Grandparent Day 10/5/2012

October 5 was GSA’s 2nd Annual Grandparent Day.  It was a HUGE success!  We had 360 chairs set up in the gym and we did not have enough seats!  What a turn out! The grandparents heard about our school and all of our success!  Thanks to FSP, our food service, everyone enjoyed a continental breakfast.  […]

Partnership with SLU International Students

First Grade students met their international partners from St. Louis University on October 5 for the first time.  They introduced themselves and talked a little about what they like and their families.  After introductions, the international students were paired up with first graders to readThe Little Red Hen.  GSA students learned how to say the […]

GSA Elementary Picture Day

Dear GSA Families, The elementary building will have picture days this year!  Our hope is          that this will eliminate the need for students to remain “picture ready”             for the entire day!  Students in Kindergarten, First and Second grades        will have pictures taken on Monday, October 29.  Students in Third, Fourth and Fifth grades will have pictures taken on Tuesday, October […]

Helpful Science Fair Links

1. Canada Wide Science Fair Official Site: http://www.virtualsciencefair.com/ 2. Science Fair Project Ideas: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/areas_of_science.shtml 3. All Science Fair Projects: There are many project ideas They all categorized. http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html 4. Virtual Science Fair: There are some Science Fair Ideas http://www.csun.edu/~lg48405/virtual/virtual_science_fair.html 5. Science Projects: You can find information about How to do a good Science Fair Project and Some  different Ideas. http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html 6. Science Fair Project: You can find […]

Halloween Concert 10/19/2012

On October 19th the 6th grade band and 9th grade choir spooked the audience with GSA’s first Halloween concert,. The band played scenes from a snake charmer and egyptian dance, along with a medley of Halloween classics called Tunes that Go Bump in the Night. The 9th grade choir sang pooky pop favorites of the […]

Art Class is Fun at GSA

The eighth graders at GSA middle worked on a special art project in October. With the help of a partner, the students formed plaster masks over each other’s faces using strips of plaster wrap. When both partners had finished creating their masks, they were allowed to harden. The students were then able to paint their […]

First Quarter Assembly at GSA

At GSA Elementary school, we had an assembly for the first quarter to recognize our students for perfect attendance, distinguished honor roll, honor roll, and merit honor roll. Mrs. Bryant and Ms. Zegilmeyer’s dance club students had a performance in the beginning of the assembly as well. We are very proud of our students as […]

IMP Monthly Meeting & Activity 11/3/2012

On Saturday, November 3rd, the Ivy League Mentoring Program had its first large-group monthly meeting.  First, the students took an assessment that covered the first four weeks of mathematics and language arts skills that they had practiced.  The purpose of the assessment was to see what students learned and to make sure that they were taking the […]