Fourth grade students learned about electricity this week and created a model of a flashlight using button batteries, and LED lights.
Students in second grade were learning how scientists classify animals using different traits. Then they were able apply what they learned and practice sorting different animals into four groups based on their traits.
Fifth Graders at GFW Middle School got to be creative with clay and make their own monsters!
Second graders recently completed a unit about Early Asian Civilizations and created an amazing dragon project that really brightens up the school!
Students at GFW Elementary celebrated Food Shelf Volunteers as the heroes of the month for T-Bird Way. Students also collected food and donated it to the Sibley County Food Shelf!
Don't miss the chance to see the GFW Basketball team play against Lester Prairie at the Target Center on December 16 a 1 p.m. game! Tickets for this event are now on sale using the link below. Your ticket gets you lower level general seating for the Lester Prairie game and admission to the Timberwolves vs. Indiana Pacers game at 7 p.m. that evening.
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Our students are having a great school year so far with so much to be proud of!
Students are busy preparing for upcoming winter concerts and performances!
The annual World's Best Workforce meeting will be held ahead of the next GFW School Board meeting on December 4 at 6 p.m. at GFW Elementary!
ECFE Event Update: ECFE Family Gym Night is cancelled and will not take place on Friday. Be sure to check out the In Flight for other upcoming events!
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There is a lot of great learning happening at GFW High School!
GFW Community Education Trip: Honky Tonk Holiday on Thursday, December 7.
Our destination is the Ives Auditorium in Bloomington where we’ll begin with an included lunch of Cranberry Roast Chicken, Cheesy Potatoes, Green Bean Almondine, Winter Salad, Dinner Roll, Assorted Dessert – Chef’s Choice, Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee and Hot Tea. (Special dietary meals available by request ahead of time.) Then we’ll head to the theater for Honky Tonk Holiday. ’Tis the season for a hootenanny!
There is still time to support the food drive for GFW Elementary as students will thank local food shelf workers by collecting food for local food shelves and honoring them at the T-Bird Way Assembly this week. Canned food and non-perishable items can be donated to GFW Elementary!
Don't miss the wonderful holiday tradition from GFW ECFE with Holiday Baking Night with Grandparents taking place on Friday, December 8 at GFW Elementary School. The cost is $6 per family and the registration deadline is Wednesday, November 29. Email tonia.schiro@gfwschools.org to register.
GFW ECFE is hosting Family Gym Night on Friday, December 1 at GFW Elementary School. Join us for this fun free event!
A huge congratulations to GFW Alumni Jessica Willegal and Ben Beranek who received FFA American Degrees, the highest degree offered by FFA at the National FFA Convention! Less than 1% of members receive this honor. We are so proud of you!
Today is World Diabetes Day! The theme for World Diabetes Day this year is Access to Diabetes Care. In many cases, type 2 diabetes and its complications can be delayed or prevented by adopting and maintaining healthy habits. When not detected and treated early, diabetes can lead to serious and potentially life-threatening complications.
Learn more about this initiative at the link: https://worlddiabetesday.org/
Joe Roos was the guest speaker last week at the GFW elementary school Veterans Day program. In addition to being a veteran, he wrote and illustrated a children's book called "The Lost Little Pug," which he read to the students. Students sang a song in honor of veterans, and many students honored the Veterans in their lives by turning in a form that was then posted on the "We Love Veterans" wall!
Congratulations and great job to everyone involved with The Play That Goes Wrong with three amazing shows over the weekend! This is a greatly talented group of students!
A delicious blueberry smoothie is a great way to start the day at GFW Elementary School!
