GARRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
February 5, 2024
February 20, 2024
Silver Gotcha Recipients
At GES, we recognize students and staff who have gone above and beyond by presenting them with a Silver Gotcha. Any staff member is able to nominate a Gator for a Silver Gotcha if they feel that they have done something that exemplifies our Gator Motto.
G | Going the extra mile
A | Always encouraging
T | Totally cooperative
O | Outstanding attitude
R | Respectful & responsible
Our recent Silver Gotcha recipients are:
Bryson J.
Declan G.
Prince E.
Thais R.
Mrs. Gatewood
Mrs. Farrell-Kuzma and her 3rd Grade Class
Gator Week is next week! Be sure to check out our Gator Week Gator Gram for all of the details about our spirit days, events, and to see our Gator Patrol route!
Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! We are very excited to hold the Book Fair in our beautiful school library. The book fair will run from February 26th - March 1st. This is a great time to purchase books and other materials for your children. Book fair is a fun and happy event for the whole family to enjoy! All the money we raise from the book fair helps to enhance the school library by allowing us to purchase new books, items for our makerspace and books for our storywalk!
Book Fair dates: February 26 - March 1, 2024
∗ Open for students to shop during the school day
∗ Open for family members to shop daily from 12:30 - 2:00 (Entrance-Library Door)
∗ Open after school on Tuesday, February 27th from 3:30-5:00
Online shopping is open 2/26 - 3/10 at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/garrisonvilleelemschool
You can set up an e-wallet for your child(ren), by visiting https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html
If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to Ms. Golles (gollesmt@staffordschools.net).Our mission is to create Super Gator Readers! We hope to see you there!
Updates from PTO
Sweethearts Dance Wrap Up!
Thank you so much to our families, volunteers and staff for such a fun night dancing with our Gators. Please consider filling out this form letting us know what you thought of the event.
https://forms.gle/fRePCzMzdURdxwtE7
Executive Board Nominations are open!
Do you know someone who would be great at serving on the PTO Executive Board? Nominations are taking place now! Please visit www.gatorpto.com to see more details about the board.
https://forms.gle/wU66f3w7X1PAe9pX7
Bingo Interest Form
April 5th is scheduled for Bingo night! We would love to see as many Gators and their families as we can. Please fill out this interest form to help us plan!
https://forms.gle/BqikB1ttvg5UrVZF9
Our next PTO Meeting will be March 19th at 5:30pm and will be held in the library. If you are unable to attend in person, you can join virtually by using the following link:
https://meet.google.com/vjf-utaj-acv
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
Save the Date!
Stafford County Law Enforcement will be taking on Stafford County Educators in the D.A.R.E basketball game fundraiser! Our very own Mr. Stormer will be playing and representing GES!
The game will take place at Stafford High School on Friday, March 22nd at 6:30pm.
AM Car Rider Drop Off
Please make sure if dropping off your Gator in the morning that you follow our AM car rider path to the back of the school. Please do not drop off Gators in the front of the building while car riders is open. We have buses moving and middle school staff parking in the front, which create a safety risk for our students coming from various directions. The car rider line moves super fast once we start allowing students to come in at 8:05 am and closes at 8:20am. Please bring your students into the office and sign them in if there is no staff member outside.
We appreciate you helping us keep everyone safe!
Reminder of Office Pick Ups/ Early Release
The safety of our Gators is our number one priority. Please make sure our front office staff is made aware of all schedule changes, such as the need to pick up early or a change in afternoon dismissal plans. Please remember that when needing to pick up your children early from school, the last office pick up is at 2:15 pm, or families will need to wait for car riders to start at 2:50 pm. Our office is very busy after 2:15 as we prepare to dismiss over 750 children and we do not want to miss getting your child home via your intended route. Thank you for your understanding!
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!
February 21 | ASE Session 4 of 4: 3:10-4:40 pm
February 26 - March 1 | Gator Week; Book Fair Open
February 26 | Word Parade 9:45am
February 28 | Gator Patrol 4:30-6:30pm
March 5 | No School - Teacher Workday
March 7 | End of 3rd Quarter
March 8 | No School - Teacher Workday
March 11 - 15 | Spring Break
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 29 | 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