GFW Public Schools

GFW Elementary Junior Coaches got to join nearly 1,000 students from across Minnesota at CHS Field on Tuesday for the Playworks Minnesota Youth Leadership Summit!

The Summit featured interactive play experiences, including a Fun Is Good open play area and a Baseball5 activation led by USA Baseball and supported by the Minnesota Twins. Students also participated in school spirit activities that celebrated their leadership.

Way to represent the GFW Community Junior Coaches!

Even the GFW Staff got in on the Musical Chairs action last week Congratulations to Mr. Busse who won!

Another highlight from the Spring Fling Pep fest was a highly competitive game of musical chairs!

The Spring Fling Hula Hoop Contest was an absolute blast last week!

GFW Middle School and High School had a whole lot of fun last week for Spring Fling week! Watch for a few more updates coming soon. Congratulations to Barulio and Bayleigh for being crowned king and queen!

The GFW Letterman's Banquet will be held on May 27 at 6 p.m. at GFW Schools! We will be celebrating GFW letter winners in athletics, fine arts and clubs as well as honoring GFW Athletic Booster Hall of Fame Inductees.

Tickets are $10 per person and RSVPs are required by May 22.

Let's go Firebirds!

The annual GFW ECFE trip to Carlon's Llovable Llamas is always a big hit with the kids, but this year our bus drivers Julie and Jenny maybe had even more fun. The perks of being a bus driver that you don't think about!

Here's another look at the tree planting that took place in recognition of Arbor Day. We were excited to be joined by Anoka County Master Gardener and GFW native John Nordlund to plant new trees. What an awesome experience!

https://extension.umn.edu/news/master-gardener-returns-hometown-plant-trees-and-memories-students

Congratulations to our awesome GFW Middle School students of the month for April!

Over the weekend, GFW Student Council hosted a pickleball tournament for high school students. There was some fierce competition and impressive moves throughout the day, but ultimately Luke and Carson took home the title of pickleball champs!

Dress like a Pilot day was especially fun for Desiree, our Reading Corp member whose son is a pilot!

Attention vehicle fans, we are sorry to share that the GFW ECFE Vehicle Fair scheduled for this week is cancelled!

Last week, GFW juniors in seniors in Mr. Langemo's government classes got to attend Sibley County Government Day! Students worked with sibley county officials to mentor them in government careers opportunities and got to tour the courthouse, sheriff's vehicles, jail, and public works vehicles.

They also got to participate in a mock trial and mock commissioner's meeting led by the commissioners and county administrator.

Thank you to all the Sibley County Employees and officials who made this experience possible for our students!

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! We are so incredibly grateful for the amazing teachers and staff who make our schools wonderful places to learn. Be sure to thank a teacher or staff member this week!

Today is School Lunch Hero Day! We are so grateful to the incredible food service team that works so hard to keep our students fed and ready to learn. Thank you School Lunch Heroes!

As part of Spring Fling Week, students played a guessing game during lunch with Starbursts in a jar. The closest guesses won the entire jar.

For middle school, Riley guessed 136 with 141 starbursts in the jar and for high school, Noah guessed 151 with 153 starbursts in the jar.

Way to go guys!

Congratulations to the GFW High School Spring Fling Candidates who were looking stylish today during Country Vs. Country Club Day!

Back Row: Jose Farias Banda, Mark Avalos, Cole Jacobson, Cole Kemkes, Braulio Rangel-Ruiz

Front Row: Chloe Victor, Kyla Edmonds, McKenzie Milligan, Angie Munoz, Bayleigh Rose

GFW students are ready to stride into summer safely!

A big thank you to Sleepy Eye Medical Center for visiting with our K–2 students to share the importance of bike safety and proper helmet use. Their demonstration helped our youngest learners understand how to stay safe while having fun outdoors—and they even got to see and touch a fake brain!

We’re especially grateful that each of our 1st grade students received a brand-new bike helmet to take home—what a meaningful way to support safe summer adventures!

Thank you for investing in our students’ safety and well-being!