Garfield Elementary School

On Tuesday, 3rd grade students worked on math intervention in the library! Students + Math = Fun! #BeBrave #USD290 #CycloneMedia290

The new Garfield crew helping with the social media page! #GarfieldBraves #USD290 #CycloneMedia

Garfield parents, we received the information from the Ottawa Police Department today and worked with them to ensure our awareness the the safety of our students and staff. Attached is their release of information. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you.

As we approach the end of the school year, we want to send a friendly reminder regarding our pick-up procedures to ensure a safe and efficient dismissal for all our students. During pick-up, we kindly request that you utilize only the designated pick-up area (the indented area) for drive-through pick-ups. If you wish to park your vehicle, please do so on the opposite side of the road. We have noticed a significant increase in parked cars on both sides of the street, which unfortunately hinders smooth traffic flow and can compromise student safety. Your cooperation in keeping the pick-up lane clear is greatly appreciated. To reiterate our standard pick-up procedures: For student pick-up, please pull your vehicle up as far as possible within the designated areas and please ensure you pull up to the designated point for any student pick-up. To enhance efficiency and minimize traffic congestion, we encourage families with older siblings to have them walk to the designated pick-up area of their youngest sibling. This allows families to utilize only one pick-up location. Additionally, if you are picking up 3rd or 4th-grade students, to further ease traffic flow, we request that you approach the school on College Avenue from the south, traveling north (in the direction from 13th Street towards 12th Street). Thank you for your understanding and support in making our end-of-year dismissal as safe and smooth as possible for everyone.

We want to keep you informed about a possible change to our Valentine’s Day plans due to the weather forecast. If school is canceled due to snow, we will not be able to hold our planned Valentine’s Day parties. However, in lieu of a class party students will still have the opportunity to exchange valentines when we return to school on Tuesday, February 18th. Please stay tuned for any weather-related updates from the school, and thank you for your understanding and flexibility. We appreciate your support in making sure all students still get to enjoy this fun tradition!

Please see the attachment from USD290 and the Ottawa Police Department

The South Gates for car rider pickup (K-2) will open at 3:10 pm Monday through Thursday and at 1:50 pm on Fridays. Only school staff are to open the gates. This helps keep everyone safe by making sure no students are on the playground or on their way there before it's time. If the gates aren’t opened by those times, please let the office know by calling 229-8060.

Garfield Families, Please take a moment to click the link below and fill out the PTO sign-up sheet. There is no commitment to attend meetings; we are just looking for families interested in helping out with some of our school events. https://forms.gle/gk7rYbdzKwfZHCnh8 Thank you in advance for supporting the kids.

Field Day Stations K-2 (8:30-11) Grades 3-5 (12:25-2:30) @2:30 volunteers will help with clean up and set up for the water ballon match

We have a fun week planned, celebrating our teachers at GARFIELD!