GFW Elementary School

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Students in classroom

Students

World Class Elementary Education

GFW Elementary serves students in PreK through fifth grade and also houses the before and after school care program T-Bird Club. Our school offers a variety of opportunities for students including Social Emotional Learning specialists, dedicated literacy coaches, cultural liaisons for our English Language Learners, and excellent special education support. Students learn the T-Bird Way, focused on being respectful, responsible, and safe, and participate in STEAM, music, physical education, hands-on learning opportunities, and interact with a variety of technologies.

The T-Bird Way at GFW Elementary

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a system used to build a positive school climate for students. At GFW Elementary, students learn the T-Bird Way on how to be respectful, responsible, and safe.

A look at the STEAM Classroom at GFW Elementary

Students at GFW Elementary are using hands-on learning in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in Amy TenEyck's classroom.

Meet the Team

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Jennifer Thompson

Principal

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Lisa Schwecke

Elementary Secretary


Classes start at 8:20 a.m. and are dismissed at 2:55 5 p.m. and then the students get ready to go home for the day.

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Contact GFW Elementary School

GFW Elementary School
323 E. 11th Street
Gibbon, MN 55335
Phone: 507-834-6501
Fax: 507-834-6264