Grandview C-4 School District

NEW ADMINISTRATION: Bridget Williams has been selected, as an Assistant Principal at Grandview Middle School. Ms. Williams has been the administrative substitute in the position this year, an instructional coach, a teacher and is a Grandview alum.

NEW ADMINISTRATION: Dr. Stephanie Amaya has been selected as the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Development. Dr. Amaya comes to GC-4 with many years of K-12 experience in roles as a teacher, building administrator, District Coordinator and most recently as the Director of Educational Programs, for the Park Hill School District.

High Grove Early Childhood is now taking appointments for pre-kindergarten screenings for children turning 3 or 4 on or before July 31, 2021. The screenings will be held at High Grove Early Childhood Center on Wednesdays March 3, March 10, March 24 and March 31.

Thursday, February 18, will be an AMI Distance Learning Day for all students in the Grandview C-4 School District due to conditions caused by weather. This means all students will be learning remote from home. Our district's Central Office will remain open and all employees are expected to report.

Congratulations to GHS Junior Cierra Smith. She was recognized by 41 Action News - KSHB-TV and Hy-Vee as Athlete of the Week. Check her out tonight on 41 Action News at 10pm

This streaming event is hosted by our Chamber Choir! Grab your eggnog, hot cocoa, and family members and join us as we close out our final rehearsal of 2020 singing some of our favorite carols!

Congratulations to GHS teacher Ms. Josephine Goeke! Dr. Rodrequez surprised her with the Above and Beyond award during her zoom class today. Earlier this year Ms. Goeke noticed one of her students needed immediate medical assistance during her zoom class. She jumped into action by notifying emergency personnel to help. We are grateful for her efforts in being there for her students and going 'Above and Beyond!' (Due to technical audio issues our Facebook Live video of the annoucements cannot be shared.) #WeAreGrandview

Stay tuned! Shortly we will soon be surprising a well-deserved staff member with our Above and Beyond Award right here on FB LIVE!

GC4-FAMILIES: As we prepare for the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year, we would like to remind you to once again select a learning option for your child by filling out the form below. Please fill out a separate form for each child by Friday, December 11. Families will choose from the same two options as in this first semester. Students will remain in the option indicated on this form through the end of the school year. If you do not choose a preference you will remain in your current placement through the end of the year. Here is the link to the selection form: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeQPYUbDjSHVXbPFW/viewform

Thanks to our Caring For Kids KC community partner Knit-Rite, the Grandview C-4 School District received a special delivery this week. Knit-Rite donated 2500 reusable masks for our community. Thank you to both organizations helping us to stay #maskedup! #WeAreGrandview https://www.dtyfmask.com/

Honk for the Holidays at Conn-West Elementary School was a fun event! Families lined up for drive-up cocoa, books and holiday cheer! Check out some of the highlights of the evening. #WeAreGrandview Conn-West Elementary PTA

This week, the GHS Chamber Choir is ending its final rehearsal of 2020 with a virtual sing-a-long of some of our favorite holiday carols. They decided that it would be fun to invite the community into their space (virtually) and make it a casual, fun, free event for all! So grab your eggnog, hot cocoa, and Christmas cookies, and join us the choir's Facebook Live this Thursday (12/17) & Friday (12/18) at 6:30pm for an impromptu evening of Christmas cheer. ... The link to join us is here: www.facebook.com/grandviewchoir . Make sure to "like" the facebook page so that you can get notified when the Facebook Live stream begins! See you there!

We are excited to continue a Grandview Trivia Night tradition this year! Mark your calendars for this fun virtual event! #WeAreGrandview

ICYMI: A great Grandview tradition! #WeAreGrandview

Martin City K-8 Trunk or Treat 2020 Butcher-Greene staff dressed up their rides for drive thru trick or treating. Belvidere Elementary’s fall parties were a big hit at school this week! Students had some very cute and creative costumes.... CAIR Paraprofessionals and teachers partnered with the Giving Grove Wednesday morning to plant an orchard of European pears, Asian pears and Jujubes for the building's Unity Garden. The garden will be a place that will unite the different programs at CAIR. Once completed, the Unity Garden will have three parts to the orchard, the raised-beds, and the walking path with fitness stations. Students in the different programs at CAIR will work in unity to plant, grow, and enjoy its amenities. Grandview Middle School celebrated Fun and Wacky socks Wednesday! Conn-West Elementary students recognized Red Ribbon Week by showing that being drug free is No SWEAT for Conn West Cougers. They dressed up in their comfortable and stylish sweats for #RedRibbonWeek2020 High Grove Early Childhood students celebrated fall with Pumpkin stamping. The school also held its annual Trunk or Treat last week where families had a lot of fun!

