GES Families - we are in the final push for getting trunks and candy donations for our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat at GES!

We currently have 7 more openings for trunks to be decorated. It would be great to reach our goal of 31 trunks like last year - so please consider helping out!

We also have openings for 31 bags of candy donations yet as well. We anticipate as many ghost and goblins as last year, so we'd like to be sure to have enough candy on hand for the evening's fun.

To volunteer a trunk or to donate some candy, please use this link to sign up. We'd like all sign ups to be completed no later than Wednesday, Oct. 14. Thanks in advance for everyone who is helping to support this GES Community event!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4EAEAE23A1FC1-65093107-copy#/
about 13 hours ago, Gretna Elementary
Bus loop aerial view showing students trick or treating.
Mrs. Johnson’s 3rd grade class enjoyed a publishing party with popsicles today!
about 15 hours ago, Gretna Elementary
Five children gather outside on the grass near a brick school building, holding papers and eating popsicles while engaging in an activity together.
Five elementary students sit in a circle on a concrete outdoor patio while eating colorful popsicles and reviewing handwritten papers spread around them.
Four elementary students sit cross-legged on a concrete sidewalk under the shade of a tree, eating popsicles while reading and writing on papers and notebooks.
🧦 Our annual GES Sock Drive starts next week! Help families in need at Heartland Hope by donating new socks! 🧦

Donations will be accepted October 12th - October 23rd.

