Any unclaimed items in lockers, cubbies and lost and found locations that are not picked up by 5pm on Friday, June 6th will be donated to charity. Please encourage your children to claim their items.
Caregivers are welcome to look in the Lost and Found before and after school, and after the End of Year Ceremony at noon on June 6th!
If you will be a 7th-12th grader in the '25/'26 school year and interested in playing soccer with the GRS, Twin Cities Academy, and MN Math & Science Co-op in the fall of 2025, then you should fill out the following form.
2025 GRS/TCA High School Soccer Interest Form
It will put you on the communications list which will keep you informed about summer practices and getting registered for the fall. Even if you don't know for sure you want to play in the fall, you can still join us for practices this summer (twice a week, probably on Mondays and Wednesdays). The previous coach, Prince, has stepped down, so we'll have a new team of coaches this year. Brent Cummins will be one of them and you can email him/me with any questions: bcummins@greatriverschool.org
We are looking for coaches for our co-ed LIST soccer teams, one for grades 5-6 and one for grades 7-8. The season starts right away in September and goes through early November (10 weeks). The team will practice after school one-two days per week (flexible depending on your schedule). Games are Wednesdays for the 5-6 team and Fridays for the 7-8 team. We are able to offer a stipend for coaching duties. Please reach out to bigcanoe@greatriverschool.org for more information about this opportunity.
Any unclaimed items in lockers, cubbies and lost and found locations that are not picked up by 5pm on Friday, June 6th will be donated to charity. Please encourage your children to claim their items.
Caregivers are welcome to look in the Lost and Found before and after school, during Elementary Workshare, at the End of the Year Picnic on May 29th and after the End of Year Ceremony at noon on June 6th!
Join us at the End of Year Picnic, TONIGHT, Thursday, May 29th!
We need your help to make it happen. Volunteer Here!
You can also sign up for a Great Gathering to stamp your own shirt at the picnic with GRS Art Guide extraordinaire Randi bit.ly/GRSBHBTickets25
BIG CANOE BEFORE THE PICNIC
Do you want your elementary-aged child to stay after school until you can pick them up for the picnic?
Big Canoe is offering childcare from 3:50 - 5:00 pm on our picnic afternoon at a cost of $10 for one child, $14 for two children. (There is no extra charge for students who already attend Big Canoe on Tuesday Afternoons) Proceeds from childcare will be used to support programming at Great River School! Children will enjoy a supervised recess playtime with our staff until the picnic begins at 5 pm. To register, use one of the links below to pay the fee and reserve a spot.
Spots are limited. Scholarships are available in case of financial need; Email bigcanoe@greatriverschool.org to inquire.
TEACHER APPRECIATION GIFTS
We are still collecting funds for Teacher Appreciation through the End of Year Picnic on May 29. Last year we raised $7000 to give each staff member a $50 gift. Please donate your gift by dropping off cash or check (payable to Great River School Foundation), in a sealed envelope with PEG written on it, at the front office
OR Venmo to GRSPEG https://account.venmo.com/u/GRSPEG
OR PayPal to GRSPEG https://www.paypal.me/GRSPEG?locale.x=en_US
Do you love to make music and learn how it’s created? Interested in collaborating with other musicians and improving your sound? Join Chad Hofland for this popular music camp and learn what it takes to be in a band. Campers will work on tempo, form, improvisation, and harmonization while playing American roots music. Whether you are a singer, song writer, rhythm maker or player of instruments, you have a spot in our band!
For schedules and registration, go to https://great-river-school.jumbula.com/7th-10th-half-day- or email Brent Cummins at bcummins@greatriverschool.org with any questions. Also, we are dedicated to making summer camp possible and affordable for ALL through our early-bird pricing, sibling discount, multi-program discount and our Pay What You Can program.
Big Canoe child care is available before and after school for elementary students at Great River School. We are open from 7:45 - 8:50 am and 3:50 - 5:45 pm every regular school day. For rates and information, see www.greatriverschool.org/big-canoe-club.
To register your child for Big Canoe next fall, fill out the registration form. You will be contacted to confirm your registration by paying the $30 registration fee.
As we all want to ensure everyone gets to where they are going in the morning safely, please be mindful to check your mirrors and surroundings for other cars and student and staff pedestrians prior to exiting the parent pick-up/drop-off line so as to keep our pedestrians and other drivers safe from incident.
Please take the time to review the norms for drop-off/pick-up (specifically in regard to the use of the visitor parking lot) as we wrap up the end of the school year. Only 2 weeks left!
Calling all Artists and Makers! If you enjoy learning new techniques and having plenty of creative avenues to explore, join Randi McClure in this awesome Printmaking camp. It will be a great introduction to a variety of techniques and graphic design concepts. You’ll get to create your own artist trading card and tote bag, as well as other pieces of art to take home. Be ready to get a little messy- you and your new artist friends will be making art with paint, ink, and other natural materials. Can’t wait to see you there!
For schedules and registration, go to https://great-river-school.jumbula.com/7th-10th-half-day- or email Brent Cummins at bcummins@greatriverschool.org with any questions. Also, we are dedicated to making summer camp possible and affordable for ALL through our early-bird pricing, sibling discount, multi-program discount and our Pay What You Can program.
Any unclaimed items in lockers, cubbies and lost and found locations that are not picked up by 5pm on Friday, June 6th will be donated to charity. Please encourage your children to claim their items. Caregivers are welcome to look in the Lost and Found before and after school, during Elementary Workshare, at the End of the Year Picnic on May 29th and after the End of Year Ceremony at noon on June 6th!
Lost and Found Locations:
On the the Lower Level near the Cafe
In the Lower Level Entryway
In the Elementary by the Printer
Check out the link below to sign up for this summer volunteer opportunity
Click HERE to learn more about how to care for our Garden with weeding, watering and general care and sign up for 1 week this summer.
