Did you hear? Kindertown is OPEN for business! Our Kindergarten students have been busy creating businesses and products and TODAY is the grand opening! These students are practicing their public speaking and math skills! We love learning with real world scenarios! #GrantswoodGREAT
2 months ago, Grantswood Community School
Pet Store
House of Toys
2nd Grade Shopping
Art Store
Making sales!
Plant Store
Snack Shop
Plant Store Round 2
Toy Shop Round 2
Mrs. Barnes & Mrs. Lackey got their bows and cups!
On Wednesday, we held our annual Rock Paper Scissors staff tournament! Teachers spent the day challenging their colleagues to a game of 🪨 📄 ✂️! The winner takes the losers beads and at the end of the day the person with the most beads wins! Congrats to our Talented & Gifted Teacher, Ms. Herald, for being the winner! Her strategy was to pick a student and ask them which hand shape to throw 👊🏽 🤚🏽 ✌🏽 and that's what helped her win! #GrantswoodGREAT
2 months ago, Grantswood Community School
Herald v Gilchrist
Herald v McCann
McCann giving up her beads!
Herald celebrating
Ms. Herald - winner
🎉💙Happy National School Counseling Week 2025!💙 We're celebrating our amazing school counselors and their vital role in helping students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Thank you for all you do! #NSCW25 #ThankYouCounselors
3 months ago, JEFCOED
School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive National School Counseling Week, February 3-7, 2025, Thank You, School Counselors, American School Counselor Association
Many of us went to sleep on Thursday night, thinking it wouldn't happen after all. And then it did!! The JEFCOED family enjoyed a beautiful snow day on Friday.❄️☃️ Thank you to all of those who sent in pictures. Your smiles and joy warmed our hearts. Here are just a few of the many fantastic pictures we received.
4 months ago, JEFCOED
Two girls excitedly sled down the street in the show using a pool float shaped like a dragon.
Three boys stand in front of their home with their hands in the air, celebrating the snow.
A group of young boys pretends to play video games in the snow. They have placed a tv outside and show it hooked up to a snow mound.
Two kids have build a snowman and a an igloo. One boy is inside the igloo and the other boy is standing by the snowman.
Two boys are sledding in the snow with a red sled.
A young girl poses next to a snowman wearing a Snow Rogers Bulldogs shirt.
A boy is riding a sled down his driveway.
A family of three plays in the snow. All of the family members are wearing pink.
A young boy smiles next to a snowman.
A young boy is playing in the snow on a round pool float.
This morning, the Alabama Department of Education approved a resolution recognizing Dr. Walter B. Gonsoulin, Jr. as the 2025 Alabama Superintendent of the Year!! Dr. Gonsoulin serves State School Board Districts Three, Four, and Seven with heart, vision, and determination. We couldn't be prouder of his leadership. Congratulations, Dr. Gonsoulin! You've made us all #JEFCOEDProud!
5 months ago, JEFCOED
Dr. Walter B. Gonsoulin Jr. stands with members of the Alabama Department of Education School Board. He is holding a resolution honoring him for being named the 2025 Alabama State Superintendent of the Year.
Dr. Walter B. Gonsoulin Jr. holds a resolution for the Alabama State School Board recognizing him as the 2025 Alabama Superintendent of the Year. He is standing next to the 200 Alabama Bicentennial bell.
Dr. Walter Gonsoulin stands with members of his staff and holds a resolution honoring him as the 2025 State Superintendent of the Year.
Dr. Gonsouling stands with his Deputy Superintendents (Dr. Jeff Caufield, Dr. Laura Ware, Dr. Orletta Rush) while holding a resolution honoring him as the Alabama Superintendent of the Year.
📣 Outdoor classroom upgrade! 🐓🌱🐝 - Thanks to CaWaCo RC&D (https://cawaco.org/), we received a grant to help us upgrade our outdoor space! Our chickens got nice new coops, nesting boxes, new chicken wire, and tarp! We also got new bee supplies and in March we'll order an additional bee hive! Our Kindergarten students LOVE learning outside and do a great job caring for our chickens and bees! We can't wait for everyone to see the newly renovated space!
6 months ago, Grantswood Community School
outdoor classroom
new chicken coop
new nesting boxes
small chicken coop
chickens and coop
back view of coop
Hey Grantswood family - We are so EXCITED to share our new report card score from the Alabama Department of Education. Grantswood Community School received an 86/B on our 2024 report card! This is a 5 point increase from 2023 and a 13 point increase from 2022! We are so proud of our students, staff, and family! WAY TO GO!
6 months ago, Grantswood Community School
Report Card Score - 86
Grantswood students did well at the 2024 Exceptional Education Art Show! 🏆First grade student, Jorge, won Best in Show for his artwork! 🏅Mrs. Castle's & Mrs. Peyton's class collaborated on a group painting that took Honorable Mention! We enjoyed attending the district art show today and celebrating our budding artists!
