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Buzzin’ in the Hive
Dear Graden Families: Celebrations are very important part of the learning process. We held our first quarter celebration/pep assembly on Thursday, October 11. The assembly began with our spirit leaders getting us “pumped up” with hornet spirit. We recognized students who served in various building leadership roles during the first quarter; we also recognized students who exemplified the 8 Habits, students who met grade level academic and personal goals. The assembly ended with students who met their goals playing a relay game, and a good time was had by all. The assembly was facilitated solely by our student leaders. Our hornets sure do have a lot of poise, school spirit, and pride! Additionally, on October 4, students participated in interest groups; we had students in team sports, cooking, Legos, technology, games, martial arts, and much more. These groups provide students an opportunity to practice Habit 8, Finding Their Voice. Students had the opportunity to spend 45 minutes in an interest group which they selected. Parent Teacher Conferences afforded us a wonderful formal opportunity to work as “team members” to collaborate and exchange information about how your child is doing at school. Even though there is only one formal Parent Teacher Conference scheduled this semester, please do not hesitate to contact us throughout the year with any questions or concerns you have about your child. We always have time for that! We have yet to meet our goal of having 100% of our families attend conference. If you were unable to attend conferences during the scheduled days, we are more than happy to accommodate your schedule. Please call the office to schedule an appointment. If we don’t hear from you, you will be hearing from us. The Graden School Store is a big hit. The Student Lighthouse Team is operating the store as a community service project. The Student Lighthouse Team has selected to donate the proceeds from the Graden School Store to The Ronald McDonald Houses at Children’s Mercy and to the Graden Library; they will be selecting books to enhance our collection.
From the Principal...
NOV E M B E R 2 018
The Major Saver campaign is quickly approaching. This is a district-wide campaign to support the Park Hill Education Foundation, which provides student scholarships and teacher classroom grants across the entire Park Hill School District. Over the years, Graden teachers have been the recipients of many classroom grants. The Major Saver card is FULL COLOR and sells for $15.00 which features 17 BOGO discounts. November 5th – 12th: Campaign Kickoff. Student sales packets will be distributed. November 13th: Follow Up Day. Late order collections. During the month of November, we often take a moment to recall what we are thankful for in our lives. Please know that all of us at Graden are thankful for our talented student leaders and our caring families. Remember that school will not be in session on Wednesday, November 21, Thursday, November 22, and Friday, November 23 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Also note, we have an early release day scheduled for Thursday, November 8, with dismissal at 1:30 pm. Your participation and support in the many activities taking place at Graden is appreciated. It’s a great day to be a hornet! With hornet pride and appreciation, Dr. LuAnn Halverstadt, Principal
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Counselor’s Corner
Dear Graden Families, National Bullying Prevention Month was a success at Graden! Below are the specific lesson topics we addressed by each grade level: Kindergarten: How to be a buddy with Llama, Llama and the Bully Goat 1st Grade: Tattling vs. Reporting with Spookley the Square Pumpkin 2nd Grade: Bully B.E.A.N.S. 3rd Grade: Spreading Kindness/Bullying Kahoot! Game 4th Grade: Rude vs. Mean vs. Bullying with the Bullying Scoot Game 5th Grade: Breaking the Bully Chains Escape Room Challenge This month I will be working on cultivating positive emotion regulation and coping skills through core counseling lessons. It is my hope that by learning how to utilize healthy coping skills, our students will develop grit and resilience as they navigate through life in and outside of school. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions at all or would like to meet face to face. I can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 816-359-5647. I look forward to another great month in the hive! Go Hornets! All my best, Cari Cetola School Counselor Graden Elementary
Spotting Great Leaders at Graden
Reinforcing personal development and leadership — that is what Graden’s Spotting Great Leaders Club is all about. The Spotting Great Leaders program is replacing the High Five Program, which was introduced in December 2012 to recognize personal development and leadership. Students who are selected each month will receive a certificate which they can redeem at the 63rd Street Sonic location in Parkville, Missouri. A polka dot with the child’s name will be displayed on the wall inside Graden Elementary for the month they are awarded. At the end of each month, the polka dots are taken down and replaced with a new polka dot honoring students for the next month. We are so proud of our Graden Leaders!
