Gilbert Elementary

Our little scientists are getting a closer look at nature today! #OutdoorLearning #ForestKindergarten

A round of applause for thes outstanding Gators for meeting their individual reading and math goals! #AcademicAchievement #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

Fellow Gators, We are excited about our Great Gator Race on Friday, May 7th. Below is some information regarding our Great Gator Race, and fundraiser. *We will have our first check-in on Friday, April 16th. Please send in your pledge sheet, and we will make a copy for our records and return your pledge sheet to you so you can continue collecting pledges and money. If you fill up your pledge sheet, we will give you another sheet. (We will have a few check-in dates to ...update our students on the progress) *You will be able to continue receiving pledges and donations until the race. *If you collect donations, you can turn the money in and begin receiving your prizes. The prizes are as follows: $ 20: Race and Certificate of Participation $ 25: Eye Black for the Race Plus all of the above $ 30: Armbands Plus all of the above $ 40: Water Bottle Plus all of the above $ 50: Headphones Plus all of the above $ 75: A art, magic, or science set Plus all of the above $100: A inflatable air sofa Plus all of the above The class with the most money raised will participate in a dodgeball match against the teachers. THE LAST DAY TO ORDER A GREAT GATOR RACE SHIRT IS FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH.

It’s a beautiful day for a picnic!

Wiggle worm watching in the forest today! #ForestFirst #OutdoorLearning

Merry Christmas, Gilbert Gators! We snapped a few pics of letters to Santa before they were mailed to the North Pole! May all of your Christmas wishes come true!

Our Gator Wall of Fame is filling up fast with students reaching their academic goals! #GoalSetting #AcademicSuccess #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

Congratulations to our GES Spelling Bee winners! Way to go, super spellers! #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

Thanks, LHS HOSA for restocking our Gator Giving Pantry! #BetterTogether

WOW!!! Great job on meeting your Gator Goals. We would like to introduce our newest members of the Gator Wall of Fame!!!! #learningisfunatGES

FoodFinder is a mobile and web app created by a graduate of Georgia public schools that allows families to find food distribution sites (including food pantries, drive-through distributions, and school meal providers) based on their location.

Our Gator Wall of Fame has new handprints everyday! Our students are proud to achieve their reading goals! Great job, Gators! #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

Based on the possibility of black ice and freezing temperatures on the mountain, Walker County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.

Merry Christmas to all of our sweet Gator families!

Thank you, OMNOVA Solutions for supporting Gilbert Elementary School! Your contribution is greatly appreciated and makes a big difference! #PowerOfTeam #BetterTogether #PartnersInEducation

We are super proud of our October Staff Member of the Month, Mrs. Katie Lowery! Mrs. Lowery plans exciting and engaging lessons for her fourth grade students daily. She serves our students with sincere kindness, patience, and enthusiasm.

Congratulations to our first two Gators who met their reading goals! We are so proud of your hard work and achievement! #GatorWallOfFame #AcademicGoals #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

We love our Ramblers! #LHShoco #RevItUp #OrangeAndBlack

Out third grade students are working hard this morning as they complete an engaging task on multiplication properties. #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

We had a blast cheering on our Ramblers and seeing so many of our Gilbert Gators in the LHS Parade! #RevItUp #RamblerReady #RunOverRinggold

There’s just something special about a small town homecoming! GO RAMBLERS!

Breakfast and Lunch Menus for December

GES first graders have completed their banner project... Great Job!!! #learningisfunatGES

Gator Families, We hope you all have had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We will be starting back to school this week with a hybrid model. Our students have been divided into Cohort A and Cohort B. Cohort A includes students whose last name begins with the letter A through K, and Cohort B includes students whose last name begins with L through Z. Some families have been contacted about making a change to a different cohort. If your teacher placed your child in a different cohort, ...please adhere to that cohort assignment. Cohort A will attend school in person on Monday and Tuesday. Cohort B will attend school in person on Thursday and Friday. On the three days your child is not attending school in person, they will have assignments to complete at home. Most students will complete assignments on Google Classroom. However, some of our younger students will have learning packets. Your child’s teacher will provide specific information regarding assignments. Students with Chromebooks should make sure the devices are fully charged and are brought to school with them on the days they attend school in person. Teachers and Walker County technology specialists are able to access these devices remotely and monitor student usage. Devices should be utilized for schoolwork only and be treated with care. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we do everything we can to ensure that learning continues in a safe and positive environment for all! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through Class Dojo or email. See more

GES Rockers VS. Rappers... Homecoming Week #learningisfunatGES

GES students are learning about the transformation of heat during our STEM class... It is a tasty class... #learningisfunatGES #learningistasty

Ms. Cantrell and Mrs. Hunter had a different take on Rockers vs. Rappers Day! #SpiritWeek #LHShoco

Our public libraries in Walker County (Rossville, Chickamauga and LaFayette) are open 7 days a week and have a FREE tutor program called Time with Teacher". Certified teachers are available for one-on-one appointments in all three libraries, 7 days a week. These sessions are free to students, and Walker County CARES funding is paying for the teacher. You can go to www.chrl.org/tutor to make an appointment. Our libraries provide a safe place for tutoring sessions to take place and face shields are provided for all participants. This is a great opportunity for our students and families!

We enjoyed having the opportunity to share the awesome things happening at our school today on UCTV!