6 months ago, Grantswood Community School
Jorge & family
Jorge’s artwork
Group Art Project
Mrs. Peyton’s & Mrs. Castle’s students
This week, students in Mrs. Castle's class learned about the election process. Today they took their voter registration cards to the polls and voted on their favorite food and favorite pet. 🍕🍕PIZZA 🍕🍕won by a landslide for our favorite food. However in the pets election we had a three way tie (cat🐈, dog🐕, and hamster 🐹) and that decision will be made at the runoff election!
6 months ago, Grantswood Community School
students with voter registration cards
students voting
students voting
student voter
student casting his vote
student voting
student voting
🍿Popcorn & PJs: Literacy Night 🍿 We had a GREAT time reviewing the Alabama Literacy Act with parents while students got to visit various stations: S’more Sequencing, Writing/Journal making, bookmark crafts, & adopting a reading buddy! Such a fun event! Thank you to all of our teachers who worked hard to put this event on!
7 months ago, Grantswood Community School
kids making bookmarks
writing station teachers
teacher volunteers
welcome to Grantswood
families enjoying an activity
families enjoying an activity
siblings sequencing for s’mores
parents & students working together
Teachers at Adopt a Reading Buddy
Dr. Hodge, Mrs. Brasher, & Mrs. Staple
Mrs. Peyton & Mrs. Castle were awarded a grant from Cawaco RC&D Council (www.cawaco.org) to set up an outdoor sensory garden in their new outdoor classroom! Many items game in this week and they spent their morning setting it all up for their students! We can't wait to let our students explore! #GrantswoodGREAT
7 months ago, Grantswood Community School
Mrs. Castle & Mrs. Peyton
raised bed gardens
outdoor classroom
swing
full view outside area
🎉Congratulations, Dr. Walter Gonsoulin🎉 We are beyond thrilled to share that our very own Superintendent, Dr. Gonsoulin, has been named the 2025 Alabama/Schneider Electric Superintendent of the Year! 🏆 This incredible recognition speaks to Dr. Gonsoulin's heart for education and his constant drive to make our schools the best they can be. We're so proud to have him leading the way for JEFCOED and can't wait to see where his vision takes us next! #JEFCOEDProud #SuperintendentOfTheYear #CongratulationsDrG
7 months ago, JEFCOED
Dr. Walter Gonsoulin is standing at a podium after being names 2025 Alabama Superintendent of the Year
Congratulations to Mrs. Strong. She recieved September's Perfect Attendance Award sponsored by McCullough Oil! Thank you for your dedication to our students! You make Grantswood GREAT! #McCulloughOil
7 months ago, Grantswood Community School
Mrs. Strong -Perfect Attendance
Mrs. Strong with Administrators
Rise and Shine 🍯 HONEY! 🍯 Mrs. Riley's little worker bees were buzzing with excitement as they harvested their first honey of the year at Grantswood Community School!🐝 The Alfa Farmers Federation captured every golden moment, planning to showcase this program on their Simply Southern TV show. Grantswood loves to share real-world, hands-on learning opportunities with their students, and this is one they'll treasure forever!💛 #RealWorldLearning #HoneyHarvest #GrantswoodGreat #STEMeducation
7 months ago, JEFCOED
Mrs. Riley's class is working with a beekeeper to harvest honey from bees. They are being filmed for the Simply Southern TV show.
Beekeeper stands over a bee box with two students.
Two kindergarten students lift the lid on a bee box. They are wearing bee keeper uniforms.
Mrs. Riley's students are wearing their new beekeeper uniforms.
Kindergarten students are looking at bees. They are wearing beekeeper uniforms.
Bottle of Rise and Shine Honey
honey collected in a bucket
Mrs. Riley's kindergarten class is harvesting honey from the bees they keep on property.
🎗️Let's Unite for Childhood Cancer Awareness!🎗️ This Thursday, September 26th, marks a special day for JEFCOED as we join forces with the Hope for Autumn Foundation for Give Hope Day! We're calling on everyone to 🌟WEAR GOLD🌟 as we stand together to honor and raise awareness for children and families affected by childhood cancer. 💛Together, we can make a difference!
8 months ago, JEFCOED
September 26th is Give Hope Day in JEFCOED. Hands holding the word Hope in wooden letters. Yellow ribbon for cancer awareness.
Congratulations to Dr. Walter Gonsoulin on being named the 2025 District 5 Superintendent of the Year by the School Superintendents of Alabama. Dr. Gonsoulin works tirelessly to expand opportunities for all students, and this recognition reflects his outstanding leadership and dedication to public education. The statewide winner will be announced in March 2025. We wish Dr. Gonsoulin the best of luck as he continues championing educational excellence! #JEFCOEDproud #SuperintendentOfTheYear
8 months ago, JEFCOED
Announcement that Dr. Walter Gonsoulin has been named 2025 Alabama, District 5 Superintendent of the Year. Includes images of Dr. Gonsoulin working around the district.