, or gym bags, as
well as a knapsack. They measure 14.5” x 17” and have a double drawstring closure. The price of
the bags, is $10 each. Any profit, from the sale of the bags, will be used to help support and
enhance, our wonderful school. If you are interested in purchasing one, please fill out the form
below, and return to the school, with payment. Any cheques, should be made out to Grandview
Elementary PAC.
Thank you.
Grandview Elementary Parent Council
Name
Classroom
Lime Green Royal Blue
$10.00
$10.00
TOTAL
($)
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Our
Envi
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5M
Tomato
Production
Cross Country Skiing
January
Assembly
Lunch with the
Principal
Jacob Crozier
Tabatha Morrall
Tessa Danyau
Connor Lee
Wesley Taylor
Duct Tape Day
January Assembly
H
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100
Day
Celebration in
Kindergarten
100
Day Project- Grade 1
DONATIONS, please
Prizes, Prizes...CARE Awards
To reinforce our C.A.R. E. values, students receive C.A.R.E. coupons when they have
demonstrated one of these values. Random monthly draws are made from these coupons
and students are awarded prizes at the Assembly.
Parents who may wish to make cash donations or donate prizes for this monthly draw,
may drop donations off at the office.
MARCH 2015
Sunday
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday Thursday
3
4
Friday
Saturday
5
6
7
District
Professional
Development
Day
No School All
Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Gecko Glide
Day
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
27
28
School
Council
Meeting
7:00 p.m.
22
23
24
Lunch with the
Principal
Student-Led
Assembly
Conferences
2:15 p.m.
No School All
Grandview
Day
Gram
Report Cards
Distributed
29
30
25
31
Staff Learning
Day
No School All
Day
APRIL 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
1
Friday
Saturday
2
3
4
Good Friday
No School
5
6
Easter
Monday
No School
12
13
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
Classes
Resume
Staff Learning
Day
No School All
Day
School
Council
Meeting
7:00 p.m.
19
20
21
Report Cards
Distributed
26
27
22
Lunch with the
Principal
28
23
Assembly
9:15 a.m.
29
30
Grandview
Gram
24
25