2B Christmas Elves

Mrs. Zehr's 2nd grade class brings you a special holiday greeting!

ABC Stories

Mrs. Gibson's 7th grade literature class composed ABC stories, where each new sentence of the story must begin with the next letter of the alphabet.  Here are their stories:

1st Hour
4th Hour
9th Hour
10th Hour

The Night Before Thanksgiving 2011

Mrs. Frankie's 4th graders are back with this year's rendition of The Night Before Thanksgiving!

Blabbering Food Chains

Mrs. Sperry's 2nd grade class used the website Blabberize to create videos about food chains!  Check out the food chains below!

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4

Veterans Day 2011

GCMS honors our veterans!  We proudly present our Elementary Students singing "We Honor Those Who Serve" and a slideshow of veterans from our community.

GCMS Veterans 2011

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13 Nights of Halloween

Mrs. Yeagle's 3rd grade class teams with Mrs. Testory's Kindergarten class to bring you The 13 Nights of Halloween.

2D Halloween Theater

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Get to Know 4C!

Mrs. Fairley's 4th Grade class has created Glogs about their personalities.  Check them out!

Red Ribbon Balloon Launch

GCMS Elementary celebrated Red Ribbon Week, which raises awareness for the need for drug and violence prevention and early intervention with a balloon launch.  We wish to extend a special thanks to Hood's ACE Hardware in Gibson City for all their help.  Check out where our balloons have landed here!


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If you find one of our balloons let us know!  You can report the balloon's location and the student who launched it in a comment to this post or email:

Cathy Walker Steidinger parents@gcms.k12.il.us

You can also mail a letter to:

GCMS Elementary School
902 N. Church St.
Gibson City, IL 60936

Staying Safe on the World Wide Web

Playground Safety by 4B

Mrs. Hasenauer's 4th grade class gives safety tips for the GCMS Elementary playground.

Playground Safety on Prezi

Falcon Football - Be Here!

GCMS Football Promo from Jay McDevitt on Vimeo.

GCMS Football Promo. Produced, Filmed & Edited by Jay McDevitt. Special thanks to Vivid Studios Inc., Mike Lindy, Coach Mike Allen and his coaching staff.

Music by Audiomachine.

Happy Birthday Mr. Elkins!

Dick Elkins, a GCMS Alumni and Hall of Fame member, celebrates his 80th birthday today. Congratulations Mr. Elkins!

Wake Up

The Andy Pilgrim Foundation has released three public service announcements.
These 3 PSAs (Wake Up, Truth and Reality) are designed to help parents.
New research is highlighting the effect parents have on their children if they drive distracted with them in the vehicle.

PSA#1 - Wake Up from mthreeimage on Vimeo.

PSA#2 - The Truth from mthreeimage on Vimeo.

PSA #3 - Reality from mthreeimage on Vimeo.

5A Claymations - Beach Fun!

Another great claymation from 5A students!

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5th Grade Claymations - SK8ING

2D Planets 2011

2D teaches us about the solar system!

Toothpaste Millionaire 2011

Mrs. Frankie's class performs the play "Toothpaste Millionaire"

GCMS Middle School Things You Should Know!

The Middle School Media Club made this video to help 5th graders get ready for Middle School!

GCMS Wild World 2011 - Ocean Edition

Mrs. Burk's 1st grade class teaches us about their favorite ocean animals!

Wild World - Forest Edition 2011

Ms. Wetherell's 1st grade class shares what they have learned about forest animals!

3B Historical Dolls 2011

Every year Mrs. Brown's 3rd grade class creates historical dolls from 2-liter pop bottles. Here are this year's models!

3B Doll Pictures 2011

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Our Solar System by 2A

Ms. Stocking's 2nd Grade class shares facts about our solar system.

Mr. Spraypaint

Created by:
Colie Beck
8th Grade

From the artist:
It was created from plaster cast molded onto a mask form and my hand. The color and designs were inspired by another artist's work which used spray paint.

When I get older I want to be an x-ray tech.

5C News 2011 Edition 7

The final edition of 5C News for 2011!

5C News 2011 Edition 6

The latest breaking news!

5C News 2011 Edition 5

Here's the latest breaking news!

5C News 2011 Edition 4

More breaking news from 5th grade!

5C News 2011 Edition 3

More breaking news from Mr.White's 5th graders!

5C News 2011 Edition 2

Mr. White's class is back with the latest news!

5C News 2011 Edition 1

Mr. White's 5th Grade class brings you breaking news!

Fun Forest Facts

Ms. Wetherell's class shares artwork about forests!

Fun Forest Facts

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GCMS Board Member Forum

On Tuesday, March 29 GCMS hosted a board member forum to introduce 3 new prospective board members

Download audio only version (mp3).

Print My Quarter 2011

2C is back with all new quarter designs! Which is your favorite?

Print My Quarter 2011! from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

My Alien

Ms. Petersen's 1C shares stories about aliens they created.

Alien stories

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If 2D Were President 2011

The first rendition of this in 2010 became an instant classic so we had to revisit!  2D shares what they would do if elected President of the United States of America.

If 2D Were President 2011 from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Ready for ISAT!

GCMS Elementary is ready for the 2011 ISATs!

ISAT Assembly from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

I Love Lunch!

Our Middle School teachers really love lunch!

I Love Lunch! from Walker Willis on Vimeo.

Why Social Media is Awesome and Dangerous

A look at some of the benefits and dangers of using social media such as facebook, twitter or youtube.

Polar Bears and Penguins

Ms. Petersen's 1C class brings us some wonderful illustrations about polar bears and penguins!Polar bears and penguins

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2A's Best Vacation Ever

Ms. Stocking's 2A class created some great Glogs with pictures from different locations in the United States.



These Glogs are based on the story "The Best Vacation Ever" by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith.