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Gate City News
February is a fun month with a lot happening! Throughout the month the kids will be participating in the Mayor's Million Minute Marathon challenge to try to win new books for the school library. The PTO has planned a few book related dress up days as well as some fun in-school rewards throughout the month. More information will come home with your learner. Your child will have a reading log to keep at home to track reading at home as well as a reading log in class to track their independent reading in class. We also have a teacher meal planned for parent teacher conferences as well as a Love Week set up to show our teachers how much we appreciate them. Links to sign up for the teacher meal and Love Week have been or will be sent through email. Thank you all for your willingness to volunteer and help at the school. The time and effort you put in makes a world of difference for our teachers and school!
The PTO Board
Hello Gate City Grizzlies,
Please help us reach our school goal of 300,000 minutes read for the Mayor Million Minutes Marathon! Encourage our learners to read about 25 minutes a night during the month of February and turn in their completed logs to their teachers.
Be proactive: During these very cold winter days we send learners outside if it feels like 10 degrees or higher. Please help your learner arrive to school with the layers they need to feel comfortable outside. A lot of new concepts are being taught at this time of year. Daily attendance is so important to insure your learner stays on track and gets the most out of their academic school experience.
Reminders: We work on Grizzly PRIDE which is Positivity, Respect, Integrity, Determination and Empathy. Learners who follow classroom and school expectations are celebrated through PRIDE tickets and CAMP Grizzly activities.
Thank you,
Shantel Delonas
Upcoming Events:
- February 6th: Learner lead open house 4pm-6pm & individual appointments 6pm -7pm,
- February 7th: No school for individual conference appointments 8am-12pm
- February 12th: Lego club K-5 grades 2:45pm-3:15pm
- February 17th: No school for Presidents' Day
- February 26th: Spring Picture Day and SWAT (3-5 grades) 2:45pm-3:15pm
- February 28th: No school for Record Day
Looking Ahead
- March 24-28: No school for Spring Break
As we head into the holiday season, we as a PTO want to thank all those who volunteer time, supplies and anything else to help our school! We had a very successful fundraiser with Soda Barn where we raised over $600 for our school! Thank you so much for your support! As a reminder, we have started a GroupMe for the PTO to communicate with parents more effectively. If you want to join we would love to have you!
GroupMe Link
Here is a quick update on upcoming events. On December 18th, Buddy the Elf will be visiting during the school day. On March 3rd we will be hosting a school carnival. We have some fun new ideas for the carnival this year! Volunteer sign-ups will be sent out as that event gets closer.
We wish everyone a happy holiday season!
- PTO Board
Dear Grizzly Families,
Happy December everyone. We have three jam packed weeks of school this month. Core instruction will continue to move forward and build from day to day. When possible, please send your grizzlies to school so they do not miss out on class instruction and fun learning and social opportunities. We have access to new donated children’s coats. If you need help getting any of your children coats please call the office. Reminder: Winter break starts Dec 23rd. Our first Day back to school is Monday, Jan. 6th. Safety: Please do not have learners arrive before 8am. We open doors for breakfast at 8am and send staff out to monitor at 8am. All learners should head home right after the final bell instead of lingering on the playground. Staff return inside from monitoring no later than 3pm. Proactivity: We go outside in this cold Idaho weather. Please help your learner(s) dress in layers to they keep themselves comfortable inside and outside. Right before Thanksgiving break we hosted a visiting author, Jolie Taylor. She is from Idaho Falls. Jolie shared her journey to become a published author and parts of her book “The Totally Not Boring Book of Feelings”. It is sold on Amazon, in person at Desert Books and in some Barnes & Nobles.
I hope everyone has a wonderful winter break and happy new year!
Best wishes,
Mrs. Delonas
December
- Tues. Dec. 10th PTO meeting in the library @ 12pm All are welcome and littles can tag along
- Wed. Dec. 18th Scheduled grade level visits w/ Buddy the Elf between 8:50 AM-12:30 PM
- Mon. Dec. 23- Fri. Jan. 3rd- NO SCHOOL- Winter Break
- Mon. Jan. 20th- NO SCHOOL- MLK Jr. Day
A huge THANK YOU to all of the parents that helped with and supported our Book Fair and Breakfast Buddies this past week! Your help and support is greatly appreciated!
We have an awesome fundraiser coming up in November at The Soda Barn! Head over to the ISU or Chubbuck Soda Barn locations On November 12th from 3pm-10pm. Let them know you are with Gate City Elementary and 30% of the nights proceeds with go to our school. We are so thankful to Soda Barn for organizing this event with us and hope to have a great turn out!
Gate City PTO