Gilmer County Elementary School

📣 Just a friendly reminder for GCES families as we wrap up the school year! Please take a moment to review the important medication information below to help us ensure a safe and smooth transition into summer and next school year. 🎨 Graphic compliments of McKinley Buckley!

✨ These preschoolers are officially ready to “step up” to kindergarten! ✨ Wednesday was Preschool Step-Up Day, and Mrs. Price’s up-and-coming kindergarten students are ready for their next adventure at GCES!

🍦 Tomorrow is going to be SWEET! 🍦 GCES students will enjoy a free popsicle during recess tomorrow as we celebrate the countdown to summer break! ☀️😎

🎉 Perfect Attendance Celebration! 🎉 Congratulations to these students for achieving PERFECT ATTENDANCE this school year! We are so proud of their dedication, commitment, and hard work each and every day! 👏📚 ⭐ Cayden Squires – Preschool ⭐ Lawrence Wimer – 3rd Grade ⭐ Lucas Hardman – 5th Grade Students were recognized with certificates and some awesome prizes to celebrate their accomplishment. Way to go, boys! Keep up the great work! #GoGilmer

📚☀️ Summer reading fun is right around the corner! ☀️📚 Yesterday, students learned all about the Gilmer Public Library Summer Reading Program, Unearth a Story! Students were excited to hear about all of the fun activities, prizes, and events planned throughout June and July! Be sure to stop by the library to register and pick up a calendar of events. Reading logs begin June 1, and the program is open to ALL ages! Thank you to the Gilmer Public Library for visiting GCES and encouraging our students to keep reading all summer long! #GoGilmer

What a wonderful job by our Preschool and Kindergarten students on their performance of The Three Little Piggy Opera! 🐷🎶 A special thank you to Mrs. Leggett for directing such a fun and memorable program. As she prepares for retirement at the end of this school year, we are thankful for the many years she has shared her talents with our students. 💙 We’ll get to enjoy those talents one more time during the Spring Band & Choir Concert on May 27 at 1:00 p.m. We hope to see you there! #GoGilmer

🐾 GCES Wildcats: Week At-A-Glance🐾

🍋Lemonade Wars: Monday, May 18th from 1:00-3:00🍋

• Community members and families are welcome to attend!
• Come support our 3rd grade student entrepreneurs as they run their lemonade stands.
• Prices will range from $1–$2.
• Please try to bring correct change, as students will have limited change available.

🍋 Third Grade Annual Lemonade Wars 🍋 Join us on Monday, May 18 from 1:00–3:00 PM on the front lawn of Gilmer County Elementary School for an afternoon of lemonade and fun! Community members, families, and friends are invited to come support our young entrepreneurs! Lemonade prices will be $1–$2. Please bring exact change if possible, as students will have limited change available. 🥤☀️

🐾GCES Wildcats: Week-At-A-Glance🐾

Our teachers would like to send a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make Teacher Appreciation Week special! 💙🍎 Thank you to: 🍩 Glenville Family Dentistry for the delicious doughnuts 🍪 Retired Teachers Association for the cookies 🧋 PTO for the Awaken Teas 🥓 Mr. Price for the sausage biscuits Your kindness and generosity are truly appreciated. Thank you for supporting and celebrating our teachers and staff this week! #GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

🍿 P is for Popcorn! 🍿 Mrs. Moyers and Mrs. Loudin’s kindergarten classes had a popping good time celebrating Letter P in our ABC Countdown to the End of School! Students enjoyed creating their own popcorn snack mixes and making fun memories together. #GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

🌼 A special thank you to Hardman’s for donating flowers to our second grade students for Mother’s Day! Students had so much fun planting and preparing these beautiful flowers to take home for someone special. We appreciate your generosity and support of our students! 💛🌸 #GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

🎉 On Friday, we celebrated our 3rd-5th grade students at the GCES Achievement Banquet! We are so proud of their hard work and accomplishments throughout the school year. Congratulations to all of our award recipients — keep up the great work! 🌟 #GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

🌼🎉 GCES Toy Giveaway 🎉🌼 Your presence is a gift… so our students will receive a gift just for being present! 💛 This Friday, May 8, 2026, students who attend school will receive a FREE toy! 🧸🎁 We can’t wait to see everyone at GCES for a fun surprise. Let’s finish the week strong with great attendance and smiling faces!

Mrs. Price and Ms. Debbie’s kindergarten class finished up their informational writing animal research unit! 🐾📚 Our little learners were so excited to become “authors” and share what they learned about their animals. They worked hard researching, writing, and proudly reading their books to friends. 📝 #GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

📚✏️ WVGSA Testing Week (Grades 3–5)! ✏️📚

Our students will be taking the West Virginia General Summative Assessment this week! We know they’re ready to shine ⭐

Families, you can help set them up for success by:
💤 Making sure they get a good night’s sleep
💬 Encouraging them to do their best and stay positive
🥞 Eating a healthy breakfast each morning


We’re so proud of our students and all their hard work—let’s help them feel confident and ready! 💙🤍🖤 #GoGilmer

🐾GCES Wildcats: Week-At-A-Glance🐾

On April 9th, Wildcat University Afterschool, Glenville State University and GCES Title I hosted the annual STEAM Night Family Engagement. Glenville State University pre-service educators in Dr. Kooken's science classes created stations based on the theme they chose: Once Upon a STEAM. Families traveled through stations based on fairy tales and nursery rhymes, engaging in tasks related to science, technology, engineering, art and math. Our Wildcats want to thank Dr. Kooken and the students from GSU for all of their hard work to create such a wonderful family event for our Wildcat families! #GoGilmer #LoveMyWVSchool

🎉 GCES Derby Day Celebration! 🐎 Gilmer County Elementary is kicking off West Virginia General Summative Assessment (GSA) testing week with a fun celebration! 📅 Friday, May 1st Students are invited to dress up in: 🎩 Fancy hats 🎀 Bow ties 🏇 Jockey outfits 🐴 Horse-themed gear Let’s come together to cheer on our students as they get ready to do their best on testing beginning Monday, May 4th!