Wednesday, August 31, 2022

First Assembly of the School Year

We were so excited to engage in our very first assembly of the school year at Gary D. Wright Elementary School!  As part of our efforts to teach and positively reinforce our school-wide expectations of being respectful, responsible, and ready to learn, we taught our students what those expectations would look like and sound like during an assembly.  When individual students demonstrate GDW's  school-wide expectations, also referred to as "The Three R's", staff members can recognize them by awarding them with a Pawsome Card.  Throughout the school year, students will have opportunities to redeem their Pawsome Cards for cool prizes and experiences.  During our assembly, we previewed The Wildcat Cart, which will feature a variety of prizes and experiences that students can redeem their pawsome cards for throughout the school year.  To showcase some of these rewards, we raffled off opportunities for students to sit in a comfy chair during the assembly, to be a special helper for the day, and to help with the morning announcements.  Our Wildcats have been demonstrating The Three R's and are earning Pawsome Cards!  Way to go, Wildcats!



Friday, August 26, 2022

Family Back to School Night

Our Wildcat students, families, and staff enjoyed spending time together to celebrate the back to school season at our GDW PTO's first event of the school year - Family Back to School Night!  The combination of awesome company, beautiful weather, and delicious Kona Ice made it the perfect night out!  Thank you to our GDW PTO for coordinating this event and generously funding Kona Ice for everyone to enjoy!  

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Fifth Grade Instrument Recruitment


GDW's fifth grade students participated in their first assembly of the year today!  To help expose our students to band and orchestra instruments including the way they look and sound, several Hampshire High School Students representing band and orchestra visited GDW along with the HHS band and orchestra teachers and HMS band, orchestra, and choir teachers.  We were so excited to hear the incredible musicianship from students playing a variety of recent hits and classical works on instruments including flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, viola, cello, and bass.  The HHS band and orchestra students provided our Wildcats with some excellent advice.  These HHS students were amazing role models for our students and we are so appreciative of them taking the time to visit us!


Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Happy First Day of School, Wildcats!

The Gary D. Wright Elementary School Staff were so excited to welcome our students back to school as we kick off the 2022-2023 school year!  A huge thank you to our PTO for chalking our walk in to school with positive messages and creative artwork.  Also, thank you to Sweet Signz for the great sign at our main entrance!  We definitely celebrated our first day of school in style and appreciated everyone's kindness and support!  Happy First Day of School, Wildcats!  It's going to be an incredible year!

Thursday, August 11, 2022

School Supply Drop Off 2022

 It was so wonderful to welcome all of our Wildcat students and families to Gary D. Wright Elementary School for our annual School Supply Drop Off Event.  Students had the opportunity to locate their classroom, meet their teacher, and drop off their school supplies.  We are so excited to celebrate the first day of school on Tuesday, August 16!

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Kindergarten Kick-Off 2022

On Tuesday, August 2, we welcomed our incoming kindergarten students to Gary D. Wright Elementary School for our Kindergarten Kick-Off.  Students were able to take a bus ride, eat a snack in the cafeteria, meet members of our staff including the kindergarten teachers, engage in a kindergarten readiness activity, and play on the playground.  It was a super fun event and we can't wait to welcome the Class of 2035 back to Gary D. Wright Elementary School on August 16 for their first day of kindergarten!