Graves Elementary School

Spring is here! Build your own bird feeder at School District 104! Date: April 2, 2025 Time: 6-7PM Location: Graves School Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/9S52tHeC15 ¡Llegó la primavera! ¡Construye tu propio comedero para pájaros en el Distrito Escolar 104! Fecha: 2 de abril de 2025 Hora: 6-7PM Lugar: Escuela Graves Inscríbete aquí: https://forms.office.com/r/9S52tHeC15

Reminder: Early dismissal today at 1:50 PM 🌷🌻Have a relaxing and fun spring break! 🌷🌻

Do you know someone who has graduated from School District 104 and has done amazing things within their profession and the community? Nominate them for School District 104's Wall of Fame! 🤩 Each year the Wall of Fame Committee will choose up to 5 recipients for the School District 104 Wall of Fame. Nominees for the 2024-2025 Wall of Fame must be graduates of HMS, Graves Junior High, or School District 104 before 2017. You can fill out an electronic form or send in a paper form. Both can be found on our website. Click here for the electronic form: https://forms.office.com/r/i5uaU52Pzm The deadline for nominations is April 14th, 2025

Today we recognized our school social workers, speech pathologists, therapists, psychiatrists, and nurses for Student Support Specialists Appreciation Day! We appreciate all they do for our schools, students, and district families. We are so grateful to have them in our school district. THANK YOU!

Today we are recognizing our school social workers, speech pathologists, therapists, psychiatrists, and nurses for Student Support Specialists Appreciation Day! We appreciate all you do for our schools, students, and district families. We are so grateful to have them in our school district. THANK YOU!

The countdown to 🌷🌼Spring Break🌸🌤! Early Dismissal: Friday, March 21 (1:50 PM) Classes Resume: Monday, March 31st ¡La cuenta regresiva para las 🌷🌼Vacaciones de primavera🌸🌤! Salida temprana: viernes 21 de marzo (1:50 p. m.) Reinicio de clases: lunes 31 de marzo

SPOTS AVAILABLE!! Join us for a nutrition class on March 19th and make cinnamon swirls! Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/haWrkgVtiT ¡Únete a nuestra clase de nutrición el 19 de marzo y prepara espirales de canela! Regístrate aquí: https://forms.office.com/r/haWrkgVtiT

After three days of taking the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) 5th grade students at Graves were given a refreshing break from academic pressure while promoting emotional well-being, creativity, and meaningful self-expression through an art activity presented at the HABLA institute. The 5th grade team at Graves introduced the focus question "Think about what makes you happy" and had students create a mood board full of images, colors, and textures that capture a specific feeling or style. Tras tres días de presentar la Evaluación de Ciencias de Illinois (ISA), los estudiantes de 5.º grado de Graves disfrutaron de un refrescante descanso de la presión académica, a la vez que promovían su bienestar emocional, creatividad y autoexpresión significativa mediante una actividad artística presentada en el instituto HABLA. El equipo de 5.º grado de Graves presentó la pregunta clave: "Piensa en lo que te hace feliz" y pidió a los estudiantes que crearan un tablero de inspiración con imágenes, colores y texturas que capturaran un sentimiento o estilo específico.

Check out these upcoming Bedford Park District activities perfect for our SD104 students! 👨‍🍳Chef’s Table – A hands-on cooking class for 4th–6th graders. 🌼Spring Fling – A fun 2 day event over spring break for kindergarten – 6th graders 🌿Wild Wonders – An interactive nature-based program for Kindergarten – 3rd graders

The countdown to 🌷🌼Spring Break🌸🌤 has begun! Early Dismissal: Friday, March 21 (1:50 PM) Classes Resume: Monday, March 31st ¡Comienza la cuenta regresiva para las 🌷🌼Vacaciones de Primavera🌸🌤! Salida temprana: viernes 21 de marzo (1:50 p. m.) Reinicio de clases: lunes 31 de marzo

Happy St. Patrick's Day from School District 104! 🍀🌈

We would like your feedback through the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This online survey will help school and district staff understand parent/guardian perceptions regarding communication, school/family partnerships, and school culture and climate. Take the survey here: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ Nos gustaría recibir sus comentarios a través de la encuesta anual estatal Illinois 5Essentials. Esta encuesta en línea ayudará al personal de la escuela y del distrito a comprender las percepciones de los padres/tutores con respecto a la comunicación, las asociaciones entre la escuela y la familia, y la cultura y el clima escolares. Realice la encuesta aquí: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/

⚽️🏈🏀SPORTS DAY ⚾️🏐🏸 Graves students showed off their best sports attire during spirit week!

Why not plan ahead? Need a gift for Mother's Day or just want to purchase some plants for the Spring? 🌼🌸🌺We got you covered! HMS is having a plant sale!! 🌼🌸🌺 Sale ends Thursday, March 20th. Orders and money can be turned into HMS Office.

Join us for a nutrition class on March 19th and make cinnamon swirls! Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/haWrkgVtiT ¡Únete a nuestra clase de nutrición el 19 de marzo y prepara espirales de canela! Regístrate aquí: https://forms.office.com/r/haWrkgVtiT

Do you know someone who has graduated from School District 104 and has done amazing things within their profession and the community? Nominate them for School District 104's Wall of Fame! 🤩 Each year the Wall of Fame Committee will choose up to 5 recipients for the School District 104 Wall of Fame. Nominees for the 2024-2025 Wall of Fame must be graduates of HMS, Graves Junior High, or School District 104 before 2017. You can fill out an electronic form or send in a paper form. Both can be found on our website. Click here for the electronic form: https://forms.office.com/r/i5uaU52Pzm The deadline for nominations is April 14th, 2025

Loyola Medicine Pediatric Mobile Health Unit at School District 104. See flyer for more details! Unidad de salud móvil pediátrica de Loyola Medicine en el Distrito Escolar 104. ¡Consulte el folleto para obtener más detalles!

Students at Graves Elementary show off their blue for Angelman Syndrome during #RespectWeek2025!!

We would like your feedback through the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This online survey will help school and district staff understand parent/guardian perceptions regarding communication, school/family partnerships, and school culture and climate. Take the survey here: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ Nos gustaría recibir sus comentarios a través de la encuesta anual estatal Illinois 5Essentials. Esta encuesta en línea ayudará al personal de la escuela y del distrito a comprender las percepciones de los padres/tutores con respecto a la comunicación, las asociaciones entre la escuela y la familia, y la cultura y el clima escolares. Realice la encuesta aquí: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/

The 3rd grade students at Graves School recently read a story called Trombone Shorty, which takes place in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Mrs. Raczynski and Mrs. Dysart have friends, Joel Randazzo Forjet and Felix Forjet Jr. who live in the area and own a bakery called Nonna Randazzo's Bakery. To make the story even more special, they donated a delicious King Cake for all the 3rd graders to try. It was a wonderful way to end the story and bring a taste of Mardi Gras to the class. Los estudiantes de tercer grado de la escuela Graves leyeron recientemente una historia llamada Trombone Shorty, que toma lugar en Nueva Orleans durante el Mardi Gras. La señora Raczynski y la señora Dysart tienen amigos, Joel Randazzo Forjet y Felix Forjet Jr., que viven en la zona y son dueños de una panadería llamada Nonna Randazzo's Bakery. Para hacer la historia aún más especial, donaron un delicioso King Cake para que lo probaran todos los alumnos de 3er grado. Fue una manera maravillosa de terminar la historia y llevar el sabor del Mardi Gras a la clase.