GFW Public Schools

Here are some more photos from last week's International Festival!

The GFW International Festival took place on Friday evening and it was a ton of fun! We had representatives from Mexico, Guatemala, Spain, Liberia, Philippines, Honduras, and Colombia. Attendees were able to check out tables of items and history, connect with people about their culture and try some tasty food!

Our Food Service team are really appreciating the young helpers that have been assisting them with service! It's a great way to give students a closer look behind the scenes of what it takes to serve lunch.

Another highlight from the Spring Fling Pep Fest was the egg and spoon race. Good thing we protected that new gym floor!

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!