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Minnie Gant PTA proudly launches its Reflections program. Each year, for the past 53 years, the National PTA has encouraged students from around the country to express themselves through art via a particular theme. This year's theme is ... I Will Change the World By ...
The introductory video link is here:
The online entry form (all entries must include an entry form) is here:
All students who participate are recognized and awarded. Last year, one of our students made it all the way to the State level. Please encourage your children to participate. Deadline for entries is Friday, October 22.
Questions can be addressed to Ben Rolly.
The Rec aides are going to be doing some fun Halloween activities on October 29. They need your help to pull it off! They are in need of pumpkins. If you can donate a pumpkin, please bring it in to the office and we will get it to the team.
We're are excited to announce that the 5th Grade Fund Silent Auction is now live! 30 AMAZING items & experiences! Bidding started October 18 and will close at 8:00pm on Friday, October 29. Proceeds will help fund year-end promotional activities for our 5th graders. Please share this link with your family and friends - anyone can bid: www.biddingowl.com/MinnieGantPTA
We are also still in need of candy donations! Bins are labeled in the front office. Please consider donating allergy free treats and small toys as well.
Please email Adrienne Gomer with any questions.
The garden, originally started by Mrs. Ball's 2008 class, was refurbished under the leadership of Jamie K., a Gant alumni and current Ambassador Girl Scout working on her Gold Award Project.
"I ... decided for my project to give back to my elementary school and refurbish it into an outdoor learning environment that honored retired teachers," reports Jamie. "The garden's design contains grade-level plants that meet their science standards along with curriculum and books for the teachers to use with their lessons. A garden club, with students, was created that would help with the project. Now it is sustainable, so that future Gant students can learn while enjoying, managing and caring for the garden."
Hello Gregarious Gant Gators!
My name is Lexi Lahera, and I am over the moon teaching here at Gant for my first year!
I grew up in a small town called Hollister in California and moved to Long Beach to attend CSULB on a golf scholarship. While a student at CSULB I earned my degree in Human Development and a master's in teaching with a specialization in reading. I loved it so much that I stayed! I’ve been teaching for 17 years and have been all over the district teaching kindergarten and 1st grade. I have worked at Tucker Elementary, Burbank Elementary, Dooley Elementary, Burcham Elementary, and Grant Elementary. I also worked at Pegasus in Huntington Beach teaching TK. LBUSD is a great place to be, and I have loved all my sites! However, Gant is extra special to me because I get to see my own children on campus every day. I have a daughter, Isa, who is in the 5th grade, and my son, Laz (Zito), who is in the 3rd grade. Aside from them I have an AMAZING group of phenomenal first graders that I enjoy working with every day! When I am not at Gant, I am spending time with my kids, husband, Chris, and our oversized wild puppy, Sancho!
Favorite Book: Practical Magic
Favorite Movies: Hope Floats, Say Anything
Favorite Hobbies: yoga, reading, walking my dog
Favorite Sports Team: United Soccer Teams (my son’s and two nephews' teams)!
Love to Teach: Reading, SEL
Love to Learn: Health
Favorite Dessert: 3 skittles + 1 starburst = the perfect combination!
Past Spotlights can be viewed here.
The LBUSD Office of Child Development Centers is now enrolling for our full-day, fee-based preschool program. Please visit our web site here for specific details regarding locations and contact information. For enrollment assistance, call 562-429-8636.
It's a hard time to be a kid right now. It's a hard time to be a parent and guardian right now. Minnie Gant students and families deserve all the support we can give them. Here are some resources we hope can help.
Gant Staff and Resources
This pandemic has brought unprecedented change and uncertainty into all of our lives. If you are in a difficult position, we encourage you to PLEASE ask for help! You can reach out to our counselor, Laurie Wheels (lwheels@lbschools.net), or our principal Cassie Fanton (cfanton@lbschools.net) with any needs you may have. Your privacy is paramount and any discussions will be completely confidential.
LBUSD Family Resource Centers
LBUSD Family Resource Centers are available to support students' and families in so many ways – from student mental/behavioral/emotional health to parent workshops to food/clothing resources, referrals, health care, and more. Please reach out!
Website – https://linktr.ee/LBUSDFRC
Instagram – @lbusdfrc
LBUSD Special Education Community Advisory Committee
The LBUSD Special Education CAC is open to everyone who wants to help students with exceptional needs obtain an appropriate, high-quality education, including parents, teachers, persons with disabilities, service providers and other concerned community members. A calendar of meetings and topics, including distance learning and sibling support, can be found here.
California State PTA Resources
Click the Peachjar icon above for current after-school and community flyers of interest to Gant families:
- Long Beach National Junior Basketball
- Disposal Event for Expired Medications
- Free Covid Vaccines
- Now Hiring: LBUSD Child Development Centers
- Seazon Fall Sports Leagues
- Spanish at Minnie Gant
- Fall 2021 Lacrosse Training
- Wood Youth Basketball League Fallhoops
- Free Long Beach Transit Through 9/18
- Techability.education: Game Coding, Digital Art and More
- Code Ninjas Minecraft Club & Roblox Club
- WRD Student Art Contest
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Download the BoxTops app; scan receipts when you buy BoxTops products.
View school events in your Google calendar by subscribing to the Minnie Gant Elementary calendar.
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.
Hello 5th grade parents! Our children's last year at Gant has begun, and we are hoping to make it a memorable one. The 5th-graders look forward to participating in fun activities and traditions during their final year. For a roundup of the latest announcements and planning opportunities, check out our 5th grade page.
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)
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