Gervais Elementary School

We have an upcoming GSD Parent Support Team meeting for families of students with an IEP or 504 Plan. We will meet on Thursday, October 23 at 5:00 PM at Gervais Elementary School. This is a great chance to build a support network within our school community and discuss issues surrounding Special Education. Childcare and snacks will be provided.

8 months ago, Dusty Price

Reminder that we only have 2 days of school this week (Monday-Tuesday). We have parent-teacher conferences scheduled for Wednesday (12:00-4:00 PM) and Thursday (12:00-8:00 PM). Call the office if you do not get your scheduled day and time. Throughout conferences, there will be a Scholastic book fair in the library for students and families. We will also have a GES Family STEAM Night on Wednesday evening (5:00-7:00 PM) with hands-on activities for the entire family, refreshments, and a STEAM prize giveaway. Will be a fun night of curiosity and creativity!

8 months ago, Dusty Price

We are in the middle of our school fundraiser and want to encourage families to help us raise funds for school activities, assemblies, and field trips. There’s still time to get involved. We need EVERY student to register online, add at least 10 contacts and then use the click-to-share icons on their dashboard tonight.

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8 months ago, Dusty Price

Active Children Portland (ACP) is offering a no-cost after school club for GES students grades 3-5 during the fall, winter and spring. There will be 30 students participating in each season, with a coach assigned to each team of 15 students. They are still struggling to hire coaches for our ACP Soccer and STEM after school program that already started this week. If you, or anyone you know, would like to volunteer to coach, they pay $20/hour. Coaches need to be at least 18 years old, but they can also hire responsible junior coaches ages 16-18. Please message Chris Rosero (ACP) at chris@acportland.org or Dusty Price (GES principal) at dusty_price@gervais.k12.or.us with any questions.

Here are the dates and times:

Mondays and Tuesdays from 2:30-4:30 PM

Fall: September 29-November 10
Winter: January 20-March 3
Spring: April 13-May 26

8 months ago, Dusty Price

Here is the GES Monthly Newsletter- October 2025 in both English and Spanish with some exciting updates and important reminders.

8 months ago, Dusty Price

We sent home registrations forms today with GES students grades 3-5 to participate in the ACP Soccer and STEM after school club. We will offer this 7-week program in 3 seasons (fall, winter, and spring) for 30 students at a time. It will be on Mondays and Tuesdays from 2:30-4:30 PM. We will have an activity bus available for those families unable to pick up their students. Space is limited, so please bring back registration forms before Tuesday, September 23.

More information can be found here: GES ACP Soccer and STEM (2025-2026).

Due to limited funding, we anticipate this being the only after school club offered this school year.

8 months ago, Dusty Price

GES will be starting our health and vision screenings on Friday, September 19th. All students receive a vision screening that is completely noninvasive and free to all students. If you do not want your student to participate in vision screenings or other health screenings, please return the Health Screening Opt-Out form to the school office by Wednesday, September 17th.

If you have any questions, please contact the district nurse. Thank you!

8 months ago, Dusty Price

We encourage GES students and staff to wear a school shirt tomorrow. We want to wear GES shirts on Fridays to promote school pride and a strong sense of community. We also have our first school assembly tomorrow afternoon. If you still need a shirt, the Spirit Gear Direct online store will be open for 4 more days. See the attached flier or visit the website: https://www.spiritgeardirect.com/GearDrive/Store.aspx?guid=4012ab38-75f1-43e5-a8a2-e3a499d83f5b

9 months ago, Dusty Price

We had a wonderful first week of school and are excited to work with our students this year. There is so much they are going to learn. We want GES to be a place "where each person BEElongs" and is "reaching for GREATNESS everyday." We have designed a new GES shirt with the message "flying higher...TOGETHER!" to remind us that we are working together to reach new heights. This shirt can be purchased in the SpiritGearDirect online store: https://www.spiritgeardirect.com/GearDrive/Store.aspx?guid=4012ab38-75f1-43e5-a8a2-e3a499d83f5b.

We encourage students and staff to wear a GES shirt each Friday to show school spirit: We are Gervais! We also have a few shirts remaining from last year (mostly smaller sizes), for sale in the office for $10.

9 months ago, Dusty Price

We were so excited to welcome students (grades 1-5) back to school today. We look forward to sharing an amazing school year together.

