GFW Public Schools has an opening for a part-time van driver. Join our team and help transport our amazing students! Contact Tonia at 507-207-2239 if you're interested.
Parent Talk!
Your parenting journey is impacted by many factors. Please come to discover how childhood trauma and generational differences and relationships can impact but also empower parenting. We will examine ways to process our own past, teach new skills to our children, and improve communication between parent and child. This will be a time to gain information as well as reflect and plan. Leave with tools to use to promote mindfulness, processing, and healing.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
6:00pm-8:00pm
GFW Elementary School - Community Ed/ECFE Room
No Fee
Child Care Provided $5.00/child
Register by March 14th, 2024
We had a great time at Kindergarten Kick-Off getting to know members of the class of 2037! It's a great time to join GFW Public Schools! https://www.gfwschools.org/page/enroll
Check out the new issue of the Standard-Gazette & Messenger for a story about the Sibley County Cancer Fighters how Mr. Sellner and students in the Automotive class used hands-on learning to fix up a car to provide reliable transportation for a family fighting cancer. Way to go! https://sgmnews.com/content/sibley-county-cancer-fighters-directly-provide-aid-local-cancer-patients
Crockpot Freezer Prep Class
Thursday, March 14th 5:30-7:30pm
$30 a person age 12+
GFW MS/HS Cafeteria, Winthrop
Register by March 7th, 2024
We will prepare 4 crockpot meals without meat. You can add your own meat at home. You will prepare the meal at the class and then it can be put in the freezer when you get home. Easy recipes that everyone can enjoy.
Have children who need to run off extra energy? Family Gym Night lets kids climb, jump, play ball and lots more.
Date: Friday, March 15, 2024
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30 p.m. - come and go
Location: GFW Elementary School, Gibbon.
No Fee for This Event!
Register by Friday, March 8, 2024
Kindergarten Kick-Off is Tuesday, March 5! There are two sessions to choose from: 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m at GFW Elementary School.
Join us to see our school, meet our teachers, and get excited about learning together!
Author Erin Soderberg Downing visited GFW Elementary today and shared the inspiration behind her puppy pirates series and her Peach family series. She also talked about her new book that has just been released called Keep Walking. Students enjoyed hearing about her family and her dogs, who are also characters in her books!
Culinary 2 students hosted a spaghetti contest, based on presentation, flavor, and texture. Mr. Santos, Ms. Ozabel, and Mr. Werner were tasked with judging each dish. Ultimately, everyone did a fantastic job! Way to go students and Mrs. Kammerlander!
Monday, March 4 through Wednesday, March 6 are Staff Development days with no student attendance. There is also no school on Thursday, March 7 or Friday, March 8,
Enjoy your break and we will see students back ready to learn on Monday, March 11!
NHS students have been doing activities with students from GFW Middle School on Friday mornings to build relationships and collaborate together!
We like to share little glimpses into the school day here, and this is one of our favorites. To celebrate almost achieving the fundraising goal for the Read-A-Thon, Principal Thompson and some special guests took part the "prize" activity that was selected by students, kissing a goat! If the full goal is met, Principal Thompson will sing instead of talk for 24 hours!
Special thanks to Casey Prochniak for providing the beautiful baby goats from her farm Can-Ter Vine Dairy Goats!
GFW Elementary is wrapping up the Read-A-Thon and there's still time to donate! Students celebrated with an assembly today. These students all raised more than $250 and Paisley was celebrated as the top fund raiser!
Each of the students who raised $250 or more also have the opportunity to name one of 11 baby goats that were born on February 28 at Can-Ter Vine Dairy Goats.
Students in fourth grade worked on a project in STEAM class to prepare a device that makes sound waves visible! They set up in the gym and were able to share their projects with other students who visited. Way to go!
We look forward to Kindergarten kick-off on March 5 to get our new kindergarten families excited about the upcoming school year! During the 2024-2025 school year families will again be able to select a dual immersion classroom for their Kindergarten students if they choose to do so. Half of the day will be taught in English and the other half in Spanish.
Are you excited for Kindergarten Kick-Off?
Students at GFW Elementary celebrated the end of Celebrate Reading month by having a Camp-In Day. There was lots of reading and relaxing around the "fire" with friends!
Babysitter Training:
We will cover appropriate games and activities, telephone common sense, basic first aid, good decision making skills and much more. Participants must be 10 years old by the start of class. Children will receive printed materials, several items to add to their babysitter kits and a certificate upon class completion. Please bring a doll and snack to class. Monday, March 11th 3:30 to 5:30pm
$45 per student.
GFW Elementary School - Community Ed/ECFE Room.
Please register by March 1st.
Here's a few more photos of the GFW CTE College and Career Fair that took place last week. We are so excited that our students were able to make connections with so many local and regional employers and higher education organizations without even leaving the building!
Attention Parents! Get the new 2024-25 School Calendar by visiting our website. https://www.gfwschools.org/page/calendars
Join GFW Public Schools in celebrating Public Schools Week!
This week, we’re proud to recognize the dedication of our educators, the hard work of our students, and the amazing things happening daily in our schools! If you follow us on social media, you know all of the opportunities that are provided by public school districts like GFW. We are proud to be at the center of the community and to be growing future world class leaders!
We are grateful for public education and the positive impact of schools in our community. #PSW24 #HereForTheKids
