Greene County Elementary School

Due to overcrowding and driver shortages we have had to make some changes to our routes. We will no longer stop at Elm & Grauer and Lincolnway & Cedar. We will NOT be able to provide transportation for personal activities such as dance, rec programs, GCP, the Webb house, after-school church classes, or any other activities that are not school related. Routing information will be provided soon. If you have any questions, please call Jill at 515-386-4168.

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend. The event will also be livestreamed on YouTube (link below). The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/tfKQH-etInA?feature=share Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

AREA BUSINESSES: Friday, Aug. 18th, Greene County Schools will welcome back our teachers and staff, starting at 7:30am in the High School. We are requesting community businesses be part of this event. Let's welcome back our teachers and support staff in style!! (Please note this is a staff event only.) Tables will be available for local businesses to set up information about their business, provide free information/handouts to teachers and staff, and show their support for the great work that our schools do! If you are interested in setting up a table, please contact Jill in the District Office at (515)386-4168. We look forward to working with local businesses and supporting our teachers!

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend. The event will also be livestreamed on YouTube (link below). The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8nzYW_cg7Q Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

Check out the Summer Edition of the Ram Reminder for Families: https://www.smore.com/zn02d

Today is the day! Greene County Community School District will host this year's commencement ceremony this afternoon at 2:00. The ceremony will be held at Linduska Field, located east of the middle school (101 Ram Drive). The ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube (link below) and on channel 22/422 for Jefferson Telecom customers. Use the link below to access the YouTube stream. Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors! GCCSD YouTube Commencement Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6RHyW8piZU

Date correction: Greene County Community School District will host this year's commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21, beginning at 2:00. The ceremony is scheduled to be held at Linduska Field, located east of the middle school (101 Ram Drive). If the weather forces the ceremony to be moved, it will be held in the high school auditorium (1901 N. Grimmell Road). The ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube (link below) and on channel 22/422 for Jefferson Telecom customers. Use the link below to access the YouTube stream. Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors! GCCSD YouTube Commencement Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/p6RHyW8piZU

Greene County Community School District will host this year's commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 26, beginning at 2:00. The ceremony is scheduled to be held at Linduska Field, located east of the middle school (101 Ram Drive). If the weather forces the ceremony to be moved, it will be held in the high school auditorium (1901 N. Grimmell Road). The ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube (link below) and on channel 22/422 for Jefferson Telecom customers. Use the link below to access the YouTube stream. Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors! GCCSD YouTube Commencement Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/p6RHyW8piZU

Greene County High School graduating seniors walked through the elementary and middle school this morning for the annual "Senior Walk". Students and staff were able to congratulate them on their accomplishments. The walk through the elementary was recorded and can be viewed using the link below. Congratulations class of 2023! 2023 GCHS Senior Walk https://youtu.be/3oPJIpf7F8U

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend. The event will also be livestreamed on YouTube (link below) and on channel 22/422 for Jefferson Telecom customers. The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/ycl4PfWibs8?feature=share Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

Check out the Ram Reminder for Families: https://www.smore.com/t1pze

Zane Satre is a meteorologist from KCCI. He came on Tuesday May 2 to talk to the third graders about the weather. In the third grade science unit, students have been learning how to track temperature and precipitation and how meteorologists use the information to predict the weather. He was able to show them how he does some of that and also talked about different kinds of precipitation and also about severe weather.

Registration is OPEN for the 23-24 school year! Yeah, get it over with so you don't have to rush in August.

Reminder - parents of students in PK-12th have the opportunity to participate in the Parent Conditions for Learning Survey. Today is the last day for parents to complete this survey. Links for the survey can be accessed on our website's news.

Have you ever wondered how to change your Infinite Campus notification settings to alert you when your student(s) lunch account balance is low? If so, a video tutorial has been created to walk you through that process. Use the link below to find out how to change your notification settings for student lunch account balances in Infinite Campus. Infinite Campus - Lunch Account Balance Notifications: https://youtu.be/3d843SGtGu8

Thirteen eager students in grades 1-3 joined us for the culinary career exploration camp on Monday, April 17th, where they prepared three different kinds of pizza. Students learned proper hand washing techniques, how to use a knife, how to flavor the food with the right seasonings, that aprons protect the food when you are a chef, and how to work together as a team. These young chefs created three different kinds of pizza with the guidance of Chef Julie Kennedy, Ram Restaurant student Seth Stucky, and Youth Director Samantha Hardaway. Pizza crackers made with a Triscuit whole wheat cracker, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and turkey pepperoni microwaved for around 25 seconds were a hit. We discussed how this is a very healthy snack that students in this age range can fix for themselves. Next up, students learned about knife skills and how to properly cut vegetables and fruit. We started by practicing on flour and then moved to the veggies. Each table of four was given a bowl with sour cream and cream cheese and then added herbs and spices. They then created veggie pizza which was so good. The third pizza they prepared was fruit pizza. Chef Kennedy had baked large sugar cookies which the students frosted and then added fruit which they cut up on their own. The time went so fast and everyone had a great time! Our next career exploration camp is on Monday, April 24th, with students in grades 4-8. If you want to register your child, please contact Samantha Hardaway at ISU Extension at 515.386.2138 to see if there are any spots left.

Greene County High School's grand march for the 2023 junior-senior prom will be Saturday, April 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The prom theme this year is A Trip to the Tropics. This event is free and open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. The doors to the high school will open at 5:30 p.m. Students participating in the grand march are encouraged to park in the north lot and all others in the south lot. If you are unable to attend, the event will be live streamed on the GCCSD YouTube page (link below) and also on channel 22 and 422 for Jefferson Telecom TV service subscribers. The stream will be live beginning at 5:45 with the ceremony officially starting at 6:00. YouTube Link: https://youtube.com/live/JgKMLHluVnk?feature=share

Reminder - parents of students in PK-12th have the opportunity to participate in the Parent Conditions for Learning Survey anytime between April 3-28, 2023. Links for the survey can be accessed on our website's news.

Greene County CSD will be livestreaming tonight's fourth grade concert via the school's YouTube page and also on channel 22 and 422 for Jefferson Telecom subscribers. Due to copyright, this concert will NOT be archived, so it will only be viewable live and will NOT BE accessible once it has completed. The livestream information can be found using the link below. The concert will be held in the high school auditorium (1901 North Grimmell Road), beginning at 6:30 PM. Please join us either in-person or remotely to help support our talented fourth graders! GCCSD YouTube Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/pKfCyhR2m4U

Reminder - PK Registration is tonight! 5-7pm at Greene County Elementary.