Grand Valley Local School District

10th and 12th grade students, Jostens will be here tomorrow during lunch to collect your orders. 10th grade, this is for your class ring, if you wanted to purchase one. 12th grade, this is for your cap and gown. Please bring your order form and payment tomorrow. Seniors, please order your cap and gown by 11/13/20 by sending it in tomorrow or by going to jostens.com. You can also call 800-567-8367. Thank you!

Please see the electronic link to purchase books from the Grand Valley Middle School Book Fair!

This message is for Grand Valley Online Learners: We have three important announcements: First - Good News… Free School Meals till the end of the 2020-2021 School Year Why Should Your Family Take Advantage of this??? The Breakfast and Lunch meals are FREE & help stretch your household food budget. They save you time & are available in school and for the virtual remote learners They make the school day seem a little more Normal….and who can’t use a little normal these days? You are helping to create/sustain jobs & the local economy! They are delicious, nutritious, can be hot or cold meals, fun and convenient! They are FREE for all kids for the rest the 2020-2021 School Year Please call Jeanette Bower @ 440-805-4549 with questions or concerns Second - For online learners in Grades 6-12 from Mrs. Cozad: Please remember that on Wednesdays you are to log into your Google Meet to talk with your teachers. Also, any teacher who requires you to attend their Google Meets during the school day the rest of the week, you are required to attend or you will be marked as an unexcused absence. Third - A reminder that there is a link on the GV Website to provide us with information as to whether or not you plan on sending your children back to school in January. Please fill out the form, even if you do not plan on attending. That’s it for now. Thanks so much and stay healthy!

GVES Halloween Celebration Update 10/30/20 Students must be able to put on their costume independently- no adult help will be given due to social distancing protocols (Please practice at home). Costumes must be worn over the student’s clothes. Please no accessories. The students will be wearing their protective face masks throughout the celebration. There will be no parade or visitors. Students will participate in activities organized by the teacher. PTO will provide treats from the school cafeteria.

Grand Valley Elementary, Tomorrow is Team Thursday (wear your favorite sports team attire). It’s fun to be on a sports team but you can also exercise on your own. It is very important to live an active lifestyle “Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day. Most of the 60 minutes should be either moderate- or vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity, and should include vigorous-intensity physical activity at least 3 days a week.” https://www.choosemyplate.gov/

GVHS Atech Students: Mrs. Brumit was there last week and she updated the GV announcement board with important info. Be sure to check it out! Here is a copy of her monthly newsletter she left for you. Be safe and have a great day GV!

Mrs. Gersper, Mrs. Poyer , Ms. Battaglia and their students are always having fun supporting Red Ribbon Week!

Grand Valley Elementary Square Art Orders are due October 30, 2020. Thanks!

Please fill out this link if you would like to honor a Veteran (or to be honored as a Veteran). This MUST be filled out by 11/4/2020 for us to be able to honor the Veteran. Also, if you are a Veteran or know a Veteran who does not have a family member in the school, we would still like to honor you! Please still fill out the form! Veterans Day form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduAlMQn_qos75PqR39JV4-rAL77hC4lQ0DaR8idyXM1Ztmmw/viewform?gxids=7757

Please don’t forget all money and order forms for the cookie dough fundraiser for grades six through eight are due Thursday, October 29. Thank you so much to everyone who participated.

Just a Reminder Tuesday is Tie Dye Tuesday! Some of the best tie dye shirts have many different colors. Did you know that your plate should be colorful too? Not your physical plate you eat off of but the fruit and vegetables this is on it! We all should be eating fruits and vegetables of all the colors of the rainbow. Different colored fruit and vegetables have different vitamins and minerals that our body needs to stay healthy. Try very hard this week to look at your plate and eat all the colors of the rainbow. https://www.choosemyplate.gov/

The pumpkins came out great! Awesome job to our Sculpture I, II, and IV classes!

Good Afternoon Grand Valley Elementary, Don't forget Monday is Marvel Monday (Super Hero Day)! Did you know being a PAX leader is just like being a superhero? Let's all be superheroes and work together to make the classroom, the school, the community and the world a better place. “I am a PAX leader; I better my world, I better myself” Have a great evening!

Great meet today! On to Boardman regionals next Saturday! Great job Mustangs!

Hello Grand Valley Elementary! Next week we will be participating in Red Ribbon and Halloween Spirit Week. Monday- Marvel Monday (Super Hero Day) Tuesday- Tie Dye Tuesday Wednesday- Wild West Wednesday (Let’s all wear our western gear on Wednesday!) Thursday- Team Thursday (wear your favorite sports team attire) Friday- Halloween Fun! (Show your spirit with your favorite Halloween shirt) *no costumes before designated party time please. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

More from the pumpkin carving!

Thanks to Johnathan Squibb’s from Valley View Farm for donating pumpkins to the Sculpture I, II, and IV classes. Day one is off to a great start! Will post final carvings soon!

Good Afternoon, Mrs. Greathouse's 5th grade class wrote an amazing persuasive essay on why students should be allowed to were shorts tomorrow. Since they did such a great job, all kindergarten through 5th grade students are allowed to wear shorts, Friday, October 22nd. Thanks!

GV sophomores met with Atech during their English classes to learn about all the available technical options there. Applications for Atech are open for next year and available on their website. Have a great day GV!

This week, GVHS seniors learned Parchment with Mrs. Gibbons and Mrs. Brumit in their English classes so they can have easy access to their transcripts as they make their post-secondary plans!