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Gram
Principal:
Vice Principal:
Bob Barthel
Greg Joslin
4145 - 46 Street, Red Deer T4N 3C5
403 346-3223
Grandview School Website: grandview.rdpsd.ab.ca
Mark Your Calendar
Great Happenings at Grandview
March 2015
April 2015
March 28 - April 6
Spring Break
• March Assembly
• School Council Meeting
April 7
Classes Resume
April 8
Swimming - Grades 2 - 5
• Lunch with the Principal
April 13 - 16
Tall Paul - Volleyball
• Spirit Day - 80’s Day
April 15
Swimming - Grades 2 - 5
School Council Meeting
7:00 p.m.
• Grandview Gram
• Staff Learning & Planning Meeting
• Choir Kids with RD Symphony
• REFRESH - Leadership Activity
April 16
Spell-a-thon Test Day
April 17
Staff Learning & Planning
No School All Day
• Student –Led Conferences
• Report Cards
• Scholastic Book Fair
April 21
Brain Walk
Kindergarten - Here I
Come - Parkland Mall
April 22
Swimming - Grades 2 - 5
Lunch with the Principal
April 23
Assembly 9:15 a.m.
April 29
Swimming - Grades 2 - 5
April 27 - May 1
Alien In-Line
April 30
Grandview Gram
• Basketball
• Sport Ball
• Spring Break
Grandview School Website:
grandview.rdpsd.ab.ca
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Thank You!

Thank you to the Grandview Lunch
volunteers who organized the
Arby’s Hot Lunch.
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Thank you to Students, Parents and staff
for the great participation in Student-Led
Conferences.
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Thank you to Students and parents for
supporting the Scholastic Book Fair.
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Thank you to Ms.Workman and all the
Choir members for their great
performance with the Red Deer
Symphony at Choir Kids.
Grandview Choir
School Council
Connects…
School Council
Next Meeting
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
7:00 p.m.
Staff Representative
Mrs. Hart, Ms. Morton
We encourage parents to join our active and
supportive School Council.
LATE FRENCH IMMERSION
PROGRAM - CENTRAL MIDDLE
Central Middle School has a Late French
Immersion Program for students entering
Grade 6 next school year. At the present
time, CMS is accepting registrations from
parents who would like to have their
children in our Late French Immersion
program for the 2015-2016 school year.
This program is geared for students who
have little or no French experience and
who:
- are interested in learning French;
- are looking for a challenge and are
motivated to learn;
- have strong basic skills and are
working at grade level.
THINK SOCIAL - Mattie McCullough
School
Think Social begins next month at Mattie McCullough
Elementary School. If your child struggles to make friends,
carry on a conversation with others, interpret social cues and
body language, Think Social will help provide them with the
social skills needed to form positive social relationships.
Think Social 7-9 begins on Wednesday, April 8th and Think
Social 10-12 begins on Wednesday, April 14th. Registration
is limited, call the Learning Disabilities Association of
Alberta-Red Deer at 403-340-3885 for more information or
to register your child today. Jeannette Davis Program
Director- LD Red Deer
There will be an information meeting for
parents, guardians and current grade 5
students to learn about the Late French
immersion program on Wednesday, April
22nd at 7:00 p.m. in the Central Middle
School library. For further information,
please contact Janelle Metcalfe or Erin
Lerouge at Central Middle School (403-346
-4397).
Golden Gecko Awards
Congratulations to the following students for demonstrating of one of our CARE values during the
month of March. These students will be recognized at the March 2015 Assembly.
Caring for Others
Caring for Our Work
Caring for Ourselves
Ryan Johnston-Berresford
2C
Carmen Hoang
5M
Oakley Purves
5M
Cole Chapman
2H
Arlen Linklater
3P
Payton Hendricks
3P
Hailey Lasas
4 J/V
Jake Dubas
2C
Morgan Kinvig
3P
Chantelle Moreno
4K
Lucas Rehn
1/2 J
Holly Skrepnyk
2C
Elisha Hunter
4K
Brock Bruce
4 J/V
Dylan Dowswell
5F
Vinah Schiffner
1 C/M
Kael Porter
5F
Fatuma Abdulla Hassan
K pm
Rachel Crichton
3K
Jayden Shannon
1S
Greyson BItz-Harris
Pre-K
Ella Graves
1S
Jordan Kinsey
1C/M
Caring for the Environment
Xavier West
K pm
Mary Dave
Pre-K
Katie Aylwin
2H
Alexis Smith-Beres
K pm
Amon Fedyk
1 C/M
Hailey Jackson
1/2 J
Axton Lyttle
Pre-K
Caring for Our Family
Grady McLeod
4 J/V
Heath Richards
3K
Cassious Soloway
K pm
Chase Gilbert
MARCH
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Keegan Dacey
Tanaya Nice
John Lord Samulde
Byran Wong
1S
Marek Ihme
Riley Roberts
1 C/M Layla Stokes
Ella Crawley
1/2 J
Coen Marshall
Dayton Rasmussen
2C
Jeffery Taylor
Addison Clavelle
Damen Grootjes
2H
Oliver Dussault
Cole Chapman
3P
Connor Lee
Clark Freeman
Andrew Boisvert
Pre-K
3K
4K
4V/J
5F
5M
Alexis Souillet
Adan Danyau
Kessalyn Strawberry
Kaiden Clarke
Joshua McMurray
Chantelle Moreno
Bryce Shaw
Nicholas Collins
Jyris Thomas
Ainsley Fuchs
Brock Bruce
Emma Gordon
Reggie Rooks
Casey Albert
Nathaniel Collins
Carter Ellert
Ryley Dowswell
Saad Rahman
Swimming - April 8 - May 13,
2014
Grandview students, grades 2 to 5, participate in
a swimming skill development program as part
of the physical education curriculum. Swimming
will take place on Wednesdays, beginning April
8 and continue to May 13, 2015.
We thank all those parents who have paid their
swim fees for this year and encourage those who
have outstanding fees to submit the $20.00 per
child payment as soon as possible. Please note
that this is a subsidized fee. Grandview School
covers a portion of the cost and pays all the
transportation costs.
Swimming Times
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Grade 2 (Mr. Cochrane,
Ms. Johnson)
Grade 5 (Ms. Mueller)
9:45 - 10:30 a.m.
Grade 3 (Mrs. Pon)
Grade 4 (Mrs. Kun)
10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Grade 2 (Ms. Hart)
Grade 5 (Mr. Fuchs)
11:15 - 12:00 noon
Grade 3 (Ms. Kadar)
Grade 4 (Mrs. Vollmin/
Mr. Joslin)
KINDERGARTEN
WISH LIST
Spring Cleaning? Ms. Workman is
looking for the following items for her
classroom.
- small cars and trucks
- Little Pet Shop items
- Barbie-type items
SPELL-A-THON
Grandview is holding our annual
Spell-a-thon from Monday, March 23 to
April 21, 2015. On Thursday, April 16,
students will write their spelling words in the
their classrooms.
Pledge envelopes and pledges collected are to
be returned to the school office by April 21,
2015.
Money raised by the students will be used to
support student activities and special events,
e.g. field trips, guest presenters, swimming
lessons
This year's Spella-thon prize incentive
program is as follows:
1.
Lunch for the class that raises the most
$$ per student.
2.
Every class - draw made for a $25.00
Gift Card to Collicutt. To be eligible,
student must raise a minimum of $40.00
and have 80% of their words correct.
3.
K-2; 3-5 - draw made for ONE
CHROMEBOOK. To be eligible,
student must raise a minimum of $80 or
more and have 80% or more of their
words correct.
4.
School-wide Incentives...

