With just 10 days to go until our school blood drive, we still have 10 spots to fill! Please help us reach our goal! Your time and efforts help save so many lives! To sign up go to: www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71226. If you donate at the blood center in Urbana this week or next be sure to tell them you want GGS to get credit for your donation! 🩸❤️💉❤️
As everyone prepares to plan for the Christmas celebrations, please take a moment to sign up and donate blood for our school blood drive on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 12:30-6:30 in the Bloodmobile in the parking lot of Gifford Grade School. This is the gift that keeps on giving!
To sign up go to: www.bloodcenter.org (group code 71226). We have MANY spots still needing to be filled. Once our school reaches its goal of 20 donors, we earn a grant to purchase things for our school.
The University of Illinois REACT program visited Third Grade to teach them about mixtures and solutions today. 👩🔬👨🔬
Around the World in Mrs. Wolken’s classroom this afternoon. Students did a great job working on division. Learning & Fun at the same time! #WeAreGGS
Gifford Grade School was able to recognize and honor 16 Veterans this morning. What a great opportunity to Honor Our Veterans. Thank you to these and all Veterans! A great opportunity for our school, students and community. #WeAreGGS
Veterans Day celebrating at GGS
Gifford Grade School Blood Drive is Wednesday, December 14th from 12:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Sign up to donate here: https://login.bloodcenter.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/116585
or call the Blood Center Main Office at 217-877-7733
The last day to register for our Veterans Day celebration is this Friday, November 4! Please call the school 217-568-7733 so we can honor all our veterans at our assembly starting at 8:40 AM in our gym on Friday, Nov. 11. We will be serving donuts and coffee/juice starting at 8:00 AM
Gifford Grade School held a contest on October 31st to see who could come closest to guessing the number of candy corn in the jar. There was a winner from each grade and the staff. Winners won individual prizes and the student that was the closest overall won a pizza party for their class. The actual number of Candy Corn was 2,133.
Winners:
K - Abe
1st - Ava
2nd - Nolan
3rd - McCoy
4th - Henry & Hunter
5th - Kamille
6th - Zayden
7th - Beckett, closest overall 2,121
8th - Davyn
Staff - Ms. Melecosky 2022
The last day to register for our Veterans Day celebration is THIS FRIDAY, November 4! Please call the school 217-568-7733 so we can honor all our veterans at our assembly starting at 8:40 AM in our gym on Friday, Nov. 11. We will be serving donuts and coffee/juice starting at 8:00 AM
Science Fruit or Science Vegetable? Third grade did some digging to find out plant classifications. 🥒 🍅 🥔
Part 1 of the Pumpkin Drop was a decorating contest. Congratulations to King Tot, the 7th grade pumpkin!
Kindergarteners are practicing matching letters in the sensory bin today 🎃
Tonight is Family Fright Night!
Come and enjoy a free night of fun!
5:30-6:30
Happy Fall! The playground leaves were perfect to play in today.
The kitchen crew BANDED together today! Way to go Mrs. Lutes & Mrs. Scott!
Tomorrow let’s TEAM up against drugs! Wear one of yours favorite TEAMS shirt!
Red Ribbon Week starts tomorrow!
Wear a bandana or headband to school as we BAND together against drugs! ❤️🩹
Congratulations to Elie for being accepted into the District 3 Junior Band! She was chosen from students around Central Illinois to perform in the District Band on Saturday, November 12th at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.
October is National Principals Month. Gifford Grade School is lucky to have Mrs. Woodham as our principal. Thank you for all of your efforts for our students, staff and school! #WeAreGGS
2nd grade went to Curtis Apple Orchard last Friday. We learned about the life cycle of pumpkins 🎃