Please join us in congratulating all of the members of our “Spotting Great Leaders Club!”
Kindergarten Miles Drake Julia Fisher Beau Johnson Jaxon Wright
1st Grade Boston Haafke Chloe Heim Kinley Petroski Charlotte Pryor
2nd Grade Ally Cookson Kobe Hallauer Harper Hoopes Maggie Stuart
3rd Grade Jake Hart Delilah Knights David Martin Karleigh Olson Micah Wright
4th Grade Austin Anderson Kaylee Hammons Alice Lamer Raif Simpson
5th Grade Marley Bennett Henry Dorothy Kayleigh Marlow Kaylee Rivera
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All students in physical education class will be focusing on movement and muscles. Students will be learning the muscles in their body and they will be learning how the specific muscles are being used and how to strengthen those muscles through physical activity. Grades 3rd-5th will be starting sports skills and will be working on a variety of sports specific lead up games while following the rules and cooperating with others. Just a reminder that it is extremely important that students come dressed appropriately for physical activity. Tennis shoes with laces and appropriate gym clothes are required for participation and for safety.
A Note from the Music Room Graden's 5th grade did a great job with their program "The Greatest Show" and started the year's performances with a bang. The next one coming up is 3rd grade on November 6th, with their program "How to Be a Pirate." It's going to be another great night. Aaaargh me matey!
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Photos for the yearbook can be submitted all year long to [email protected]
From the Health Room: Keeping Healthy With Good Hygiene Hygiene is defined in the dictionary as a practice conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness. The following are great hygiene habits to stay healthy: • Stay home from school when sick • Use a Kleenex or elbow to cover a sneeze each time • Clip fingernails…weekly • Brush teeth…twice daily • Wear clean cotton socks…every day • Hand washing….countless times a day!!! Remind your children to follow these hygiene habits, and stay healthy. Nurse Kris [email protected] 816-359-4344
DONATIONS NEEDED
The Park Hill School District PTA runs a clothing center that provides free, gently used
clothing and new socks and underwear to district students.
Donations are accepted at the Clothing
Center at 8009 N Atkins, just south of the Gerner Family Early Education Center.
Please make sure your donations are clean, in good condition and bagged in kitchen-sized bags that the
volunteers can lift.
Cleaning your closets = helping kids in our district!
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Focus on … Clubs at Graden Not only do the staff at Graden devote their time, energy, and creativity to our Hornets during school hours … they also facilitate numerous school clubs before and after school to help our students become well-rounded leaders. Here’s the BUZZ on what a few of these clubs have been up to this fall.
