Letter from Dr. Nye to Grand Valley Families:
We will be delivering the school items that was left in Middle School and the High School lockers today and tomorrow. If you live in the trailer park, the lunch delivery bus will be there from 10:00-10:30.am Please come to the mail house and put them up today or tomorrow.
Hi Grand Valley Elementary Kids, Families and Staff. This is Dr. Winer and I wanted to give you an update as we end this school year.
This is our LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL. We will have our Student School Stuff Pick up on Friday, May 29th from 1:00-6:00pm. We have a bag for each student filled with supplies, books, yearbook, class picture (if you ordered them) a Report Card and maybe a treat!
BUT... HERE’S A CHANGE....Instead of pulling up to the cafeteria doors, you will pull up to the 3rd grade doors. We will have a sign on the sidewalk so you’ll be able tell which doors are the 3rd grade doors.
Please, put a sign in your window with your child’s name and teacher’s name so we can quickly get your bag out to you.
Our Food Service and Transportation departments will continue to bring breakfasts and lunches to the drop off spots for the remainder of this week. Starting next week, Country Neighbor will be providing the meals. The Drop off spots will remain the same but times will vary a bit but you will have that information before Monday.
This year did not go as we had hoped. We know how hard this school closure has been on kids and families. Many of you have asked about next year. Right now, we are planning on starting in August but with changes such as social distancing, no shared materials, individual desks and chairs for all, frequent hand washing breaks, individual water bottles brought home and washed daily, just to name a few new practices.
Grand Valley administrators and staff will be meeting throughout the summer and will be asking for your input as we plan for next year. We will be providing you with information so there won’t be any surprises in August. You and your children will know exactly what to expect.
That’s it for now. I hope to see you all on Friday, May 29th, 3 days from now, to pick up your School Stuff. Remember, pull up to the 3rd grade doors.
Stay Safe. Stay Healthy!
Celebrating our 2020 graduates!
The Board of Education has reserved the Mayfield Road Drive-In on June 2nd for all the Graduates, their families and friends to view the final edited graduation ceremony. The viewing will begin at 9:20 PM. The gates will open at 8:00 PM. The Mayfield Drive-In is located at 12100 SR 322 (Just West of SR 44) Chardon Ohio. All cars will be parked 7 feet apart and staff, concessions and guests are expected to follow all the Drive-In social distance regulations. All Drive-In staff will be wearing masks.
Each Graduate will receive two tickets for entry for the June 2nd event as they cross the stage at the graduation ceremony here at the school this Saturday. Each ticket will allow one car/vehicle with unlimited capacity enter for the ceremony. Each graduate can have two car/vehicle loads attend. Graduates are encouraged to decorate their car. You will be able to purchase food at the Drive-In following social distance rules. Restrooms will be available with social distance regulations. You are allowed to bring your own food and drink with you as well. You must have a ticket to attend.
So please attend to view the complete ceremony the evening of June 2nd and cheer for the Graduating Class of 2020!
A message from Dr. William R. Nye Jr.,
The Board of Education has reserved the Mayfield Road Drive-In on June 2nd for all the graduates, their families and friends to view the final edited graduation ceremony. The viewing will begin at 9:20 PM. The gates will open at 8:00 PM. The Mayfield Drive-In is located at 12100 SR 322 (Just West of SR 44) Chardon, Ohio. All cars will be parked 7 feet apart and staff, concessions and guests are expected to follow all the Drive-In social distance regulations. All Drive-In staff will be wearing masks.
Each graduate will receive two tickets for entry for the June 2nd event as they cross the stage at the graduation ceremony here at the school this Saturday. Each ticket will allow one car/vehicle with unlimited capacity to enter for the ceremony. Each graduate can have two car/vehicle loads attend. Graduates are encouraged to decorate their car. You will be able to purchase food at the Drive-In following social distance rules. Restrooms will be available with social distance regulations. You are allowed to bring your own food and drink with you as well.
Remember, you must have a ticket to attend the Mayfield Road Drive-In.
So please attend to view the complete ceremony the evening of June 2nd and cheer for the Graduating Class of 2020!
Dr. William R. Nye Jr.
