This week we had a very special visitor at the intermediate school. Cy came to visit us during milage club. The students were so excited to take their picture with Cy and he even ran some laps with the kids.

Milage club is a program sponsored by Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. It is meant to promote healthy living. 3 days a week students have the option to participate in Milage Club and for every 5 miles they record, they get a prize.Click here to read more about milage club!

3rd grader, Irene Fei was ranked the best chess player for her age group in the United States. Irene has been playing chest for about a year and a half and has dedicated many hours to perfecting her craft. Irene is now practicing for the international chess tournament. She will be traveling to Florida this June to compete.

We wanted to say congratulations to Irene and celebrate all the hard work she has done to get to this point. To read more click here.

Our student leadership council planned Friday’s Be Your BEST assembly around Habit 6, Synergize. Mike Rose was our special guest. Such a great role model for our kids on and off the field! Thanks to Coach Tyson Veidt for lining this up!

Congratulations to our 5th grade Battle of the Books teams. Gilbert Intermediate had 3 different teams compete. We had the team “Potato Oles” place 3rd! Thank you to Mrs. Martinek and Mrs. Reid for helping the students prepare for the event! Congratulations to all the teams who competed!

Team Potato Chips

Team Warning- Spicy Pickled Potatoes

Lastly, Team Potato Oles- 3rd place!