Gladwin Community Schools
NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS
LETTER TO HOUSEHOLDS EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS INFORMATION
Dear Parent or Guardian:
The GREAT NEWS is that Gladwin Community Schools will continue to participate in the Community
Eligibility Provision Food and Nutrition Programs for the school year 2025-2026. ALL students enrolled at our
school will continue to receive one healthy breakfast and one healthy lunch each day at NO CHARGE to your
household. Gladwin Community Schools still need your household to complete an online Educational
Benefits Form (EBF). The EBF collects information needed to ensure Gladwin schools receives state and
federal funding for education programs. You may find the form here: https://gladwin.familyportal.cloud/
Without this information, Gladwin schools could lose important funding for education programs that our
students need. These supplemental grants and programs have the potential to offer supports and services for
our students including, but not limited to:
• Instructional staff (ex. Reading Interventionists, Math Tutors, Academic & Behavior Aids)
• Teaching supplies and materials
• Counselors and Social Workers
• School Nurses
• Professional Learning for staff
• Parent and Community engagement supplies and activities
• Technology
Why is Gladwin schools requesting financial information? The Education Benefits Form determines eligibility of
a student or household. The total count of eligible students is used to determine the funding amounts that will
be made available to a school. All information remains confidential. The more forms returned the better.
We are asking that you please complete the online EBF with all household members on one form to ensure
that additional funding for our school is available to meet the needs of our students. All the information
submitted on the report is confidential. Without your assistance Gladwin Community Schools cannot maximize
the use of available State and Federal funds that our students deserve. If we may be of any further
assistance, please contact Sharon Kennedy at skennedy@gladwinschools.net .
Sincerely,
Sharon Kennedy
Sharon Kennedy | Director of Food Service Gladwin Community Schools skennedy@gladwinschools.net
NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS
LETTER TO HOUSEHOLDS EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS INFORMATION
Dear Parent or Guardian:
The GREAT NEWS is that Gladwin Community Schools will continue to participate in the Community
Eligibility Provision Food and Nutrition Programs for the school year 2025-2026. ALL students enrolled at our
school will continue to receive one healthy breakfast and one healthy lunch each day at NO CHARGE to your
household. Gladwin Community Schools still need your household to complete an online Educational
Benefits Form (EBF). The EBF collects information needed to ensure Gladwin schools receives state and
federal funding for education programs. You may find the form here: https://gladwin.familyportal.cloud/
Without this information, Gladwin schools could lose important funding for education programs that our
students need. These supplemental grants and programs have the potential to offer supports and services for
our students including, but not limited to:
• Instructional staff (ex. Reading Interventionists, Math Tutors, Academic & Behavior Aids)
• Teaching supplies and materials
• Counselors and Social Workers
• School Nurses
• Professional Learning for staff
• Parent and Community engagement supplies and activities
• Technology
Why is Gladwin schools requesting financial information? The Education Benefits Form determines eligibility of
a student or household. The total count of eligible students is used to determine the funding amounts that will
be made available to a school. All information remains confidential. The more forms returned the better.
We are asking that you please complete the online EBF with all household members on one form to ensure
that additional funding for our school is available to meet the needs of our students. All the information
submitted on the report is confidential. Without your assistance Gladwin Community Schools cannot maximize
the use of available State and Federal funds that our students deserve. If we may be of any further
assistance, please contact Sharon Kennedy at skennedy@gladwinschools.net .
Sincerely,
Sharon Kennedy
Sharon Kennedy | Director of Food Service Gladwin Community Schools skennedy@gladwinschools.net
Just a reminder this week is our Buy One Get One Book Fair. Parents may accompany students from 7:45-8:15am and 3:26-3:50pm. We hope to see you!
This is a big week for GIS! M-Step dates are April 15 & 16, for ELA & Math. Most 3-5 grade students will be testing on these days. Please make sure your child/ren gets plenty of sleep tonight and has a great morning. There is a 1/2 day on Friday, April 18th, with dismissal at 11:45.
I wanted to remind GIS families of our "Are you smarter than a (insert grade here)" family night. Doors will open Thursday at 5:30pm. It's a great opportunity to test your knowledge of M-Step type questions after eating pizza and water. We hope to see you there.
We've seen an increase in temperatures, vomiting, and influenza. If your child/ren shows signs of illness, please keep them home and communicate with the office. As a reminder, students must be fever free without medication for 24 hours and if students vomit, they must not return until 24 hours after vomiting.
Tomorrow is the 100th day of school. Students and staff are free to dress as though they are 100 years old. Have a great day.
Skyward is down. You'll find the link to the Christmas assembly which does work.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=AjabcdFvAqQ
Happy Holidays. We'll see students on Monday, 1/6/25
Bedtime Stories with Santa is canceled. It is rescheduled for Thursday, 12/12, 5-6:30pm. The Book Fair will remain open all day tomorrow. It is unavailable next week. Feel free to pop in and visit the book fair tomorrow. Thank you for understanding.
Skyward is down so no email to parents. The book fair is all week. Pajama Day Thursday. Bedtime Stories with Santa is Thursday starting at 5pm. Lunch for tomorrow is Beef Sloppy Joe TOTchos w/ a breadstick or a blueberry muffin fun lunch w/ raisins, Goldfish crackers, string cheese, & yogurt.
It has been brought to my attention that there will be NO SPARKS tomorrow (Thursday), November 21, 2024.
Good afternoon. I just wanted to let you know the can food drive is going well. We are still well below our school goal of 2,000 cans but I'm sure our GIS students will meet the goal. If we meet our goal, I'll be duct taped to the wall with pies in my face. Reminder tomorrow is hat day. Thanks for all you do.
Today we had a lockdown drill. Students and staff did a great job. Tomorrow will be Detroit Tigers Day. If students do not have Tigers attire, colors include navy, orange, white, and/or gray. Go Tigers!
Tomorrow, 8/29, GIS will be wearing Hawaiian shirts or bright colors tomorrow. There is no school Friday (8/30) or Monday (9/2).
Good evening. In addition to blue and white day tomorrow, students and staff may also choose to wear green and white or those other colors as Michigan State and Michigan play basketball against each other Saturday. Have a great night.
Just a reminder tomorrow is Goals and Goodies at Gladwin Intermediate. 4th grade: 8:30-9:15, 5th Grade: 9:25-10:10, and 3rd Grade: 10:20-11:05. We look forward to seeing you.
W, 1/3: Orange Chicken with Fried Rice OR Cracker, Grape & Cheese Fun Lunch-broccoli, assorted fruit, and choice of milk
TH, 1/4: Spaghetti& meatballs with Homemade Sauce OR Build your own Pizza Fun Lunch-seasoned peas, assorted fruit, and choice of milk
F, 1/5: Boneless Wings OR Mixed Berry Smoothie w/ Granola Bowl
Reminder that the GIS Christmas assembly will begin at 9am. Doors will not open until 8:50am so we can finish getting ready and bring chairs in. We'll see you then.
We are accepting Christmas Kindness donations through 12/15. The Book Fair is open tomorrow until 6:30pm. Tomorrow is also our Reading night from 5-6:30pm.
Reminder tomorrow and Friday are half days with a 12:45 dismissal. There is a change in the menu tomorrow: Bosco-cheese stuffed breadstick, pizza sauce, and seasoned corn. Stay warm.
Our fundraiser may be arriving today. If it arrives, your child may be bringing it home. If there are multiple boxes, you'll probably want to come in and pick them up in the next day or so. Thanks for everything.