Selfies with Cicadas 😎
Order forms for free T-shirts for Elementary students are due by Thursday, September 16th.

Congratulations to Ms. Brittney Shelby, Garfield's Star Teacher of the Week! She teaches 2nd grade, and she is praised by her peers for her kindness and helpfulness. Brittney is a wonderful addition to the Garfield staff!

Tomorrow is Late Start Wednesday for all USD 503 schools.

Happy Labor Day #pkvikings

Ms. Ryan talked about the Zones of Regulation while Mrs. Liska's students identified various feelings that occur in each zone.



Reminder: No School on Monday, September 6th for Labor Day

Mrs. Strode's class is making music during our brain break with Cardio Drumming 😎




First Friday for showing off their Brag Necklaces! The students earn beads for a variety of things. (IXL, Reading Counts, etc.)



Here is September 2021 Newsletter
https://5il.co/yeua
Birthday Book @ Garfield!

Ms. Norris’s class loves to participate in cardio desk drumming for brain breaks!




Tomorrow is Late Start Wednesday for all USD 503 schools.

Recess Fun!
Mrs Jackson is the first staff member at Garfield to receive the Happy Bouquet of faux flowers and a note of praise in the Positive Praise Journal. Mrs Russell recognizes Mrs Jackson’s dedication and hard work into making her classroom a wonderful learning environment! Mrs Jackson will write a note of praise about another staff member and pass it on and the bouquet!

Third graders in Mr Roark’s PE class!

Playing with rhythm sticks in Mr Bearrick’s music class

Having fun in music with our new teacher Mr Bearrick


Tomorrow is Late Start Wednesday for all USD 503 schools. This year every Wednesday will be a late start day, this will allow for more professional development and collaboration time for teachers across our district.

Breakfast and Lunch menus are available on our website at www.usd503.org (choose your building) and the Parsons Viking app for iOS and Android.

