Yeah, this is where all my acting up and mis-behaving in school started. I can't blame the…read moreschool- even back in the 70s when it was new they did some pretty neat stuff, and had some great teachers! Mr. Whitman was my 1st grade teacher- he took the time to teach us all how to play chess! He was totally "searching for Bobby Fischer!" We had great big vinyl chess boards, big pieces, and he'd get on the overhead projector and have this little chess board transparency, and he'd show us the moves. At the end of 1st grade we were playing legitimate chess games, even if we were too young to understand any real chess strategy. Mr. Clair used to tell us great stories in 2nd grade- everybody loved that guy! Too bad the school was so stuffed we got stuck taking classes in "the mobiles." Mobile homes- haha. Mr. Lucier was a nice principal- he played ukulele at school events all the time! I was sent to his office lots of times for getting in trouble, and he always pointed out the nice picture he had on his wall that my well behaved older sister had painted when she went to Dirksen. Miss Schumacher was HOT! They had a "gifted" program where some of us selected few would be picked up by the 'tard cart and taken to a separate school- all the dist. 54 grade schools fed the program. I hated getting teased for being picked up by the stubby bus for that, and the actual gifted program was no fun. The teachers there tried so hard to engage us it felt demeaning somehow... I knock one star off for Mrs. Nank. That fat old battle-ax would beg cookies out of the lunches of her 4th graders! Worse- she's beg back and shoulder massages from us! I was so completely disgusted by her behavior... Words can't describe.

Can't really write a valid review... I do not remember much - I was in Kindergarten here & at the…read morebeginning of first grade, my family moved to Minnesota. What I'm really hoping is someone from my era will remember me & want to reconnect - like Mark S, sounds like we'd have been at the same time. Would have been early-mid seventies (I'm HS class of '89)... A girl named Rhonda Stitch is the only friend I can presently recall... (I lost touch a very long time ago - happens when you're only 5) If you know me (I used to be Cathy Harris... I had a brother named Tommy Harris), or her - please get in touch!! Most gratefully, C Denny

I sent my daughter to Gilberts Elementary for her second grade year. It was her teacher in…read moreparticular that I had problems with, as she was extremely aggressive toward my daughter. My daughter had undiagnosed Dyslexia. This teacher (according to other moms with kids who'd come home with the story) verbally berated her for 10 minutes straight for not remembering to read a passage. She learned a lot and got along swimmingly with other children, but that one teacher soured my impression of the school as a whole.

This school is very high - tech. All teachers were nice, Exept Mrs. Stanek. She actually pushed me…read moreout of her way. I, to this day still do not know the reason. She displayed very obvious favoritism. The "walk the line" deal. 1 kid, let's call him Caleb. Caleb didn't hear the WTL whistle. He got inside, crying and told Mrs. Stanek about it and she told him it was fine, she even hugged him. And me, same deal, she got all up in my face and screamed at me calling me " ridiculous " I got my card moved to red the order of card colors went, Gold, Green, Yellow, Red, White, Blue. Guess who was the only kid who got on Gold. CALEB!!! I honestly hope that this woman got fired. Mrs. Wright was very kind, along with Mr. Hough and Mrs. Schafer. Extremely disappointing. If you don't remember an Eliza, that's because it's not my real name. It's Ava.

I loved this school! Me and my little brother were very happy here. The only thing I would change…read moreis how bullies are handled. I hope that this review was helpful! All the assemblies were fun and most teachers were nice and understanding. I loved this school!

My son loved this school! They pay attention to every childs needs! The principal was bar none the…read morebest!!!Ms.Ansel Hats off!!

The staff at this school make sure you are always comfortable. They make sure that every student is…read moretreated equally and fairly. They have many fun events like Comic Con and Falcon Day. There are also many sports. Also many musical classes like Band and Chorus. They also have many school clubs. The teachers will make sure that the whole class gets it before they start teaching more. This school is the best place to enroll your child in.