Grand View School

Ms. Whitmire's Kindergarten class went on a nature scavenger hunt & picked up litter around campus for Earth Day. Good job!

The Health and Wellness Fair will be held in the gym next Thursday, April 24, from 3:45 to 5:00. There will be several health agencies here along with some fun fitness activities. We invite our parents to attend. Gary Wing

Grand View Cheer tryouts are right around the corner! Grand View students in 2nd-7th grade, who are enrolled for next year, can tryout for the competition and show teams. Those Grand View students who are in 4th-7th grade, enrolled for next year, can tryout for our sideline squad. A mandatory parent meeting will be held on Friday, April 25th at 5:30 in the Grand View Cafeteria. All tryout packets are due to Mrs. Cox or Mrs. Coltrane by Monday, April 28th before attending tryout clinics. They can be picked up in the office, from Mrs. Cox, or from Mrs. Coltrane. Cheer Tryout Clinics will be held on Monday, April 28th and Tuesday, April 29th from 3:30-5:30 in the gym. Parents will pick up their student(s) from the gym. Please make sure that your child is enrolled in the after school program. Tryouts will be held on Friday, May 2nd starting at 3:30 and continuing until everyone is done. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Cox: dcox@grandviewchargers.org or Mrs. Coltrane: sierracox@grandviewchargers.org.

We would like the families of the students who attend the after school program to complete the following survey as soon as possible for our grant. Your help is greatly appreciated! We would also like to remind parents that there will be after school tomorrow (4/17/25) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LISurveyFamily2425

Last week our track teams competed in the Maryetta Relays and we had lots of placements! GO CHARGERS! Here are the results: 100m Dash Tinley Jones 4th place Madison Stroman 5th place Caysen Youngblood 1st place Tanner Park 5th place Giovonni Sierra 6th place Andai Hill 2nd place 200m Dash Tinley Jones 1st place Arena Thomison 5ht place Caysen Youngblood 1st place Caden Wilson 8th place Tanner Park 5th place Giovonni Sierra 2nd place Andrai Hill 1st place 400m Dash Zoey Jacob 5th place Brady Taylor 3rd place Andrai Hill 1st place 800m Run Zoey Jacob 5th place Aden Cobb 2nd place Leland Deer 1st place 1600m Run Ryan Altaffer 6th place Leland Deer 1st place 4x100m Relay Chloe Bogart, Maci Todd, Maddie Van Dyke, Tinley Jones 7th place Emma Sadler, Olive Whitley, Jaylyn Larsen, Caysen Youngblood 1st place Brady Taylor, Aiden Blackwood, Giovanni Sierra, Aden Cobb 2nd place Shot Put Suyetta Ortiz 3rd place Tyler Cochran 7th place Knox Keys 2nd place Discus Guadelupe Hernandez 2nd place Suyetta Ortiz 4th place Kayla Hernandez 5th place Joby Escalate 5th place Tucker Samuels 7th place Michael McMurray 8th place Knox Keys 1st place Long Jump Olive Whitley 5th place

PTO Skate Night is cancelled for Tuesday, April 15th.

Mrs. Whitmire kindergarten class built 3-dimensional shapes for their math lesson. What fun!

Grand View's Cherokee Choir competed in the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair in Norman, Oklahoma. On Monday, April 7, the 2nd-5th graders competed. They won an Honorable Mention, three 2nd Place and two 3rd Place Trophies. On Tuesday, April 8, the 6th & 7th graders competed. They won one 3rd Place, two 2nd Place, and four 1st Place trophies. They competed as a whole group, several small groups and duos. Da na da li he li gv (ᏓᎾᏓᎵᎮᎵᏃ) Congratulations.

The OAAC Tournament of Champions was held at Rose State College on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Students had to take tests throughout the year to qualify for this tournament. Grand View had 10 students who qualified! We took nine of the ten who qualified to Rose State College on Saturday. Students who place 4th-10th in their subject area or the Scholar's Test won medals. Students placing 1st-3rd won a trophy. We are delighted to announce that 8th Grader Reese Kuhns placed 9th in Language Arts, winning a medal, 7th Grader Reed Oxford placed 2nd in Math, winning a trophy, and 8th Grader Anderson Hatley placed 8th in Social Studies, 5th in Science, 7th in Humanities, and 8th on the 200 question Scholar's test! Coaches: Mrs. Gillman and Ms. Glory

The pre-enrollment form for the 2025-2026 school year is due Friday, April 11th. Students need to bring the completed form to their homeroom teacher. These forms must be turned in for all students. Thank you for helping us prepare for next school year.

Today, April 9th, The annual Cherokee Culture Day for students in grades K-4th took place! Students enjoyed traditional cultural activities, including Stickball.

On April 6th, the Grand View Cheer Team won 1st place at the ASC Spring Express! GO CHARGERS!

The storm has damaged our phone system beyond repair. We are limited to one incoming line at this time. Please plan accordingly as this situation is expected to take a week to resolve. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Monday, April 7th, students in grades PK-7th are taking home Pre-Enrollment packets for the 2025-2026 school year. Friday, April 11th is the deadline to return the packets to homeroom teachers.

On April 1st, the Southwest Dairy Farmers Mobile Dairy Classroom visited our campus! The 3 year-old program, PreK, Kindergarten and Elementary classes all got to meet Sherl the cow and learn about dairy farms.

44 Grand View Students students, grade Pre-K--8th, have the honor of having their artwork on display at the 2025 Cherokee County Student Art Show! Each of these students were selected by popular vote to represent our Grand View talent on the county level. Each student received a ribbon for making it into the county competition. Out of all the students in the county show, 4 of our Grand View artists were awarded additional awards by a judging panel. Congratulations to: Mae-Lee Mouse Annabell Burton Kaylee Gourd Evie Forrest These four students will be recognized tonight at the Awards Presentation. Wednesday, April 2nd at 6:00pm at the Tahlequah Public Schools Performing Arts Center. (Tahlequah Schools Performing Arts Center, Pendleton St, Tahlequah, OK 74464). We invite families of these students to attend! The 2025 Cherokee County Student Art Show is open for viewing Wednesday-Friday, April 2,3,4, 2025. From 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Congratulations to all our artists!

📚 Grand View Book Fair Starts Monday! 📚 The Grand View Book Fair kicks off this Monday! Your child will have the opportunity to browse and purchase books during their regular library time. This is a great chance to encourage a love of reading and find some new favorites!

Enrollment for Pre-K and new Kindergarten students who will be attending Grand View for the first time in August 2025 will be April 8th from 3:30-6:00 at the new middle school library. The middle school is located where the Early Childhood Center was in previous years. Please enter through the gate located off Burchett Road. Parents are encouraged to pick up an enrollment packet at the elementary office any time before April 8th. You will need to bring the completed packet and all the documents listed on the cover page to the elementary office.

Dear Parents/Guardians, This is a friendly reminder that all summer school enrollment forms are due by this Friday. If you have any questions or need another copy of the form, feel free to contact the office at 918-456-5131. Thank you, Gary Wing

📚 Literacy Fair – Tomorrow! 📚 Join us for the Literacy Fair on Tuesday, March 25, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in the Grand View gym! Special guest author Alex Stephenson will be there to read and share his book. Plus, everyone in attendance will receive a free book! We hope to see you there!