Good morning WIldcat Nation. Due to the weather the scheduled game with Monmouth Roseville @ the Galva Park District will not happen today and is rescheduled for March 26 at the same location and start time.
Good morning Wildcat Nation. The JH scholastic bowl meet at Woodhull will not be played tonight due to a power outage. At this time the two schools are looking at rescheduling dates.
The Scholastic Book Fair is where your readers get to choose. They can be
true to themshelves at our Book Fair! Plus, every purchase benefits our
school. Learn more:https://www.scholastic.com/bf/galvaelementaryschool #ScholasticBookFairs
With High School Scholastic Bowl officially over for the season, I'd like to take a moment to thank my team for a great season! Congratulations to Mia Merkel for getting 4th place for number of toss-ups answered at our conference meet!
Thursday 3-14-24
We are thrilled to announce that Mr. Brandon Owens, our Industrial Arts and Drivers Education instructor, has been selected as the winner of the WQAD News "My Favorite Teacher Contest". This award was given to him after a senior student, Katie Clemons, wrote a letter nominating him. The segment featuring Mr. Owens will be aired on WQAD News in April. We will provide more information about the airing of the segment as we receive it.
Congratulations to Mr. Owens on this well-deserved recognition!
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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.
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
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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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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