Gary D. Wright Elementary PTO

05/15/2026

Thank you Kona Ice of McHenry County for coming out to Field Day today!

05/08/2026

We want to recognize and thank everyone who helped us show our teachers and staff some love during Appreciation Week this past week!

From the GDW families who helped the PTO stock the lounge, to the businesses listed below that generously provided meals throughout the week and donated amazing raffle prizes for our teachers and staff — we truly appreciate your support.

Thank you for helping the PTO make this week so special!

05/07/2026

Thank you Snowie Shaved Ice for treating the GDW staff!

05/04/2026

Thank you to Sweet Signz for kicking off Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week with such a colorful show of love for our teachers and staff!

04/30/2026

We got a very generous donation from Huggies and PTO Today to help our teachers keep it clean in the classroom these last few weeks of school!
We all know how messy learning can be 🤪 Thank you Huggies!!

04/23/2026

Thank you to Ashley with Martipop Events for helping us decorate last week at the Girls' Night Out event!

04/08/2026

Wildcats!
Thanks to you and the donations raised during the Walk-a-Thon, plus a generous donation from G & R Heating and Air, we were able to work with Troy at Goober Prints to add some spirit and security to the school!

We are sure some of you have already noticed the security coverings on the main entrance windows. Along with those, Troy added the Welcome Wildcat by the main washrooms, and some inspiration in the library with Take a look, You're in a Book. Stair Caps in the main stair well will be coming soon as well!

Troy was also able to add Leader In Me to another wall in the library plus the Leader in Me tree to the main stair well through monies from the school dedicated to school improvements.

Special thanks to everyone involved with these projects including the Wildcat students and their families!

04/07/2026

Cheddar Up has an opportunity for you to nominate your favorite Gary D Wright teacher/staff member. If that teacher/staff member is 1 of 5 selected, they will win a $100 Amazon Gift card!

Follow the link below to nominate!
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/teacher-appreciation-giveaway

*This is not through D300, Gary D Wright, or the Gary D Wright PTO. This is exclusively through CheddarUP.

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04/06/2026

Welcome back from break GDW Families!

Some new, exciting things were installed at school over break, one can be seen during drop off and when you drive by the main entrance!!

Can't wait for everyone to see the one big change today!
If you notice it, please drop a comment below with your thoughts!

We will be posting photos of all the new things on Wednesday so stay tuned!!

04/02/2026

We are hanging out at the PTO Today Expo. Making new connections and getting some fun, new ideas for the upcoming year!