We are happy to announce that our new school garden is up and growing! Adolescents and Elementary Outdoor Ed students have been hard at work getting the raised beds ready for the growing season. Work began in the fall with the clearing of the garden space and building of the raised beds. The spring found students hauling dirt and mulch and weeding the garden space. Beds have recently been planted and the garden is taking shape.
We are excited to invite families to join us in maintaining and nurturing our newly established school garden! This is a wonderful opportunity for parents, caregivers, and students to come together, enjoy the outdoors, and contribute to creating a vibrant and sustainable green space for our school community. Whether it's weeding, watering, or general upkeep, every helping hand makes a difference. Volunteering not only helps beautify our school but also provides a chance to teach our children about the importance of nature, responsibility, and teamwork. We look forward to having you be part of this wonderful space and working together to make our garden thrive!
Do you love strategy, problem solving, creativity, and winning? This camp has it all! We’ll be playing a variety of collaborative and competitive board games. While trying out some of these innovative modern games, we’ll also be investigating what makes a game fun. When does a board game get too complex or challenging or boring to be good? This “Fun research” will help campers create their own board games (solo or with friends). Get ready to level up your gaming!
For schedules and registration, go to https://great-river-school.jumbula.com/7th-10th-half-day- or email Brent Cummins at bcummins@greatriverschool.org with any questions. Also, we are dedicated to making summer camp possible and affordable for ALL through our early-bird pricing, sibling discount, multi-program discount and our Pay What You Can program.
Hello and happy end of year families! Yearbooks are in! Please come pick up your yearbook at the Front Desk if you pre-purchased. If not, please bring cash or check to Front Office ($30), click on the link below to pay online, or scan the QR code on any of the flyers around the school, like the one pictured.
https://www.greatriverschool.org/yearbooks
You will get yours as soon as you buy since they have all been delivered and we pre-ordered a good amount. Your Yearbook Club worked very hard on this and are proud of the work they put in to get our yearbook here before school ends so there is time for signatures and connection.
Thanks community! --Yearbook Club 2024-2025
–Love Ultimate Frisbee and can’t get enough of it? Want to work on finesse and take your skills to an elite level? A complete beginner and curious about the sport? It’s no wonder that GRS students love this sport that’s all about community, autonomy, and encouragement… so many students play that we have 9 teams this spring! We have a variety of Ultimate Camps for 7th-10th graders (from highly experienced to those that want to learn the game) and camps for 4th-7th as well.
For schedules and registration, go to https://great-river-school.jumbula.com/ultimate-frisbee-camps or email Brent Cummins at bcummins@greatriverschool.org with any questions.
As always, we are dedicated to making summer camp possible and affordable for ALL through our early-bird pricing, sibling discount, multi-program discount and our Pay What You Can program.
Join us at the End of Year Picnic on Thursday, May 29th!
We need your help to make it happen. Volunteer Here!
You can also sign up for a Great Gathering to stamp your own shirt at the picnic with GRS Art Guide extraordinaire Randi bit.ly/GRSBHBTickets25
BIG CANOE BEFORE THE PICNIC
Do you want your elementary-aged child to stay after school until you can pick them up for the picnic?
Big Canoe is offering childcare from 3:50 - 5:00 pm on our picnic afternoon at a cost of $10 for one child, $14 for two children. (There is no extra charge for students who already attend Big Canoe on Tuesday Afternoons) Proceeds from childcare will be used to support programming at Great River School! Children will enjoy a supervised recess playtime with our staff until the picnic begins at 5 pm. To register, use one of the links below to pay the fee and reserve a spot.
Spots are limited. Scholarships are available in case of financial need; Email bigcanoe@greatriverschool.org to inquire.
TEACHER APPRECIATION GIFTS
We are still collecting funds for Teacher Appreciation through the End of Year Picnic on May 29. Last year we raised $7000 to give each staff member a $50 gift. Please donate your gift by dropping off cash or check (payable to Great River School Foundation), in a sealed envelope with PEG written on it, at the front office
OR Venmo to GRSPEG https://account.venmo.com/u/GRSPEG
OR PayPal to GRSPEG https://www.paypal.me/GRSPEG?locale.x=en_US
Attention athletes! High School fall sports registrations are now open! Grades 7-12 are eligible to try-out, these are for competitive junior varsity and varsity level teams. If your athlete has never played before, please reach out to Athletic Director Victor Vondracek vvondracek@twincitiesacademy.org for questions.
Sports include: girls soccer, boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls and boys cross country.
All forms are digital, please fill out online and email back (email is on the form). Please be sure to complete your sports physical if you haven't done one in the past three years. Here is the link. Go Tigers!
Registrations are due by Monday, August 4th, 2025.
This is Katie Miesle’s 7th year of running this incredible Open Space Art camp. We’re excited for this year’s upgrade! Feeling creative but want some company? This year's camp is all about repurposing and upcycling. Maybe you’ve always wanted to do a large scale painting? Or make a sculpture with more materials than you can find at home. Maybe you want to explore fashion or costume design and aren’t sure where to start. We'll travel by bus to a local thrift store, where you’ll have money to choose clothing or a piece of furniture or houseware items…??? When we return to GRS, I'll provide any necessary supplies to transform your treasures into take-home art pieces. And, as always, if you have other art projects from home you'd like to bring in to work on, you're most welcome!
For schedules and registration, go to https://great-river-school.jumbula.com/home or email Brent Cummins at bcummins@greatriverschool.org with any questions. We are dedicated to making summer camp possible and affordable for ALL through our early-bird pricing, sibling discount, multi-program discount and our Pay What You Can program.