Home of the Gators
You've said you want better channels for enriching your kids' lives here at Gant, and we've listened! For the 2019-2020 school year, we're launching this new section for parents who want to roll up their sleeves and get to it.
Throughout the year, you can head to SignUpGenius, our "bulletin board" of current volunteer opportunities:
For other ways to get involved this year:
The Charleston Wrap Fundraiser has started (ends 9/27/19) — kids can start earning prizes today! All the important info is in the packets coming home with your kids.
- Register your kid(s) online ASAP.
- Send emails to friends, family, neighbors, co-workers!
- *Kids will earn fun Emoji pencil toppers at 10, 15 & 20 emails sent*
- Have your kids set PRIZE earning goals!
- Start selling from online or the catalogs.
- Kids can pick up earned KEYCHAINS (with appropriate coupon) and pencil toppers on three Friday mornings (9/13, 9/20, 9/27), from the PTA Room 22, before the first bell rings.
- Additional earned PRIZES will be delivered to the students, at school after the fundraiser is finished.
**25 items sold and kids will earn a LIMO RIDE TO LUNCH — nobody should miss this awesome opportunity!**
We could see and feel the difference during the Zero-Waste Lunch Challenge last April. We reduced trash 50% (good for the planet), and we increased TerraCycle (good for the planet and revenue for programs). We are continuing TerraCycle collection during the 2019/2020 school year.
To prepare for our first Zero Waste Lunch Challenge for 2019/2020, which will be Sept 3-13, please visit our Lunchbox fundraiser site for all your zero Waste lunch needs and to help raise funds for Minnie Gant.
Here is also a link for discount code for more zero Waste lunch items at ukonserve.com.
Please visit the After-School and Community Activities Page for all current or upcoming programs.
This week's flyers:
New! This year, you can subscribe to the Minnie Gant Elementary calendar and view it in Google Calendar.
The SchoolMessenger app delivers communications from the school district and Gant all in one place.
Our April FNO at Baskin-Robbins raised $302! Plus, they gave us a sweet way to keep raising funds. They will donate $5 to Gant PTA for each ice cream cake you purchase at the B-R at 1960 Ximeno ($3 for orders under $25). Perfect for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthdays, Graduation. Just download and present the Baskin-Robbins flyer:
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Clip and save Box Tops for our next drive.
Please share any photos you have of students in school activities with our PTA Historian to be used for promoting school activities. Any student in a photo must have turned in a permission slip.
Popsicles will be sold Thursdays from 1:30-1:45 pm. All popsicles are 100% all natural and adhere to California state nutritional guidelines. Price is $1.
The first Thursday of every month is Throwback Thursday, brought to you by 5th Grade Committee. Everything is still $1.
Bullying defined:
"A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending themselves."
(D. Olweus)
Click to Report a Bully
Please mark all items brought to school (jackets, sweaters, lunch boxes, backpacks) with your child's first and last name so that they don’t end up on the red racks outside of the auditorium!
All marked items will be returned to your child's classroom & the rest (not picked up) will be donated to charity at the end of each month.