The PK-2 class and the 3-5 class with the most socks donated will earn a popsicle party!
about 17 hours ago, Gretna Elementary
GES Sock Drive from October 12th-23rd
GES students experienced wildlife in a whole new way at the Lincoln Zoo Sensory Safari! By using more than just their eyes, students got to feed giraffes, feel pelts and skulls, practice animal calls, touch snakes, and even smell a fish. What a fun, sensory-rich adventure!
1 day ago, Gretna Elementary
A young boy with reddish hair and glasses reaches out his hand toward a sandhill crane sitting on a pedestal outside. In the background, a curved park bench and greenery are visible.
A close-up shot from behind a boy in a bright blue shirt as he feeds a piece of leafy lettuce to a giraffe reaching over a wooden fence railing.
A young boy in a blue t-shirt and jeans stands on a wooden deck feeding a piece of lettuce to a giraffe over a wooden fence railing. Another person's arm reaches in from the left holding another leaf.
Two young boys lean over a clear plastic bin containing water and a small fish. One boy in a bright green shirt reaches into the bin, while a person nearby helps hold the container on a concrete patio outdoors.
A boy wearing a bright green t-shirt with a baseball graphic gently touches a bullsnake being held safely by an instructor wearing a Nebraska hat. Other people stand in the background on the concrete path.
Two boys observe an exhibit inside an educational room. One boy in a grey shirt touches the glass of a terrarium while a boy in a bright green shirt leans down to look inside. A large painted fish mural is on the wall behind them.
A boy in a blue shirt touches a snake wrapped around the neck of an instructor wearing a black Nebraska Game and Parks cap. They are outdoors next to a demonstration table.
A close-up of a child touching a bullsnake being held up by an instructor at an outdoor demonstration table. On the table are educational materials, including a sticker reading "NEBRASKA REPTILE MONTH".
A boy seen from behind stands on a wooden deck holding a white cane and reaching up to feed a leaf of lettuce to a giraffe. A large blue playground structure in the shape of a fish is visible in the background.
Boy wearing an orange shirts holds on to a spider web rope
Thank you to Mrs. Rinaldi's GMS FCS class for making Mrs. Ricci's kindergarten monster designs come to life as a stuffed animal!
4 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Two children stand outside on a concrete ground in front of a brick building. The girl on the left wears a light pink long-sleeve hoodie, dark pants, and white shoes, holding a small brown paper bag. The boy on the right wears a light blue t-shirt with a graphic, dark shorts, glasses, and grey sneakers, also holding a small brown paper bag.
A girl and a young boy stand outside on a concrete surface with a brick wall behind them. The girl has long blonde hair and wears a light blue sweater. The boy in front wears a grey t-shirt reading "2025 NCAA MEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES" and holds a brown paper bag with a drawing of a teddy bear and text reading "to Luca from-Rowyn C."
A girl in a black short-sleeve shirt and light blue sweatpants crouches down next to a younger girl wearing a bright pink t-shirt and dark pants. The younger girl holds a brown paper bag. In the background, another girl stands near a brick wall and industrial equipment, while another child stands nearby holding a brown bag.
A girl in a dark navy zip-up hoodie leans down beside a boy wearing a blue and dark striped soccer jersey with "CHAMPION" on the front. The boy holds a small brown paper bag. Other children and adults are visible in the background on the concrete path outdoors.
A boy in a green long-sleeve shirt and grey shorts stands in front of a girl with dark hair wearing a white top and dark zip-up jacket. The boy holds a brown paper bag featuring a blue monster drawing and the name "Micah". Playground equipment and other people are visible in the background.
A young boy and an older girl pose together outside on a concrete walkway with a brick building in the background. The boy wears a blue graphic t-shirt featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, dark pants, and red sneakers while holding a brown paper bag. The girl wears a maroon sweatshirt with "NEW YORK" printed on it and dark leggings.
A girl in a long-sleeve cream top with a fox illustration kneels next to a young boy in a purple shirt and grey sweatpants. The boy holds a decorated brown paper bag. Another person stands in the background on the concrete paving outside the brick building.
A boy wearing a purple "VIKINGS 18" t-shirt and grey pants stands next to a girl in a pink hoodie and black leggings. The boy holds a brown paper bag. Other children and adults are gathered in the sunny outdoor setting in the background.
A young girl in a patterned white top and dark pants holds a brown paper bag in front of an older boy wearing a grey zip-up hoodie with "78" printed on the front. Another child holding a brown paper bag stands on the right.
A young girl in a grey t-shirt, grey pants, and pink sneakers holds a small brown paper bag and a colorful plush toy. Beside her, a girl in a bright blue t-shirt and black leggings bends down slightly, smiling. They are outdoors on a concrete ground in front of a fenced utility area.
Thank you to Mrs. Rinaldi's GMS FCS class for making Mrs. Ricci's kindergarten monster designs come to life as a stuffed animal!
4 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Group of students and children posing outside on a sunny day near a playground with decorated paper bags.
Older student smiling next to a young girl holding a decorated paper bag with a colorful monster drawing.
Older student in a camouflage hoodie standing with a younger student holding a decorated paper gift bag.
Young girl holding a colorful monster craft paper bag while standing next to a smiling older student outdoors.
Older student crouching next to a young boy in a green hoodie holding a decorated paper bag on a concrete sidewalk.
Older student standing beside a young boy wearing glasses and holding a brown paper bag outside near a playground.
Teacher and student posing together outdoors while holding a paper bag labeled "Calvin's Monster".
Older student leaning down next to a young girl holding a paper bag decorated with a colorful monster.
Older student standing behind a young boy holding a yellow plush toy and a decorated paper bag.
Older student leaning down next to a young girl holding a brown paper bag on a sunny outdoor walkway.
Mrs. Schreiner’s 5th grade class learned about common and proper nouns in the outdoor classroom today while soaking up some sun!
4 days ago, Gretna Elementary
A group of elementary students gathered on a patio area posing together, with a book titled "If You Were a Noun" held up in the foreground.
Students studying and reading outdoors while sitting and lying on stone pavers and benches in a courtyard setting.
Children seated around a green metal picnic table outside doing schoolwork, with another student lying down on a stone bench nearby.
Students sitting and lying on stone benches along a brick wall outside, reading books and working on assignments.
A wide view of students dispersed across an outdoor courtyard, sitting at a picnic table and lounging on stone seating while reading.
Students sitting around a green picnic table outside a brick building writing in workbooks, with additional students visible studying in the background.
Andy Janovich, a former Gretna grad, Husker football player, and former NFL player from the Broncos and Browns, stopped by GES today to have lunch with his daughter. He then took the time out of his day to play some football with the kids. It's not every day that they can say they got to catch a pass from a former NFL player! Thank you, Andy, for providing some pretty special moments for our students!
4 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Former Nebraska Cornhuskers fullback Andy Janovich (#35) running with the football during a game against Southern Miss.
Andy Janovich wearing his #32 Denver Broncos jersey on the field.
A wide shot of children playing an outdoor football game on a large concrete school play area under a clear blue sky.
Children and an adult walking across a concrete schoolyard during an outdoor recess or football activity, with parked cars visible in the background.
An adult throwing a football while kids play on the concrete blacktop outside a school building.
A large group of elementary school children playing a game of football on a sunny concrete playground.
A wide perspective of kids running around playing football on a wide concrete field outside school buildings.
Another wide-angle shot of children participating in an outdoor football activity on the concrete playground area.
An adult wearing a cap and green shirt preparing to throw a football while kids run past him on the concrete playground.
An adult in a cap and sunglasses winding up to throw a football while a young boy looks on from the foreground on a sunny day.
The kindergartners met up with their Middle School buddies from Mrs. Rinaldi’s class. The middle schoolers made our kindergarteners monsters as one of their Middle School sewing assignments. The kindergartners were over the moon!
4 days ago, Gretna Elementary
An older girl in a light purple sweatshirt and a younger boy in blue shorts holding a blue cutout character and a paper bag labeled "Tyllen / Amelia T".
An older student with red/black striped horn headband and headphones posing next to a red-haired boy holding a Hulk t-shirt and a brown paper bag.
An older girl in a grey "Las Vegas Nevada" hoodie with a younger girl wearing glasses and a grey "The North Face" hoodie holding a pink felt toy.
A boy in a red "On A Mission" t-shirt standing beside an older girl wearing a light blue hoodie and sunglasses.
A girl in a light blue "American Eagle" sweatshirt paired with a younger boy wearing a green hooded sweater holding a small craft item and paper bag.
A younger child in a maroon jacket shading her eyes, standing beside an older girl wearing a dark green sweatshirt leaning forward.
A young girl with blonde hair and glasses in an orange cat shirt holding a bag decorated with a gingerbread man, standing next to an older girl in a dark purple hoodie.
A boy holding a colorful gingerbread cutout and brown paper bag, standing with a tall boy in a dark Nike hoodie.
A young girl in a long-sleeve "Mystical" shirt next to a boy in a light blue shirt squatting on the pavement.
A young girl wearing heart-patterned leggings holding a bag labeled "To: Nora / Lydia S." next to a girl in a royal blue hoodie.
The kindergartners met up with their Middle School buddies from Mrs. Rinaldi’s class. The middle schoolers made our kindergarteners monsters as one of their Middle School sewing assignments. The kindergartners were over the moon!
4 days ago, Gretna Elementary
A young woman in a light pink/purple sweatshirt kneeling beside a young boy wearing a cream-colored Sonic the Hedgehog hoodie, who is holding a brown paper bag on a concrete walkway.
A young woman wearing a grey hoodie (labeled "Savannah #11") kneeling next to a young boy wearing a black-and-red Spider-Man zip-up hoodie, who is holding a stuffed brown object and a paper bag outdoors.
A young woman with long blonde hair in a dark red quarter-zip sweater standing next to a young girl wearing a maroon shirt, who is holding up a paper bag decorated with a purple monster drawing in front of a playground.
