Video from Superintendent Schreibeis about the upcoming bond measure.
https://youtu.be/lXLHhdKBQc4
Please check out our website and Facebook page for more information.
We will be adding more information all the time so keep an eye out.
#BeInformed
#Vote
Bus Information for the 2019-2020 School Year!
https://www.glendiveschools.com/o/gps/page/transportation--254
It’s time to share some Dino-mite summer adventures! Ethan visited the state capital this summer. Mrs. Wahl and her family explored Germany. Kayzen spent her summer outside and golfing. Mrs. Geiger tended to her clematis in her garden.
Here at Jefferson we want to know what our families have been up to this summer. We are doing a summer photo challenge and would love it if you joined us! If you would like to share a photo of your Dino-mite doing their favorite thing this summer, email them to jes@glendiveschools.org. We cannot wait to see and share what you’ve been up to!
Here at Jefferson we want to know what our families have been up to this summer. We are doing a summer photo challenge and would love if you joined us! If you would like to share a photo of your Dino-mite doing their favorite thing this summer, email them to jes@glendiveschools.org
We cannot wait to see and share what you’ve been up to!
The Board of Trustees of Glendive Public Schools is searching for a trustee to fill a vacant position. He or she will serve on the board until May of 2020, when the seat will open for election. The board encourages anyone interested in serving on the Glendive School Board to send the following information to Kristine Mothershead, PO Box 701, Glendive, MT 59330 or to gps@glendiveschools.org by 5:00 p.m. on August 16, 2019.
Letter of Interest
Resume
Please answer the following questions:
Tell us about your background (i.e. education, occupation, etc.).
What drives or inspires you to be a part of the Glendive School Board and what qualities do you think you would bring to the Board if selected?
What do you think is the biggest challenge facing Glendive’s schools and what do you think should be done about it?
Qualified candidates must reside within the boundaries of Glendive Elementary School District #1. The board will review and may interview all interested candidates.
Information about the Boys and Girls Club in Glendive
School supply lists can be found on the website under documents.
Class lists have been posted! This is super exciting for the kids. Make it a family event and come and check out their next adventure!! Happy July!!!
We hope you can join us tonight in the DCHS Cafetera at 6:30 p.m. for our Community Meeting where we will be discussing our facility planning process. Come listen to the current plan and give us your feedback! Hope to see you there!
Come join us on July 1st at 6:30 in the DCHS Auditorium. Thank you Healthy Communities Coalition for bringing this to Glendive!
https://www.facebook.com/events/375129699793860/
Contrats to JES for making GOLD! What an accomplishment for the JES students, JES staff, and our community. A BIG Thank you to all the JES Staff for all your hard work in making the lives of our students better!
#BeDinomite
#JESRocks
#GPSPride
#GPSCommunity
Join GPS in Supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
We are walking in the Out of the Darkness Eastern Montana Walk to fight suicide and support AFSP's bold goal to reduce the suicide rate 20% by 2025.
Please help us reach our goal by clicking the "Donate" button on this page (see link below). All donations are 100% tax deductible and benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), funding research, education, advocacy, and support for those affected by suicide.
Thank you for your support!
https://afsp.donordrive.com/participant/Valerie-Damron
We hope you can come to our next Community Meeting on Tuesday, June 25th at 6:30 p.m. in the DCHS Cafeteria. We will be updating everyone on where we are at with our facilities planning.
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2014181352224043/
WOW! Can you believe it is the last day of school for the 2018-2019 school year. A big thank you to everyone that made this a very successful year.
Have a great summer!
To help all our new employees for next year, we are asking for anyone that is in need of great renters for their house/apartment, to fill out the following survey. The results will only be shared with school employees. Thank you Glendive for your help with this. Please contact gps@glendiveschools.org if the link does not work. Thanks!
