PTO's 2Ball Competition

The PTO's 2Ball Competition was a slam dunk!  Thank you to our incredible PTO and both parent, student, and staff volunteers for making this amazing event possible!  Congratulations to all of our participants, and a special shout out to the following students for placing in the top three teams at their grade level: 

Kindergarten: Luke Kosnik (1st), Levi Kane (2nd), Theo Knudsen (3rd)

First Grade: Ricky Lopez (1st), Cole Kowalczyk (2nd), Knox Ronowski (3rd)

Second Grade: Logan White (1st), Declan Fawcett (2nd), Lucas Johnson (3rd)

Third Grade: Isaac Wagner (1st), Mason Stozek (2nd), Maddox Yang (3rd)

Fourth Grade: Caleb Fawcett (1st), Colby Karlo (2nd), Layden Hoyt (3rd)

Fifth Grade: Rylie Petrey (1st), Caden Smith (2nd), Darryl Younger (3rd)

GDW PTO's Enchanted Snowball

Thank you, GDW PTO for a magical evening at the Enchanted Snowball!  The decorations were incredible, the treats were delicious, and the dancing was super fun!

One School One Book

Today, we kicked off our One School One Book initiative with an all school assembly that featured a movie and a puppet show to introduce this year's book - Friendship According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney.  The assembly even had us saying "squeak" and "boing" as we were introduced to some of the book's characters - Humphrey the hamster and Og the frog.  Mrs. Monroe and Dr. Gravel even dressed up as a frog and a hamster for our special kick-off assembly.  Included in this week's Virtual Backpack, families can find more details regarding our reading schedule as well as a Family Fun Pack which will be a great resource as you read this book as a family.  A copy of our book was provided to each GDW student and staff member through the generous support of the GDW PTO, as well as the Hintt/Way families. We would also like to thank the GDW Family Engagement Committee for organizing this incredible opportunity!   Thank you for your support in helping us build a community of readers.