John M. Gandy Elementary School

07/30/2024

07/25/2024

Welcome, Ms. Taylor!

07/25/2024

RIBBON CUTTING UPDATE: To allow construction crews additional time to complete their important work in building a state-of-the-art facility that will serve generations to come, the Ashland Elementary School ribbon cutting ceremony has been postponed to Thursday, August 15 at 9 a.m. Families and community members remain welcome to attend.

The new school will be ready to welcome students to Ashland Elementary School for the start of the school year next month.

Learn more here: https://hcps.us/events/what_s_new/a_e_s_ribbon_cutting_ceremony

07/10/2024

06/18/2024

GREAT NEWS! We will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for Ashland Elementary School on Monday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.! The special 10 a.m. ceremony that will include school and county leaders, students, and other distinguished guests will be followed by guided tours of the new school. The ceremony will be held outside the new building and guided tours inside will follow the ceremony. Families and local community members are welcome to attend.

See you on July 29!

Learn more here: https://hcps.us/events/what_s_new/a_e_s_ribbon_cutting_ceremony

05/30/2024

Wear blue to celebrate our 2024 House Champions tomorrow! 🩵

05/28/2024

Today was the day for our house champion announcement! The House Cup🏆 went to House Mar this year! 🩵🦈 They received the most house points in 3 of our point categories. They led the school in being respectful, being responsible, and in school spirit! We will celebrate them on Thursday with a Blue out and House Champion Parade followed by a special trip for House Mar students. Permission slips and House Champion stickers went home today. Join us in congratulating our 2024 House Champions! Leave them some love in the comments! 🩵🩵🩵🦈🦈🦈🩵🩵🩵

05/23/2024

Our 5th house champion will be announced on Tuesday, May 28th! Which house will it be?
A look back at our previous champions…
2020- Tatonka 💛🦬
2021- Mar 🩵🦈
2022- Kula ❤️🦁
2023- Tatonka 💛🦬

Huruma and Gratos are neck and neck as we come down to the finish line? Will they push past Mar? We will find out on Tuesday!

05/21/2024

Our final house meetings of the year are happening on Wednesday morning! 💛🩵💚💜❤️ Don’t miss a minute! We start at 7:52am!

05/21/2024

Our final pep rally of the year is coming up on Thursday! Time to bring out all of your house spirit! Which house are you rooting for? Leave a 🩵🦈
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In the comments to let us know! Who are you with?

05/17/2024

Our 5th grade students went to Science Boot Camp last week to review science concept for their Science SOL. The boot camp was excellently planned by our ITC, Gifted Resource teacher, and 5th grade teachers. Students rotated through different classrooms where they had different training activities. 🔭🔬🧪🔬🪐🌎🌋