Community Engagement Opportunity
The Litchfield School District has scheduled a Community Listening and Information session on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at the Griffin Memorial School Gymnasium beginning at 6:30 pm. This is one of several community forum events that are scheduled to present information on, and gather community input for, the elementary school in Litchfield.
Planning and design team members will be in attendance to present information to the community, listen to ideas, hear concerns, and answer questions. This session will be interactive and engaging.
All members of the Litchfield Community are invited to join us to discuss our community’s elementary school.
Be well, Mike Jette, Superintendent of Schools
News from the PTO
The PTO will have their monthly meeting this Tuesday at 6:30 via Zoom, and Agenda can be found HERE.
Pumpkin Festival will be on Friday, October 29th from 6-8pm!
For more information please see this flyer: Pumpkin Fest Flyer
{Griffy Store} Have you heard... the Griffy Store is back! To keep the store running we need VOLUNTEERS during recess times.
****All volunteers need to go through the school district's Volunteer Training in order to help at the store. Please contact Maura Clinton-Jones at mclintonjones@litchfieldsd.org. If you are a returning volunteer please make sure your documents are updated. All volunteers need to demonstrate proof of vaccination. More information about volunteering can be found here: https://www.litchfieldsd.org/VolunteersStudentTeaching.aspx
Additional Info:
• Grand Re-Opening Day is October 15, 2021 (rain date; Oct 22th). We will post pictures of inventory so you can help your students plan.
• To start the year, all students will be limited to two items.
• Any questions, feel free to email gmstigersden@gmail.com or message us.
News from the Community
The Litchfield Recreational Basketball League (LRBL) is excited to announce registration for the 2021-2022 season is now open for our three programs: Travel, Recreational and Instructional for students in grades 1 through 8. Additionally, we are seeking interested Coach candidates to apply. For more information about each program and details about the schedules please visit www.lrbl.net. Register Today: https://tinyurl.com/yawjfddc
We also invite you to come warm up at our free open gym times. See the schedule attached. Questions can be emailed to lrblboard@gmail.com
Repeated News/ Long Term Info to Know
The Litchfield School District launched the First View Bus Tracker Parent App at the beginning of September 2021. Unfortunately, driver shortages delayed the uploading of certain information into the bus tracker system that allows the buses to be tracked along the routes. As of 9/24/2021, we are working with First View to address this issue and hope to have the parent app working accurately soon. First View has received parent user feedback and they are working to determine and correct any issues. Additionally, First View has added a new feature to their app. First View recommends updating the Parent App on your phones to ensure you have the most up to date version.
Thank you for your patience while we navigate through this issue. Please check back periodically for updated information.
App Use Instructions
To access the bus tracker app, download the First View app, go through a short registration and you will be able to access information on your child's bus, such as live tracking, predictive stop times, and more. Please read the guides provided and follow the registration guide that contains the code for your child's or children's school (found on page 2), which you will need to submit during the registration process.
To access the information, please click on the links provided:
First View Parent Letter
Registration Guide
FAQs
End 68 Hours of Hunger
End 68 Hours of Hunger and Litchfield Schools are pleased to inform you about a free, confidential food program which provides students with meals from Friday after school until they return to school on Monday morning. If meeting the weekend nutritional needs of your child is challenging at this time, we would like to help meet that need. All food is non-perishable and easy to prepare. If your child has any food allergies, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate this need. Nut products are included for those who are not allergic, but children are informed that they are not to open the bags until a parent can review the contents. The bags are delivered to schools and students will take the bags home with them on the bus or at parent pick-up. If you would like to pick up the bags yourself, arrangements can be made for pick up at the front office.
If you are interested in joining the program or learning more, please contact Elin Pelland, School Social Worker, at 424-2133 x 2215 or at epelland@litchfieldsd.org.
Powerschool Parent Portal
This summer we switched our Student Information System to Powerschool. As part of Powerschool, you are able to access the Parent Portal in the Unified Classroom feature of this system. Please follow the link below to set up you parent portal account. Please contact the main office if you have an issues creating an account.
For Parents - Directions for Parent Access
Bus Routes
Bus Routes for the upcoming year can be found here: Bus Routes
Absence Reporting Email
The GMS office now has a dedicated email address to use to report your child tardy or absent: GMSabsences@litchfieldsd.org. You can also find it on the Griffin Memorial School homepage, on the top, left side under “ABSENCES”.
When you send an email please include the following information:
*Child’s first and last name
*Teacher
*Reason for absence
If you would prefer to leave a voicemail message when your child is absent or tardy you are still welcome to call 424-5931 and then hit “2” when you hear the automated message. Please remember to include the above information in the voice message.
Please note that when you email or leave a voice message saying that your child “will be out” then the absence is recorded as unexcused. Please tell us the reason for the absence so it is documented correctly.
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