Dear Golden Families,

2025 here we come! Welcome back families! I look forward to partnering with all of you as we work through the second half of the school year! We have many exciting opportunities and events ahead, and we will continue to work hard to provide the very best education for all of our Golden Eagles!

This month we put a spotlight on kindness with a culminating kindness week January 27-31st. We also have Battle of the Book sign-ups, our GATE tour/showcase for newly identified families, our Golden Musical rehearsals, after school intervention, and so much more! Did I mention we have the best team of teachers and staff who are ready to support your students and provide the very best instruction? I have so much pride for our school community, and it is easy to see why we are #53 in the state of California! If you are interested in hearing more about our school, our goals, and some of the exciting things we have planned for this year please consider joining us Monday, January 13th for Coffee with the Principals and a General PTA Association Meeting at 8am in the MPR. We always look forward to welcoming our families onto campus!

In the meantime, I can't wait to see all of our Golden Eagles back to school on Monday!

Thank you for you support,

Kristin McDonald

Principal, Golden Elementary

#wearegolden #everystudenteveryday #92% #53inthestate

*Progress Report Week

Monday, 1/6 ~ Motivation Monday

~ Yearbook Cover Contest Begins

Tuesday, 1/7 ~ Golden Musical Rehearsals @ 2:15pm (Grades K-3)

~ Strategic Kids at Lunch

Wednesday, 1/8 ~ Eagle of the Month @ 7:55am

~ Pizza with the Principals @ Lunch

~ After School: Chess Masters @ 1:20pm

Thursday, 1/9 ~ PBIS Rotations: Grades K-3 @ 9:40 & Grades 4-5 @ 1:15pm

~ Student Council Meeting @ Recess (GP5)

~ Strategic Kids at Lunch

~ Golden Musical Rehearsals @ 2:15pm (Grades 4-6)

Friday, 1/10 ~ Golden Spirit Wear Friday

~ PBIS Raffle

~ Flag/Announcements (Pizzo-Spina)

~ After School Science @ 2:15pm

Jan 13 ~ Coffee with the Principals/PTA Association Meeting

Jan 13 ~ PTA Board Meeting

Jan. 13 ~ Cycle 3 After School Intervention Begins

Jan. 14 ~ Fire Drill

Jan. 15 ~ After School: Mini Money Learning Labs Begins

Jan 16 ~ PYLUSD Gate Magnet Information Night - For New Qualified Families (Tynes)

Jan. 17 ~ Kraemer Middle School Shadow Day (GATE)

Jan. 17 ~ PBIS: Donuts with Mrs. Dempsey

Jan. 20 - MLK Day - No School

Jan. 21 ~ KMS 6th Grade Parent/GATE Night

Jan. 22 ~ College Wear Wednesday

Jan. 22 ~ Dr. Leon Visit

Jan 22 ~. Staff Meeting

Jan 22 ~ First Grade Field Trip: Shipley Ecosystem

Jan. 23 ~ 5th Grade Walk Through the Revolution

Jan. 24 ~ Kraemer Middle School Showcase

Jan. 24 ~ Dr. Yaung Visit

Jan. 27 ~ Art With Mr. Stubner Week Begins

Jan. 27-31 ~ Golden Kindness Week

Feb. 1 ~ STEM Saturday

Competition Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 2:15 p.m.

Who: 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Golden Students

Teams: Sign-ups of 4-6 students per team (may be a mix of any grades) / OR sign up as an individual, and we will find you a team! Sign up in Golden’s Library.

Books: Read 20 books (split among team members ideally). Book List & more information is on Battle of the Books Google Classroom and can be found on the school website.

Google Classroom: Interested students should join Battle of the Books Google Classroom (join code: jgtsw24)

Contact: Michelle Woinarowicz - mwoinarowicz@pylusd.org with any questions.

January is Kindness Month at Golden, and each week we will have some type of activity to bring awareness and engagement. Helping our students have the best character to treat others with respect and kindness is one of the most important ways we can impact our children's futures. Kindness is absolutely a skill to be taught. Thank you for consistently supporting your child(ren) in being the kindest human being possible! It is always a good time to be kind!

Week One: Focus is on Rules. Students will be participating in a PBIS Refresher of Rules sometime during the week we get back! Remember our school-wide PBIS goals are to be respectful, responsible, and safe!

Stay tuned for each week's activity and/or events. We will end the month with an official Kindness Week January 27 - 31st. Let's be KIND! 🫶

We have a great opportunity for your students to show off all of their artistic skills and creativity. The district and the Reach Foundation are sponsoring a poster contest with the theme of Endangered Species/Nature Conservation.The first place winner's art will be displayed throughout the district on posters announcing this year's district art show which will be held at the Nixon Museum March 31 through April 28. Don't forget to start putting aside some of your students' artwork that you would like to submit for the show. We will curate art from your entries to be showcased at the library. More information about the district art show will be provided in the new year.

The link below is to a flyer that provides all of the information for the poster contest. Please print out a copy to display in your classroom and let all of your students know about the contest.The deadline to submit entries is January 31. The link can also be emailed to students for them to have direct access to the information. Please let me know if you have any questions.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kQwfrI8rR6L5lXK1kHRdO9y_WR2zQCIZmyFRWVHjzyo/edit?usp=sharing

New enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will start on February 1, 2025.

School Choice Transfer request windows will be handled similar to last year, with grades 1-12 starting in January and grades TK & K starting in March. New students should enroll in their school of residence first and then apply for a choice transfer if desired. Please visit the Student Services website for more information.

Attention families! The last few years, our PYLUSD Reach Foundation has sponsored an enriching confidence learning lab. It was so popular we had to open a second section last year. This year they have a new learning lab - with a focus on Money Management. Check out the information below. It will be Mondays and Wednesdays after school starting January 15th.

Orange County Sheriff's Department is presenting the Parent Project, a ten week course, helping parents with 'strong willed children', including substance use and school issues.

The English class will be January 9th through March 13th, 2025, 6 pm to 9 pm at the Yorba Linda Community Center. The Spanish class presented will be held at Foothill High school from Jan 6 through March 24.

OCSD would love many parents to attend, so please share! Thank you so much!

If you have a high school student who is interested in working for our after school child care program, please click HERE to read the posting and requirements.

Young Champions Winter Sports - Elizabeth Holland ycrp1717@gmail.com

Utopia Orange County - Code Ninjas - ryan.mill@codeninjas.com

i9 Sports - Robert Hammond chapter305@i9sa.org

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

Golden Eagle News 2024-2025 - Missed something? Go back and check!

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