CONN-WEST STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Counselor John Sonderman made a surprise visit to share good news to 5th grader Jamira Lightsey. She is the Conn-West Student of the Month. The award recognizes character, effort, kindness and respect! Congratulations Jamira! #WeAreGrandview

Congratulations to our Bulldog Volleyball girls!! Proud of you!!

Staff at Grandview MS are representing their sororities and fraternities and are reminding families to vote tomorrow. #ElectionDay2020

Tuesday, November 3, 2020 will be an all virtual day for students in the Grandview C-4 School District. Students are expected to log into Canvas and complete assignments as directed by teachers. Schools will send out additional information to assist families.

Congratulations to Sandy Biggs on her retirement after 7 years with our department and more than 15 years driving a school bus. We will miss, but the students you have taken such great care of will miss you even more. Enjoy your time!

Sign up information can be found at this link! http://www.grandviewedfoundation.org/apps/pages/index.jsp

THIS WEEK IN OUR DISTRICT Fall Fun and Festivities!!! Butcher-Greene staff dressed up their rides for drive thru trick or treating.... Belvidere Elementary’s fall parties were a big hit at school this week! Students had some very cute and creative costumes. If you look closely you may see a dinosaur getting in some learning time. CAIR Paraprofessionals and teachers partnered with the Giving Grove Wednesday morning to plant an orchard of European pears, Asian pears and Jujubes for the building's Unity Garden. The garden will be a place that will unite the different programs at CAIR. Grandview Middle School celebrated fall fun and Wacky Sock Wednesday! Conn-West Elementary students recognized Red Ribbon Week by showing that being drug free is No SWEAT for Conn West Cougars. They dressed up in their comfortable and stylish sweats for #RedRibbonWeek2020 High Grove Early Childhood students celebrated fall with Pumpkin stamping. The school also held its annual Trunk or Treat last week where families had a lot of fun! #WeAreGrandview

NEW ADMINISTRATION: Please help us welcome Dixie Wescott as part-time substitute Assistant Principal at Grandview Middle School for the 2020-2021 school year. Ms. Wescott has recently retired from Winnetonka High School, in the North Kansas City School District, where she served as an Assistant Principal. She has worked with students in an educational capacity for 35 years, before retiring. She will work alongside GMS principal Dr. VaShawn Smith and substitute Assistant Principal Bridget Williams.

Grandview High School Theatre is proud to present its first digital production: She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. by Qui Nguyen Waste no time! Buy your streaming tickets TODAY at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/41812... Performances are November 19, 20, 21 at 7:00pm: streaming right in the comfort of your home. Family tickets are $10 per one streaming device. Tickets are ONLY available online! Plot summary: Cheerleader Agnes (Tristyn Little) finds her late sister Tilly's (Anastasia Coburn) Dungeons & Dragons game. Agnes recruits the quirky and affable Chuck Biggs (Tayvon Toney) to DM the game for her, and comes in contact with a whole host of interesting characters. There's the dark queen (Abigail Pearsall), the elf warrior (Krislyn Honeycutt), and the lord of the underworld Orc (Rai Turner). Through their journey, they fight faeries (Jordon Cotton), evil succubi (Gabrielle Binder & Mariah Loggins), and of course, a dragon. Agnes tries to keep up with her boyfriend (Asher Dangel) and her best friend (Samantha Lambert) as she loses touch with reality. Will she learn how to fight and kill monsters? Other actors include: Samantha Overman & Jaxston Duncan. With special artistic contributions from Alyric Hyler, Briana Palacios & Chloe Montoya, this show will be augmented with animation that will blow you away! You don't want to miss this uniquely incredible production.

A picture says a thousand words... this one below says this teacher, like all the others at Belvidere is working harder than she has ever had to in order to mee...t the needs of every student. The teachers this year are doing their best to engage students virtually, in person, for a limited amount of time and still deliver the quality education that our students can’t afford to lose. They stress daily about whether their students are accessing the virtual learning on their own, whether what they are doing is enough, whether there is something more they could do, some better way to make this crazy situation a successful one. I applaud all the teachers at Belvidere for their dedication to our students and our families. Even in times that are stressful in so many ways, the students are their passion and their focus. Thank you teachers! You mean so much to the whole Bobcat squad!