GARNETT ELEMENTARY
Bullpup Happenings
BULLPUP ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
WELCOME BULLPUPS
JUMP 4 HEART AT GES
THANKS to the many parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends who donated to this year’s fundraiser. A Special Shout out to Mrs. Martin, (GES PE teacher and J4Heart organizer), Everett Cox (the music man) and Dawn Weirich (parent volunteer) for keeping the jumpers organized. As of March 8, about $17,000 has been collected for the American Heart Association! WOW! Below are some of the student participants.
EMMA SELF wins local Flag Design Competition
Below is Emma’s winning artwork for the local Garnett Flag Contest. Very creative! Congrats!
BMX Assembly
GES students applauded and roared with excitement as this talented BMX duo entertained Bullpups and staff. Thanks, PTO, for sponsoring this event.
SOPHIA JONES – Anderson County Spelling Bee Champion
Congratulations and best wishes to GES Bullpup Sophia Jones who will be representing Anderson County at the Sunflower State Spelling Bee in Wichita in March! Also, congrats to Camryn Wilson, alternate. Great job, bullpups!
GES SPELLING BEE
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our GES spelling bee contestants who represented their classrooms at the GES Spelling Bee. Below: GES Contestants Front Row L-R: Henry, Spencer, Emmett, Brystol, Connor, Owen, Jacob, Brodie, Norah. Back Row L-R: Brody, Rarity, Emma, Sophia, Camryn, Dreyden, Emma, Michael, Averie.
Best of Luck to Champion, Sophia Jones, and Runner Up, Camryn Wilson, at the Anderson County Spelling Bee!
GES WISHES YOU A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON!!
GES DARE PROGRAM GRADUATION
Chief Deputy Max Skelton has been teaching the DARE Program to GES 5th graders. Below are photos of students graduating from the program and our GES essay winners! Dare to Resist Drugs & Violence!
5W DARE Graduates (Above)
5C DARE Graduates (Above)
5S DARE Graduates (Above)
John B. & Josie W. – winners of the DARE essay contest!
QUIZ BOWL 2018
Congrats to Mrs. Young’s 6th grade Quiz Bowl Team for winning the USD #365 Grade 6 Quiz Bowl. Below see photos from the 2018 Quiz Bowl.
6Y Winners L-R Below: Aly Young, Ava Mills, Luke Stephenson, Blaine Bauter, Jacob Alexander
FIFTH GRADE SCIENTISTS
Grade 5 students participated in hands on lab experiments in science class.
THANKSGIVING PILGRIMS
Kindergarten Pilgrims enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner at GES.
BOOK FAIR 2018
Students enjoyed shopping and selecting books from the GES Book Fair. Thanks to the parents, grandparents, and friends who supported our Book Fair. Book Fair Door Contest winners are: 1st 3D; 2nd 6S; 3rd KS. Also thanks to Mrs. Pracht, librarian, for making this opportunity available to our school.
HALLOWEEN PARADE
Go to the Community Page for a slide show of our fun and entertaining spooks.
EARTH BALL VISITS GES
Thanks to Anderson County Soil and Conservation for bringing the awesome Earth Ball to Garnett Elementary. Below Mrs. Durand’s class enjoys watching it blow up, and using their geography knowledge to find different countries and places.
Inside the Earth Ball – So cool!
GRADE 2 SOCIAL STUDIES
Grade 2 students have been studying about people in our community and their jobs. Recently second graders enjoyed learning about the roles of some of the GES staff workers.
LEFT: Mrs. Barnes tells students about her job at the front desk. Some of her duties include taking and delivering phone messages, keeping track of attendance and helping in the first aid room,
BELOW LEFT: Mrs. Linn tell students about teaching computer classes, fixing computers, and making sure student and staff computers have up to date software.
BELOW RIGHT: Ms. Rugg, Special Education Secretary/Para, explain their duties and the favorite things about their job.
RIGHT: Mrs. Whitney Barnes, our school nurse, tells students about her job caring for and trying to keep all of the students in our district healthy. She gave the students 2 tips. Cough into your elbow and wash your hands often as flu season approaches.
GES HALLWAY TOUR