The GEMS Student Council voted to renovate the planters outside on the playground over the summer. Council members got together and painted them and then planted an assortment of plants in them, most of which were donated by Dixie Johnson of Grangeville. Included in the planters are basil, assorted geraniums, ivy, maple trees, and chestnut trees. The Student Council plans to keep the planters going from year to year, hopefully producing some edible fruits and vegetables.
KINDERGARTEN JUMPSTART is for students entering Kinder this Fall. Participants will enjoy eight days of Kindergarten excitement while getting acquainted with the people, routines, and fun they can expect in the coming school year. The program starts on August 1 and goes through August 11, meeting on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during both weeks. Families should plan to drop off their students at 9:30 and pick them up at 12:30. Lunch is provided (at no cost) through the Summer Food Program OR children can bring lunch from home. There is no cost for the program. Contact Shelby Ruark at (509) 843-7502 for more information.
The school supply list is available now: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HlcAgaqFINKWgaW1UEprHnlPMa9QPFdUJakSQ7OF7rE/edit?usp=sharing
The bell schedule and calendar for the 2022-2023 school year have been updated on the GEMS webpage. Generally, we are in school on Monday through Thursday. The first day of school for students is August 30, 2022.
Our busses are scheduled to arrive at GEMS no sooner than 7:45.
Our Elementary students will be in class from 8:10 to 3:30.
Our Middle School students will be in class from 8:00 to 3:30.
News on School Supplies will be posted in late July.
Bus schedules and bus stop locations will be posted in August.
The Middle School Choir visited KKAG Retro Radio station last week and learned how to make commercials. Thank you, KKAG for allowing us to go!
2nd and 3rd Grade Field Day at Hammer Creek
We would like to extend our gratitude to the agencies and volunteers that made this trip possible:
Watershed Table Demonstration with with Tom Crawford & staff at the Forest Service
Leave No Trace with Ryan Turner & staff from BLM Cottonwood Office
H20 Safety & fitting PFDs/Helmets with Devon Barker
Hides & Skulls with Steve Wassmuth
Water Colors of the Salmon River with Melissa Rogers & Tammy Nail
All of this was made possible by the Connie Saylor Wilderness Grant and Grangeville Community Foundation.
The STEM trailer arrived at GEMS yesterday. We were invited to participate in the first activity. Thank you Dr. Andreson for securing this teaching tool and supplies for GEMS and our partners. I plan on using this for hands on science learning next year.
The kindergarten and first grade students celebrated great behavior by providing fun events. This group of students built tall towers with balloons and tape as well as made paper airplanes.
BUGZ! Performance TONIGHT!
Kinder - First Grade Concert is TONIGHT
Please take your child to his/her classroom by 6:20
It's Spring Concert Time!!
4th, 5th, and Middle School Bands and Choir!
Tuesday, May 24, 2020
6:30 pm
GEMS Spring concerts are coming up! Hope to see you there!
GEMS elementary concerts are coming up!!! Hope to see you there!
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Connie Saylor Johnson Wilderness Education Grant and The Grangeville Community Foundation for supporting the 2nd grade outdoor field trip to Tolo Lake and the Mammoth Exhibit. We are also thankful for our partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, the Bureau of Land Management, and Robbin Johnston
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Connie Saylor Johnson Wilderness Education Grant and The Grangeville Community Foundation for supporting the 3rd grade outdoor field trip to Tolo Lake and the mammoth exhibit. We are also thankful for our partnership, The Bureau of Land Management, and Robbin Johnston.
In two weeks (May 18th) from 8:30-9:30 in the Big Gym, all 5th graders will get the chance to learn about band and try out some instruments. Band is open to all beginners 6th thru 8th grade in the public school, catholic school, or homeschool. We hope to see lots of interested faces there, and to start the band journey!
The GEMS Middle School Choir attended large group festival in Moscow on Wednesday April 27th. The choir performed fortwo adjudicators who then worked with the students on a few choral skills. They sounded amazing and had a great day!
Meagan Johnson read the book “From Seed to Seat” to the kindergarten and first grade students in honor of Arbor Day. The students learned how trees are planted, harvested and made into lumber.
Carly Decker, kids yoga instructor, was kind enough to come in and teach some of our 3rd graders some yoga poses!
Mr. Johnson's 7th & 8th Grade science got to learn about testing for acids and bases in solutions with litmus paper of different ranges of pH sensitivity. As students got to see, litmus paper can turn a variety of different colors based on the concentration of acidity or alkalinity. Fun lab for the students!
