May Garfield Gazette online
The May edition of the Garfield Gazette is now online. An up-to-date calendar is included. Read more
News, Events, and Announcements
Coming soon: End of school year
The last day of school this year will be Tuesday, May 28, with an awards ceremony at 9 a.m. and an early dismissal at 12:50. The fifth-grade celebration will be on Wednesday, May 22. Field Day, with an all-school cook-out, will be Friday, May 24.
The first day of school for the 2013-14 year will be Monday, Aug. 12. Read more
Talent Show 2013
The annual Garfield Talent Show will be held on Tuesday, May 21, at 1 p.m.
Third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students who are interested in participating in the Talent Show may sign up to audition on May 13, 14, or 16. Auditions will be held after school with Mrs. Dowd from 3-4 p.m. on the stage.
All acts should be upbeat Read more
What Is This??
The Garfield 2nd and 5th grade artists have been busy working on a special project. This year they are participating in the 1st Annual Village In Bloom Festival of the Arts – Honoring the Creative Lives of John and Isabel Bloom.
On May 4, 2013 in the Village of East Davenport, Quad-City students from grades K-12 will be displaying Read more
Garfield Gazette
Check out the latest issue of the Garfield Gazette and the past issues from this school year at the new “GAZETTE” Tab located above in the blue menu bar. Read more
Budget and Boundary Proposals 2013 – 2014
The Davenport Community Schools is seeking public input on both proposed budget reductions and proposed school boundary changes for the 2013-2014 school year. We have scheduled six public forums this year at various schools in our district beginning on January 17, 2013 at Buffalo Elementary School. We encourage parents and interested community members to attend any or all of these Read more
Principal’s Welcome
Welcome to Garfield Elementary: creating confident learners and leaders. I am excited to be a part of the Garfield community and family.
Every day our faculty and staff focus on student safety, well-being, and academic progress. In our classrooms, our teachers communicate clear learning goals to our students and provide high quality interactive lessons focused on achieving the learning goal. Read more
Gator Band Recital
The Gator Band presents its Spring Recital/Concert on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in the Garfield Library at 6:30 – 7:15 pm. Gator Band students will present their solos that they have been working on for the Jungle Bungle Practice Contest. Winner of the most minutes practiced will be announced and the award given at the recital. Read more
2 Hour Early Out – Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Davenport Community Schools will have a two-hour early release today Tuesday, March 5 due to weather conditions. School busses will be running on this schedule. All evening activities are cancelled. Read more
Read Across America/ Dr. Seuss Day
Several guest readers visited our classrooms at Garfield on Friday, March 1st, to share a Dr. Seuss story with us. Ask your student who came to their rooms. Thank you, Mrs. Wiele for organizing this fun event and providing a snack for all the Garfield Gators!
Garfield Science Night
For the first time on Thursday, Feb. 7th, students will demonstrate their science projects and answer questions for 30 minutes. Projects will be judged this year, with Best of Shows advancing onto the “Earth Grant Student Showcase Event” at Davenport Public Works on April 27th.
Don’t miss the hands-on displays and live birds/animals in the gym, or the ice cream! Read more
Iowa Assessments
It’s that time of year again…time for students (grades, 2, 3, 4 and 5) to take the Iowa Assessments (formally called ITBS). These scores are important for your student, our school, and our community. The main purpose is to monitor growth of students, as well as the instructional programs at GarfieldSchool. They are one way we measure how well our Read more