Today was a special day!
Mrs. Rundell, our attendance secretary, rang our bell in honor of her 3-year-old grandson, Mark, who also got to ring the bell for entering in remission for his Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 💚
Ms. Prince and Ms. Showecker came to celebrate as they sent cards previously to Mark while in the hospital getting his treatments 🔔
As a district, we will continue to prioritize safety, explore the best methods, and ensure that current safety measures are accurately functioning. Friday afternoon (9/1) at approximately 1:30 p.m., Galion City School District will conduct a districtwide lockdown drill to assess the recently installed Centegix CrisisAlert system, which notifies district administrators and first responders in an emergency. This drill will be the first district wide test of the system for the 2023-2024 school year. The Galion Police Department will participate in the exercise to ensure the communication is received and dispatched properly.
Practicing the procedures and systems we have in place ensures that they work as they should. We will continue to communicate with families regarding safety practices and updates to our procedures.
We understand our families may have missed our request for "headphones" at the top of our supply lists. It wasn't stated in each grade-level lists - and we apologize!
We do need students to have WIRED (plugged-in) headphones. They can be in-the-ear (earbuds) or over-the-ear 🎧
If you are able, please try your best to pick a pair up for your student as soon as possible!
Alexa, Lillya, and Addy of Miss Campbell's 5th grade visit Makerspace. Their Inquiry: What makes a game fun?
I know what makes Makerspace fun, and that's Mr. Lehman!
5th-graders, Adalynn and Kiley, from Miss Campbell's classroom visit Makerspace to determine Earth's distance from the Sun (93.79 Million miles) ☀️ look at these STEM ladies go!
Students in Ms. Prince & Ms. Showecker’s 5th grade class created a mystery collaborative poster this week.
Once each student colored their piece of the poster it was assembled to create a “We Can Do It!” mural. Then students thought about goal setting and what they want to achieve in the first quarter of a new school year. They placed their goals on post-it notes and placed them on our goal setting mural.
We can’t wait to see these goals accomplished 🙌
Did you know we partner with Health Partners of Western Ohio to provide school-based dental care - at no out of pocket cost! 🦷
They will be on-site on February 6th, 2024 this year at GIS for all those who sign up for a cleaning!
Consent forms will be heading home with your students shortly. Please fill out and return to our office if you're interested.
Caught a few snaps of our 3rd-graders enjoying their Friday Club last week 🐯
Vocabulary, spelling, and problem solving, OH MY!
Mrs. Guy 5th-grade ELA classes did a word ladder for their learning this week 🪜
Mr. Rinehart's 4th-grade Math classes spent some time this week reviewing their math facts. We love seeing those math brains working! ⚙️
Where are our RUNNERS at? 🏃🏻 See the form below for information. Students will soon be bringing a paper copy home as well.
Mrs. Garver's multi-age classroom had their first special of the year - art! They learned all about primary and secondary colors using a color wheel 🎨 thank you, Ms. Stricklen!
On Tuesday, Ms. Carpenter and Mrs. Garverick's 3rd grade class took their learning to the woods with a nature hike!
They brought their iPads to take pictures and a paper bag to collect some items along the way. The students will be working on a science project. They will create a poster or presentation to show what they found, ask questions, and research!
We can't wait to see what they come up with!🌳🪨
🧡💙 Friday, September 1st is Elementary Night at the Tiger Football Game for our students PreK-5!
All students are encouraged to show their TIGER PRIDE and wear orange and blue.
Students will get in FREE with a paying adult/guardian if wearing a wrist band. Wrist bands will be distributed at school.
Students may bring signs, streamers, confetti, or other things that show their school spirit 📣
🍿 Please join us for a pregame tailgate at 5:00 in the park. Free popcorn, temporary tattoos, and hair color will be provided.
🥁 Come join us on the track in front of the concession stand at 6:15 Friday Night. When the band arrives at approximately 6:20, students will follow the Galion Tiger Marching Band across the front of the grandstand.
Let’s Go TIGERS! 🐅
** primary students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times.
Our 3rd-grade staff spent their week helping our Class of '33 transition to our building. They sure did set the tone for fun learning for the year! 🐯
And just like that, week 1 is done ✅ we loved meeting our Tigers and can't wait for all the fun this year.
Check out our 5th-graders at this first Friday Club.
Students in each grade can earn extra recess each Friday for no missing assignments and following our behavioral expectations!
Did you catch our book table at Open House? A big shoutout to Crawford Reads for sending us free books to pass out for our GIS families 📚
"A book is a gift you can open again and again" - Garrison Keillor
See, we take safety so seriously that our Superintendent Dr. Hartmann and GIS Principal Mrs. Heimann dressed up as traffic cones to help our morning drop-offs 🧡
As a reminder, our drop-off/pickup procedures have changed! A few notes regarding this: 🔁 If you are picking up/dropping off in the loop, you must be against the curb. 🚘 If you are parked, you must walk your student to and from the sidewalk. We will not allow students cross the parking lot by themselves. 🚸 we take safety very serious, and we thank you for following these procedures!
We are ready for you, Tigers! 🐅
