What an outstanding day of fall fun at GBE!
Thank you for you patience with checking in for events and thank you to everyone who took advantage of our "Golden Ticket" Pre-Check-In process & red dot early checkout! We continue to fine-tune our procedures to ensure SAFETY and EFFICIENCY. All of your smiles and understanding make coming to work each day feel like a dream!
Today is the last day of October! Keep in mind that we Fall Back this weekend! Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2 a.m.
Be safe this weekend, all!
Love, ♥ Mrs. Garcia, Mrs. Lewter & all of the teachers and staff of GBE!
Choose Kind. Choose Gulf Breeze Elementary!
Growing. Believing. Excelling.
F 10/31: Being Drug Free Takes Character – Dress as your Favorite Book Character -no masks/weapons please (RED RIBBON WEEK)
· For entry on October 31, please use the Golden Ticket link or QR code sent to you by your child’s teacher as applicable.
· Please follow all directives from school staff and our School Resource Officer.
· Whenever visiting GBE be prepared to present your ID upon entry.
· We kindly ask for your patience and remind you that younger siblings are not permitted to help us focus on our GBE students.
Parents/Visitors/Volunteers must sign out and enter/exit ONLY from our front entrance. Do not exit from classrooms, the cafeteria, or any other doors except our front office.
Become A Lunchroom Legend!
We’re looking for energetic volunteers to join our Lunchroom Legends Team and help make lunchtime the best part of our students’ day!
If you can share a smile, lend a hand, and don a “Spork & Serve” apron with pride, we’d love to have you.
Volunteers assist with opening tricky packages, handing out napkins, offering encouragement, and bringing joy to the cafeteria.
Shifts are flexible between 10:30 AM–1:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and even one hour makes a big difference.
A brief training and volunteer approval are required. Come for the community—stay for the smiles!
For questions or to learn more, contact Alyssa Horne at alyssahorne1@gmail.com or (704) 293-3673.
-Thanks to Mrs. Smith for sharing! ♥
We've got a day of family FUN for you on Sunday, November 9th!
1. 🏀ANNUAL ELKS HOOP SHOOT - FREE THROW CONTEST -kids ages 8-13! Use QR code to sign up - Nov. 9 right before our FALL FESTIVAL!!!
📅 Date: November 9, 2025📍 Location: GBHS Gymnasium 🎟️ Cost: Free event
This is a great community event for local youth, and we’d love to get the word out to as many families as possible. You can view and share the event directly from Facebook using this link:
2. 🎠🎟️GBE's 1ST ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL 2-5pm GET YOUR TIX TODAY!!! 🍿🥤
First Annual Fall Festival
Join us for a fun-filled Fall Festival on Sunday, November 9 from 2:00- 5:00 PM on the P.E. Field! Expect inflatable bounce houses and obstacle courses, rolling video games, laser tag, a Nerf arena, carnival games, concessions, local vendors and more!
Adults enter for $5, and a $25 wrist band covers all the big attractions for the kids. Game tickets will also be sold with a $30 pack providing 35 tickets, perfect for trying each game at least once.
This event helps raise funds for our school, and we've set an exciting goal of $30,000! If we reach it, every student receives a popsicle celebration. Plus, there are some friendly competitions:
Top grade level in pre-event sales and donations earns an extra recess party
Top 3 classes with pre-sales and donations earns a pizza party
This event is open to the community, not just GBE students and families, so spread the word. Festival shirts and pre-purchase options are available through the link below. If you are unable to attend but wish to contribute, please consider making a gift through the general donation button on the fundraising page below.
Fall Fundraiser Tickets: GBE PTA Fall Festival Fundraiser | Givebacks
FOOD DRIVE Nov. 3rd - 14th. GBHS SGA & GBE Collaborate to Help Our Community! Boxes located in GBE front office!
Items needed -
Peanut Butter
Canned Soups
Canned Fruits
Canned/Boxed Milk
October is National Bullying Prevention Month **** I’d like to re-name this a BE KIND MONTH - PLEASE CONSIDER THE WORD "BULLY" BEFORE USING. ****
Our teachers and staff, along with Ms. Lowry, our school's guidance counselor, and Mrs. Lewter and I continually focus on Bullying Prevention and Being Kind to Others.
We discuss how bullying is different from the other types of unkind and "not nice" behavior. It is important to refrain from automatically labeling something as “bullying.”
We always celebrate the many ways there are to be kind to their classmates, such as: Saying kind words, including everyone in games and activities, helping someone who is feeling left out.
We're so proud of our GBE students, staff and parents who show us every day that it's best to #choosekind & #kindnesscounts
Here is an excerpt from an article entitled "What Is Bullying? (And What It Isn't)"
https://www.weareteachers.com/what-is-bullying/
“A recent conversation in the WeAreTeachers Principal Life group on Facebook raised an important question: What is bullying, exactly? And just as importantly, what isn’t bullying?
“Very tired of parents using the words ‘bullying’ and ‘violence’ in elementary school. We are talking accidental bumps in play and minor classroom conflicts,” one school administrator shared. “I have only seen true bullying behaviors three times in 20 years of teaching and leading in schools. How do we help parents move from reacting off the rails to curiosity and collaboration?”
Many other educators reported having the same experience. And since lots of schools have strict anti-bullying programs in place, a report of “bullying” can set off a whole chain of investigation. While teachers and administrators definitely want to be sure they’re helping identify and end true bullying, they worry that overuse of the word will cause it to lose meaning, and real bullies will slip through the cracks."
Assume Positive Intent
GBE Celebrates Making Healthy Life Choices...RED RIBBON WEEK!
• M 10/27: Wild About Being Drug Free- Wear Animal Prints (RED RIBBON WEEK)
• T 10/28: Don’t Let Drugs Mix You Up- Wear Mismatched Clothing (RED RIBBON WEEK)
• W 10/29: Friends Don’t Let Friends Do Drugs- Wear Red (RED RIBBON WEEK) & 3rd-5th Grades – GBMS Band in GBE Cafeteria for Red Ribbon Week
• TH 10/30: Hats Off To Being Drug Free- Wear Animal Prints (RED RIBBON WEEK) & BIKE FEST! (10/31 rain date)
• F 10/31: Being Drug Free Takes Character – Dress as your Favorite Book Character -no masks please (RED RIBBON WEEK)
The sounds of music and the spirit of Autumn filled the Gulf Breeze Elementary Cafeteria on October 15, 2025, as our first-grade class performed their show, "Spooky Bedtime Stories."
This cross-curricular production was a powerful demonstration of how music and literacy successfully intersect. Students not only learned to sing and dance to pieces like "One Little Pumpkin," "Dem Bones," and "Pumpkin Bones," but also developed key memorization and public speaking skills through spoken pieces like the poem "5 Little Pumpkins." The students' commitment and energy made the performance a glowing success for all involved.
