GOLDEN HILLS NEWSLETTER

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Dear Golden Hills Families,

We are almost to the end of the first trimester for the 2023-2024 school year. Parent Conference Week is just around the corner: November 13-17th School ends at 1:15 during Parent Conference Week. Teachers will be setting up schedules for families to meet to go over your students' progress.

We had so much celebrating Red Ribbon Week with the students. The dress up days were so much fun and thank you for the participation! We also loved all the families attending the Halloween Parade!

Our Golden Hills staff is working hard each month to develop interventions based on each student's individual needs. Our EAGLE time is based around a math intervention, this could be reteaching a target standard or providing extensions for students who are ready to be challenged! Our SOAR time is based around a Language Arts intervention or extension, students are assessed to see which skills they need to reach their reading goals.

Thank you to the families who attended our first Literacy Chat. At this meeting we shared specific information about their students reading and provided resources to support the student at home. We will do this again!

On November 17th we will have an Art Showcase & Family Picnic Day . The Art Showcase will be at lunch time, for fourth grade it begins at 11:40 and fifth grade will be at 12:15 . Art will be displayed in the breezeway for families to see. Students will choose a piece of art from their homeroom, art class with Ms. Langford or from their afterschool art club. Thank you to Ms.Rickmers, Mrs. Corkin and Ms. Langford, our after school art teachers!

Families are welcome to join us at lunch, please bring a blanket or chairs to spread out and sit on the grass. If it rains we will open up classrooms & the cafeteria. All visitors must bring their own lunch.

The Parent Teacher Group will be accepting donations at the Art Showcase/ Family Picnic. Please support the PTG by purchasing raffle tickets. The PTG is raising funds for a field trip to Cal Skate at the end of the year.

Please be sure to contact me if you have any questions or concerns,

Thank you,

Mrs Napoli

Golden Hills Principal

Thank you to families who attended our STEAM night. The night was a success with all the students visiting classrooms to get their passport stamped to earn a hot deal meal

Congratulations to our students who were chosen to receive the Positive Eagle Award for the month of October: Our Positive EAGLE Award is for following TEAM expectations: families receive an email that their student is receiving the award and they are invited to attend. The award winners are called up and given a certificate for following our TEAM expectations.. They will get donuts, they are VIP and are able to be in front of the line and get to choose which lunch period and table they sit at.

• Jairo

• Daniela

• Alison L

• Reagan

• Jesse O

• Pierson

• Sabrina

• Yareli M

• Shya

• Zarcadeo

• Evelyn

• Morgan G

• Cannon

• Mariaelena

• Mariana

• Miguel

• Alexis

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October School wide Attendance: 95%

Our goal is 95%! We met our goal! Two months in a ROW!!!

Congratulations to Ms. Zarzynski’s class for their AMAZING attendance from October 10th - October 27th. They had 98% of their students in class! They won a special Halloween Science lesson with the principal.

Ironman Winners for October: Classes with Best Attendance for the month of October:

4th

1st: Mrs. Dailey 97% (.9756)

2nd: Mr. Borquez 97% (.9711)

5th:

1st: Ms. Zarzynski 98% (.9819)

2nd: Mr. Benson 97% (.9692)

November 17th-December 20th: All students who have 95% during this time frame will get to attend an Ice Cream Social!

We have a Laser Show on November 17 for students who have missed less than 6 days of school will be able to attend.

Our Spring Attendance Challenge: we will have a giant planetarium for students to go to to learn about stars for students who have missed less than 6 days of school during the 2nd trimester or less than 11 days for the entire school year.

If your child is absent please call the school office to let them know the reason so that your child can possibly be excused. Also, if your child will be absent for 3 or more days you can request independent study. Your child will receive work to do and if the work is completed, your child will receive credit for attendance and will not be counted as absent. If you have questions, please call the school office.

Attendance is very important, if your student is not at school, they cannot learn. Thank you for your support!

Congratulations to our fourth and fifth grade girls basketball team members. A BIG thank you to all who tried out, everyone did amazing. We wish we could have everyone on the team but we do not have the resources ( coaches and uniforms) to make that happen.

4th Grade:

Natalia C.

Daniela

Kendra

Sophia

Nadia

Abby

Annabelle

Siena

Gabriella

Ximena

Ruby

Aspen

5th Grade:

Jala

Ariana

Melissa

Arabella

Bailey

Mariaelena

Mariana

Maddison

Aliah

Nataly

Natalie

Aspen

Students should not be dropped off before 7:45 am, We do not have supervision until 7:45 am.

We have minimum days on Friday’s and school gets out at 1:45.

Students should not bring items from home. We are not responsible for any lost, stolen or broken items.

All students who are on campus must be supervised by an adult. Students should not be on campus after school unless they are in a club, tutoring, a sports team or after school program. Please be on time to pick up your student.

Golden Hills Families,
On Thursday, November 9th at 6 pm we will be having an Indian Education Night! It will be at Palermo School on the field next to the basketball courts beginning with native dancers, followed by refreshments and fun in the gym! All are welcome!

Nov. 3rd: Pajama Day (thank you A-2)

Nov. 10th: Veterans Day....No School!

Nov. 13-17th: Parent Conference Week Early Dismissal all week 1:15 p.m.

Nov. 17th: Art Show & Family Picnic Day, 4th grade: 11:40 & 5th grade 12:15

Nov. 17th: Attendance Laser Show

Nov. 20-24th: November Intercession....No School!

Dec. 25- Jan. 5th: Winter Intercession....No School!