Internet and phones are BACK and working again district-wide. Thank you for your patience.
Upcoming Dates of Importance:
Thursday 3-14-24: Spring Picture Day
Friday 3-15-24: QTR 3 Report Cards Dispersed
Monday to Friday 3-18-24 to 3-22-24: Spring Scholastic Book Fair
Thursday 3-21-24: Family Reading Night "Let's Glow Read"
Tuesday 3-26-24: PreK Screening Day One, No PreK Classes
Wednesday 3-27-24: PreK Screening Day Two, No PreK Classes
Thursday 3-28-24: 11:30 Dismissal, No PreK Classes
3-29-24 to 4-7-24: Spring Break
Senior parents!! Celebrate your Senior in the 2023-24 Yearbook!
Congratulations to First Grader, Thea Gillum, on her 2nd place finish in the 2024 Farm Bureau Poster Contest! #GalvaProud #WildcatNation
Good luck to Coach White and the baseball boys as they open up their season on the road against Riverdale at 4:30pm. Good Luck!
The home opener for baseball will be on Saturday vs Kewanee at 11am.
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Congratulations to our February Students of the Month at Galva Elementary School! #WildcatNation
PreK - Everlyn Williams
K - Daisy Avery
1st - Scarlett Kulavic (not pictured)
2nd - Addison Boston
3rd - Ayla Maertens (not pictured)
4th - Iris Mosley
5th - Grace Conrad
6th - Alonzo McDonald
Reminder that Family Reading Night t-shirt orders are due tomorrow 3-12-24
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SFvnJfqg7zN0tlij2T84KQ_9YRFlOmUJr-hL7jF_yxQ/view
District Strategic Plan Survey
REMINDER Jr. High track practice starts Wednesday 3/13! Athletes should have athletic clothing, water, tennis shoes and expect to run. Practice ends at 4:30 and athletes should have a ride home at that time, if they don't live withing walking distance of the school. There will be a parent/guardian meeting following practice on Wednesday.
District Strategic Plan Survey
Today, March 11th is the start of the 4th Quarter Classes for our 8th Grade elective class rotation. All 8th graders will be in a new course (Ag, Shop, Art, or STEM) for the final 9 weeks.
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This year's Book Fair is going to be epic! More Books. More Choices. More
Fun. You can add funds directly to e-wallet so that your child doesn't have to carry cash to school! Start exploring together on our school's Book Fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/galvaelementaryschool
Attention Families of Current 7th Grade Students: An informational meeting for the 2025 Washington D.C. trip is happening soon! Please attend this meeting if you are interested in the opportunity and have a current 7th Grade Student. Please see the informational flyer below for details on the meeting happening on Tuesday, March 12, at 6:00 PM in the Galva Jr/Sr HS Library
Elementary Families,
Please use the link below to access this week's Galva Elementary Weekly Wildcat Newsletter for 3-10-24
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sz2SDaz60Bgg3IleKfGqlGKIPeJP7suUiid8uV43V0E/edit?usp=sharing
On Monday, March 11th our Juniors will take the Accuplacer Test at Black Hawk East. The students will have lunch and then tour Black Hawk College facilities after testing.
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On Monday, March 11th Galva Jr/Sr High School hosts a Mobile Blood Drive in the morning.
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It's almost showtime!!! The Galva Jr/Sr High School Drama Club presents Radium Girls on Friday and Saturday at 7pm. An $8 admission is charged at the door for all seating. Limited concessions will be available.
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If your student is taking a Black Hawk College class this semester, next week is spring break for the College. Senior students do not have to report to Galva High School until their first GHS class. Students taking online classes may use that time for a study hall. When Galva High School is on spring break, students are expected to attend their Black Hawk College classes.
Just a reminder that Sunday, March 17th is our Spring Band and Choir concert at Messiah Lutheran Church Galva! 2:30pm (2:00pm call time for students). It's a great concert as part of Music in Our Schools Month! Come support music education in Galva!
Attention 6th, 7th, 8th graders, and parents/guardians!!! Jr. High track will be starting Wednesday March 13th. Practice will run from 3:15-4:30 pm, with a parent meeting following the first practice. Athletes should wear athletic clothing and tennis shoes and be prepared to run. Athletes must have a physical and completed the concussion test this school year. If you have any questions please email gjhgirlstrack@galva224.org or gjhboystrack@galva224.org.