Goshen Creek Elementary School

🧡🖤🤍 Goshen Creek Elementary families, get ready for Homecoming Spirit Days, taking place Monday, October 5th - Thursday, October 8th, 2026! 🔎 Please take a moment to review the information below for details about the designated spirit days that will be celebrated district-wide across all campuses. Mums & garters will be allowed to be worn to school on Thursday, October 8th. 📣 The 2026 Homecoming Game will be held on Friday, October 9th, at Porcupine Stadium—come out and show your Springtown pride! 🖤🤍

📚🧡 We invite our Goshen family to join us for a Parent & Guardian “Latte Information About Goshen” Meeting on Friday, September 18, 2026, at either 7:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. in our beautiful GCES library! 🎥The meeting will also be recorded to be shared in our September and October newsletters for families who are unable to attend. #TeamGoshen #AllIn #TogetherWeCan🧡🖤🤍

🎉Congratulations to our Goshen Creek Elementary Attendance Champions of the Week! 🧡🖤 We are grateful for our Springtown Family and the partnership of our families in helping our Porcupines be at school each day, ready to learn and grow. 🦔📚 Together, we are helping success start today by making every moment count toward a bright future. We cannot wait to see everyone in the morning! ✨ #TeamGoshen #AllIn #SpringtownFamily #DifferenceMakers

🏆🧡 Congratulations to this week’s Goshen Creek Elementary Staff MVPs! These amazing teammates were recognized for being ALL IN for Goshen by going above and beyond to support others and help our students, staff, and campus succeed. 🦔🖤 We are grateful for these Difference Makers—and for our entire Team Goshen—for the hard work, time, heart, and dedication they pour into making GCES the best place to be! 🧡🖤🤍 Together is better and we are ALL IN for Goshen Creek Elementary! #AllInForGoshen #TeamGoshen #DifferenceMakers

🧡🖤 Our Goshen Creek Elementary Porcupines are IN ACTION this weekend, including some of our awesome First Grade Porcupines and their teachers showing their talents and team spirit throughout our community! 🏈⚾ ⚽🏀 We are so proud of our Porcupines for demonstrating teamwork, determination, and leadership both on the field and in our community. 🌟 Keep shining, Porcupines—we love cheering on Team Goshen wherever you go! 🦔🧡 #TeamGoshen #PorcupinePride #AllIn20262027 #SpringtownFamily

🐾 Our Goshen Creek Porcupines worked hard throughout the first six weeks earning PAW Points for sharp hallway behavior, manners, hard work in the classroom, reading at home, being a good friend, and so much more! 🧡🖤 This week, students cashed in their points for some extra-special experiences—eating with the Principal, assisting SRO Farrell, playing games with Admin, or dining in the Pojo Diner! 🎉 We are so proud of our students for making positive choices and being ALL IN at GCES! 🦔🐾 #TeamGoshen #AllIn

🌟✨ Congratulations to our Kindergarten Golden Table Winners of the Week—Mrs. Klatt’s Class! ✨🌟 These Porcupines went above and beyond by teaming up to show great manners, keep their area clean, and enjoy polite conversations during lunch. 🧡🖤 Their teamwork earned them the privilege of sitting at the Golden Tables today AND spinning the wheel for a special prize! 🎡🏆 Way to shine, Mrs. Klatt’s Class! 🌟🦔 #TeamGoshen #GoldenTable #AllIn #PorcupinePride #MannersMatter

🌟 Goshen Creek Elementary is proud to celebrate this week’s Positive Office Referral recipients! These students have demonstrated outstanding leadership and determination to make a difference in our school community. ✨Thank you to each of them for helping kindness spread throughout Goshen Creek! ❤️🤍💙 #TeamGoshen #AllIn #DifferenceMaker #SpringtownFamily

🇺🇸❤️🤍💙 In honor of Patriots Day, Goshen Creek Elementary proudly wore red, white, and blue to display our unity and patriotism. Together, we are strong! 🇺🇸 #AllIn #TeamGoshen #SpringtownFamily

🇺🇸🚒 Today, Goshen Creek Elementary had the honor of thanking our local first responder, Ryan Farrell, for all he does to serve and support our school and community. Our Kindergarten Porcupines also enjoyed a special visit with our local firefighters and had the opportunity to explore a fire truck! ❤️🤍💙 Together, we stand and salute our first responders for always being there when we need them most—thank you for your service, dedication, and commitment to keeping us safe! 🇺🇸 #TogetherWeStand #AllIn #SpringtownFamily #DifferenceMakers #TeamGoshen #SpringtownFamily

📣 Let’s hear it for our amazing Goshen Creek Elementary staff members who received special shoutouts from parents for making a difference in the lives of their children!

