Upcoming Dates
April 3 - Art Enrichment Session 5 Volunteer Orientation 9:15am in Cafeteria
April 5 - First Parent University Session - details below
April 12 - Kindergarten Orientation
April 15-19 - Scholastic Book Fair
April 15-19 - Sister School Book Drive
April 18 - Diversity Showcase (World Fair and Art Show)
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CELEBRATE GREAT FALLS AUCTION:
TODAY, Friday, March 22, is the last day to bid in the Celebrate Great Falls Silent Auction!
Proceeds from the auction will directly benefit Great Falls Elementary, Colvin Run Elementary, and Forestville Elementary to support technology, arts, music, mindfulness, and more in the classrooms.
100% of the GFES-specific items for the Auction will benefit GFES and our students! Don’t miss out on your last chance to check out all of the wonderful items put together by our GFES teachers and staff, administration and PTA families!
Thank you for your continued support!
Last Day to Reserve/Order Yearbooks!
https://www.strawbridge.net
Enter School Code: YB29772
Also, Last Day to Order Field Day Apparel!
HTTPS://GFES24.ITEMORDER.COM
GFES FIRST Parent University Session
Our school's mental health team is excited to host Parent Universities this spring! We invite you to join us at school for a morning of collaboration with the team on your students' social and emotional health. Our first session on April 5th will introduce you to the mental health team and share how we help your students each day. We will discuss social and emotional patterns that are common in our school and share resources to support your students at home. We will also allow time for questions and to hear what you would like to learn about in future sessions.
Diversity Showcase - NEW DATE - Thursday April 18, 2024!
Come join us for GFES's Diversity Showcase on Thursday April 18th, from 6-8pm. This year’s theme is Our Shared Stories - Celebrating Together!
Families will get to experience a museum filled with their child's artwork and then work their way into the World's Fair to explore various cultural exhibits and watch cultural performances! Let’s raise our voices, open our hearts, and celebrate the beautiful intersections that enrich our culturally diverse school!
There will be a face painter, live performances and more!
There will also be food and drinks for purchase!
Interested in setting up a booth, putting on a cultural performance, and/or participating in a fashion show parade? Please sign up HERE
Tickets will be $5 per person. Purchase your tickets online HERE
View the Diversity Showcase Flyer HERE
Scholastic Spring Book Fair AND
Sister School Book Drive - April 15 – 19, 2024
Now is a great time to clean out your bookshelves to make room for some new books! The spring Scholastic book fair is coming soon, April 15 – 19.
AND our annual Sister School Book Drive is the same week. Donate your gently used books to a student from Glen Forest Elementary. Every donation makes a difference! Thank you for your generous support.
Time to stock up on GFES Spirit Wear!
There are so many great items and deals going on right now with our GFES Spirit Wear partner - check them out and stock up HERE!
These items make for great birthday gifts, holiday gifts, rewards... and oh so fun when you can match with friends and family!
Get more involved with the PTA for 2024-2025
Do you want to become more involved in the PTA? We are working on building a strong team of leaders for the 2024-2025 school year and need your help! Our nominating committee would love to hear from anyone interested in taking on any of the PTA committee chair positions! Serving on the PTA is a great way to meet other GFES parents and give your input on events, activities, and fundraising opportunities. Please reach out to schoolspiritvp@gfespta.com to learn about open positions.
PTA Spirit Event with MOD Pizza
THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who enjoyed lunch and/or dinner at MOD Pizza on March 13th! We had a great turnout and the spirit event was a huge success!!
As a special bonus, we provided a delicious lunch of pizza and salad to our wonderful teachers and staff!
Community Offering 1:
An invitation from Arts of Great Falls!
We are so excited to have Ms. Mizell teaching with us this summer at Arts of Great Falls and we have an amazing variety of half day art camps that we are offering this summer for students ages 8 - 18.
A little bit about us, Arts of Great Falls is an amazing arts non-profit that has been offering art classes taught by nationally and internationally known professional artists for the past 15 years. We are a non-profit that was founded by artists with the goal of fostering the arts in the Great Falls community.
This summer we are offering the following classes in our Village Center location at 756 Walker Rd and our Old Forestville Schoolhouse location at 9812 Georgetown Pike:
-Mixed Media Artistic Journaling
-Paper Mache
-Weaving and Fiber Arts
-Classical Drawing
-Clay
-Painting Color Study
-Painting Landscapes
-Printmaking
-Anime Drawing
Below are the links to our summer camps that have dates and class descriptions.
-AM Summer Camps (for students ages 8 - 12)
https://www.artsofgreatfalls.org/school-of-art?category=5f032b4f-a7ba-40f8-9324-3ef9064a9734
-PM Summer Caps (for students ages 13 - 18)
https://www.artsofgreatfalls.org/school-of-art?category=6f3efb8a-ff36-4317-9b42-e356e85d56ab
Community Offering 2:
Summer Volunteer Camp, Session 2, June 24-28, 9:30-12:30
Christ the King Lutheran Church, 10550 Georgetown Pike
Summer Volunteer Camp is a great opportunity for children aged 6-12 to discover how they can make a difference in our community. Kids will participate in volunteer service projects, meet nonprofit leaders, work in teams, use their creativity, play games, and more.
Volunteer service projects will be announced closer to the date but may include:
- Making toys for an animal shelter
- Making meals for families who are food-insecure
- Preparing art kits for children in foster care, and more.
Registration is limited to 24 children.
Fees: $160/one child; $300 two siblings; $400 three siblings.
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