This coming week is National Teacher Appreciation Week and we can’t wait to show our heroes some appreciation. Below are some ideas to help celebrate your child’s teacher:
MON - 📝 "Thank you” note from student! TUE - 🍫 Candy or healthy snack!
WED - 🌸 Pick, buy, or draw them a flower!THUR - 😊 Greet a teacher with kind words! FRI - 🎁 Celebrate your teacher with a small token of appreciation🐾
Congrats to our April Bulldog Leaders of the Month!
🐾 Student of the month: Oliver Mendoza
🐾 Teacher of the month: Ms. Hartless
🐾 Employee of the month: Ms. Brown
🚨 We need your help, Griffin Families!
📚 Please make sure to return or pay for any missing Griffin library books your child may have checked out.
🧾 Ms. Arteaga will be sending receipts for any library books missing.
🙏 Thank you!
🚨 Griffin Monday Announcements 🚨 🐾 Lost and Found @ front office 4/2 - 4/9 🐾 LifeTouch group pictures will be reprinted and delivered at no extra cost.
Thanks to our Bulldogs, families, and staff who celebrated their talents at Tyler ISD's annual Arts Fest! 🎨 🎶 🐾
Attention Griffin Families! Looking to give back to your community? 👕 👖 🩳
Griffin PTA will be holding a school uniform donation drive. Any gently used uniforms tops or bottoms that no longer fit your child are welcome! Drop off any donations at our box in the front office from now through the month of May!
Thank you for helping pay it forward! 😊 🐾
Our 5th grade Science STAAR test will be tomorrow. Thank you for protecting the integrity of our testing environment by supporting our closed campus. 🙏
THANK YOU to our front office team! They go above and beyond to welcome and support our students, families, and staff! Ms. Johnson, Ms, Williams, and Ms. Flores: you're the best! 🐾
Join us for ARTS FEST this Saturday! Come support our Bulldogs as they present their art at Tyler ISD's annual Arts Fest! 🐾 🎨 🎭
🗓️ Sat April 26
⏰ 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
🏫 Legacy High School
We appreciate our Griffin PTA for supporting our Bulldogs with snacks and encouragement for STAAR day! 🐾 💙
Math and Science STAAR tests will take place at Griffin this week. We will be closed to visitors.
We ask that you help ensure our students have an optimal testing experience by supporting with the following:
🛌 Plenty of sleep! (No late nights).
🏃♂️ Plenty of play and exercise after school.
💕 Encouraging words.
🍲 Breakfast in the morning.
💧 Plenty of water.
🚫 No lunch deliveries as schedules will be modified and this could cause disruption. You MAY send a meal with your child in the morning if you wish but we do provide lunches.
Thank you 🙏
Dr. Pettigrew and Ms. Nehring wish you a Happy Easter weekend! 🐾 🫧 💐
Senior Yoseline Bustamante is a former Griffin Bulldog and one of the top 20 students based on academic achievement in Tyler ISD! She selected Mr. Gerena, one of her former teachers, as one of her "Shining Stars" to honor this year!
Best wishes to Yoseline and congrats to Mr. Gerena for the impact you had on this former Bulldog! 🐾 👩🎓
Your third - fifth grade Bulldogs have worked hard all year to prepare for their next level. Tomorrow they get to show all that they have learned in reading by taking the STAAR Reading test.
You can support your Bulldog with the following:
🛌 Plenty of sleep! (No late nights).
🏃♂️ Plenty of play and exercise after school.
💕 Encouraging words.
🍲 Breakfast in the morning.
💧 Plenty of water.
🚫 No lunch deliveries as schedules will be modified and this could cause disruption. You MAY send a meal with your child in the morning if you wish, but we do provide lunches.
Thank you 🙏 🐾
Thank you parents, K-2 Bulldogs, Caldwell Arts Academy Drum-line, and Tyler High Cheer for encouraging our 3-5 Bulldogs during their STAAR Parade! We know they've got this! ⭐️ 🐾
Congratulations to Alanís Casas whose art work will be advancing to state level as part of Texas PTA's Reflections competition! 🐾 🖼️
STAAR tests will take place at Griffin over the weeks of April 14-18 and April 21-25. We will be closed to visitors on those days.
We ask that you help ensure our students have an optimal testing environment by supporting with the following:
🛌 Plenty of sleep! (No late nights).
🏃♂️ Plenty of play and exercise after school.
💕 Encouraging words.
🍲 Breakfast in the morning.
💧 Plenty of water.
🚫 No lunch deliveries as schedules will be modified and this could cause disruption. You MAY send a meal with your child in the morning if you wish but we do provide lunches.
Thank you 🙏
Happy Assistant Principal's Week to our very own! Ms. Smart and Dr. Pettigrew are an integral part of our school. They do so much behind the scenes to ensure our teachers and students are supported. We appreciate their commitment to our Bulldogs and wish them a great week ahead! 🐾
Congrats to our Bulldogs of the Month! 🐾
🐾 Student of the month - Kaitlynn Pineda
🐾 Teacher of the month - Ms. Sentell
🐾 Employee of the month - Ms. González
Our annual Griffin STAAR Parade is Friday, April 11! Parents are welcome to participate! Bring banners, noise-makers, confetti, and streamers! Let's show our Bulldogs we believe in them! 🎉 🐾
🗓️ April 11
⏰ 2:00 PM
🏫 Griffin Courtyard
