Golden Eagle News

Dear Golden Families,

This has been a year to remember. A year filled with joy, growth, milestones, and moments of pride. From celebrating our 60th Anniversary to earning well-deserved accolades and awards, 2024–2025 has been a truly special chapter in Golden’s history. From the very start, we committed ourselves to our theme: “We Are Golden: Every Student, Every Day,” and together, with your partnership, we brought it to life. Through every lesson, event, challenge, and celebration, our Golden Eagle students were at the heart of it all. Your support, encouragement, and collaboration helped them thrive, not just as learners, but as kind, confident, and capable human beings. Because of you, they soared.

Thank you for being the incredible village behind each child. Whether volunteering your time, cheering from the sidelines, helping with homework, or simply showing up day after day; you made a difference. You are an essential part of what makes Golden shine so brightly. The connections we’ve made will truly be treasured. I absolutely adore your children, and I will miss them over the summer! I hope the weeks ahead are filled with laughter, rest, and quality time together as a family.

For those of you whose journey at Golden is coming to an end as your children move on to new adventures, please know: Once a Golden Eagle, always a Golden Eagle. You will always have a home here, and we can’t wait to hear about all the wonderful things your children will go on to accomplish.

Our office will officially close on June 26th and reopen on August 11th. If you need anything over the summer, please don’t hesitate to email me.

Wishing you all a fantastic last week of school. As a reminder, Thursday is a 12:00 PM dismissal! Thank you again for being such an integral part of our school community. Your support makes all the difference.

We are Golden. Every Student. Every Day. And that includes you.

Have a wonderful, relaxing summer!

With heartfelt appreciation,
Kristin

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Monday, 6/9 ~ Motivational Monday

~ 6th Grade Kickball Tournament

~ Park Day (Lussier/Moores/Saito)

~ Yearbooks delivered to classrooms

Tuesday, 6/10 ~ Graduating Seniors Class Photo @ 3:30pm

~ 1st Grade Party

~ 6th Grade Party @ John's Incredible Pizza

~ 4th Grade @ Koch Park

~ 5th Grade @ Tri-City Park

~ PTA Board Meeting

~ Valencia Grads visit @1:45pm (official visit but many coming at later time)

Wednesday, 6/11 ~ Early Release Wednesday @ 1:15PM (K-6)

~ 6th Grade Whole School Clap Out @ 8AM

~ 6th Grade Breakfast

~ Saito 5th Grade Promotion Party

Thursday, 6/12 ~ Last Day of School

~ Minimum Day - 12PM Dismissal

~ 6th Grade Promotion @ 8:15AM

~ TK All Early Birds - Dismissed at 12PM

~ Report Cards Go Home

Friday, 6/13 ~ First Day of Summer!

SUMMER ... SUMMER ... SUMMER!!!!

June 26 ~ Office Closes for Summer

August 11 ~ Office Opens for Families

August 25 ~ Teacher Placements/Class Lists Communicated

August 25 ~ School Tours & PTA Welcome Reception for New Student

August 26 ~ First Day of School

September 4 ~ Back to School Night (Grades 1-6)

Kinder:

August 11 & 12 ~ Kindergarten Assessments

August 25 ~ Kinder Back to School Meeting/Meet & Greet @ 8:30AM

TK:

August 25 ~ TK Back to School Meeting/Meet & Greet @ 10:00AMJune 12 ~ TK All Early Birds

Thursday, June 12th is the last day of school. We have an updated schedule for this day:

TK-6 Day: 7:50 AM – 12:00 PM (All TK are Early Birds)

TK, 1-6 Recess: 9:40-9:50

Kinder Recess: 9:50-10:00

TK, 1-3 Lunch: 10:45-11:15

K & 4-6 Lunch*: 11:15-11:45am

Dismissal 12:00pm

*6th grade students will be gone as promotion is in the morning (so this is really grades 4 & 5)

Attention Current 3rd - 5h Grade Students:

Golden is looking for next year's 4th - 6th grade students to serve as student valets for the 2025-26 school year. This is a wonderful leadership opportunity, as well as a way to get connected and be part of our Golden Community. If your child is interested, please read the requirements and complete the form below. We take pride in our morning valet program, and look forward to selecting some amazing Golden Eagles to help serve our community next year. Just a reminder, students serve one week a month, so please consider joining our team!

2025-26 Morning Valet - Sign Up

A schedule will be given out the first week of school! We look forward to working with your child! Thank you!