https://forms.gle/Dzoyjv1qvExRFMq96
Principal V here, and I'd just like to give a shout out to all Jefferson staff. Teaching is a challenging profession, and the wonderful people here are always trying to focus on the positive. Over the course of the year, we've called students to the office 1503 times for receiving a Dinomite ticket, which is at least an order of magnitude less than how many times staff have recognized Dinomite behavior and given students a Dinomite ticket. Moreover, our school has collectively written more than 275 Postcards to students. Teachers make education what it is. Thank you to Jefferson and all the wonderful people in the Glendive Public Schools for doing what you do for kids. #GPSPride #JeffersonDinomites #GPSCommunity #stayfocused #staypositive #celebratethegood
This is what is looks like if, as a kindergartner, you reach for AR reading goals. Congrats to all JES students for a tremendous reading effort this year #becomingpowerfulreaders #JeffersonDinomites #StockmanBank #ittakesacommunity #GlendivePublicLibrary #teachersarethebest
Here fishy, fishy, fishy. A rep from MT Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and wonderful parent of a JES student, came to visit with our kindergarten today about the different fish one might find in our beautiful Yellowstone river. #ittakesacommunity #JeffersonDinomites #safeboating
That's 377lbs of peanut butter. American Ford put on a Peanut Butter Drive and asked Jefferson to participate. In classic Jefferson fashion, we did! Thank you to American Ford for this opportunity to support our community! #thankyou #ittakesacommunity #JeffersonDinomites
Around 10:00 this morning, Jefferson lost partial power and all water. With the help of MDU, Holden Electric, Netzler Plumbing, and Mondak Construction Supply, we were able to restore power and water around 11:00am. Without knowing that we'd get power and water back, we had to entertain the possibility of cancelling school, or bringing in porta potties (which would have been a questionable solution for our students). Thank you to these community organizations for helping us keep school going today #ittakesacommunity #keepitgoing
Thank you Glendive! The High School Levy Passes!
https://youtu.be/U4XoT3Jzaus
Check out our last drive of the year! We are participating in the American Ford Peanut Butter Drive. Each class will accept Peanut Butter Donations, which will be given to the Dawson County Food Bank. #ittakesacommunity #JeffersonDinomites
Just a reminder that Ballots are due May 7th. To vote, mail your ballot or take it to the Dawson County Clerk and Recorder by May 7, 2019. If sending by mail, please allow time for transit. Thank you!
Hope to see you tonight at 6:30 in the DCHS Auditorium. You aren't going to want to miss this!Learn about keeping your child safe online and through cell phone apps. Your child's safety depends on you knowing this info!
In the first annual Battle of the Cans competition, where schools donate recyclable aluminum, and whomever donates the most wins the trophy below. Congrats to Jefferson on bringing home the trophy this year. We know we'll have to up our game to retain the trophy next year!
STRONGER TOGETHER PRESENTS TOMORROW NIGHT: "Public & Permanent" presentation by IROC for Glendive students/parents/community. Learn about keeping your child safe online and through cell phone apps. Your child's safety depends on you knowing this info! DCHS Auditorium 6:30-8 pm
Reminder: our kindergarten registration starts tomorrow! See flier for details. Have a great day!
***Correction on the High School Levy Ballot***
Video from Superintendent Schreibeis: https://youtu.be/bsdXSHtLxlI
JUMP!!! We are so pleased to share this jumping opportunity with the kids!! Please join us!!!
You are all invited to come to an important event about Motivating responsible Use of Technology & Preventing Digital Abuse on May 2, 2019 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the DCHS Auditorium. We hope to see you there.
Please click on the link for more information (Flyer): https://is.gd/a0TWOj or https://5il.co/7e3v if you don't have Facebook.
Hope to see you there!
Yesterday, our 1st graders took an annual field trip to Ree Ranch. With help from several DCC students, our teachers provided our students with a unique life experience #thisispubliceducation #Montanalife #Ranchlife #JeffersonDinomites #teachersrock #ittakesacommunity #GPSpride
Video from Superintendent Schreibeis about the upcoming Levy.
https://youtu.be/CdfVCi5ugDs
#2019Levy
#BeInformed
#MakeAnEducatedDecision
#GPSPride
#GPSCommunity
Let's save those cans and bring them into Tractor Supply.
#GPSCommunity
#ItTakesACommunity
Welcome to our "WICKED" world!! #JESpride #JESDinomites #teachersrock #mindblown #ittakesacommunity
Ballots for the May 7th Election will be going out this week. Here is a flyer that was created to help you get accurate information on the upcoming General Fund Levy. We will only be running one levy this year in the High School District. Please check back on the app, website, and Facebook pages for more information in the upcoming weeks.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks!
On May 1st and 2nd, we will be holding our annual kindergarten screening! Our kindergarten staff take on this additional project to better understand our incoming Kinders and best prepare for next year. See the attached flier for details! #JESDinomites #futureJESDinomites
Glendive Public Schools has been working on getting our automated system working for absences. We will start our new system tomorrow, April 11th. If your student is absent, and the school has not been notified that they are excused, you will receive a call from our Notification System (377-9385). There will be two calls a day, morning (10:00) and afternoon (4:00). We want to make sure that you are aware of the absence and if you are aware, that you are reminded to call in to the school to excuse the absence. We thank you for your patience as we work out the kinks of this new system. If you have any questions, please contact the office of your child's school. Thanks!
An actual conversation in kindergarten:
Teacher: how many sides does a hexagon have?
