Garden Valley Elementary

This week is a big week at Garden Valley! All week we will be celebrating Coyote Homecoming with dress up days! On Wednesday, September 27th we have our school family night at the Cottonwood Forest from 5-7pm. We hope you and your family can make it. Admission is $5 and that includes everything except the train, big zip line, and canon which will not be running. On Friday, September 29th we will participate in our 2nd annual Rock Your School where we will be traveling the world. Thank you to the families who ​purchased items from our Amazon Wish list to help make this day special for our little Grizzlies! It is much appreciated! Bring on a fun week with our Grizzly School Family!

FOOD PANTRY Available to all District 7 Families at No Cost FRIDAYS 3:30 - 4:00 PM (Except Fridays when there is no school) Williston Middle School Central Campus COYOTE CENTER (main door) Shelf Stable Foods & Frozen Beef Questions/Donations Email: studentwellness@willistonschools.org

Attendance : T – Tardy- any time after 8:20a.m. If a child arrives by 10:00a.m. Child will be marked tardy. After 10:00a.m., child will be marked ½ day absent. If a child leaves before 2:00pm, they will be marked ½ day absent. Parent Excused-illness of student or family member, family emergency, religious observance, suspension, school-related activity, court appearances when subpoenaed, or other reasons deemed necessary and justifiable by the building principal or Superintendent. U-Unexcused- any absence not supported by the verbal or written excuse required for an excused absence, and shall count in determining when a compulsory attendance violation has occurred. Medical-Documentation must be provided

We will be having an immunization clinic here next week on Thursday September28th from 12-2pm. Please feel free to come and complete your immunizations here with us. Any questions contact Lynn Douglas at 701-572-0967 Ext 11573

School Pictures are Ready! View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login GARDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY Event Code: FE283223 Also Needed: Unique Student ID You should be able to access your student's ID on your PowerSchool account. Any questions call Mrs. Tanya Andrews at 701-826-4261

Next week is Coyote Homecoming Week! Students may dress up the week of September 25-29. Monday-Pajama Day (Wear school and weather appropriate pjs) Tuesday-Tie Dye Day (Wear Tie Dye or as many colors as you can) Wednesday-Western Day (Wear your western gear as we get ready to rope the Patriots) Thursday-Grizzly Day (Wear Garden Valley gear or green, black and white) Friday-Coyote Day (Wear Coyote gear or orange, black and white) Come cheer on the Coyotes on Friday, September 29th as the Rope the Patriots at Legends Field. Kickoff at 7pm!

Garden Valley School Family Night at Cottonwood Forest Save the date! One week from today is Garden Valley School Family Night at ​Cottonwood Forest. Come celebrate fall with our school family on Wednesday, September 27th from 5-7pm. The address for Cottonwood Forest is 5101 2nd Ave W. (north of Wal-Mart). Cottonwood Forest will be open only to Garden Valley families at this time. Admission is $5 per person and will include all events at the pumpkin patch except the train, cannon, and large zipline, as these items will not be running. ​ We cannot wait to see your family there!

School Pictures are Ready! View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login • GARDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY • Event Code: FE283223 • Also Needed: Unique Student ID

Once again we are participating in Get Your Teach On's Rock Your School event on Friday, September 29th. On this day we will be joining educators from around the world in creating an outside-the-box educational experience designed to engage our students and bring learning to life! Here at Garden Valley Elementary School our theme for the 23-24 school year is Garden Valley is Going Places. As a result, our Rock Your School theme is centered around travel. On September 29th we are going to journey on one of out first world travel days. Students will "fly" to three countries on this day, experience in flight foods and activities as they travel to Mexico, India, and the Philippines. The students will be able to experience the culture, music, foods, art, and other engaging activities all day long. We need some help making our world travel day a success! Please consider donating an item from our Amazon Wishlist. Here is the link or use the QR code to access the wishlist. Thank you for considering and helping make our world travel day amazing for our Garden Valley Grizzlies! Link to Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/18VEXZREKIJED?ref_=wl_share

Don't forget that Picture Day is Friday. We are using Joston's this year. You will be able to preview your photos online a dew days after picture day at Jostenspix.com. You can then chose from a varitey of backgrounds and personalize with your student's name and then pay for the photos you want to buy. They will be shipped directly to you. The Event Code is FE283223. Retakes will be November 1st.

