Minnie Gant PTA

Reminder this Wednesday is Lunch with a loved one.

Next week is book fair week. The book fair will be open during lunch with a loved one.

Tonight is the night! We can’t wait to see all the Iconic Duos! Can’t make it to the party make sure to check out the Silent Auction it’s open to all families, regardless of whether you are going to the party! The auction is live now and will close Saturday at 8:00 pm. There are over 100 listings and there is something for everyone! Be sure to check it out!

BiddingOwl - Minnie Gant PTA Auction

Iconic Duos - the Minnie Gant Party for a Purpose and Silent Auction is this Saturday, March 11 from 6-10 pm at the Long Beach Yacht Club! Friday is the last day to buy tickets! Get them now!
https://www.accelevents.com/e/2023gantp4p

Also, the Silent Auction is open to all families, regardless of whether you are going to the party! The auction is live now and will close Saturday at 8:00 pm. There are over 100 listings and there is something for everyone! Be sure to check it out!
https://www.biddingowl.com/MinnieGantPTA

Take advantage of if the early ticket sales. Click the link below

https://www.accelevents.com/e/2023gantp4p

This will be full of fun. We kick off the week with Hats off to Winter. See below for the full list for spirit week.

We are sooooo close to this goal! How fun to see Mrs.Hall dressed like a hot dog.

▶ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 #𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀: REALIZE
2 weeks ago, we set out on a quest in search of the key to becoming great leaders, and we solved the mystery. The first letter from each of the daily habits spells out “FACTOR”- Fearless, Adapt, Care, Talk ‘em up, Original, and Realize. Today is when we REALIZE that we have all the traits necessary to become the “X-FACTOR” and change the world!

🗣 𝗔𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿: The Apex leadership lessons finished today, and discovered what it means to be the “X-FACTOR”. Awesome job! How can you apply what you’ve learned at home and school to keep being a great leader all year long?

Our Apex Fun Run event 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪!
After two incredible weeks of leadership and development, we get to celebrate all our hard work with our event tomorrow!

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR TOMORROW:
1. Wear comfortable shoes
2. Get a good night’s sleep
3. Eat a healthy breakfast (and lunch for afternoon events)
4. Stay hydrated – start today and bring in your own refillable water bottle
5. Encourage your student to do their best

We have made it to our awesome PRINCIPAL CHALLENGE! If we can jump up as an entire school by $600/lap by Friday (YES, WE HAVE TWO NIGHTS), Mrs. Hall has agreed to be turned into a human hot dog!! Basically, if every student got one more pledge of a flat $30 or $1/lap, we’d make it!

Remember, Apex has partnered with Feeding America, and each time a student reached $10/move, they make a donation in that student's honor which provides about 20 meals to a family around the country in need! So far our school has been able to provide up to 1,820 meals to people in need.

Thanks again for your support of Gant Elementary. We have two more nights to get pledges to raise money for our school programs!

Who will be in the top tomorrow morning! Don’t forgot about the anything challenge tonight!

⭐🎉 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆! Our Apex Fun Run event is just around the corner – Thursday, Nov 17th 🎉⭐

▶ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀: ORIGINAL
To be original means you’re the first version! It means you are one of a kind! There is only one YOU, and what you bring to the world matters!

🗣 𝗔𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿: Help your child think of 5 things that are special or unique about them. What makes them who they are?

A huge shoutout to Coach Stuckenberg's class who won the challenge... Congratulations you have won the Apex Mystery Prize!!! TONIGHT'S CHALLENGE: ANYTHING CHALLENGE: ANY student that gets a pledge of ANY amount will earn a virtual raffle entry! We will pull three names at random and the students that get selected will get to choose ONE ITEM of their choice (up to $10/unit) from the Apex Thank-You Gift Cart!

▶ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀: TALK ‘EM UP
When we talk positively about ourselves it can give us the strength to keep going, the strength to overcome challenges we face. Encouraging others and highlighting their strengths can also bring out the best in them!

🗣 𝗔𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿: Ask your child how it feels when someone pays them a compliment or says something encouraging. Talk about ways that they can also make others feel good about themselves. Discuss words and phrases that can turn negative thoughts around, like instead of saying “I can’t do that,” say “I can’t do that, YET.” Rather than focusing on being smart or good at something, change the focus to how hard they tried or how much they have improved.

Last night's challenge winner wascoach Barragan's class with 31 out of state Pledges so they will earn a Pizza Party!!! Here is tonight's challenge: HIGHEST JUMP! The class to jump up the most in their team pledge total will earn A Mystery Prize! Good Luck Everyone.

What a great way to end the week!

Who’s ready for the Spooktacular tonight!! Can’t wait to see all the kiddos!!

5th grade Auction is still going strong! Don’t forget to take a look. Last day to bid will be this Friday at 8pm.

https://www.biddingowl.com/Auction/home.cfm?auctionID=10789&fbclid=IwAR1DYTjpnisPyDdEBP5OKg0aUnnuFikWANAgiyME4T8_kgrAtteFSt1ZQV4

BiddingOwl - Minnie Gant PTA Auction

Tomorrow we kick off Red Ribbon week with Tie-dye day. Below is the list of what’s happening on each day of the week.

Then days for next week!

The 5th grade class is having an silent auction to help fund the 5th grade activities for this year. We have some great items up for grabs. Click the link below to see what’s available.

BiddingOwl - Minnie Gant PTA Auction

Tonight is our first Family Night Out of the school year. Come on out to Kennedy’s. Present this flyer and Gant will get 15% of your check.

Wondering how to spend a Saturday night! How about with a LA Galaxy game with fellow Gant Gators! Each kid should have come home with a flyer. Scan the QR code and grab some tickets. Every ticket purchased $10/ticket will be donated back to Gant.

PTA 2005 helping PTA 2022 with valet. Calling all Gant Gator volunteers. We need more volunteers to keep our valet running. Click the link below to sign up for some morning slots.

https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=c.SignUpSearch&eid=08C0CCDFF8CCFB610A&cs=09CBBADF8FBE8B137B0764745BB49BCFFDB7&sortby=l.title

Wednesday is Picture day. It is free dress and the order forms went home last week.

"Kinder/TK Gant families, you're invited to a playdate at Whaley Park on Sunday, August 28 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. This is a great opportunity for kids to meet new friends, and for parents to mingle before school starts next week. Hope to see you there!"

Kinder/TK Gant families,

You're invited to a playdate at Whaley Park on Sunday, August 28 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. This is a great opportunity for kids to meet new friends, and for parents to mingle before school starts next week. Hope to see you there!

Welcome parents to 2022–2023 school year. We are excited to see you all and meet new friendly faces. We’re in the process of selecting a new supplier for Gant spirit wear. In the meantime, we do have a limited inventory from previous year - girls and boys ranging from small to XL. We are also in the process of setting up an online shop, you will be able to purchase spirit wear online.

Next week, we will sell existing inventory in front of the school Thursday, August 25 8am - Noon and back between 4-5pm. Friday, August 26th 8am - Noon.

If you have gently used spirit wear that you would like to donate, we will sell each shirt for $1. Please bring those items anytime between Monday, Aug. 22 after 2:00pm and next Thursday. We will have a bin outside the main office entrance. The bin will be marked "Gant Spirit Wear - Gently Used".

Don’t forget tomorrow is our last spirit day.