Graham Elementary Schools

Hello Falcon families!

Every day is a great day at Graham Elementary, and we are proud of the hard work our students and adults are doing! On Monday, September 8, our Leader in Me Student Lighthouse team hosted our first GES Town Hall meeting of the school year! Students shared our Wildly Important Goals (WIGS) for the school year, and we learned about the 7 Habits of Happy Kids. Be sure to talk with your children about the 7 Habits and ask them what the GES Habit of the Week is and how they are practicing in their lives🌟

This issue of the GES News From the Nest includes important information and an AWESOME celebration! Keep scrolling to read more about:

🌟GES Picture Day coming soon!

🌟ODEW 2024-2025 Report Card celebration

🌟Graham Local School Homecoming Week celebrations and GES SPIRIT WEEK

🌟Reminder...GLS Volunteer Portal

🌟Free and Reduced Meal Application reminder

🌟Tasty Traditions Fundraiser Update

🌟Welcome to our NEWEST Falcon staff member

Stay informed about all things happening at Graham Elementary by following us on:

Facebook: Graham Elementary School

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Graham Local Schools website: grahamlocalschools.org. (Graham Elementary School)

Emily Shreve, Graham Elementary School Principal

Aaron Myers, Graham Elementary School Assistant Principal

⭐⭐We are very proud to share that the 2024-2025 Ohio Department of Education and Workforce School Report Card has been released, and Graham Local Schools earned a 4.5 out of 5 star rating! This rating is not easy to earn and is evidence of the hard work our staff and students do every day! Students' individual learning needs are being met, and they are soaring! Thank you for your partnership in your children's learning! Without your support, this type of achievement would not be possible!

Use this LINK to learn more about Graham Elementary's Report Card.⭐⭐

Graham Elementary - Picture Day is Coming Soon!

Pictures will be taken on Thursday, October 9 at Graham Elementary School.

For your convenience, we are offering this online ordering option.

Pre-Order Online and receive a FREE 10x8 Photo Collage with purchase!!!

To order your photos, click the following link:

https://orders.langephotographics.com/ordering/with?key=7RH2GSA5

We are excited to share that we have hired Mr. Alex Morr as our Graham Elementary Physical Education teacher!

Mr. Morr comes to Graham Elementary with great experience as an educator and a passion for making learning and physical activity fun!

Welcome to the team, Mr. Morr!

Homecoming is a special time of the year when GLS graduates return to visit with former classmates and the current GLS students and adults show their Falcon Pride! This year's celebrations will give everyone a chance to show their school spirit!

Graham Elementary will participate in a Spirit Week (see picture below) AND we encourage you all to come out for the Graham Local Schools Homecoming Celebration at GHS on Thursday, October 2 at 6:00p.m.

🎉Falcon Pride🎉

Reminder: Free & Reduced Meal Applications

As we draw near the end of September, last year’s status will be removed. To continue receiving benefits, a new application must be completed each school year.

Apply online: www.payschoolscentral.com

Paper copies are available in every office

Questions? Contact Jodi Lough at loughj@grahamlocalschools.org

Approximately 200 students turned in Tasty Traditions orders and/or donations! Thank you to those who participated!

As previously shared, the proceeds from this fundraiser will directly impact this years GES Falcons in many ways including...

⭐Columbus Zoo and Boonshoft Museum of Discovery assemblies

⭐Leader in Me Club supplies and activates

⭐Fun indoor and outdoor supplies and upgrades

🍎Thank you for your continued partnership and support🍎

It is simple...when our students are at school, their learning soars! At Graham Elementary, we work to support children as learners and as individuals. We are proud of the supports we can provide families and children alike, and encourage you to contact us with any questions or needs you may have. We love our Falcon family and appreciate the privilege to serve each of you!

Fall class parties will be happening soon! If you are interested in volunteering at GES, you must be an approved volunteer. Applications "in process" will not allow individuals to volunteer at GES...the process must be complete.

