Dear Garden Road Families,
APEX has been bringing the excitement to Garden Road! Jungle Josh, The Almighty Jorge, and Smilin' Kilyne have been teaching character lessons, holding assemblies, and getting pied in the face! Our morning announcements are highlighting our character trait of the month (for September), Be Proactive. Students are also highlighting famous Hispanic Americans in the morning announcements. While the weather is cooling, it looks as though we will head in to some hot weather this week! If the temperature rises above 90 degrees, we will keep students indoors for playground times.
I hope to see you at the APEX fun run this week on Wednesday, October 2! Although it is supposed to be a very warm day, we should be done with the fun run before the temperature soars too high! We will keep a close eye on the temperature and our students to ensure they are not getting overheated.
Sue Melnick
Principal, Garden Road Elementary School
Friday Flag on Friday, October 4 with a surprise from APEX!
This Friday will be our Friday Flag ceremony. If you are notified that your child is receiving an Eagle of the Month Award, there will be a reception in the MPR starting at 7:15 for you and your student so they can receive their award. There will be breakfast treats and coffee.
This month's Friday Flag ceremony will include a celebration of our fundraising efforts with APEX. A principal's challenge has been issued! We will close out our time with APEX with a fun event including students and the principal. More information will be coming out this week!
It's BOOK FAIR time!
We need volunteers to make this happen! Please sign up via Signup Genius (click the link here.) Text Ashley Carlomagno at 858-361-9807 with questions.
Book Fair Chairs,
Vanessa and Ashley
3rd Annual Dads Club Walk to School Day, October 4
The Dads Club will be hosting the 3rd annual Walk to School Day on Friday, October 4. Dads will be meeting at 7:10 am on the north side of Garden Road Park where the jungle gym is located. Everyone will start walking through the park at 7:25. There will be donuts and OJ for the kids. Please contact Tory Wightman at (858)449-6039 with questions or to learn more about the Garden Road Dads Club.
Food and Nutrition Reminders
School breakfast and school lunch are FREE for all enrolled students, every school day. Meals must still be entered into the cafeteria computer by individual student account.
Even though meals are free, families are highly encouraged to complete the application for free and reduced-price meal eligibility. School site funding depends in part on the number of students eligible for free/reduced-price meals. Families that qualify for free/reduced-price meals may qualify for other benefits, as well. The meal application is available online at MySchoolApps.com.
Printer-friendly PDF menus are available on the PUSD Food and Nutrition webpage. At the top of the page, click or hover over School Menus + and then Printable PDF Menus.
- Interactive, web-based menus containing nutrient and allergen details are available at MySchoolMenus.com, as well as via links from the F&N webpage.
Parent Workshops Survey
Parents, please take a moment to fill out this survey to let us know what times work best for you to attend a parent workshop.
Crossing Guard Position Open
Garden Road Elementary School needs a crossing guard! The position is now open for hiring! If you know of a community member who would like to ensure the safety of our students and be a part of Garden Road Elementary School, please share the flier below with them! Any interested candidates can contact our office for more information.
Sue Melnick
Principal
