Welcome to the GES Week In Review (WIR).

The WIR will be sent out weekly during the school year. In the WIR you will find upcoming dates and information relevant to your child here at GES. Please review regularly to stay abreast of the exciting things happening at Gilbertsville Elementary School.

November 23-27- Thanksgiving Break - No School (Offices open on 11/27)

Wishing all of our GES families and staff a safe, restful, and happy Thanksgiving Holiday. We look forward to our students returning on Tuesday, November 28.

Today we celebrated reaching our Fun Run fundraising goal. We exceeded our goal of $15,000 which meant our students got to vote for a staff member to get slimed. During a schoolwide assembly, we revealed the lucky 3 staff members who got slimed. Enjoy watching the fun at the link below.

GES is participating in a study with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission to conduct a study on safe routes to school. Please click on the following link to find out more and provide input via a survey. www.dvrpc.org/srtspottstown

Mrs. Delp is happy to announce that the Art to Remember fundraiser is returning to Gilbertsville Elementary this year. Your child/children have been busy creating a piece of artwork that can be printed on special keepsake items to be purchased. Order forms were recently sent home and all orders will be processed online and sent to your home. Thank you so much for supporting your child’s art talents and GES!

https://everykidsports.org/every-kid-sports-pass/

WIN at GES-Please read the letter below explaining how this program works here at Gilbertsville. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Thank you for partnering in your child's education.

As a reminder, if your child typically rides the bus and you are picking them up at dismissal, please send a note including the name of the adult who will pick them up. This is an important piece of information so that the adults supervising parent pick up know what trusted adult is picking up your child. Please make sure the adult has their drivers license with them. This is a reminder for parents/guardians who do not pick up regularly. Those of you who pick up daily, please continue using the sign provided.

Thank you for your help with keeping students safe and the parent pick up line moving quickly.

BASD has the ability to utilize one snow day and 5 flexible instruction days throughout the school year in the event that inclement weather or other emergency school closing. Your child’s teacher will review these directions with your child early next week. In the event of an unexpected school closing, the district message will define what type of day is being used. Digital and paper/pencil options will be provided. If a student cannot access the Internet or paper copies of the learning activities, he/she will have three (3) school days to complete the assignments. Any student who fails to complete their FID assignment within three school days will be marked as absent.

We will be following a 6-day cycle for school this year. Your child's special schedule will be based on the cycle days rather than days of the week. For your planning, the next 2 weeks of school cycle days are listed below.

Week of November 27

Monday-No School

Tuesday-Day 5

Wednesday-Day 6

Thursday-Day 1

Friday-Day 2

Week of December 4

Monday-Day 3

Tuesday-Day 4

Wednesday-Day 5

Thursday-Day 6

Friday-Day 1

Sick Kids and When to Stay Home: With the return of cooler temperatures and cold and flu season, please keep the following points in mind when deciding to send your child to school:

Your child(ren) will be able to get breakfast and lunch at school. Lunch prices are included in the memo from food service listed below.

School breakfast will once again be offered for free for all Pennsylvania schools.

Reporting an absence: If your child is not feeling well and cannot attend school, please email attendance at AttendanceGES@boyertownasd.org, or use the link below to inform the school that your child will not be present due to an illness, or appointment. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvtpG7SKITdNqliElSWvB9u4el72hJiIntaN9LFeyTuq8TnQ/viewform

Educational Trip: Parents/Guardians must complete an Educational Trip Form 2 days prior to your child's absence. **Please note that failure to submit a trip form prior to departure will result in trip days being counted as an unlawful absence.

If you are planning to transport your child to school, please complete the google form indicating the adults that you give permission to pick up your child after school. As we work through the first few weeks of school we ask for your patience as we all get used to our transportation procedures. Thank you in advance for that.

Click here to complete the Parent Pick Up Dismissal Form

Click here for a pdf version of Parent Drop-off and Pick-Up Maps and Procedures

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The GES HSA is working hard to plan many exciting events for you and your children. Please review the information below so that you can stay up to date and involved.

1. Homeroom Parent communication Form-Please complete so your child's homeroom parent can communicate with you. You can also express interest in becoming a homeroom parent in this form.
1. Homeroom Parent/Classroom Communication Form 2023-2024
2. GES HSA Shirt Orders- Every other year the HSA provides each student with a GES shirt. This year we are collecting sizes in a different way. Please use the link below and student ID to order this FREE shirt. You need to put your child's student ID in the coupon code area for checkout. You can only do one transaction at a time so if you have multiple kids you need to follow this process for each child.
1. https://spirithero.com/collections/gilbertsville-2?fbclid=IwAR08Eh089-htGa-Re6EM3Be_Uq7DnkOmWKtCjw1KVi-4eBUMk2YZ_MiwQa0
2. Please note that if your child's student ID does not work, you will need to complete the form below. Please email gilbertsvilleelementaryhsa@gmail.com with questions. https://forms.gle/W1i59CRFrFG4KGjQ7
3. First HSA Meeting of the School year-Monday, September 11-7 PM in the GES Library we hope you can join us.

BASD is proud to host our online Community Bulletin Board. The electronic bulletin board features district and community activities, events, clubs, resources, and more. The board is updated regularly and is an excellent source of information regarding things happening throughout our community and beyond. Be sure to check it out regularly!

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Gilbertsville Elementary
36 Cong Road
Gilbertsville, PA 19525
(610)369-7485