Class: 6!
Teacher: what two shapes put together will make a hexagon:?
Several students: A trapezoid!
#kindergarten #mindblown #JeffersonDinomites #teachersrock #happyfriday
The CHS Grain Elevator sponsored a spring food drive at Jefferson. Our school raised more than 1600lbs of food to donate, including 438lbs by Mrs. Berg's class. Shout out to CHS and our wonderful students, staff and parents! #ittakesacommunity #JeffersonDinomites #HappyFriday
Message from Dawson County Montana-Emergency Alerts:
Flood waters currently are covering Marsh Road both north and south of Cottonwood Grove. Blockades are being put in place. At this time, NO TRAVEL is advised on Marsh Road. Please, exercise extreme caution - Turn Around, Don't Drown!
Update: Residents of Cottonwood Grove within the affected area are advised to Shelter in Place at this time. No Travel Advised.
I am pleased to announce that the professionals we had on site to fix our plumbing issue have successfully restored Jefferson's systems. The school is safe and ready to welcome back students Monday morning. We appreciate your understanding during this situation, and we look forward to resuming education with our students. Thank you all and have a great weekend!
Update on pipes: we have been in communication with the teams working on our piping issues. Unfortunately, they were not able to clear the pipe blockage tonight and will continue working on the issue tomorrow, and possibly this weekend. As a result, JES does not have working bathrooms. Because of the cold, we’ve ruled out the porta-potties as an alternative. Given the givens, JES will not be able to be open for students tomorrow. We apologize for the inconvenience, and want to reassure you that the safety and well-being of our students and staff is of our top priorities. Again, JES, and only JES, will not be open for school tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding and please remember, in all things, be safe, be respectful, be kind, be responsible, and be a learner.
JES wants to inform you that we are having difficulties with our draining pipes. We’ve experienced issues of water backing up. We have plumbers on site to address the issue. We are hopeful that this situation will be taken care of tonight. We will keep you informed as soon as we know anything. Thank you!
Wanted: An amazing human being with a strong heart, generous spirit, and a passion to make a difference in the lives of others.
GPS is looking for a HEAD CUSTODIAN at Jefferson Elementary School to join our great team. If you want to add value to students, staff, and the community, we would love to have you apply. If you are interested, please call Kathy Nicholson at 377-5385. Information and applications can be found on our website at https://www.glendiveschools.com (click on Menu - Employment).
Child Find is a mandated Federal Program for identifying children with academic and developmental needs in our community. This screening activity is for kids 3 yrs to 4 yrs 11 mo. DEAP will also be doing 2-year-old screenings as well. If you have any further questions, please call 377-5385.
Child Find:
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
DCHS Auditorium Foyer
For Appointment Call: 377-5385
Jefferson's own Mr. Gilliland will be leading Parenting the Love and Logic Way starting tonight from 6-8:00 in the public library basement. Come and learn more about the powerful Love and Logic method! You rock, Mr G! #JeffersonDinomites #LoveandLogic #ittakesacommunity #GPSpride
Bus 3 will not run the morning route.
Buddy Reading! What a great program to help mentor our younger students in reading. Look at those t-shirts! Thank you MidRivers!
#GPSPride
#GPSCommunity
#GoDinos
#BeDinomite
A Dinomite shout out to all our parents who joined us for conferences yesterday afternoon/evening. Our impact is so much stronger when we're working together. Thank you! #ittakesacommunity #JeffersonDinomites #teachersupport #parentsupport
Buses will not be running tomorrow morning because of the snow. As with any situation, the safety of our students is the utmost importance. If a bus happened to get stuck, we do not want to have students standing outside waiting at their bus stops in the cold temperatures. Buses will be running tomorrow afternoon, as we feel the buses will be able to maneuver better by then. As with any situation like this, if you feel it is not safe to get your kids to school, please call the school and let them know. We feel it is important for parents to have a choice and make the final decision for their student. Please know that these decisions are not made lightly as we know these situations can be an extreme inconvenience for many families. Thank you for your understanding in this difficult matter. Again, buses will not be running tomorrow morning but will be running in the afternoon. We will also be continuing our early release schedule in each school with parent-teacher conferences from 2:00 - 8:00 pm. Thank you!
Video Message from Superintendent Schreibeis about Social Media and a new Momo challenge that just hit Montana.
