The last and final day of the Great Kindness Challenge. We wrote letters to teachers around the building. We hand delivered these notes with carnations. Throughout this week we have learned about how little acts of kindness change the world, it brings a bright light in the lives of others around us. What a sweet way to end the best week!!
"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud"
-Maya Angelou
The Great Kindness Challenge Day 4 - The other half of the class helped Ms. Fawna clean up after lunch. We also made cards to thank the wonderful Goddard city utility workers. The brutal cold hasn't made their job easy and we wanted to show our appreciation for all they do!
"Kindness is doing what you can, where you are, with what you have."
-Raktivist
The Great Kindness Challenge Day 3 - It was time for trash duty. We went around and collected each classroom's trash and took it out to the trash bin. We also learned about picking up litter and taking care of our own trash.
"Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world."
Unknown
The Great Kindness Challenge Day 2 - Helping Ms. Fawna clean up the cafeteria after all the lunches. Ms. Fawna and all the building engineers do an amazing job of keeping our building clean and working, we wanted to show our appreciation by helping clean up!!
"You never know when a helping hand will change another person's entire life."
Zig Ziglar
"School bus drivers are the people who transport children to their future."
Kristy Evers, Transportation Trainer, received the District Attitude Award after being nominated by Mr. Robert Rehse. Her nominator wrote, “As tends to happen every year, the district is short on bus drivers. That shortage is especially acute for activity drivers for sports. When the district put out feelers at the beginning of the year for coaches to sign up, lots of people were interested. At least until they saw how in-depth the training is and how much information you are required to learn. I decided to dive in anyway and once I did, I discovered Kristy was the perfect person to teach prospective drivers. She has made everything as user-friendly as possible and shows you exactly what you need to know and what are the best ways to learn it. The average person can't parallel park a car. Kristy has a method that if you simply follow the steps, you can parallel park a bus. She has a very calming presence about her teaching style and is very encouraging in her feedback. She understands that you'll make mistakes but helps you learn from them instead of dwelling on them. She made the process very bearable and helped me pass the CDL test on the first try. She is an asset to the district that often goes unnoticed so I believe she deserves this recognition.”
The Great Kindness Challenge Day 1 - filling the school with kindness posters. The kids used all their creativity to create fun and colorful posters to spread kindness throughout Oak Street. This also came with the challenge to smile at 25 people.
"A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others." Dalai Lama
KDG through 4th grades are starting their keyboard unit in music this week and they are so excited!!
Twinning in 1st grade today.
January is School Board Appreciation Month and the Oak Street Tigers are working hard to show their appreciation to our very own Goddard USD 265 Board of Education members Amanda Gish, Nicole Hawkins, Jerry Longabaugh, Mark Richards, Ginger Rose, Jenny Simmons, and Ruth Wood. Don't forget the meet and greet tonight from 6:15 - 6:45 p.m. at the Central Administration Center (201 S. Main St. Goddard, KS 67052).
Happy Motivational Monday here at Oak Street! We love all the pink that Mrs. Moses is sharing on this dreary day. She said bright colors, especially when it is cold and cloudy, always help bring a little extra positiveness to a day. We also love her t-shirt message to have a good day! Thanks for being such a bright light in first grade on this cold Monday in January.
We are coming at you after a three day school week with our newest Tiger Ticket winners. This cute group won their own set of Scented Crayons. These are so cool because they twist open and have lids. Good job using your Tiger Traits and congratulations! We can't wait to see the delicious smelling art that you create! We also have our two latest Novel Nala winners. Enjoy your time with Nala!
18 spots left on the Spring GOTR team at USD 265-Oak Street Elementary!
Financial aid is available to all families who need it and we can defer payment to a different date if needed! Please email Christy at christy.thomas@girlsontherun.org for more info!
Due to extreme temperatures and dangerous wind chills that have been forecasted, there will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, for Goddard Public Schools. Please be safe, and have a great day! - Dane Baxa
No School/Offices Closed on Monday. January 15, 2024
Welcome back to our Tiger Ticket drawing! We are having double winners today, since we were lucky enough to have a snow day last Friday and then again on Tuesday. This large group won a set of scented stickers and should allow them to smell good the rest of the weekend.
We also have our two additional Novel Nala winners! Such a lucky group to be picked from all the tiger tickets turned in this week! Enjoy and congratulations!
These Swiftie girls are ready for the Chiefs game tomorrow!!
Join us on a No School Day, Monday, January 15 for an Oak Street Spirit Day at Papa’s General Store, The Arcade, and Sweet ‘n Saucy! You can pick one or go to all 3 places! Each store will donate 20%. Just mention you are there for Oak Street Elementary!
Congratulations to Shae Enegren (1st Grade Teacher at Oak Street Elementary School) and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Toribio (Mixed Abilities Teacher at Eisenhower Middle School) for being recognized today with the 2024 Kansas Horizon Award! Each school district can nominate one elementary educator and/or one secondary educator. Goddard USD 265 nominated both Enegren and Toribio, and both won!
The Kansas Commissioner of Education, Dr. Randy Watson, took time to individually call each recipient, inform them and congratulate them. Enegren and Toribio are two of only 32 educators in the state to win this award for excellence in their first year of teaching. According to the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), the Horizon Award "identifies and recognizes representatives of excellent teaching in the elementary and secondary classrooms of the state." Goddard Public Schools could not be more proud of our Horizon Award winners, as well as all of the excellent educators that call USD 265 home. Thank you for all you do to make our school communities an environment of excellence for our students, staff and families!
Please join us in congratulating Shae & Lizzie on this prestigious award - very well deserved!
Student of the month Tiger Trait winners were announced today. Congratulations to these Oak Street Tigers for being so generous and showing such gratitude.
Goddard Public Schools Families,
January is School Board Appreciation Month! The Goddard USD 265 Board of Education members include Amanda Gish, Nicole Hawkins, Jerry Longabaugh, Mark Richards, Ginger Rose, Jenny Simmons, and Ruth Wood.
To help celebrate and learn more about your Board of Education Members, you're invited to a come-and-go, meet and greet event from 6:15 - 6:45 p.m. on Monday, January 22nd, 2024 at the Central Administration Center at 201 S. Main St. Goddard, KS 67052. The event is open to the public and will include light snacks and soft drinks.
We hope you will join us and appreciate your continued support.
Thanks!
