Welcome to Sibley Elementary (PK-5)
If you are looking for a school that not only loves community but feels like a community, then Sibley is the place for you! We have strong neighborhood partnerships, an incredibly dedicated staff, and classrooms full of scholars eager to learn. At Sibley, nosotros somos familia, and we want you to join ours! Please give us a call or schedule a tour today.

Sibley Elementary
School Hours
Breakfast 8:10 a.m.
Start Time 8:30 a.m.
Dismissal 3:28 p.m.
Half Day Dismissal 11:40 a.m.
School Transparency

We are a Community School!
Connect with your KSSN Coordinator
Whether our scholars come from across the world or across the street, they all learn and grow at Sibley.
Sibley Elementary serves scholars in grades Pre-K through fifth. As a cultural center and neighborhood school, we believe in creating a learning environment that embraces the language, skills, and culture of each of our scholars. Our teaching practices help all scholars, whether English is their first language or not, develop strong academic and social skills. Some of the skills we emphasize in our classrooms include reading, writing, speaking, listening, mathematics, scientific and historical inquiry, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and collaboration. We also offer additional supports for our scholars who are learning academic English.
Sibley scholars have so much to look forward to during their time with us. Some of our favorite activities, events, and partnerships are as follows:
- fall kickoff
- spring resource fair
- annual spirit weeks
- mobile food pantries
- family nights
- community cleanups and other volunteer events
- book fairs and reading events
- Parent Teacher Community Council
- Kent School Services Network (KSSN)
- partnership events with Stocking Elementary and Westwood Middle School
- community mentoring
- peer tutoring
We have incorporated distance learning for years and are poised to be a leader in the district as a blended model of new technologies and old practices, giving our students the best of both worlds. Our 1-to-1 student technology device approach ensures that every student has the opportunity to learn inside and outside the classroom.
Sibley Elementary Photo Tour
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
Click to see a larger version
Skip to end of gallery
Skip to start of gallery
-
27 Oct
-
Board of Education Special Meeting | Finance Committee 4:30 PM to 5:30 PMBoard of Education Special Meeting | Finance CommitteeDate: Oct 27Time: 4:30 PM to 5:30 PMLocation: GRPS University, 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, USACalendar: Board of Education
-
Board of Education Special Board Meeting | Work Session 5:30 PM to 6:30 PMBoard of Education Special Board Meeting | Work SessionDate: Oct 27Time: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PMLocation: GRPS University, 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, USACalendar: Board of EducationAudit presentation
-
-
31 Oct
-
Half Day of School for Scholars | No LOOP ProgrammingDate: Oct 31Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
-
Half Day for Students 8:30 AM to 11:40 AMHalf Day for StudentsDate: Oct 31Time: 8:30 AM to 11:40 AMCalendar: Sibley Calendar
-
Halloween Parade 9:00 AM to 10:00 AMHalloween ParadeDate: Oct 31Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AMCalendar: Sibley Calendar
-
-
3 Nov
-
Board of Education Professional Learning 5:30 PM to 8:30 PMBoard of Education Professional LearningDate: Nov 3Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PMLocation: GRPS University, 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, USACalendar: Board of Education
-
-
4 Nov
-
No School | No LOOP ProgrammingDate: Nov 4Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
-
No School - Election DayDate: Nov 4Calendar: Sibley Calendar
-
Previous
October
2025
Next
|
|||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S | |||||||
| 1 | 2 |
3
|
4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 |
8
|
9 |
10
|
11 | |||||||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16
|
17
|
18 | |||||||
| 19 |
20
|
21
|
22 | 23 |
24
|
25 | |||||||
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31
|
||||||||
On Nov. 1, visitors to City High Middle School in Grand Rapids can attend Reimagined Holiday Art Market, an annual fundraiser for the City Parent Teacher Student Association and its year-round initiatives.
Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) and Dean Transportation have entered into a new 5-year agreement to provide transportation services for Pre-K through 8th grade scholars.
Principal Profile: Finding a home in nature October 21, 2025
When Erin Shadowens first visited CA Frost Environmental Science Academy and Blandford School, she knew she had found something special.








