A Note From Mr. Graves

Want to get your child to talk about her day at school? Try asking questions that encourage more than a yes-or-no answer. Here are seven to start with.

1. What do you think I would have liked best about school today?

2. How would you describe your day to a pet?

3. What’s your favorite paper in your backpack, and why?

4. Who did you play or work with today, and what did you do together?

5. What was the easiest thing you did today? The hardest?

6. What healthy foods did you eat at lunch?

7. What new words did you hear or read, and what do they mean?

I'm excited to share that Concord Counseling, will be doing another free summer group program this year. Students going into grades 1st-6th for the 2025-2026 school year will have the opportunity to attend day camps that address various social-emotional skills. Here are the following groups that will be offered within Gahanna as well as Groveport and Westerville. Students can attend group in any of the 3 locations:

Emotion Explorers: Addresses identification of various basic emotions, how they feel in the body, how we can appropriately express those emotions to others, and various coping skills to help manage those big emotions

Worry Warriors: Addresses identification of worry triggers, meaning of worry vs. anxiety, how worry feels in the body, and coping skills to help decrease worries

Keys To Success: Addresses executive functioning needs such as planning/organizing, identifying/eliminating distractions, self-control, and attention/focus

Let's Be Friends: Addresses positive social skills to utilize within friendships, such as active listening, conflict resolution, appropriate emotion identification/expression, and how to make new friends

Link for registration: https://sites.google.com/concordcounseling.org/concordsummergroups2025/home

We are helping spread the word for Mr. Walker, our Media Specialist, regarding volunteers for the Spring Book Fair.

The Spring Book Fair will take place during library class times on:

• Tuesday, 4/29-->McClary, Anderson, Thomas, Donaldson, Hallen/Odom, Denman
• Wednesday, 4/30-->Bojanowski, Slone, Troy, Susey, Hielkema
• Thursday, 5/1-->Buchert, Younker, Brown, Donaldson/Susey, Obey, Feeney

Please click the link to signup: Spring Book Fair Volunteer Signup

If you have questions, please email Mr. Walker at: walkerch@gjps.org

Thank You,

Join us for our We Are the World Celebration. This is a free event for the whole family. Bring food to share. Enjoy crafts, games, and activities from around the world. Students must be accompanied by an adult.

Each month, students who go above and beyond in meeting the Goshen Lane expectations of being extra safe, helpful, and caring have the chance of being recognized as the Golden Opportunity Award Winner for the month. Winners are awarded with a certificate of recognition, a Golden Opportunity T-Shirt, and a pancake breakfast cooked by the school principal. Congratulations to the March Golden Opportunity winners:

• Kindergarten: Nabil H. Haroon A. Haidyn C.
• 1st Grade: Emma C. Liliana E. Scarlett W.
• 2nd Grade: Ahlam A. Muhammed K. Austin T.
• 3rd Grade: Dylan C. Tommy F. Nellie A.
• 4th Grade: Kudus Y. Major C. Maryam A.
• 5th Grade: Levi L. Taylor C.

• April 18: Comp Day: (no school)
• April 24: We are the World Celebration
• April 29 -May 1: Book Fair