Garden City Public Schools - Quality Learning-Responsible Citizens

Garden City High School AVID will hold a fundraiser in partnership with Freddy's tonight, August 17. Fifteen percent of all sales from 5:00-9:00 p.m. will go back to the group. Thank you for your support!

Check out what’s on the menu this week! *Menu subject to change. To view the full menu, visit: https://www.gckschools.com/page/child-nutrition-and-wellness

Monday, August 17, is the first day of school for Garfield Early Childhood Center. There are two sessions held during the day at the school. The morning session is 8:45 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. The afternoon session is 1:15 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3051988

If you missed this week's Board of Education meeting, here are the highlights.

Minutes from the meeting will be available after they've been approved at the next meeting.

You can watch the recorded meeting at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkVcmfLnwQY.

Garfield Early Childhood Center will hold an open house on Thursday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Welcome back to school! Students were getting oriented at the schools across the district this morning. Students were touring their schools, figuring out the combination to their lockers, and getting some class instruction.

Garden City High School CTE will hold a fundraiser in partnership with Applebee's today, August 12. Twenty-five percent of your order will go to support the program. Thank you for your support!

We kicked off the school year with a little throwback fun at our Back-to-School Convocation & District Inservice Day! 🎶

Our morning was full of energy, laughter, and plenty of 90s nostalgia as we came together to celebrate the start of a new school year. We enjoyed an inspiring keynote from Gerry Brooks, connected with our community partners at the vendor fair, and then spent the afternoon learning and growing through a variety of training sessions.

We’re grateful for the incredible people who make up our district and for the community that continues to support our schools. Here’s to a new school year filled with learning, growth, and plenty of reasons to celebrate. Let’s make it totally awesome! 🕶️💿💙

School buses will run on Wednesday, August 12th, for the morning session of the start of the school year for Garden City Public Schools. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3061831

The first day of school will be Wednesday, August 12th. K- 5th grade, 7th grade, 9th & 10th grades, and new students will attend a morning session. The first full day of school will be Thursday, August 13th. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3061831

The USD 457 Educational Support Center will be CLOSED Tuesday morning for a staff in-service. The Educational Support Center will be OPEN with regular business hours on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3061878

The USD #457 Board of Education will meet Monday, August 10, at 6:00 p.m. in the Educational Support Center Board Room. Agenda information can be found at https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2712

Check out what’s on the menu this week! *Menu subject to change. To view the full menu, visit: https://www.gckschools.com/page/child-nutrition-and-wellness

Officers from the Garden City Police Department are at a school today doing ALICE training as part of in-services across the district. For more information about the start of school, go to www.gckschools.com.

The first day of school will be Wednesday, August 12th, with a half-day orientation for students in grades K-5th grade, 7th grade, 9th & 10th grades, and all students new to Garden City Public Schools. https://www.gckschools.com/article/3061831

New teachers are continuing their in-services today and getting prepared for the start of the school year. For more information about the start of the school year, go to www.gckschools.com.

Garden City Public Schools has scheduled open houses for the start of the school year. Open houses provide parents the opportunity to become familiar with the schools, teachers, and classrooms that their children will be attending.

Open houses on Monday, August 10th include:
Alta Brown Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Abe Hubert Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Buffalo Jones Elementary School, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Edith Scheuerman Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Florence Wilson Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Georgia Matthews Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Gertrude Walker Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Jennie Barker Elementary School, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Jennie Wilson Elementary School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Plymell Elementary School, Kindergarten students and parents will meet from 5:30-6:00 p.m., and then all students in kindergarten – 6th grade will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Victor Ornelas Elementary School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Horace Good Middle School, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Kenneth Henderson Middle School, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Garden City Achieve , 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Garden City High School, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Garfield Early Childhood Center open house will be held on Thursday, August 13th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

For more information about the start of the school year, go to www.gckschools.com.