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![Headshot of Mrs. Kari Thornton with the GIPS Cast logo in the top right corner.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749058246/gipsorg/xyk8wni2zmo2fi44daaj/2025_06_Podcast-KariThornton-Engleman.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749058246/gipsorg/xyk8wni2zmo2fi44daaj/2025_06_Podcast-KariThornton-Engleman.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749058246/gipsorg/xyk8wni2zmo2fi44daaj/2025_06_Podcast-KariThornton-Engleman.png","width":800}])
Mrs. Kari Thornton has been teaching 2nd Grade at Engleman Elementary for 16 years. She joins 'The GIPS Cast' to share how her approach to teaching keeps learning fun and engaging.
![Two GIPS students smiling in the CPI cafeteria during lunch.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748626945/gipsorg/f3kjfmlqbvvswcgecnsu/2025_05_GIPSFreeSummerMeals-CPILunch.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748626945/gipsorg/f3kjfmlqbvvswcgecnsu/2025_05_GIPSFreeSummerMeals-CPILunch.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748626945/gipsorg/f3kjfmlqbvvswcgecnsu/2025_05_GIPSFreeSummerMeals-CPILunch.png","width":800}])
Free breakfast and lunch will be available to children ages 1 to 18 years old starting on Monday, June 2, 2025 at five GIPS school locations.
![GIPS 2025-26 registration billboard design.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748314593/gipsorg/cqmebkcpk5rifupzfsxq/2025_02_GIPSRegistrationfor2025-26.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748314593/gipsorg/cqmebkcpk5rifupzfsxq/2025_02_GIPSRegistrationfor2025-26.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748314593/gipsorg/cqmebkcpk5rifupzfsxq/2025_02_GIPSRegistrationfor2025-26.png","width":800}])
We ask all of our new and returning families to register your children by March 31st.
![Chandra Kosmicki, Engleman Media Integration Specialist, smiling with the three student Wixie design contest winners.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748290142/gipsorg/xcjywp06s26dfdjhx5if/2024_11_Engleman-WixieDesignContestWinners-Kosmicki.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748290142/gipsorg/xcjywp06s26dfdjhx5if/2024_11_Engleman-WixieDesignContestWinners-Kosmicki.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748290142/gipsorg/xcjywp06s26dfdjhx5if/2024_11_Engleman-WixieDesignContestWinners-Kosmicki.png","width":800}])
An extra project in media class turned into national recognition for students at Engleman Elementary, as students were recognized in the Wixie Thanksgiving eCard Contest.
![Author Alan Katz smiling with Engleman Teacher Jennifer Schafer-Ehlers in front of a Katz book poster.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748283048/gipsorg/cvzvlqjicodzpz0kvhgg/2024_10_Engleman-AlanKatzAuthorVisit.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748283048/gipsorg/cvzvlqjicodzpz0kvhgg/2024_10_Engleman-AlanKatzAuthorVisit.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748283048/gipsorg/cvzvlqjicodzpz0kvhgg/2024_10_Engleman-AlanKatzAuthorVisit.png","width":800}])
Read how Alan Katz helped inspire Engleman students to live a writerly life.
![Smiling Engelman Third Graders at the State Fair learning about tractors and agriculture.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748280438/gipsorg/u5ng5pnmqic1buzfakmw/2024_09-Engleman-Jefferson-StateFair3rdGrade.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748280438/gipsorg/u5ng5pnmqic1buzfakmw/2024_09-Engleman-Jefferson-StateFair3rdGrade.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748280438/gipsorg/u5ng5pnmqic1buzfakmw/2024_09-Engleman-Jefferson-StateFair3rdGrade.png","width":800}])
From the Classroom to the Fair: Learning Comes to Life for GIPS Third Graders at Nebraska State Fair
The classroom grew from desks to barns and sunshine for over 700 GIPS third graders.
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