Thank you to the amazing staff in The Grizzly Grill on School Lunch Hero Day. It is such a great feeling to work with two amazing women who share the same passion for feeding our students great nutritious meals. Thank you Li & Aubreanna for your dedication & hard work to the Griffin students.
Rue's Wrap: Between an amazing 3rd Grade concert performance on Tuesday night that highlighted the most amazing unicorn hat that I've ever seen and a very well attended Community Cafe event on Thursday evening, where so many community members came together to share a meal and provide their feedback on the future of Griffin, I couldn't ask for a better week as Griffin's superintendent . This district is truly a special place!
The Panorama Family Survey is still open. PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY(S) MOST APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR FAMILY. If you have a student in both Middle and Elementary school, you should consider taking both surveys, as your answers related to elementary and middle school may vary. Each survey will likely take about 15-20 minutes. We will be using this data to measure improvements we’ve made in the last year, and to continue setting goals for the coming year(s) related to family and community engagement, potential learning barriers, and school climate/safety.
Please complete the survey by TUESDAY APRIL 29TH. The family survey is completely anonymous.
Survey links:
Elementary School Families: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/griffinwa/4654075591/surveys
Middle School Families: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/griffinwa/9896266426/surveys
We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses.
Griffin Staff came together during Wednesday early release to participate in a "Staff Cafe" style meeting and to give their input on the vision for Griffin's Future. A Community Cafe is scheduled for Thursday, May 1st at 5:30 PM in the school cafeteria. We hope you can join us.
Roasted Pork, seasoned in house with local meat, baked potato, whole Grain Roll, our amazing fruit & veggie bar & milk
Income guidelines for SY:2025/26 to qualify for free/reduced meals.
Today the Grizzly Grill is serving our fabulous Chicken Street Taco, made in house with local meat! Don't want Chicken, we have you covered with refried beans, don't want the tortilla, no problem the students can make a taco salad. Top it off with cheddar cheese, cilantro, diced onions & tomatoes and our wonderful freshly made Pico De Gallo! The salad bar is full and milk cooler is too!
Today we are serving Pancakes with Very Berry Sauce, made in house with local fruit, sausage, made in house with local meat, potato wedges, our fabulous fruit & veggie bar & milk. Come have brunch with your student $5.00! Great way to support the food service department.
Griffin band students, staff, and chaperones are exploring Disneyland today! 🐭🥁🎺📯🎷
Our 5-8 bands put on an amazing show tonight!! Great job and good luck to all of our band members who are attending the Disney trip!
Griffin's Child Find early identification event is happening now from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM here at Griffin School. If you haven't secured a time slot, please call the front office at 360-866-2515 to see if you can still get in!
Children ages 0 to 5 years are being screened for vision, hearing, speech/language, motor coordination, learning skills and social emotional behaviors.
Local, grass fed beef! That's what for lunch at The Grizzly Grill. Come have lunch with your student, $5.00 you won't find a better deal. Served with our fresh Fruit & Veggie Bar & Milk.
Today we are serving French Toast Casserole, made in house with our Sausage Pattie's, made with local pork & our blend of spices. Fresh Very Berry Sauce, made with local fruit & made in house, fresh fruit & veggie bar & milk.
Congratulations to Griffin Middle School Band Students who participated in last weekend's CMEA Regional Sola & Ensemble Contest. Several Band Members received "Superior" Ratings and several Band Members received "Excellent" Ratings. Nice Work Mrs. Palmer and Griffin Middle School Band Students! March is Music in our Schools Month. If you are interested in Band, 5th grade registration packets will soon be shared with 4th graders. Check out the Music Department's page here and see what Mrs. Palmer and her music students are up too . . . https://www.griffinschool.us/page/music-department
RUE'S WRAP: Last week, the Griffin School Board and I had the honor of welcoming the Squaxin Island Tribal Council to our Board work session. Our partnership with the Tribe deeply enriches our school community, and we are grateful for their engagement with our students and staff. Their willingness to share their culture and history helps us grow in understanding and appreciation. Thank you to our Tribal partners for your continued collaboration!
This week, our middle school principal, Erin Hagen, helped lead an important informational meeting for parents about the dangers of social media—specifically how drug dealers are using these platforms to target youth. We were privileged to have a panel of experts, including members of the Olympia Police Department, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Behavioral Health Resources, and the Olympia School District, join us to discuss this urgent issue and answer questions.
A powerful moment of the evening came from the father of Avery Ping, an Olympia High School student who tragically passed away after purchasing a fentanyl-laced pill through Snapchat. His story is a heartbreaking reminder of the real dangers young people face online.
If you missed the meeting, you can still access the recording on Griffin’s website. The information shared could save lives—I encourage all parents to take the time to watch and stay informed.
Yesterday we had Aiden Vincent, posted with parent permission, come down and help out in the kitchen. Aiden prepared some fruit parfaits, help count out breakfast items at the end of that service, we had a produce order come in while he was was here, he helped date & store the produce in the cooler. He was busy! Thank you Aiden for coming down and helping out in the kitchen.
Today is pizza day at The Grizzly Grill. Our made in house pizza, with local flour, or fruit parfaits or Sunbutter & Jam, made in house with local produce, with a string cheese, fresh fruit & veggie bar & milk. Come join your student for lunch, great way to support the Grizzly Grill.
Congrats Griffin Grizzly Boys volleyball players for an undefeated season! Not to mention a demonstration of excellent sportsmanship!! 🏐🏐🐻
Boys volleyball @ Marshall! Go Grizzlies!! 🐻🏐🐻
Our Griffin Middle School staff rocks! 🪨 🐻 🐻 🎸
