Here at GDE, we like to celebrate WINS both in and out of school. Today's win is all about our School Resource Officer, Josh Crane. Officer Crane was recently promoted to Corporal ๐ฅณ Thank you Officer Crane for keeping not only our students safe, but also our community!! ๐งก



ATTENTION PARENTS! Gravette Public Library is gearing up for its Summer Learning Program. This summer's theme is Oceans of Possibilities, and registration opens through the ReadSquared app starting June 16th. Parents, you can also call the library at 479-787-6955 to register. It is for ages 3-12 and itโs FREE! Each week will have a specific theme, a special presenter, and hands-on STEAM activities. Children can earn brag tags and beads as well as incentives for minutes read!

Sometimes you have to get a new angle on things to see the full picture! Mrs. Hendricks is the best storyteller ๐งก #experiencetheroar

Last week, Mrs. Sanders's kindergarten class celebrated that there are less than 10 days until graduation with a GLOW PARTY!! ๐ #experiencetheroar


Our teacher appreciation week was "Survivor" themed ๐ดTeachers got to spin the wheel and receive a challenge. Congrats to our top 3 winners from the challenges this week - Mrs. Denver won 3rd, Mrs. Hendricks won 2nd, and Mrs. Rutledge won 1st. ๐ GDE teachers know how to have fun! #experiencetheroar



Last and final day of teacher appreciation week. Sonic drinks for the WIN! A huge thank you to GDE PTO for spoiling our teachers all week and letting them know that we ๐งก them BIG. #experiencetheroar



REMINDER, PARENTS โ GDE's Buddy Day (fun and field day) is next Friday, May 13th - mark your calendars. ๐
It's also "PAWS sunglasses & tie-dye day" too! So make sure to wear your shades & tie-dye for some extra fun. It's going to be a BLAST - rain or shine!
Today is also National Nurse Day ๐ฉโโ๏ธ We are thankful for Nurse Wendy who cares for our students with such a tender and giving heart ๐งก #experiencetheroar

Thank you to GMS band members and Mr. Hendrick for showing our GDE students the possibilities of music and the different instruments that go along with it ๐ถ #experiencetheroar
Day 3 & 4 of teacher appreciation week at GDE. Taco bars and Donuts ๐ฉ ๐ฅฐ#experiencetheroar



Attention Pre-K & Kindergarten parents โ Enrollment is still open! Details down below. ๐ฆ

ATTENTION 1ST-GRADE PARENTS โ The first-grade field trip to Harbor Village that was scheduled for tomorrow is canceled. We have rescheduled for Monday, May 9th. Thank you!
Head over to our Glenn A. Duffy Elementary Facebook page to see what Ms. Ozbun enrichment lesson was! ๐
When in doubt, space bun it out like Harper and Mrs. Rutledge! Twins! ๐ฏโโ๏ธ#experiencetheroar

Mrs. Suski's 1st-graders are learning all about equal signs and figuring out if the addition equations are true or false via dominos! True or false: We think our 1st-graders are rocking it. TRUE ๐ #experiencetheroar




๐จMrs. Brown's April WIN, "The Start of Something Big" by Annahita de la Mare. This lesson included a book connection and an art project focusing on imagination, exploration, travel, and paper sculptures using mixed-media. Students created paper sculpture hot air balloons and shared where their balloon would take them. Some went to Paris, Florida, Texas, Disney, and the beach. Imaginations ran wild and adventures were grand! ๐ #experiencetheroar




"Running into the school to escape a hungry owl was easy"...WHAT? ๐ฆ Mrs. Sisemore 2nd-grader's loved listening to "8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel รท 1 Dog = Chaos" ๐



Today is National Secretary's Day and we want to say how much we LOVE our GDE gals ๐งก We think "office ninjas" is the perfect description ๐ฅ #experiencetheroar




All the smiles because RECESS ๐๐ผ๐โโ๏ธ #experiencetheroar




CONGRATULATIONS to our Glenn A. Duffy Elementary 2022 Teacher of the Year, Serena Scheele!! Ms. Scheele's positivity and devotion to her students is beyond compare. ๐ฆ Thank you Ms. Scheele for your continuation of excellence and blooming where you're planted ๐ป

