Groton Elementary School is kicking off the Positivity Project this school year!
Each week teachers and staff, including our entire kitchen and daytime custodial staff, will be decked out in their blue P2 shirts to signify kicking off a new word of the week. Students across the building will be diving into 24 different character strengths, such as kindness, honesty, integrity, other people mindset, and teamwork, learning what those strengths mean and how to be their best possible selves for their own personal development as well as for their peers. Students will have the opportunity to earn character cash when they demonstrate these traits, spending it at the school store on various items. We are excited to have our preschoolers all the way up through our 5th graders speaking the same positive language!
The Groton Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Team Store is OPEN!
The store will close on September 20, 2023. A portion of the proceeds from each purchase goes back to the program. Please know that logos, even if not pictured, will be placed on each item in a color scheme that looks best. On light colored items, the logo will include black and red. On black, the logo colors will include white and red, and on Red, the logo colors will be white and black.
Thank you for your support. Go Groton Soccer!
Groton Varsity Soccer Team Store
https://grotonsoccer.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Sportsmanship Update
As the fall sports season kicks off for the 2023-2024 school year, the Groton CSD wants to make all spectators aware of a new regulation put in place by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) in an effort to make public school sporting events a safe, family-friendly environment for all. Commencing with the fall sports season, the state has instituted updated rules for spectators. Any spectator displaying unsportsmanlike conduct towards another fan, an official, a coach, or a student athlete will be given a warning by the school administrator on-site (unless the act is egregious, at which point they will be removed from the premises immediately). Continued unsportsmanlike conduct will result in removal from the contest AND a requirement the spectator complete a NYS-approved spectator conduct training before being allowed to return to public high school sporting events at any high school in New York.
As has been the case in previous years, we ask all spectators to remember that these events are high school events. As such, “we should recognize the purpose of athletics is to promote physical, mental, social and emotional well-being of individual players and their fans,” and that the games are “between high school students, not professionals.” We encourage everyone in attendance to display proper ideals of sportsmanship, ethical conduct and fair play.
Are you a Groton parent who is taking classes at TC3 or BOCES or are you interested in Adult Education? Please take this 1 minute survey to help us plan our next steps with the 21st Century Grant.
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTGTRcpu4jAeAoRlgwAQKQvKuDdW5BIEjWxq3z8rOR0jvDZA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Good Morning,
The fall sports parent meeting scheduled for tonight, August 17th @ 6:00pm has been moved from the JSHS cafeteria to the STEAM lab.
Have a great day!
Back to School PTO Fundraiser!
Please use the following link to make a purchase. The store will close on August 13th, 2023.
https://grotonpto.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Changes on The Way in Food Service!
A new school year brings with it new initiatives. One of those is in food services. Most notably, we are excited to inform you of the following changes you can expect with your child’s meal preparation this year:
> There will be a full salad bar option in both buildings starting in September.
> We will be reintroducing Chef’s Corner this fall, allowing students to sample new food items on a monthly basis.
> We are building our capacity to serve food entrees made from scratch rather than pre-packaged, processed foods. This will expose our students to home cooked food, while providing more nutritious options for the menu.
> We are adding a fruit-infused water station at each building.
Of course, all students will continue to be able to eat for free, thanks to the CEP grant funding. We look forward to seeing everyone in the food service lines this fall!
HUGE THANK YOU to Kelly Neville and the Food Services Staff. We appreciate the hard work and dedication you all put in for our students.
“The Groton Community Cupboard needs your help!
We’ve been selected as a finalist for CNY Tuesdays - help us win $2,000 by voting daily starting 7/23 Sunday at noon- Thursday at noon- 7/27. You can vote DAILY at Cnytuesdays.com.”
Directions:
> Cnytuesdays.com
> Scroll down until you see "Vote for Top 10 Finalist"
> Click where it says "vote"
> Scroll down until you see "Groton Community Cupboard" and click on the vote in that box.
Thank you everyone for taking the time to do this to help our community!
On Saturday, May 13th the Groton Jr/Sr High School’s Sophomore Class held the Cotillion Dance. Thank you to Mrs. Hume for planning this dance along with our sophomore students. Also, thank you to our chaperones: Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Reichard, and Mrs. Albro. We hope you all had a wonderful night!
Below is a Message from the Groton PTO! Groton Gear Online Store Ends Sunday: We are running at Groton Gear Online Store from 5/8-5/21/23! This Groton Gear was designed with the whole community in mind. There is no sport designation and sizes range from youth to adult. There are also a lot of accessories available! https://grotonpto.itemorder.com/shop/home/
On Wednesday, the high school student council members organized a visit from Josie's Journey! During their visit, students and staff were given the opportunity to pet and play with two therapy dogs during their lunch period in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.
