Goshen Creek Elementary School

🎉 Come join our Goshen Creek Elementary winning PTA team! We are looking to grow our team in the 2026-2027 school year! If you would be interested in joining, serving in a leadership capacity, or helping support activities across campus, please email gces.president1@gmail.com for more information.

Check out our Goshen Creek Elementary Principal Update for the month of May here: https://app.smore.com/n/a4zty
Lot's of special events coming up so mark your calendars now!

⭐️ Tomorrow, our GCES third and fourth-grade students will take the 2025-2026 Math STAAR. Our students and staff have worked hard all year! Let’s collaborate to support them and ensure their success. 🧡 Here are a few tips to help our students be five ⭐️ ready! ⭐️ Prioritize a good night’s sleep: A restful night’s sleep is essential for optimal academic performance. ⭐️ Provide a nutritious breakfast: Fuel your body with a healthy breakfast to kickstart your day with energy. ⭐️ Offer positive words of encouragement: Boost their confidence and remind them of their capabilities. ⭐️ Ensure they arrive on campus by 7:30 a.m.: Punctuality is crucial for a smooth start to the day. ⭐️ No backpacks or technology devices. 🧡 Goshen Creek Elementary will be a closed campus tomorrow. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the front office so they can help you.

🧡3rd & 4th Grade Math STAAR update!

🎉This week at Goshen Creek Elementary, we received a substantial number of positive referrals. We are thrilled that kindness is spreading!✨ 🧡GCES is fortunate to witness the positive impact of our students in the classroom, our hallways, on the field, and in our community. We are incredibly proud of these students and the significant difference they are making!✨ #SpringtownFamily #SharpPines #DifferenceMakers #BetheLight #ChooseLove

🧡Goshen Creek Elementary’s Porcupine Reading Night was a success! We are deeply grateful for our partnership with the community in fostering a love for reading.📚

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to the incredible team at Goshen Creek Elementary! 🧡🖤

On Wednesday, we loved showering Haley Meeks, Nikki Wiens, and Jody Atchley with the appreciation they deserve. We are beyond grateful for the dedication and hard work they put in every single day to keep everything running smoothly around campus. Thank you for all you do for our admin team, students, staff, and community! 🦔✨
#GoshenCreekElementary #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay #PorcupinePower #SpringtownISD

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐏𝐎𝐉𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 & 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄!
Join us June 1st – July 30th for a summer full of skill-building, competition, and FUN across multiple sports:
⚾ Baseball
🏀 Basketball
🥎 Softball
🏐 Volleyball
🏈 Football
⚽ Soccer
🏃 Running Club

Whether you're just getting started or leveling up your game, there’s something for everyone!
👉 SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN!!!

Don’t wait — spots will fill up fast!
📲 Register here:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/DSNZ?qr=true&qr=true

#PorcupineFamily #POJOMagic

🧡Goshen Creek Elementary Student Council Members are accepting donations for the Fort Worth Ronald McDonald House. 🎉Our team will be visiting the Ronald McDonald House in May to take a tour and leave all the collected items to put their compassion into action by helping others. 🧡Our GCES Student Council Members will be accepting all donations until May 6, 2026. If you would like to contribute to this event, please contact Ms. Sisk, our counselor, at the school.

🎉 We are delighted to announce that Mrs. Wasser has been honored by Savannah & the Trimm family for making a positive impact on others! 🧡We are deeply grateful to all our Goshen Creek Elementary family members for their unwavering love and dedication to our students. To express your appreciation for a GCES team member, please take a moment to visit the Goshen Creek Elementary Principal’s Update and submit a GCES Staff Shout Out today! 🦔

🎉 Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity! Click the link below to participate in the presale for custom water bottles. You can collect your bottles at Goshen Creek Elementary’s Meet the Teacher Night! 🏫 Link: https://bigkahunaprime.net/goshencreekelementary/bkfun2026

