GES - Family News From The Nest

It is hard to imagine we are days away from the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

Check out what we have been up to for the past several weeks:

• GES Peace Flag We Are At 30 Days - All Day Celebration is May 15th
• STEM Club After School
• 5th Grade And Kindergarten STEM Buddies
• Physical Education Roller Skating Has Come To An End
• 3rd-5th Grade State Testing For Math, ELA and Science Is Finished
• We Held Our Last Movie Night Of The Year
• We Held K-5 Parent's Days At GES
• Kindergarten Walked The Community For Their Field Trip

Check out the Falcon Focus Important Information towards the bottom of the newsletter for our upcoming events.

We are here for our students and our families each day. If at any time you have questions, please let us know and we will do our best to find the answer for you.

Please take the time to look through the GES - Family News From The Nest. This will be a one stop shop for important information for our families.

Lynnette Roeth

GES Principal

Emily Shreve

GES Assistant Principal

School Fees Update - March 13, 2023

As stated in the student/guardian handbook in regard to school fees, if it is not possible to make payment immediately, then arrange for payments in the office.

Unfortunately, GES currently has over $39,000 in unpaid school fees among its 7 grade levels. These fees are for supplies used in the classroom this academic year. We are struggling greatly to provide the experiences that we hope to provide for students. Our goal is to not require teachers to buy supplies for students as that is not fair to our professionals. We are not preventing your child from access to materials; however, the school has been forced to cut back in many other areas to guarantee them access as they deserve.

I also want to reiterate that the school fees at Graham are often considerably lower than surrounding schools. We are great stewards of our funds because we have no choice. School fee money cannot be used for anything other than consumable supplies for this school year either per Ohio Revised Code.

Moving forward we have to take measures to ensure collection. Students will miss out on the following due to outstanding fees balances:

• Field Trips

• Field Trip - beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.

• Promotion or graduation ceremonies in grade 5, 8, 12

• 5th grade promotion beginning with 2022-2023 school year

The district will further consider options for collection of unpaid fees at a later time.

** If you need to set up a payment plan, please contact the GES office at 937-663-4449 or you can email either Mrs. Hoey hoeyp@grahamlocalschools.org or Ms. Roeth roethl@grahamlocalschools.org

Thank you to all of our families who were able to come to our Graham Elementary School Parent's Days May 9, 10 and 11.

We had over 600 family members at Parent's Day this year!

Our students enjoy sharing what they are doing at school with their families and we love having our families in the building.

Did you know GES announcements are almost entirely led by our students at Graham Elementary School? How awesome is that!

Check out our daily announcements on the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeOlG5-Za6RPEEl2icyyq5A

Thank you to Ms. Hager who is in charge of the Student Lighthouse Team who helps our students with the daily announcements.

Have You Seen The Changes To The Graham Local Schools Website?

Check It Out.

https://www.grahamlocalschools.org/

Direct Link To The Graham Elementary Page

https://www.grahamlocalschools.org/o/ges

The Graham Falcon 5K run/walk will take place on Saturday, May 27th. There is also an elementary 1-mile fun run. Everyone who signs up by Friday, May 12th will guarantee an event t-shirt with registration. We also have medals for top 5 in each category. We hope you can join us for this event to help fund student organizations and PBIS initiatives at GMS!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12mUvfBozcazPVOiiCcFeg_yxkpZ2KtVbr8oUpJtpJU0/edit?usp=sharing

Graham Elementary 4th graders transformed into character for their Ohio History Wax Museum project. Families were treated to details on a variety of famous Ohioans as they walked around the cafeteria. Our students looked amazing and those families in attendance learned a lot about famous Ohioans.

After the Ohio History Wax Museum our 4th graders moved to the gymnasium where they provided their families with a musical performance under the direction of Graham Elementary Music Teacher Rebecca Carlson. Our students showed off their singing skills as they sang songs related to history.

Can you imagine a time when ALL students have the opportunity to participate in a Club of their choice?

You need to look no further than at Graham Elementary School. At Graham Elementary we provide EVERY student in our school K-5 the opportunity to participate in a School Club during the school year.

Every student was given the opportunity in their computer class to hear all 40 Clubs we have to offer. From those 40 Clubs our students were able to select their top 3 Clubs. We are pleased to say that every student was able to be placed in one of their top 3 choices for a Club.

