GOODNOE GAZETTE

Tuesday - Apr. 30 & Wednesday, May 1 - PSSA MATH

Thursday, May 2 & Friday, May 3 - PSSA SCIENCE

Wednesday, May 1 & Thursday, May 2 - 1st Grade trips to Silver Lake Nature Center

Friday, May 3 - 2:45 School Wide Bingo

Monday - Friday, May 6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week

Tuesday, May 7 – Visiting Author, Beth Ferry (Gr. K-3)

Wednesday, May 8 – 11:00 AM & 1:30 PM Kdg. Show

Thursday, May 9 – 9:30 AM & 7:00 PM Spring Concert, Band & Orchestra

Thursday - Saturday- May 9-11 District Art Show @ CR North

Friday, May 10 – 4th grade & 2nd grade attend Art Show

Wednesday, May 15 – 9:30 AM & 7:00 PM Spring Concert, Chorus

Friday, May 17 – 9:45 Benergy1 School wide Assembly

Monday - May 20 – 9:30 6th Grade visits NMS

Wednesday - May 22 – 10:00-11:15 4th Grade State Fair

Wednesday - May 22 – 3:00 6th Grade Track Meet

Thursday - May 23 – 3:00 Rain date 6th Grade Track Meet

Thursday - May 23 – 7:00 PTO Meeting

Monday - May 27 – Memorial Day, All schools & offices are closed

Friday - May 31 – Field Day

On Saturday, April 20th, Council Rock North hosted the Bucks County Special Olympics. Many of our students participated in the events which included the tennis ball throw, 25 - yard dash and 50 - yard dash. The competition was exceptional, and each event was exciting to watch. Our student athletes brought home both gold, silver and bronze medals. Congratulations to all our amazing athletes! A big thank you to Mrs. McGill for helping facilitate this event!

5th grade Garden Club is officially under way! Students will plant direct-sow seeds and perennials in the coming weeks! Mrs. Mccafferty and the PTO funded a clean out and new mulch. The students have started preparing the beds for plants.

Save the date for our annual Buy-One-Get-One-Free Book Fair. The fair will run from Monday to Friday, June 3-11. Family Night is Monday, June 3rd, 4-7 PM. The BOGO Fair is a great time to stock up on summer reading books for the family. We hope to see you at the fair!

For your planning purposes below are the district dates for our 2024 PSSA's.

Math: Tues., 4/30 & Wed., 5/1

Sci: Thurs., 5/2 & Fri., 5/3

For the cost of $2.00 per raffle entry, each GES student may purchase as many entries as they choose. Students will then place their entries in the boxes in the Goodnoe lobby that represent the different segments of the show that they are interested in starring in.

Segments Include:

Special Announcements (5 winners chosen )

Sports (1 winner chosen )

Trivia (1 winner chosen)

Prize Patrol (1 winner chosen)

Shout Outs (1 winner chosen )

What’s Trending (1 winner chosen )

Mystery Staff (1 winner chosen )

Top Ten (1 winner chosen)

All raffle submissions must be submitted between

Friday, April 26th - Friday, May 3rd

Winners will be drawn and announced on Friday, May 3rd.

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Raffle Entry to be on one episode of Good Morning Goodnoe - Cost $2.00

Child’s Name _____________________________________________________

Child’s Teacher _________________________ Grade ________________________

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We are excited to announce the upcoming Goodnoe Spring Instrumental Concert, scheduled for May 9th at 7:00 PM. Mark your calendars for an evening filled with exceptional performances by our talented student musicians!

The concert lineup will feature four remarkable performing groups:

1. The Advanced Concert Band
2. The Combined Concert Band
3. The Beginning Orchestra
4. The Advanced Orchestra

Each ensemble has been diligently preparing to showcase their musical talents, and we invite you to join us for an evening of entertainment and appreciation for their hard work.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Goodnoe Spring Instrumental Concert.

Thank you for your continued support of our music program. We can't wait to share our passion for music with you on May 9th!

