Sunflower Patch March 2025

3 - Running Club Starts

3-7 - School Counseling Spirit Week

6 - 3rd Grade Music Program

7 - School Store

7 - Spring Pictures

9 - Daylight Saving Time begins - Spring Forward

13 - Parent/Teacher Conferences

14 - Parent/Teacher Conferences / No School

17-21 - Spring Break / No School

Sunflower Boys and Girls in grades 3-5 are invited to join the Sunflower Spring 2025

Running Club.

Our first day of practice is Monday, March 3rd. Running Club will practice on Mondays and Thursdays when school is in session. Practice will begin promptly at 3:20 in the Multi Purpose Room and your child will need to be picked up at 3:50 each day. Students who would like to join the Sunflower Running Club need a Sunflower registration form filled out. Sunflower running club is free for students to join.

Sunflower Running Club Registration Form

Students end the season running a mile at the Garmin Munchkin Marathon on Saturday, April 26th . The Garmin race is not required to attend Running Club. Garmin Munchkin Marathon registration is $25 plus a $3.45 sign-up fee - you can sign your child up here:

Garmin Registration

Scholarships are available, please let a coach know if you need a scholarship.

We will have a Parent Info Meeting after the first practice on Monday, March 3rd.

Due to Parent-Teacher conferences - we will not have practice on March 13th.

If your child is participating and you have a love for running, you are more than welcome to run along and help motivate the students.

Monday, March 3 will be our final weekly drawing for the final chapters of A Boy Called Bat.

We hope you and your family have enjoyed the book. The library has the next three books in the series available for checkout, Bat and the Waiting Game, Bat and the End of Everything, and Bat and the Business of Ferrets.

Due to the snow days, the bookmark contest has been extended a week. Bookmarks will be due March 4 and winners will be announced on March 7.

Everyone who entered the weekly drawings will be put in for the final drawing on Friday, March 7 of our traveling stuffed skunk, Thor, and his little bat friend along with other great prizes.

Our culminating activity will be presentations by the Operation Wildlife organization.

Read Across America week is a great time to celebrate the benefits of reading such as increasing brain activity, reducing stress, and increasing vocabulary and comprehension.

We will celebrate the joy of reading during Read Across America week (March 3-7) with the following activities:

• The Culminating Activities of One School One Book including final drawings and Operation Wildlife presentations.

• Dr. Seuss-themed activities during Library checkout.

• "Crack" into a good book with a snack of goldfish crackers delivered to classrooms.

• Literary Potato Family Activity (Both paper and email copies of the directions were sent to families the last week of February.)

Hello Sunflower Families!

I am Mrs. Drinkert, the school counselor! Each month we will focus on one of the 7 Mindsets! March's Mindset is Everything is Possible! In class, your students are learning the four critical components of Everything is Possible. Each week we will focus on a different component. We are learning to dream big, embrace creativity, think positive, and act and adjust!

My challenge for you is to help your student(s) complete their Mindset of the Month Choice Board! This will give you the chance to help your student(s) grasp the concepts taught within Everything is Possible while spending quality time together! When you and your student(s) complete items on the choice board, scan the QR code and post a picture to our Mindset of the Month Padlet so we can share how others are living the Everything is Possible Mindset!

Kids Heart Challenge is wrapping up soon, and we are so proud of all we have accomplished! Your enthusiasm, dedication, and commitment to learning about our hearts and brains have created an incredible community of heart heroes! ❤️

The challenge isn’t over yet! There’s still time to make a difference, please sign-up and join our school’s team of lifesavers. Donations are due 3/12/2025. Together, we can reach our goal and continue spreading awareness about the importance of heart and brain health.

Remember, every action counts. Whether it’s learning about Hands-Only CPR, understanding the warning signs of heart attack and stroke, or simply sharing our cause with friends and family, together we are making an impact.

Help us Save Lives by following these steps:

• Download the FREE AHA Schools App for Apple or Android and click on “Register Now” then scroll down to join your school's team.

• Next, click on “send a text today” to easily reach friends & family!

• OR click HERE. and choose “Sign Up” to get started.

We have some BONUS incentives for our students this year. Along with the BONUS incentives we will have our Ninja Obstacle Course, which will take place during their PE class on March 10th, 11th, or 12th. ALL Sunflower Students will participate in this fun activity regardless of whether they raised any money or not.

Thank you for being part of the Kids Heart Challenge, supporting our school and the American Heart Association. Together, we are providing hope and health for everyone, everywhere.

TechWise is a great resource for all ages, even grandparents! Be sure to share!

TechWise is a grant-funded project led by Greenbush that promotes practical tips and strategies to assist older Kansans with their personal technology and the ever-changing technology that is part of day-to-day life.

This project is supported by federal award number SLFRP0140 awarded to the State of Kansas by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Email: staci_wokutch@usd368.org
Website: usd368.org
Location: 1401 E 303rd St, Paola, KS, USA
Phone: 913-294-8040
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