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REMINDER: Broomball is back!!

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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.

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Lost and Found items: Claim by December 20th; unclaimed items to be donated

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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: GRS Ultimate! Sign-up today!

Are you already playing or interested in trying High School Ultimate? Curious to see if it’s for you?

Come to indoor dome practices once a week, January-March.  All are welcome! Practice will be located at the West St. Paul Dome, 1655 Livingston Ave, West St Paul, MN 55118. St. Paul Girls practice will take place Tuesdays 6:45am-8:15am and Boys/Open practice, Wednesdays 6am-8am. All must sign up HERE.  Responses to the sign-up will help us in creating carpools.

Embrace the early morning and come try GRS ultimate!

Email Brent Cummins with questions: bcummins@greatriverschool.org

* Dome practices are free and start on 1/23/24*

*Donations for Dome time are accepted here: PAYPAL - paypal.me/StarsUltimate (include student name in note)--Checks and cash are accepted at the front desk as well*

*Official season signups with registration fees coming later in February*

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LAST DAY TO DONATE: 2nd Annual Staff Gifting opportunity!

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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.

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REMINDER: Lost and Found items: Claim by December 20th

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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.

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REMINDER: 2nd Annual Staff Gifting opportunity!

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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.

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Broomball is back!!

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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.

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Lost and Found items: Claim by December 20th

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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.

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Musical Items needed for the GRS Elementary Music Department!

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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!

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2nd Annual Staff Gifting opportunity!

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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.

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Musical Items needed for the GRS Elementary Music Department!

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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!

REMINDER: GRS Ultimate! Sign-up today!

Are you already playing or interested in trying High School Ultimate? Curious to see if it’s for you?

Come to indoor dome practices once a week, January-March.  All are welcome! Practice will be located at the West St. Paul Dome, 1655 Livingston Ave, West St Paul, MN 55118. St. Paul Girls practice will take place Tuesdays 6:45am-8:15am and Boys/Open practice, Wednesdays 6am-8am. All must sign up HERE.  Responses to the sign-up will help us in creating carpools.

Embrace the early morning and come try GRS ultimate!

Email Brent Cummins with questions: bcummins@greatriverschool.org

* Dome practices are free and start on 1/23/24*

*Donations for Dome time are accepted here: PAYPAL - paypal.me/StarsUltimate (include student name in note)--Checks and cash are accepted at the front desk as well*

*Official season signups with registration fees coming later in February*

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OPENING WEEKEND!! GRS Theatre presents "Guys and Dolls" musical, December 8 - 16, 2023!

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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

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New! GRS Adolescent Family Bulletin

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Dear Families! You should have received an email with the first Adolescent Family Bulletin! I'm hoping to make a habit of sending out a communication like this twice a month, but Im also going to post it here. As I get into the flow, it may shift to different weeks within a month, but I hope to land on something that works relatively quickly. This does not replace the GRS newsletter or the announcement blog, so please continue to read those too, but just offers some reminders from upcoming things to track in our Adolescent Program. Happy Reading!

Nick Beermann, Adolescent Program Director

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Gift cards for GRS families

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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

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GRS All-Ages Chess Club - Winter session

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GRS all-ages Chess Club–Winter session

GRS is partnering with the Twin Cities Chess Club again for a guided chess club.

The Twin Cities Chess Club will provide coaching for any students interested in developing their game. Any skill level is welcome! Open to grades 1-12.

Meetings: Wednesdays, 4-5 pm, January 10 - March 6  (9 sessions, only meets on school days)

Cost: $125

Space is limited. Scholarships in case of need and discounts for current Big Canoe participants are available; contact bigcanoe@greatriverschool.org

Registration: Sign up by filling out this form. 

Please pay the fee at this linkto complete registration.

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BIPOC Caregiver Meeting Survey

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Our next BIPOC caregiver meeting will be held on Thursday December 21st. There have been many caregivers that have reached out to me regarding the time of the meeting. In order to accommodate more families I would like to find a time that works best for those that would like to attend the BIPOC caregiver meeting each month. Please fill out the survey HERE to let me know your preferred meeting time and place.