Grizzly Growl: October 30, 2026

November 9, 2026
2:06 pm

School News

Dear Granite Families,
What a fun week at Granite! We loved seeing everyone dressed up for our Halloween parade and enjoyed celebrating all of the creative costumes. A huge thank you to the Brighton High School Drum Line for leading our parade!
Our second graders also put on a wonderful program and performed so well! Thank you to Dr. Robins, our superintendent, and Board Members Dahle and Petterson for taking time to come watch the show! Our students dancing to Thriller is my favorite part of the Halloween.
We also love our haunted hallway that our PTA created for Red Ribbon Week. The student crafts are amazing, and it has been so fun to see everyone’s creativity on display. Be sure to take a look if you haven’t already! The hallway will be up through next week.
We hope everyone has a safe, fun, and spooky Halloween weekend with a bonus hour of sleep! As always, thank you for supporting our wonderful school community. Please reach out anytime with questions or feedback.
Warmly,
Elcena Saline

Chess Team Starts Monday!

We are very happy that Mr. Jensen is bringing back our Granite Chess Team! Starting November 2nd, interested students of all ages can come to the STEM room at 8:10am every Monday to learn chess strategies and play with peers.
Parent volunteers are greatly appreciated.
Our Chess Team will end with a state chess tournament in April!

Read, Talk, Wonder, Solve!

💡 Check out this week’s tip for family literacy practice:
There are quite a few community reading programs happening this winter.
PBS Utah is sponsoring a November Reading Marathon. Any student Pre-K-6th grade can enroll and read 20 min. per day or 600 min.in the month and earn an Adventure Pass that grants them free access to lots of county events. Find out more here: https://www.pbsutah.org/kids-and-family/reading-marathon/
Get curious together this Halloween and learn about your favorite candies, what’s in our food, or the origins of Halloween together!

Attendance

Granite – you have shown up! Our first quarter attendance incentive has made a big impact thanks to you! We can’t wait to take our students to the movie on the 10th. On Tuesday, we sent out a permission form via Parent Square for qualifying students. Please let us know if you have questions.
Below is the number of students on-track for attendance in Quarter 1 by year. On-track means missing 5% or fewer days. Note: we are not accounting for tardies in this data. Year 22-23 – 40% of students on track in Quarter 1 Year 23-24 – 27% on track in Quarter 1 Year 24-25 – 66% on track in Quarter 1 Year 25-26 – 64% on track in Quarter 1 Year 26-27 – 76% on track in Quarter 1 – 12% increase from last year and a 5-year high!

Join our Team!

We have an opening for a 22 hour/week recess & copy aide position. Please call us with questions. This is a fantastic job for parents or grandparents who want to be available before and after school, and have the same days off as their students.

Impact Ninja Spirit Night

We hope to see you families at Impact Ninja on Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30pm. The cost to play is $10 per person and 20% of that goes back to the PTA. 🥷

Upcoming Events

This Month

🍁 November Mon. 2 – Chess Team starts 8:10am
Mon. 2 – PTA Impact Ninja Night 6:30-8:30 $10 with 20% going back to PTA
Tues. 3 – PTA Meeting 10:00
Thurs. 5 – Picture RetakesFri. 6 – Book Blitz Jr. 8:20
Mon. 9 – Chess Team 8:10
Mon. 9 – Fri. 14 – Wellness Week
Mon. 9 – SCC Meeting 4:15
Tues. 10 – Quarter 1 Attendance Field Trip “Babe” @ Megaplex 17
Tues. 10 – Wellness Night 6:00-7:30
Wed. 11 – 5th Grade Veteran’s Day Program 9:30
Mon. 16 – Chess Team 8:10
Fri. 20 – Book Blitz Jr. 8:20
Mon. 23 – Chess Team 8:10
Mon. 23 – 3rd Grade Planetarium Field Trip
Mon. 23 – 4th & 5th Grade Feast 2:00
Wed. 25-Fri. 27 – No School, Thanksgiving Recess

PTA Information

Thank you so much to all the parents and loved ones who came to support your children in the parade and in their class parties. A little engagement from each of us makes all the difference to the school!
Happy Halloween!

Granite Elementary