$1.00 PER PRETZEL (No Change Please)

MUST BE ORDERED IN ADVANCE BETWEEN 4/22 - 5/3

DELIVERY ON 5/10

The Goodnoe Singers are hard at work to prepare our first annual Spring Sing Along! Save the Date for May 15th at 7pm. Everyone is welcome! Email Ms. Milliken if you would like more information at cmilliken@crsd.org

https://tinyurl.com/GESsingalong

Earlier today, the process for parent input for next school year's classroom reorganization was sent to parents. This process is for K- 5th Grade parents. This is an annual process and input from previous years is not considered, as circumstances change from year to year. Please complete the Google Form for submission if you are interested in providing input. The deadline for this process is Monday, April 29th.

April 12, 2024

Dear Goodnoe Families,

As the end of the school year approaches, we at Goodnoe Elementary are beginning the formal process of creating class lists for the 2024-2025 school year. In Council Rock, the development of elementary classes and the assignment of teachers is a lengthy and complex process. We want to take this opportunity to help families understand the process and criteria utilized to create final class lists.

Our goal is to develop lists that consider the following factors: individual student academic needs, social characteristics, emotional factors, possible personality conflicts, and the number of students with specialized needs. For the 2024-2025 school year, the practice of the district permits parents to provide a submitted request to me describing the type of learning environment and instructional style they feel best fits the learning characteristics of their child.

Please note that requests for teachers by name will not be accepted. While we believe your feedback is critical to our process, this input should be precisely focused on the specific needs of your child. If you are concerned with a specific teacher as a consequence of your personal experience, feel free to contact me directly. Absent this, we will employ our process and do everything reasonably possible to position your child for success. Parent input will be considered as one of many important factors. As such, the final decision on all placements rests with the school team and may be different from the input provided by the parent.

Parent input must be submitted through this GES PARENT INPUT FORM Input will not be accepted after the deadline of Monday, April 29, 2024. We urge families to be proactive regarding this process and timeframe. If input is provided after the deadline, it will be too late to make sound changes to the class lists. Changes made after class lists are established could negatively impact another student’s placement or alter the balance of classrooms. Subsequently, input will not be considered after the deadline.

We appreciate your partnership and trust in the class placement process. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at bfox@crsd.org

Sincerely,
Beth Fox

We are pleased to welcome author Beth Ferry to Goodnoe on May 7th. She will visit with students in grades K-3. Please click here for more information or if you would like to order books to be signed by the author. We can't wait to hear her stories about friendship and adventure.

Join us to celebrate our GES student artists at the CR District Art show May 10th and 11th. The show will be located in the CR North Gymnasium. Artwork can be viewed 6-8pm on Friday, May 10th and 10am-2pm on Saturday, May 11th. We hope to see you there to support the arts in Council Rock! I4076_crsd.org_20240207_135106_0001-removebg-preview.png

April is National Poetry Month. Poetry is a type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader's imagination or emotions. The poet does this by carefully choosing and arranging language for its meaning, sound, and rhythm. Some poems, such as nursery rhymes, are simple and humorous. Share a favorite nursery rhyme of yours from when you were a child with your own child or children this month. You can also click on the link below to go to Reading is Fundamental. This site has wonderful poetry resources. Go to Genre on the left side of the screen and check the box that says Poetry. You can further sort by Grade Level and Theme and then choose poetry book titles that you think your child or children might like. Enjoy!

Goodnoe is excited to honor and celebrate Autism! Awareness/Acceptance Month during the month of April. April 2nd is the actual day but we are going to celebrate all month long! Currently, according to the CDC and the National Institute of Health 1 in 36 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder. We are starting the month by having each student in the building color a hand that will create a bulletin board titled, “Unity Through Diversity: All Welcome”

Over the course of the month, we will be participating in a variety of activities:

• Everyone is invited to take part in the special dress up days.

• All students with their buddy classes, will read, discuss and complete an activity centered around the book “Everyone Belongs” by Heather Avis.

• We will also share important facts about autism throughout the month, both on morning announcements and through our Good Morning Goodnoe show.

We are aware that there are different symbols and sayings that people are comfortable with using when discussing autism. Some people are comfortable with the puzzle piece, others prefer the infinity symbol. Some people prefer to use the terminology of autistic people while others are comfortable with people with autism. While we try to educate ourselves in each area, it is our hope to embrace and share acceptance of everyone no matter the symbols or terminology. We look forward to sharing these activities together to celebrate autism awareness and acceptance over the month of April.