ATTENTION GRADUATES: Please remember to send Mrs. Brumit or Mrs. Gibbons a list of your future plans, scholarship allocations, and military enlistments for our graduation ceremony. Forms were mailed home in April. Please simply take a photo of the form or email a list to michelle.gibbons@grandvalley.school ASAP. Our virtual taping takes place this week and we would like to celebrate your accomplishments!
Reminder to GVHS Families:
Locker item pick up is this Monday 5/18, Tuesday 5/19, and Wednesday 5/20/20.
See attachment with the time and location info. You can also drop off your textbooks when you pick up your bag.
Have a great evening GV!
There will be an organizational meeting tonight at 6:30 pm for anyone entering 9th through 12th grades and is interested in playing Boys Soccer next year. Due to the Grand Valley Local Schools Facility being closed this meeting will be held online using the Google Meet App. To receive your meeting invitation, please contact Mrs. Ferguson by email at diane.ferguson@grandvalley.school by 6 pm. Please include the following information in your email when requesting an invitation.... the sport you are looking to play, athlete's name, the grade they will be entering and the email address you would like the invitation sent to. Thank You!
Hi Grand Valley Elementary Kids, Teachers and Families, This is Dr. Winer and I wanted to give you an update on how we will be ending the 2019-20 school year.
We would like all completed school work to be turned in by Friday, May 15th. The school entryway doors are opened from 9am-9pm Monday - Friday. Just put the completed work in the appropriate grade level box. Keep whatever work has not been completed and work on it during the summer.
The week of May 18th-22nd is devoted to the Virtual Field trips your teachers sent you or take a Field Trip of your own. Also, Mr. Mailach has posted a Phys. Ed. Challenge Week with activities that will be a whole lot of fun. Look on our school website for those activities. Your teachers posted those as well.
School supply pick up for all the elementary, including preschool, will be on Friday, May 29th from 1-6pm at the Cafeteria Doors. You will be picking up a bag with your school supplies and all student belongings from cubbies and desks,as well as report cards, and class pictures and yearbooks if you purchased them. Just drive up, with a sign in your window. Please don’t get out of your cars, we will bring your bags to you.
I hope you are all doing well and are healthy. When I reflect on the past 8 weeks I am saddened because I miss you all so much. Who would have imagined that this pandemic could even happen? We have learned to adjust to new norms and we are OKay and we will continue to be OK because we are strong, capable and besides...it’s almost summer!
See you on Friday, May 29th.
Stay healthy!
Grand Valley Seniors and Families,
Late afternoon yesterday I got confirmation that the Ashtabula County Health Department approved our drive thru graduation plan. We will have graduation on May 23 (rain date 24th & 30th) starting at 11:00 a.m. and ending at 3:00 p.m. We were approved to bring 10-15 cars on campus every 30 minutes to walk across the stage. Please see the attachments for the traffic flow and your time to arrive. Each student is permitted to bring one vehicle and only the student and parents are permitted to exit the car when it is your turn to walk across the stage. Once you have walked across the stage and picked up your diploma you have to return to your car and exit the complex. It was stressed by the health department that we can not allow people to congregate on campus and that we must have police presence. Please have a sign with your name on it to show Mr. Varley and Mr. McConnell when you enter the complex. We will be pre recording the speeches and videotaping each graduate walking across the outdoor stage. After all graduates have received their diploma, Mr. Schick will edit and post the video on YouTube. All graduation cords will be passed out to you the day of Graduation by Mr. Varley and Mr. McConnell prior to walking across the stage. Decorating your cars is permitted. I know this is not what you or your parents envisioned for your Graduation and it is not what I or your teachers had planned for you either. Understand that we are all operating under strict guidelines from the state and local government agencies. This plan was submitted twice (with revisions) in order to get approved.
We will get through this together!
Mr. Hitchcock
High School Updates:
*Seniors, cap and gown pick up is today, 9am-11am, South entrance.
*Seniors, keep checking your email this week for important updates on graduation.
*Seniors, graduation signs will be going in your yard hopefully this week.
*Seniors, if you still owe money, please reach out to Mrs. Gibbons by phone or email asap.
*GVHS students, this Wednesday will be the last day for assignment pick up in the foyer if you requested paper copies.
