Attached is our player of the week, Nicole Schurle. Nicole is a fifth grade ELA and Science teacher! Nicole works hard to engage her students in Science labs and the learning process. She develops strong relationships with her students and teammates! We are so thankful to have her on the team! #usd379 #Garfield379
Today we celebrate DeAnna Coughlin, Counselor at Lincoln Elementary & Sarah Cott, Counselor at Garfield Elementary . Thank you for helping our students Dream Big! Learn more at schoolcounselor.org/role. #NSCW23 #HelpingStudentsDreamBig
National School Counseling Week is Feb. 6-10. We are excited to recognize the work of USD 379's counselors this week. Do you know what #schoolcounselors really do? Spoiler alert: It’s a lot. Learn more at schoolcounselor.org/role. #NSCW23 #HelpingStudentsDreamBig #usd379
We are so proud of our Clay County spellers that showed up today to our spelling bee. A special congratulations to Kate Larson of CCCMS for taking home the win! These 9 hardworking GES students were confident, brave and tried their best! We are so proud of how they represented Garfield Elementary. #usd379 #Garfield379
We are looking forward to an exciting week ahead full of spirit! #usd379
This week we are celebrating Mrs. Wohler! She is our player of the week! Mrs. Wohler is a Science and ELA 4th grade teacher at GES. We are so lucky to have her on our Jr. Bengal Team!
What a great Career Exploration Day! We hosted some of our very own staff and student’s family members! A special thanks to Mr. Steenbock, farming and dairy production, Mr. Shivers, construction, carpentry and business owner, and Dr. Luke, Veterinary Medicine. It was a great opportunity for learning! #usd379 #Garfield379
Garfield was so pleased to host our two Kansas Teacher of the Year Teams! Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. Pigorsch, and their colleagues from across the state of Kansas were here for a tour! What a great day to celebrate some of our amazing #usd379 educators!
It's a great day to celebrate Ms. Brenda our Player of the Week. Ms. Brenda is a warm, bubbly, caring paraprofessional at GES. We are so lucky to have her on our team. #usd379
We are so proud of all of our students who participated in the GES Spelling Bee. They worked hard, and tried their best! The nine students pictured below are our top spellers moving on in the County Spelling Bee on February 3rd. Congratulations to all of them! Our first place speller was DJ Borgerding! #usd379
Another Friday calls for another great celebration of our "Player" of the Week! We are so thankful for Nurse Suzanne and all she does to support our students and staff at GES! Nurse Suzanne is professional, inviting and caring to all who interact with her! #usd379
We are excited to invite you to our READ, LISTEN, LEARN & PLAY Night! It will be scheduled during Conference week on February 21st. Details are in the attached file below. It will be a fun evening to check out our Scholastic Book fair, hear our band play, ask questions about the band and make a quick craft with Project Lead! No need to RSVP, just pop in and say hello!
Loving Solutions
Are you struggling with a challenging kiddo? Loving Solutions classes will provide you with practical parenting strategies. Classes will meet weekly for 10 weeks over Zoom. Contact Lisa Last (lisalast@usd379.org) to sign up! #usd379
This week our player of the week is Mrs. Kris Galindo. Kris is our TITLE teacher. She enjoys watching students grow, succeed and reach their goals. She is passionate about GES and the amazing things we do here! #usd379
Parents, are you struggling with your kid(s)' behavior? Loving Solutions classes can help! Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m. over Zoom starting on January 25. Email Lisa Last (lisalast@usd379.org) or call 785.632.3176 to enroll!
Two GES "Players of the Week!" Mrs. Hood and Mrs. Freeman partner with our students to work on speech skills and goals. We are so thankful to have their bright smiles in our building each day!
Here is some information about our GES PEP!
One more "player of the week" to celebrate off our Roster before winter break! We are so thankful to Mrs. Shivers for all she does to make GES a bright and cheery place!
Congratulations to our GES Healthy & Active Students! They have worked hard to complete fitness challenges, physical literacy challenges or both! Pictures include those who won the challenge for November, who participated every month (Sept-Nov) and the Top 5 Overall (2 2-way ties). Keep up the great work! We are very proud of you!
Thank you to our sponsors who gave donations for the prizes shown: Double L Manufacturing (financial donation for fun monthly prizes), Pyle Chiropractic (2 Fitbits - awarded to our Top 2 Overall), Advanced Electric (Academy Sports gift cards - awarded to our Top 3-5 Overall) and CrossFit Clay Center (shaker bottles, given to those who participated all three months).
Another Friday, another great "player" of the week to celebrate! A big shoutout to Mrs. Pfizenmaier for everything she does to make GES a great place!
