Silver Gate Elementary
Week of 9/27/21
Hope you had another great week!
For TK and Kinder morning drop off, please stay with your child in the line until you know the teacher or another adult is taking care of your student.
Hope everyone has a great week and keep the positive vibes coming!
Welcome to our staff Skyla Krcmaric! she is our new Mild Mod ED Specialist.
Here is a little background from Skyla: I grew up in a small rural town in Northern Michigan. I continued my education at Grand Valley State University In Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is where I discovered my love for teaching, especially being a special educator. I received my Bachelors degree in Elementary and Special Education in 2019. I am currently pursuing my Masters degree in Education with an emphasis in Learning Disabilities. I decided now is the perfect time to move across the country from Michigan to California! I love spending my free time hiking, going to the beach, and staying active which is why San Diego could not be a more perfect place to live!
THIS WEEK IN LIBRARY TME WITH MRS. H!
This week at the Silver Gate library, students got to honor National HIspanic-Latino Heritage month by learning about 2 Spanish painters...Pablo PIcasso and Salvador Dahli and Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. September is also country music month so the kiddos were taught about when country music first became a genre and recorded for the first time as well as the back ground history to the song "Country Roads" by John Denver, Bill Danoff, and Tiffany Nivert. We talked about fall, apples, and guinea pigs!
GATOR RUN SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~Ask your students about each day coming up!
Important Dates
Pep Rally: Tuesday, September 28th 8:00am
Daily Lessons: Wednesday, September 29th - Wednesday, October 6th
Gator Run - Thursday, October 7th (VOLUNTEERS SIGN UP ON KONSTELLA)
Follow Up Day - Friday, October 8th
Picture day is Tuesday, October 5th!
There will be a make-up picture day on Wednesday, October 13 for those students who were absent for the first.
YEARBOOK PHOTOS NEEDED
Send your First Days of School photos to silvergateyearbook@gmail.com
If you are interested in volunteering for the yearbook committee,
please send your contact information to silvergateyearbook@gmail.com
Garden News!
This is fantastic program can only be available to your kids with your help? There is minimal prep required on your part. Easy to teach lessons have been written for all the grades, and you will genuinely enjoy learning and connecting with the kids out in our gardens.
We are looking for at least 2 volunteers per classroom to work with kids in the garden each week. This means 1 hour per work, divided into two 30-minute groups. You can talk with the teacher for your class on a timeslot that is best. Like I said, you don’t have to be a gardener to sign-up, lessons are pre-written, and materials are supplied to make it easier to lead and join-in. We will have a ½ hour orientation to walk-through the layout of the garden and the lessons on Wednesday, October, 6th before school and after school (attend whichever time is more convenient). Then start weekly lessons the next week of October 11th.
STEAM TEAM, DREAM TEAM
Since starting at Silver Gate I had a dream for us to have a strong STEAM program and I am thrilled to see that finally coming together. Rather than have a tech teacher, an art teacher, EcoLab teachers, Makers Space etc we pulled ALL those resources under one umbrella -- STEAM. We now have 3 fabulous STEAM teachers or STEAMigos as they call themselves -- Danielle Bolster (Tk/Kinder and 1st grade), Kirk Mather (2nd grade) and Amy Archer (3rd and 4th grade). They are working together to incorporate ALL elements of STEAM in the STEAM lab weekly and are also including art lessons in B3 monthly that coincide with the STEAM curriculum. We are excited for all that is going on in STEAM here at Silver Gate!
Art To Remember!
Our wonderful STEAMigos will be supporting the teachers to create beautiful Art that everyone can use for this wonderful fundraiser. Please keep a look on how to order online. If you have any questions please contact Julia Roller at juliaroller@yahoo.com
Kinder Classroom Working on the 7 Habits!
First Grade ~Good Habits for Solving Hard Words!
Students Becoming Story Book Readers!
Ask your Students...
Counselor Weekly Lessons in the Classroom!
7 Habits of Happy Kids Read Aloud!
ALL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS PLEASE PICK UP ON CATALINA ENTRANCE!
AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS!
There is still space available in the on-site after school programs. Sports, Lego Engineering, Spanish, Musical Theater, Dance, Crafts and more! Sign up for one, or more, of our after school programs. Click HERE for the current schedule then click on the program to view this session's flyer.
Upcoming Events:
10/4 - Choice Window Opens
10/5 - Fall Picture Day
10/6 - FSG Meeting 6:00 PM
10/7 - Gator Run
IMPORTANT LINKS!
Stay Connected!!
PEACHJAR
We are trying to "Go Green" by limiting our flier distribution. Peachjar is an online forum where we will post school information and fliers from our vendors.This will significantly reduce paper waste while also making the information easier to access. Additionally, this will be a big time saver for teachers and parent volunteers. Please register to receive all flyers through Peachjar.
Silver Gate Website!!
I also encourage you to use our school website to learn about all school events, calendars, and school contact information. We are working on updating all the information on the website. Silver Gate Elementary Website.
School Messenger!!
You will receive school wide emails if you wrote and address on your enrollment packet, you may also receive text if you register with us to receive text messages follow the link and sign up https://www.sandiegounified.org/schoolmessenger-and-classroom-messaging
You may also be interested in joining the Friends of Silver Gate Facebook page:
EBLAST
To receive weekly information please sign up for the Silver Gate Eblast Eblast. Our webmaster sends updates every Sunday.
I'm Glad You're Here!
Silver Gate Elementary
Email: mvidal-fowler@sandi.net
Website: https://silvergate.sandiegounified.org/
Location: 1499 Venice Street, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: 858-988-2200
Twitter: @SilvergateGator