We are pleased to introduce our new parent handout highlighting our essential education tech tools for WBSD7 parents, PowerSchool and ParentSquare. PDF Version: https://5il.co/23z93 We are currently crafting a dedicated web page to welcome and assist our newest district families. Your feedback is important to us! What essential information and resources would you like to see included?🤔 Please share your thoughts in the comments below! 👇 #NewToTheDistrict #wbsd7 #CommunityFeedback WillistonSchools.org

📣 Calling all educators & community members! Williston Basin School District #7 is in need of Substitute Teachers to provide essential support our students. Your involvement can truly help shape their educational journey. Our substitute teacher positions offer a flexible schedule, allowing you to balance work with other commitments, while making a difference in our students' lives. Read on to find out how to join us and help our students succeed! APPLY:👩🏽‍💻🧑‍💻 WillistonSchools.org 🔸️HOW TO BECOME A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: To become a substitute teacher, you will need to visit the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board website at nd.gov/espb/. The requirements to obtain a substitute license in North Dakota are: - Completion of an online application, including official transcripts documenting a minimum of 48 semester hours of college coursework (uploaded to application). - Three (3) positive personal/employment references with email addresses. Be sure to inform your references that they will receive an email reference survey. Applications without completed reference surveys will not be considered. - Successful background check completed through ESPB. - Valid Email account and phone number. The substitute license is $80.00 and is good for a period of 2 years. Williston Basin School District #7 will reimburse the license fee to the substitute after they have worked at least 145 hours for the district. The license expires on the applicant's birthday. The substitute license allows a person to be a substitute teacher grades K-12 in all North Dakota schools. After receiving your North Dakota substitute license from ESPB, please attach a copy of the license to your WBSD7 online employment application. Apply: WillistonSchools.org For questions, please contact: LuAnn Nelson Substitute Secretary Williston Basin School District #7 luann.nelson@willistonschools.org

Immunization Clinics will be held at each Williston Basin School District #7 school in September. All students must be up to date on immunizations or have a completed exemption form on file by October 1, 2023. *Exemption forms must be completed yearly To View Immunization Requirements & Immunization Clinic Schedule: www.willistonschools.org/page/immunizations For any questions related to immunizations, please contact our Director of Nursing: Lynn Douglas (701)572-0967 ext. 11573 For a Certificate of Immunization (exempt form), please contact: Upper Missouri District Health Unit 110 West Broadway Williston, ND 58801 (701)774-6400

K-5 Boys & Girls are invited to join Cub Scouts! Learn more at our open house Thursday, August 31 from 6:00-7:00pm in your school gym. Our family program is designed for making lifelong memories with your Scout while they learn values and important life skills. View Flyer: https://5il.co/23bnd

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"Boys and girls in grades K-5 are invited to join Cub Scout this Thursday, at 6:00 PM, here at the school. Cub Scouts is full of fun activities like hiking, fishing, swimming, rockets, racing wooden cars, and more! Stop in with your parent or guardian, Thursday 31st, at 6:00 PM here at the Garden Valley!”

Drop off, Pick Up, and Parking Lot Procedures In an effort to streamline and simplify our drop off, pick up, and parking lot procedures for the first day of school and beyond, please review these procedures. Drop Off Procedure:       • Enter the parking lot to the EAST for drop off. • Stay on the inside of the cones, as outside of the cones is for bus traffic only. • Do not park in the bus lane at any time. • Stay in your car for drop off. A staff member will be there to help. Pick Up Procedure: • Have your car tag in your window. • Enter the parking lot to the EAST for pick up. • Loop around the inside of the cones and start filling in the parking lanes between the Legos. The front of your car will be facing south. • Stay in your car and a staff member will radio for your child/children. • A staff member will walk your child/children to your car. Parking Lot Procedure: • Need to come into the school? • Please use our "parking lot" in the graveled area on the east side of the school. • Please note that there is NO PARKING to the north of the roped area as that is for bus traffic and emergency vehicles only. Thank you for your patience during the first week of school while staff members learn all student names, families, and vehicles.

Happy First Day of School! Here at Garden Valley we had an AMAZING first day of school. Your Grizzlies started the day with an outside Grizzly Gathering and then made their way into their classroom for a day full of learning, getting to know their classmates and teachers, and learning our school procedures. The students were so well behaved all day! We would like to take this time to thank you for your patience with the pick-up procedure. We knew it would take longer so we wanted to make sure the students were safe from the hot sun. It will take us awhile to get to know students' names, family faces, and vehicles. We can't wait for Day 2! Rest up! Lyndee Heser

PTO will have Free Root beer Floats and a Petting Zoo. All money stays with Garden Valley. You can buy $1 cup of grain (or free will donation) to feed the animals.

Welcome, Garden Valley is going places!!