Grapeland Elementary School

Tonight, the City of Rancho Cucamonga City Council recognized Board Member David Long's service to the community. His daughter, Desiree Clark, accepted the certificate on his behalf.

Today is dedicated to the school library staff who instill a love of reading in students, help teachers with all the necessary resources, and engage our families in the school community. Don't forget to take some time this week to thank your school library staff.

AAPEAC is highlighting Ms. Pattie from Grapeland Elementary for always helping with school drop-off around the playground. All of the students love being around her.

Etiwanda's LCAP Community Forums will be held on April 4th and 6th. We will offer virtual and in-person community forums. Parents, employees, and members of the community are all welcome, and we'd love to hear from you. You can register by clicking the link below or visiting the district website. tinyurl.com/EtiwandaLCAP

AAPEAC is spotlighting Mr. Zajicek, principal at Grapeland Elementary, for always being supportive for AAPEAC events, showing kindness to all students, and always having something positive to say to all students.

AAPEAC Presents: Family Engagement Night Space is limited to 200 participants. Don't delay, register today! Register: tinyurl.com/AAPEACEvent Registration closes on April 7, 2023

Spring Break has started! Enjoy your time off! School will resume April 3, 2023.

Calling all second graders! It is time for the Healthy School Lunch Poster Contest, sponsored by Child Nutrition. Please click the link below for more information. https://5il.co/1r4y2 #wellnesswednesday

Grapeland PTA is giving a high five to Mr. Zajicek! Words cannot express how thankful they are to have him as their school principal and for all the support he gives to the Grapeland community. His dedication and commitment to Grapeland go above and beyond.

The 15th Battle of the Books was fantastic! Our Etiwanda Library Team, students, families, and all of the volunteers made Saturday's event a huge success. Congratulations to not just the winning teams but to all the students who worked so hard preparing for this event by reading all of the required books.

Please join us in wishing good luck to all Etiwanda students competing in this year's Battle of the Books! They have worked so hard leading up to this event, and we are certain they will have a great time competing tomorrow.

From eating green eggs and ham to dressing up as a favorite literacy character, our Etiwanda students had a great time during their Read Across America activities. At Golden Elementary, we even had community volunteers from the Arrowheart Foundation read to some of our students.

Happy Read Across America Day! 

Today, we're giving a high five to the members of SEAC, a student advisory group. They have met with a district advisor a few times this school year to give feedback on programs at their school sites. Throughout the meetings, they are engaged, kind, and responsible.

We had a tremendous turnout at last night's district spelling bee. Congratulations to all of our Etiwanda students who participated in this event and will move on to the county level. #EtiwandaExcellence

Samuel Matthew, Abheri Surredi, and Jupharnoor Singh are the top three spellers from last night, with Jupharnoor Singh, an eighth-grader from Heritage Intermediate, taking first place. #EtiwandaExcellence

Interested community members may download the application by visiting the news section of our district website.

4th graders from Grapeland Elementary had to construct a "bone bridge" out of clothes pins, Q-tips, pipe cleaners, and wooden skewers. What a cool STEM challenge!

During the week of November 7–11, 2022, we are celebrating National School Psychology Week to highlight the important work our school psychologists do to help all students thrive.

This week's highlighted employee is Ms. Gloria from Grapeland Elementary. She brings a smile to all of her TK students' faces, assists with Grapeland's breakfast program, and is an awesome team member at Grapeland Elementary.