🎉Goshen Creek Elementary would like to express our deepest gratitude to Springtown Lions Club for generously donating volleyballs to our physical education department at our campus.🏐 🧡We truly appreciate their unwavering support for our school and community. We are especially grateful for the opportunity to nurture a passion for volleyball among our students.✨ 🤝Together, we are making a difference towards creating a bright future for our youth!☀️🌎

🦋The kindergarten butterfly release was an unforgettable learning experience that continued throughout the entire campus today! 📚 ✨Students and staff alike had the chance to delve into the captivating life cycle of a butterfly, both inside and outside the classroom. Together, Goshen Creek Elementary is continuously learning and growing, soaring to success! ✨

🎉 Congratulations to our Goshen Creek Elementary Attendance Champions from last week! 💪 Your hard work and dedication are truly commendable towards achieving 100% attendance every day. We eagerly anticipate the announcement of the winners this week. 🦔 Together, we are making each moment count!

🎉Join Us for Career Day! 👷We are thrilled to invite you to join the fun at Goshen Creek Elementary for our upcoming Career Day on Thursday, May 14, 2026! We are looking for enthusiastic presenters to help make this day exciting and engaging by sharing their professions and passions with our students. Your participation is a wonderful way to inspire young minds and give them a glimpse into the many opportunities awaiting them in the future. 👨🏼‍⚕️🩺 ☎️If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please do not hesitate to reach out to Ms. Sisk, our GCES Counselor, at chsisk@springtownisd.net or 817-220-0272.

☀️ Recently, our third grade team visited the Springtown Garden Center looking for the perfect plants to help our students learn about the plant life cycle. We shared that we were open to plants already partway through their growth, and the owner went above and beyond, guiding us to a variety of vegetable plants and generously donating everything we needed, including soil! Because of their kindness, our students will get to experience and observe the later stages of a plant’s life cycle firsthand. 📚 🤝 We’re so grateful for the support of our community in bringing learning to life! Thank you, Springtown Garden Center, for your partnership!🌱

☀️Goshen Creek Elementary Reading Night 📚 🎉Join us on the lawn in front of our GCES Outdoor Learning Center on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and your favorite book to enjoy a fun reading session with us. The admin team will have popsicles for everyone to enjoy, and there will be prizes for students who completed the April reading challenge between 5:00 and 6:00 PM. ⭐️ 🧡We cannot wait to see you there!

Ms. Kristine’s kindergarten class was thrilled to witness the release of butterflies at our Goshen Creek Elementary Choose Love 🧡Garden as they concluded their study and observation of the butterfly life cycle. 💐 ✨Students and teachers were thrilled about this moment. The students were eager to share all the knowledge they had acquired with anyone who could hear them. Every day at Goshen Creek Elementary is an excellent opportunity for learning and growth! ✨

👩‍⚕️Operation Day for our second graders was a special day filled with hands-on activities and enjoyable learning experiences that brought our lessons to life as they applied their knowledge during this room transformation. 🩺 📚In their reading-language arts classes, students engaged in activities such as building their own systems within their life-sized bodies, sorting healthy food options from unhealthy ones, and playing fun academic games based on their unit of study. 👨🏼‍⚕️ 🧡We are grateful for our teachers and parents partnering together to help provide this opportunity for our students. 🤝

🎉 Last week was a week of celebration at Goshen Creek Elementary! 🧡Goshen concluded the 5th Six Weeks with our Celebration Assembly, an opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate the hard work of both our students and staff. Among the smiling faces recognized for various achievements were those who made it to the Honor Roll, A/B Honor Roll, Citizenship, Perfect Attendance, Choose Love Ambassador, Sharp Pine, Sharp Reader, and many more! We firmly believe that hard work is rewarded, and it’s important to recognize and celebrate it. 🎉 🤝Lastly, our staff and students took a moment to celebrate all of our Goshen Creek Volunteers for their incredible contributions to our campus’s success. Together, we are truly strong! ✨