🧡🖤 We are so grateful for these dedicated Difference Makers who lead by example and serve as positive role models each day. A huge thank-you to our Goshen families for taking the time to recognize and celebrate the incredible people who pour their hearts into our students! 👏

✨You can always find the parent shout out form linked within the Goshen Creek Elementary Principal Update.

🦔GCES Parent Shout Out Link: https://forms.gle/VrT7MNKTSoiXQSaBA

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Pink Out apparel is officially available in our Sideline Store! 🎀🩷

If you’d like to show your support and add a little PINK to your POJO gear, there are several apparel options and designs available.

How to order:
1. Visit our Sideline Store using the link below.
2. Click on the apparel item you like.
3. Scroll down to “OTHER DESIGNS AVAILABLE.”
4. Select “Breast Cancer Awareness.”
From there, you can choose from several different POJO logos/designs to customize your apparel!

SHOP PINK OUT APPAREL HERE: bit.ly/porcupinesidelinestore

October will be here before we know it, so grab your Pink Out gear and get ready to POJO UP in PINK! #PorcupineFamily #POJOMagic

🏅📚 Our Kindergarten Porcupines had a blast competing in the Nursery Rhyme Olympics! From the Tortoise & Hare Race and Musical Chairs to Finding the Lost Sheep and the Egg & Spoon Relay, our little athletes brought learning, laughter, and teamwork to life! 🐢🐇🐑🥚🏃‍♀️ Way to go, Kindergarten—learning through play is always so much fun! 🧡🖤

📚🏅 Our first-grade classrooms participated in the Fable Olympics last week, bringing their learning to life with some friendly competition! 🐑 🐺 They enjoyed The Boy Who Cried Wolf Sheep, Sheep, Wolf game, The Maid and the Milk Pail relay race 🥛🏃, and The Fox and the Grapes jump challenge! 🍇🦊 🏆 Learning + laughter = a winning combination at GCES! 🧡🖤 #TeamGoshen #AllIn #SpringtownFamily #DifferenceMakers

🧡🖤🤍The S.I.S.D. Gifted and Talented Fall Identification & Assessment window is now open. Please see and click the link below for more information. ✔️Gifted & Talented Information Link: https://app.smore.com/n/4ye89

Springtown ISD will be hosting flu shot clinics for students on the following dates:

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 29 - Goshen Creek Elementary & Springtown Elementary
📅 Wednesday, Sept. 30 - Reno Elementary & Springtown Intermediate
📅 Thursday, Oct. 1 - Springtown Middle School & Springtown High School

For students 18 and younger, Parker County Hospital District will bill insurance. For students who are uninsured or underinsured, there will be no cost.

✅ Want your child to receive the flu vaccine?
A consent form must be completed and returned to your child’s campus nurse.

📄 Flu Shot Consent Form (English):
https://aptg.co/lqyRm6

📄 Formulario de Vacunación contra la Gripe (Español):
https://aptg.co/MC3V9p

Please complete the appropriate form and return it to your child’s campus nurse.

🧡🖤 We are so grateful for this amazing group of individuals who make up our Goshen Creek Elementary PTA and pour their time, energy, and hearts into supporting our students, staff, and school! 🦔 ✨ Our PTA is always looking for more members to join the fun, share ideas, and help make a difference at GCES. 🤝 Come be part of our PTA family—together, we are Better Together and ALL IN for our Porcupines! 🧡🖤

🧡🖤 We hope all of our Goshen Creek students and families had a wonderful long weekend with family and friends! 🦔 We cannot wait to see everyone in the morning as Ms. Sisk leads us in our Choose Love lesson, we build our love for reading together, and start our day on the right foot. Check out these porcupines that were caught reading! ❤️📚 Let’s get ready for another great week of learning, growing, and being All In together! 🧡🖤

🇺🇸❤️🤍💙 Team Up for Patriot Day! Let’s come together as a Springtown Family and wear red, white, and blue on Friday, September 11, 2026, as we honor, remember, and show our Porcupine Pride! 🦔🇺🇸 #SpringtownFamily #PatriotDay #PorcupinePride #AllIn