Matthew Dailey

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

GES is off to a rolling start today in partnership with Street Smarts Diablo. Students walked and rode to school and received prizes and free helmets. Our bike racks are overflowing! Great job students and thank you Street Smarts!

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

Thank you Brentwood Rotary for the delivery of dictionaries for our 3rd grade students! “Words” cannot express our gratitude.

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

How can 2nd graders build a load bearing fence? Mrs. MacPherson’s young architects and engineers collaborate and share solutions in their STEM lesson.

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

Garin staff arrive today to surprise appreciation in chalk art! So grateful to our community and the kindness displayed so beautifully at the entrance to our school. Great way to start the week! See the young artists in action here: https://t.co/SATDtqekMK #theGarinway

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

Today 5th grade students present on 9/11 using various mediums and highlighting different parts of the 9/11 tragedy and its’ heroes.

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ARRRRR you ready to hear some good pirate jokes mateys?

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Garin students cash in their well earned “cougar cash” at our student store. Students can earn cougar cash for demonstrating positive character traits and for even sharing a joke with a teacher at recess! Thx Mrs. Biggs for organizing a store our students are SO excited about!

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Here’s a look into daily reading instruction throughout our 1st grade. From small groups to learning targets our 1st graders receive multiple modalities to reinforce reading strategies and skills.

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

“Royal Readings” took place today in Mrs. Condrin’s 3rd grade class. Students wrote and illustrated what they were the King and Queen of.

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

Garin’s very own teacher Carolyn Dodds has published her first children’s book: “Tesse’s Tall Tales”. Check out the press release and books can be ordered on Amazon! Congrats Ms. Dodds!!

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

Self portraits, engineering, letter identification, and a superintendent visit. Just a day in the life of kindergarten!

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

2nd grade engineers and mathematical minds at work at GES. Even our Garin therapy dog, Harley, is lending a paw to engage students in their learning.

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

TK and K “sneak a peek” was all thumbs up today! Can’t wait to open tomorrow and get all of our students back!

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

Last week’s 5th grade send off was a great and moving event. SO PROUD of our 5th graders and what they were able to accomplished this year!

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

Earlier this week Garin’s kindergarten students receive a warm and festive last pickup for the year.

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

5th grade engineering is on display this morning as egg🥚 drops are flying high. Some landing softer than others!

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

From 1st grade poetry, to 3rd grade art landscapes and even 5th grade practice for Virtual American Music Through Time, GES continues its thriving arts disciplines!

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

A huge “Thank you” to our amazing Garin PTA for a tasty treat and well timed gift bag! 💚💚

[Matthew Dailey @MrDailey_Garin]

Caterpillars, chrysalis, and butterflies. 2nd graders sing to their butterflies on their final moments of their journey together. The butterflies will be released to go search for nectar and lay eggs for the next cycle.

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“Good vibrations” going on in 1st grade this morning! Students learn about sounds and descriptions. They write and draw about what they are hearing.