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Important Information Building Walk-through A building walk-through is scheduled for Wednesday evening, September 4 from 5:00 – 6:30. This is a wonderful time to come in and see where your child’s room is located and to put supplies in lockers. 5 th Grade students will be on hand to provide tours and help you find your way. Teachers will generally not be available this evening and classrooms will not be open. ICE CREAM SOCIAL! The PTA will be sponsoring a "Welcome Back- Ice Cream Social" on Friday, September 14th. Please join us in the back field for ice cream and fun starting at 6:00pm. In the case of inclement weather we will move the social indoors to the large gym. School Hours The school day begins at 7:50am and ends at 2:05 pm. Please be sure to set those alarm clocks to make sure everyone is on time. Any student arriving to school at 8:00 or later will be considered tardy. Welcome to the Team! We have several new staff members joining the GES team this year. Please join us in welcoming: Danielle Blanchard – PE Maxine Dunne – Reading/ESL Elizabeth Kelley - ESL Meghan Murphy – 5 th Grade Mary Sandoval – ESL GES Classroom Teachers for 2013-2014 Kindergarten – Michele Evers 1 st Grade - Kim Dunham Dawn Nagel Wendy Durocher Karra Makowski Patricia Favitta Christina Ryan Lauren Gay Mark Gonnelly 2 nd Grade - Dan Diamond 3 rd Grade – Cathleen Hart Amanda Hoobler Barb Horan Tammie Mirabile Krista Ruhl Tara Molloy-Grocki Kate Tymeson Lisa Reisner 4 th Grade - Danielle Camarata 5 th Grade – Patricia Gagnon Rory Davis Jo-Ann Gejay Emily Spooner-Smith Stacey Kirk Chloe Streck Meghan Murphy Paula Walters Tom Seibel Page 2 of 4
Student Drop Off Zone Parents are requested to drop their children off in the front circle by the front doors rather than at the side circle. This should help us ease traffic congestion significantly in the morning. Please remember this is a drop off area only. There is NO PARKING in this front circle. If you need to enter the building, please park in the parking lot. Birthday Celebrations Last year, after much discussion and deliberation, the GES Building Cabinet decided to eliminate the parent-provided “treat” portion of birthday celebrations. There were many concerns around birthday treats that led to this decision including that treats were often not healthy and frequently led to issues for students with allergies. Further, allowing birthday treats often led to a discrepancy in the types of celebrations held in classrooms, some students had treats, and some did not. Teachers will still honor birthdays and have either grade level or classroom specific celebrations. Having food-free birthday celebrations will allow all students to safely enjoy a consistent birthday celebration. Please ask your child’s teacher how they will celebrate birthdays this year, but please do not send in those cupcakes, ice cream or other food items. School News Notifier The Guilderland Central School District is pleased to offer you the "School News Notifier" (SNN), an electronic notification system designed to help parents and the community stay current with what is happening in Guilderland Schools. Receive information about upcoming events, emergency closings and delays and more right in your email inbox. It is also the primary way that notice of our monthly newsletters are distributed. I encourage you to take a few minutes to sign up for this valuable (and free) service at our district website. www.guilderlandschools.org. Build the habit of reading aloud together Preparing the school for September What's one simple thing you can do to help your child do better in school this year? Read aloud with her often. Reading aloud is a way to introduce young children to the world of books. It is also a way to encourage children to make reading a daily habit. And studies show that even long after children learn to read for themselves, they still enjoy read-aloud time. Here are some tips to make your read-aloud time at home more successful: • Make reading aloud a priority. Plan for it. Set aside time for it every day, and then just do it. • Read books you both enjoy. There's nothing worse than having 100 pages to go in a book neither of you can stand. If you have any doubt your child will like a book, skim it before you start. • Read some books that are a little too hard for your child to read alone. This is a great way to increase your child's vocabulary. Reprinted with permission from the September 2013 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2013 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Page 3 of 4
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