Where The Money Goes
We support a broad array of programs to help our children succeed, including music, art, science, and technology.
Please Support Us
Your support for the Home & School Club can come in many forms, including becoming a member, volunteering your time, and supporting our fundraising events.
Upcoming Events
Throughout the year we hold various school events. Back To School Night, Heritage Day, the Pumpkin Bust, and fundraisers like the Walk-A-Thon; come here to find out what's happening at Graystone.
Educational Resources
Our technology staff is always on the lookout for fun online educational resources for our Graystone kids.
Graystone Sponsors
Upcoming Important Dates
- 1/16 No School (MLK Day)
- 1/19 Diner's Night (Fresh Choice)
- 1/23 9am Principal's Chat (cafeteria)
- 2/3 Recycling Day
- 2/7 9am Home & School Club Meeting (cafeteria)
- 2/7 Crazy Hair Day
- 2/10 6pm GRAYSTONE GROWN-UP GATHERING
Graystone Calendar
Fundraising
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Download a membership form, fill it out, and bring it to the school office with your donation.
Donate through PayPal. (There will be a transaction fee associated with your payment if you use a credit or debit card)
If using PayPal, please also download and fill out a membership form and return it to school with your child(ren)'s name(s) and teachers so we can credit them for the membership contest.
Welcome to Graystone Home & School Club
The Home & School Club is Graystone’s version of a PTA. We are a group of parents, teachers, and administrators dedicated to improving the educational opportunities for all students at Graystone. In addition to providing funds for vital programs, salaries of specialty teachers, and supplemental classroom supplies, H&SC promotes cooperation between parents and faculty and strives to create an environment where every child can flourish.
Invitations came home Friday, January 20th for the 1st Annual Graystone Grown-up Gathering (otherwise known as GGG). This year’s event will take place on Friday, February, 10, 2012 from 6pm to 11pm at Scottish Rite Center. The cost is $45 per person and includes a crab and pasta dinner, dancing, and a fun silent and live auction with all proceeds going to support Graystone’s many supplemental programs, such as music, art, science, technology, and the media center. For information on attire, directions to the event, and the evening schedule, go to the event website at http://www.graystonehsc.org/GGG. There are several different ways to purchase tickets. Come to the Superdome, Monday, January 23rd until Friday, February 3. On Mondays and Fridays tickets will be sold before school starting at 8:30am and tickets will be on sale after school every day until 3:30pm. Or, if you can't make it to school, tickets can be purchased with credit cards or with a bank transfer using the Paypal "Buy Now" button below. To pay with cash or check, go to http://www.graystonehsc.org/GGG and print an order form that can be turned into the school office or sent in to your child's class (an email confirmation of receipt will be sent).
We want to thank the following local businesses for supporting our school!
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| Susan R. DiBene, D.D.S. | Ian P. Lennard, D.D.S., M.S. | Thomas J. Elardo, D.P.M. |
Amazon Affiliate Program
We are happy to announce that Amazon has reopened its affiliates program to its California clients. You can help raise money for the Home & School Club, simply by clicking on one of the "Amazon Affiliate" links on our website (the box to the left or in the sidebars) when you want to shop at Amazon. When you do this, Amazon links your purchase to the Home & School Club (not your personal information) and donates a percentage of your purchase (between 2% and 15% -- average of 4%-6%) back to the Graystone Home & School Club. This is a great, and easy, way to earn money for our school with no extra expenses for you!
Each time you go to Amazon, go through our link and you start an "Amazon session". As long as you remain in an Amazon session (a session expires when you click off of Amazon and/or after 24 hours), each item you put in your cart will generate contributions to the Home & School Club when you make your purchase (purchases must be made within 90 days of being placed in your cart to generate contributions to the HSC). If you click to another site and then back to Amazon your session will have expired and any items you now put in your cart won't be linked to the HSC. So, always click to Amazon through one of the links on our web pages.
Graystone Home and School Club is very excited for the upcoming Graystone Grown-up Gathering event. This is going to be an amazing night and a wonderful fundraising opportunity to help support Graystone enrichment programs such as art vistas, music, and computers. We encourage you to come out for this "grown-ups only" night which takes place Friday, February 10, from 6-11pm at the Scottish Rite Center.
