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Grissom Memorial Elementary School

3201 S. Macedonia Ave. Muncie, IN 47302

765-747-5401

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Issue Two: September, 2020

Inside this issue:

The counselor’s corner

Nurse’s News

PTO Information

Meet our new teachers

Diversity Quote of the Month

“Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common.

Celebrate it every day.” -Author Unknown

This is Mrs. Cox’s 3rd year as a teacher, and she’s so excited to be at Grissom. She is from Muncie and went to Ball State. She’s been teaching in Houston, TX the past two years. This summer she moved home, and is happy to be teaching in her hometown. She became a special education teacher, because she loved teaching and helping her younger brother who has autism. He is where her passion for teaching began.

(turn to page 3 to meet the rest of our new teachers)

A Message From The Principal:

Message:

The school year has started off great! All of our students are working hard to earn Rocket Rewards that may be spent on individual and school-wide prizes and adjusting to blended learning. Students are engaged in Schoology lessons throughout the day and are reading level books on their personal reading level using Fountas and Pinnell Reading Curriculum.

Transportation:

If your child is going to have a change in how they get home, please send a note with your

child to give to their teacher. If an emergency arises, please call the front office by 2:00 p.m. to ensure the message gets to your child.

Fall Pictures:

Life Touch will be at Grissom on Wednesday, September 2nd taking fall pictures. Forms will be sent home with your child.

i-Ready

Our teachers are implementing a program called i-Ready, an innovative and adaptive online assessment for reading and math. i-Ready will

replace NWEA at the elementary level. It is designed to be engaging for students and will help our teachers quickly and effectively assess the individual needs of each and every student while allowing them to monitor a student’s progress throughout the school year. You can learn more about i-Ready in this video: www.i-ready.com/tour. Students will take the i-Ready Diagnostic assessment three times a year during the school year: in the fall, winter, and spring.

Meet our new teachers

Greetings Astro families! It is hard to believe it’s al-ready September! Unfortu-nately, with us starting lat-er this year, I was not able to get the Bullying lesson August, as promised. I will instead be delivering that lesson this month! Since I have already talked to you about Bullying, I wanted to talk to you about another important concept, called Growth Mindset. If you’re unfamiliar with that term,

growth mindset refers to someone who believes their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work.

We want to encourage our students to have a growth mindset in order to create a love of learning and resili-ence as these are essential for great accomplishment. This differs from

the idea of fixed mindset, which re-fers to those who believe they are born with certain qualities that can-

not change. When students be-lieve they can get smarter, they under-stand that effort makes them stronger. Therefore they put in the time and hard work that leads to higher achievement. Think of it like exer-

cising your body; when you exercise your body, you build up your endur-ance and your muscles become stronger. It’s the same with your brain - when you exercise your brain

by taking on challenges, practicing to grow your intelligence, and using mistakes to make you better instead of letting it get you down, your brain gets stronger. Many teachers in our building have already created a growth mind-set environment in their classrooms. While we are working on it here at

school, we need your help to instill a growth mindset in your kiddos at home! It is important for you to mod-el a growth mindset for your chil-

dren. You can do this by showing them that you are excited by chal-lenges, see mistakes as learning op-portunities, and understand the value of practice and trying different strate-

The Counselor’s Corner

PTO will have their September meeting on Monday, September 30th from 6:00-7:00.Please plan on attending virtually. The Zoom link will be shared via a School Messenger Call.

The PTO Paragraph

-Difficulty of rapid breathing

-New confusion

-Bluish lips or face

-Persistent pain or pressure in chest

-Inability to wake or stay awake

-Stomach pain

Please call your medical provider & make aware of symptoms.

Remain at home until symptom free for 72 hours, unless MD has specified otherwise

If student has a fever: Must be fe-ver free for 72 hours with no medi-cation before returning.

You can contact me by school phone, 765-747-5401 or by email, cynthia.bowen@muncieschools.org

COVID-19 FAQs

Students should not report to school if any of the following symptoms are present:

-Congestion or runny nose

-Fever

-Cough

-Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing

-Diarrhea

-Nausea

-Sore Throat

-Muscle pain and fatigue

-Chills

-New loss of smell or taste

Emergency warning signs for COVID-19:

The Nurse’s News

Meet our new teachers

Hello! My name is Miss Witt, and I am thrilled to join the life skills team at Grissom! I graduated from Ball State University with a degree in special education, intense inter-ventions this past May. I am origi-nally from Illinois, but I am excited to have set down roots here in Muncie. Summertime is my favor-

ite, and I spend many of my sum-mer days at the beach. I also am an extreme lover of coffee! I am very excited to be a part of the Grissom team!

Mr. Farr 5th grade teacher

I am a first year teacher that graduat-ed from Ball State University in May of this past year. I am one of the old-est (non-graduate school) to graduate Teachers College at 39. I am current-ly pursuing my Masters in Education as well. I have wanted to be a teach-er my whole life, yet life got in the way so I had to wait a little while. I am a resident of Muncie and originally from College Park, Georgia. In my spare time, I like to take road trips and col-lect baseball cards. A fun fact about me is that I am the oldest member of the Ball State Pride of Mid-America marching and pep bands as I was 36, 37, and 38 while performing and I play the sousaphone (wrap around tuba).

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Fall Pictures

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Labor Day

No School

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Food Pantry

3:30-4:15 p.m.

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Mid-terms sent home

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No Students

Staff PD Day

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Early Release for students @12:40

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September 2020