An older boy wearing a black Nirvana t-shirt standing beside a younger boy wearing a red long-sleeve shirt (labeled "Huskers") holding a brown paper bag on a grassy field.
A young woman crouching down in a blue/grey hoodie next to a young boy wearing a green "Gretna Basketball 2" hoodie, who is holding a paper bag with a blue monster drawing on it.
A young woman crouching in a white shirt that says "DRAGONS" next to a young girl wearing a black t-shirt and holding a paper bag on a lawn.
A young woman in a grey shirt standing beside a young boy in a black hoodie with checkerboard sleeves, who is holding up a light blue monster cut-out and a brown paper bag.
A young woman crouching in a pink hoodie next to a young boy who is proudly displaying a paper bag decorated with a colorful monster craft cutout on top.
A young woman kneeling in a dark red top next to a young boy with glasses who is holding a red plush monster and a brown paper bag with a matching red monster drawing on it.
A young woman in a dark grey sweatshirt crouching in the grass next to a young boy wearing an orange shirt, who is smiling while holding up a colorful monster paper cutout.
3rd grade has been learning all about how animals survive in their environment! They built animal habitats to show off their learning!
8 days ago, Gretna Elementary
A young girl wearing a cream-colored sweater with black hearts smiling beside her red shoebox project.
Two smiling students standing together at a presentation cart showing off their blue sky and green landscape diorama.
Two girls posing happily together next to a open cardboard diorama displaying a cloudy sky lid.
A smiling girl standing beside her safari-themed shoebox diorama filled with toy animals.
A student in a black t-shirt standing at a classroom presentation stand with his blue shoebox diorama.
A student in a yellow shirt pointing to figures inside her open Nike shoebox diorama during a presentation.
3rd grade has been learning all about how animals survive in their environment! They built animal habitats to show off their learning!
8 days ago, Gretna Elementary
A student in a green Minecraft shirt smiling while displaying a shoebox diorama project and holding a small figure.
A young girl standing behind a podium presenting her detailed, colorful diorama built inside a box.
A boy standing near a presentation stand and talking about his handcrafted shoebox diorama.
A student wearing glasses posing next to his blue-themed diorama project set on a classroom presentation cart.
A boy wearing a black "State" t-shirt smiling proudly behind his shoebox ecosystem diorama.
Two boys standing side by side in front of a whiteboard presenting a nature diorama created inside a cardboard box.
Mrs. Kuzel's second graders have been learning about landforms in science. As a cumulative project, they worked in a group to form Nebraska and some of it's landforms out of clay. Great work, second graders!
8 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Three elementary students holding a tray displaying their bright yellow play dough structure in front of a classroom calendar.
A group of three young students posing with their yellow dough sculpture on a clear-wrapped tray.
Three students smiling for the camera while holding a blue tray with a large yellow clay shape in their classroom.
Three smiling classmates standing in a line presenting their yellow play dough project on a blue tray.
Two students kneeling on the classroom floor while using scissors to shape yellow modeling clay on a plastic-covered tray.
Three students sitting together in a carpeted reading corner shaping yellow play dough on a clear mat.
A group of three young students kneeling on the floor to work collaboratively on a yellow clay project.
Two boys smiling while holding up a blue tray displaying their finished yellow clay sculpture in front of a classroom bulletin board.
Three elementary students posing proudly together behind a blue tray holding their flattened yellow modeling dough creation.
Two students standing together holding up a tray filled with textured yellow clay in front of classroom learning charts.
Ms. Snyder's 4th grade class and Ms. Buffington's 1st grade class partnered up for a buddy activity today! The kids had fun drawing what their teachers should be for Halloween! 🎃
9 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Two elementary students smiling at their desk while filling out a Halloween worksheet titled "What Should My Teacher Be For Halloween?".
Two boys in a lively classroom setting proudly showing off their colorful Halloween drawing activities.
Two young girls sitting on a classroom carpet holding clipboard activity sheets with costume ideas for their teacher.
A boy standing and waving next to a seated classmate working on a Halloween drawing worksheet at his desk.
Two smiling girls sitting together at a desk displaying their completed "What Should My Teacher Be For Halloween?" pages.
Two students holding up clipboards featuring colorful teacher Halloween costume illustrations in front of classroom bookshelf cubbies.
Two young girls sitting on a patterned rug in the corner of a classroom displaying their finished art projects.
A girl and a boy smiling at their desk while working on Halloween-themed art worksheets alongside a small stuffed lion toy.
Two girls posing at a wooden classroom desk while participating in a creative drawing activity.
Two elementary girls seated together at a desk smiling alongside a stuffed animal and art supplies.
As our elementary Guardians grow, Gretna High School will eventually become home for many of our students. Gretna High School is looking to recognize educators who go above and beyond—and elementary staff can be nominated, too!

