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KiswahiliFebruary is Black History Month When children have friends from different backgrounds and cultures, they develop a full appreciation of …
2020-2021
Explore Books & Media
Broaching the Topic with Books As a parent, aim to bring up the topic of race as soon as possible, and set a goal to return to the …
Safety First
Welcome to the 2021-2022 School Year! Grand Rapids Public Schools can't wait to get back to school! We're planning on kicking off the …
Literacy
January: Literacy It’s always a good time to think about reading, a fundamental building block of learning. We know that first children …
Standardized Testing
March: High-Stakes Testing When they take their standardized assessments, your child might be feeling the pressure to perform. As a parent …
Academic Transitions
April: Academic Transitions Is your child starting kindergarten this fall? Or do you have a middle schooler preparing to enter high school? …
Prevent Summer Learning Loss
May: Preventing Summer Learning Loss After achieving in school all year long, some students actually slide back during the summer months, …
Thanks for a great year!
We appreciate you! The GRPS Family and Community Engagement team would like to give a huge THANK YOU to our Power Parent Magazine readers, …
Looking Back at Winter 2021
The 2020-2021 school year has been challenging! GRPS families, students, staff members, and stakeholders had to adjust, re-adjust, and flex …
2021 in Review
Looking back at the 2020-2021 school year We did it, GRPS! Life has been hard since the pandemic began, but we finished the 2020-2021 …