First grade took a field trip to Exeter Corn Maze on Monday! #experiencethepride
GDE is “One Smart Cookie”! Glenn A. Duffy was 1 of 125 K-12 schools out of 1041 to show growth on their ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) scores. Keep working hard, GDE!!! #experiencethepride
The Monday, October 25th meetings have been canceled, BUT we have added three more meetings for Tuesday, November 9th. Join us next week or on November 9th. Superintendent Maribel Childress will host the community information sessions about the future of Gravette School District and a possible land acquisition. #experiencethepride
Ms. Ozbun worked on balloon animals with 1st graders this week for enrichment classes! #experiencethepride
🚌 Bus Safety 🚌 It's bus safety week! Today high school and Glenn A. Duffy students practiced evacuation drills. Our drivers and staff keep our kids safe every day! Thank you to the high school ALE students for helping the GDE kids today! #experiencethepride
Red Ribbon Week (October 25-29) Theme Days:
Mon, 10/25: Team up against drugs (team jerseys)
Tues, 10/26: Too bright for drugs (wear bright colors, sunglasses, or tie dye)
Wed, 10/27: Follow your dreams, don't do drugs (wear pajamas)
Thurs, 10/28: It's crazy to do drugs (crazy day, mismatched clothes, crazy hair)
Fri, 10/29: GDE is drug free (wear orange and black)
Conferences start tonight! Your child's teacher should contact you for your appointment. #experiencethepride
Reminder! Students will not have school tomorrow! #experiencethepride
Congratulations, Mrs. Norberg!
She was awarded the "We Love Teachers Campaign" from Arvest.
#experiencethepride
Parents, we need your help with our Internet Access Survey. 🌐 This survey was sent out via email in eSchool, but we've received several returned addresses. If you have not filled out our survey, please follow the link below to complete it. The survey only needs to be filled out once per household.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScU5LegQfwBzWVgWv_wu-NZZDSxXsXOz5lAOyjHM0lgemsawg/viewform
The survey information will be passed on to the State of Arkansas. They are collecting internet availability data for all public school students in Arkansas. Thank you for your help! #experiencethepride
Mrs. Jones' 1st graders are working on "adding doubles" in math! #ExperienceTheRoar #experiencethepride
2nd grade students learned about force with Mrs. Ozbun! They raced cars by using magnets. #experiencethepride
Sharing and Caring of Benton County is now taking applications for holiday assistance. There are only a few dates left to sign up. Please see the information at the link below. A calendar is included with dates and locations. Please note the closest location is the Decatur Middle School Gym on Thursday, 10/14/21 and the last date to sign up is 10/26/21.
https://bit.ly/3lxwkeH
If you need a paper copy please contact kelly.hankins@gravetteschools.net or the counselor at your child's school.
Parents don't forget next week is parent/teacher conferences! #experiencethepride
Show us your best pumpkin designs! #experiencethepride
Mrs. Suski's 1st graders practiced their "carry-on counting" today! #experiencethepride
With flu season approaching, we have a new partnership to announce! Get your free smart thermometer by following the instructions below! Join "Glenn Duffy Elementary" to get yours! #experiencethepride
Are you interested in seeing the great work we're doing at Glenn A. Duffy Elementary? Come volunteer with us! We have plenty of volunteer slots open for lunch and a few open for "Volunteer of the Day"! Sign up and learn more about the programs here:
https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gde/article/529269
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FOOD SERVICE ALERT: We were not able to get beef fingers for tomorrow's lunch menu. The two lunch choices for tomorrow are chicken nuggets and baked chicken. We apologize for the inconvenience!
Mrs. Brown's art students have been busy creating! The following students' artwork have been chosen to be displayed in the Administration Building for the month of October. Congratulations to our talented artists! #experiencethepride
