Great River School is in need of boxes of tissues! With the winter weather changes, and various illnesses that can occur, the need for tissues increases and we run out of tissues very quickly. If you would like to donate, families can bring the boxes of tissues to your student’s individual classrooms or to the front office.
Thank you for your help!
No School, Monday., January 15th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law, designating the third Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. On this holiday:
Engage with your community and create constructive action.
Act on Dr. King’s legacy of social justice and equity.
Recommit by volunteering to serve others. You can clean up a public space, mentor a young person, or help those who are food insecure.
If you are looking for more volunteer opportunities, explore the link below:
https://www.handsontwincities.org/mlk-in-person-volunteer-opportunities
If you are looking for ways to celebrate MLK Day with the children in your life, click the link below for suggestions from the Minnesota Children’s Museum:
Calling all GRS small (or large) business owners!
We would love to give you an opportunity to advertise your business and support the Lower Adolescent J-Term experience by purchasing Ad space in the J-term playbills. $25 for a half page, $50 for full page. Send all inquiries or advertisements to Alexis/Civics & Economics guide: alexis@greatriverschool.org.
REMINDER: Broomball is back!! Starting, January 9th!
Broomball is back for 2024! Our high school Ultimate teams (players and families) are running a broomball program as a fundraiser for 4th-8th graders. Brooms, balls and rink time are provided. Bike or ski helmets are required to play. Here are the details:
Who: Any 4th-8th Grader
What: Broomball-There are 2 rinks and players will get divided by grade/skill to play their games.
When: Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15 from January 9-February 20.
Where: Players will walk together from school to McMurray Fields where there are 2 broomball rinks.
Why: To get outside, do something active and have fun with classmates!
Cost: $65 donation to our Ultimate Program
How to register: Fill out this FORM and pay through PayPal-- paypal.com/paypalme/StarsUltimate (include student name/broomball in note) or drop off check or cash at the front office.
This will fill up, so be sure to sign up soon!
Email Brent Cummins (bcummins@greatriverschool.org) with any questions.
REMINDER: Broomball is back!!
Broomball is back for 2024! Our high school Ultimate teams (players and families) are running a broomball program as a fundraiser for 4th-8th graders. Brooms, balls and rink time are provided. Bike or ski helmets are required to play. Here are the details:
Who: Any 4th-8th Grader
What: Broomball-There are 2 rinks and players will get divided by grade/skill to play their games.
When: Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15 from January 9-February 20.
Where: Players will walk together from school to McMurray Fields where there are 2 broomball rinks.
Why: To get outside, do something active and have fun with classmates!
Cost: $65 donation to our Ultimate Program
How to register: Fill out this FORM and pay through PayPal-- paypal.com/paypalme/StarsUltimate (include student name/broomball in note) or drop off check or cash at the front office.
This will fill up, so be sure to sign up soon!
Email Brent Cummins (bcummins@greatriverschool.org) with any questions.
REMINDER: Broomball is back!!
Broomball is back for 2024! Our high school Ultimate teams (players and families) are running a broomball program as a fundraiser for 4th-8th graders. Brooms, balls and rink time are provided. Bike or ski helmets are required to play. Here are the details:
Who: Any 4th-8th Grader
What: Broomball-There are 2 rinks and players will get divided by grade/skill to play their games.
When: Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15 from January 9-February 20.
Where: Players will walk together from school to McMurray Fields where there are 2 broomball rinks.
Why: To get outside, do something active and have fun with classmates!
Cost: $65 donation to our Ultimate Program
How to register: Fill out this FORM and pay through PayPal-- paypal.com/paypalme/StarsUltimate (include student name/broomball in note) or drop off check or cash at the front office.
This will fill up, so be sure to sign up soon!
Email Brent Cummins (bcummins@greatriverschool.org) with any questions.
Winter Spirit Week! Tuesday, December 19 - Thursday, December 21
Per student request, students are now invited to participate in our staff spirit week this week through Thursday! The days are below and remember to have fun!
Winter Break is just around the corner!
No School, Friday, December 22nd, 2023
Lost and Found items: Claim by December 20th; unclaimed items to be donated
Lost and Found
Any unclaimed items will be donated to charity at 6pm on Wednesday, December 20th. The two lost and found locations are as follows:
1)The foyer inside the entrance to the Cafe
2) The hallway by the copy machine near the main elementary entrance.
LAST DAY TO DONATE: 2nd Annual Staff Gifting opportunity!
Join our second annual staff gifting opportunity! As a community we were able to give $50 gift cards to all 135 faculty and staff last year. Help us match or exceed this year. You can donate cash or check (payable to Great River School Foundation), in a sealed envelope with GRGG written on it, at the front office.
Venmo to GRSPEG https://account.venmo.com/u/GRSPEG
PayPal to GRSPEG https://www.paypal.me/GRSPEG?locale.x=en_US
A donation of $10 per student reaches our goal of $50 per staff.
REMINDER: Lost and Found items: Claim by December 20th
Lost and Found
Any unclaimed items will be donated to charity at 6pm on Wednesday, December 20th. The two lost and found locations are as follows:
1)The foyer inside the entrance to the Cafe
2) The hallway by the copy machine near the main elementary entrance.
REMINDER: 2nd Annual Staff Gifting opportunity!
Join our second annual staff gifting opportunity! As a community we were able to give $50 gift cards to all 135 faculty and staff last year. Help us match or exceed this year. You can donate cash or check (payable to Great River School Foundation), in a sealed envelope with GRGG written on it, at the front office.
Venmo to GRSPEG https://account.venmo.com/u/GRSPEG
PayPal to GRSPEG https://www.paypal.me/GRSPEG?locale.x=en_US
A donation of $10 per student reaches our goal of $50 per staff.
