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This month our Family Night Out includes four different options for your dining pleasure! Head over to Time Square on the corner of Clark Ave. and Spring St. on Wednesday, October 20, to mix and match your lunch, dinner, and dessert! You can dine in or take out from any of the following restaurants: Baja Sonora, Yang Chow 2.0, Steady Brew Beer Company, and Creative Cakery. Just show the flyer (a printed one is not required this time) and Minnie Gant will receive a portion of the proceeds from your purchase. There are options to appease everyone in the family! Don't miss out on the opportunity to have lunch, dinner, a refreshing beverage, and dessert all while supporting our school!

Please note: if you attended the last PTA association meeting, the date of this event has been changed from what was originally planned.

Visit Gant's PTA Membership page for more details.

Calling All Artists!

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.

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

10/25 - 10/29: Red Ribbon Week, our annual drug prevention education program is coming up. Each day students will engage in grade level appropriate drug prevention activities in the classroom. Additionally, each day will be a spirit day where students can dress up in a theme!

We are ending Red Ribbon Week with our Say Boo To Drugs Trunk or Treat which will take place October 29 during school hours in the front parking lot. Bags will be provided for our students and allergy free treats will be available. Students are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes on that day. Teachers will be escorting students. 

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 ribbon cutting ceremony for Gant's Teacher Retirement Garden was a success! Retired teachers Mrs. Arakawa, Mrs. Muha, Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Mueller, and Mrs. Cantor were honored at the October 13 event.

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."

By now some of you have already heard from Ms. Suarez (Intervention and Instruction Coordinator) or Ms. Russell (Literacy Specialist). I am excited to give you a little more information. Both have new roles at Gant this year, and we are so fortunate. We realize the past few years of online learning have been challenging, and the district has given us this opportunity to have 2 full time teachers on special assignment who will be supporting students and teachers in bridging any gaps that may have occurred over the past year or so. It is important to note that students will come and go from their program, based on assessments and teacher recommendations. With that being said, here is a brief overview of each of their responsibilities. 

IIC role is to…

• Support quality Tier 1 instruction by collaborating with individual teachers and/or grade level teams  

• Facilitate schoolwide PD and grade-level planning 

• Coordinate and support Tier 2 and Tier 3 Interventions to prevent and recover from interrupted learning.

• This year I will be supporting students in grades 3-5

Literacy Teacher role is to…

• provide intervention to students that are functioning below grade level through WonderWorks

• Track progress through formative and/or summative assessment

• provide information on students' progress to teachers, parents and other stakeholders.

Cassie Fanton, Minnie Gant Principal

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 

"Discussing Difficult Situations With Your Children"

Emotional Health Resources List