Please review the attached GES arrival and dismissal map (which was also mailed home to each family in August). We have adjusted the arrival time for students. We will now open the car zone gate from 7:40-8:00 AM. Students arriving by bus or car zone will wait in the gym until 7:50 AM when we open doors for students to grab a breakfast and head to class. School starts at 8:00 AM. We will then open the car zone from 2:20-2:45 PM (1:05-1:30 PM on Wednesdays) with students being dismissed at 2:30 PM (1:15 PM on Wednesdays).

Student safety is our #1 priority and we want to get students home as quickly and safely as possible. We encourage families to use the PikMyKid to update any changes to student dismissal at least an hour before. Please reach out to the front office when you need help: 503-792-3803 x.1030.

9 months ago, Dusty Price

First day of school at GES is tomorrow (September 3) for students grades 1-5. It is an early-release Wednesday, so students will dismiss at 1:15 PM. Kinders start this Friday (September 5). We are so excited to welcome them back. This is going to be an amazing school year!

9 months ago, Dusty Price

We are excited to welcome back GES students and families to our Open House this evening. Feel free to come anytime between 5:30-8:00 PM to meet the classroom teacher, drop off any supplies, and get some additional school information. We will have Otter Pops afterwards.

9 months ago, Dusty Price

Here are a few quick reminders:

There is a Gervais community event this evening (August 25) from 6:15-8:15 PM at the high school. Free dinner and childcare provided for students and families to come participate with guest speaker Fabian Ramirez.

GES Open House this Thursday (August 28) from 5:30-8:00 PM. Come meet your teacher and drop off your school supplies.

First day of school (grades 1-5) will be next Wednesday (September 3) with early-release at 1:15 PM. We will schedule conversations with kinder families before they start next Friday (September 5).

9 months ago, Dusty Price

To register a new student within the Gervais School District please contact the Welcome Center at 503-792-3803 ext. 4224.

You may also visit the Welcome Center Monday-Friday from 8am-4pm for assistance with registrations.

10 months ago, Gervais School District

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Hi Gervais Parents and Students,

We hope your summer is going great! We are just interrupting briefly to share this link to the 2025-2026 Back-to-School Toolkit:
https://sites.google.com/gervais.k12.or.us/back-to-school-toolkit-2025/home

It has lots of links and important information to help you prepare for the new school year including calendars, supplies lists, open house details, bell schedules and contacts, and much more.

Now, back to summer - we're looking forward to an awesome school year with you!

10 months ago, Gervais School District

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Reminder that we have our GES Family Field Day this evening from 5:00-7:00 PM in the field behind the school. Park on First St. by the district office and come in the side gate behind the gym. We will have a lot of fun activities for the entire family, and will have cotton candy and popsicles to share. This is a great way to celebrate the end of the school year together. We will also have all our lost and found hanging on the fence and families can come and grab anything they want and/or need. Whatever does not get claimed, will be donated.

12 months ago, Dusty Price

Just a quick reminder that today is our last GES Library Storytime from 10AM-Noon. We will have bilingual oral storyteller Valentina Ortiz and GES teachers leading a fun hands-on activity...with Paisanito paletas afterwards. Feel free to come and go anytime during our story time.

12 months ago, Dusty Price

We have our GES field day next Wednesday (June 11) from 8:15 AM-1:00 PM and want to encourage more family volunteers to come help with activity stations. This is such a fun way to support our students and school community. Please call the office to volunteer: 503-792-3803 x1030. Attached are the fliers for our GES Family Field Day that evening from 5:00-7:00 PM. This will be a fun end of year celebration and we invite the entire family to come join us.

12 months ago, Dusty Price

Summer Grab & Go Meals info.:

12 months ago, Gervais School District

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) just published a video from their literacy tour at GES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvRdUbtgVI8(1:37). We were selected along with a handful of schools across the state to highlight literacy instruction. We appreciate those who gave voice in the video to the great work that is happening her, and for all the staff who have supported our students through Wonders instruction, Really Great Reading intervention, library specials, family literacy night, after school tutoring, and library storytimes on Saturdays. We encourage families to support literacy in the home and to make sure their children are reading at least 20 minutes every day.

12 months ago, Dusty Price