Mrs. Honeycutt's fifth grade class, and Mrs. Balkovec's second grade class got together for a fun buddy activity.
8 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Two girls hold up a house made of shapes they with green windows.
Two boys hold up their house they created. One of the boys is dressed as a hot dog.
Two buddies show their house they created that was three dimensional. It has a triangle as a roof and tree squares as a base.
Two girls share their house that is blue with a special cloud in the sky. One of the girls is dressed as Hermione from Harry Potter.
Two buddie show their three dimensional house. One of the boys is dressed as a baseball player.
Two boys show their house that they made with two triangles and a square as a roof and a square as the base.
Two girls share their three dimensional house that is made solely out of square shapes.
Two boys share their house that is composed of seven triangles, and one rectangle.
Two girls share their three dimensional house. One of the girls is dressed as a fox.
Three buddies share their picture of a house that has a second level composed of two squares and a triangle
Congratulations to our latest Character Counts Students of the Week. The trait for this month is respect. Mr. Balcer was the staff award winner.
8 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Congratulations to our latest Character Counts Students of the Week. The trait for this month is respect. Mr. Balcer was the staff award winner.
Crazy hair day was so much fun!
8 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Four students pose with their crazy hair. The first boy has a candy kiss on his head, the second boy has a wire in his hair, the third boy has a pony tail and the fourth girl has shoestring tied in her hair.
Three students pose. The first has a balloon and a slinky in her hair, the second has braided pigtails and the third student has blue hair for crazy hair day.
Four students posing with their colorful hair for crazy hair day.
One student showing how she has a slinky in her hair for crazy hair day.
Three girls pose with balloons in their hair for crazy hair day.
Two fifth grade boys show their colored ponytails for crazy hair day.
A group of 5th graders posing with Mrs. Naylor in their crazy colored hair for crazy hair day.
Three 5th grade girls pose with Mrs. Naylor with their pink hair.
6 students posing from Mrs. Hogan's class on crazy hair day.
On September 24th, the Gretna Public School District Board of Education was honored with the prestigious President’s Board Award, presented by the Nebraska Association of School Boards. This recognition celebrates the Board’s dedication to excellence in leadership and their ongoing commitment to professional development. Board members Greg Beach, Mark Hauptman, Rick Hollendieck, Kyle Janssen, Dawn Stock, and Blake Turpen were acknowledged for their exceptional efforts. For more details, visit the full news article on the Gretna Public Schools website: https://www.gpsne.org/article/1784950.
8 months ago, Gretna Public School District
Gretna Public School district board of education holding President's Award, in picture are Blake Turpen, Rick Hollendieck, Kyle Janssen, Dawn Stock, Mark Hauptman and Greg Beach
Mrs. French and Mrs. Burns' classes joined forces for a football themed STEM challenge.
8 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Mrs. French and Mrs. Burns' classes joined forces for a football themed STEM challenge.
Mrs. French and Mrs. Burns' classes joined forces for a football themed STEM challenge.
Mrs. French and Mrs. Burns' classes joined forces for a football themed STEM challenge.
Mrs. French and Mrs. Burns' classes joined forces for a football themed STEM challenge.
Mrs. French and Mrs. Burns' classes joined forces for a football themed STEM challenge.
Mrs. French and Mrs. Burns' classes joined forces for a football themed STEM challenge.
Congratulations to our latest Character Counts Student of the Week award winners. This month we are celebrating students who show the character trait of respect. Mrs. Balkovec was our staff award winner.
8 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Congratulations to our latest Character Counts Student of the Week award winners. This month we are celebrating students who show the character trait of respect. Mrs. Balkovec was our staff award winner.
Torch Run Spirit week
8 months ago, KAREN NAYLOR
Torch Run Spirit Week: Monday Wear Sunglasses, Tuesday Wear at Hat to school, Wednesday Wear Bright Colors, Thursday Crazy Hair Day, Friday Wear you Torch Run T-Shirt
Join us on September 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Aspen Creek Middle School for a county-wide tax hearing. Gretna Public Schools and other Sarpy County entities will present their plans in this "Pink Postcard Hearing." We invite residents to participate and share their input.
