First Week of School
We had a wonderful first week of school! The teachers were excited to learn about your
child and your family during our goal setting conferences. We were all equally excited to start on
Wednesday. I was impressed with how
quickly the children settled into classroom and school routines. Below are pictures from our first days
together.
Go For The G.O.L.D. Assembly
We ended our week with grade level assemblies, which focused
on what it looks like to Go For The Gold throughout the school. Our primary age students spied Digger
modeling great behavior and listened to one of my favorite stories, The
Recess Queen. Our older students
played a Gold For the Gold Game Show and listened to a story about how to stand
up for others. All of the students sang
and danced. It was a great way to end the week.
Smaller Class
Sizes
We were excited to start this school year with smaller
classes across all grade levels. This
year we welcomed several new teachers to Gold Rush so that the number of
students per class remained in the low to mid twenties. We know that smaller class will allow us to
personalize learning even more this year!
Parent Math
Sessions – Mark Your Calendar!
We are hosting grade level math sessions for parents in
September. We will provide parents with
an overview of what your child will learn in math this year. We will also teach you the strategies that
your child will learn in class so that you can help your child with his/her
homework. All math sessions will be
held from 4:30-5:30 in the Gold Mine Room on the following days:
Thursday, September 5 = K & First Grade
Tuesday, September 10 = Fourth Grade
Thursday, September 12 = Second Grade
Tuesday, September 17 = Third Grade
Tuesday, September 24 = Fifth Grade
Movement &
Collaboration Special
We are offering a new special this school year. In addition to physical education, art music,
technology and library, students will participate in a movement and
collaboration special once a week. This
special provides students with additional opportunities to be active during the
school day. Students are presented with
team activities that allow them to collaborate, problem-solve and be
creative. We look forward to
highlighting more of this special this year!
Arrival and
Dismissal Reminders
We thank you for keeping arrival and dismissal safe for all
students by remembering the following:
·
Remain in your car at all times
·
Pull all the way forward.
·
Only cross at a cross walk.
·
Remind your child to get in line before school as
soon as he/she arrives.
PTO Pointers!
·
Western Night will be held Friday, August 23, in
GRE’s outdoor field.
·
Sign up for your Target Red card this Friday.
Proceeds go to Gold Rush!
Student Activities
