Congratulations to our Red Hawks on a week full of Ws!

🎳 Strike Out for Youth — Sign Up Today! 🎳
We’re sharing this on behalf of the Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Join us Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 at Memory Lanes @ The Corona Club (196 Main Street, Groton) with time slots at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
✅ 2-person teams
✅ 9-Pin No-Tap Bowling (Get 9 = a strike!)
✅ Proceeds support Groton Summer Camp!
Registration (pay day of event):
• $25 cash / $30 credit card
👉 Sign up: https://bit.ly/bowling26
Please fill out a form for each person participating.
Questions? Email Keith Davenport: kd528@cornell.edu
We’re sharing this on behalf of the Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Join us Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 at Memory Lanes @ The Corona Club (196 Main Street, Groton) with time slots at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
✅ 2-person teams
✅ 9-Pin No-Tap Bowling (Get 9 = a strike!)
✅ Proceeds support Groton Summer Camp!
Registration (pay day of event):
• $25 cash / $30 credit card
👉 Sign up: https://bit.ly/bowling26
Please fill out a form for each person participating.
Questions? Email Keith Davenport: kd528@cornell.edu

📣 PTO Update: Our January PTO meeting is now TODAY at 5:00 PM (time change due to a last-minute conflict).📍 Room 35
Hope to see you there!
Hope to see you there!

Due to anticipated weather conditions, the Groton Central School District will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 26, 2026.
Please stay safe, stay warm, and take care. ❄️
Please stay safe, stay warm, and take care. ❄️

Red Hawks Sports Updates from the weekend!




🧘♀️ Yoga Class with Groton Recreation! 🧘♂️
Posting on behalf of the Town & Village of Groton Recreation Department.
Looking to move, stretch, and reset? Groton Recreation is offering Yoga Classes that blend Hatha + Vinyasa styles—connecting body, mind, and breath through an energizing series of postures and flowing movement.
✅ Open to all abilities
✅ Variety of yoga styles
✅ Mind-body connection
📌 Learn more + register here:
https://grotonny.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29884
Posting on behalf of the Town & Village of Groton Recreation Department.
Looking to move, stretch, and reset? Groton Recreation is offering Yoga Classes that blend Hatha + Vinyasa styles—connecting body, mind, and breath through an energizing series of postures and flowing movement.
✅ Open to all abilities
✅ Variety of yoga styles
✅ Mind-body connection
📌 Learn more + register here:
https://grotonny.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29884

🌟 Groton Elementary 21st Century After-School Opportunities 🌟
We’re excited to offer a few 21st Century after-school options for students—each designed to support learning, confidence, and connection with peers!
📚 Little Readers Club (Mrs. Scaglione & Ms. Bell)
Thursdays: 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12
Pick-up/transportation options included on the permission slip.
Return permission slip by: 1/22/26
🤝 Friendship Club (Mrs. Scaglione & Ms. Bell – Library)
Wednesdays: 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/4
Time: 3:00–4:15 PM
✅ First 15 spots (first come, first served)
🍎 Snacks are not provided—please pack a snack!
Return slips by: 1/21
📩 Be sure to check backpacks for permission slips and return them by the deadlines listed. We’re grateful to offer these supports and enrichment opportunities for our students! ❤️🦅
We’re excited to offer a few 21st Century after-school options for students—each designed to support learning, confidence, and connection with peers!
📚 Little Readers Club (Mrs. Scaglione & Ms. Bell)
Thursdays: 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12
Pick-up/transportation options included on the permission slip.
Return permission slip by: 1/22/26
🤝 Friendship Club (Mrs. Scaglione & Ms. Bell – Library)
Wednesdays: 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/4
Time: 3:00–4:15 PM
✅ First 15 spots (first come, first served)
🍎 Snacks are not provided—please pack a snack!
Return slips by: 1/21
📩 Be sure to check backpacks for permission slips and return them by the deadlines listed. We’re grateful to offer these supports and enrichment opportunities for our students! ❤️🦅

Congratulations, Red Hawk Student of the Month at TST Career and Technical BOCES!

Last call for personalized High School yearbooks!

Give a shoutout to a special High School student in the yearbook!
This is for students in 9th-12th grade only!
This is for students in 9th-12th grade only!