Hello Falcon Families! If you are interested in volunteering at Graham Elementary, please use this link - https://www.grahamlocalschools.org/page/volunteer-portal-and-information - to view updated information regarding the volunteer process at Graham Local Schools.

If you are considering volunteering and/or helping with classroom parties at Graham Elementary, you must complete an application and be approved through the Secure Volunteer site before you volunteer.

Please email Mrs. Shreve (shrevee@grahamlocalschools.org) with any questions.

Thank you for your partnership in your child's education!

October

2: G.O.O.D Program visit (4th Grade pod)

3: 3rd grade field trip to Ohio Caverns

9: GES Fall Picture Day

16: end of quarter 1

16: Q1 ZERO REFERRAL REWARD (during lunch)

17: No school - COEA Day

17: Tasty Traditions pick-up day @ 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

20: first day of quarter 2

20: Quarter 2 K-5 TLIM Town Hall meeting

21: Grade 3 Fall OST Day 1

22: Grade 3 Fall OST Day 2

23: Grade 3 Fall OST Make-Ups Begin

23: P/T Conferences @ 3:30p.m. to 7:00p.m.

28 thru 31 - 5th grade Glen Helen trip #1

28: P/T Conferences @ 3:30p.m. to 7:00p.m. (5th grade P/T conferences scheduled for another date)

29: 4th Grade to Johnston Farms

30: 4th Grade to Johnston Farms

30: Preschool Halloween Party

31: GES Halloween Party

November

3: Dental Outreach Exam day at GES

4-7: 5th grade Glen Helen trip #2

14: Staff PD day - NO SCHOOL for students

17: GES picture make-up AND candid day - starting at 9:15a.m.

26 thru December 1: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

December

1: NO SCHOOL - conference make-up day

19: end of quarter 2

19: Q2 ZERO REFERRAL REWARD (during lunch)

22- January 2: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

January

2: NO SCHOOL - conference make-up day

19: NO SCHOOL - MLK Jr. Day

February

13: Valentine's Day Parties for K-5 (No Preschool in Session this Date, Overloads parking)

16: NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day

March

2-4: Health Partners of Western Ohio Vision Outreach

13: end of quarter 3

13: Q3 ZERO REFERRAL REWARD (during lunch)

16: first day of quarter 4

19: Columbus Zoo Visit for PreK-2 Students

19: P/T Conferences @ 3:30p.m. to 7:00p.m.

20: NO SCHOOL - Staff PD day

24: P/T Conferences @ 3:30p.m. to 7:00p.m.

26: GES Spring Picture Day starting at 9:15a.m

April

1-7: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

14: ELA OST 3-5 Day 1

16: ELA OST 3-5 Day 2 (THURSDAY)

17 ELA OST Make-Ups Begin

21: Math OST 3-5 Day 1

22: Math OST 3-5 Day 2

23: Math OST Make-Ups Begin

28: Science OST 5th Day 1

29 Science OST 5th Day 2

30: Science OST Make-Ups Begin

May

6: Trout Release 2026

8: Q4 ZERO REFERRAL REWARD (during lunch)

8: Kindergarten Field Trip @ 9:30a.m. to 2:00p.m.

14: Last day of school with preschool and KPrep

15: Last day of school with Kindergarten

15: K-5 EOY 30-Day Referral Free Celebration (if earned)

19: 5th grade promotion @ 6p.m.

20: Preschool celebration day (last day for preschoolers)

21: Last day of school with students grades 1-5

21: Fifth grade clap out @ 3:15p.m. (line hallways at 3:10p.m.)

21: end of quarter 4

Thank you for taking the time to review our Graham Elementary Student Handbook! Please note the following important and/or updated portions of the handbook. Please contact Mrs. Shreve with any questions or concerns😊

Please use this link to access the handbook in its entirety.

❗❕SCHOOL FEES and FIELD TRIPS: All school fees must be paid in order for students to attend field trips (Glen Helen included) or participate in preschool celebration and or 5th grade promotion.

⌚📵Cell phones and Smart Watches are to remain off and in student bookbags upon entering the building and should not be used until after the final dismissal bell and students have exited the school building. In effect, cell phones should not be “seen, heard, or used” during this time.