Sixth Grade Promotion is an exciting day and will be the last day of school, Thursday, June 12th at 8:15am. I wanted to share a few reminders regarding our morning procedures to make sure everything goes smoothly.

Please drop your child off at school like you would any other morning. Students will enter campus and report to their classroom before 7:50am. After dropping off your child, please then go find a place to park. Please do not park in the George Key Parking Lot or any staff assigned parking spot. You are welcome to find a place to park along Golden Avenue or the neighboring streets near the front of the school.

The Main Gate will open at 8:00am for families to enter. There will be no saved seats before entrance. Please do not come onto campus before 8am. Once all Golden Students have arrived and are in class, families will be able to enter our campus. We ask that you please sign in using the QR code in front of the school or inside the Golden Park Area in front of the main gate like we do for all large events. There will be a line, and we ask you to please be mindful not to block any gates, student traffic flow, or valet lines. We need to make sure that ALL of our students can get through the gates on time. Gates will be closed at 7:50am, and then the Main Gate will re-open at 8:00am for you to enter and find a seat. We have secured extra chairs, so there is plenty of room. The promotion will be held on the upper grade blacktop area.

If you would like your younger sibling(s) to attend and watch the promotion, they are welcome to. Please email their teacher ahead of time, but siblings must first go check in with their teacher and take attendance. At the culmination of promotion, your sixth grade child will go back to their classroom where you can then check them out to go home. If you are planning on taking any younger siblings home, you will need to check them out at the front office; however, it has been our experience that siblings don’t like to miss the last day activities with their teacher.

We look forward to celebrating this special day with you next week, and we appreciate your support.

2025–2026 Technology Equipment Checkout Form for Parents & Students:

• This form is for parents to sign when checking out a Chromebook for their child.
• If a student already has a device, parents can use this form to indicate they will keep it over the summer and into the 2025–2026 school year

Thank you to our community for coming to all of our exciting events. We LOVE to invite you onto our campus! However, it is very important that you park along the street. I know parking is limited, but we make it work. Please do not park at George Key. Their parking lot is reserved for their staff and families, and when we park there, it negatively impacts them. I know this is not the first reminder, but we pride ourselves on being good community members, so please help us by following the rules and parking along Golden Avenue. Thank you!

Golden would not be "Golden" without all of our amazing parent/family volunteers. Our amazing PTA is searching for some new volunteers. If you are interested or would like more information, please reach out to goldenparliamentarian@gmail.com. We welcome all volunteers! THANK YOU!

Are you moving? Are you planning on attending a different school? Please help us plan for the next year and kindly fill out this very short form to let us know that you will be at Golden in the fall or you will be moving on to somewhere else.

Current sixth grade students do not need to take this survey! :-)

2025-26 Returning to Golden Form

The Attendance Challenge is HERE!! Click HERE to learn more about the attendance challenge and why it is important!

Week 1: Miss Baize (K) and Mrs. Bloomquist (5th)

Week 2: Mrs. Woinarowicz (2nd) and Mrs. Joy Rasic (5th)

Week 3: Mrs. Vasquez (2nd) and Mrs. Rago (4th)

Week 4: Mrs. Jones (1st) & Mrs. Bloomquist (5th)

Week 5: Mrs. Cerda (1st) & Mrs. Hanna (4th)

Week 6: Mrs. Cerda (1st) & Mrs. Bloomquist (5th)

Week 7: Miss Ward (1st) & Mrs. Joy Rasic (5th)

Week 8: Mrs. Jones(1st)/Mrs. Goodwin (TK) & Mr. Nguyen (6th)

Week 9: Mrs. Jones (1st) & Mrs. Fiala (5th)

Week 10: Mrs. Lussier (K-1) & Mrs. Bloomquist (5th)

Week 11: Mrs. Goodwin (TK) & Mrs. Fiala (5th)

Week 12: Mrs. Jones (1st)/Mrs. Dimopoulos (K) & Mrs. Garlinghouse (4th)

Please click HERE to see the Welcome Back letter sent to families on August 18th.

Student Calendar 2024-2025

School Lunch Menu

Online Data Confirmation ~ This MUST be updated for all students.

PYLUSD District Website

Golden Bell Schedule

Golden Student Parent Handbook

Golden Daily Absence Form

PYLUSD Student Illness Guidelines

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Email: kmcdonald@pylusd.org
Website: golden.pylusd.org
Location: 740 Golden Avenue, Placentia, CA, USA
Phone: 714.986.7160