📝 Sign Up Here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/foodpantrytxt
📅 Open: Thursday, June 4th, 2026
⏰ Time: 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Location: 406 6th Ave SE
The food pantry provides resources to support any family with students attending our district. It is typically open on the first and third Thursday of every month.
We appreciate your help in updating this information so the pantry can stay connected and continue supporting our community.
📝 Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/FoE3DADmLTLZjmAu9
Bright Futures is preparing early to support families and ensure students have everything they need for the upcoming school year. This program is available to all students enrolled in the Gravette School District, and supplies will be ready for you to collect during the school Open House.
Thank you for partnering with us to build a strong foundation for our students.
👟 Second graders took a walk through town last week to explore the community and enjoy a bright spring day. These Lion leaders deserved a nice break after their end-of-year testing preparation.
The second graders walked to Gravette Upper Elementary, the Gravette Museum, and Arvest. Their route also included stops at Airplane Park, Henzie Art Studio, and the Gravette Public Library. They got to see how these familiar locations operate and meet the people who work there.
Thank you Jennifer Davis for capturing these memories and sharing the story of their adventure. Experiences like this build strong connections. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
This experience introduced first graders to practical life skills by turning a necessary adult process into a fun activity. After the lesson, each child chose a vehicle and signed an official title of sale to complete their purchase. They got to bring home their own toy car with the paperwork to match!
These early lessons in planning and real-world processes help explain the world we live in while connecting classroom learning to our community partners. Thank you Mr. Freeland from Adventure Subaru for visiting our school and congratulations to these young buyers for their first ever vehicle purchase! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🍎 With the Summer Lunch program from Gravette Schools Food Services, no family will be without access to healthy food while school is out for summer break. Pick up free summer meals for children ages 18 and under at the Gravette Upper Elementary playground drive-thru starting May 26.
📅 Dates: Monday - Thursday, May 26, 2026 - July 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Gravette Upper Elementary Playground Drive-Thru
These meals help our kids stay fed and healthy during the summer months when school is out. Adults may also buy breakfast for $3.00 or lunch for $5.00 at the site. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider. No meals are served on Fridays.
Thank you to our food services staff and our student volunteers for helping to make the summer lunch program happen. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 05, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Gravette Upper Elementary School
Northwest Arkansas' Nutty Scientists will lead a high-energy show that turns complex ideas into a memorable experience. Students move from being observers to active participants as they dive into workshops designed to spark creativity and build confidence. It is an entertaining night built around the thrill of finding out how things work and seeing scientific principles come to life.
Let's get ready to flex our thinking muscles with some chemistry and engineering! Join our school community for a night of curiosity and fun, and get ready to see science in a whole new nutty way. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Admiral Alicia commands the cafeteria fleet to navigate the lunch rush with incredible precision. Terri the Titan battles the heat to bake up amazing treats while Dana Dynamo cooks the main dishes like she cooks bad guys. Alongside Meghan Marvel and Turbo Trissy, this incredible squad goes above and beyond to end the crime of hunger!
Today marks the annual School Lunch Hero Day, a celebration held every first Friday in May. This event started in 2013 through a collaboration between the School Nutrition Association and Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of the "Lunch Lady" books. We celebrate these individuals because their hard work is engine that keeps our schools running. Taking the time to thank our food service staff tells them we see that their care in the kitchen is just as important as any lesson in the classroom.
Real heroics isn't always flashy. Sometimes it looks like patience, reliability, and a job well done. Our food service teams arrive early each morning to prepare a HUGE number of meals while carefully following safety standards. They remember student faces while adapting to dietary needs to keep the cafeteria moving with kindness under a constant ticking clock. We appreciate their effort and everything they do to keep our children fed and focused. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🏆 Who will be our Classified Staff of the Year for 2026? You tell us! Online nominations are now open for all buildings. We've already announced the staff of the year who make learning happen, now its our chance to recognize the staff who make learning possible. This includes the bus drivers, maintenance crews, technology support, office staff, paraprofessionals, custodians, librarians, nurses, and the cafeteria teams.
📅 Deadline: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
📝 Nomination Form: https://forms.gle/8QtGR4Yry8Ju8yQS9
To qualify, nominees need at least three years of experience in our district and cannot have received this award in the past four years. Each year, four staff members from across the district receive this honor, one from each school. Winners are recognized by the School Board and featured in the local newspaper and on the district website.
Help share your appreciation for the people who help make Gravette Schools work by submitting a nomination ASAP! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🛒 Price: $20 each
📧 Interested? Message Morgan Knuckles: https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gue/staff?id=632531
The Courtesy Committee uses funds from these sales to provide catered lunches and treats for staff during Teacher Appreciation Week. These donations also allow the committee to support staff members during difficult times, including surgeries or family emergencies. Your contribution helps maintain a support fund for our team through the summer months.
If you'd like to help in another way, there is also a Sign-up Genius link to donate gifts to teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.
🔗 Sign-up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944AFA82AA4FDC43-63656514-teacher#/
Thank you for supporting our staff and celebrating your student milestones in style! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
The Accelerated Reader program helps students grow by setting individual targets for books read and mastered. Students practiced their reading daily to earn their marks for the grading period. The kids love getting time with Duffy, and Duffy loves all the attention.
We look forward to seeing more reading progress as we move further into the final nine weeks of the year. Reading every day builds the foundation for future success in every subject. Thank you to the families who support these reading habits at home, and thanks to Duffy for all his hard work. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🚜 Students in Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Casey’s PreK class explored the daily lives of farmers last week. They learned about the important chores required to care for animals and land.
