Dear Granite Families,
It has been amazing to see our Grizzlies so excited about reading! Granite students have read nearly 130,000 minutes in the past two weeks!!! I can’t wait to see how many more we read in the next 2 weeks. As a reminder, your students can access SORA, an ebook library, through our school library links on our website.
As always, thank you for supporting our wonderful school community. Please reach out anytime with questions or feedback.
Warmly,
Elcena Saline
Teacher of the Year 2025
A massive congratulations to Mrs. Taylor Schwalbe – Granite’s Teacher of the Year! Ms. Taylor is our K-1 EEC teacher and she is incredible. She goes above and beyond to meet her students needs and help them grow every day. We are so excited to celebrate her skills and achievement!
Get Ready for Kindergarten!
Ready or not… kindergarten orientation is next Friday! We’re changing the format from a formal presentation, to a tour of your students’ day at school. Please bring your student, along with their immunizations and birth certificate if they haven’t been uploaded yet.
You’ll be welcomed in our kindergarten class, then tour the kindergarten area to learn about a day in the life of a kindergarten grizzly! We look forward to seeing you there.
SCC Meeting Summary
Each month, your School Community Council comprised of parent and staff representatives meet to discuss school issues, goals, and budgets.
In our last meeting, we discussed school data and the proposed goals and budget expenditures for the 25-26 school year. We also discussed weather restrictions for outside play, attendance, and our positive behaviors plan for next year. Check out the minutes each month on our school website. Metings occur on the 2nd Monday of each month and are open to visitors and comments.
Upcoming Events
This Week
Thursday, March 20 – School House Rock Parent Performance 2:30. 🧑🏻🏫 Doors open at 2:15
Friday, March 21 – Book Blitz Jr. 8:20am
Friday, March 21 – School House Rock Assembly (students and staff only)
Friday, March 21 – Art Haven 2:00
Friday, March 21 – Steam Squad 2:00
Friday, March 21 – KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION 2:30
Next Week
Monday, March 24 – NO SCHOOL, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DAY
Wednesday, March 26 – 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Zoo
Wednesday, March 26 – Book Blitz Jr. School Competition
Thursday, March 27 – Magic of Reading Assembly
Friday, March 28 – Book Blitz Jr.
Friday, March 28 – Read-A-Thon Glow Parties
Friday, March 28 – STEAM Squad
PTA Information
We are officially two weeks into the Granite Read-a-thon for March! We have seen some impressive reading minutes turned in, with over 60% of students participating. Team Black Bear was leading week 1, however this week Team Panda Bear has taken the lead with more than 45,000 minutes read both weeks! In total, Granite students have read close on 126,000 minutes in TWO weeks!
Tuesday this week, marked the first store where students who returned their reading trackers could shop the store and spend their “Bear Bucks”. This is such a fun incentive for the students. The store will run every Tuesday throughout the month, and also Friday March 28th.
The PTA still has multiple volunteer spots that parents can sign up for to help throughout the month with read-a-thon activities. Even if you can only spare an hour, we would love your help! Please just ensure you have completed your volunteer background check first with Canyons School District.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084CA4AC2DA7FA7-55094668-2025#/
