3rd Grade field trip to Green Acres to learn about plant life cycle and begin outdoor science studies. This trip was made possible by the Grangeville Community Foundation and the The Connie Sayler Johnson Wilderness Education grant. Upcoming field trips will also be to Tolo Lake to learn more about the mammoths and Hammer Creek Recreation Area for place-based wilderness stations.
GEMS Middle School Science class was honored with having 4 steelhead fish donated for dissection. Jenifer Harris, Stephanie Bransford (both parents of middle school students), and Erin Grinde of the Forest Service, came into the classroom to educate the students on the biology of these fish. It was an incredible lab and a true learning experience for both the students and myself.
A huge THANK YOU to these folks for coming in and sharing their knowledge.
Parents and guardians, if you have concerns about the content in the books your children check out from the libraries please feel free to contact your librarian and they can put a note on your child’s Valnet account to further filter what they can checkout. We strive to review the books that are in our schools to be age appropriate and you can help to ensure your children only get content that you approve of.
The Grangeville Centennial Library was awarded a grant this school year to provide new books each month for kindergarten students at GEMS. In order to continue the program, a survey must be completed by the current year’s kindergarten families. Please be on the lookout for a blue survey form that has been sent home with your kindergartener and return it back to school. Thank you so much!
GEMS Middle School Wood Shop Class is busy building a veritable plethora of creative wood projects. Here are just a few examples of what the kids have made this year. GEMS would like to thank the Grangeville Community Foundation, NORCO Inc., Grangeville Builders, Idaho Forest Group, Linda Johns, and many others for supporting this skill-building class.
Mr. Johnson's 8th Grade Science class has studied astronomy this semester. As part of the unit, students graphed out the astronmical units (A.U.'s) of each planet from the sun. They also added some artistic touch. Pictured are Talia Zechmann and Bella Matalamaki who won 1st and 2nd for their creations. Both were awarded collector's half dollars for their efforts.
On Thursday and Friday (March 10 & 11th) the GEMS 4th grade classes put on the annual play, THE ADVENTURES OF LEWIS AND CLARK! Each class did a great job. Hard work pays off!!
Middle School Band & Choir Concert
(and GEMS JAMMERS!)
Tuesday, March 15th
6:30 pm
Multipurpose Room
Dr. Joel Brown of Brown Family Vision came into GEMS Middle School Science classes to teach students about eyeballs. Dr. Brown demonstrated the dissection procedure of sheep eyes and the students worked in groups dissecting eyes and identifying parts. GEMS thanks Dr. Brown for continuing to support local education and coming in to help teach students. This is Dr. Brown's 4th year in helping with the eye dissections.
GEMS Middle School Science was treated to a talk about science and its importance in the medical field by Dr. Matthew Told. Dr. Told shared a plethora of knowledge, life experiences, and funny stories with students. GEMS would like to thank Dr. Told for sharing a day with the students.
The 4th Grade Lewis and Clark Musical is Thursday (VanGunten) and Friday (Bearden) this week at 9:15 in the Multipurpose Room.
Polls are now open! Drive safe and don't forget, your vote is important to your schools and your community :)
Great job to all of the Solo & Ensemble people who performed Friday night, and good luck to all who are going to Moscow to be judged on Wednesday. We are so proud of all of the extra time and hard work that you have put in!
Overall, Grangeville has 40 students participating!
Tomorrow is a big day for Mountain View School District! We wanted to send a reminder out to all our communities that polls for the levy vote will be open from 8am to 8pm tomorrow, March 8th. We encourage you to vote at your local polling place:
ELK CITY - Elk City School
STITES - Trinity Baptist Church
KOOSKIA - City Hall
WHITEBIRD - I00F Hall
FENN - Domestic Club
HARPSTER - Community Hall
GRANGEVILLE - National Guard Armory
CLEARWATER - I00F Hall
Call (208) 983-2751 for more information on elections. Thanks
Dr. Seuss week was fun in third grade!
Bryan and Anna Wren had a calf freeze last week and they brought it into 7th grade science to dissect. Anna, with the help of her sons Lucas and Garret, successfully opened up the calf and extracted the heart, lungs, and liver for students to observe and examine. The students had recently studied the organ systems, so this was a wonderful opportunity to see real life application of science lessons they have learned. Thanks to the Wrens for helping us learn about calves and their organs. Mr. Johnson science.
GEMS Talent Show TONIGHT!
6:30
Multipurpose Room
The GEMS talent show will be held on Thursday, February 24th at 6:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room at Grangeville Elementary Middle School. Enjoy a night of spectacular entertainment by our very own students, with a bonus performance from select, very talented, staff members. This is a night you won't want to miss!
A parent letter went home with 8th graders this week. Any and all 8th graders are invited to attend. Learn more about what the Grangeville High School music department can offer your student! Join the meeting February 28th at 6pm in the GEMS band room.
Thursday the Middle School band brought their color pencils to band class and analyzed their music to color all the same parts the same color. It created a rainbow on their music, and helped them identify patterns in their music that will help them as they learn and play the music. This song, "The Banana Boat Song" will be preformed at the next concert on March 15th at 6:30 in the MPR.
