Please join us in taking some time this Memorial Day to remember and celebrate those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live and raise our families in the greatest country in the world.
The SES yearbook is something that every student looks forward to receiving each year. For as long as we can remember, this yearbook has been free for every student. This year, we were informed by our supplier that the books would no longer be free and there would be a substantial cost if we wanted to provide each student with a yearbook. In an effort to cover this cost for students, we are planning a spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Your participation in this survey will help to ensure we create the best possible experience for you and your family.
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We're adapting to the milk carton shortage!
There is a nationwide shortage of half-pint milk cartons, but SGI Culinary is adapting. We support farmers and know the nutritional value of milk for our children. We will continue to purchase milk and chocolate milk that will be offered in individual cups at all grade levels alongside a choice of water and juice. We will continue to monitor this unique situation that is impacting all schools. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
For more information visit, https://www.springvillegi.org/article/1322393.
The Springville Elementary PTA's Bingo for Books has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 21 from 6:00-7:15 pm at SES! Popcorn and drinks will be provided. All students leave with a book!
Reminder: We will conduct a Go Home Early Drill on Friday, October 6, 2023 at all of our buildings. Students will be dismissed 15 minutes early.
Springville Elementary is also getting into the spirit! Fall Spirit Week will be held September 25-29 and is sponsored by the SES Student Council!
The first day of Summer Enrichment Camp Session 2 is off to the races! The Horse and Donkey Care, Inspired by Nature Arts, Mindset Math, Chess Camp, Down to Earth Gardening, Color Guard, Golf, Soccer and STEM were just a few of the activities that started off Session 2!
Summer Enrichment Camp is in full swing! Hosted at the high school, students engaged in many activities that will enrich them academically, physically and socially. Wrestling, yoga, Legos, moonwalks and sidewalk chalk drawings were just a few of the activities that started off a great summer at S-GI!
In time for Arbor Day, Schichtel Nursery donated five sugar maples to Springville Elementary. Mr. Schichtel's son, Henry recently visited the Sugar Shack with his classmates and his stories inspired the generous donation. Fifth-grade students and Mrs. Goodrich's second-grade class assisted in digging the holes and planting the five-year-old trees. It will be another 10-15 years before the trees are mature and ready to be tapped, but they will help increase syrup production at the sugar shack when they are ready! Thank you, Schichtel Nursery!
S-GI Families, please consider registering your child for the S-GI Summer Enrichment Program! This year we are offering two sessions that will offer learning opportunities to enrich students' lives and renew their love for school. AM and PM camps will be offered for Session 1 from July 11-27 and Session 2 from August 1-10. All Camps will be held at the high school. Registration is from May 8-22. Learn more and check out the offerings here: https://www.springvillegi.org/article/1088505
SES Students made their own spaceship from materials they found at home for PARP. Students earned tickets for their reading and participating in activities for a chance to enter the PARP Raffle. Winners were: Kindergarten - Sadie Naughton First Grade - Reyia Quinn Second Grade - Ayla Conner Third Grade - Sage Miess Fourth Grade - Marshal Seely (not pictured) Fifth Grade - Emery Hilliker
Identical “Momo” twins Rebecca and Kayla Lightcap, fifth-graders at SES, played an early Aril Fool’s Day joke on their classmates and teachers when they switched homeroom classes for the day and no one knew! Classmates and teachers were completely fooled as the girls pretended, quite successfully, to be the other!
Mrs. Balantyne's kindergarten class ventured outside to "Chalk the Walk" for PARP. Students left colorful drawings and writing on the sidewalk!
Mr. Kohl's fourth-graders visited Mrs. Jackson's first-grade class to partner up and read each other stories during PARP! The first-graders took a turn being the reader first, and then they were the listeners as the fourth-graders read a funny story.
Students at SES were asked to make spaceships from materials they could find at home as part of this year's Pick a Reading Partner (PARP) theme, "Reading is Out of This World!" From pop bottles to Pringles cans, pie tins, Legos and clay sculptures, students submitted an array of spaceships, rockets and flying saucers. Each creation earned students a PARP ticket to enter a raffle drawing.
It is maple syrup season at SES! Mr. Chaddock and the fifth-grade class led students through the syrup-making process, from collecting the sap to boiling in the Sugar Shack to taste testing the final product.
Love the Bus Month is right around the corner! Love the Bus is a month-long celebration held every February that celebrates the importance and role of the yellow school bus in education, with a particular focus on thanking school bus drivers for safely transporting children to and from school every day.
In case you missed it, 7 News WKBW featured our free meals program on yesterday's broadcast. Watch it here: https://www.wkbw.com/news/eye-on-education/growing-need-for-free-meals-in-springville-griffith-schools
January is National School Board Recognition Month. We are grateful for the SGI school board members who volunteer their time to support students.
SGI parents of elementary students, the district is collecting data to determine families' access to devices and the internet at home through a Digital Equity Survey. Please fill out this short survey in the Parent Portal (the button is located in the menu on the left) by January 15, 2023. If needed, a paper copy can be obtained by contacting the Technology Office at 716-592-3250. Middle and high school students will be filling out the surveys in school. Thank you for your cooperation!