Weekly Announcements
Monday, Sept. 15 – 3rd Grade Field Trip to Kauffman Stadium
Tuesday, Sept. 16 – Celebrate National IT Day
Wednesday, Sept. 17 – Early Release – dismissal at 1:55 PM
If your student’s dismissal plans have changed, please let the teacher or office know.
Friday, Sept. 19 – Gum Day
Student Council will be running the school store from 8:00-8:25 am in the cafeteria. You will be able to buy 2
pieces of gum for $1.00 or bring your own gum from home. If you bring gum from home, we would appreciate your donation.
All proceeds will be used to help Sunflower families in need during the upcoming Holiday Season. We hope to see you at the school store on Sept 19 (Friday) for Gum Day!
October conferences are quickly approaching!
On 9/24/245 you will receive a document with links to schedule your K-4 student conference. If you have an EC student, your child’s teacher will contact you prior to this date with your EC conference time so scheduling conflicts can be avoided for older siblings.
Fall conferences are facilitated by your child’s teacher and are designed to be conducted in-person. If your family will need a Zoom option, you will need to contact the respective teacher to make him/her aware. Any questions please contact your child's teacher.
Weekly Announcements
September 8th and 9th - Hearing and Vision Screenings will take place for students.
Sunflower Elementary will be conducting school wide screenings on the following dates: Hearing and vision screens will be done Monday, Sept 9 and Tuesday, Sept 10. Hearing will be checked for PK, K, 1st and 3rd graders. Vision will be checked for PK, K, 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. Periodic hearing and vision screenings are required by the state of Kansas for school districts. You will only be notified of results if your child’s screening warrants follow up or referral. If you prefer your child opt out of screening, please send a signed written note to school or email me personally prior to this date. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you! Nurse Haney
Wednesday, September 10 – Early Release at 1:55 PM. Please make sure the office knows if your dismissal plans have changed since enrollment.
Starting September 10th, students will be dismissed early at 1:55 PM, Wednesdays to allow for valuable teacher collaboration and planning time. These early release days support high-quality instruction and benefit your child’s learning experience.
For a complete list of early dismissal Wednesdays and other important dates throughout the school year, please refer to the USD 231 District Calendar, available on our website.
Dear Sunflower Families,
The safety and well-being of our students is the top priority at Sunflower Elementary. Throughout the school year, Sunflower (and all schools in USD231) invest time to practice safety drills with our students. Making sure our students and staff are aware of the procedures and expectations associated with each drill is an important safety measure for us to take.
Yesterday, we conducted a very successful fire drill with our students. Tomorrow (September 5), we will conduct a lockdown/intruder drill and a tornado drill sometime between 8:30 and 9:15. As you would expect, our staff takes great care in communicating with students as we prepare them for each safety drill. You can trust that developmentally appropriate conversations will be had in your child's homeroom before we conduct each drill this school year.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you!
Dr. Andy Wright
Principal of Sunflower Elementary School
Click here for your September Newsletter
Upcoming Calendar Dates
News from the Office
Hearing and Vision Screening
Weekly News & Announcements
Monday, September 1st – No School (Labor Day)
Wednesday, September 3rd –
Site Council Meeting at 6:00 PM – Our Site Council is a team of parents, staff, and community members who work with the principal to support school goals and improvement. All are welcome!
PTO Meeting at 7:00 PM – Join us to help plan fun events and support our school community.
Friday, September 5th – Red Friday!
Wear your Chiefs gear or red and gold to celebrate the first game of the season. 🏈❤️💛
Weekly Announcements –
Tuesday, August 26th
📸 Fall Pictures – Dress your best and bring your smile!
🦷 Dental Screening – Screenings will take place during the school day.
Oral health is an important part of children’s overall health, and is a critical component in the child’s ability to learn and succeed in school. In compliance with Kansas State Statute 72‐5201, Gardner Edgerton USD 231 will be providing a free dental screening to all students enrolled in PK- 4th grade. These students will be screened unless the parent/guardian does not want the child to participate. If your child does participate, you will only be notified of results if the screening warrants follow up or referral. If you prefer your child to opt out of screening, please send a signed written note or email prior to August 26th. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Thank you!
Janice Haney, School Nurse
haneyj@usd231.com
We are excited to see you at Parent Information Night tomorrow evening (August 20). During Parent Information Night, your child's homeroom teacher will outline many of the academic goals and learning endeavors that we have in store for this school year. You will also learn about some of the events and activities for the school year.
As you know, our school district has launched "Rooms" as the primary communication platform for educators and parents to correspond with one another. If you are needing help setting up or navigating the "Rooms" app... we will have a station located in the library tomorrow evening. Casse Withrow will be present in the library to assist and answer any questions you may have.
Again, we look forward to seeing you at Parent Information Night on August 20.
Thanks,
Dr. Andy Wright
Dear Sunflower Families,
Thank you all so much for a terrific first week of school. Our students have done a really nice job welcoming new students to Sunflower and getting acclimated to the procedures of their classrooms. The start of the school year has been very smooth at Sunflower.
We are also very appreciative of our families who follow the safety procedures we have in place in the car rider line during arrival and dismissal. I am sure you have observed that we have many staff members actively supervising students during transition periods on our campus. In addition to being well-staffed outside of the building at arrival and dismissal, we always have a great deal of supervision and support taking place inside the building, too.
Now that we have reached the end of the first week of school, a vast majority of our students will be entering the building without a parent escorting them indoors. You can be confident that we have extra adults present each day in the lobby of our school who are available and ready to assist students to their classroom if needed.
Next week will be a full week of school with regular dismissal times each day. We do not start having early dismissal on Wednesdays until September 10.
We are looking forward to another great week of school. Please don't forget to attend Parent Information Night on August 20 if you are able (schedule below). As always, please reach out if you have any questions or need assistance.
Sincerely,
Dr. Andy Wright
Principal of Sunflower Elementary School
Wednesday, August 20
06:00-06:15 Parent Information Evening Kindergarten
06:15-06:30 Parent Information Evening 3rd grade
06:30-06:45 Parent Information Evening 1st grade
06:45-07:00 Parent Information Evening 2nd grade
07:00-07:15 Parent Information Evening 4th grade
Join us tonight, 8/11, from 5–6 PM!
Bring your school supplies, meet your wonderful teacher, and see who’s in your class. We can’t wait to welcome you and your smiling faces!!
Preschool Parents: Please join your child's teachers from 6:15-6:40 , for a Parent Information Meeting.
Welcome Back to School!
We’re excited to kick off a great year together
Click here to view your August Newsletter – it includes important upcoming dates, reminders, and helpful info to start the year off right.
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Let’s make it a fantastic year!
