Grand View Elementary School Library
manhattan beach unified school district
Heidi snively - library RESOURCE specialist
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Gator Gazette

6/8/2025

 
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SCHOOL NEWS
​The Gator Gazette is Grand View’s weekly newsletter delivered via email every Sunday. It is filled with important news and announcements from Principal Grings, the District Office, and our PTA committees.
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Retirement Announcement

5/19/2025

 
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1999-2025 time flies when you're having fun!
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26 calendars!
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Circ desk 1999, before library was remodeled
Dear Gator Family,
It is with a bittersweet heart that I write to say I will retire from my job at the Grand View library at the end of this school year.
For more than a quarter of a century, it has been my honor and privilege to bring the joy of reading and the love of lifelong learning to so many children. I have cherished the opportunity to be a part of their educational journey.
Throughout my career, I have striven to create a positive and engaging learning environment in the library. I am proud of the relationships I have built with my students, their families, my faithful library volunteers, my colleagues, and the larger community. I will cherish the memories we have shared together.
While I am excited about this new chapter in my life, I will miss the daily interactions with your children and the joy of seeing them learn and grow. I must confess, like the old cliched answer to the question, “recess” is my favorite subject. There is something uniquely special about spending time with children who choose to spend their free time in the library, whether it is before school, during first recess, or lunch recess.
The Grand View library is a special place due to the strong support of MBEF, which funds the position, and to GV PTA, which pays for pretty much everything else. This school year, MBEF was able to beef up its already generous support so that library service hours would not need to be cut. Also, this school year, the PTA purchased new library technology: two new circulation desk computers, six new ChromeBooks for student use, and a new interactive presentation board. All this was on top of an already more than generous PTA budget for library materials and operations. I cannot state emphatically enough how grateful I am for such unwavering trust and support.
I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have served in the library. Your children have brought me immeasurable joy and have taught me so much about the importance of education, resilience, and the power of books to foster human connection. Books serve as mirrors when they reflect ourselves and our known experiences. Books serve as windows when they show us the experiences of those unlike ourselves. Reading books, all kinds of books, is so important for a well-rounded education.
While I will deeply miss the daily interactions with your children, I am excited about the new chapter that lies ahead. My husband and I are relocating to the Bay Area to be a bigger part of our two grandsons’ lives, and where I hope to find meaningful ways to contribute to my new community.

Heidi Snively - Library Resource Specialist
Snively, Simon, Brancato, Borah memory video

Morning Run Club Returns January 28, 2025

1/26/2025

 
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WELCOME BACK, GRAND VIEW RUN CLUB!
Run Club is a school wide program held on Tuesdays before school hosted by the PTA to promote exercise.
  • WHEN 7:45-8:05 every Tuesday morning beginning January 28
  • WHERE Grass field behind the cafeteria
  • WHO All students
  • WHO ELSE Parents must stay to supervise their child
  • SUGGESTED A change of shoes for your runner
  • PRIZES Students, classrooms, teachers, and staff who run the most miles will earn prizes. Details to come
  • WHY Exercise can help reduce stress and anxiety, improve mood, and increase energy levels, which can all contribute to better academic performance. Exercise has also been shown to improve memory and concentration, which can aid in studying and retaining information.

New Library Tech Thanks to GV PTA Fall 2024

12/8/2024

 
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Old Macs from 2012
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New Lenovo ChromeBooks
Student Computers After the Thanksgiving Break, students were greeted with six super-fast, sleek, and safe ChromeBooks thanks to the PTA. The Mac computers installed twelve years ago could no longer receive system updates and had a few operational glitches. Children were so delighted with the new machines and took to them right away, being more comfortable using the integrated touchpad rather than a separate mouse component. The smaller profile of the ChromeBooks enables better monitoring of student technology use. We have much to be thankful for at Grand View this Thanksgiving and heading into the Season of Light!
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Old computers
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New computers
Circulation Desk Computers Many thanks to GV PTA for replacing the two library circulation desk computers in September. The old machines could no longer receive system updates due to their age. The new computers feature a wider screen which is much easier to read, and they have a tidy physical profile with fewer wires for a clean, modern look.
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Old SmartBoard
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New ViewBoard arrives
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New ViewBoard
Presentation Station And a huge thank you to GV PTA for replacing the failing SmartBoard in October with a brand new ViewSonic interactive ViewBoard. The SmartBoard could no longer receive system updates due to its age. The new ViewBoard has a crisper image and built-in touch capabilities that bring next-generation presentation capabilities to library program content.
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