Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District

Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD will be closed Wednesday. It will be a virtual learning day. Take Care and Be Safe Rebels!

Very proud of our Large Group Speech team! They performed their best at the State Speech Contest this past Saturday at Decorah. Nattalee, Vanessa, and Akeelah went straight 1s in ensemble acting, Vanessa, Nattalee, Shelby, Jayla, Leila, Cameron. Elliott, and Corbin went straight 1s in musical theater, Carly, Brenden, Lydia, Jayla, and Hudson received an overall 2 rating in ensemble acting, Corbin and Nathan received an overall 2 in improv, and Brinn, Olivia, Mailea, Amelie, Kael, Drew, and Kennedy received an overall 1 rating in short film. Now onto Individual Events!

Last week, the TK class learned about vultures. They also made their own vultures out of the letter V.

The TK class started sewing their Love Monsters. We will post our finished monsters later this week!

Our last two TK friends painted their hearts today!

TK Star of the Week!

Mark your calendars! The upcoming PPEL Election is approaching, and here’s what you need to know to make your vote count. 📍 Polling Locations ✅ Tama County Gladbrook Memorial Building – Voters in Crystal Township, Spring Creek Township, and the City of Gladbrook AMVETS Post #10 (Lincoln) – Voters in Grant Township, Lincoln Township, Buckingham Township, and the City of Lincoln ✅ Black Hawk County Zion Lutheran Church – Polling location for Black Hawk County residents ✅ Grundy County Memorial Building (Reinbeck) – Polling location for Grundy County residents 🗳️ Absentee Voting Information Request an absentee ballot: Forms are available now and can be found here: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/absenteeballotapp.pdf Ballots will be mailed starting: February 12 Deadline to request an absentee ballot: Monday, February 17 at 5:00 p.m. (Postmarks do not count—requests must be received by the office by this time!) Absentee ballots must be received by: 8:00 p.m. on Election Day 🏛️ Early In-Person Voting Where: Your county courthouse during normal business hours When: February 12 - March 3 Deadline for in-person absentee voting: Monday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m. 📝 Voter Registration Deadlines Pre-registration deadline: Monday, February 17 at 5:00 p.m. February 17 is a postal holiday (President’s Day) – plan accordingly to ensure forms arrive on time! The Election Office will be open on this date for voter registration and absentee ballot requests. 📅 Election Day Reminder Date: March 4, 2024 Polls open from: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Absentee ballots must be received by: 8:00 p.m. on Election Day 🗳️ Make your voice heard in the PPEL Election! If you have any questions, check with your local election office. #PPELElection #GetOutAndVote #MakeYourVoiceHeard

4th grade spent the morning at the Grundy Theatre learning about how Math is everywhere, even at the movies!! Then we watched Dog Man thanks to the G-R PTO.

🏀 REBELS TODAY 🏀 🗓️ Tuesday February 11, 2025 📍 Waterloo, IA 🆚 Columbus Catholic ⏰ 4:30 PM- JV boys 5:45 PM - F/S boys 7:30 PM - Varsity boys 🎟️ $7 adults and K-12 *NO CASH accepted *Can use debit/credit at gate *Can purchase tickets online: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h202409260346542349fb87de041c649/checkout 📺 https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/waterloo/organization/2910/columbus-high-school #rebelnation #iahsbkb

Varsity final vs Union Community #rebelnation #iahsbkb

UPDATE: Big shout out to the City or Reinbeck and Cooley's Plumbing for getting the water main fixed today! School will be back in session tomorrow! Now hopefully that snow stays away!!!

Rebel Nation, The Kids Heart Challenge at GR elementary is coming to a close this Friday, February 14th!! We're currently at $2,600 of our $5,000 goal. We have a little ways to go yet, but we can do it!! Here is what students have reached so far when it comes to milestones: *Each class gets a free choice of activity in well-being class *Highest earning class get to choose what Mr. Lehmann wears to school on a certain day *Students will get to cover Mr. Grooms and the American Heart Association director in silly string If we get to the following milestones, the following activities will occur: *$3,000 - Mr. Grooms will wear a duck costume to school *$4,000 - Mr. Lehmann and a staff member will get a pie in their face *$5,000 - Mr. Grooms will get turned into a human ice cream sundae There are some GReat milestones left to accomplish and there's still time to get signed up. We can do it! Go Rebels!

📝 We Want Your Feedback! 📝 The November 2024 bond referendum may not have passed, but we’re committed to moving forward with solutions that best serve our students, staff, and community. We need YOUR input to help guide the next steps! Check your mailbox for a postcard with a survey link or take the survey TODAY by clicking the link below. Your voice matters—help us shape the future of our district! 🔗 Survey Link: https://qrco.de/gr-rebels-postsurvey Thank you for your time and feedback! 💙 #CommunityInput #YourVoiceMatters #RebelNation

Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD will be closed today, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 due to a water main leak within the district. Today will NOT be an Online Learning day due to the late notice.

🏀 REBELS TODAY 🏀 🗓️ Monday February 10, 2025 📍 La Porte City, IA 🆚 Union Community ⏰ 4:30 PM- JV girls - Main gym 4:30 PM - JV boys - Old gym 5:30 PM - F/S boys - Old gym 6:15 PM - Varsity girls 7:45 PM - Varsity boys 🎟️ $7 adults and K-12 *NO CASH accepted *Can use debit/credit at gate *Can purchase tickets online: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h2024080711522542645f49397b7b240/checkout 📺 https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/laporte-city/organization/224/union-community-high-school #rebelnation #iahsbkb

The TK class learned about and made volcanoes for the letter v! https://drive.google.com/file/d/15AAUPTnYZTSKDBHSLFIuBRe7JQYe8gCF/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Fb3HV8UU-R-z0t93_nJTOTMvKM5GK72/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/15CHuW_0b9asqWhkznGT0nFyxF0v8V63S/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1597kAXCPG9APhBui5mt9Q8p6R1qUOxAJ/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/14sa0HXok87WSR0NoIbg2TLuCScvnfqei/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/14p2eMWbSubLgW6YZ4FFE6eEs_AsVUina/view?usp=drivesdk

On Friday, the high school students who qualified for state speech did a walk through at the elementary. This allowed our students and staff to acknowledge their accomplishments and help send them into the competition with positive energy! Go Rebels!

The week ahead for Rebel Nation

Varsity final vs Oelwein #rebelnation#iahsbkb

7th graders worked on their budgeting skills today using their pay (m&ms) to figure out how they will divide them up over a variety of categories. 💙 #rebelsrising