Shelly from the Graettinger Market, presented the preschoolers with May baskets!
The time has arrived to order summer G-T Booster Club apparel! Orders may be turned in at any school office and are due Monday, May 13th by the end of the school day.
Mrs. Klepper is giving a phone interview with Ed Funston from KILR radio! She is discussing the GT Elementary STEM Festival going on this Friday afternoon on May 3rd. Mrs. Klepper teaches 4th grade and has taken the lead in organizing this event. Some of the Ruthven-Ayrshire students will be joining us as well. Stay tuned!
Congrats to our 2019-2020 Titanettes Dance Team!
Macy Alderson
Meaghan Dahna
Taylor Gilmore
Claudia Hall
Shayla Hamrick
Monica Hellyer
Sierra Kluever
Mara Koenck
Bailey Sankey
Alexa Springer
Nataley Westergard
Cultural Foods - Fisher along with his lab partner Shyanne made cheese as the Cultural Foods students prepared meals from Asia.
Congratulations to Kailee Hauge who was honored as a State of Iowa Scholar for 2019 at the Governor’s Banquet in Des Moines on Sunday, April 28th.
Foods 2 students wrapped up their Egg unit with a lab requiring eggs to act as a binder, leavening agent or an emulsifier. Josh and Isaac along with Joel worked to create a souffle, Autum and her group made mini lemon tarts and Grace's group prepared baked custard.
Today, Terril Elementary had our ground breaking ceremony for the new addition! A little drizzle didn’t stop us. Everyone was very excited!
Unified Science students got their hands dirty testing soil composition. They collected samples from their homes and ran manual tests to determine classification.
Fisher Morris-McEwan received a perfect rating on his vocal solo for the third year in a row at State Music Contest! Way to go Fisher!
Good luck to all students trying out for the Titanettes Dance Team today! Practice begins at 3:00 p.m. with tryouts following at 4:00 p.m. in the Graettinger gym.
3rd grade students have their first day of soprano ukulele lessons! Thank you to everyone who helped us get them!
Check out the progress! If you have not had a chance, we encourage you to drive by and check out the panels that are going up! There will be more to come over the next few weeks!!
Biology students worked in small groups to take on the identity of different cell types. They then used Lego "amino acids" to build a unique "polypeptide" chain by decoding a genes from DNA.
Congratulations to Kailee Hauge and Chris Conlon, our 2019 representatives from G-T and R-A for KCAU’s Best of the Class!
7th graders created games based on the theme of facing adversity. Adversity Musical Chairs was one of the games. It required students to determine how they would overcome the challenge they found on their chair. Some challenges were debt, depression, and eating disorders.
Tryout practice will be in the Graettinger gym TODAY from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Please wear comfy practice clothes and tennis shoes. We will work on technique and learn the hip hop routine you will perform at tryouts on Sunday. Good luck to everyone trying out!
Students in Marketing and Computer Apps completed a City Seal Project. They had to choose one of the towns in the district and create a seal that represents the town and its features. Students in the R-A district may submit theirs for a contest hosted by the town of Ruthven.
Check out the GTRA FFA in this video by the Iowa Farm Bureau. It takes #justone to make a change!!
https://youtu.be/aC80EnC4h2o