Happy Principal Appreciation Month! 🎉 Thank you, Mr. Deyo, for leading our school with heart, supporting our teachers, and cheering on our students every step of the way. Show Mr. Deyo some appreciation—drop a 🍎 or a comment below! 👇 #NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal

Who knew learning could be so squash-tacular? 🎃🧡 Mrs. Summer’s little learners explored, scooped, and discovered inside our GIANT pumpkin — seeds, goo, and giggles included! What surprised you most about pumpkins? #FallFun #HandsOnLearning

Third graders took on Round 2 of our LEGO Essentials unit "Happy Camper" — this time: "Hovering Helicopter"! 🚁 Kids designed, built, and tested mini choppers with creativity and teamwork. Which kid-built invention would you love to see fly? #STEM #LEGO #HappyCamper

We’re so proud of our GES EAGLES 4th & 5th Grade Chorus — they performed “We Celebrate America” on Thursday and brought the house down! 🎶🇺🇸 Who else loves hearing young voices sing for our country? #GESChorus #WeCelebrateAmerica

What happens when 3rd graders + LEGO + coding collide? 🐶🚨 Meet "Animal Alarm" from Ms. Ride’s IDL class — student-built robots that protect their animal friends with clever code! 👩‍💻🧩 Want to see more classroom creations? Reply with a 🐾! #EdTech #CodingForKids

Guess which 3rd-grade class built a LEGO boat fleet? 🛶 Ms. Ride's IDL students used coding + creativity to design and program their "Boat Trip!" challenges. Tiny engineers, big ideas. Which boat would you race? #EdTech #CodingForKids

Curious what happens when oil, water, and Alka-Seltzer meet? Mrs. Humphries' class turned IDL with Mrs. Parker into a fizzy lab full of surprises! 🌊🛢️💥 What experiment should they try next? #ScienceIsFun #FizzExperiment

Sunny science in action! ☀️ 4th graders in Mrs. Parker’s IDL class learned about renewable vs. nonrenewable energy and charged solar-powered Halloween decorations outside. 🎃🔋 What surprised you most about solar energy? #STEM #SolarPower

Three for three! 🎉 Big shoutout to Ms. Crouch & Ms. Whitney — another student just mastered their letter sounds! 👏🔤 What’s your proudest classroom moment this week? #EarlyLiteracy #ProudTeacher

Watch tiny hands do big work! ✋✨ Students in Ms. Tisdale’s 3K class are strengthening fine motor skills and tackling name spelling—one proud moment at a time. 💪📝

Today GES went pink to honor survivors, stand with those still fighting, and remember loved ones. 💗 Who are you supporting this month? #BreastCancerAwareness #ThinkPink

🎉 Big news from 4K! Congratulations to James in Mrs. Crouch & Ms. Whitney’s class for mastering all of his letters and letter sounds! We are so proud of your hard work, James! 🌟📚👏 #EarlyLiteracy #StudentSuccess #ProudSchool #4KStars

Huge cheers for Elijah — our first class superhero! 🎉🦸‍♂️ He earned his cape & mask by naming ALL his letters and sounds. Way to go! 👏 What small win are you celebrating today? #EarlyLiteracy #ClassroomWin

Storytime magic today! 📚✨ Ms. Juliet from Lexington Library's Gilbert Branch visited Mrs. Seigler’s & Ms. Snelling’s 4K classes — little listeners, big smiles! What’s your child’s favorite picture book? #Storytime #EarlyLiteracy

Ready to be a hero? 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ Red Ribbon Week is Oct 26–30 at Gilbert Elementary! "Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free!" ❤️ Dress-up days, fun activities, and lessons on healthy choices all week. Check the flyer and join the fun #RedRibbonWeek #StayDrugFree

Huge congrats to our Eagles! Two students earned a PERFECT score on the SCREADY test and were honored at Tuesday’s Board Meeting at WKHS — amazing work! 🎉👏 #ProudEagles #EducationWins What achievement should we celebrate next?

Big news 🌲—Longleaf pines donated to GES by SC Forestry & Lexington Soil & Water as part of our Green Step Initiative! Help us celebrate native trees, cleaner air, and a greener campus. Want to volunteer for planting day? Reply below 👇 #GreenStep #LongleafPines

Feeling grateful! 🙏🎃 Our community’s support means the world, and a HUGE thank you to Walmart for donating school supplies and candy for our Boo Bash. 👻🍬📚 #Grateful #CommunityLove #BooBash #SchoolLife #WalmartGives #BackToSchool #KidsEvents

We can’t wait to see our EAGLES, this Saturday!

Zombie Tag in PE today! 🧟‍♂️ Hop on the foot = slower zombies = more fun! 🎯 Don’t miss the GES Boo Bash on Oct 24, 6–8pm — who’s coming? 👻 #GESBooBash

Dress as your favorite book character for Character Day on Oct. 30 — and show that healthy choices are part of your story! 📚🦸‍♀️ No masks, no props, school-appropriate only. Who will you be? #CharacterDay #BeAHero #StayDrugFree