The Graystone community is looking forward to our much anticipated Home and School Club sponsored Pumpkin Bust event. This family event will be held Friday, October 28th, 5-8:30 pm. The committee has been hard at work to bring us a fun filled evening. Many volunteers are still needed for this event. If you haven't already volunteered, please visit http://www.i-volunteeronline.com/ghsc.asp to sign up now! Bret Harte and Leland students needing volunteer hours can sign up at this site too.
High 5's (January)
(The top 5 issues discussed at the last Home & School Club meeting.)
High Fives January 3rd, 2012
Important Reminders:
Heritage Day planning meeting Friday Jan 13, 9:00 am, superdome
Martin Luther King day (no school) Monday Jan. 16
Principal’s Chat Monday Jan. 23, 9:00-9:45 am
Next H&SC meeting Tuesday Feb. 7, 9:00 am, superdome
Shopping with Amazon? Please remember to start at the Graystone HSC website (www.graystonehsc.org) and click on the link to Amazon from there. This will earn Graystone a percentage of your purchase, every time you shop!
- Also, please remember to buy your cash cards (every Monday and Friday in the superdome).
Special Guest: Stephen McMahon, the president of the San Jose Teachers Association (SJTA), talked about what the teachers would like to change in the district and how the SJTA is going to try and accomplish that in the upcoming contract negotiations. More information in the minutes and on the website of the SJTA: http://www.sanjoseta.org/live/
Mr. McMahon also offered to come back later in the school year to talk again and give more parents the opportunity to debate with him.
Home & School Club business
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Available board positions for next school year: terms expire for Treasurer (Jeanette Yates) and Vice-President (Anne-Marie Nijssen).
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Jennise Towle and Joey Keller were presented with a Volunteer Appreciation Certificate for coordinating the ongoing Diner's Night program.
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Heritage Day Planning meetings will start in January. The first meeting will be on Friday January 13th. Contact Carol Chiu (email: cichiu@pacbell.net ) for more info.
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Gina Freitag reported that we had $26,000 in sales for the month of December, a great result with 115 families participating.
Principal’s report
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Mrs. Brewer got married over the Christmas break and is now going by the name Mrs. Sheila Murphy-Brewer. She also accepted a new position as half-time vice principal at Simonds elementary so we will be sharing her with that school. Mrs. Murphy-Brewer will be at Graystone Mondays and Wednesdays and every other Tuesday.
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Transitional Kindergarten will be at Graystone if it happens. Funding for the program is not quite clear again.
Library/Media Center News
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Melissa will use money from book fair to buy hardcovers that will last longer than softcovers, as well as for subscriptions to educational software.
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The book swap is going on now.
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End of January there will be a Valentine's craft for Dads to make with their children.
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Check the bulletin board outside the library entrance for new books recently added and other library news.
Graystone Grown-up Gathering – February 10, 2012 from 6pm to 11pm
The first ever Graystone Grown-up Gathering is approaching quickly. Tickets will be going on sale Monday, January 23rd. Be sure to watch for your invitation coming home Friday, January 20th. We are still in need of volunteers to ensure this event will be a success. If you have some extra time on your hands and would like to join us and lend a hand, our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 12 in the café right after drop off. We are in need of a dedicated individual to make calls for live auction items, as well as, a few parents interested in making follow up calls to letters already sent out. Both of these tasks can be done from home. We will also need many eager parents to help with setup on the day of the event. Please contact Holly Case and Katrina Healy at ggg2012@graystonehsc.org if you would like to help.
The event is also always in need of more great items to auction off. If you have access to any season tickets, vacation homes, or other items that could raise some much needed money for the school, please be sure to contact Holly Case and Katrina Healy at ggg2012@graystonehsc.org. This event needs to be a success to help raise the needed funds for Graystone to continue to be a school that enriches the whole child with great supplemental programs such as Art Vista, Science labs, technology, a great library, and the many other extras provided to the Graystone students. Please consider volunteering, donating, and attending this event in support of your students.
Featured Photos
Reading Team 2010-2011
Mrs. Green's Class 2010-2011
School Election Speeches
School Play (Behind the scenes)