Candy
for the Troops
Our
students donated tubs and tubs of candy to troops who are currently serving
over seas. Students even raised enough
money for shipping with their crazy hair day.
We couldn’t be prouder of our kids!
School
Advisory Council (SAC)
The
SAC committee reviewed our spring TCAP results, our school improvement goals
for the year and parent data regarding the beginning of the year events. We celebrated the fact that we were meeting
expectations for student achievement and growth in reading, writing and
math. In math we exceeded in the area of
growth. As you recall, student
achievement refers to the number of students who score proficient and advanced
where growth focuses on the amount students grow in all categories.
In an
effort to strengthen our practices even further, we set the following school
goals for this year:
1) Implement
three Lucy Calkins’ units with fidelity (narrative, information, opinion) and
naturally integrate the 4c’s (communication, collaboration, critical thinking,
creativity) and 21st century skills (financial literacy, civic responsibility,
global awareness, problem solving, systems thinking) into instruction.
2) Implement
reading comprehension in all content areas (literacy, social studies &
science).
These
goals will increase the rigor of instruction and allow us to meet each child’s
unique needs. Click here for additional information presented at the meeting.
Teachers
Plan Writing Together
Grade
level teachers have been working as teams to plan students’ new writing
genre. After Thanksgiving break, kindergarten
and first grade students will be working on informational writing, or writing
about a topic in which they are experts.
Students in grades 2-5 have started opinion writing. They are crafting their arguments and
supporting them with detailed reasons and evidence. Teachers collaboratively scored students’
preliminary writing and they used this data to alter their instruction to meet
their students’ individual needs. We
look forward to sharing their writing with you in the coming weeks!
Thanksgiving
Feast- Reservations Required
Our Thanksgiving Feast is a wonderful way to celebrate the
holiday with your child and school community. Join us at our annual
event on November 20. You can make your reservation and pay by
clicking here to log on to RevTrak.
Choose Elementary Schools, E- L, Gold Rush Elementary, Field Trips. Select
Thanksgiving Feast to purchase additional tickets for family
members. The cost for adults and siblings is $4.00 per meal.
Students MUST use their lunch accounts. Please
bring your printed receipt as your meal ticket.
Kindie Round-Up- Save The Date!
If you have an
incoming kindergartener for next year, please plan to attend our Gold Rush
Kindergarten Registration on Wednesday, December 10th, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Building tours
will be held at 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
Book Fair
Come to Sir Readalot’s
Castle to shop for new books. Our fall
book fair is scheduled on the following days and times next week:
Monday, November 10 @ 8:00-5:00
Tuesday, November 11@ 8:00- 7:00
Wednesday, November 12 @ 8:00-5:00
Thursday, November 13 @ 8:00-7:00
Friday, November 14 @ 8:00-5:00
We will have a special
event on Thursday Nov. 13 from 4:30- 7:00 PM. Legend National Arts
Honor Society will be at the fair doing a free craft with students and their
siblings! Clifford the Big Red Dog will
also be there for pictures and hugs! Click
here to sign up to volunteer.
Community Night @ Texas Roadhouse
* Monday, November 10
@ 4:00-10:00 PM
* 10% of sales to GRE
* You *MUST* have a
flyer for your purchase to count!
