Dear Granite Families,What a great week we had celebrating our buddies and learning how to include everyone in play, lunch, activities, and learning. We have blown up our Instagram and Facebook pages with pictures and updates this week. Please check them out! Our handle on both platforms is @granitecsd. A massive thanks to our teachers, staff, and parents who supported this week’s activities. Granite includes Every kid, Every day.Volunteers Needed for Career Day – Friday, March 8th from 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM is our Granite Elementary Career Day. We are asking for volunteers to speak about their careers, so come share your expertise with our students! Volunteers can be parents, guardians, grandparents, or friends of the family. Click or visit the link https://cnyns.org/3RnoqmD for more information and to sign-up. Thanks for your support.Volunteers Needed for Book Fair – We are so excited for the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair! The book fair gives points to the school that can be exchanged for all softs of books and school supplies for our students and teachers. Volunteers are needed to help set up on Friday, Feb. 23, manage the book fair the 27th-29th, and take down the book fair the evening of Feb. 29th. Please sign up here if you can help our PTA. Please sign up here to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084FAFA822A7F85-47828062-book#/Kindergarten Enrollment – Please spread the word to families in your community that we are enrolling kindergarteners for free full-day kindergarten for the 24-25 school year. If you have a future kindergartener, please call our office to learn about kindergarten enrollment and information about our program 801-826-8575. As a reminder, children need to be 5 on September 1 to enroll. Questions to Ask Your Students
- Talk to me about what you discussed during inclusion week morning meetings?
- What can you do to include your EEC buddies in class or at recess?
- How can you start to talk to a student you don’t know very well during lunch?
- What are some things that can be different about kids at school? What are some things that are the same about all kids at school?
Upcoming Events:This weekMon. Feb. 19 – No School – President’s DayNext WeekMon. Feb. 26 – 5th grade field trip to the Utah Symphony at Abravanel HallTues. Feb. 27 – Books and Bagels 8:00-8:45 – come enjoy breakfast with your families and check out the Scholastic Book Fair!Wed. Feb. 28 – Parent Teacher Conferences & Book Fair Thurs. Feb. 29 – EARLY RELEASE at 1:55Thurs. Feb. 29 – Parent Teacher Conferences & Book Fair Fri. Mar. 1 – No School – Teacher Compensatory Day As always, please feel free to reach out anytime with questions or feedback, Wamly, Elcena Saline Principal
