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We are delighted to report that response to our first ever Snow Day has been INCREDIBLE!
- We expect a BIG turn-out. Plan accordingly, and know that parent supervision will be essential.
- We NEED more volunteers to keep this event safe and fun...can you help? Sign up here
- This is event is for Gant students and their families ONLY. It is not a public event and waivers for this event were due Wednesday. There will be no day-of registration.
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Celebrate someone special with a holiday candy gram for only $1.
Send to teachers or friends! Send to your whole class! Proceeds benefit 5th grade promotion.
Look for the Candy Gram table
before school (7:30am-8am) Tues., Wed. and Thurs., December 17-19.
Calling all (super fun) GANT PARENTS! Pre-sale tickets for THE party of the year are available online [transaction + % fee] and at school! RAFFLE + PARTY ticket table will be set up in front of the school:
- BEFORE school on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS | 7:40 am - 8:10 am
- AFTER school on THURSDAYS | 1:20 pm - 1:50 pm
$60 — 12/9/19-1/7/20 | PRE-SALE
$75 — 1/8/20-1/31/20 | GENERAL
$85 — 2/1/20 | AT THE DOOR
$40 — TEACHERS/STAFF
You don’t want to miss this event!
What: Party For A Purpose & Silent Auction | Roaring 2020s
When: Saturday, February 1, 2020 [6 PM - 10 PM]
Where: The Grand | 4101 E Willow St, Long Beach, CA 90815
If you aren’t able to attend this year, you may still show your support by purchasing $5 RAFFLE TICKETS!
- Knott’s Berry Farm for 4
- Boathouse Dinner and Duffy Boat Ride for 8
- Chrome Book
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One goal of our PTA this year is to promote family involvement. Jump into the Gant community and your kids’ lives by heading to SignUpGenius, our "bulletin board" of current volunteer opportunities:
Right now, PTA needs your help with the Silent Auction, one of our primary revenue drivers at Party for a Purpose! Many contacts and systems are already in place but we need YOU to carry them through. Please contact wm@gant-pta.com to learn more about how you can help
Click here for other ways to get involved at Minnie Gant this year.
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.
