During state testing, Mrs. Corkill's 2nd-grade class supported and encouraged Mrs. Dooley's 4th-graders. Before the break, they celebrated together by playing Easter Bingo.
2nd graders nailed the snack game for eclipse day as they enjoyed some Capri Sun and Sun Chips. It made their viewing experience a bit more special! ☀️ 🌞
Students took science class to a different level today as they were able to experience a solar eclipse with nearly 90% totality. Many students utilized the provided glasses and even created eclipse masks to go along with their glasses. It was a great learning experience for everyone involved! #GalvaProud
Our Galva Elementary Students enjoyed being able to pop outside to see the Solar Eclipse today!
Parker nailed the wardrobe selection for this rare Eclipse Day! Happy Eclipse Day to everyone!
Thank you to everyone who supported our Spring Scholastic Book Fair recently! The purchases by students and families resulted in $2706.61 scholastic dollars that can be used by the Galva Elementary Library for new books and resources! We are so appreciative of the support from everyone at both of our book fairs this school year. #WildcatNation
We are so excited to have everyone back in the building tomorrow! We hope it was a relaxing spring break!
Baseball game United vs. Galva is to take place on Friday.
Hello Wildcat Nation!
This is a friendly reminder that Galva Schools will be dismissing at 11:30 today 3-28-24. Spring Break officially starts at that time.
Thank you!
Galva Elementary wishes our students and staff a safe, enjoyable, and great Spring Break! We will see everyone again on Monday, April 8, 2024! #WildcatNation
Our 2nd grade students excitedly continued their visits to Courtyard Estates to read with our friends down the road! Thank you to Galva Rotary and the HS Interact Club for assisting with the visit! Our 2nd graders also received some new books to take home from the Rotary Club!
Fourth-grade students had guests from the Henry County Farm Bureau today. The Henry County Farm Bureau Young Leaders shared with students about the many careers associated with agriculture. Students learned there are more than 23 million agriculture-related careers, yet only 1% of the earth’s population has a job in agriculture.
Junior High Track and Field practice has been canceled for today, 3-26-24. Please contact Coach McMeekan or Coach Harris with any questions.
Coach McMeekan has informed us that due to temperatures, JH Track practice has been canceled for today 3-26-24. Please contact Coach McMeekan or Coach Harris with any questions.
With the continued rain and cold temperatures today, March 26, 2024, the softball game with Monmouth Roseville has been canceled.
Congratulations to the following JH students on earning the top mark at IESA Solo and Ensemble this weekend!
Samantha Faber- Vocal Solo,
Brielle Jeffrey- Vocal Solo,
Sophie McArthur- Vocal Solo, and
Brielle Jeffery, Scheyer Jones, and Landon Rodseth- Mixed Instrumental Ensemble
ATTENTION K-Kids: The meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been CANCELED. There will be no K-Kids meeting this week. Future meeting dates will be communicated after Spring Break
Mrs. Peters' math students were engaging in "Number Talks" today. The students were supposed to represent 1/3 in any way they could. These are examples from 5D students. When they did a Gallery Walk, any person who saw a mistake put a question mark by the representation. #GalvaProud
THANK YOU to everyone who was able to attend our "Let's Glow Read" Family Reading Night 2024! We had a great turnout and were very excited to see our rooms and halls filled with students and families. Please take a moment to check out the article from the Kewanee Voice highlighting our fun evening!
https://kewaneevoice.com/galva-students-all-aglow-with-love-of-reading/
Representatives from Kewanee Family Dentistry paid a visit to our students in grades K-5 last Friday. Students were able to gain insights into dental hygiene and other important dental practices.
