GARRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
February 5, 2024
March 18, 2024
DARE Basketball Game - Educators vs Deputies - THIS FRIDAY!
Stafford County Law Enforcement will be taking on Stafford County Educators in the D.A.R.E basketball game fundraiser! Our very own Mr. Brown will be playing and representing GES! We will have a SPECIAL GATOR CHEERING SECTION so look for our signs! We hope to see many Gator families in attendance!
The game will take place at Stafford High School on Friday, March 22nd at 6:30pm.
Tickets: $5 or 5/$20 Cash Only Pay At Entry. All money raised goes to the DARE Program for 5th Graders in Stafford County.
Stafford Schools Arts Festival
Attention Gator Families! You're invited to join us in celebrating the creativity of our talented artists at the Stafford County Public School's art show this weekend at Brooke Point High School. Be on the lookout for certificates coming home this week if your student's artwork will be showcased!
Our Singing Gators will also take the stage on Sunday at 11:30 am.
Updates from PTO
PTO Meeting is TONIGHT on Monday, March 18th at 5:30 pm in the GES Library!
Our next PTO Meeting will be rescheduled to MONDAY, MARCH 18th at 5:30pm and will be held in the library. There will be a guest speakerMatt Townsend, Asst Director of Capital Planning in Facilities. Childcare will be available. If you are unable to attend in person, you can join virtually by using the following link:
https://meet.google.com/avx-daus-jpi
GES PTO Bingo Night
Bingo will be on Friday, April 5th. Doors will open at 5pm and Bingo starts at 6pm. There will be only one session with *10 games* of Bingo played. Each participant will receive one book of 10 games for free! Additional books will be available for purchase, while supplies last. Food Trucks will be available at 5pm! Lunchbox on Wheels, Island Flavourites, The Good Puff, and The Happy Waffle. If you would like to bring your own snacks and drinks you are able to....please no glass!
Are you interested in serving on the PTO Board? Do you know someone who would be great at serving on the PTO Executive Board? Nominations are taking place now! Nominations will close on Monday, April 8th. Please visit www.gatorpto.com to see more details about the board.
https://forms.gle/wU66f3w7X1PAe9pX7
2024-2025 KinderGator Welcome Events
We are excited to welcome our rising KinderGators for the 24-25 school year to GES! Kindgarten Registration opens on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. To register for 2024-2025 Kindergarten, please visit https://www.staffordschools.net/kindergarten.
We will be holding two KinderGator Signing events to allow families to visit our school, meet staff, and see what being a Gator is all about! This event will be open to all Kindergarten students and families that have registered online.
Our Signing Events will be held on Monday, April 29th (5:30-6:30pm) and Wednesday, July 31st (10:00-11:00am), and families are welcome to attend whichever event works best for them. Incoming KinderGators will have the opportunity to spend time with our KinderGator teachers while the grown-ups get to spend time with our administrators and other staff learning all about the upcoming year.
Rising KinderGator families, please RSVP here to let us know which date you plan to attend! http://tinyurl.com/GESK24
Wordmasters Challenge
Did you know that Stafford County Schools participates in the Wordmasters Challenge? Students in 3rd through 5th grade who are selected to participate in Wordmasters at Garrisonville compete 3 times a year in a competition that encourages them to develop their vocabulary knowledge and verbal reasoning skills with a set of 25 challenging words. Students are asked to think about straightforward and implied meanings of these words and relationships between sets of the words which are demonstrated using analogies.
See if you can figure out the following analogy:
memory: past :: premonition: ______________
a. tomorrow
b. future
c. yesterday
d. present
e. today
Future is the correct answer. A memory is a vision of the past while a premonition is a vision of the future. Give yourself a pat on the back!
If you are interested in your Gators participating in this challenge next year, please reach out to your Gator's classroom teacher or Miss Barnes at barnesmb@staffordschools.net.
Get Rid of Litter 3-D Art Contest
In collaboration with the R-Board, Stafford County Public Schools calls all student artists to participate in a community-wide anti-littering and pro-recycling 3-D art contest!
Submissions are due on March 20, 2024.
Prizes will be awarded in each of the folowing catergories:
Elementary K-5
Middle School 6-8
High School 9-12
A Community Choice Award will also be voted at the Festival!
For more information and to get an entry form, please visit the Stafford School website. https://www.staffordschools.net/Page/34164
Clothing Donations
We are collecting new and gently used clothing for our clinic ranging in sizess 5-14. We ask that you please wash your items before donating.
Our greatest needs are:
- t-shirts
- leggings
- sweatpants
- shoes
We appreciate all donations.
Reporting an Absence
The online form can also be found on the GES website.
Did you know that children who are chronically absent in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade are much less likely to read on grade level by the third grade?
Visitors
Save the Date!
March 18 | GES PTO Meeting in the GES library 5:30 pm
March 20 | Spring Picture Day
March 21 | 3rd Quarter Grade Reports Live in ParentVue 4pm
March 22 | DARE Basketball Game at Stafford High School 6:30pm
March 23 l Fine Arts Festival at Brooke Point High School 11 am - 4pm
March 23 l Fine Arts Festival County Musical 11 am
March 24 l Fine Arts Festival at Brooke Point High School 11 am - 4pm
March 24 l Singing Gators Perform at Fine Arts Festival 11:30 am
March 29 | No School
April 1 | No School
April 5 | GES PTO Bingo Night (Door Open 5pm; Games Start 6 pm)
April 10 | No School
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Garrisonville Elementary School
Email: whiteam1@staffordschools.net
Website: https://www.staffordschools.net/Domain/13
Location: 100 Wood Drive, Stafford, VA, USA
Phone: 540-658-6260
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gesgators/
Twitter: @GESGATOR