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This message is from the Galva School District.
Due to the winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service that is bringing heavy snow and prevailing winds, the District will be using an Electronic Learning Day on Tuesday, January 9th.
The district E-Learning Day plan is available on the district website in the News Section for your reference. Please remember that the school day is from 8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. with your teacher available until 1:45 P.M. Attendance and assignment instructions for grade bands are found in the E-Learning Plan. Conditions will be assessed throughout the day on Tuesday for determination of the school status for Wednesday.
Due to the timing of the snowfall and snow amounts, all sporting events scheduled for tonight, January 8th, are moved up to start at 5:30 P.M.
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Hello Everyone,
As announced by Mr. Becker, Tuesday 1-9-24 will be an E-Learning Day for Galva CUSD #224. There will NOT be in-person classes on 1-9-24. An E-Learning Day runs from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. At Galva Elementary School, we fully understand the challenges for teachers, students, and families regarding E-Learning Days. While not a perfect system, we believe that we can provide valuable instruction for our students while attending to any challenges when students return to school. Please be aware of the following items regarding E-Learning Days for your child:
E-Learning Days run from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Teachers will be available by email or Google Classroom to attend to student/parent questions and needs. They will check their email at least once per hour to check for any questions or concerns.
If you have internet/power outages or other technical difficulties, please contact your child’s teacher at your earliest convenience by email or note that day or when your child returns to school. Our staff understands that issues arise and we will account for those issues when your child returns.
Attendance is taken when your child submits ALL required assignments from the E-Learning Day. Any questions your child might have from assignments can also be answered upon their return to school.
Please be patient regarding attendance for an E-Learning Day as our teachers will work to ensure that they have received all completed assignments from your child. They will communicate any incomplete work to our Elementary Office that might result in an “absence.”
Many of your child’s teachers sent an E-Learning Packet home with your child in November. If your child did not receive a packet, please seek instruction from your child’s teacher by email or through Google Classroom.
Again, Galva Elementary School thanks you for your patience and understanding with our District E-Learning Days. We hope to provide valuable learning for our students while also having the ability to complete attendance days during inclement weather. If you have additional questions regarding Galva CUSD #224 E-Learning Days, please click on the link below to access our Board-approved E-Learning Plan under “Parent Resources.”
https://www.galva224.org/o/galva/page/students-families
Stay safe,
Adam Norway
Principal
Galva Elementary School
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Good morning, with the potential weather we are still competing against Annawan. All games JH and HS will start at 5:30 PM. The JH will still do 8th grade night for athletes. Come see Galva take on Annawan!
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We are almost back! On Monday, all Galva CUSD Staff will be in training from 8-3pm.
On Tuesday, we welcome all of our students back for classes!
There is potential for dangerous weather this week. If there are changes to the school or athletic schedules, you will be alerted.
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Wildcat Nation, if you were not here, you missed out. Against United, the JV went into overtime and was met with success with a final score of 71-66!
MJ led with 28 pts
Reid followed with 24 pts
Jatavius brought us an additional 13
Looking forward to seeing what the Varsity does
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Good afternoon! The Varsity Boys Basketball team competed last night and here are the results:
Galva 54
West Central 52
Leading scorers
Braxton Rylander with 16 points 5 assists and 4 steals
Blake Stahl with 15 points and 6 rebounds
Cyrus Lilly with 12 points and 6 rebounds
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Thursday night, January 4th, the Lady Wildcats are taking on Abingdon-Avon. The game starts at 6:00 pm and will be varsity only.
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Wildcat Nation, the boys took on Depue at the LaMoille Holiday tournament and tasted success once again with a 67-34 victory over Depue. Tomorrow, the tournament continues as we take on Lowpoint-Washburn at 4:30 PM. Go Wildcats!
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Wildcat Nation- Here are the brackets for the Princeville Holiday Tournament. You see Galva starts with Elmwood at noon and then depending on scores determines times but we do compete each day.
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Wildcat Nation, we start the Christmas break with a win against LaMoille tonight. The crowd was large and loud. The game was awesome to watch. We had two wins tonight.
59 to 57 Varsity
49 to 13 JV
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Congratulations to our December Students of the Month! Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!
10th - Braden Murphy
11th - Avery Dooley
12th - Ava Anderson
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Congratulations to our December Students of the Month! Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!
7th - Jerzie Coakley
8th - James Clark
9th - Charley Chamberlain
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Ugly Sweater Day in Mrs. Dean's classroom! The final day before a long-awaited break!
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As always, it is my privilege to announce the December Student of the Month winners for Galva Elementary School! Congratulations to everyone!
PreK: Stella Sargeant
K: Benson Heberer
1st: Luke Bollinger
2nd: Parker Swanson
3rd: Breccan Magee
4th: Harley Halsall
5th: Tayah Powe
6th: Aubrey Dowell-Keup
Wildcat Pride Award Winner: Emmett Wigant
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Perhaps this one will bring us some snow to play in over break??!!
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Santa and Mrs. Claus came to Galva schools to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Hello Everyone!
This is a reminder that Friday 12-22-23 will also be a 1:55 Dismissal Day. Winter Break will run from 12-23-23 through 1-8-24. Students will return to school on Tuesday 1-9-23. Have a fantastic break and see you in 2024!
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We are snuggled in our jammies to learn today!
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Pre-K celebrated Grinch Day on Thursday. We got a visit from The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who and some of their friends.
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Good Afternoon,
This is a friendly reminder that Little Cheer & Dance Clinic forms & payment are due this Friday, December 22, 2023. For any questions, please contact Mrs. Mersman.
Thank you