Our 2nd grade music 🎶 program was full of big dreams ⭐️ Way to go 2nd graders!
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Second graders stand on platforms in their dressed up clothes ready to sing.
2nd graders sing a song on risers in the gym.
A zoomed out photo of second graders standing on risers to perform while Mrs. Weddel directs the from the floor in front.
Way to go Falling Waters Running Club Guardians 🦉! So proud of you 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏅
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
A photo of all the students in running club wearing their team shirts.
A photo of the guardian logo on the big screen scoreboard at Gretna High.
A photo of all the elementary principals dressed warm and standing on the track at Gretna High.
ALISE HOFFMAN RECEIVES KAREN MARKUSSEN SCHOLARSHIP Read article in News at https://www.gpsne.org/article/1557026
over 1 year ago, Gretna Public School District
four staff members standing in front of the Gretna Public Schools logo two in front holding certificate award
Thank you again PTO! The "in-flight" snacks were a treat!
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
The teacher's lounge decorated with planes and travel decor. In the background a table is full of snacks like chips, apples and pretzels.
Thank you Falling Waters PTO for spoiling our staff this morning with breakfast! We've never seen donuts like that before! 🍩 ✈️
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Photo of 2 giant donuts with frosting.
photo of a breakfast buffet with fruit, granola bars, yogurt and muffins.
We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new Falling Waters Elementary School website! Same URL www.fes.gpsne.org with a new fresh look! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KykxzFNhYy2qNCMXHqRnJkydGtBbD_kh/view?usp=sharing
over 1 year ago, Gretna Public School District
check out our new website at fes.gpsne.org
🍳 Some stem creativity happening in 📚 library!
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Student holds a puzzle she created that looks like fried eggs in a pan.
Did you know it is International Schwa Day? The schwa is a sound that can take the place of any vowel. It makes two kinds of sounds- check out of photos for more info!
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Two staff members pose by a door with Schwa signs on them and wearing Schwa tshirts.
Text: Schwa is a sound that can take the place of any vowel. It makes two kind of relaxed sounds - and is in the unstressed syllable of a word. Schwa makes our speaking sound more natural and is the most common vowel sound in English! Pictures of Salad, Camel, Banana, Zebra, Lemon, Seven, Pencil, Dragon, and Fossil.
Personification of upside down e which represents Schwa.
Some times we accidentally twin with students and each other! 😃 😃
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Mrs. Lockwood and a student smiling in tie dye tshirts.
Mrs. Hellbusch in a blue jumpsuit with a tan jacket and Mrs. Hoegh in blue pants with a black sweater.
Mrs. Hellbusch in a black and white striped top poses next to Ms. Larsen in a black and white striped dress with a grey cardigan.
Students had an amazing visit from author Aaron Reynolds today! He left us laughing and ready to read!
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Aaron Reynolds holds a microphone up to a student while the projection screen behind them displays a bunny with a crayon. Other students are sitting on the floor in assembly.
Aaron Reynolds speaks in front of a crowd of students with his book covers projected on the screen behind him.
Aaron Reynolds speaks to an assembly of students in the gym while a few of his book covers are shown on the screen behind him.
3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders viewing today's eclipse. ☀️ 🌙
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Students sit on the concrete outside and look at the eclipse with their special eclipse glasses on.
A zoomed in photo of students with their eclipse glasses on
The Falling Waters resource team also recognizes Autism Awareness Day by wearing blue. 🧩
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Resource teachers pose while wearing blue autism awareness tshirts
Thank you to our amazing lunch ladies! The cheeseburgers 🍔 make us smile 😃!
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
A student smiles next to his cheeseburger that has a smiley face written on it in ketchup.
We are wearing blue for Autism Awareness Day! We are celebrating thinking differently.
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Staff members pose on the stage while wearing their autism awareness tshirts.
Students met with different teachers during "Guardian Group" time and "visited" Brazil 🇧🇷. Some groups danced the samba and others made masks that would be worn during the carnival parade!
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Students dance the samba in front of screen where someone is teaching the dance.
Great job to our kindergarten students at their music 🎶 program! 🐠
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Kindergarteners stand on risers in the gym.
Picture of the book- Splash in the Ocean!
We are continuing to celebrate music in our schools this week with "tropical" music 🎶 day! 🌴 🦜 🦩
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Two student pose in the hallway. One wears a tie dye shirt with a lei and the other wears a tropical shirt.
3 Students pose with Mrs. Krula. The first is wearing a tropical shirt, captain hat and an inflatable flamingo. Mrs. Krula wears a tropical shirt and a lei. The other two students wears leis.
A student poses in the hallway dressed from head to toe in tropical gear. Leis, a pineapple cup, a colorful hat and tropical shorts.
2nd grade visited Morrill Hall in Lincoln today!
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
2nd Graders pose outside Morrill Hall in front of a giant statue of an elephant.
2nd Graders smile while posing in front of a sabertooth tiger statue.
Some students pose with a replica of an alligator.
Two students stick their heads up in a bubble window that is located inside a grassy cage.
Five students pose in front of an insect exhibit.
Mr. Lightle led the Gretna Bus tour and provided the history of Gretna to our 3rd grade students. 🚌 #GretnaProud
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Students raise their hands while seated on a bus.
Mr. Lightle speaks into a bus speaker at the front of a bus.
Students gather around Mr. Lightle as he reads from some pages on a bus.
Mr. Lightle shows a photo while speaking into the bus speaker at the front of a bus tour.
It's hat day- hats off to Music in Our Schools week! 🎶
over 1 year ago, Falling Waters Elementary
Two students wearing hats- one is an orange baseball cap, the other is a yellow frog eye hat.
Two students wear baseball caps. One is pink with a smiley face the other is blue with an emblem.
Two students wear hats- one is a pink barbie bucket hat and the other is a pink axolotl hat.
A whole class wears baseball caps.