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Superintendent's Message

Supporting your child’s education

The school year is well underway and teachers and students as well as families are falling into the routine of daily school life. I know how busy family life can be having raised four of my own, but it is important to remember that your child’s education is a partnership between you, your students, and the school. To provide the very best experience possible there are some important simple habits that can go a long way in helping us prepare your child for life after graduation and, hopefully, being off on their own.

For our children to be successful, there has to be a strong commitment and buy-in from parents/guardians, schools, and the students themselves. Look at it like a triangle with parents/guardians on one side, education on the other, and students on the third. If any one of the sides is absent, the triangle is incomplete.

We are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and the damage it did to our children. Interestingly, recent research is showing that early exposure and use of cell phones and other technology is contributing to the slow climb back to where we were before Covid. To help ensure that your child will make the necessary progress to move on to the next grade and eventually graduate with the knowledge and skills to be successfully employed and make good decisions, there are simple things you can do every day.

Begin with a good night’s sleep. Put away technology for at least 30 minutes before bed to allow their brain to wind down.

Read, read, read. When a child can read, they can learn on their own and the best way to improve their ability to read is to… yup you guessed it... read. Set up a time every day when your child can read, uninterrupted, for a minimum of 20 mins. Read to your child, have them read to you, have technology privilege contingent on reading, 20 mins of technology for 20 minutes of reading. Talk to your child about what they’re reading to encourage comprehension and fluency.

Provide a nutritious breakfast without a lot of sugar. The brain burns a tremendous amount of calories each day, so make sure the tank is full to help your child’s thinking and energy levels.

Make sure your kiddo is on time for school every day. This makes sure they are not missing instruction and lowers their stress levels enabling better learning.

Play math fact games with your kids. Use dice or cards to practice addition, subtraction, and multiplication math facts. When remembering basic math becomes automatic, higher forms of math and problem solving become easier.

Limit and monitor technology. I invite you to look up the most current research on the effect that technology is having on our children. Suffice it to say it is important to have expectations and boundaries to keep technology a useful tool and not a distraction.

I know parents are doing their best every day but taking a few minutes every day to reinforce these practices and making sure homework is done can go a long way to contributing to a successful year.

Dr. Mike McFalls

Mission

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News & Announcements

GCSD Community Safety Forum

Please join us at the MLHMS at 6pm on February 20th for our first Community Safety Forum. The forum will be held in the Lecture Hall.

PowerSchool Data Breach Notification

Dear Parents and Guardians- Grand County School District has received notification from PowerSchool regarding data being comprised through a support contractor. Please review the link for detailed information:

Happy Thanksgiving

Grand County School District and Schools wish you and yours a safe Thanksgiving holiday and break. There is no school for the rest of this week, Wednesday, November 27th through Friday, November 29th. We look forward to returning on Monday, December 2nd!

Lunch Update #2

Please see the graphic for more information.

No hungry children At GCSD

Otra actualización del saldo del almuerzo

El distrito escolar del condado de Grand ahora se complace en anunciar que las cuentas de Powerschool ahora están actualizadas con los cargos y depósitos de comidas. Como dijimos anteriormente, sabemos que algunos de estos montos pueden generar un shock para algunas familias y queremos asegurarles que no esperamos el pago total de inmediato. Estamos felices de trabajar con nuestras familias para garantizar que los saldos se paguen y no causen estrés innecesario. Los estudiantes del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Grand no pasarán hambre.

No dude en comunicarse con Sarah Dawson, directora del programa de nutrición infantil en [email protected] para hablar sobre su saldo y/o sus opciones. Llame/envíe un mensaje de texto al (435) 260-7596