
Congratulations to our 5th grade students who won a Character Award! Tripp Gardner, Nichole McNew, Truely Stacey, Remi Rusteberg, Elliot Koch, Keenan Yaekel, Lincoln Reams, Gwen Evans and Lily Warren.










Congratulations to the following students for winning an Above and Beyond award for the month of May. The trait of the month was Perseverance, “The ability to get through difficult tasks without giving up”. Kennedy Filipiak, Eli Rois, Maverick Strong, Henry Lauth, Harper Odom, Gemma Matzenbacher, Charlotte Rodenberg, Stella Henry. Avery Morrow, River Dillard, Layla Rahn, Brandt Mueller, Cohen Moore, Wesley Jarden, Layla Law and Reece Collmeyer.


The lost and found is overflowing! Please remind your student to check it if they think they are missing something! The lost and found is located in the cafeteria. Any items left after the last day of school will be donated.




Let's have fun our last full week of school!


Congratulations to our May Team Member of the month! She brings fresh, innovative ideas to our fifth grade team and approaches every challenge with a positive attitude. She is a helpful problem solver and cares so much about the success of her students. Thank you to Mrs. Bieber for her wonderful work at Gardner and for being Mrs. McBroom’s cooperating teacher this year.


Congratulations to the following students for winning an Above and Beyond award for the month of April. The trait of the month was Empathy, “The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person”. Olivia Ulmer, Kaitlyn Doerr, Evie Brafford, Olivia Simms, Griffin Wild, Hunter Chinn, Cedar Phoenix, Josh Brimer, Nichole McNew, Aubrey Delucia, Anna Buettner, Eleanor Snover, Raegen Eckart, Landon Schanks, Jackson Terstriep, Trent Mifflin and Madison Grabowski.


Congratulations to our students who are ILMEA District Honor Band and Choir Participants! Way to go!



Congratulations to all of our Friday High Five Winners. Congratulations to Eleanor, Anna, Nichole, Kennedy, Finn, Lainey. Kinley, Keenan and Grace! Thank you for you kindness, helpfulness and compassion to others!


Our lost and found is overflowing. Please remind your student(s) to check it for anything they may be missing. Lost and Found is located in the cafeteria. All items left behind at the end of the school year will be donated.



Congratulations to our Team Member of the Month, Mr. Brake! We are so lucky to have Mr. Brake here at Gardner as our Music teacher! He is a new addition to Gardner this year and he is flexible, creative, engaging and interactive! He makes music exciting and ALL students want to participate in his musical activities! Thanks Mr. Brake for all you do!


Congratulations to Eleanor and Kade for being our Friday High Five winners! Thank you for your kindness and helpfulness!


All current 3rd and 4th graders are invited to our Kick-off night on April 24th. If you are planning to attend, please respond to this RSVP link.
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Congratulations to the following students for winning an Above and Beyond award for the month of March. The trait of the month was Optimism, “The belief that good things will happen”. Maddie Mayer, Grace Bassler, Anna Grimsley, Olivia Young, Bailey Rick, Keenan Yaekel, Milly Heinrichs, Reva Rehmer, Karlie Stumpf, Grace Powers, Patience Nelson, Alayna Petty, Crosby Calloway, Avery Fitzgerald, Caitlyn Doty, and Nolan Hodges. Not pictured, Harrison Immethun.


Congratulations to our Young Author representatives from Gardner who participated in the conference over the weekend! Charlotte, Madeline, Evelyn, Wes, Tripp, Elijah, Lylah, Alayna, Yahya, Addy and Mila!


Check out these awesome Friday High Five Winners! Watson, McKenna and Lola! Thank you for your creativity, consideration and generosity!


Congratulations to our Friday High Five Winners! Check out these awesome 4th graders! Thank you for working hard, being honest, being helpful and for consistently putting in the hard work! We appreciate you! Camden, Vivian, Avielina, Sylvia, Annie, Addy, Lyla, Sage, Zachary and Caden!


Congratulations to our Team Member of the Month, Mrs. Lee! Mrs. Lee is the kind of teammate everyone hopes to have! Her flexibility and dependability make a huge difference in our school. No matter what the challenge is, she handles it with grace and professionalism. Thank you, Mrs. Lee, for everything you do for us at Gardner.


Helping Stays is holding a "Rescue Readers" night this Thursday and some of our Gardner SHOW students will be there! This event is open to students of all ages!

Congratulations to our Friday High Five winners! Keenan, Ayden, Graycen, Lincoln, Blake, Trent, Evan and Kegan! Thank you for having an awesome attitude, being helpful and doing the right thing even when no one is looking!


Congratulations to all of the participants and winners who participated in the district Science fair over the weekend. A special congratulations to our very own, Yahya Baghmanli, who won Best of Gardner! We are so proud of you!