
Enjoy our staff photos with Santa while we countdown the days 'til Christmas! 3 more days! 🎄 📸:Delaney Paul Photography

Just one more month to purchase the 22-23 yearbook. Order today!


Our kindergarteners LOVE to test their math skills while they do stations in Coach Pittman's class! This kindergartner is telling Coach P that he has 10 points 👏 The learning never stops for our GDE lions 🧠


"Naughty is the new nice". Good try, Ms. Nina! But apparently, those mischievous elves don't think so! All but five of our staff members ended up on the naughty list this year 😮



“I’m guna find those naughty elves!” - 1st grader, Hank. 👀 I hope the elves have good hiding spots…our lions are on the lookout!!





Tilly LOVES when Principal Brecheen has lunch buddies! Nothing like a mid-day snack of cheeto dusted fingers 😋


On the 6th day till Christmas break…we wear ugly Christmas sweaters!


On the 7th day until Christmas break…we wear a Santa hat or other Christmas head gear. Our food service ladies love dressing up along with our lions! 🎅


Mrs. Sisemore's 1st-grade class ended the day with some playtime 😊 Derek said, "She has lots of toys to play with. The kinetic sand box is the BEST. It's like touching a fluffy cloud, but a cloud that does what you want."

Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they come as a golden, curly haired, wet nosed dog named Tilly 🥰 There's nothing a good snuggle won't fix!


Tomorrow starts our 12 days until Winter break countdown 🎄 Wear your red, white, or maybe stripes tomorrow! We can't wait to see our lion's holiday spirit!

Mrs. Pruitt’s 2nd-grade class made good choices ALL DAY and got rewarded with free time this afternoon! Some caught up on reading while others played with play-doh 🙂





Thankful for the opportunity to have lunch with these great GDE readers! Congratulations to the November Superintendent's Reading Award winners!




Remember parents, this coming week there will be no school due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Have a great week off Lions and a happy Thanksgiving!


The library was busy today! Kindergarten read how to catch a Turkey and then built traps and 2nd grade practiced their math skills! Thanks Mrs. Jones and Ms. Sara for making the last day before break SO fun 🦃





Congrats to the Book Character Tissue Box contest winners 🎊 We had 105 entries! All students voted on their favorite box in their grade. The box with the most votes in each grade won! Our overall winner was chosen by Principal Brecheen. 🏆


Thanksgiving came early for our lions! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and pumpkin pie for dessert 🤤 Yum!

Earlier this week, 1st-grader Gavin lent his muscle power to Mr. Brian and helped him unpack some trash bags 💪 Our GDE lions LOVE helping our staff whenever they can. Way to work as a team!🧡


Thursday, Nov. 17th, we will be having a Food Pantry at our Western Benton County Career Center from 12-2 pm and 4-6 pm. It will be a first come first serve distribution! Please share so we can get the word out 🧡 Thank you!


Congratulations to BOTH of our GDE Students of the Week! Jameson Hayes and River Johnson are our winners. Both boys are such good listeners, try their best, and are always a joy to be around! We are so proud of both of you! 🎉 #GrowingLionLeaders

