Gilbertsville Elementary

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.

Dear GES Students and Families,

We are so excited for you to come back for the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Freas and the custodial team did a phenomenal job getting the school ready for Monday morning. Mrs. McDevitt worked hard enrolling new students, organizing supplies and making sure everything is ready in the office for the start of the school year. Our teachers and staff have prepped bulletin boards, set up classrooms, and planned lessons to make this year, the best year ever! Make sure to say thank you them for all of their hard work.

The start of a new school year is exciting and can make us feel a little bit nervous. You are not alone, I am always nervous too. Remember that all of the adults in the building are here to help you find your way and answer questions.

Just a few reminders for students and parents, please be patient the first week of school with transportation and parent drop off/pick up. We move slowly on purpose to help our students get on the right busses, and also get into the right cars at pick up. This includes bus times in the morning. Our drivers take it slow the first week or so to make sure students know the expectations on the bus.

I hope that everyone has a great weekend and students I am so excited to see you on Monday morning.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Petri

Next week your children and their classmates will review our GES Unity Expectations. We use these to help all students know what is expected no matter where they are in the school. Our returning students now them well and are very familiar with our Unity Store that happens regularly throughout the school year.

The Unity Expectations are:

Use kind words and actions

Need to keep hands, feet, and objects to ourselves

I will follow staff directions the first time given

Take ownership of our actions and learning

Yield and walk silently throughout our school

We hope that you discuss these with your children and help us foster a positive learning environment for all of our students.

If you are sending your child to school with a cell phone or smart watch, please review the expectation outlined in our district handbook related to students having these items in school. If your child has a smart watch, please put it on school mode during school hours. If your child is using their smart watch for anything other then telling time during the school day, they may lose the privilege to wear it during school hours.

Excerpt from District Handbook:

Cellular Telephones and Other Devices Cellular telephones and other devices must be: (1) turned off; (2) kept in the student’s book bag upon arrival at school and remain there until dismissal unless the device is approved for student use by an administrator. Repeat offenders must have the parent/guardian retrieve the phone and may be subject to disciplinary measures. The Boyertown Area School District is not responsible for lost or stolen cellular telephones at school.

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 August 26

Monday-Day 1

Tuesday-Day 2

Wednesday-Day 3

Thursday-Day 4

Sick Kids and When to Stay Home: Please keep the following points in mind when deciding to send your child to school:

Food Service Newsletter

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

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