2025 February 10-14

If you haven't had the opportunity to watch our latest video, check it out below! We would appreciate it if you'd share it with friends and neighbors. Especially if they have children of elementary school age who don't attend the Ranch! You can share this newsletter, or the link to it on YouTube or even via Instagram. I appreciate your help in promoting our school and recruiting new students and their families to the Ranch!

Enrollment for next school year is in full swing! If you have a student who will be attending Sonoma Ranch for the first time, please complete the online enrollment process by logging into Infinite Campus and follow those steps. You do not need to enroll students currently attending Sonoma Ranch unless they are going from preschool to Kindergarten

If you have friends or neighbors interested in enrolling students for next year, please direct them to our website. There is an "enroll" button or you can just share the link with them!

If your student attends Sonoma Ranch on a open enrollment boundary exemption, you do not need to complete a new boundary exemption request each year. Your student does, however, have to adhere to the expectations outlined in that agreement. Failure to do so can result in the open enrollment being denied for the upcoming school year.

If your student will be attending a different Gilbert Public School on a boundary exemption, you will need to complete a new boundary exemption for that GPS school. This would apply to our 6th graders going to junior high that are out of boundary for the junior high.

On behalf of all of the staff at Sonoma Ranch, I wanted to thank our wonderful community and PTSO for the amazing SOUPer Bowl luncheon! The soups and chilis and bread and snacks were delicious! There were so many to chose from it was hard to pick! Thank you so much for this wonderful tradition at the Ranch!

Student Council Valentine Grams are due back on Tuesday, February 11th! Please make sure your student turns them in on time to ensure Student Council can place candy on them before they get passed out on Valentine's Day.

SRE KINDNESS WEEK is HERE! This week our Stallions will be celebrating in the spirit of National Random Acts of Kindness Week. Sunshine Squad wants to make Kindness the Norm at the Ranch. There are spirit days and challenges for students to participate in to help foster positivity and kindness, and spread it throughout the Ranch. We hope to use this week as another chance to help our Stallions become positive leaders in their community. Thanks for your support! See the flyer below for all the fun and fabulous ways your student can join us in spreading kindness in our school community this week!

If you'd be interested in helping Gilbert Elementary support families impacted by the California wild fires, please see the flyer below.

The Rodeo is just around the corner. This event is open to SRE families and the Sonoma Ranch community. You are not going to want to miss this event!! The flyer below provides all the info you need to know. If you have questions, please reach out to our amazing PTSO at sreptso@gmail.com

In order for the Rodeo to take place, PTSO needs volunteers throughout the evening. It isn't possible to pull off this large of an event without families pitching in to help. If you are the parent of a 6th grader and this will be your "last rodeo" so to speak 😂, this would be a great opportunity to support your student's school one last time! If you're new to the Ranch, if you volunteer during the Rodeo you'll get the chance to get to know your student's friends and classmates, as well as their families.

The link below is to sign up to help. If you cannot commit to the block of times offered, but want to help, please reach out directly to PTSO and let them know! You can email them at sreptso@gmail.com.

Without your help, the Rodeo isn't possible! Thank you for considering helping make this a great event!

The administrators at Gilbert High School asked me to share this with the Sonoma Ranch community. This event is open to all families, not just those with incoming 9th graders. Sonoma Ranch students go on to Greenfield Junior High School for junior high, and then Gilbert High School for high school. There are great things going on at Gilbert High School. I encourage you to check it out!

Our Student Council has planned out the Spirit Days for the next couple of months. Please see the flyer below for details!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

• Be Safe

MONDAY

• Ramon AcunaAcosta - Birthday

• StuCo Valentine Grams on sale

• Dress up day - Kindness Multiplies - Match each other

• Spanish Class Demo - in hallway at lunch

• Chess Emporium Class after school - band room

• Run Club meets after school

TUESDAY

• Dress up Day - Kindness Rocks!- Dress like a Rockstar! Band Tees

• StuCo Valentine Grams on sale

• StuCo meets after school

• Sonoma Singers meet after school

• UFO Disc Golf after school

WEDNESDAY

• Peggi Fitzgerald-Hughes - Birthday

• Dress up Days - Round up Kindness! Wear SRE Stallion Style & Colors

• Early Release Day 1:55 PM dismissal

THURSDAY

• Dress up Days - Wild About Kindness! - Wear Animal Prints

• 5th Grade Field Trip

• NEHS Exec Board meeting before school

• Power Up class after school - band room

• Podcast meets after school

• Disc Golf meet after school

FRIDAY

• Troy Galvan - Birthday

• Dress up Day! Kindness Makes the Heart Grow! Wear pink, red and hearts!

• StuCo pass out Valentine grams

• Greek Feast - Project room 6th grade

• Young Rembrandts class after school

SATURDAY

• Casey Whiteside Birthday

SUNDAY

• Be Safe

MONDAY

• Sonia Epstein - Birthday

• Presidents Day - No School

Please be sure to check the calendar often, as it is updated regularly. Please click the link below.

I thought I'd share this out for those who may be interest. A family member of a Sonoma Ranch family has experienced a terrible loss. If you would like to help support the family, please click the link below.

Colin M. Kelly

Principal

Email: lori.schuermann@gilbertschools.net
Website: sonomaranch.gilbertschools.net
Location: 601 N Key Biscayne Dr, Gilbert, AZ, United States
Phone: (480) 497-9343
Twitter: @stallion_strong

This is, undoubtedly, the longest Round-Up you will receive this year. Despite its length, there is more that could be shared. The SRE Family Handbook is a great resource for families with loads of information about the Ranch.

Each of our teachers have recorded explanations of information about their classrooms and the curriculum they utilize. This information is available anytime for viewing at the link below.

Building opens: 7:45 a.m.

Breakfast served: 7:45 a.m. - 8:05 a.m.

Warning Bell: 8:05 a.m. Start Bell: 8:10 a.m.

School Hours: 8:10 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.

Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Early Release Wednesdays: 8:10 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Half Day Hours: 8:10 a.m. - 11:55 p.m.

You guessed it! FREE LITTLE LIBRARIES at Sonoma Ranch. One Little Library is located at the front of the school by the marquee and the other one is located behind the school, by the bike rack entrance. Take a visit to our Little Libraries soon! Take a book. Share a book.

Click below for a free National Parks pass!

We are always in need of the items below.

Enroll in Fry's Community Rewards and earn money for a Sonoma Ranch every time you shop. It’s easy and free to enroll! When you link your Shopper’s Card, every purchase you make provides funds for the Ranch! Plus, you’ll earn fuel points at the same time. Click the link to sign up: https://www.frysfood.com/topic/school-programs

Learn about being an archaeologist, teacher, welder, nurse, engineer, or firefighter by visiting the Maybe I Want To Be website or pick up a free activity booklet at the Ranch]!