Grand Star Elementary
August 31 - September 4
If you arrive before 8:00 a.m., please keep your child in the vehicle. In the car line, pull forward as far as possible without blocking the crosswalk. If you are first, pull up to the “X” shown on the map to help prevent traffic from backing up onto the road.
We Watch. We Listen. We Think.
Your child learned that paying attention means watching, listening, and thinking carefully about something. They practice different ways of showing they’re paying attention.
Try This at Home: Ask your child to show you how they can pay attention, for example, when you are reading a story with them or explaining how to do something.
Time to Pay Attention
You child learned that paying attention can look different depending on the situation, for example, listening to the teacher during a lesson, or looking both ways before crossing the street.
Try This at Home: Ask your child to show you how they can pay attention, for example, when you are reading a story with them, explaining a task, or crossing the street.
How to Get Good at Something
Your child learned that their best skills have developed as a result of practicing, trying hard, and asking for help.
Try This at Home: Ask your child to share with you what they’re good at and how they became good at it. Share with them something you’re good at and what you did to practice and try hard, and who you asked for help.
Changing Your Brain
Your child learned that when they learn something new, the brain changes as different parts of the brain begin to send messages to each other.
Try This at Home: Ask your child to explain what happens in their brain when they learn something for the first time.
Setting a Good Class Goal
Students worked in small groups to come up with ways to make their classroom a better place. Each group chose one idea to turn into a group goal. They learned that a good goal should be specific, challenging, doable and something the group feels excited about.
Try This at Home: Ask your child about their group’s goal. What is their group trying to do? What makes their goal exciting or challenging? What does it mean for a goal to be doable? Share a goal you’ve worked on with others and what helped your group succeed.
💙 A huge thank you for the items already donated from our GSE Building Wishlist! We appreciate every single one.
This week, we’re hoping to give our staff lounge a little love by stocking it with quick snacks and treats. Our teachers are constantly on the go, so having something easy to grab during the day is always appreciated!
Our GSE Building Wishlist is another easy way to help us support, celebrate, and take care of our students and staff all year long. Thank you for always showing up for GSE!
If your student is going to be absent please call 913-856-3799 and leave a detailed message with your name, your student's name, and the reason for the absence. You may also send an email to gseattendance@usd231.com.
Please write your child's name on coats, jackets, backpacks, lunch boxes, and other items! If you notice your student is missing an item, please encourage them to visit our Lost and Found, located right outside the gym by the cafeteria.
Our playground is officially finished, and the kids have been loving it! Seeing them come back inside from recess so happy and excited has been such a great way to start the year.
As we head into fall, please remember that the weather can be unpredictable. We encourage you to send a jacket or sweatshirt with your student and please label it with their name, grade, or initials.
GSE Lunch Schedule:
10:45am - 11:15am First Grade
11:15am - 11:45am Fourth Grade
11:45am - 12:15pm Kindergarten
12:15pm - 12:45pm Third Grade
12:45pm - 1:15pm Second Grade
Johnson County Emergency Assistance Guide
Looking for extra support? The Johnson County Emergency Assistance Guide includes local resources for food, housing, utilities, healthcare, transportation, and more. Find support and resources here.
Laundry Love at Legendary Laundry
Laundry Love is a community program that helps families with the cost of doing laundry. During Laundry Love sessions at Legendary Laundry, up to 3 loads per individual or 5 loads per family are covered, and detergent is provided.