Do you know a Gretna Elementary teacher or staff member who lives out the 5 Core Traits?
Servant Leadership
Work Ethic
Accountability
Integrity
Resilience

One staff member from each school level will be celebrated under the lights at the GHS varsity home football game vs. York on Thursday, October 8th! 🏈✨

Help us celebrate the people making a difference for our kids. Submit your nomination today on the link below!

https://forms.gle/29kQcF2GETRZjzbx8
10 days ago, Gretna Elementary
GHS Green Army Teacher
Ms. Boeselager's Kindergarteners had a great time seeing Mr. Bundy’s tractor yesterday! Not a better combination than seeing Kindergarteners with a big tractor! Thanks for bringing some excitement to a rainy day!
10 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Group of children stand around a big green tractor with two adults
Lots of learning and fun in Mrs. Kudlacek's 5th Grade!
10 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Five smiling elementary students posing behind a large, colorful straw and connector tower structure built in their classroom.
A smiling girl wearing overall pants showing off her custom Lego creation in the classroom.
Two female students working together at a desk on drawing and writing activities next to a desk lamp.
Four students gathered around a wooden table collaborating on a classroom hands-on science project.
Three students seated at their classroom desks using play dough and wooden skewers during a learning activity.
A student standing proudly in her red fleece jacket next to a detailed Lego build displayed on a tray.
A group of four students smiling at a table while working on a hands-on activity with modeling clay and activity sheets.
Two students conducting an outdoor science experiment using a meter stick on the school blacktop.
Three students collaborating at a table using letter tiles and word study worksheets.
A group of four elementary students smiling around a shared table while working on an interactive science lesson.
It was apples all week in Kindergarten! Ms. Boeselager's class had the best time taste testing some apples today! 🍎 🍏
14 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Three young students sitting at a round wooden table in a classroom with "Apple Taste Test" worksheets in front of them.
Students gathered around a circular table in a classroom during an apple taste testing activity.
A group of kindergarten students seated at a round table trying different apple slices and recording their results.
Three students seated around a round wooden table participating in an apple taste test with worksheets and apple slices.
A young boy holding up an apple slice and giving a thumbs-up during a classroom apple taste test activity.
Two young students enjoying green apple slices at a classroom round table next to their "Apple Taste Test" activity sheets.
A young student looking at an apple slice while seated at a wooden desk with an "Apple Taste Test" sheet.
Classroom view of several students seated at round tables sampling different types of apples for a taste test lesson.
A boy with glasses holding up a slice of apple to taste during a classroom lesson.
It was apple week in kindergarten! Mrs. Ricci's tradition of making homemade applesauce each year continues!
14 days ago, Gretna Elementary
A young girl looking through a spiral-cut apple core like a telescope during a classroom activity.
A young boy in a long-sleeved shirt turning the handle on a red hand-crank apple peeler and corer.
A young boy guiding an apple through a red hand-crank apple peeler at a classroom table.
A young girl concentrating as she cranks a red hand-crank apple peeler attached to a wooden table.
A slow cooker set up on a wooden table next to a red bowl filled with fresh apples and ingredients for making applesauce.
Two smiling students sitting together at a wooden table enjoying small cups of fresh applesauce with plastic spoons.
Three young students smiling at a table with their small paper cups of fresh applesauce.
Two young boys giving a thumbs-up while sitting at a desk with cups of fresh applesauce.
Two students smiling and giving a thumbs-up at a wooden desk with their applesauce cups.
Two smiling young students, one giving a thumbs-up, enjoying fresh applesauce at a classroom table.
Brock in 4th grade was so proud that the background he created in Canva was chosen to be the background on our WGES morning announcements. Way to go, Brock!
14 days ago, Gretna Elementary
Student standing in front of a classroom with his thumb up in front of a projector screen