🏀 Elementary Basketball Sign-Ups! 🏀
It's that time of year again—elementary basketball sign-ups are here! Be on the lookout for the sign-up form coming home with students.
If your child is in grades 2-5 and is interested in playing, please return the form by September 24th.
📌 Details:
2nd & 3rd grade: Instructional practices with Exhibition Game at the end
4th & 5th grade: Saturday games
Only students who submit the form will receive additional paperwork.
Friendly Reminder
Gilmer County Grandfamilies: We are starting our 2024-2025 classes on Monday, September 16th at the Gilmer County Board Office, 454 Vanhorn Drive. If you are a grandparent that is raising your grandchild/ren, come join us at 1pm on Monday, Sept 16th to learn more about GC Healthy Grandfamilies. Questions? Please call Cherri West, 304.462.7386 ext.170.
See Something, Say Something, allows for all of us to be active in reporting potential safety risks. Please report any potential school threats, safety issues and more by visiting https://tinyurl.com/3wzkwcb8, downloading the See Send app, or going to any school's webpage or student device.
📊 Hey GCES Families! 📊
We want to make you aware that the General Summative Assessment (GSA) data for students now in 4th and 5th grades has been released! 🎉 Each student’s results have been emailed to their school email address. 📧
A paper copy will also be sent home in your student's data folder within the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for it!
If you have any questions or need assistance with the data, feel free to reach out to tdwall@k12.wv.us. We're here to help! 😊 #GoGilmer
🌟 September is Attendance Awareness Month! 🌟
At GCES, we know how important it is for students to be present in school every day. Attendance has a direct impact on learning, academic success, and building strong habits for the future. Let’s work together to ensure every student is ready to learn, grow, and succeed by encouraging regular attendance! 🏫✏️
✅ Attend for the Win! Miss Less than 10!
We’re encouraging all students to do their best to miss fewer than 10 days this school year! Remember, every day counts! #GoGilmer
📚 Academic Planners Are Here! 📚
Great news, GCES families! Our Academic Planners have arrived, and they’re ready to help keep the connection strong between home and school. These planners are an excellent tool for staying informed about your child’s schoolwork and any messages from their teacher.
Plus, don’t forget to check your child's backpack for their grey and black folders. These folders are where you'll find all the important papers—whether they need to be returned or kept at home.
Let’s work together to keep our Wildcats on track! 🐾 #GoGilmer
🚌 Bus Safety with Our Preschoolers! 🚌
On Tuesday, our youngest Wildcats at GCES learned all about bus safety! A big thank you to our wonderful bus drivers, Jean McCune and Steven Louk, for teaching our preschool students the importance of staying safe on the bus. From how to properly get on and off the bus to the importance of staying seated during the ride, our little ones are now bus safety pros! 🐾 #GoGilmer
🎶 Exciting news from our GCES Wildcat Elementary Band Program! We had a great turnout at our Bandland instrument tryouts, where many students had the opportunity to explore and find the instruments that suit them best. There's still plenty of time to join the GCES Wildcat Band! If your child is interested, please reach out to Judy Leggett by calling the school or emailing her at jleggett@k12.wv.us. #GoGilmer
🐾 GCES Wildcats Staff Spotlight🐾
Mrs. Moyers and Mrs. Loudin's kindergarten class had a blast making Oobleck yesterday—mixing science and fun into one messy, hands-on adventure!
🐶 Bake Sale for Boaz 🐶
Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center Open House this Friday, August 30th!
Gilmer County Schools Bus Routes for the 2024-25 School Year
Attention Parents and Community Members:
The bus routes for the 2024-25 school year are now available. Please take a moment to review the routes to ensure you have the most up-to-date information on pick-up and drop-off times for your children. We appreciate your support as we prepare for a successful school year!
📙🖍️Back to School Resource Fair🖍️📙
Gilmer County Family Support Center is sponsoring a SafeSplash Day at Cedar Creek State Park on Saturday, July 27th. This event includes activities for the family, from noon to 4pm at the Apple Shelter. We hope to see you there!
Birth Start will be taking place at Gilmer County Elementary School during the 2024-2025 school year. Please see the attached flyer for more information. We hope to see you and your little one at these monthly school readiness events.
ATTENTION: Parents/Guardians of Summer School Students....As a reminder the buses will be running ONE HOUR LATER on Friday, July 12th for our Kindergarten through 12th graders. Therefore if your child has been catching the bus at 7:20am, they will catch the bus at 8:20am. This will allow our students to swim at the Lewis County Park on Friday, July 12th. Buses will transport students home one hour later on Friday, July 12th, with dismissal from the schools at 3pm. Thank you.
We would like to give a special thank you to Calhoun-Gilmer Construction. Instructor Paul Parsons and his students have done a tremendous job in helping transform our Board room. The latest addition are the frames holding our schools and county logo. Also thanks to Steve Rollins and Arch Moore for hanging them today.
Summer Bus DELAYED:
Parents/Guardians of students that are riding Summer Bus #81, Students will be delayed this afternoon coming home. Please be aware that the bus will be running a few minutes late on Mineral Road, Kanawha Drive, Tanner, Troy and Rt 33. Thank you for your understanding and patience.