Per Pennsylvania state requirements, the health office requires a current physical examination form and dental form for all new incoming students. Physical exams are also required for all students entering 6th grade and dental exams are required for all students entering 3rd grade. We can accept any exam completed as early as July 1, 2023, per state regulations. This would include dental examinations for current 2nd grade students and physical examinations for current 5th graders dated after 07/07/23. These state forms can be found at crsd.org and can be submitted to katie.engelhardt@crsd.org.

Registration is now open for enrolling any NEW students for next school year. If your child is already attending GES, there is nothing you need to do.

Online Registration: The Council Rock School District utilizes a secure online portal for a parent(s) to enroll their child(ren). Please ensure you have all required documents ready before starting the enrollment process below. The application functions best in the Chrome browser on a desktop or laptop.

Your child is NOT registered until all documents have been received, reviewed by central registration, and the final registration document has been signed by the parent.

All questions regarding student lunch accounts should be sent to the Chartwells staff at GESCafeteria@CRSD.org Click on the below link to preview the monthly menu and nutritional information.

Attached is the form to be completed for Family Educational Trips. Handwritten letters are accepted, however this form is preferred. Please be sure to submit the form/letter at least ten (10) days prior to your trip, for approval. Please contact Sue Bogucki, attendance clerk, at sbogucki@crsd.org if you have questions regarding this process.

Our lost and found has accumulated many articles of clothing over the last several months. All items will be on display outdoors during Field Day.

These days most children have access to an iPhone or an iPad, whether it is their own device or one belonging to their parents. However, this could lead to the children being exposed to inappropriate content, online predators, and inappropriate text messaging. Therefore, parents need to provide guidance and take precautions. The easiest way to keep track of your children and their phone usage is to monitor the device and text messages. We also strongly suggest disabling group messaging on your child’s phone or ipad, as many inappropriate conversations occur on this type of messaging, which quickly escalate into conflict and drama. If there are conversations that lead to highly inappropriate content or cyberbullying, your child can be held accountable for being part of the conversation.

Below are links to help you set up parental control for your child’s apple or android device.

When escorting students to and from school, please do not bring pets on school grounds or into the school building. Many of our children have pet allergies or are afraid of animals; therefore, the presence of animals in school or on school grounds is prohibited. Some classes at Goodnoe Elementary School do participate in the Nor’Wester Reading Dogs program, so on occasion you may see dogs visiting. These dogs are specially trained and licensed to work in the schools with students. No other animals are permitted on school property during school hours. Please refer to our board policy for more information on animals in school policy 718 https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/coun/Board.nsf/vpublic?open#

Please take a moment to review this year's attendance letter from the school district that outlines information regarding Council Rock's policies on student absences. You can find the letter at the link below.

2023-2024 PTO Membership

Joining the PTO doesn't mean an immediate volunteering commitment (if you can help out great - if not that is just fine too!).

Joining the PTO means you believe in the students, the teachers and staff, families, and community at Goodnoe.

By becoming a PTO member and contributing and participating, you are making a difference in every student.

Join today to help make this school year one of the best ones yet!

*If you prefer to register via the form provided at back to school night - please send it in with dues and we will handle the processing for you!*

Your child’s class has been reviewing the SW-PBIS (School Wide- Positive Behavior Interventions & Support) school expectations. The lessons include a class discussion, modeling and practicing of respectful, responsible, and safe behaviors in the locations listed on the school-wide matrix. Your child’s class also learned about the voice levels that are expected for the different locations. Please take some time to review the matrix and voice level chart below with your child. Our school website has a SW-PBIS link with more specific information regarding the structure of Goodnoe’s School Wide Positive Interventions & Support system. Check out more information at the links below.

CRSD Website

GES Website

GES PTO Website

Home Access Center

CRSD Food Services

2023-24 School Calendar

BusZoneParentFlyerTemplate-English.pdf (finalsite.net)

Mrs. Beth Fox

Principal

Email: bfox@crsd.org
Location: 298 Frost Lane, Newtown, PA, USA
Phone: (215) 944-2107