Middle school students had a ton of options to choose from in their recent Mini Course Day, which was a reward for meeting school expectations.
Teachers form the Philippines taught middle school students how to make Lumpia, one of the most common dishes served in gatherings and celebrations.
Due to local elections on Tuesday, March 11, we are changing the time of the 9-12 band and choir concert at GFW High School to begin at 8:01 p.m., a one hour delay from the scheduled time.
Our students are so excited to share their hard work and talents with the community!
It's almost time to register for classes for the 2025-26 school year at GFW High School! Students will be doing pre-registration next week with registration taking place March 17-19.
Visit the registration page for more information, registration worksheets, and the 2025-26 registration guide!
https://www.gfwschools.org/page/high-school-registration
GFW Public Schools will have an E-Learning Day today (Wednesday, March 5)
T-Bird Club will remain open.
This week is AmeriCorps Week! Join us in celebrating the members and AmeriCorps volunteers who have created a lasting impact in communities nationwide. We are so grateful to our incredible AmeriCorps volunteers who support our students at GFW Elementary. Thank you!
Students have many options to choose from for breakfast for National School Breakfast week at the GFW Middle School and High School! From strawberry parfaits, cereal, blueberry scones with lemon frosting or without, plus a new item this year French toast, sausage, egg and cheese sandwich, a student favorite.
The Read-a-Thon Assembly was full of fun and some dancing thanks to students exceeding their fundraising goal!
Second graders were reading and relaxing on camp in day!
Here is a look at how the first grade immersion glass celebrated the end of the readathon by camping in!
Don't miss the International Festival at GFW Elementary this Friday (March 7) from 6:30-8 p.m.
Our wonderful interns from El Salvador and Spain are organizing the festival along with help from our immersion team. We invite our GFW families to attend! There will be several countries represented with games and scheduled events throughout the night. Students will also get the chance to register for some prizes and everyone will have a chance to sample authentic food from the various countries.
Camp-In day in Mrs. Hartmann's kindergarten class was a BLAST! Students cozied up by the fire, read stories with flashlights, and roasted some marshmallows to make delicious s'mores!
The Immersion Kindergarten class had so much fun being Reading Campers! Ms. Maldonado read an irregular word (heart word) and they would find it in their book, using their flashlights. When they had the word, they flashed their light up to the ceiling and we would come to read the words. They could read Spanish or English irregular words or palabras comunes!
Have children who need to run off extra energy? ECFE Family Gym Night lets kids climb, jump, play ball and lots more!
Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
Time: 6 - 7:30 p.m. - come and go
Location: GFW Elementary School, Gibbon.
No Fee for This Event!
Register by Friday, March 7, 2025
Students in Ms. Wood’s 8th grade CCR class are learning how to use the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard to compare and evaluate colleges and universities they could attend in the state of Minnesota.
Last week, Ms. Tuazon's sixth grade class earned a reward to each pizza in the classroom for reaching their target behavior goals!
Friday, Feb. 28 will be an early release day!
Let's check in with Ms. Finnegan's second grade class!
We have had a lot of fun learning moments in second grade! The students practiced spelling using shaving cream, engaged in the writing process with personal narratives, learned about cycles of nature such as seasons and plants (we even planted seeds!), made our writing on the War of 1812 look "ancient" with coffee, and measured various lengths of items in the class.
Let’s taco 'bout how amazing this soup was today for lunch!
Looking for a fantastic place to start kindergarten in the fall? GFW Kindergarten Kick Off takes place on Tuesday, March 25. Come and hear about Kindergarten at GFW and our dual language immersion option. get your child registered, and meet our amazing teachers!
This group of kindergarten students will be the first class in our brand new school opening in the fall of 2025!
Community Education Class Alert: Jellie Plate Printing!
Explore the new craze with Jellie Plates.
Create prints using craft paints instead of messy inks. All supplies provided, but you can bring papers, leaves, stencils, or anything you want to play with. This class could bring your homemade cards or memory books to another level.
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 6 -7:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
Location: GFW Elementary School, Gibbon
