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2020-2021

Celebrate your History

January 10, 2022

February is Black History Month When children have friends from different backgrounds and cultures, they develop a full appreciation of …

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Explore Books & Media

September 7, 2021

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 …

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Safety First

July 19, 2021

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 …

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Literacy

May 19, 2021

January: Literacy It’s always a good time to think about reading, a fundamental building block of learning. We know that first children …

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Building Relationships

May 19, 2021

February: Building Positive Relationships Building positive relationships is the foundation for success. Like most parents, you …

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Standardized Testing

May 19, 2021

March: High-Stakes Testing When they take their standardized assessments, your child might be feeling the pressure to perform. As a parent …

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Academic Transitions

May 19, 2021

April: Academic Transitions Is your child starting kindergarten this fall? Or do you have a middle schooler preparing to enter high school? …

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Prevent Summer Learning Loss

May 19, 2021

May: Preventing Summer Learning Loss After achieving in school all year long, some students actually slide back during the summer months, …

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Thanks for a great year!

May 19, 2021

We appreciate you! The GRPS Family and Community Engagement team would like to give a huge THANK YOU to our Power Parent Magazine readers, …

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Looking Back at Winter 2021

May 19, 2021

The 2020-2021 school year has been challenging! GRPS families, students, staff members, and stakeholders had to adjust, re-adjust, and flex …

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