A big thank you to all the students and families who participated in Back-to-School Night last evening. Grainwood had a tremendous turn-out! If you did not have the chance to participate and sign-up for conferences, please contact your child's classroom teacher directly for a fall conference slot.
With a few staffing changes at Grainwood since last spring, I would like to mention and welcome back Cheryl Holst in a long-term substitute position in first grade this year. (Mrs. Holst taught fourth grade last year upon the retirement of Linda Pickering.) We feel very fortunate she is able to be a part of the Grainwood teaching staff again as Annette Peterson's 1st grade substitute for the school year. Mrs. Peterson, taking a partial leave of absence, will teach part-time for us working as a 3rd Grade math and reading intervention teacher. I would also like to introduce Serafina Gaddo as Susan Anderson's long-term substitute to start the year. Susan is expecting her first child any day now.
Grainwood also has a new classroom configuration in the intermediate grades. Jill Kufrin, veteran Grainwood teacher, will be teaching a 3rd-4th combination classroom this year. I want to thank all the Grainwood families whose children were assigned to this classroom for attending our short informational meeting last evening. We feel very confident in this class arrangement and look forward to providing quality education in this model.
Lastly, if your child participated in our summer reading program and filled out his/her reading log (which we provided to each student last spring), please turn them into your child's new classroom teacher for a free meal at Applebee's.
We look forward to working with your student next week. Have a Happy Labor Day Weekend!
