3A Ecosystems

The students of 3A show off what they have learned about ecosystems using Glogster.  Be sure to click on different students to see their glogs!

The Night Before Thanksgiving

The Night Before Thanksgiving from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Veteran's Day Slide Show

Veterans power point 1

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Printable PDF of Veterans Power Point 1

Veterans power point 2

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Printable PDF of Veterans Power Point 2

Thank You Veterans

The GCMS Elementary salutes our veterans with a special song. The video begins and ends with footage of the Veteran' Memorial in Gibson City IL.

Thank You Veterans from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

2C Favorite Animals

2C Favorite Animals from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Red Ribbon Week 2010

Red Ribbon Week 2010 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Grandparents Make 2A Smile

The students of 2A share what their grandparents do to make them smile!  This podcast was presented at a grandparents visit as a part of the 2010 Red Ribbon Week.

Best of Kindergarten 2010

We rap up our school year with the best of Kindergarten 2010!

Best of Kindergarten 2010 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

5A Claymations

Mrs. Seneca's 5A class finished the year with some great clay mation videos. Here they are for your enjoyment!

Boxing Heroes from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Space Jacked from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Fireflies from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Our Checkers Game from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

The Runaway Train from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Middle School Art 2010

Ms. Crawford's Art classes reflect on some of the best moments from this semester!

7th Hour Art 2010 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

8th Hour Art 2010 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

9th Hour Art 2010 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Whale Rap

Mr. Yandell's 4D class drops some rhymes about whales!

Whale Rap from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Toothpaste Millionaire

Mrs. Frankie's class presents our first play, Toothpaste Millionaire!

Toothpaste Millionaire from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Chase Pondel Presents The Planets!

This video was made completely by 2nd grader Chase Pondel. Great job Chase!


The Planets from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

K4 Litter Patrol

K4 is going to clean things up!

K4 Litter Patrol from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Walkin on Sunshine!

This video is already famous, but we had to give it a spot here!

GCMS Walkin On Sunshine from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

Two of Mrs. Goembel's classes present choral readings of The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 1 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 02 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

5B Celebrates 2009-2010

5B reflects on their 5th grade year and looks forward to 6th grade. Now with extra footage!

5B 2010 Extended! from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Recyling Dump!

K5 teaches us about recycling!

K5 Recyling Dump! from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Celebrate Earth Day!

Mrs. Kallal's K3 class shares a poem about Earth Day.

Celebrate Earth Day! from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Adventures in Space!

2D takes us on a tour of our solar system!

2C Planets from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

2B Stays Safe!

2B shares what they will do to stay safe!

2B Safety from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

1A's Wild Animals

Ms. Wetherell's 1A class tells us about some of their favorite wild animals!

1A Wild Animals from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Pre-K Brings the Classics

The Prep Preschool shares their take on two children's classics!

Pre-K Brown Bear Brown Bear from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Pre-K is a Little Teapot! from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

5C News

Mr. White's class delivers news, sports, weather and much more!

5C News 01 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

5C News 02 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

5C News 03 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

5C News 04 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

5C News 05 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

5C News 6 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Print My Quarter Design!

Mrs. Sperry's class has created new designs for the United States Quarter.  Let them tell you why they think their designs should be printed!

Print My Quarter Design! from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Speech Class Riddles

Mrs. Adkins Speech class shares some of their favorite jokes.  A special thanks to Jarad Cox for editing this episode!

Poppy Reports from 5D

Mrs. Goembel's 5D class shares news reports on the opening scene of the book Poppy.  Each group's report can be viewed as a separate video below.


Poppy Report 1 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.


Poppy Report 2 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.


Poppy Report 3 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.


Poppy Report 4 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.


Poppy Report 5 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

What 2D Would Do If They Were President

If I Were President 2D from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Mrs. Acree's 2D class share their thoughts on what they would accomplish if elected President of the United States!

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Prep Preschool Can Too!

Mr. Brown - Prep Preschool from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Ms. Stangarone's Prep Preeschool class share's a Dr. Seuss classic in honor of Dr. Seuss week!  Mr. Brown Can Moo!  Can You?

WGCMS Weather 3D

3D Weather from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Mrs. Hohulin's 3D class brings us a special report on different forms of weather.  This episode includes local weather, on the spot interviews and expert analysis.  Great job 3D!

100s Day K1

Mrs. Rutledge's K1 class celebrates the 100th day of school by collecting 100 of some of their favorite items.

Animal Myths 4A

Mrs. Frankie's 4A class shares a number of myths they created featuring different animals. This episode features some of the best sound effects yet heard on a GCMS podcast!

Abraham Lincoln 2C

Mrs. Sperry's 2C class honors Abraham Lincoln. This was our first time filming in front of a greenscreen!

Abraham Lincoln 2C from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

The Night Before Christmas

This video became an instant classic at Christmastime, so I thought I'd add it to the feed. Mrs. Brown's 3B class reads The night before Christmas.

The Night Before Christmas from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

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Wild Planet 2D

In this episode the students of 2D visit the rain forest to tell us about some of the WILD animals that live there!

4B Class Connect 2010

In this episode, we learn about what 4th grade was like when Mrs. Hasenauer was a student and share some of our favorite jokes!

McKavanagh Radio - Bridgewater and Brucker

World, local, and sports news from the News-Gazette broadcast for you by GCMS Middle School radio personalities.

McKavanagh Radio - D and C

World, local, and sports news from the News-Gazette broadcast for you by GCMS Middle School radio personalities.

McKavanagh Radio - McRoyal

World, local, and sports news from the News-Gazette broadcast for you by GCMS Middle School radio personalities.

McKavanagh Radio - Nugent and Lage

World, local, and sports news from the News-Gazette broadcast for you by GCMS Middle School radio personalities.

McKavanagh Radio - Heavlin and Salyards

World, local, and sports news from the News-Gazette broadcast for you by GCMS Middle School radio personalities.

McKavanagh Radio - MandM Radio Show

World, local, and sports news from the News-Gazette broadcast for you by GCMS Middle School radio personalities.

5B Class Connect January 2010

Mrs. Pondel's 5B shares the results of a survey about what makes their class great.

Introduction

Mr. Willis Introduces the GCMS Elementary Podcast.