Galva CUSD 224

K-Kids Reminder

Hello Elementary Families,

Please click the link below to access this week's Galva Elementary Weekly Wildcat Newsletter for 3-22-26:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YPeEd0oADOKC2YMg2laT8Mlff-OBB0TE/view?usp=sharing

1st Grade takes home the Attendance Challenge Victory from last week! Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Wigant's classes had a combined attendance rate of 99.1% Great job! Popsicles and an extra 20 minute recess belong to 1st Grade!

https://app.launchfundraising.com/FundraiserHomeInfo/977222/FP8QPZ Hi, this is Coach Jeffrey. Please help support the Galva JR/SR High School Boys and Girls Track Team as we raise funds for new warm-ups and team equipment. These Casey’s Cards are good at any Casey’s General Store. If you don’t want a Casey’s card, you can donate to our team and it will be just as appreciated. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your continued support! #feedthesecats

Congrats to Big Ben on placing 7th at the Silver Streaks Last Chance Invitational!! Plus a PR to boot. So close to The Illinois Top Times Meet. We are 1 of only 3 small schools at this 20 team event! We are extremely proud of you! #feedthesecats

Thank you to the Galva Jr/Sr HS Drama Club for allowing our Elementary students to attend the play preview today! Come out and support these wonderful young men and women at their performances of "The Lightning Thief" at 7:30 PM tonight and Saturday!

The Galva Jr/Sr High School Spring Musical premieres tonight at 7:30pm. Admission is $10. Please join us in the HS Gymnasium for The Lightning Thief! Doors open at 7:00pm. If you cannot make it tonight, you can catch it on Saturday at 7:30pm.

Elementary Families: we have two lost and found tables set up on the 1st floor between the Book Fair and Cafeteria. We have many items to be claimed. Please stop and take a look to see if anything might belong to your child while at Family Reading Night.

Galva Jr/Sr High School is now hiring! We are looking for great teachers who do the following:
Teach engaging lessons.
Foster a positive, inclusive classroom environment.
Assess student progress and provide meaningful feedback.
Collaborate with colleagues to support student success.

If this could be you, please send your resume to thart@galva224.org

The rescheduled softball game against Illini West in Carthage has been moved from Friday, March 20, to Thursday, April 23.

Due to the weather, the home softball and baseball games today, Thursday, March 19, 2026, with Monmouth Roseville and Geneseo at the Galva Park District are cancelled. No reschedule dates yet. They are TBD.

ACT Practice? We ride at dawn! Actually... long before dawn. These kids showed up dark and early to start getting ready!

🚨 📚 Don't forget that Family Reading Night 2026 "Reading Madness" is tomorrow on Thursday 3-19-26 from 5:00-7:00 PM! Families can enter through the Gymnasium Doors and receive their welcome bags. We'll gather in the gym and then rotations will start around 5:25. The Spring Book Fair will have evening shopping hours in Room 13 for students and families!

The Accuplacer testing that was scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, has been moved to Thursday, March 19th. Junior students will leave after first period for testing and a tour at Black Hawk College East Campus and then will go to lunch at Burger King in Kewanee. Students need to bring money for lunch.

Due to the weather, the softball game with Illini West @ Carthage has been rescheduled to Friday, March 20, 2026, with a 4:30 PM start time at Carthage.

There will be no Jr. high scholastic bowl practice tonight. (Tuesday, March 17).

March 17th - Practices and activities in our facilities will be allowed after 3:00pm. Please check with your child's coach for details.

A reminder that Jr. High track is starting practice tomorrow (3/18) from 3:15-4:30! Athletes please make sure you have water and athletic clothing. You should change after school before heading out to practice. We will meet by the football concession stand shed. There will be a parent meeting following practice! Plan to come to the elementary parking lot and we will determine our location from there. Parents, if you are not attending the meeting and your athlete can't walk home, please arrange a ride for them at 4:30! -Coach Harris and Coach McMeekan

Due to drifting snow and rural road conditions that may not be fully cleared by the start of the school day, Galva CUSD 224 will implement an E-Learning Day today out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our students, families, and staff. Galva CUSD #224 will implement an E-Learning Day on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Students should follow their teachers’ directions for online learning and check their email or classroom platforms for assignments and expectations. Please refer to the E-Learning plan posted on the district website for procedures. We will make a determination regarding after-school activities later today if conditions improve and will share an update as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we work together to keep our Wildcats safe.