GGS Student Council is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 3rd. #WeAreGGS
Congratulations to Graham, Mackinzie, Lily and Emma for participating in the District 3 5th and 6th Grade Honor Band! They did a great job representing GGS!
Congratulations to our APG 8th grade volleyball team on their win vs. Salt Fork on Saturday to make it to the Regional Championship game on Tuesday night. We will play Champaign St. Matthew at 6 p.m. at Gifford Grade School. Come out and support our volleyball team! Go Cardinals! #WeAreAPG
WELCOME TO TRACK & FIELD 2024
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Fine Arts Night is tonight from 5:30-6:30! Hope to see you there!
Don't forget this Thursday is Fine Arts Night! Join us and see student artwork and bring your dancing shoes for some Folk Dancing (with a twist)!
Wear your best Hawaiian attire tomorrow for our last day of Spirit Week!
And don't forget - no school Friday, February 16th or Monday, February 19th!
Don't forget about Fine Arts Night next Thursday!
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Wear hearts or red and white!
Wear your hats and crazy socks tomorrow for Spirit Week!
Spirit Week starts tomorrow! Wear your favorite sports team or jersey!
Join us for Fine Arts Night, Thursday, February 22nd from 5:30-6:30 pm!
Student Council is hosting a spirit week February 12th-15th!
Kindergarten pre-registration is this week! If you have a child that will be entering kindergarten at GGS this fall, please stop in the office between 9:00 and 3:30 to pick up a pre-registration packet.
Gifford Grade School extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to our school community! We're incredibly proud of our readers and grateful for your support, which made our fundraiser a success. Our students had a wonderful time reading. We can't wait to host another Read-A-Thon next year!
The Read-a-Thon ends this Sunday, so it's not too late to log more minutes! As a school, we've read more than 20,000 minutes 📚
As one last encouragement to read even more, the class with the highest average of minutes read per student will earn a pizza party 🍕
We are very appreciative for all the support that has helped make our Read-a-Thon successful!
Kindergarten Pre-Registration is next week, February 5th-9th! If you have a child that will be entering kindergarten at GGS this fall, please stop in the office between 9:00 and 3:30 to pick up a pre-registration packet.
Thank you to everyone who has supported our Read-a-Thon so far! It's not too late to sign-up and start reading and earning prizes https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323738303838 -Send 10 text messages about the fundraiser and get a bookmark 🔖 -Post about the fundraiser to Facebook and have your name read on the morning announcements 🎤 -Read 100 minutes and get extra recess 💯 -Read 500 minutes and earn popcorn and a movie 🍿🎥 -Raise $100 dollars and earn a mystery reward ❓ -Raise $250 dollars and get free ice cream 🍦 Funds raised will go towards promoting literacy at GGS by updating library books and making the library, and classroom libraries, more inviting, comfortable spaces to enjoy a good book.
GGS is currently reading more than ever during our Read-A-Thon! As a school, we've read over 6,000 minutes just this week!
We want to make this the most successful Read-A-Thon, but can't do it without your support. You can help us be successful by sharing your student's reading donation page and message with friends and family on Facebook.
If you haven't registered your reader yet, you can still do so using this link:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/tool/323738303838/3
Thank you so much for supporting literacy at GGS!
GGS is looking for a Part-time Custodian!
Please contact Jared Ellison @ (217) 568-7733 or by email at ellisonj@gifford.k12.il.us with interest or inquiries about the position.
