Gibson Weekly Newsletter

This is our last week before Thanksgiving break, which will be from November 25 - 29. Please check with your child and their teacher to make sure they are caught up on any missing assignments as we are only four weeks away from the end of the semester.

Our 6th grade students will be leaving tomorrow, Monday, November 18th, for our annual Mission Springs camp. They will be there four days and return on Thursday. Thanks to Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Pickens as well as our parent chaperones for supervising them at camp!

There will be a Family Literacy Night presented by Parent University on Wednesday, November 20th from 5:30-7:00pm in the cafeteria. We look forward to seeing you there!

We will be on a minimum day schedule this Tuesday, November 19th. TK & Kindergarten students will be dismissed at 12:25pm and 1st-6th grades at 1:25pm. Thank you again for ensuring your child is picked up on these early dismissal Tuesdays!

Let's have a great week!

Mr. Hansen

Regular Schedule

• 7:50am - Breakfast Served in Cafeteria
• 8:15am - Students dismissed to blacktop area
• 8:25am - Instruction Begins
• 1:30pm - TK/Kindergarten Dismissal
• 2:30pm - 1st-6th Grades Dismissal

This month's Character Counts! color is purple for the character trait of Citizenship.

Events & Activities for the week/month:

November 18 - Quarter 2 Progress Reports Sent Home

November 19 - Minimum Day Schedule - Early Release (TK-K @ 12:25pm, 1st-6th @ 1:25pm)

November 20 - Family Literacy Night (5:30-7:00pm)

November 22 - Cross Country Meet @ Bullard HS (2:00pm)

November 25 - Thanksgiving Break Begins (11/25 - 11/29)

December 3 - Minimum Day Schedule - Early Release (TK-K @ 12:25pm, 1st-6th @ 1:25pm)

Regular Day Schedule

• 7:50am - Breakfast Served in Cafeteria
• 8:15am - Students dismissed to blacktop area
• 8:25am - Instruction Begins
• 1:30pm - TK/Kindergarten Dismissal
• 2:30pm - 1st-6th Grades Dismissal

Minimum Day Schedule

• 7:50am - Breakfast Served in Cafeteria
• 8:15am - Students dismissed to blacktop area
• 8:25am - Instruction Begins
• 12:25pm - TK/Kindergarten Dismissal
• 1:25pm - 1st-6th Grades Dismissal

Minimum Days

November: 19

December: 3, 10,17

January: 14, 28

February: 4, 25

March: 4, 18, 25

April: 1, 8, 29

May: 6, 13, 20

June: 3

The Parent-Teacher Organization will be providing a weekly update within this newsletter. We encourage all families to become a member of PTO this year.

Beginning this Monday, November 18th, we will be placing any of our lost and found items on tables in front of the office. They will be out there every morning and remain until the end of the day. Please check to see if some of your child's clothing or other items are there. We will be donating all unclaimed items at the end of the week.

Fresno Unified will be adopting a new social studies curriculum for the 2025-26 school year. They will be choosing from two vendors based on reviews from our teachers and parents. Attached is the flyer for TCI California and their curriculum. You are welcome to review the material at teachtci.com/fresno. Also attached is a QR code where you send in your review of the curriculum. I will send out other vendor's curriculum as they send them to us.

Please scan the QR code below to purchases yours today!

Please helps us fill our yearbook with memories. You could upload photos for the following events in the links below.

You will use password: Gibson2024!

Red Ribbon Week:

https://books.yearbooks.me/ca/vmhcq3su3t66t4qchgjjdjd4bnusm7vak

Jog-A-Thon:

https://books.yearbooks.me/ca/c39tstsd8ev5t4m8rb34sc48um4pnwea5

Random:

https://books.yearbooks.me/ca/pryrsfjckemgu7rsgms39df96m8ab58me

Please keep pictures in the correct category. 😊

Thank you,

Brooke

Attendance Rate (8/19 - 11/15)

Our current attendance rate since the beginning of the school year continues to be at 95.0%. Gibson is currently has the second highest attendance rate among Elementary Schools. Thank you for your support in making sure students on at school on time, every day. Our goal is to reach over 96% for the school year.

I will continue to display academic data throughout the school year as students are assessed on benchmarks in ELA & math.

iReady Results - Beginning of Year 2024-25 (Grades K-6th)

ELA - 32%

Math - 17%

This assessment was given during the first few weeks of school, and is a benchmark to show where students are meeting their grade level standards to begin the year, in comparison to where they will be at the end of the year. You will see growth throughout the school year and there will be future diagnostic assessments in December and April/May.

Fluency Assessments

One of our schoolwide goals this year is to increase the fluency level of every student. Teachers are instructing and assessing fluency for 10 minutes each day. Students were assessed at the beginning of the school year, and will be assessed at each progress reporting periods. Students are given a one-minute assessment to determine how much growth in their fluency level. Our schoolwide data shows that 56% of our students in grades 1st - 6th are at grade level or above after being assessed on reading fluency. 52% of students increased the number of words they read per minute from the beginning of the year. The next benchmark assessment will take place in December at the end of the second quarter.

Wednesday will celebrate November's Character Counts! trait of citizenship. Students are encouraged to wear purple on that day.

Citizenship is about being a member of a community, helping others and following rules. Good citizens show respect, help their community, and participate in activities that make the place they live better.

This year we will be changing all communication between school and families using Parent Square. You are able to download an app or use the online version.

Below is the flyer to sign up using the QR code.

Beginning soon, the district has established the Raptor Management System that allows our office staff to check visitor ID and create a visitor pass. Here is some information regarding this new system:

• Visitor will be required to give valid state-issued ID (no ID = name and birthdate typed in manually)
• Only scans visitor’s name, birthdate, and photo
• Visitor badge will be printed out
• Badge not required if only visiting the office

Here are the breakfast and lunch menus for November