Connecticut State Department of Education recognized educators from across the state last night at the Teacher of the Year Ceremony held at the Bushnell Theater. Granby Public Schools 2025 Teacher of the Year, Kristin LaFlamme, was accompanied by Wells Road Principal, Pauline Greer. Congratulations Kristin.
Granby teachers engaged in a productive day of discussions on mental health first aid, elementary reading programs, and various other important topics.
Food Drive Starts Today
REMINDER
In Mrs. Lloyd's first grade class we shared our informational writing and gave positive feedback! We worked hard over the last few weeks to write each page of our story, revise them, publish them, and now we got to share them! The students worked really hard and enjoyed getting to share their hard work and hear feedback from their peers.
REMINDER: Tomorrow is our Storybook Character Day Parade at Kelly Lane. Families are welcome to attend! Parents can line up, outside, along the edge of the front sidewalk behind the cones.
AM Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grades' Character Parade is at 9:30 am.
PM Preschool and Second Grades' Character Parade is at 1:45 pm.
Mike Dunn embodies Granby Memorial High School. There’s no better way to end National Principals Month than by celebrating this passionate, caring, and dedicated leader.
In keeping with our National Principals Month recognition, we feel so fortunate to have Mrs. Tanis leading GMMS.
A huge National Principals Month shout out to Ms. Greer for her incredible dedication and leadership. Her commitment to both students and staff truly makes a difference in our community. Thank you for all you do, Ms. Greer!
At Kelly Lane, one of our favorite ways to teach social-emotional skills is the Zones of Regulation (first introduced by Leah Kuypers, an OT and autism resource specialist). We learn to categorize our feelings and energy levels (and those of the people around us) into four different colored “zones”. This, in turn, helps us understand better what kinds of things we need when our “zone” doesn’t match the situation, or when we’re upset.
October is National Principals Month, a great time to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our principals. They play a crucial role in shaping school culture, supporting teachers, and ensuring that students thrive.
Let’s take a moment to thank them for their commitment and celebrate the difference they make every day! Beginning with Mrs. Bava!
What a blast this weekend at the Granby Town Trunk or Treat! There was a lot of candy and some creative costumes. It’s always great to see the community come together for some spooky (but family-friendly) fun.
Kindergarten and first grade students love learning through math games!
In OT we love to use squigz. Students can work on increasing hand strength by pulling the squigz off of the table. To promote crossing the body’s midline, students can reach across their body and pull the squigz off of the table with their opposite hand. We love getting creative with squigz too!
Preschoolers are working on their speech sounds in words. The past couple of weeks, some students have been practicing the F sound (which is also called the "funny bunny sound.") We have been reading "Ten Red Apples" by Pat Hutchins which has many F sound words in the story and making a fun apple pie craft during the month of October!
PTO Meeting Tonight
A BIG thank you to our maintenance staff for lowering the “umbrella” on our playground! Kindergarteners are able play on it independently and it’s a hit!
REMINDER: Picture Day Tomorrow
The Bear Learning Center has started the year off great! We are working hard in our classroom and participating in the general education classrooms with peers. They really enjoy playing on the equipment outside at recess.
Mrs. Peterson’s afternoon preschoolers are loving their new library books. After a song and story, the students choose a book to bring home to share with their families. What a happy bunch of kids!
