Grand View School

Grand View 1st and 2nd grade students are participating in the Tahlequah Daily Press’ letters to Santa! Students wrote a handwritten letter to be published in the TDP and sent all the way to the north pole. The letters include a personalized drawing for Santa to enjoy.

Current and former Grand View officials gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of construction of an addition to the current Early Learning Center. This project is the product of years of planning and saving. Funds from the recent bond that passed will be combined with the district’s savings to construct a six classroom addition that includes safe rooms. Additionally, existing space will be remodeled to add a library and office for increased security.

The Grand View academic team placed 3rd in the ORES state buzzer competition in Shawnee on Friday, November 8, 2023. The double elimination bracket consisted of 23 teams with Grand View making it to the next to last round. Great work, Chargers! You make us proud! Pictured L-R: Nadia Caughron, Atlanta Siegel, Anderson Hatley, and Reese Kuhns

PTO meeting on Tuesday, December 5th at 5:30 in the school cafeteria.

Grand View hosted a 3rd & 4th grade basketball festival this week with Tenkiller, Hulbert, and Peggs. The Grand View teams played some excellent games and went undefeated!

Parents please remind your child to pick up any items they may have lost this year. After this week, all items will be donated.

The last day to order Grand View jackets and polos is Monday, November 27.

Grand View wishes our Charger family a happy day of gratitude surrounded by loved ones. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 We will see you Monday!

The Native American Song and Food Festival was great fun and well attended. Many families and staff brought and served food. The Cherokee cultural class, under the direction of Darlene Littledeer, The Cherokee Baptist Choir under the direction of DJ McCarter, and The Cherokee Adult Choir under the direction of Fay Morrison performed their beautiful music in their native language. Greg Bilby blessed us with storytelling and pulled unexpecting volunteers from the crowd resulting in a delightful story. Yogi Bread did a fantastic job emceeing the event. We were also blessed to have National Treasures from the Cherokee Nation: Kathy Van Buskirk – Baskets Perry Van Buskirk – Traditional Weapons Danny McCarter – Traditional Weapons Noel Grayson – Traditional Weapons Troy Jackson – Pottery The UKB Museum brought a treasure chest with treats for the students and gave out arrowhead necklaces. We were also honored to have distinguished guests with us. Previous Principal Chief Joe Byrd, Councilwoman Sasha Blackfox Qualls, and Cherokee ambassadors Grace Thomas, Skye Rodwell, and Ryan Altaffer. Mary Chanate brought a group of Native American singers and dancers that finished the evening in fine fashion. Grand View is a very blessed school to have so many talented people.

Second graders made their own “pumpkin pie in a cup” today! Yum! As one student said: “This is the best day ever!”

The school board recognized our Cherokee Challenge Bowl and Academic Team winners for their recent accomplishments! (First picture) The Cherokee Challenge Bowl 6-8th grade team and 1-2nd grade team were recognized by the school board for winning first place in this year’s competition. (L - R) Back row: School board member Michael Lynn, Reed Oxford, Grace Thomas, Maggie Rhodes, Lucas Asbill and School board president Jon Asbill. (L-R) Front row: Gabbie Green, Winnie Asbill and Hunter Thomas. Not pictured is Chase Cook. (Second picture) The Grand View academic team were recognized for their high placements in the ACHIEVE Scholastic academic competition. Eleven Grand View students received awards by placing in the Top 6. (L - R) Front Row: Reed Oxford, Kendall Hatley, Bennett Edwards, Malachi Vangilder, Ava Whittle (L - R) Back Row: Mr. Michael Lynn, Reese Kuhns, Anderson Hatley, Nadia Caughron, Mr. Jon Asbill. Not pictured: Taryn Russell, Jaxon, Tudor, and Ryleigh Velotta Go Chargers! You make us proud!

The 5th & 6th grade basketball teams played against Keys last night. The girls won 22-7 and the boys lost 8-17 in a game that was very close until the end. They will be in action again on Thursday as we take on Hulbert's 3rd-6th grade teams at Grand View beginning at 10:00. The Grand View 7th & 8th girls won against Maryetta on Thursday while the 7th & boys came up a little short.

Grand View students celebrated World Kindness day! Students decorated the halls and shared their ideas on ways to be kind and staff rewarded students who were “caught” doing kind deeds. 6th graders made kindness flowers for the middle school. The school came together to weave a “kindness quilt” for the cafeteria–each section of the “quilt” was hand made by a different student or teacher. Thank you to Mrs. Hatley, Mrs. White, Ms. Carroll, Mrs. Mae and Mrs. Scott for making this day happen!

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with us! Join us this Thursday for our Native American Song and Food Festival. There will be traditional Cherokee food to sample, songs, and more. November 16th from 5:30 - 7:30 at Grand View School.

Grand View's Student Wellness Action Team did a service project at Anthis Brennan Park in Tahlequah. These students picked up tons of trash and the Parks and Recreation Department was grateful for their help.

Reminders: 1. Grand View Cheer is selling jackets and polos, Order forms were sent home with students and are due Monday, November 27 by 3:00. All orders will need to be turned in by this time, no late orders will be accepted. Please note the heavy jacket is $50 not $30 as incorrectly listed on the form. 2. Skate Night is Tuesday, November 14 from 5:30 to 7:30. 3. Go Purple for World Pancreatic Cancer Day on Thursday, November 16. We do this to honor the late Mr. Steve Gillman, our former administrator, and those who are still fighting this battle.

The 3rd & 4th grade basketball teams did a fantastic job in the Woodall tournament! The girls finished runner up and the boys won the championship!

Congratulations to the 7th-8th basketball teams. Both teams won their opening games of the season.

CORRECTION - The date for the flu/COVID immunizations is Tuesday, November 7th from 9:30-11:30 in the Grand View gym lobby.

The Grand View academic team traveled to Hulbert to participate in the ACHIEVE scholastic academic competition on Fri. Nov. 3. Team members competed against others from six schools on individually scored tests in language arts, math, science, social studies, and humanities. The following team members placed in the top 6: 5th Grade Bennett Edwards - 3rd inHumanities Kendall Hatley - 6th in Math Taryn Russell - 5th in Science Jaxon Tudor - 3rd in Social Studies Malachi Vangilder - 2nd in Social Studies Ava Whittle - 2nd in Science & 3rd in Humanities 6th Grade Reed Oxford - 3rd in Math & Humanities, 4th in ELA, and 5th in Science Ryleigh Velotta - 3rd in Science & Humanities 7th Grade Anderson Hatley - 1st in Humanities, 2nd in ELA, Math, and Social Studies, and 3rd in Science Reese Kuhns - 1st in ELA & Science, 2nd in Humanities, 3rd in Social Studies, and 5th in Math 8th Grade Nadia Caughron Way to go, Chargers! Keep up the fantastic work!