Yearbooks are on sale until January 27th! We are so close to meeting our goal in order to add more pages to the yearbook! More pages = more candid pictures of your child! Yearbooks are $30! Please contact Mrs. Youngblood if you have any questions! Thank you for supporting our schools! ๐ฆ

Don't forget, parents โ TOMORROW (Oct 31 - Nov 4) is the Book Fair ๐ We canโt wait to see the our lions as their favorite book character!


Just a reminder that the book fair will be at GDE starting Monday! To kick things off, our lions are allowed to come dressed as their favorite book character that day โบ๏ธ Please no Halloween costumes - thanks for understanding! ๐

The Fall Festival, hosted by the GDE PTO, is right around the corner! ๐ The Online Silent auction starts this Friday at 8:30am โ All the details regarding the festival, auction, and monthly car line VIP raffle are below โฌ

Donโt forget โ๏ธ Tomorrow starts Red Ribbon week. Dress up days are listed below ๐

TAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT CHALLENGE and win like these Lions did!! Find Mrs. Childress at tonight's home football game and be one of the first 10 students or community members to accurately recite the district's vision statement and receive a coupon for a free drink from the concession stand.
"We are Lion Pride! We lead the way in everything we pursue!" Go Lions!

It's officially HOMECOMING ๐ Tonight, the ceremony will be at 6:30pm and the game will start at 7pm. If you can't make it to the parade this morning at 10am, you can watch it LIVE thanks to GHSTV! Click here: https://youtu.be/zqA7BHg-KcE
Congratulations to the 1st quarter G.R.A.N.D student - River Bowen! River was given a goodie basket and a yard sign. We are SO proud of you! Keep up the G.R.A.N.D work. ๐ #growinglionleaders

Go check out our Glenn A. Duffy Elementary Facebook page to see Day 4 of "Lions Got Game" week! Today was dress up as a child or senior citizen. ๐ถ๐ต
Day 3 of "Lions Got Game" week ๐ Millionaire Day (dress up in gold) ๐ฐ

Library updates โผ You still have time to join our tissue box contest! Deadline to turn them in is on Halloween. Check out a few of our entries so far! Reminder, the book fair will be at GDE from Oct 31st - Nov. 4th. If you can't attend in person with your child (during the Fall Festival on Nov. 4th) or don't want to send money, try shopping online! Orders will be shipped at the end of book fair week. Click here to shop: https://efairs.literati.com/?school=glenn-a-duffy-elementary-school-gravette-ar




Tomorrow will be the LAST DAY to purchase a paper chain ๐ If you are unable to print off the picture below, simply write on a piece paper your child's name, teacher, # of links wanted, $ sent and place paper and money in an envelope named "Homecoming Spirit Chain".

Congratulations to our GDE Student of the Week! Austin Ripsom is our winner. Austin's teacher said, "he has been making AMAZING choices inside and outside the classroom. Austin has shown great behavior in specials and with other staff. I am so proud of how much he has grown!" Keep working hard, Austin! ๐ #GrowingLionLeaders

Last week, Officer Turnbull (from GMS) visited our GDE lions. Kindergartener Knyzlee Woods said, "I'm your biggest fan!" ๐๐ฅฐ We have the BEST resource officers ๐งก

Day 1 of "Lions Got Game" week ๐ PJ Day! ๐ค
Mark your calendars for Oct 31 - Nov 4 ๐
The book fair is coming to GDE! ๐

GHS Educators Rising are selling boo grams! ๐ Sales end Friday. Click here to order: http://forms.gle/zKp7hRzRV5L11q6h9


Donโt forget this week is homecoming! Tomorrow is dress in your pajamas day ๐ค Friday at 10am is the homecoming parade ๐ฅณ Down below is the parade route! โฌ๏ธ


In honor of homecoming next week, let's show our Lion PRIDE by making a Spirit Chain ๐ The GDE PTO will be selling orange and black paper chain links starting Monday the 17th through Thursday the 20th (cut off at 3:30pm). These paper chains will hang on the fence at the Homecoming football game! If you are unable to print off the picture below, simply write on a piece paper your child's name, teacher, # of links wanted, $ sent and place paper and money in an envelope named "Homecoming Spirit Chain".

Thank you Alaina Carlton for the cute window art at GDE! ๐ As Alaina was painting away, a kindergartner came up behind her and said "Hey, who gave you permission to write on the walls!" Custodian Brian had a good time explaining that one ๐ Our lions always keep us on our toes!


