Grove Elementary
Welcome to Grove Elementary School where our students – the Grove Eagles – are ‘Growing to Greatness.’
Located just southeast of the 6th/7th Grade Center, motorists can see Grove children playing on school grounds as they drive along U.S. 169.
Grove continues to undergo an exciting transformation as part of renovations approved by voters in February 2009.
Robert B. Grove Elementary
10202 E. 62nd St.
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133-1529
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
School Hours - Monday-Thursday: 8:55 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. / Friday: 9:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
New School Hours for 2010-2011
Main Phone: (918) 357-4334
Fax: (918) 357-8899
Principal Kim Berns
Assistant Principal Julie Gateley
Resources
Robert B. Grove Elementary opened in 1975. Grove began his long career at Union in 1945 as a science teacher and basketball coach. He became Union High School's principal in 1946 and served as superintendent from 1960-1975.
Grove Elementary holds full accreditation from North Central Association and the State of Oklahoma and school-wide Title I status.
Our staff is very highly qualified with one Nation Board Certified Staff member. We have three staff members with a master’s degree in English Language Learning. Many others also have advanced degrees.
Programs
Grove offers a variety of programs as part of the curriculum. We have classes from pre-school through fifth grade and we offer – as do all Union schools – full-day traditional. kindergarten classes. Looping is offered for first and second grades as well as in grades three and four. Our fifth grade is contained for reading, language and spelling, and departmentalized for math, social studies and science.
Our entire school and staff participate in a school-wide Character Counts program. Students and staff lead activities based on the program's six pillars of character -- trustworthiness, fairness, caring, citizenship, respect, responsibility -- and incorporate the program into the curriculum.
Grove has a morning broadcast that is produced by our fourth and fifth grade students under the direction of ARC teacher Gary Pereschuk. During the broadcast, we have a daily guest speaker who reads the Project Wisdom message. This activity coordinates with our daily character lessons. Students eat breakfast each morning during this daily broadcast.
Our school provides a gifted/talented program with a full-time enrichment specialist. All students in grades 3-5 participate in a Mental Olympiad conducted annually. One of our special events is the always-popular "egg drop" made possible with the help of the Tulsa Fire
Department.
An Extended Day Program is offered from before and after school for our parents who need this service. Camp Catch is also offered by the YMCA four days a week after school. This program encourages good health and fitness.
Grove provides an excellent art, physical education and music program for all students.
Fourth and fifth grade students may participate in our Eagleaire Singing Group or participate in a weekly Chess Club. Other programs include Native American Education; and Learning for Life, an anti-drug and alcohol abuse program.
Also available are a computer lab, library, and science lab for "hands-on" experiments. Grove students also participate in a Student Council. Each fall the students campaign for offices and monthly meetings are held with room representatives from grades 3-5. The Student Council sponsors activities during the year and runs the school store on Friday mornings.
Grove also has tutoring programs that are offered at no cost before school. The classes are taught by certified reading teachers.
Parent Teacher Association
Parents are our most important partners in the education process. They are involved in various PTA committees or volunteer to work in the classroom or teacher workroom. Parents are also employed as lunch duty assistants.
Grove has many parent involvement evenings - such as Alphabet Soup Night, U Have the Write Idea, Science Fair Night, and Art Museum Night - to name a few.
Community School
Grove participates in the Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative (TACSI) and Schools Uniting Neighborhoods for Student Success (SUNS). The community school’s philosophy supports school personnel, parents, neighbors and community partners working together so our children can participate in a strong instructional program by living and learning in safe and supportive environments.
Core components of a community school are:
- Early childhood care and development
- Core instructional programs
- Health / health education
- Mental health / social services
- Family / community engagement
- Youth development / out-of-school time
- Neighborhood development
- Life-long learning
Principal Biographies
Kim Berns grew up in southeast Kansas and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. After moving to Oklahoma, she earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Langston University and later a master’s degree in educational leadership from Oklahoma State University.
Berns began her teaching career at Roy Clark Elementary in 1993 teaching fourth grade. She began as assistant principal of Grove Elementary in 2005, returned to Roy Clark Elementary for 2007-2008 and then back to Grove Elementary for 2008-2009. In 2009, she was named principal of Grove.
Berns and her husband Dave have two children, David and Grace. They also have two dogs named Rocky and Smokey. She enjoys reading, camping, traveling and spending time with her family.
Julie Gateley is a Union graduate. She earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond and her master’s degree in public school administration from Northeastern State University.
Gateley began her teaching career at Union in 1999. She taught kindergarten at Briarglen Elementary and first and second grade at Moore Elementary. Her favorite times in the classroom were those when she observed students beam with enthusiasm as they developed a love for reading.
Gateley has been married for almost six years. She and her husband enjoy going to the movies and dining at their favorite restaurants when they have a baby-sitter for their baby girl. Gateley also enjoys spending time with her family and friends and exercising.
Helpline - Student Assistance Programs
A crisis helpline is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day, to any patron of the district who wants to report a crisis situation or to ask for information. Leave a message and your call will be returned promptly.
461-HELP - Union Safe Line
You may also call
1-877-SAFE-CALL, ext OK!
(1-877-723-3225, ext 651)
SAFE-CALL is a toll-free confidential hotline for students, parents, teachers, neighbors and anyone concerned about the safety of their local school.
Call us when you know of any activity threatening your school.