👕👖DRESS CODE (revised...please read)

Graham Elementary has some extra parking in the front west side of our campus! Our custodial team has spray painted white parking lines in this space, and families and encouraged to use this area for additional parking when visiting Graham Elementary.

We have also added rocks in the boulevards between the front parking lots and the access road between GES and GMS. Please do not drive over these rocks.

Thank you for helping us to keep our campus looking GREAT!

Reminder: If you have a change of phone number, address, custody, etc., please update your child's Final Forms immediately Please use this LINK to log in if information needs to be updated.

Thank you!

Please read this in its entirety and abide by all procedures. Please contact Mrs. Shreve (shrevee@grahamlocalschools.org OR 937-663-4449 ext. 4605) with any questions.

At Graham Elementary, our students' safety is critical. One piece of ensuring student safety is the morning drop-offs and afternoon pick-ups procedures.

Please be reminded that the west lane of the front parking lot is for handicap drop-off only. Vehicles entering this lane should have a handicapped placard posted in their vehicle. Often times, the gate is not in the lane to allow for handicap drop-off/pick-up. Even when the gate is not blocking the lane, we ask that that lane be used for handicap drop-off/pick-up only.

In addition, the east lane of the front parking lot is not to be used in the afternoon. Typically, it is blocked by a saw horse. In the event that it is not, please refrain from using this lane.

Lastly, if someone other than parents/guardian are dropping off/picking up your child, please advise them of these procedures.

Thank you for your cooperation🙂

As we continue to focus on student safety at Graham Elementary School, we have made some updates to our class treat protocol.

Please see the information below to learn of updates and additions to allowable treats and protocols. These changes are effective immediately.

Please contact Mrs. Shreve and Mr. Myers with any questions.

We appreciate our Falcon families!

Want to help your school??

Before you head out to the grocery store, please consider linking your Kroger card to Graham Local Schools. When you spend, we earn!

Graham Local Schools has been accepted into the Kroger Community Rewards program. Funding earned through this program will be used to directly support student needs. If you and your family and friends shop at Kroger in Ohio, please take 2 minutes to link your Kroger Plus Card to Graham Local Schools. Linked accounts earn our school money from your shopping trips.

Thank you for supporting our students!

Graham Local Schools can now receive funding from Kroger Community Rewards. Funding is generated when our staff and friends and family link their KROGER PLUS CARD to Graham Local Schools. Grocery shopping at Kroger with a linked card will help us earn money to support students in the district directly.

Linking your card is easy!

If you have an existing Kroger Plus Card:

Step 1: Visit https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards, scroll to the bottom and click on this image:

Step 2: Your Kroger Plus Card is set to a preferred store. Some stores in our area are within the Columbus Division of Kroger (Urbana, Bellefontaine) and some stores are within the Cincinnati Division of Kroger (Springfield, Dayton areas). You will put in the code or GRAHAM LOCAL SCHOOLS into the organization you wish to link to.

To Use the Kroger Community Rewards Program:

CINCINNATI REGION CODES

Simply encourage your participants to visit http://www.kroger.com. Once logged into their Kroger account they can search either by name GRAHAM LOCAL SCHOOLS or WI866 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.

COLUMBUS REGION CODES

Simply encourage your participants to visit http://www.kroger.com. Once logged into their Kroger account they can search either by name GRAHAM LOCAL SCHOOLS or NH792 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.

Step 3: CONFIRMATION

Donation Summary

Status:

Enrolled

Organization Name:

Graham Local Schools

Organization Number: NH792 or WI866

Emily Shreve - Principal - shrevee@grahamlocalschools.org

Aaron Myers - Assistant Principal - myersa@grahamlocalschools.org

Grace Ludlow - Pupil Services Coordinator - ludlowg@grahamlocalschools.org

Morgan Boggess - School Nurse - boggessm@grahamlocalschools.org

Kristina Thornton - Administrative Assistant - thorntonk@grahamlocalschools.org

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