*GVHS students, please return your textbooks on locker item pick up day.
*Locker item pick up day is 5/18-5/20. See previous post on specifics.
*Please check with your child's teacher on when assignments are due for the end of the year.
Thank you!
There will be an organizational meeting on Thursday May 14th at 6:30 pm for anyone entering 9th through 12th grades and is interested in playing Boys Soccer next year. Due to the Grand Valley Local Schools Facility being closed this meeting will be held online using the Google Meet App. To receive your meeting invitation, please contact Mrs. Ferguson by email at diane.ferguson@grandvalley.school . Please include the following information in your email when requesting an invitation.... the sport you are looking to play, athlete's name, the grade they will be entering and the email address you would like the invitation sent to. Thank You!
Locker Pick Up for GVHS:
GVHS staff is busy gathering students locker items and labeling them for pick up.
Pick up will be next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (5/18-5/20).
On that Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 8am-11am, 9th and 10th grade can pick up their bag.
On that Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 11:00am-2:00pm, 11th and 12th grade can pick up their bag.
This will be a drive thru style pick up.
You will pull up along the South side entrance. Please have the students name and grade displayed in your car window.
Thank you!
There will be an organizational meeting on Monday, May 11th at 6:30 pm for any lady entering 9th through 12th grades and is interested in playing Girls Soccer next year. Due to the Grand Valley Local Schools Facility being closed this meeting will be held online using the Google Meet App. To receive your meeting invitation, please contact Mrs. Ferguson by email at diane.ferguson@grandvalley.school . Please include the following information in your email when requesting an invitation....the student athletes name, the grade they will be entering and the email address you would like the invitation sent to. Thank You and please stay safe!
Jostens will be at the Grand Valley main entrance on May 12th from 9:00 to 11:00 AM to distribute caps, gowns and announcements. It will be a drive thru style pick up. Any questions, please contact Mr. Varley by email. Thank you!
Jostens will be at the GV main entrance on May 12th from 9:00-11:00 am to distribute caps, gowns, and announcements. It will be a drive thru style pick up. If you have any questions, please email Mr. Varley at shawn.varley@grandvalley.school
If your student turned money in for the Middle School Dodgeball tournament, the refunded money will be in your child's bag of their supplies. We look forward to seeing you all next year!
There will be an organizational meeting on Wednesday, May 6th at 6:30 pm for anyone entering 7th through 12th grades and is interested in running Middle School or High School Cross Country next year. Due to the Grand Valley Local Schools Facility being closed, this meeting will be held online using the Google Meet App. To receive your meeting invitation please contact Mrs. Ferguson by email at diane.ferguson@grandvalley.school or Coach Fisher by email at kurtis.fisher@grandvalley.school. Please include the following information in your email when requesting an invitation....the student athletes name, the grade they will be entering and the email address you would like the invitation sent to. Thank You and please stay safe!
Hi Grand Valley Elementary Kids and Families,
This is Dr. Winer and this is your weekly update.
Tomorrow, Monday, is our last PACKET PICK-UP! This packet will have some projects to do, some virtual field trips and hopefully learning mixed with fun. Packets will be available from 1:00pm until 6:00pm. As always, just pull up to the office doors. A sign in the window is best so we can stay socially distant and safe. We will have several teachers out there ready to give you your work. Some classes may not have a packet but if you have speech, OT or PT services, you have a packet so come on down!
4th Graders....PTO wants to make sure you get your T-shirts so we need you to come to school tomorrow to sign your name on the numbers 2020, the year you graduate from the Elementary School to the Middle School. Please come between 1 and 6 and we will bring the pen and papers out to your car for you to sign.
We will have a school supplies pick up on Friday, May 22nd, from 1:00pm-6:00pm BUT AT THE CAFETERIA DOORS. We will have all your stuff in a bag and, just like the packet-pick-up, please stay in your cars, put up your sign and we will bring your bag out to you.
That’s it for now. I know this has gotten old. It’s been stressful for our kids, families and teachers, but we will get through this. We are so very proud of all of you! You’ve worked very hard. Please know that we miss you so much and we really wish you were here at school.
Stay Safe and Healthy!