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Count-down to the BIG NIGHT! The Party For A Purpose & Silent Auction is almost here. Dress in your best prohibition-era costume, the theme is "The Roaring 2020s." See the flyer for information and order form. It'll be a night to remember! You can also purchase your tickets online here (transaction + % fee).
Please consider volunteering for this year's Party for a Purpose & Silent Auction. We NEED your help to make sure the evening goes off without a hitch and we raise lots of funds for our kids and teachers! If you have one hour or several, please take a look at the times and SIGN UP: **EVERY PERSON WHO VOLUNTEERS earns a FREE DRESS PASS for their child(ren)!**
Looking for other ways to volunteer? Head to SignUpGenius, our "bulletin board" of current volunteer opportunities:
Or click here for other ways to get involved at Minnie Gant this year. Thank you!
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.
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.
New this week:
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Download the BoxTops app; scan receipts when you buy BoxTops products.
New! This year, you can subscribe to the Minnie Gant Elementary calendar and view it in Google Calendar.
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 each month, 5th Grade Committee sells YoDots for $3. These tasty treats are sold in four flavors, with dairy-free ice cream sandwiches also available for students with dairy allergies.
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.
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.
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.
