I hope you have had a wonderful weekend!
This week's Positivity Project character trait is Curiosity. Please take a minute to read through the family newsletter so that you can talk about the character trait at home as well.
I hope you have had a wonderful weekend. The weather is starting to cool down a bit which is nice. I truly love this time of year! Fall is such a beautiful season in Michigan.
Summer has begun! I hope all of our families get to do some fun things throughout this summer break. If your family goes anywhere, please feel free to send pictures and we will post them on our PD Graham Facebook page and our Instagram as well! There are lots of summer programs that are going on this summer around the district. Most of them are free so I hope you are able to take advantage of them if you are in town!! As always, please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
Mrs. Sheppard
Principal
I hope you all had a great weekend. Can you believe it's the last week of school? This year has FLOWN by so fast!!! We have done so many great things in our building. I always feel the energy when I walk through the building each morning to greet everyone. I am very proud of all of our students for their hard work throughout the entire year.
This week we will celebrate our 5th graders on Tuesday afternoon at a ceremony in the gym at 2:00 pm on their promotion to middle school. They will also have a big celebration that evening with food and games at 5:30!
We have two half days on Thursday and Friday this week. Dismissal will be at 12:20 pm both days. Thursday is our school Carnival!! That will begin at 3:00 pm and run until 6:00 pm. I hope to see you there!
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
Mrs. Sheppard
Principal
I hope you were able to enjoy this wonderful, Memorial Day weekend!!! The weather was pretty nice which always helps.
We will be celebrating our Kindergartners this Wednesday at 3:00. Doors will open for their music program at 2:45 pm.
Our Field Day will be held this Friday, June 2nd! If you are volunteering for Field Day, please be sure to arrive at least 15 minutes before your shift so that we can prepare you for your game. It is also going to be EXTREMELY warm on Friday. Please be sure to put sunscreen on BEFORE school and send students with water as well. We will not be able to put sunscreen on your child at school. K-2 Students will be outside in the morning and 3-5 will be outside in the afternoon. Parents are welcome to come meet us outside to watch their children!
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
Mrs. Sheppard
Principal
Things are getting very busy around Graham Elementary School! There are lots of field trips, concerts, and celebrations coming up in the next few weeks. Please be sure to check your emails, newsletters, and email messages from us so that you don't miss out on anything!
Happy Mother's Day to all of our Graham moms!!! I hope you were able to get together with loved ones to celebrate the special people in your life.
Things are really starting to move quickly and get busier as the school year comes to a close. Please be sure to read through this newsletter and any emails that come your way so you don't miss anything important.
This week in the Positivity Project our school community will be focusing on all of the character traits from this past year. We have gone through all of the lessons and now we take some time to review and apply things we have learned in our everyday life situations.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
Mrs. Sheppard
Principal
Hope you had a great weekend! We are so excited to celebrate our staff this week at Graham. We appreciate them for all of their hard work and time that they put in day in and day out for our students. We will celebrate them this entire week!!! I would really like to thank the PTA for all of their hard work in planning activities each day for them.
This week in the Positivity Project our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Other People's Mindset. This means you recognize the good in other people, recognize that everything you say or do affects others, support others when they struggle, cheer people on when they succeed, and remain present when giving people your attention. Here is the parent letter that goes with this trait so that you can discuss it with your child.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
Mrs. Sheppard
Principal
I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. This week's weather looks to start out a little rough but get better by the end of the week. Please be sure that your child has a coat for outdoor recess. We will go outside during lunch and later in the afternoon. There is NO SCHOOL on Wednesday, May 3rd this week. Staff members will be getting professional development that day.
This week in the Positivity Project our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Leadership. Leadership means you value each member of your group and inspire people to be their best. Here is the parent letter that goes with this trait so that you can discuss it with your child.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
Mrs. Sheppard
Principal
I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend. It looks like it will be a little bit chilly this week. Please be sure your child has a coat for outdoor recess.
This week we will celebrate our wonderful secretaries!! We are so thankful for Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Dohring in the front office. They do a fantastic job managing the phones, the front door, any student or teacher that needs help, and most of all managing me!!! We appreciate them for all that they do for Graham. We also are very thankful for our Library clerk Mrs. Klein. She sees every student in our school and brings the joy of reading to them with her read-alouds. She also helps manage all of the technology in the building. Without these wonderful ladies, we would be LOST!! If you see them this week, be sure to say THANK YOU!
This week in the Positivity Project our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Enthusiasm. Enthusiasm means you approach life with excitement and energy. You energize people around you. Here is the parent letter that goes with this trait so that you can discuss it with your child.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
Mrs. Sheppard
Principal