Grove Park Elementary

Day Three of Teacher Appreciation Week was truly heartwarming! Our amazing teachers were surprised with a special gift that revealed the official Logo Reveal for GPE! Each teacher also received a personalized post-it note holder, complete with a thoughtful message from Mrs. Smith. To top it all off, the stage was transformed into a snack bar oasis where teachers could treat themselves during lunch. It was a day filled with gratitude, surprises, and smiles, just a small way to say thank you for all that you do! #teacherappreciationweek #weloveour teachers #GPE #GroveParkElementary

Say hello to even more in the One Clay app with “Rooms.” Parents and guardians will receive instructions via email on Monday, May 19th, to create their login to access “Rooms” within the district app. Rooms will be the primary method for school-to-guardian communication for the 2025-2026 school year. Please make sure to download the app using the links below: Download for Android https://aptg.co/GbKvH7 Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/7sy3gF

Say hello to even more in the One Clay app with “Rooms.” Parents and guardians will soon receive instructions via email on Monday, May 19th, to create their login to access “Rooms” within the district app. Rooms will be the primary method for school-to-guardian communication for the 2025-2026 school year. Please make sure to download the app using the links below: Download for Android https://aptg.co/GbKvH7 Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/7sy3gF

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Mr. Halter, our new Assistant Principal! Week two as a Gator is going great! We are thrilled to have him join our school family and look forward to the passion, leadership, and positivity he brings to our team. Welcome aboard, Mr. Halter — we’re so glad you’re here! #assistantprincioal #GroveParkElementary

Day two of Teacher Appreciation Week was a hit! We started the day with a delicious breakfast and ended it with a fun-filled picnic. We truly love and value our amazing teachers! #teacherappreciationweek #GPE #GroveParkElementary

Day One of Teacher Appreciation Week was a Success! We kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week with a day full of gratitude and celebration! From a delicious doughnuts to thoughtful Sentsy gifts on the Woot Woot Cart, cool treats from The Icy Spot, and exciting raffles—our staff was showered with appreciation. Our teachers truly deserve so much more for the dedication, passion, and hard work they bring to our school every single day. This is just the beginning of a week designed to honor all that you do! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #GPE #GroveParkElementary

Happy National Principals Day to our amazing leader, Mrs. Smith! Your unwavering dedication to Grove Park, your strong leadership, and your passion for our students and staff do not go unnoticed. You lead with grace, vision, and heart, and we are truly grateful to have you as part of our school family. Thank you for everything you do, we’re so lucky to have you at Grove Park! #bestprincipal #GPE #GrowingGreatGators #GroveParkElementary

📢 Attention Families! 📢 We wanted to remind you that tomorrow is a big day for our Kindergarten and 3rd Grade students with their state testing for Math and ELA! It's crucial for every student to be present on testing days, as this helps us gauge their progress and support their learning journey. To sweeten the deal, all students who show up for their testing will receive a tasty treat from the administration team as a thank-you for their hard work and dedication. Let's encourage our kids to do their best! Together, we can make this testing experience a positive one! Thank you for your support! 🎉 #GrovePark #GoGators #GrowingGreatGators #GPE #Rockit

Congratulations to our amazing 6th graders! Today we celebrated 100% attendance for the Writing Assessment! Every single student showed up and showed out true Gator pride! To recognize their dedication, they enjoyed a special treat and a beautiful lunch outside. Way to go, 6th grade! Keep Growing Great Gators the G3 Way! #G3Way #GrowingGreatGators #GatorPride #AttendanceMatters #GroveParkStrong

Get ready to see where the fun begins! Let's Go... to Kindergarten! Take a peek inside a OneClay kindergarten classroom in the video linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R4rQ-qtyJY Kindergarten registration is NOW open! Learn more at https://www.oneclay.net/o/ccds/page/kindergarten-registration

Our Gators showed up and showed out at tonight’s chorus concert! What an awesome job by our talented students your hard work and dedication truly shined on stage. We’re so proud of you! #GatorPride #ChorusConcert #WeAreGrovePark #GPEchorus #WeAreGPE

Shoutout to Our Amazing Community Partner! At Grove Park, we know it takes a village and we are so grateful to have partners who believe in our students and staff just as much as we do! A special thank you to Ms. Harris, owner of Dairy Queen, for being a valued community partner. Your generosity and support make a difference in the lives of our students and contribute to the warm, welcoming environment we strive to create every day. Together, we’re building a stronger Grove Park! #GroveParkPride #CommunityMatters #ThankYouDQ

Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day to Our Amazing Faculty! Today, we celebrate the heartbeat of Grove Park our incredible administrative professional team. Your dedication, organization, and unwavering support keep our school running smoothly every single day. Whether it’s greeting families with a smile, juggling schedules, or making sure everything is in place for success, you do it all with grace and grit. At Grove Park, we believe in community, compassion, and excellence and you embody all three. We see you, we appreciate you, and we are so grateful for all that you do.Thank you to Dricka's Cookie Jar for the personalized cookies! Everyone loved them! #GPE #groveparkelemtary #administrativeprofessionalsday #gogators

Mom and Me: A Special Night! Join us for a free event celebrating moms and their children! We invite all moms to participate in special Mother's Day activities, enjoy dinner, and learn strategies to support your child's reading development. Please register using the QR code for all attending adults. We look forward to celebrating together!

Happy School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Yesterday, we celebrated the amazing individuals who are the first smiling faces our students see in the morning and the last ones they wave goodbye to in the afternoon. Our bus drivers do more than just drive they ensure safety, show kindness, offer words of encouragement, and help our school days start and end on the right note. Thank you for your patience, your dedication, and your heart for our gators and GPE! We appreciate you today and every day! #ThankABusDriver #SchoolHeroes #WeAppreciateYou #groveparkelementary #GPE

Thursday was Green Egg Day at our school, and it was an egg-cellent time! We hid 65 green eggs all around campus for our students to find. Each with a surprise inside! A few lucky students even discovered a golden egg or a rare white egg. If their egg contained a green Gator ticket, they could cash it in for a fun prize! The excitement was contagious, and our campus was filled with smiles, laughter, and the thrill of the hunt. What a fun way to celebrate learning and build school spirit. Our students had a blast! #GreenEggDay #GatorPride #SchoolSpirit #AllSmiles #FunAtSchool #GPE #groveparkelementary

Golden Eggs, Great Vibes & Grown-Up Fun! Mrs. Smith, our principal hid 12 golden eggs around campus yesterday just for our amazing faculty and staff — and let’s just say, the competition was ON! From classrooms to corners, we were on the hunt, laughing, bonding, and picking out a SENSY gift. The eggs held a green “GATOR” ticket which was the real jackpot — exchangeable for a special prize! A huge shoutout to Ms. Morales for the thoughtful gifts for our fabulous, faithful GPE staff — we appreciate you! From egg hunts to Easter vibes, yesterday reminded us of joy and we made sure to sprinkle in a little adult fun while celebrating each other. #GoldenEggChallenge #FacultyFun #EasterVibes #GoodFridayJoy #StaffAppreciation #WeAreFamily #groveparkelementary #GPE

Attention ALL Gators! The Spring Fling Dance is back! Please complete and return your permission slip and bring your funds to enjoy a Springtime celebration on April 17th with your classmates. $5 gets you into the dance, a slice of pizza and a bottle of water. Extra refreshments will also be available for purchase during the dance! We hope to see every Gator there! Please note all permission slips and cash monies are due April 16th. Payments can also be made using MySchool Bucks. #GPE #GroveParkElementary #SpringFling2025 #fundraiser

Our 2nd Annual Come Together Day was a huge success! Thank you to our incredible GPE team and all of our generous sponsors who made this day so special. What started as a vision from our amazing principal, Mrs. Smith, has truly become a powerful tradition rooted in love, unity, and purpose. Her belief is simple but strong: when we come together as a community, we rise together as a community. This event was more than just a day of fun—it was a celebration of the village that surrounds and uplifts our students every single day. From our passionate GPE teachers and dedicated staff (too many to name), to the families who showed up in full support, we felt the power of unity all around us. The students had an absolute blast! Our literacy and math stations were buzzing with excitement, and seeing the joy on the kids’ faces reminded us why we do this work. A heartfelt thank you to our village: Bold City Realty Group, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, the Boys and Girls Club, New Perspective Therapeutics Services, Impressive Fencing, Water and Soil Conservation, and so many more who donated their time, talents, and resources to pour into our school family. Special shoutout to our student athletes and club members of Clay County. We had Orange Park football team, Ridgeview, high school cheerleading team, members of Oakleaf high school cheerleading team, members of Orange Park soccer team, and other students from all over Clay County that volunteered their time to make this event a success and to connect with our gators! Another special shout out to our gator girls who are part of the Grove Park family who volunteered their time to run stations and to engage with their friends! Go Gators! Together, we’re building something beautiful—one event, one connection, and one child at a time. #ComeTogetherDay #GPEStrong #StrongerTogether #ittakesavillage #groveparkelementary