First Week of
School Highlights!
We had a wonderful first week of school! Students have settled into classroom routines
and they are starting their first instructional units. Students are happy and showing genuine
excitement for the new year!
Go For the Gold
Assembly
This week students reviewed what it looks like to Go for the Gold, or Give
Respect, Own
Your Actions, Listen and Learn and Do Your Best!
Students corrected teachers who purposely demonstrated unexpected
behaviors and modeled what it should look like in different parts of the
building. They also sang a Go for the
Gold Song to the tune of YMCA! It was a
great way to remind students of these important behaviors.
Buddy Bench
After learning that buddy benches are places students can go
to find and make new friends on the playground, a group of now fifth grade
students took it upon themselves to bring two of these benches to Gold Rush. These students presented this idea to
administrators and the PTO. This week students trained their peers on how to use the bench. We are proud of these students’ leadership
and for making our school an even friendly place.
Back To School
Night
·
Wednesday, August 19 @
6:00-6:30 & 6:45- 7:15. This
is a wonderful opportunity to learn about your child’s curriculum and classroom
procedures. You may attend either
session.
Morning Drop
Off Reminders
·
Please remember to drop off students no earlier
than 8:55AM as supervision does not begin until then.
·
Dogs are not allowed on school property.
Procedures for
Delayed Dismissal
We had the opportunity to practice our first delayed
dismissal due to weather. Who would have
thought that would have happened the second day of school! If we need to delay dismissal due to severe
weather we try make the decision at 3:50 whenever possible. If you signed up for the District messaging
system, you will receive a text message and phone call from the school
informing you that you need to come into school and sign your child out from
his/her classroom. Click here to
register for this communication. All
parents will receive an email from the office indicating a delayed
dismissal. Students wait in the gym
after 4:15. Students who attend indoor
after school clubs or BASE are dismissed to those locations and bus riders
proceed to the buses when it is safe to do so.
School Advisory
Committee (SAC)
Our School Advisory Council (SAC), which is
comprised of three parents, school administrators, a classroom teacher, a PTO representative and a
community representative, provide feedback regarding our school goals and
priorities. We meet after school four times a year for
approximately one hour. We are currently looking for one parent to serve
on this committee. Serving on
this committee is a two-year commitment and involves attending quarterly
meetings. If you are interested in
serving on this committee please email me at jenny.brown@dcsdk12.org by Tuesday,
August 18th. If we have more
than one parent interested, we will have parents vote during our Assessment
Days for the parent who will serve as a voting member. While voting members are limited to four parents, all parents are welcome to attend.
Running Club
Our physical education teacher, Mrs. Warner, is excited to
offer two sessions of running club again this year starting August 31st. A link to register your child will be posted
on my blog on August 21st.
Spaces are limited to 75 students per session so please sign up as soon
as possible if you are interested in this activity. Click here
for additional information regarding running club.
PTO
·
We were able to purchase several pieces of
playground equipment because families turned in labels for education! Thank you PTO for organizing this
opportunity!
·
PTO is starting to collect pictures for the
yearbook. Please send any back to school
photos to grephotos@gmail.com
Golden Nuggets
For more information regarding our policies and procedures,
please click here
for our 2015/2016 Golden Nuggets.
Assessment
Day Information
Students will attend school for one hour on either
August 20th or 21st.
Please see the assessment day checklist below for an overview of the
day.
As you read, students will take the picture after their
assessment hour. Be prepared by ordering online at mylifetouch.com
- No need to send cash or flyer back to school when you
order online.
- See more options online.
- Use credit card or PayPal on our secure site.
