Grand View School

Parents: Your child will be bringing home a form from the Cherokee Nation Health Service for permission to get a Flu and/or Covid vaccine at school on Oct 22, 2024. If you want your child to get the vaccination at school, please fill out the form COMPLETELY and send it back to school no later than 8:00 the morning of October 22nd. Thank you.

Grand View Elementary had a special guest today! Smokey Bear and his friends from the Cherokee Nation Wildfire Prevention Program spoke to our 1st-4th grade students about fire safety and how to prevent wildfires. Thanks, Smokey!

Football and softball pictures will be this Friday, October 11. Order forms were sent home a couple of weeks ago. Money must be turned in by Wednesday, October 23rd. Also, for those who plan to attend Thursday's 5th-8th grade football games against Woodall, the games will take place at Sequoyah High School. The entrance to the football game is next to the gym and the visitor section is under construction so either sit in the home bleachers or bring a chair to the game. Thank you

On September 26th our Pre-K - 1st grade students celebrated Johnny Appleseed day with apple-themed activities--including an apple taste test! Each class made a class graph of their favorite apple flavors! Yum!

On September 27th our 4-5th grade students and our Cherokee Class attended the Diniyotli Festival at Sequoyah's Cabin in Sallisaw. The Diniyotli Festival is an outdoor festival celebrating and demonstrating Cherokee culture, arts and history through demonstrations and hands-on activities. Students participated in stickball games, archery, marbles, chunkey, basketry, weaving, pottery and storytelling.

Reminders for Grand View Parents: 1. There will be no After School Program on Thursday, Oct. 3rd. 2. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be Thursday, October 3rd from 4-7 and Friday, October 4th from 9 to 12. 3. Please keep in mind that the office will not accept flora/gift deliveries for students. Thank you for your understanding.

Photos from Thursday's Pink Out / Family Night Football Game!

The library has some extra special guests! For the last few weeks our library visitors got to witness some endangered Monarch butterfly caterpillars grow, make their chrysalises and finally hatch into beautiful butterflies. What a cool experience!

On September 25th, Grand View students and staff were excited and honored by a visit from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, and Councilor Candessa Tehee. They each spoke to our middle school students in an assembly offering encouragement and motivation. Councilor Tehee was able to direct a donation of over $50,000 to the school to be used for playground/activity space for the middle school students at their new building which is under construction. We greatly appreciate the involvement and support shown from the Cherokee Nation!

Photos from 5th Grade's trip to BizTown yesterday!

Hat day (Put a Lid on Cancer) was a great success! We loved seeing all the different hats today. Tomorrow is Charger Pride Leading the Fight (Charger Pride/Pink Out Day) and our JV & Varsity Football vs Briggs Pink Out Game. Wear pink and Charger Pride apparel!

Parents and Guardians, A few reminders: 1. Please have your child return the Impact Aid Survey to school by Oct. 3rd. 2. All doctor notes must be in no later than Oct. 3rd to excuse an absence for this first quarter. 3. Elections for JOM Indian Education Committee members will be held October 1st at Grand View School beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. To serve on the JOM IEC, a person must be the parent or guardian of a JOM verified child. School board members or spouses, school administrators or spouses, and Cherokee Nation personnel with signature authority over JOM contracts or spouses cannot serve on the committee. For more information contact Gary Wing at 918-456-5131 x 226. Thank you.

Mark your calendars! The Grand View Book Fair kicks off on Monday, September 30 and runs through Thursday, October 3rd. Also the fair will be open Thursday evening during parent teacher conferences. Don’t miss this great opportunity to explore a fantastic selection of books for all ages!

Next Saturday is Giving Sight Day. There are opportunities to get a free eye exam at participating locations. Please check out these flyers for more information!

Pictures from yesterday's 7th/8th game VS Tenkiller. Photos by Christi Bowlin.

JOM Election, Tuesday, October 1st in Grand View School cafeteria. The election will begin at 6 PM and conclude by 6:30. We invite all interested parents to attend.

Today's softball games at Briggs have been cancelled.

Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday, September 2nd. Hope you have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

PTO meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3 @ 5:30 in the cafeteria.

Grand View Cherokee Choir performed at the Boys & Girls Club of America's Southwest Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City, August 28, 2024. They sang God's Children in Cherokee and received a standing ovation from the crowd of around 500.