The whole class practiced milking Bessie the cow and even made their own butter to taste test during snack time. These little lions got a first-hand look at where the food they see on their tables every day comes from! We appreciate Mrs. Hunter for sharing photos of the students' fun learning. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
The Artemis II mission, which recently completed its historic journey, is significant because it's the last test flight before a scheduled manned mission on the surface in 2027. This upcoming Artemis III mission will place a crew of astronauts on the moon's south pole for a few weeks, where they will be locating, extracting, and bringing home lunar water ice. Scientists believe this ice could be a vital resource for a future moon base, providing H2O water for drinking, oxygen for breathable air, and even hydrogen rocket fuel for travel deeper into space.
We want to thank Library Media Specialist April Jones and our staff for inspiring our children to learn about the wonders of space exploration. Their work encourages our students to dream big and think about the future of discovery. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Sculptures lined the tables and booths while student artwork covered the walls from floor to ceiling. The displays represented a full year of effort and practice by students across all four schools. High school volunteers in themed uniforms handed out popcorn and balloon animals. Others drew portraits for children at a old-timey portrait station while two student volunteers dressed as a Gravette lion and a circus performer executed stunts for the crowd.
It was a great turnout that provided important recognition for our student artists. Athletes and musicians frequently perform or compete throughout the year. This annual art show gives visual artists their own opportunity to share their progress with the community.
Thank you to the art teachers and staff who collaborated for months to organize this event. Thank you to Ozarks Community Hospital for providing the space, to Skylight Cinema in Bentonville for donating the popcorn, and to the adult volunteers who kept the event running smoothly (and the floors clear of popcorn kernels). We also appreciate the high school volunteers who ran the activities. But most of all, thank you to the student artists who prepared their work for everyone to see! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
The younger students practiced conservation by planting their own flowers to take home, competing in sack races to recycling bins, and played cornhole games where high scores earned points for recycling. To learn about keeping our waterways clean, students raced to scoop plastic waste out of a water tub and dashed to bring them to a collection bin. They also enjoyed environmental scavenger hunts, coloring stations, and face painting.
It was a mild, cloudy afternoon with a comfortable temperature to appreciate the outdoor games. The older students led by example and demonstrated to the young lions how our every day choices impact the environment. These activities gave students practical steps to protect natural resources, be mindful of their impact, and clean up when they have the chance.
Thank you to the Gravette High School Environmental Club and their sponsor Mrs. Kedrowski for organizing these activities. We also appreciate the teachers who guided classes through the stations. Learning to care for our natural environment starts early, and these shared experiences help build lifelong habits. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Submit Nominations by: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
📝 Submit Your Nomination Here: https://forms.gle/kT1rgGzLhjXe6Y7Q6
Eligible nominees need at least three years of teaching experience within Gravette schools and must not have received this award in the past four years. When submitting your choice, describe how your nominee affects students, demonstrates professionalism, and inspires their classes to take pride in their daily progress.
Take a moment to submit your nomination and bring attention to the hard work happening in your classroom. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Having older students guide the younger ones reinforces the community and gives the middle schoolers an opportunity to practice leadership and responsibility. It was an egg-cellent week of learning for these early learners. Thank you to Mrs. Archer and her students for taking the time to create a memorable experience for the PreK class, and for sharing these adorable photos! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
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Your support makes a BIG DIFFERENCE on our daily activities. We hope to see these cool threads all over on Buddy Day, which is May 8th!
🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Pre-sale Closes March 31st
📅 Buddy Day: Friday, May 8, 2026
📍 Location: Glenn A. Duffy Elementary
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📧 Message Coach Melissa Pittman Here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gde/staff?id=577434
Buddy Day pairs students together for a morning of cooperation and outdoor activities. To help equip these stations, families are invited to send in donations of individually wrapped snacks, juice pouches, bottled water, and ice. We are also collecting fingernail polish, face paint, and sunscreen to make sure the activity booths are fully stocked and ready to go. If you prefer to send a monetary donation to help purchase these supplies, please place it in an envelope clearly labeled for GDE Buddy Day, along with your child's name and their teacher's name. Message Coach Pittman with the link above for more information.
Purchasing your new gear helps fund active learning year-round. Thank you for equipping our students for a strong finish to the semester. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
👋 Gravette Upper Elementary PTO is hosting the Spring General Meeting and all families are invited to join the conversation. Whether you have current students or incoming third graders from Glenn A. Duffy Elementary, your participation helps shape the upcoming school year.
📅 Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📧 Message The PTO Here: guepto@gmail.com
The evening includes elections for next year's board positions. The parent teacher organization still needs a Treasurer to help manage funds and support school events. Stepping into a leadership role allows you to directly support student success and build strong relationships with teachers and staff.
Taking part in the parent teacher organization connects you with other parents and strengthens our community. We look forward to seeing new faces and working together to plan a successful year for our lions. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Date: Friday, April 03, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Gravette Upper Elementary
📧 Message Mrs. Knuckles Here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gue/staff?id=632531
📝 Sign Up Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScc0thTkGcsW9Ay_ys5kA80WzOn_dkI3wCIvjwGU9SbB_Iz6w/viewform
Children in grades Pre-K through 5th grade participate in gym games and a pizza dinner during this three hour event. This is a safe environment for students to spend time with friends and parents to enjoy a quiet evening, all while supporting school activities.
Find your brightest neon clothes to wear for the themed painting session and gym play. We look forward to seeing our students for a night of creativity and shared fun. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