Facebook Message:
https://goo.gl/hmFAYG
Feeling nostalgic about building tunnels and forts out of snow? Reminder: next Monday, February 18th, JES will run an early out schedule, dismissing students at 12:50. We will then host conferences from 2-8 #JeffersonDinomites #ittakesacommunity #PTConferences #GPSpride
Buses will not be running this morning because of the extreme cold temperatures. As with any situation, the safety of our students is the utmost importance. We do not want our students standing outside in these extreme cold situations. Buses will be running this afternoon as the temperatures are supposed to warm up by then. As with any situation like this, if you feel it is not safe to get your kids to school, please call the school and let them know. We feel it is important for parents to have a choice and make the final decision for their student. Please know that these decisions are not made lightly as we know these situations can cause extreme inconvenience for many families. Thank you for your understanding in this difficult matter. Again, buses will not be running this morning because of the extreme cold. Thank you!
Just a reminder that we are having a community forum tonight at 6:30 pm in the DCHS Cafeteria. We would love to have as many people there as possible. This meeting is so important for the direction of Glendive Public Schools moving forward. Your input is vital for the success of our school district. Please come join us to help GPS take a great step forward in our road to excellence. We hope to see you there!
Important health information from the Dawson County Health Department.
Please come join us tonight!
Just a reminder that we are having a community forum tonight at 6:30 pm in the DCHS Cafeteria. We would love to have as many people there as possible. This meeting is so important for the direction of Glendive Public Schools moving forward. Your input is vital for the success of our school district. Please come join us to help GPS take a great step forward in our road to excellence. We hope to see you there!
Come join us for a community forum on Wednesday, Feb 6th at 6:30 pm in the DCHS Cafeteria. We want your input on: 1) our community's educational needs 2) what our future and vision looks like 3) determining goals and aspirations of Glendive residents.
The 100th day is a perfect time to dress like a centenarian #JeffersonDinomites #GPSpride #elementarycentenarian #what'sthesecret?
Reminder! When the temperature falls below zero, we stay inside for recess, including morning drop off. If you see the cold weather bear in the window (pictured below), please make sure to send your kids inside when dropping them off. #JeffersonDinomites #staywarm
Today is a perfect day to get back into it! Time to put in that work! Time to be a learn! Time to pick a challenge and face it. Let's do this Jefferson! #JeffersonDinomites #GPSpride #hardwork #learning
Great parenting site:
https://parentingmontana.org
Yesterday we recognized the hard work of many #JeffersonDinomites on reaching their reading goals. #Read #Reading #elementaryschool Thank you, Stockman Bank for supporting our kids as they develop this crucial skill #ittakesacommunity #GPSpride #GPScommunity
When the #GlendivePublicSchools principals and superintendent join in on the indoor recess activities on a cold winter day #JeffersonDinomites #ittakesacommunity #coldday #stayactive #gettingfit #schoolfitness #actuallywindedthough
What's your word? #Try #Persevere #Balance My word is #Resilience #JeffersonDinomites #firstgrade #publicschool #GPSpride
#MartinLutherKingJrday #Respect #JeffersonDinomites #GPSPride #GPSCommunity #stickwithlove
#JeffersonDinomites #effort #workhard #strugglethrough
Mrs. Ree and Mrs. Johnson's Walk to Read class recently practiced surgically splicing completely separate words together to create contractions #linguisticsurgery #firstgradesurgery #JeffersonDinomites #StrongerTogether
#StrongerTogether #Community #JeffersonDinomites #ittakesacommunity
We've only been back a couple days, but these industrious Dinomites are building away at a better 2019! They can accomplish great things together! #JeffersonDinomites #ittakesacommunity #teamwork #2019 #publiceducation
Come join us for a community forum on January 2nd @ 6:30 p.m. in the DCHS Auditorium.
Glendive Public Schools would like your input!
As many of you know, the District has launched a comprehensive planning process to identify the educational needs of the community and shape the overall vision for our future. Determining the goals and aspirations of Glendive residents is the main objective driving our planning efforts. This will be a transparent process in which we will continue to seek feedback to ensure we create vision which reflects our entire community.
As part of this effort we will be reaching out in various ways to get your input. The first opportunity is available now through a community-wide online survey.
Please consider taking a few minutes to fill out the survey through the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YYSPZTB
Mrs. Linder, you the real MVP! After two Dinomite holiday concerts, Mrs. Linder is leading our 1st graders around town to carol and spread holiday cheer! #JeffersonDinomites #ittakesacommunity #spreadingholidaycheer #gettinginthespirit #seasonsgreetings
Many of our second grade students were recognized for their achieving their AR reading goals and demonstrating Dinomite learning for our 1st grade students. Thank you to Stockman Bank for sponsoring this event. #JeffersonDinomites #ittakesacommunity #bealearner #beareader
The link between nutrition, physical activity, and learning is well documented. Healthy eating and activity patterns are essential for students to achieve their full academic potential, full physical, and mental growth, and lifelong health and well being.