whole school raising $3,000.00 30 minutes of extra recess in May

Whole school raising $6,500 - Hat Day
every FRIDAY for the month of May

Whole school raising $10,000 - a ‘special
live performance’ and a ‘wild life act’
“100” Club – students who get 100% on their
spelling test and/or raise over $100 get a
$5.00 gift card from Booster Juice AND a
chance to send selected staff members to
plunging into a Dunk Tank!
February
Assembly
March
Lunch with the
Principal
Makaela Hougestol
Grady McLeod
Fatra Abdulla Hassan
Holly Skrepnyk
Lucas Rehn
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
Classes
Resume
8
9
10
11
15
16
17
18
Swimming
14
Swimming
School
Council
Meeting
7:00 p.m.
19
20
21
Last day to
return Spell-athon pledge
envelopes
26
27
Staff Learning
Day
Spell-a-thon No School All
Test
Day
22
23
Swimming
Assembly
Lunch with the
9:15 a.m.
Principal
28
29
Swimming
30
Grandview
Gram
24
25
MAY 2015
Sunday
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday Thursday
5
10
11
12
2
7
8
9
14
15
16
"Go Girl" Grade 5 Girls
"Knights in
Training" Grade 5 Boys
13
Swimming
Grade 5
Orientation to
Grade 6
Staff Learning
Day
No School All
Day
School Council
Meeting
7:00 p.m.
17
18
Saturday
1
6
Swimming
Friday
19
20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
30
Victoria Day
Holiday
No School
24/31
25
Assembly
Bike Roadeo
2:00 p.m.
Lunch with the
Grandview
Principal
Gram