Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District

Big thank you to Jenny Hulme from the Tama County Extention office, who came 3 different times this trimester (to meet with all kids) to do a financial simulation with the 7th graders. I think many lessons were taught during this time 💙

Rebel Nation, Tomorrow is the final day for the Kids Heart Challenge with the American Heart Association! Our kids have raised over $3,100 in support of helping others! That is outstanding! Mr. Grooms wore a duck suit today during lunch and will be wearing it again tomorrow morning during breakfast time! There is still time to keep it going and get signed up below! Go Rebels! heart.org/schools

Rebel Nation: 1st Hour Singles Pickle Ball PE Champ; Brayden Utter & 2nd Hr Singles Pickle Ball PE Champ; Aiden Johnson

Rebel Athletes & Parents: due to possible poor road conditions tomorrow morning we will not have RPOs and the weight room will not be open. #rebelnation

Save the date for next Tuesday, February 18th!!

Rebel Nation: All Junior High & High School Winter Sport Activities are cancelled for today. Stay Safe

Varsity boys final vs Columbus #rebelnation #iahsbkb

Rebels, As I’ve been working to share information about our upcoming PPEL election, a few things have become very clear to me: 1️⃣ Our Rebel Community is passionate. No matter where people stand on an issue, they care deeply about our schools and our future. 2️⃣ Information can sometimes be misrepresented or interpreted differently. My goal is to provide clear, accurate details so everyone can make informed decisions. 3️⃣ No matter our differences, we are one community. We are the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels, and everyone who lives in our district is a part of this community. I know there’s been a lot of information to take in, and it can feel overwhelming. To help, I will be sending out a district-wide email with the full message, linking it below, and sharing key points in this post. I’ll continue posting updates, addressing questions, and making corrections if needed to ensure transparency. At the end of the day, my hope is simple: that our entire community takes pride in being a Rebel. And at the very least, that we all take pride in our schools and the students who make us who we are. https://bit.ly/GRRebels Thank you, and have a GReat day! Caleb Bonjour

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!