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Dear Graden Families,

First and foremost, a huge thank you to

Blake Pryor for coordinating our annual

Read-a-thon, his efforts, commitment and

organization coupled with your kind and

generous donations made this a very

successful fundraiser. The fundraiser

yielded over $15,000, WOW! As promised

monies will be allocated to the PTA general

fund, interest groups with assemblies,

technology in the library, field day

enhancements, and recess. This is definitely

an example of synergy.

Believe it or not, this is the time of year we

begin planning for next school year. One

item on the 2019-2020 transition check list is

creating class lists. Due to the importance

of this process, I would like to take this

opportunity to provide parents information

about how this process works. Parents

wanting to provide class placement input

should request a parent input form from the

office prior to Friday, May 3, indicating their

child’s learning style and

description/characteristics of their child’s

personality. PLEASE refrain from asking for

a teacher by name. A great deal of time and

energy is put forth in creating classes to best

meet the instructional needs of all children.

This process involves equalizing ability,

gender, student personalities, and learning

styles.

We are fortunate at Graden to have quality

staff members at all grade levels. Once

class lists are given to staff and teacher

assignments are finalized, it will be nearly

impossible to make changes. Now is the

time to provide information about your child’s

placement for 2019-2020. Due to the

uncertainty of staffing patterns and growth

issues, class assignments will be mailed to

you the first part of August. Thank you for

your understanding and cooperation. If your

child WILL NOT be returning to Graden for

the 2019-2020 school year, please send the

form back that was included in your child’s

3rd quarter report card.

Grade Level Staffing for the 2019-2020

Academic Year

For the 2019-2020 school year, Graden will

have 4 sections of all grade levels, except

3rd grade, which will have 3 sections.

Buzzin’ in the HiveA P R I L 2 0 1 9

Grade

Level

Sections Teachers

Kinder 4 Mrs. Bowser, Mrs. Baker,

Ms. Robeson, and 1

opening

1st

Grade

4 Mrs. Luebbert, Mrs.

Wright,

Mrs. Teson, and Mrs.

Mead

2nd

Grade

4 Ms. Koyn, Mrs. O’Brien,

Mrs. Mellema, and Mrs.

Shannon Smith

3rd

Grade

3 Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Hibbs, 1

opening

4th

Grade

4 Ms. Rush, Ms. Rushin,

Mrs. Effinger, and Ms.

Whitt

5th

Grade

4 Dr. Ivy and Mrs. Thorson

Mrs. Vernon and Mrs.

Brown

The following staff changes will occur for

the 2018-2019 school year:

Farewell to the following Hornets:

Mrs. Ecton will be teaching 6th grade

science at Lakeview

Mrs. Van Slyke will be teaching

kindergarten at Hopewell

Ms. Weber will be retiring

Ms. Borgmeyer will be teaching 1st

grade at Hopewell

Ms. Schultz will be going back to KU

full-time

Remember that the beginning and middle

of May are important and busy months of

testing for students in grades 3 – 5. We

appreciate your help and encouragement

during these assessment times.

Standardized tests are created to see how

students from one school or class

compare to other students across the city,

the state, or the country. At Graden we

use these tests to monitor and improve

student performance and to monitor and

improve curriculum and instructional

practices. Dates for assessments are

being finalized and will be sent home with

students in those respective grade levels.

Park Hill's Summer School will provide

transportation and a full-day program for

all elementary and middle school students.

Graden students will attend summer

school at Graden Elementary. Fliers for

enrollment were mailed to all families last

week. You can also visit the district

website at www.parkhill.k12.mo.us to

download your enrollment form and learn

more about summer school 2019.

Enrollment forms will need to be

completed and returned to the Graden

office in order for your child to attend

summer school. There is no fee for

summer school and bus transportation will

be provided.

Summer School Schedule

June 10 – July 12, 2019

8:40 am – 3:30 pm

Graden Elementary

Be proactive and enroll now!

We are looking forward to hosting our first

annual S.T.E.A.M Night (Science,

Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)

on Wednesday, April 17. This event will

include the art fair, Park Hill South

Robotics demonstrations, classroom

activities, Sharpen the Saw stations with

Coach Munsterman, and much more. You

won’t want to miss this fun-filled event.

REMEMBER all Park Hill Elementary

School students will be released on

Thursday, April 11, at 1:30 pm,

It’s a great day to be a hornet!

With hornet pride and appreciation,

Dr. LuAnn Halverstadt,

Principal

The Graden Art Show will be a part of STEAM night on April 17th from 5:30 to

7pm. All students (who began the school year at Graden) will have a piece of

artwork on display in a frame for this show. The frames will be for sale at $25

each with a portion of the proceeds going to the art program as a fundraiser.

We will accept CASH or CHECK only, so please come prepared.

You do NOT have to purchase the frame to get your child’s artwork back. Work

will be returned after the art show. The works are listed below. Thank you for

supporting the art program at Graden!

• Kindergarten: Winter Fox

• First Grade: Campsite Collage

• Second Grade: Jellyfish

• Third Grade: Textured Bears

• Fourth Grade: Jen Aranyi Landscape

• Fifth Grade: Sarah Coey Color Wheels

Spotting Great Leaders at Graden

Kindergarten

Kamya Colbert

Mai-Lan Vu

Gus Morgan

Gus Lamer

1st Grade

Alyssa Courter

Violet Kruse

Delaney

Fender

Zinnia Gray

2nd Grade

Elijah Colhour

Selah Perez

Liam Cooper

Emmitt Kruse

3rd Grade

Riley Jacob

Jake Wheeler

Kelyse Felder

Piper Sherry

Bella Willson

4th Grade

Richard Hughes

Annabel Porter

Adisyn Rice

Gigi Hladik

5th Grade

Cora Sturm

Sean McIlwee

Clara Heim

Brock Strong

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.

