
Reminder: Tomorrow, Wednesday September 25th is an Early Dismissal Day. We will begin dismissing K-2 at 12:45 pm and 3-5 at 1pm. All students should be picked up by 1:20 pm.

Tomorrow is Vaquero Day as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Wear your cowboy attire tomorrow!!

GCE students completed Progress Monitoring 1 of the FAST Assessment for Reading & Math last week. Parents, you can access your child's test scores using the Family Portal. You may also have your child log into their Focus account and view test history.
Follow the steps below:
1. Get your child's Family Portal Access Code (You can locate the access code by going to your Focus Parent Portal, choose Child Info, choose Testing-State Testing, The Family Portal Access Code will be located at the top of the page)
2. Visit flfast.org
3. Choose Family Portal
4. Use the Family Portal Access Code from Focus to login here

Next week we will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Please check the DCPS app or our Facebook page to see the flyer with information regarding dress up days.


Please help replenish our school store. Students have been earning BEE bucks and will have an opportunity to spend them at the end of the quarter. Use the link https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1W0EV2A58TSRM?ref_=wl_share
All items will be sent directly to the school. Thank you !


There is No School on Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day.


Please join Garden City Elementary for Open House on Thursday, September 5th. Open House will begin at 5:30 and end at 7:00pm. Come Meet the teacher, visit classrooms, learn about the curriculum, and more.


We are excited to present the NEW Duval Schools app! Through this easy-to-navigate app, you can:
🔷 Receive a feed of regular district and school-level updates.
🔷 Access the Parent Portal to see your child’s academic information.
🔷 Communicate with teachers through a new two-way communication tool called Rooms!
Download it today at https://ow.ly/pRqo50SWSAQ.
Visit wwww.duvalschools.org/app for easy-to-use tutorials on how to navigate Rooms and the new app.

School Supply Lists can be found on our school website https://dcps.duvalschools.org/gardencity
They can also be found on our school Facebook page. Please like and follow.
https://www.facebook.com/GardenCity59?mibextid=LQQJ4d








Join us for Back to School Orientation on August 9th from 1-2pm . Come meet your teacher, drop off school supplies, purchase shirts, learn about PTA and more! Come Unmask the Super Learner in You for the 2024-25 school year at Garden City Elementary.
