Grand View kicked off summer school on May 19th with an inspiring visit from author Traci Sorrell, who shared her powerful book, We Are Grateful. Students will continue exploring the book through a series of arts-integrated literacy projects, including a special watercolor activity led by talented local artist Dena Coleman. Grand View’s own art teacher, Mallory Semrow, will also guide students through additional creative projects inspired by the story. Meanwhile, Mrs. Provenzano’s class will be building kites as part of their hands-on literacy experience.
This project is funded in part by the Grand View Innovations to Literacy initiative and a grant from Joe’s Bookcase, a nonprofit, made possible through the support of local bookstore Too Fond of Books. Stay tuned—summer learning is off to a meaningful and creative start!
Summer School will dismiss early at 2:00 today due to the severe weather forecast.
The Summer School Adventure begins Monday, May 19. All parent drop-off and pick-up will be in front of the gym instead of the Elementary Office. If you have bus riding problems please contact Gary Wing.
Summer School Families,
Order forms for the 2025 summer school shirt have been sent home with students enrolled in the summer program. Please note that the shirt is optional and not required to participate in the program.
If you did not receive an order form, additional copies will be available in the Elementary Front Office.
We will begin accepting orders on Wednesday, May 14th, and no orders will be accepted after Wednesday, May 21st. All orders must be placed in the Elementary Front Office.
Thank you,
Summer School Staff
Parents attending the kindergarten graduation tomorrow should park in the gravel lot across from the elementary school. Enter through the open black gate near the marquee at the south end. The ceremony is at 9:30 AM in the gym. Students may be checked out after with the teacher.
Some fun photos from our 5th - 7th Grades End of Year Trip to the NWA Naturals Baseball Game!
Congratulations to our Masonic Student of Today and Teacher of Today winners:
Left to right: Mrs. Kelsey Johnson, Sierra Hernandez, Henley Green , Kinzley Harrington, Paxton Smith
Back row: Alena Farar, Mrs. Hannah Sierra
Winners not pictured include: Thea Shade, Dean Jones, Rixten Ingram, Pedro Vilchis, Knox Keys, and Ms. Mallory Semrow
Go Chargers! We are so proud of you!
Tomorrow evening all 8th graders need to be in the middle school library at 6:15 to put on their cap and gown. We will practice ceremony procedures during school tomorrow, so it's important they all attend. Thank you
Ms. McGregor's PreK class has a future so bright they have to wear sunglasses!
Thursday, May 8
* Last day of after school.
* 8th grade promotion 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 9
* Last day of school.
* Kindergarten graduation 9:30 a.m.
Monday, May 19
* Summer school begins. The school begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. You may drop-off your child beginning at 7:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 12
* Last day of summer school.
Thursday, August 7
* First day of school for the 2025-26 school year.
Reminder: The bus for the 8th grade trip will leave at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning from the front of the middle school building. Be sure to bring your Blue 2025 T-shirt for the trip!
There will be a JOM parent meeting on Monday, May 5, at 5:30. The meeting will be in the Grand View Cafeteria. We invite you to the meeting to see what's going on with JOM.
Gary Wing
Reminders: If you have doctor’s notes to excuse absences for the months of January-May that have not been turned in, please get them to the office by Thursday, May 8.
There will be no afterschool program for the last day of school, Friday, May 9th.
Thank you.
Ms. Moore's 1st grade class enjoyed a break from the rain with their handmade giant pinwheels!
The 7th and 8th grade Outdoor Education classes got to attend a fishing and conservation field trip today at the Cherokee Chota Center sponsored by NSU.
Due to weather conditions, the 1st and 2nd grade Woodall track meet today has been canceled.
Tomorrow’s track meet for the 3rd & 4th grade at Woodall has been cancelled.
*Reposting with a photo!
We are proud to share the results for our track kids who went to state last Friday:
Knox Keys got 1st in Shot Put and Discus
Andrai Hill got 1st in the 200m dash (PR) and 2nd in the 100m dash and 2nd in the 400 m dash (PR)
Caysen Youngblood got 2nd in the 100m dash (PR)and 20 dash (PR)
Leland Deer got 2nd in the 800 run (PR)and 4th in the mile run (PR)
Olive Whitley got 5th in long jump (PR)
Tyler Cochran threw a Personal record distance in Shot Put.
GO CHARGERS!
Some neat things happening at Grand View:
Mrs. Gillman’s classes finished their Earth Day unit by creating a collaborative quilt!
In Mrs. Barn's 1st grade class students are learning about the 7 Continents and got to make a paper lantern when learning about the Continent of Asia!
Ms. Mays Kindergarten class went on a nature walk to celebrate Earth Day and picked up trash along the way!