Please join us in congratulating all of the members of our “Spotting Great Leaders Club

News from the Art Room

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!

Dear Graden Families,

It finally feels like Spring is coming and we are over the weekly snow day craziness!

During counseling lessons this month, I worked with your students on fostering

courage and perseverance. I believe perseverance is an imperative character trait for

students to have in order to be successful in school and beyond. Life will not be

without challenges, adversity, and obstacles. Sometimes we will fail to complete a task

or may be scared to rise to an occasion. Exhibiting perseverance and courage allows

students (and adults!) to overcome these fears or odds and be successful despite

tribulations. Below are the topics addressed at each grade level:

• Kindergarten: Leo the Lightning Bug and The Magic of Perseverance

• 1st Grade: Does This Look & Sound Like Perseverance?

• 2nd Grade: How Can We Show Courage?

• 3rd Grade: After the Fall Book & Game Show

• 4th Grade: Vision Boards

• 5th Grade: The Stairway to Success

In April, counseling lessons will focus on college and careers. I am SO EXCITED

about this unit because April 22nd - April 26th will be a College and Career Themed

Week at Graden! YAY! Even at the elementary level, it’s important to foster career

awareness and instill a culture of self-empowerment within our students. This is also

directly related to our Comprehensive School Improvement Plan goal of each student

graduating college, career, and life ready! As the week approaches, more information

will be sent home. Below are the current themes:

• Monday: Hats Off to College & Career (students/staff wear hats of their choice)

• Tuesday: My Future is Bright! (Sunglasses and bright colors)

• Wednesday: College Gear Day

• Thursday: We Want To Be….. (Dress up like your dream career)

• Friday: Graden School Spirit Day!

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 at [email protected] or by

phone at 816-359-5647. It is going to be another great month in the Hive!

All my best,

Cari Cetola

School Counselor

Graden Elementary

Counselor’s Corner

A Note from the Music Room

Coming up next…

our

Kindergarteners

will wow us with

their musical

performance on

April 25th!

SAVE THE DATE!

HIVE TIME!

for the 2019-2020 school year begins April 1st.

• Please log into your parent portal to

complete this process.

• Every Park Hill family will need to complete

residency verification before school starts

in August.

• You will need to provide a current

mortgage or lease as well as a current

utility (gas, water or electric).

We appreciate you completing this

process as soon as possible.

Residency verification

Congratulations to our newly elected 2019-20 PTA Board members!

Jolayne Gorman - President

Jamie Fender - Vice President

Erica Scott - Recording Secretary

Kelly Goodfriend - Correspondence

Secretary

Jessica Freels - Parliamentarian

Sheena Mikesell - Fundraising

Mary Carrier - Treasurer

Maggie Wright - Teacher

Representative

Join us April 9th, 6:30 PM in the

Graden Media Center to meet your

new board members!

Have you ever wished

you knew more parents

at Graden?

Join us for a little Hive

Time!

When: The 1st and 3rd

Wednesday of the month

at 8:45am

Where: Caribou Coffee in

Burlington Creek

Why: Just because,

sometimes we all need a

hive

Graden at a Glance

April PTA Meeting Tuesday, April 9th @ 6:30pm in the Graden Library

April Calendar

1 Girls on the Run Trail 3:30 PM

1 Young Rembrandts Art Room 3:30 PM

1 Staff Lighthouse LMC 3:45 PM

2 Spanish Club Room 4 3:30 PM

3 2nd/3rd Grade Bridges

3 Chess Club Room 4 3:30 PM


4PTA Papa John’s Pizza

Night

5 4th/5th Grade Bridges

5 Dr. Kirby Kavanaugh Kindergarten 9:00 AM

5 Dr. Kirby Kavanaugh 1st Grade 9:30 AM

5 Eshipping Reading 1st grade 2:55 PM

5 PTA Mercury Gym Night 6:30 PM



9 5th Grade Choir Room 2 7:45 AM


9 GR PTA Meeting Library 6:30 PM




11 Early Release 1:30 PM


15 3rd Grade Field Trip




Harry S Truman Library

16 Parent Lighthouse LMC 9:00 AM





17 STEAM Night 5:30 PM

18 VIP Assembly K-2nd Gym 9:00 AM

18 Student Lighthouse LMC 3:30 PM


195th Grade Promotion

Pictures Café 9:00 AM



23 VIP Assembly 3rd- 5th Gym 9:00 AM


23Northland Chamber

Banquet5:30 PM

24 PTA Culvers Night




24Kindergarten Music

Rehearsal Gym 9:00 AM

24Kindergarten Music

Program Gym 6:30 PM


29 Leadership Luncheon Café 11:00 AM

29 Kindergarten Roundup 12:30 PM





Stay up to date with all PTA events and info:

Visit:

https://graden.parkhill.k12.mo.us/parent_resources/pta or:

https://www.facebook.com/gradenelempta

Use AmazonSmile when you shop online!

0.5% of your purchases comes to Graden PTA to support

your school:

http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7173170

Keep collecting those Box Tops,!

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:

[email protected] or Vice

President Jolayne Gorman:

[email protected].

https://graden.parkhill.k12.mo.us/parent_resources/pta

https://www.facebook.com/gradenelempta

http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7173170

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!

Marching to the beat on

Early Release

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