1739 NE Park Drive Issaquah WA 98029 425-837-7925

Grand Ridge Elementary E-News

 March 28, 2008

 

 

 

Principal Corner

 

WASL assessments begin after Spring Break for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders.  Testing will begin in the morning as soon as attendance is taken.  Please be respectful of this and make sure your students arrive on time.  Due to student privacy rights, parent volunteers may not be in classrooms while the WASL is being administered.  All assessment booklets and student responses for the WASL are confidential and will be handled in a very secure manner.  Thank you for your understanding on these state mandated requirements for the WASL assessment.  As parent, the best thing you can do is what you do every day; make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep, has a healthy breakfast, and arrives to school on time with words of encouragement.

 

 

Safety Reminder

 

We have monthly fires drills and earthquake drills to prepare children and staff in case of these emergencies.  When you are a parent volunteering in the building, please follow the same emergency evacuation procedures that our students and staff follow.  During our drills, all volunteers must report to the field to be accounted for.  We use our sign in/out sheets in order to verify.  Thank you for following the safety procedures that make our drills successful by evacuating the building to our fields.  For more detailed information on school safety, please check our website: http://www.grandridge.issaquah.wednet.edu/procedures.htm

 

Humanities Plus

 

Highly capable fifth-graders: apply now through April 16 for Humanities Plus. This is a middle-school block class combining social studies and language arts for students who excel in an environment with added rigor, high expectations, and some acceleration of learning. Humanities Plus is the District’s extension of elementary classes for highly capable students.

 

 

 

The Grizzly Growl

 

The Grand Ridge PTSA newsletter, The Grizzly Growl will be published twice monthly on Fridays. To access the newsletter, go to: www.grandridgeptsa.org  Click on the "latest Grizzly Growl”.

 

 

What’s Happening Around Town

 

Click link to Grand Ridge community flier’s page at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

Dates To Remember

 

APRIL

1     Art Docent Lesson Share Session, 10 AM–noon, Blakely Hall

1     Inside-Out and Backwards Spirit Day

2     “5th Grade Transitions” 7-9 PM, Issaquah Middle School

4     Grizzly Growl available on PTSA website

7-11   NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)

16   Modified School Hours – 9:15 am – 1:30 pm

18   Grizzly Growl available on PTSA website

28   “Screen Smarts,” 7-9 PM, Maywood Middle School, Adults Only!

 

MAY

22   Save the date – Luau at Grand Ridge

26   NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day

29   PTSA General Membership Meeting, 10 am, Grizzly Club