Email: dupreet@usd231.com
Website: https://www.usd231.com/o/sunflower
Location: 775 North Center Street, Gardner, KS, USA
Phone: 913-856-3700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sunflower-Elementary-2134875270174250/
Twitter: @SEEagles231
March 22nd: PTO Bingo Night at 6:30-8:00pm
March 25th-29th: Book Fair
March 26th: 1st Grade Field Trip
Family Math Night 6:30-7:30pm
Book Fair Open 6:00-8:00pm
March 27th: Early Release Day- Dismiss at 1:55pm
March 28th: Kindergarten Goodies, Games, & GRANDS Event
April 1st: Major Saver Fundraiser Ends
PTO Papa Johns Dine Out Fundraiser All Day
April 3rd: Early Release Day- Dismiss at 1:55pm
April 9th: Site Council Meeting 6:00pm
April 10th: Early Release Day- Dismiss at 1:55pm
April 11th: Kindergarten Field Trip
April 12th: 2nd Grade Field Trip
April 16th: Sunflower Showcase
PTO Board Elections 7:00pm
April 17th: Early Release Day- Dismiss at 1:55pm
April 18th: 1st Grade Goodies, Games, & GRANDS Event
1st Grade Musical at 7:00pm
April 19th: PTO Spirit Stick Sales 8:00-8:20am
April 23rd: 4th Grade Field Trip
April 24th: Early Release Day- Dismiss at 1:55pm
April 26th: 3rd Grade Field Trip
PTO Family Movie Night 6:30pm
April 30th: Preschool Field Trip
May 1st: Early Release Day- Dismiss at 1:55pm
May 10th: Field Day
Families of third and fourth grade students, please mark your calendars and make every attempt to avoid scheduling appointments or having your child miss school on April 2, April 4, April 9, and April 11 because these are the dates your students will be taking state assessments
Help Sunflower PTO provide snacks for State Testing for our 3rd and 4th Graders!!
Click this link to sign up: Snacks for 3rd & 4th Grade Testing
A unique experience will occur on April 8th as a total solar eclipse will cross North America. It is noteworthy that the Kansas City metro will experience a partial solar eclipse. At its peak the sun will be about 90% covered by the moon with the maximum eclipse at 1:54 p.m. Staff members throughout the Gardner Edgerton School District are preparing for the April 8th solar eclipse with an emphasis on both learning and safety. Principals and teachers will determine the level of eclipse participation for their students based on grade level. Solar eclipse viewing glasses will be provided for every student and staff member at Sunflower Elementary School.
On August 21, 2017, the Kansas City metro experienced a near total eclipse with our schools taking part in eclipse-related activities and viewing across the district. While the 2024 eclipse will not be as complete for us in the Kansas City metro, both of these eclipses can be described as the chance of a lifetime due to the rarity of such events. This is especially relevant knowing that the next opportunity to view a total solar eclipse from the contiguous United States will occur on August 23, 2044.
More information related to the eclipse can be accessed by visiting the NASA website:
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/
Please start making payments towards any outstanding balance. Contact your child's school if you have any questions about fees still owed or if you would like to set up a payment plan.
All accounts must be paid in full by the last day of school!
To apply for benefits online, please use the Nutrition Services link https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application. If you have already completed the survey but have questions regarding your benefits, please email Nutrition Services at nutrition@usd231.com.
If you are an adult or current student that has an interest in attending Johnson County Community College, USD 231 is hosting an informational meeting for anyone in the community!
A representative from JCCC will be available on April 4th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Board of Education office- 231 E. Madison. The topics included will be admissions, enrollment, degree and certification opportunities and information regarding the FAFSA. If you have questions, please contact Melissa McIntire at mcintirem@usd231.com
Share Your Travels
Have you recently taken an amazing trip or have lived somewhere other than the Midwest? We would like to highlight the location on our new segments during announcements...World Wide Wednesday! Reach out to Mrs. Rains (rainsj@usd231.com) or Mr. Prall (prallg@usd231.com) with photos and we will do the rest.
Watch this video for our latest example. Share Your Travels Video
IF YOUR STUDENT...
...HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE due to illness, appointment, funeral or family emergency, please email the attendance line SEattendance@usd231.com as soon as possible. If we haven't heard from parents by 9:00 am, we will call to check on your child. You can also call in student absences to the absentee line at 913-856-3749.
...WILL BE LATE TO SCHOOL, please let our office know ahead of time (if possible). When your student arrives at school, they will need to stop by the office first, and the secretaries will give them a hall pass.
...WILL BE ABSENT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING OUT OF TOWN, this is considered an UNEXCUSED absence, unless preapproved by Dr. Jones. Please do not just tell the teacher! Please request approval in writing by emailing Dr. Jones at jonesja@usd231.com.
...NEEDS TO LEAVE SCHOOL EARLY, you can call to let us know you are on your way, but students will not be called out of class UNTIL a parent is present to sign them out. Please plan ahead for appointments, as we would like to minimize missed class time. You will need to come into the office to sign your student out. You won't be able to park outside and call us to send your student out to you.
...HAS DIFFERENT DISMISSAL INSTRUCTIONS, please call the office as soon as possible. If change of dismissal instructions are received after 3:00 pm, we can do our best to relay the message to your student.
AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST...
If you notify your student's teacher of an absence, please also let the office know. Everybody's lives are crazy and busy...everybody's human...everybody can forget to forward an email on to the appropriate person. So, if you send an email to your student's teacher about an absence, please "cc" Terra (dupreet@usd231.com) and Janet (mcconvillej@usd231.com). That way, at least one of us gets the email and gets it taken care of right away. Thank you!!
The Sunflower Site Council will be meeting at 6 pm in the library on the following dates:
September 5, 2023, December 5, 2023, February 6, 2024, April 9, 2024
All meetings are open to the public.
A special meeting has been scheduled for March 5th to conduct a building needs assessment as part of the districts budgeting process for next school year.
Kansas schools are required to establish site councils composed of the principal, teachers and other school personnel, parents, business representatives, and other community groups.
Site councils have a responsibility to provide advice and counsel in the following areas: evaluating district and school performance goals and objectives, determining methods to meet those goals and objectives, and other areas as requested by the board of education.
Remember, the work of the site council is advisory only;
it makes recommendations, not decisions.
We invite everyone to join the Sunflower PTO Facebook page. By searching "Gardner Sunflower PTO" under Pages, you will be able to join the group and receive updated PTO information.
Sign up online to be a role model at Sunflower! We promise you'll have the best day ever!
If you would like to order an official Watch D.O.G.S or Eagle M.O.M.S t-shirt, please fill out this form. Send cash or check to the Sunflower office. All shirts are $20.
