Fall into a Great New School Year!

Sep. 30 2016

Up coming Events: Mon. Oct. 3rd - Silly Sock Day (wear your silliest socks) Along with your crazy socks wear some red and black to show your support for the football players.

Tue. Oct.4th - Crazy Hair Day ( let’s see how creative you can be with

Football Players

your hair)

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Wed. Oct. 5th - STUDENT COUNT DAY !!!!

classes on

It is very important to have your child in school today. Remember we are working on attendance. Attendance is an every day event for school.

Monday afternoon.

PJ Day (wear your favorite appropriate PJs today) We are also accepting donations of new PJs for the Salvation Army today.

Thurs. Oct. 6th Favorite Sports Team Day ( Wear your favorite sports team shirts)

OCT. 7th 1/2 day Grand Blanc Homecoming Parade (Come walk with the McGrath / Anderson staff and students)

Home & School Connection: Strong Study habits Q&A Q: My Third grader has to spend more time studying this year. How can I make sure she studies effectively? A: Set your daughter up for success by helping her find a distraction-free study spot. Also have her come up with a study routine. For instance, she could reserve time each evening to review her textbook and her notes in the days leading up to a test or quiz. Many students find it helpful to jot down a purpose each time they study. Your child might write: “I will learn the definitions of all the boldfaced words in chapter 7, section 1. Finally, encourage him or her to experiment with study strategies to find what works best for them. They could close their eyes and imagine how a word is spelled or draw a grid with 9 squares to solve 3x3. Or they might find it easier to spell or recite math facts aloud in rhythm or to a familiar tune.

First Annual Pajama Drive!

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind. What: The Salvation Army of Genesee County and Grand Blanc Schools are partnering to collect pajamas for children in need.

Where & When: Please bring in a new pair of children’s pajamas to your school’s office during Homecoming week, and we will donate them to a child in need during this holiday season.

Attendance: & Why it Matters: If children don’t show up for school regularly, they miss out on fundamental reading and math skills and the chance to build a habit of good attendance that will carry them into college and careers. Preliminary data from a California study found that children who were chronically absent in kindergarten and 1st. grade were far less likely to read proficiently at the end of 3rd grade.

HAVE A PLAN

I plan ahead and set goals.

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I do things that have meaning and make a difference.

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I am an important part of my classroom and contribute to my school’s mission and vision.

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I look for ways to be a good citizen.

Fund raiser forms went home on Wednesday: Show your support by getting orders to fund our field trips, assemblies, family nights and more. We can’t do fun, activities and have great events come in or put on with out your help! Fun Service has added a challenge to all the classes. The ones that get more then Fifty % class participation will get pizza ordered for the whole class. Lets see if we can’t get pizza ordered for all 13 classes.

Congratulations: Meet our new McGrath Eagles 2016/17 Student Council members: 3rd grade. Cay’ana Tipton - Tmac McDermaid - Hydia Stevenson - Taylor Wainio - Nevaeh Goulais Anala Hitchye and Xaiver Thornquist

4th grade. Jayse Vega - Fiona Hill - Peyton Whitney - Maxwell Loxton - Brianca Johnston Elycia McCormick - Aziza Dunning - Angel Keller - Riley Michael and Isabella Knapp.

5th grade. Anthony Rett - Ashleigh White - Jakhari Brown - Kamonie Henderson - Skylar Boka Ariana VanNorman - Leroy Lau and Eric Ford.

Year Book Cover contest: Don’t forget if you are submitting a cover for the year book cover contest it needs to be turned by Friday Oct. 7th. Remember to include your name, school year 2016/2017 and that our theme is courage this year.

Don’t Forget: Parade information: If you plan on walking in the parade be on Jewett Trail no later then 4:30 pm. Parade starts at 5:00pm

Come walk with us in the parade on Friday Oct. 7th!