🎉 21st Century After-School Programs are here! 🎉
Groton Elementary students have some awesome after-school opportunities coming up—creative, hands-on, and built for fun, teamwork, and imagination!
✅ LEGO Club (K–2) – Cafeteria
📅 Wednesdays: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 | ⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
👩🏫 With Mrs. Scaglione & Ms. Bell | First 15 spots (first come, first served)
🍎 Please pack a snack
✅ LEGO Club (Grades 3–5) – Cafeteria
📅 Thursdays: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29 | ⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
👩🏫 With Mrs. Scaglione & Ms. Bell | First 15 spots (first come, first served)
🍎 Please pack a snack
✅ Scrapbook Club – Library
📅 Mondays: 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 1/6, 1/13 | ⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
👩🏫 With Mrs. Cute, Mrs. Scaglione & Mrs. Swansbrough | First 15 spots
✅ Tiny Adventures (UPK & K)
📅 Wednesdays after school: Jan 21 – Mar 4
🧸 Sensory play + imagination + movement + outdoor exploration (weather permitting)
⭐ 12 spots (fall waiting list has priority)
✅ Imagine That! (Grades 1–2)
📅 Tuesdays after school: Jan 20 – Mar 3
🎨 Creativity, collaboration, art, building, problem-solving, and play
⭐ 12 spots (fall waiting list has priority; remaining spots filled at random)
✅ Buddy Builders Club – Small Gym
📅 Thursdays: 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5
🤝 Activities focused on cooperation, communication, teamwork, and building skills
📌 Permission slips/registration forms are coming home—please return them as soon as possible. Spots are limited!
Groton Elementary students have some awesome after-school opportunities coming up—creative, hands-on, and built for fun, teamwork, and imagination!
✅ LEGO Club (K–2) – Cafeteria
📅 Wednesdays: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 | ⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
👩🏫 With Mrs. Scaglione & Ms. Bell | First 15 spots (first come, first served)
🍎 Please pack a snack
✅ LEGO Club (Grades 3–5) – Cafeteria
📅 Thursdays: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29 | ⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
👩🏫 With Mrs. Scaglione & Ms. Bell | First 15 spots (first come, first served)
🍎 Please pack a snack
✅ Scrapbook Club – Library
📅 Mondays: 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 1/6, 1/13 | ⏰ 3:00–4:15 PM
👩🏫 With Mrs. Cute, Mrs. Scaglione & Mrs. Swansbrough | First 15 spots
✅ Tiny Adventures (UPK & K)
📅 Wednesdays after school: Jan 21 – Mar 4
🧸 Sensory play + imagination + movement + outdoor exploration (weather permitting)
⭐ 12 spots (fall waiting list has priority)
✅ Imagine That! (Grades 1–2)
📅 Tuesdays after school: Jan 20 – Mar 3
🎨 Creativity, collaboration, art, building, problem-solving, and play
⭐ 12 spots (fall waiting list has priority; remaining spots filled at random)
✅ Buddy Builders Club – Small Gym
📅 Thursdays: 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5
🤝 Activities focused on cooperation, communication, teamwork, and building skills
📌 Permission slips/registration forms are coming home—please return them as soon as possible. Spots are limited!

Winter Sports Portraits

Congratulations, Red Hawk Students of the Month at TST Career and Technical BOCES!

Saturday's Wrestling Updates - Great job, RED HAWKS!

Congressman Josh Riley Visits Groton STEAM Lab:
A Look at Innovation, Community & Opportunity

The Groton Recreation Department asked us to share the following opportunity for our Redhawks 🏀
Basketball Skills & Drills registration is now OPEN for students in Kindergarten–4th Grade!
📅 Saturdays, Jan. 10–Feb. 7
Kindergarten: 9:00–9:45 AM
1st Grade: 9:45–10:30 AM
2nd Grade: 10:30–11:15 AM
📅 3rd & 4th Grade: Tuesdays & Thursdays, Jan. 6–Jan. 29, 5:00–6:00 PM
💲 Registration fee: $25
For more information and to register, visit www.grotonnyrecreation.com
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Come build your skills, have fun, and hoop with friends! 🏀
Basketball Skills & Drills registration is now OPEN for students in Kindergarten–4th Grade!
📅 Saturdays, Jan. 10–Feb. 7
Kindergarten: 9:00–9:45 AM
1st Grade: 9:45–10:30 AM
2nd Grade: 10:30–11:15 AM
📅 3rd & 4th Grade: Tuesdays & Thursdays, Jan. 6–Jan. 29, 5:00–6:00 PM
💲 Registration fee: $25
For more information and to register, visit www.grotonnyrecreation.com
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Come build your skills, have fun, and hoop with friends! 🏀

Congratulations, Lady Red Hawk Basketball!

❄️🎶 Schedule Update – Mark Your Calendars! 🎶❄️
Due to our snow day on December 2, the 6–8th Grade Winter Concert has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Groton Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium. 🎺🎷
To help families enjoy both events, we’re also shifting the time of our GES family night. Join us for “Not So Silent Night” at Groton Elementary School (516 Elm Street) on Thursday, December 18th from 5:00–6:30 PM for crafts, games, music, and holiday magic! ✨
All students in UPK3–Grade 5 are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult.
Come enjoy a festive evening at GES and then head over to the Jr./Sr. High School to cheer on our 6th–8th grade musicians at the Winter Concert! 🎄🥁❤️
Due to our snow day on December 2, the 6–8th Grade Winter Concert has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Groton Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium. 🎺🎷
To help families enjoy both events, we’re also shifting the time of our GES family night. Join us for “Not So Silent Night” at Groton Elementary School (516 Elm Street) on Thursday, December 18th from 5:00–6:30 PM for crafts, games, music, and holiday magic! ✨
All students in UPK3–Grade 5 are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult.
Come enjoy a festive evening at GES and then head over to the Jr./Sr. High School to cheer on our 6th–8th grade musicians at the Winter Concert! 🎄🥁❤️


🎄 Groton STEAM AG Holiday Toy Drive! 🎄
This holiday season, we’re partnering with Golisano Children’s Hospital to help bring smiles to kids spending the holidays in the hospital.
We’re collecting new:
🖍️ Crayola crayons
📚 Coloring books for all ages
🧸 Infant & toddler toys
💫 Sensory items
📍 Drop-off Location:
Groton Elementary or Jr./Sr. High School main lobby
📅 Dates: December 3rd–18th
Thank you for helping us spread joy and kindness this holiday season! ❤️
This holiday season, we’re partnering with Golisano Children’s Hospital to help bring smiles to kids spending the holidays in the hospital.
We’re collecting new:
🖍️ Crayola crayons
📚 Coloring books for all ages
🧸 Infant & toddler toys
💫 Sensory items
📍 Drop-off Location:
Groton Elementary or Jr./Sr. High School main lobby
📅 Dates: December 3rd–18th
Thank you for helping us spread joy and kindness this holiday season! ❤️


