Marge Shasberger from Music inthe Mountains (MIM), and Mary Ellen Sorci from Foggy Mountain Music are collaborating with Grass Valley School District to offer free classical music lessons to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. Pictured are Boone Guzman, Austin Wadman, Willow Howard, and Matthew Biggs.
Like many others in Nevada County, our Grass Valley School District (GVSD) students and teachers enjoyed a wonderful Fall Break last week. This countywide tradition and week-long break from school is the perfect time for students, staff and families to enjoy the fall weather and to celebrate our start of the school year. GVSD has much to celebrate as we continue to expand and offer new supportive learning experiences for our students.
The GVSD Expanded Learning Department is focused on providing after school opportunities that support the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs and interests of our students. It is our belief that creating hands-on, engaging, fun, and enriching activities during out-of-school time will give our students more tools to set them up for a remarkably bright future. These experiences help develop our students in the classroom and outside of it as well. Whether it is participating in one of our on-campus after school programs, or joining the Friendship Club at Bright Futures for Youth in the community, the goal is still the same. Giving students a supreme learning environment with a variety of options to grow academically, socially, physically and emotionally.
Our district program offerings include community learning and after school education at Bell Hill Academy, Margaret G. Scotten Elementary, and Lyman Gilmore Middle School. Our new Intramural Football Club is now in its 5th week, and it is constructed with four coaches and over 40 students. Just around the corner will be additional opportunities such as the after-school yoga and crafts club, intramural basketball, video production, Spanish club, performing arts club, and much, much, more! We are also organizing and structuring targeted academic tutoring in ELA and Mathematics in which GVSD certificated teachers will provide intensive intervention to students.
Starting this week as well is our new afterschool Youth Orchestra Club. Marge Shasberger from Music in the Mountains (MIM), and Mary Ellen Sorci from Foggy Mountain Music are collaborating with Grass Valley School District to offer free classical music lessons to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. Violins, violas, and cellos will be this week and lessons will go through our Winter Break!
The GVSD afterschool program is also holding a Lights On! Community Event on Friday October, 28 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. This evening is intended to showcase the benefits of supporting our students in out-of-school time and all district community families are invited! Parents, families, and community members can register and learn more about the Lights On! Event using this website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IglGyp0IbGL87S_7F4se1h5lWYOrVpho/view
Following our event, parents and students can also attend movie night at either Lyman Gilmore Middle School, or Margaret G. Scotten Elementary. Bell Hill Academy is also hosting a Dia de los Muertos Festival along with our Lights On! Festival. If you are looking for a great time to celebrate the fall with your family, the Grass Valley School District has you covered. Thank you, parents and families, for participating in the fun, and thank you for helping to make our schools and district a hub for the community!
Our district staff is also excited to report that the new turf field for Margaret G. Scotten is nearly completed! We are so appreciative of the strong partnership we have with the City of Grass Valley and would like to thank our residents and City Board Leadership for their support. We expect to get students out on the new field very soon and we are planning to hold our Margaret G. Scotten School Halloween Parade on it next week.
The Grass Valley School District is proud to be of service to the community. Please contact us anytime if you or your family have any questions about our district or services (kboswell@gvsd.us or (530) 273-4483).
Andrew Withers is superintendent of the Grass Valley School District.
Starting this week is GVSD's new afterschool Youth Orchestra Club. Pictured are Matthew Biggs, Austin Wadman and Hayden Hlebichuk.
Marge Shasberger from Music inthe Mountains (MIM), and Mary Ellen Sorci from Foggy Mountain Music are collaborating with Grass Valley School District to offer free classical music lessons to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. Pictured are Boone Guzman, Austin Wadman, Willow Howard, and Matthew Biggs.
The new turf field for Margaret G. Scotten is nearly completed. The GVSD is planning to hold the Halloween Parade on it next week.
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