Pajama Day Tomorrow, November 1st
Picture Retake Day
Silver Gotcha Winners!
G | Going the extra mile
A | Always encouraging.
T | Totally cooperative.
O | Outstanding attitude.
R | Respectful & responsible.
Our recent Silver Gotcha recipients are:
Evangeline S. - 5th Gator
Naeema S. - 5th Gator
Gabby G.C. - 3rd Gator
America P. - 4th Gator
Brooklyn M. - 2nd Gator
Donations Appreciated
Veteran's Day Breakfast
Join us on Thursday, November 10th at 8:05am for donuts with your Gator(s) in the cafeteria. Following breakfast, we will hold a flag raising ceremony and families will be invited to their Gator's classroom for special announcements and recognition within the classroom.
Service members are welcome to join us in uniform or civilian clothing. Please be sure to bring your ID to check in with our staff upon your arrival.
Please RSVP to let us know if you will be attending by Friday, November 4th.
Impact Aid Surveys
Impact Aid Form Now Available - Emails have been sent to families! Stafford County Public Schools is committed to creating unique learning opportunities for students by securing all possible sources of funding. Our school division is eligible for Impact Aid funds due to the high number of federal and military families in our area. Forms were distributed through a direct Qualtrics survey for EACH CHILD in your home. Your completion of the survey for each child ensures Stafford Schools receives the full amount of federal funding offered to school divisions.
Stafford students with federal connections are:
- children of active duty U.S. uniformed-services personnel or foreign military
- children who live on federal property
- children whose parents work on federal property
Student ID numbers are required to complete the form, and are available in ParentVue.
GES is striving for 100% completion!
Holiday Assistance
Brynna Lokrantz (lokrantzbk@staffordschools.net) Kindergarten - 2nd grade
Molly Clarke (clarkemk@staffordschools.net) 3rd - 5th grade
Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming!! We are very excited to hold the Book Fair in our beautiful school library. The book fair will be November 22nd - December 3rd.
This is a great time to purchase books and other materials for your children. Book fair is a fun and happy event for the whole family to enjoy!
∗ Open for students to shop during the school day
∗ Open for family members to shop from 12:30 - 2:00 (Entrance-Library Door)
∗ Open after school on Tuesday, November 29th 3:30-5:30
∗ Open during the PTO holiday festival (12/3) 9:00 - 12:00
∗ You can also shop online from
Go to https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/garrisonvilleelemschool
If you are would like to volunteer during the day or have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Golles at gollesmt@staffordschools.net
Our mission is to create Super Gator Readers! Hope to see you there!
Community Resource Spotlight
Practice your reading with therapy dogs trained to be avid listeners! Grades K-6. Sign up at your local library branch to book your time. In person and virtual sessions available.
Take Home Folders
Important Dates
11/01- Pajama Day
11/02- Picture Retake Day
11/02- ASE Session 3 of 4: 3:15-4:45pm
11/07- No School for Students - Professional Day
11/08- No School and Offices Closed for Election Day
11/09- ASE Session 4 of 4: 3:15-4:45pm
11/11- No School and Offices Closed for Veteran's Day
11/23-11/25 - No School and Offices Closed for Thanksgiving
12/3 - PTO Holiday Festival 9 am - 12 pm (Singing Gators Performance 9:30 am)
Garrisonville Elementary School