Broomball is back!!
Broomball is back for 2024! Our high school Ultimate teams (players and families) are running a broomball program as a fundraiser for 4th-8th graders. Brooms, balls and rink time are provided. Bike or ski helmets are required to play. Here are the details:
Who: Any 4th-8th Grader
What: Broomball-There are 2 rinks and players will get divided by grade/skill to play their games.
When: Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15 from January 9-February 20.
Where: Players will walk together from school to McMurray Fields where there are 2 broomball rinks.
Why: To get outside, do something active and have fun with classmates!
Cost: $65 donation to our Ultimate Program
How to register: Fill out this FORM and pay through PayPal-- paypal.com/paypalme/StarsUltimate (include student name/broomball in note) or drop off check or cash at the front office.
This will fill up, so be sure to sign up soon!
Email Brent Cummins (bcummins@greatriverschool.org) with any questions.
Lost and Found items: Claim by December 20th
Lost and Found
Any unclaimed items will be donated to charity at 6pm on Wednesday, December 20th. The two lost and found locations are as follows:
1)The foyer inside the entrance to the Cafe
2) The hallway by the copy machine near the main elementary entrance.
No School on Friday, December 15th
Musical Items needed for the GRS Elementary Music Department!
Do you have music-related items that are just collecting dust somewhere? If so, consider donating them to the GRS Elementary Music Department. Items you could consider donating:
Instruments of all kinds (especially acoustic/classical guitars and ukuleles!)
Instrument accessories (tuners, capos, picks, guitar stands/wall hooks, mallets, extra strings, cleaning supplies)
CDs/cassettes/records and their players
MP3 players
Headphones
Headphone splitters/adapters
Speakers
Cables/power cords
Batteries
Sheet music/songbooks
Music learning resources
Music-themed artwork/decorations and anything else you can think of!
Donations may be brought to the front desk, or placed outside of Room 130 Silver Creek (across the hallway from Shingobee under the guitars). If you have any questions feel free to email Marty List-Tesdell at mltesdell@greatriverschool.org. Thank you!
2nd Annual Staff Gifting opportunity!
Join our second annual staff gifting opportunity! As a community we were able to give $50 gift cards to all 135 faculty and staff last year. Help us match or exceed this year. You can donate cash or check (payable to Great River School Foundation), in a sealed envelope with GRGG written on it, at the front office.
Venmo to GRSPEG https://account.venmo.com/u/GRSPEG
PayPal to GRSPEG https://www.paypal.me/GRSPEG?locale.x=en_US
A donation of $10 per student reaches our goal of $50 per staff.
Musical Items needed for the GRS Elementary Music Department!
Do you have music-related items that are just collecting dust somewhere? If so, consider donating them to the GRS Elementary Music Department. Items you could consider donating:
Instruments of all kinds (especially acoustic/classical guitars and ukuleles!)
Instrument accessories (tuners, capos, picks, guitar stands/wall hooks, mallets, extra strings, cleaning supplies)
CDs/cassettes/records and their players
MP3 players
Headphones
Headphone splitters/adapters
Speakers
Cables/power cords
Batteries
Sheet music/songbooks
Music learning resources
Music-themed artwork/decorations and anything else you can think of!
Donations may be brought to the front desk, or placed outside of Room 130 Silver Creek (across the hallway from Shingobee under the guitars). If you have any questions feel free to email Marty List-Tesdell at mltesdell@greatriverschool.org. Thank you!
OPENING WEEKEND!! GRS Theatre presents "Guys and Dolls" musical, December 8 - 16, 2023!
ITS OPENING WEEKEND!!!
Fall 2023 Musical: Guys and Dolls | December 8th - December 16th
Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow and a crap game manager who is anything but.
Set in the Manhattan of Damon Runyon’s short stories, Guys and Dolls tells of con-man Nathan Detroit’s efforts to find new life for his illegal, but notorious, crap game. When their trusty venue is found out by the police, Nathan has to find a new home for his crap game quickly - but he doesn’t have the dough to secure the one location he finds. Enter Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler willing to take on any honest bet with a high enough reward attached. .
Get your tickets for the opening weekend today! Buy tickets in advance or at the door. We accept Cash, Check & all major Credit Cards
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday, December 8th at 7:00pm
Saturday, December 9th at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Friday, December 15th at 7:00pm
Saturday, December 16th at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Ticket Prices: $10 for students, $15 for adults.
Saturday’s matinee is a “Pay what you want” performance. You choose the ticket price that best meets your needs and values. It’s a great way to show extra support for GRS Theater.
Want to do even more to support our young designers, makers, and actors?
Donate to the GRS Theater Program!
GRS is now incorporating students in all aspects of the production process. Through our IB Theatre, Theatre Tech, and Construction Math classes, students are participating in iterative design and academic processes to support our theatre programs.
Your contributions directly support our adolescent productions and give students more tools and materials to make their designs a reality! Thank you!
To keep up with the Upcoming GRS Performing Arts, visit:
www.greatriverschool.org/shows
Gift cards for GRS families
As many families prepare for the holidays and and high costs of food and other basic needs, the social work team is seeking donations of gift cards that can be distributed to GRS families who need them.
We are requesting gift cards for:
-gas
-grocery stores
-large retail chains like Target
Contact one of our social workers to coordinate drop off of gift cards.
Delia Koolick (Lower Elementary) dkoolick@greatriverschool.org
Angela Gaitas (Upper Elementary) agaitas@greatriverschool.org
Gina Carveth (Lower Adolescent) gcarveth@greatriverschool.org
Seth Tupper (Upper Adolescent) stupper@greatriverschool.org
Saleha Erdmann (SEL Coordinator) serdmann@greatriverschool.org