LAST CLUB DATE IS MAY 16TH

WE MADE IT TO 30 DAYS!

OUR PEACE FLAG ALL DAY CELEBRATION IS MONDAY MAY 15TH

This year we have introduced the GES PEACE FLAG. The students at GES will have a day filled with fun activities when we hit 30 days during the school year that are Office Referral Free!

This School Wide WIG (Wildly Important Goal) is a year long goal for our students. During the year our goal is to by the end of the year have 30 days that are Office Referral Free!

The PEACE FLAG is located in the cafeteria and is updated each night for the students to keep track of our building progress.

2022-2023 GES Calendar Of Events

The following are some of the pertinent calendar events at GES for the 2022-2023 school year.

We will send updates out as other items are added to the calendar of events for GES.

Dates/Events are subject to change

May

15 - Peace Flag Day Celebration Preschool-5th

16 - TP Lanes in Bellefontaine - 1st Grade Field Trip

16 - GES CLUB Day

17 - STEM CLUB AFTER SCHOOL

17 - All School Field Day (Rain Date 19th)

18 - 36 Skate Club STEM - 2nd Grade Field Trip

18 - Kindergarten Last Day Of School

18 - Preschool Last Day of School

19 - Preschool Graduation

19-24 - Kindergarten Screening - Call The Office At 937-663-4449 To Register For A Screening Time

22 - 4th Grade Field Trip (Johnston Farms - Rescheduled Date)

22 - 5th Grade Promotion 6pm GES Gymnasium

23 - 4th Grade Field Trip (Johnston Farms - Rescheduled Date)

24 - Kona Ice

24 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/Student 2 hour early release for students

At Graham Elementary we want to recognize positive behavior in our students! Our students have the opportunity to receive a lanyard, pins and certificates during our quarterly assemblies throughout the year for a variety of areas.

Our students each day can also be recognized by the staff at Graham Elementary for their behaviors that go above and beyond our daily expectations of following directions.

Students can receive a FALCON AWARD for positive behaviors.

GRAHAM ELEMENTARY STAFF HAVE PASSED OUT 97% MORE POSITIVE FALCON AWARDS THAN OFFICE REFERRALS THIS SCHOOL YEAR!

Positive Student Recognition Is Our Goal At Graham Elementary!

At Graham Elementary - A Better Me Means....A Better Me

When you come into Graham Elementary please check out our data walls on the main office bulletin boards.

On the data walls you will find the following:

• NWEA MAP Student Growth Summary Report By Grade Level For ELA, Math and Science
• The Building Level Wildly Important NWEA MAP Achievement Goals
  
• The Graham Elementary Building NWEA MAP Growth Goals
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Data Compared To Our Office Referrals.
• Leader in Me 7 Habits Information and Quarterly Assembly Award Information

Did You Know...... At Graham Elementary Positive Student Recognition Is Our Goal

We would love for you to be part of the Graham Elementary School PTO. Come join a great organization that puts the needs of the students and staff at the forefront of all they do.

PTO Meetings Are Held In The Graham Elementary School Media Center

PTO Officers:

President - Sadie Beasley

Vice President - Belle Borders

Treasurer - Caity Paul & Vella Reeves

Secretary - Melanie Ehrle

Graham Elementary PTO Email - gespto@grahamlocalschools.org

Next Years PTO Meeting Dates Will Be Posted Later

Do you want to volunteer at GES?

Reminder - If you plan to volunteer at GES you have to be on the approved volunteer list.

At times it can take over 2 weeks to get your approval information so make certain to get your information in early.

How to:

1 - Go to grahamlocalschools.org

2 - Click - DISTRICT

3 - Click - VOLUNTEER PORTAL (at the bottom)

4 - Click - Volutneer Sign Up

5 - Follow the directions in Secure Volunteer

Lynnette Roeth - Principal

Emily Shreve - Assistant Principal

Megan From - Guidance Counselor

Stacey Logwood - Student, Family and Community Support Coordinator

Email: roethl@grahamlocalschools.org
Website: grahamlocalschools.org
Location: 9464 U.S. 36, Saint Paris, OH, USA
Phone: 937-663-4449
Facebook: facebook.com/FreddieFalcon
Twitter: @GESFALCONS