8 months ago, Gretna Public School District
GPS logo and text reading: "Sarpy County Tax Hearing at Aspen Creek Middle School on September 19,2024 at 6:30pm
Fourth grade visual spatial HAL students completed a pipe cleaner STEM challenge.
8 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Two students share their stem creation of pipe cleaners and styrofoam.
5th grade math HAL students learned about many geometry concepts and then created their own GeometroCity.
8 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Six 5th Grade students share their geo city they created in HAL class out of geometric shapes and graph paper.
Torch Run
8 months ago, KAREN NAYLOR
Join us for the Torch Run 2024 Friday September 27, 2024. 8:00-8:55 5th Grade, 9:00-9:45 3rd Grade, 9:50-10:35 4th Grade, 12:20-12:50 1st Grade, 12:55-1:25 Kindergarten, 1:30-2:00 2nd Grade. Fund raised will be used to purchase a portable speaker, TVs for the Commons and trees to provide natural shade on the playground.
Congratulations to our latest Character Counts Student of the Week award winners. This month we are celebrating students who show the character trait of respect. Mrs. Hamann was our staff award winner.
9 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Congratulations to our latest Character Counts Student of the Week award winners. This month we are celebrating students who show the character trait of respect. Mrs. Hamann was our staff award winner.
Miss. Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Native American Museum Artifacts.
9 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Miss Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Southeast Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Miss. Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Southwest Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Miss. Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Great Plains Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Miss Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Native American Museum Artifacts.
Miss Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Woodlands Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Miss Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Northwest Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Miss. Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Great Plains Region Native American Museum Artifacts
Miss Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Northwest Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Miss Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Southeast Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Miss Glinski's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Woodlands Region Native an Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Native American Museum Artifacts.
9 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Woodlands Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Southwest Region Native American Museum Artifacts.rtifacts
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Woodlands Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Plateau Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Plains Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Southeast Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Southwest Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Northwest Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Southeast Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Mrs. Honeycutt's 5th Grade Social Studies Classes show off their Northwest Region Native American Museum Artifacts.
Gretna Public Schools invites the community to a budget hearing on September 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the District Office. A tax hearing and the regular board meeting will follow, providing an opportunity for public input.
9 months ago, Gretna Public School District
GPS logo and text reading: Budget and Tax Hearing Gretna Public Schools District office September 9, 2024 at 7:00pm
Congratulations to our latest Character Counts Student of the Week award winners. We are once again celebrating a student from each class who shows kindness. Mrs. Regan was our staff award winner.
9 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Congratulations to our latest Character Counts Student of the Week award winners. We are once again celebrating a student from each class who shows kindness. Mrs. Regan was our staff award winner.
Join us for movie night
9 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Graphic: Family Pajama Movie Night, Friday Sept. 6th Doors open at 6:30 pm, Show starts at 7:15 pm at Palisades Elementary. Concessions: Cash only. Blankets and stuffys encouraged!
Gretna Public Schools invites the community to a series of budget forums for the 2024-25 school year. The first event is on Sept. 4 at Gretna High School, 6:30 p.m. Join us for a budget presentation & Q&A session to learn more and share your thoughts!
9 months ago, Gretna Public School District
GPS logo and text reading: "Budget Presentation Gretna High School Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 6:30pm
Palisades is ready for game day! Mr Balcer played the Husker fight song and the Gretna East fight song for 4th and 5th grade students at lunch today.
9 months ago, Palisades Elementary
Mr. Balcer played his tuba for the lunchroom today.
Mr. Balcer played his tuba for the lunchroom today.
Fifth grade science classes tracked their shadows throughout the day to monitor changes to placement and size.
9 months ago, Palisades Elementary
11 students looking at their shadows drawn on the ground through the shadow tracking lesson
10 students discussing and taking notes on their shadows they made during shadow tracking
Students line up with the science partners to have the shadows traced early in the morning during shadow tracking
Students line up with the science partners to have the shadows traced early in the morning during shadow tracking
A 5th Grade student stands still to have his shadow traced on the ground in the early morning shadow tracking
Three 5th grade girls trace their shadows during the early morning shadow tracking
All four shadows drawn throughout the day on the concrete shown as the sun moved across the sky in four different sizes.