Happy Autism Awareness Day!
Jenny Jackson has been with the district for 22 years serving as a teacher, Title 1 Reading Interventist and currently a Literacy Coach for the district. She is a wonderful resource for the staff and students. She loves the family atmosphere at the Primary and the impact that she has in the coaching role being able to help students reach their best potential. "Jenny has been super supportive as a first-year teacher, especially with Acadienne testing and anything else I needed." -Sarah O.
Samanatha Altstadt has been with Galion Primary for the past three years and is a teacher in the cross categorial room. Sam has a lot of favorite memories, from receiving hugs from students who do not like physical touch, to a student who is nonverbal saying her name, to watching the kids play together. She also loves the staff at the Primary and how inclusive they are. "I love playing Magnet-Tiles with Miss Sam." -Michael L.
Afternoon ROAR will be canceled tomorrow, April 4th. Reminder spring break is Wednesday, April 5th- Tuesday, April 11th.
Thank you families for your donations to the Crawford County Humane Society!
2nd Grade Families!
Just a reminder that the 2nd grade school play is tomorrow, March 28th at 6:30 p.m.
Please have your student here by 6 p.m. and find a good seat as it fills up quickly. Tomorrow will be Maguire, Tyrrell, and Foust homerooms only.
April 20th will be Oney, Rowe/Frost, and Conner homerooms.
Every year on March 21, people all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. March 21 is symbolic because people with Down syndrome have 3 copies of their 21st chromosome. Socks were chosen because the karyotype of Ds chromosomes actually looks like mismatched socks! We hope you participate tomorrow in Rock Your Socks with us!
Preschool Families!
We are having our annual Literacy Night this Thursday, March 23rd from 5-7 p.m. at the Primary building. There will be fun hands on literacy activities, snacks, the Scholastic book fair, and more. We hope to see you there!
Preschool and Kindergarten Families!
Preschool will be having their annual Literacy Night this Thursday, March 23rd from 5-7 p.m. at the Primary building. During that time we will have a Scholastic Book Fair here during that time if your are interested in purchasing books for your student.
Kindergarten will have the chance to look at the Book Fair the following school day, on March 24th. Due to age appropriateness this will only be offered for our preschool and kindergarten for this time. If interested send in money with your kindergartener, or set up an e-wallet by using the QR code provided.
As a district, we will continue to prioritize safety, explore the best methods, and ensure that current safety measures are accurately functioning. Tomorrow afternoon (3/15) at approximately 1:30 p.m., Galion City School District will conduct a districtwide lockdown drill to assess the newly installed Centegix CrisisAlert system. This drill will be the second district wide test of the system, which also notifies local first responders. The Galion Police Department will participate in the exercise to ensure the communication is received and dispatched properly.
Practicing the procedures and systems we have in place ensures that they work as they should. We will continue to communicate with families regarding safety practices and updates to our procedures.
The Galion City Schools will be on a 2-hour delay today, March 14, 2023. Please remember that there will be no ROAR and no breakfast this morning. Be safe, Tigers!
Just a reminder! We have a 2-hour early release this Friday, March 10th.
Reminder Spring Picture Day is tomorrow, March 7th. Order online at mylifetouch.com with the picture day ID: EVTCRJB7G
Save the date! Our second-grade students will be performing "Go Fish" musical on March 28th and April 20th!
March 28th: Tyrrell, Maguire, Foust
April 20th: Rowe, Oney, Conner
It's time to get ready for the upcoming school year! Kindergarten registration is now open! Screening will be on April 18th and 19th. Please call 419-468-4010 to schedule an appointment for registration. Children eligible for enrollment must be at least five years of age by Aug. 1st, 2023.
It's time to get ready for the upcoming school year! Preschool registration is now open, so don't miss out on your chance to help your little one get a head start in their education! Registration packets are ready for pick up at the Primary School office.
From March 1st-31st, the Primary and Intermediate school will be collecting items for the Humane Society.
Any monetary donations, checks payable to the Humane Society Serving Crawford County, and the items attached, will be greatly appreciated and donated to the shelter in April.
Please help us celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday by participating in the following activities! Dr. Seuss Week is next Monday, Feb. 27-March 3.
Staff Spotlight
Laura Humberson has been in the district for the past 9 years. She has been a kindergarten teacher, 1st grade teacher, and is our current Title teacher and Skills specialist. She serves as a RESA mentor and helps train our new teachers in literacy best practices. She loves being able to work with all the students kindergarten through second grade and seeing the grow throughout the years.
Alisha Griffin has also been with the district for past four years. She works with our kindergarten through fifth grade students for our music specials class. She is also the Intermediate's Lighthouse Leader Advisor. She does an amazing job getting our 2nd grade students ready for the school play each year. This year it will be "Go Fish" and we can't wait to share it with our families.
Thank you both for everything you do for our students!
Thank you so much for your continued donations! Our November service project donation for active service men and women have received their packages. The Mothers of Military Service Men and Women (M.O.M.S.) group sent us some photos to share.
We are still accepting new or gently used clothing and shoes for the month of February to stock our accident/need bins at school.
Thank you for serving our Galion community and students!
Kindness Week will be Feb. 6-10. Please see attached schedule for daily activities.
The Student Lighthouse Team will be selling Kindness rocks during the morning arrival February 6-10, 2023.
They will be 50 cents each.
Students can give it to someone they think needs a happy thought, keep it for themselves, or return it to place it in the Primary Kindness Garden with their name on it.
