Harry Potter day in 6th grade. Read the first novel, watched the movie and enjoyed Homemade butter beer.
Kindergarten practiced reading and writing sentences with the headband game today 📖 ✍️
Thank you to everyone who helped support our Third Grade entrepreneurs during today's Market Day! The class raised $603.66 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
🎉 Camp Kindergarten is Coming! 🎉
We’re so excited to welcome our incoming kindergarten students and their families to Camp Kindergarten! This new event is a great opportunity for your child to explore their new school, meet teachers and new friends, and take part in fun, hands-on activities in the classroom.
🎶 Our music teacher, Mrs. Dunafin, will also be there leading music games and activities to get everyone moving, singing, and smiling!
📅 Camp Kindergarten will be held on August 5, 7, and 11, from 6-7pm, so be sure to mark your calendars. Families are welcome to attend one night or join us for all three!
We can’t wait to see you there as we kick off an amazing kindergarten year together! 💛📚✨
Any questions, email Mrs. Barnes at barnesa@gifford.k12.il.us
Come support our 3rd grade entrepreneurs as they host Market Day tomorrow -- an event full of handmade goods and creative services!
💲 Everything is $1 or less!
🎗️ All proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
6th grade end of the year field trip to lunch and the planetarium.
Congratulations to Ms. Walker, one of 12 winners nationwide of the 2025 Disney Imagination Campus Teacher Celebration! She was chosen from tens of thousands of entries for a once-in-a-lifetime experience with Disney Imagination Campus at Walt Disney World Resort! These sweepstakes winners were honored with magical moments and unforgettable memories. https://www.disneycampus.com/blog/disney-imagination-campus-celebrates-teachers-from-across-the-co/
University of Illinois engineering ambassadors came today to give a lesson on forces and motion.
Thank you to everyone who attended Kindergarten Readiness Night!
If you couldn’t make it, don’t worry — you can still access the presentation, handouts, and other helpful resources on the Kindergarten Readiness page of our school website.
https://www.gifford.k12.il.us/page/kindergarten-readiness
Attention parents of incoming kindergarteners - plan to attend readiness night next Monday, May 5th at 6:00 in the new gym! We'll share ideas and resources for how to support and prepare your child for kindergarten.
The Spring Concert is next Tuesday, May 6th at 6:30. Come watch the 4th & 5th grades & band & chorus performances!
Mrs. Peterson was nominated by one of her 2nd graders to do the ice bucket challenge. She has chosen all of her students who haven’t been nominated to do the challenge.
The first graders had a blast at the planetarium!!
Kindergarten practiced breaking apart numbers into 2 parts this morning 🧮
Family Music Week starts tomorrow for Kindergarten - 3rd grade! Guests are invited to sing, dance, and play along with the students! Refer to Mrs. Dunafin's email for times.
Parents of incoming kindergarteners-mark your calendars! Join us for a Kindergarten Readiness Night on May 5th at 6:00. We'll share information on how to prepare and support your child to feel confident and successful at school.
Thank you to all of our paraprofessionals! We appreciate all that you do!
Today, the kindergarten class experimented to find a way to bring sunlight to a town in a valley, where mountains blocked the sun. They came up with creative ways to reflect and direct the light onto the town's playground ☀️
Ag in the Classroom came yesterday and taught a lesson on embryology. Students learned about the chick life cycle and the parts of an egg 🐣
Kindergarten used small shapes to build bigger shapes today