Graden E-Club continues its commitment to the environment! — Ms. Whitt, Ms. Schultz
Girls on the Run learned about positive self-talk and communicating their feelings in a respectful way as part of a healthy lifestyle. — Mrs. Brown, Ms. Rushin, Ms. Effinger
5th Grade Choir rocking out their "Donut Stop the Music : Graden Choir" T-shirts. — Mrs. Smith
1 E-Club – Room 15, 3:30 1 Student Lighthouse – Library, 3:30 1 Papa John’s Pizza Night 2 4th and 5th Grade Bridges 2 Eshipping reading to 1st Grade, 3:00 2 Chess Club – Library, 3:30 5 Major Saver Campaign through 11/12 5 Girls on the Run – Trail, 3:30 5 Young Rembrandts – Room 4, 3:30
5 K/1st Tech Galore – Room 16, 3:30 6 5th Grade Choir – Room 2, 7:45am 6 3rd Grade Musical Rehearsal – Gym, 9:00am 6 Park Hill Clothing Center, 10:00am- 12:00 and 2:30-4:30pm 6 4th Grade Field Trip – Symphony, 10:30 6 Spanish Club – Room 4, 3:30 6 KinderDraw – Room 16, 3:30 6 Culver’s Spirit Night 6 3rd Grade Musical, 6:30pm 7 2nd and 3rd Grade Bridges 7 Fire Drill, 10:15am 7 Girls on the Run – Trail, 3:30 7 Graden Kindness Club – Library, 3:30 7 K/1st Grade Tech Galore – Room 16, 3:30
November Calendar of Events
8 Mathletics – Room 5, 7:30am 8 EARLY RELEASE 1:30 8 Young Rembrandts – Teacher Lounge, 1:30 9 4th and 5th Grade Bridges 9 Chess Club – Room 4, 3:30 12 Girls on the Run – Trail, 3:30 12 Young Rembrandts – Room 4, 3:30 12 Staff Lighthouse Meeting – Library, 3:30 13 Spanish Club – Room 4, 3:30 13 KinderDraw – Room 16, 3:30 13 PTA Meeting – Library, 6:30pm 14 Lifetouch Retakes – Stage, 8:00- 11:00am
14 2nd and 3rd Grade Bridges 14 Girls on the Run – Trail, 3:30 14 Graden Kindness Club – Library, 3:30 15 Mathletics – Room 5, 7:30am 15 E-Club – Room 15, 3:30 16 4th and 5th Grade Bridges 16 Chess Club – Room 4, 3:30 17 PTA Parents Night Out – Pride Martial Arts, 5:00-9:00pm 19 Graden Reflections Gallery Breakfast – Library, 7:30am 19 5th Grade Field Trip – Blue Springs School of Economics, 8:00am 19 Severe Weather Drill, 1:30 19 Young Rembrandts – Room 4, 3:30 20 5th Grade Choir – Room 2, 7:45am 20 Park Hill Clothing Center, 10:00am- 12:00 20 KinderDraw – Room 16, 3:30
21-23 THANKSGIVING BREAK 26 Parent Lighthouse Meeting – Conference Room, 8:50am 26 Leadership Luncheon, 11:00am 26 Young Rembrandts – Room 4, 3:30 27 5th Grade Choir – Room 2, 7:45am 27 VIP Assembly K-2 – Gym, 9:00am 28 2nd and 3rd Grade Bridges 28 Graden Kindness Club – Library, 3:30 28 K/1st Grade Tech Galore – Room 16, 3:30 28 Watch DOGS Meeting – Library, 6:45pm 29 Mathletics – Room 5, 7:30am
29 VIP Assembly 3-5 – Gym, 9:00am 29 E-Club – Room 15, 3:30 30 4th and 5th Grade Bridges 30 Chess Club – Room 4, 3:30 30 Christmas on the River – Parkville
November PTA Events
PTA Papa John’s Pizza Night — Thursday, November 1 PTA Culver’s Spirit Night — Tuesday, November 6
PTA Meeting — Tuesday, November 13 @ 6:30pm in the Graden Library PTA Parents Night Out — Saturday, November 17, 5:00-9:00pm
Graden Reflections Gallery Breakfast – Monday, November 19 @ 7:30am in the Graden Library Watch DOGS Meeting — Wednesday, November 28 @ 6:45pm in the Graden Library
Contact PTA: If you have questions or suggestions for PTA, or you would like to get involved, please email [email protected], or contact PTA President Erin Hladik at [email protected] or Vice President Jolayne Gorman at [email protected]. Stay up to date with all PTA events and information by visiting: https://graden.parkhill.k12.mo.us/parent_resources/pta or: https://www.facebook.com/gradenelempta/
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Graden at a Glance
Clap, clap, woo! Thank you! A big thank you to PTA Business Member, Parkville Pediatric Dentistry, LLC for your
support of Graden PTA! www.parkvillepediatricdentistry.com
The Buzz from Last Month...
Have a great photo from a Graden event? Please send it to [email protected] to have it featured in the newsletter and/or
yearbook. We can’t do it without you!
