School News
![Elementary students pose with a bowl of lettuce they grew in their garden]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743628163/usd385org/of8etrtni13lqozzlxzh/SOLARaward.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743628163/usd385org/of8etrtni13lqozzlxzh/SOLARaward.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743628163/usd385org/of8etrtni13lqozzlxzh/SOLARaward.png","width":800}])
Sunflower Elementary School has been named Kansas Green School of the Year by the Kansas Association for Conservation & Environmental Education.
![Children swinging on the playground]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737560865/usd385org/j2dd68pwqzczi5idh8jb/EarlyLearning.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737560865/usd385org/j2dd68pwqzczi5idh8jb/EarlyLearning.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737560865/usd385org/j2dd68pwqzczi5idh8jb/EarlyLearning.png","width":800}])
Come join the fun! Applications for Andover Early Learning are now available for the 2025-26 school year.
![Sunflower Weekly Update Week of Aug. 28 - Sept. 1]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695748418/usd385org/ll3saw6pdbf200reyrbc/PostThumbnail22.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695748418/usd385org/ll3saw6pdbf200reyrbc/PostThumbnail22.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695748418/usd385org/ll3saw6pdbf200reyrbc/PostThumbnail22.png","width":800}])
This newsletter contains weekly calendar and upcoming events. Check out the information about our PTO fundraiser. Sunflower students can participate in our Thanksgiving food drive. Each grade level has been assigned a certain food to donate. We are hiring paras - if you would like to join our Sunflower team! ACHS is hosting a Steakout fundraiser in November. SES is having a family Paint night!!
Upcoming work day for our outdoor classroom. April 13, 8-12.
![Jake Sims]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709579602/usd385org/qqlefxfufscekpflkq7i/DistrictThumbnails14.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709579602/usd385org/qqlefxfufscekpflkq7i/DistrictThumbnails14.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709579602/usd385org/qqlefxfufscekpflkq7i/DistrictThumbnails14.png","width":800}])
The Andover Board of Education has hired Jake Sims to be the next principal at Sunflower Elementary School
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Information about the April 2nd meeting for future SES kindergarten students.
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Congrats to Paden Town who received a grant from the Foundation for Andover Schools!
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Congratulations to Paden Town, music teacher at Sunflower Elementary School, who has been named Outstanding Elementary Music Educator by the South Central Kansas Music Educators Association.
![Book Fair Jungle Spirit week]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696262558/usd385org/bbaenarw15tqkl3vqfv5/DistrictThumbnails58.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696262558/usd385org/bbaenarw15tqkl3vqfv5/DistrictThumbnails58.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696262558/usd385org/bbaenarw15tqkl3vqfv5/DistrictThumbnails58.png","width":800}])
Monday is hat day, Tuesday is sunglasses day, Wednesday is animal print day, Thursday is pajama day and Friday is jag cub spirit wear day.
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SOLAR project is underway at Sunflower Elementary.
![Picture day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1692301326/usd385org/nonx5rcrtaszi6ltdnfk/PostThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1692301326/usd385org/nonx5rcrtaszi6ltdnfk/PostThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1692301326/usd385org/nonx5rcrtaszi6ltdnfk/PostThumbnail.png","width":800}])
Picture day is August 29 starting in the morning.
![August 8th from 4:30 -6:30 pm]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691095880/usd385org/jn1yidbzllj5gxacglvx/1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691095880/usd385org/jn1yidbzllj5gxacglvx/1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1691095880/usd385org/jn1yidbzllj5gxacglvx/1.png","width":800}])
Join us for meet your teacher night from 4:30 - 6:30 pm on August 8th. Be sure to bring your school supplies.
![Monday, August 14th from 6-7 pm Kindergarten playdate on the playground]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691095621/usd385org/qamrofwulx9jzpid2hai/2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691095621/usd385org/qamrofwulx9jzpid2hai/2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1691095621/usd385org/qamrofwulx9jzpid2hai/2.png","width":800}])
Please bring your incoming kindergarten student and their school supplies to visit their teacher and have a cold treat with peers on the playground
![Ice cream games bounce house dunk tank]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691095110/usd385org/xhap6imnwmbystctjioe/3.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691095110/usd385org/xhap6imnwmbystctjioe/3.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1691095110/usd385org/xhap6imnwmbystctjioe/3.png","width":800}])
Join us for an evening of fun as we reconnect with our Sunflower friends and families!
![Three kids playing together. One student smiling.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677596652/usd385org/ljewlaepfs98v7fblsdi/EarlyLearningThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677596652/usd385org/ljewlaepfs98v7fblsdi/EarlyLearningThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677596652/usd385org/ljewlaepfs98v7fblsdi/EarlyLearningThumbnail.png","width":800}])
Online registration for Andover Early Learning Services for the 2023-24 school year is now open. We have a variety of program offerings...
![KMEA All-State Elementary Choir]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677596436/usd385org/e95a0p4lkfmsphowjeos/KMEAAll-StateElementaryChoirThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677596436/usd385org/e95a0p4lkfmsphowjeos/KMEAAll-StateElementaryChoirThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677596436/usd385org/e95a0p4lkfmsphowjeos/KMEAAll-StateElementaryChoirThumbnail.png","width":800}])
Twenty elementary students will represent Andover Public Schools in the Kansas Music Educators Association’s Elementary ...
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The Sunflower Snack Shack is officially open!
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Fall picture day is Sept. 13. We would like to introduce Iseman Photography as our new student photography company this year. Iseman ...
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Join us Aug. 18 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Sunflower Elementary for the Back to School Bash...