YeeeHaw!!! We love our Ramblers! #CityVsCountry #LHShoco #GilbertGators #RamblerReady

A big THANK YOU to our friends at Harbor Lights Baptist Church in Lafayette for their generous food donation to our food pantry and Helping Hands Program! #HelpingHands #EndingHunger #GatorFamily

A big THANK YOU to all of our families that attended our virtual Family Data Nights! If you missed it, a video of the meeting is available on your child’s Class Dojo. We appreciate your support in your child’s education and helping them meet their academic goals! #BetterTogether #GatorFamily

Fresh air and sunshine! Good for the body! Good for the soul! #ForestFriends

We are so proud of our fifth grade students and their 4-H presentations! They did an awesome job! #4H #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

Our Primary Healthcare partners take such good care of us! Thank you so much for the water bottles and toothbrush kits for our students! #BetterTogether #GatorFamily #PowerOfTeam

Please view the following video for important information regarding COVID-19 and school closure. https://m.youtube.com/watch

Happy Veterans Day!

Check out this month’s digital issue of our Gator Gazette! https://spark.adobe.com/page/bUIEOlVLwH0oY/

Hard work, dedication, and strong relationships yield amazing results for Walker County Schools; 2020 Graduation Rate of 91%!

It is a beautiful day at Gilbert Elementary School. We hope you will have a GR8 Day!!!

It’s perfect picnic weather at GES! These first grade cuties enjoyed eating lunch outside today, and some of our second graders organized their own litter pick up project! #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep #TheGreatOutdoors

The 3 states of matter are best taught with root beer floats! #EngagementEncounters #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

Our students are all smiles on the playground!

Proud to be an American!

Our students are casting their votes today! We hope you are too! Every vote counts!

This Friday, Nov. 6th is Hat Day! Students may pay $1 to wear their favorite hat! Money goes toward restocking our PBIS Chompy Cash Cart!

Don't forget that our virtual book fair begins today!! You can shop today through next Sunday, November 15th! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/gilbertelementaryschool8

What a week it has been at GES! We’ve had a blast celebrating #RedRibbonWeek and our Gators of the Month for October! #HealthyChoices #PBIS #GoodBehavior

Breakfast and Lunch Menus for November

Bus drivers are AMAZING people! Mrs. Angie was reading books to our students on the bus yesterday, as she often does while waiting to be released from campus. #GatorFamily ,

Our Gilbert Gators dressed in red today and pledged to make healthy choices by being drug and alcohol free! They are enjoying several exciting Red Ribbon and fall activities this week! #RedRibbonWeek #HealthyChoices

What better way to spend a rainy day than with our noses in a good book! Our first graders have enjoyed reading Room On The Broom while learning about story elements and the sequence of events! #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep #ReadingEngagement

Based on the current track of Hurricane Zeta and our local forecast of sustained winds of 35+mph with the possibility of downed power lines and trees, Walker County Schools will be closed on Thursday, October 29. This will not be a virtual day for students or teachers.

We will be having an online book fair starting next Monday, 11/2 through Friday, 11/13! Books will make great Christmas presents!!

Our 4th and 5th graders pledge to BEE drug and alcohol free! #RedRibbonWeek

There’s just something special about a small town homecoming! GO RAMBLERS!

GES first graders have completed their banner project... Great Job!!! #learningisfunatGES

GES Rockers VS. Rappers... Homecoming Week #learningisfunatGES

Ms. Cantrell and Mrs. Hunter had a different take on Rockers vs. Rappers Day! #SpiritWeek #LHShoco

YeeeHaw!!! We love our Ramblers! #CityVsCountry #LHShoco #GilbertGators #RamblerReady

Our students enjoy showing off their artistic talents and skills in art class! Today, they are working on clay projects! #LearningIsAJourney #TakeTheFirstStep

Babies, old folks, and everything in between! We all love our Ramblers! It’s Generations Day at GES! #SpiritWeek #GilbertGators #RamblerReady

We loved seeing so many of our Gators proudly wearing red, white, and blue today! Tomorrow’s theme is Generations Day! #LHShoco #RamblerReady

GES Virtual Family Data Nights start tomorrow! Monday, Oct. 19th at 5:30 for Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grades. Tuesday, Oct. 20th at 5:30 for 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades. Teachers will share a virtual link on dojo. PLEASE join us to find out how your child is progressing academically and fun ways you can support your child’s learning at home! #GatorFamily #BetterTogether #AcademicGains

Monday is Red, White, and Blue Day! #LHShoco2020 #RamblerReady

GES Virtual Family Data Nights are next week! Monday, Oct. 19th at 5:30 for Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grades. Tuesday, Oct. 20th at 5:30 for 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades. Teachers will share a virtual link on dojo. PLEASE join us to find out how your child is progressing academically and fun ways you can support your child’s learning at home! #GatorFamily #BetterTogether #AcademicGains

Next week is Spirit Week at GES! #GilbertGators #RamblerReady #RunOverRinggold #LHSHomecoming

Gator Families, Attached is our Annual Title 1 Meeting. If you missed the live version last week, we would love for you to view this recording, and sign in on the document link in the comment section. We value your feedback and greatly appreciate any suggestions you offer us, as we constantly strive for improvement. There is also a short survey in the comment section! Thank you so much! #GatorFamily #BetterTogether #PowerOfTeam

Our 4-H Gators are doing an awesome job at the state show in Perry!

Way to go, Katie Beth!

Peace Out! Fall Break is here! Have a safe and wonderful week with your families! We look forward to seeing our students back on Monday, October 19th. Later, Gators!

Here are our Gilbert 5th Grade Gators getting ready to take a bite out of state!! #4H #nogoatsnoglory

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Mrs. C and some of her 3rd graders are head over heels ready for fall break...Remember, GES will dismiss at 11:30 Friday!

Gator Families, Please use the link below to join us virtually for our GES Annual Title 1 Meeting. We will begin in just a few moments, at 5:30. Thank you! https://meet.google.com/bzy-thfa-yvt

If we can’t go to the pumpkin patch, we will bring the pumpkin patch to us! #CutestPumpkinPaintersEver