Happy Halloween 2022

Happy Halloween, Wildcats!  Thank you to the staff and our volunteers for making this year's parade and classroom parties spooktacular!

Kindness Cafe

Congratulations to the following Wildcats who were recognized in September/October for being excellent models of kindness throughout Gary D. Wright Elementary School.  These students received a certificate and were invited GDW's Kindness Cafe, where they were served donuts and juice!  Thank you to our PBIS Committee for making this special recognition possible!  Keep spreading kindness like confetti, Wildcats!

Kindergarten - Adrian MacCallum, Sophia El Basri, Chloe White, Nico Mule, Dakota Busse, Madison Noffs, Ella Perez, Easton Farris - First Grade - Leilan DuBonetti, Colton Blatz, Logan Ginsburg, Jemma Castellanos, Chloe Demps, Joseph Litgen, Dominic Simoncelli, Mason Kulpa - Second Grade - Leah Langton, Eli Legions, Crawford Menzer, Brooklyn Morecraft, Nicholas Wisniewski, Peyton Haptonstall, Kaleigh Kinkelaar, Joseph Malmstedt - Third Grade - Madison Casey, Tyler Nebel, Abigail Lopez, Jackson Legions, Sophie Metoyer, Cristian Rodriguez, Keira Leite, Jimmy Niccum, Remington Simpson, Zoey Rochford - Fourth Grade - Elise Yang, William Arvizu, Emilie Horner, Luke Zaworski, Ola Zietara, Kyson Arnold, Lily Niccum, Victor Szalanski, Ireland Monroy, Gavin Alvarez - Fifth Grade - Rayna Birkhead, Joshua Bautista, Jordan Niemeyer, Devin McCurdy, Autumn Olson, Jacob Coffey, Adeline Gorski, Payton Sirrieh

Hampshire Fire Protection District's Annual Coloring Contest Winners

Congratulations to the following Wildcats for being recognized as the Hampshire Fire Protection District's Annual Coloring Contest Winners:

• Adrian MacCullum (Kindergarten)
• Aubrey Gaszynski (First Grade)
• Nicholas Wisniewski (Second Grade)
• Madison Miller (Third Grade)

PTO Culver's Night

A huge thank you to the Huntley Culver's, GDW Staff, 5th Grade Student Council, and all of our Wildcat families for showing your support of our learning community and our PTO Culver's Night!  

ILMEA Elementary General Music Festival

Congratulations to the following Gary D. Wright Elementary School fifth graders who were selected to participate in the District 9 Elementary General Music Festival, which was held today at Oak Hill Elementary School in Streamwood: Jacob Coffey, Sophia Bernaegye, Alexander McDuffie, John Tyler, Autumn Olson, Hendrix Gohde, Brylee Currie, Brooke VanDusen, Rylie Doerner, and Emma Tyrcha.

Mrs. Henning and these students represented GDW at the festival, which provided a unique musical experience presented by the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA).  At the festival, students had the opportunity to learn from a variety of masterful clinicians who taught specialized lessons on topics such as drumming, movement, part-singing, and instrumental enrichment.  Way to go, Wildcats!

Fire Prevention Education

We would like to thank the Hampshire Fire Protection District for providing fire prevention education to all of our Wildcats at Gary D. Wright Elementary School throughout the month of October.  We are incredibly appreciative of the Hampshire Fire Protection District for teaching us these important lessons and keeping us safe!

PTO's Walk-a-Thon

The PTO Walk-a-Thon was an amazing event!  We were joined by dozens of volunteers along with Mr. Gary D. Wright and our Wildcat mascot!  We had a super fun D. J. and also had a special performance by the Hampshire High School Marching Band!  Our students and staff walked around the Hampshire High School track as we tallied how many laps each student completed.  This event was so much fun for everyone involved.  Thank you to everyone who supported our PTO's Walk-t-Thon...to our families who made monetary donations, to our volunteers, to our community partners who sponsored the event, to our students and staff who walked, to our PTO, and to Hampshire High School for allowing us to utilize the track and to the HHS Marching band for such an awesome performance!  

Blue Shirt Day - Monday, October 3, 2022

Monday is World Day of Bullying PreventionTM. On this day, students, staff, families, and communities wear blue shirts to come together against bullying.  Help us kick off October’s Bullying Prevention Awareness Month by wearing blue shirts on Monday, October 3. Wildcats, let’s #BeKind and #BlueUp together on #BlueShirtDay!