Graham Elementary School

We are hosting our first ever Christmas in July: Car and Vendor Show on July 26th from 11am-4pm! This is a FREE event for our community to enjoy and we hope to have a wide variety of cars, vendors, and food trucks for everyone to check out and enjoy! We will have a DJ on site, the playground will be open for the children, and one exciting vendor that will be in attendance will be Boonshoft! Plus Santa will be taking a day from his summer vacation to hang out with us all! We have a HUGE need for volunteers at the Car and Vendor Show. Volunteers will help sell raffle tickets, check in vendor and car show participants, direct traffic, monitor playground, help with setup and clean up, and more. Volunteers select the time slot(s) they wish to help and get a free Event Staff tshirt. High schoolers are welcome to volunteer and doing so will qualify them to apply for the Graham Elementary PTO Scholarship of $1000 awarded to 2 GHS seniors! If you're interested in signing up to participate in the car show, be a vendor, to volunteer, donate raffle items, or sponsor awards, please email us for details at gespto@grahamlocalschools.org If you have any questions or concerns, as always, don't hesitate to reach out. Thank you for your continued support as we support our GES family!

Today is an exciting day at Graham Elementary! Our digital sign is being installed and will be up and running soon! This project is thanks to GES fundraising efforts and our generous donors: Old Souls Farms, Community Health and Wellness Partners and GES PTO. We are excited for this opportunity to share all that is great about Graham Elementary with our community!

Hello Falcon families! Linked below, please find the FINAL GES News from the Nest for the 2024-2025 school year! This issue is packed with Summer opportunities, important end-of the year celebrations AND much more! https://secure.smore.com/n/uqhcft-graham-elementary-schools Thank you for your continued partnership in your children's education! Have a SUPER Summer!

Only 3 days left of the 2024-2025 school year! Please remember there is a 2-hour early release for all students on the last day!

Yesterday, with the help of Mr. Woods, the GES woodworking club finished the benches that will be placed at the pond behind the elementary school. These will be stained over the summer and placed at the pond at the beginning of next school year. Great work Falcons! 🦅

ATTENTION Kindergarten Families: Wednesday, May 21 is the final day of kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. Thank you for your continued partnership in your children's education.

The students of Graham Elementary have met their Wildly Important Goal (WIG) of earning THIRTY days referral free in the 2024-2025 school year! Students in all grade levels worked hard this year to reach this goal and on Wednesday we celebrated with obstacle courses, carnival games, cotton candy and a movie! Over 500 of our GES learners successfully worked through this school year earning ZERO referrals! We are super proud of our Falcon Family! Thank you to the Ellison family who served over 600 bags of cotton candy to students and staff AND our GHS student volunteers who helped out! A better ME means a better WE!

GMS Recycling Update!!! GMS will NOT have someone available to assist at the recycling center this Saturday (5/17) due to the GHS Graduation Ceremony and other events our staff plan to attend. That being said, we will leave it unlocked and ask that everyone please follow the expectations so we can continue to utilize this service. No bags, #1 and #2 plastic only, glass, aluminum/steel cans, and broken down cardboard. We are also working on filling our summer dates with volunteers. If anyone is interested in helping out we are open the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 10am-Noon. Contact Mr. Guidera GuideraN@grahamlocalschools.org or 937-663-5339 x3333.

🎨 Summer Fun Alert! 🖌️ Looking for something creative and fun this summer? The Champaign County Arts Council is hosting "Printmaking 101", a 3-day workshop perfect for young artists! 📍 Location: Underground Art @ The Arts Council 📅 Dates: June 17, 18, 19 🕤 Time: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM 👧👦 Ages: 9–12 💲 Cost: $30 for all 3 days 📝 Deadline to Register: June 11th 📍 Address: 119 Miami Street, Urbana Let your imagination run wild and learn the art of printmaking in a fun, supportive environment! 🔗 Visit: champaigncountyartscouncil.org

👀 Reminder Also, STUDENTS LAST DAY IS MAY 28. There will be a 2 hour early release this day!

Hello Falcon Families! As we enter into the last several weeks of what has been a fantastic year, be sure to check out this issue of GES News From the Nest for important information and updates. Thank you for your continued partnership in your children's learning! https://secure.smore.com/n/fp5hrk-graham-elementary-schools

Last night's performance was remarkable! Did you miss it? If so, tonight is your last chance! Come enjoy and evening of laughter and fun with the cast of Miss Nelson is Missing! See you there!

Today is opening day! The cast of Miss Nelson is Missing will take the stage this evening, and it is sure to be a night of laughs and fun! See you there!

Graham Elementary students have worked hard for months leading up to tomorrow! Come see their greatness in action! Miss Nelson is Missing is sure to be a show that will not disappoint! See you there!

Friday, May 2 was another great day at Graham Elementary! Students in grades K-2 welcomed their grandparents to school for some time together. Students and their special adults were able to plant a flower and decorate the flower pot. Thanks to Hillside Greenhouse in West Liberty for your partnership in making this activity happen! Students also participated in various activities including interviewing their special adult, singing a song for the adults and writing opinion pieces about each other. Thank you to the GES staff for creating an awesome day for students to welcome their special adults to school! At Graham Elementary, we are better each day because of the love and support our families and community provides!

4th grader, Boone Pullins discussed the purpose and process behind the ditching project at the elementary to his classmates, today, on the final day! We thank Boone for sharing all of his knowledge and for Pullins Drainage for the land improvement and this educational opportunity for our students!!

Kindergarten Falcons are talking length, weight, capacity and temperature in Number Corner📏📐📏 We are proud of our mathematicians!

Hello Falcon Families! This issue of GES News From the Nest is full of important and fun details including: *K-2 Grandparents Day details *OST wrap up information *Glen Helen greatness *...and MUCH more! Thank you for your continued partnership in your children's learning! https://secure.smore.com/n/e5z23-graham-elementary-schools

Our GES Falcons got a chance to shine at the monthly Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 22. Mrs. Julie Maurice shared of the greatness that our Kindergarten Prep class brings for the learners she serves. Miss Sarah Hager and some of the GES musical cast shared a scene from this year's musical, Miss Nelson Is Missing! We cannot hide our FALCON PRIDE!

👀 Reminder