06/04/2026
Our staff is going out with a strike! Celebrating the end of the school year with a great team of Griffins!💚💛🎳
This is the official page for Cedar Rapids Grant Wood Elementary School. This page will be
Grant Wood school opened in the spring of 1951 and is named after Grant Wood, the Iowa artist known for his regionalism style of art and his most popular oil painting, American Gothic, depicting a farmer and his daughter in front of an American farmhouse. The Cedar Rapids Gazette sponsored a contest to name our school. Tommy Woodhouse, a 5th grader at Buchanan Elementary School, submitted the winn
06/04/2026
Our staff is going out with a strike! Celebrating the end of the school year with a great team of Griffins!💚💛🎳
06/03/2026
The final farewells continued for our five retirees: Mrs. Stock, Ms. Dorr, Mrs. Heubner, Mrs. Rex, and Ms. Nancy! Thank you for your many years given to education and for your years at Grant Wood!
“Once a Griffin, Always a Griffin!”💚💛
Mrs. Stock graces our Grant Wood hallways for the last time before retiring! Our students, staff, and families thank her for her 12 years as the leader of our Griffin family!💚💛
Preschool Donation Request!
Our preschool classrooms are looking for gently used donations to help refresh learning and play areas!
We are especially looking for:
🦖 Dinosaurs
🚗 Cars and trucks
👶 Baby dolls and doll accessories
🧱 Blocks and building toys
🎨 Art supplies (crayons, markers, paper, stickers, paint, etc.)
🧩 Puzzles and preschool-aged games
📚 Children’s books
🏖️ Sensory table toys and materials
🎭 Dramatic play items
Donations can be dropped off at the school office or you can email [email protected] to arrange for pickup.
Thank you for supporting our preschool students and helping us create a fun, engaging learning environment for our children!
05/30/2026
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05/30/2026
Grant Wood Griffins recently enjoyed a music lesson and dance party with local jazz band 10th Street Rapids! Made up of Washington High School students who first met at McKinley Middle School, the band performs at local festivals, venues, schools, and other events. They love sharing their passion for music and hope to inspire the next generation of young musicians.
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Our Griffins sounded amazing!!!
Thank you Grant Wood PTO for treating our fifth graders to a day of bowling!
Grant Wood G-Clef Show Choir SHINES singing the National Anthem before the Kernels “played ball”!
05/29/2026
Grant Wood Night at the Kernels!