We are so excited to kick off our Scholastic Book Fair next week during Parent Teacher conferences. Come see Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Steenbock in the GES library on the dates and times listed below!
U S D 379 will be on a two-hour delay for Wednesday, February 19, 2025. There will be no morning preschool.
Adjusted start times by two hours:
CCCMS, CCCHS, and Wakefield: 10:10 AM
LES and GES: 10:25 AM
Bus pick up and door open times - Two hours adjusted from normal
We will continue to watch the weather and the wind chill this evening and overnight. Our road crew will be checking roads early tomorrow morning. If the plan changes for school tomorrow, we will alert you by 6:00 am.
We are so thankful for Ms. Starr. Her strong dedication to the safety of our staff and students is so appreciated! She was out taking care of our sidewalks early with our Maintenance crew! A big thank you to those out in this cold weather keeping us all safe and ready to return!
5th grade "Informance" happened last night at GES. An informance is a performance coupled with information about our Band program. Our band students showcased their "Steps to Success" seen in the picture below. (red poster) This routine is how all students practice new songs with Mrs. Thrasher and Mr. Eyermann! A special thank you to Mrs. Thrasher and Mr. Eyermann for the their commitment and dedication to our Band program!
USD 379 will be closed on Tuesday, February 18th, 2025. No school or activities.
The USD 379 County Spelling Bee was held today at CCCHS. After working their way through their building spelling bee competitions earlier in the year, 4th through 8th graders from around the district competed to earn the title of Spelling Bee champion.
In the end, it was a Sister Spell Off! Kate Larson finished first, with her sister Rosie finishing as the alternate. Kate will now move on to the Sunflower State Spelling Bee, which will be held on March 22 in Salina.
Congratulations to winners and all of the contestants. Standing up in front of an audience takes some guts!
USD 379 will be closed on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025. No school or activities.
Attention families of students who are participating in tomorrow's Spelling Bee at CCCHS:
As we are expecting snow in the coming days, we want to ensure that you are informed of how it may impact the scheduled Spelling Bee.
If school is scheduled to proceed as normal on Thursday, the Spelling Bee will take place as planned at 9:30 AM.
However, should there be a late start, we will still host the event at CCCHS, but it will begin at 10:30 AM.
In the event that we need to postpone the Spelling Bee due to weather conditions, we will notify you as soon as possible and post updates on the USD 379 social media pages.
Thank you for your understanding, and please stay safe!
Mrs. Pfizenmaier's whole group reading lesson today focused on phonemic awareness with a change of vowel or consonant. It fit right in with the LETRS training that is being done across the district and was highly engaging with her students!
Garfield Elementary Board of Education Report for February, 2025
February 3-7 is National School Counseling Week! Its purpose is to recognize the important role school counselors play in helping students succeed in school and plan for their future.
Thank you, Mrs. Cott, for your dedication to GES!
Mrs. Roberts had a unique way for her 5th graders to learn about important figures in United States and world history. She had them research someone and then write a fictional newspaper giving information about that person. These are now posted outside of her classroom.
The fourth grade math department is using a variety of activities to help students learn about long division, which they started this week. Mr. Wichman used a "Scoot", where students found questions around the room and solved them one at a time. Mrs. Ferguson showed students how they could make estimations before solving the problem.
Mrs. Pfizenmaier's social studies classes are learning all about the parts of our national government. Today, they discussed the Constitution and the articles and amendments within it.
When this many hands are up in Mrs. Pfizenmaier's classroom, it's clear a great conversation is going on. Students were engaged in creating a flip book on the government and it's roles.
It's becoming an annual tradition! Chiefs Spirit Week is next week at LES, GES, and CCCMS!
Please consider coming to El Puerto's tonight for some chips, salsa, and dialogue!
Last week, 4th graders from Garfield and Wakefield participated in Kansas Heritage Day. Volunteers came to speak at Garfield on various topics, and students also walked to the Clay County Museum for more activities. Thank you to all of those who gave the kids a great day of learning and fun!
What a great day to be a Junior Bengal! We had three guest speakers join us for our Career Exploration. A special thank you to Doug Meyers, Meteorologist from WIBW, Michael Brownell of Katalyst Sign and Grafix and Scott Glaves, Public Utilities Superintendent. We loved our new learning experiences today!
Thanks to the CCCHS Tiger Chorale and Garfield 4th graders for helping the USD 379 Bus Barn make a music video celebrating good behavior on our buses!
https://youtu.be/kZ88NoNoq0U