Pete Johnson, during his tenure as Grahamwood Elementary’s Principal, has played a crucial role in forging public-private partnerships between our school and community organizations. One of Grahamwood’s longest standing partnerships is with Briarcrest High School. Each...

Today, the community welcomed back beloved Crossing Guard Florence “Flo” Wallace to Grahamwood Elementary School. Ms. Flo returned to her post this morning on Graham Street. At the beginning of the school year, Ms. Flo was struck by a car while helping students cross t...

Kamia Franklin invited dads into her 1st grade classroom just before Halloween to carve pumpkins and do Fall crafts with her students. Many of the dads were her students' fathers while others volunteered from her church to make sure every child had a dad to bond with f...

All of Grahamwood Elementary’s 2nd grade classrooms just finished a unit study on habitats. They completed the state and district mandated curriculum, addressing all of the required standards and then, our students kept on extending their learning. They created diorama...

On Thursday, October 3rd from 5-7 p.m., Grahamwood Elementary celebrated the National Hispanic Heritage Month with an ESL Night at our school that was one to remember! Several hundred parents, children, and stakeholders attended, enjoying music presented by ESL student...

About 20 years ago, Grahamwood Elementary became the first Memphis school to host an International Walk to School Day. This year, FedEx, Safe Kids Inc., Le Bonheur, and the Memphis Police Department joined as students walked, biked, strolled and cheered their way from...

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Shadow Days, 2019

Hello to our Prospective Parents! Shadow Days at Maxine Smith STEAM Academy will look a bit different this year. Our goal is to provide a...