Silver Gate Elementary
Week of 11/15/21
Grateful For All Of You!
Last week's Gratitude Challenge activity was to write a letter to someone that you are thankful for. I hope you all know how thankful I am to each and every one of you and your students.
I hope everyone enjoyed last Thursday off. I want to say thank you to all of our past and present soldiers for your service. As a Veteran, I know what it takes to be part of our wonderful Armed Forces. I am proud to be an American Soldier and proud to have served my country.
School was great at Silver Gate last Friday. Ask your students what activities they worked in the classrooms with their teachers and friends. We had a little more than 50 percent of students present which made it a nice easy day for all of us. Wether you were on campus or stayed home, I hope everyone enjoyed the day and the beautiful hot weekend. See you tomorrow!
11/15-11/19 - Min. days all week due to parent Conferences. 12:35pm Dismissal every day!
Weekly COVID Testing - Wednesday, November 17th
This is a minimum day but COVID testing will still be here on site from 12pm - 2:00pm if your child is signed up for the weekly testing and you would like to have them tested please have them stop by the library afterschool to get their COVID testing done before they leave campus.
A little glimpse at what is coming up in the garden!
T-K/Kinder - Introduce kids to the concepts of Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll. They will also learn why some leaves change color in many parts of the world in the fall.
First/Second - Kids will get to observe and study worms while learning all about decomposition.
Third/Fourth - Kids will get to observe and study worms while learning all about decomposition.
FRIENDS OF SILVER GATE!
The Friends of Silver Gate parent association is gearing up our Annual Giving Fund campaign, and we hope this year will be our biggest fundraiser ever for our schools.The annual giving fundraiser kicks off Monday, November 8th and runs through December 31, 2021. Our goal is to raise $35,000! Please click on the below link for details!
LEADER IN ME!
Community Dinner Fundraiser
Who doesn't love Rubios? And even better ... 30% of the proceeds will be donated to Friends of Silver Gate! You can dine in (Rosecrans location), or order online and enter coupon code "DONATE" at checkout. If you choose dine-in, don't forget to show the attached flyer.
IN THE STEAM LAB THIS WEEK!
TK/Kinder STEAM:
This week we had loads of fun in TK/Kinder STEAM! Continuing with our Wild About Weather unit, we talked about the benefits and hazards of the sun. Students then built a mini person with pipe cleaners and UV beads. Their job was to then create a shade out of various materials that would protect their bead person from the suns UV rays. If the beads changed colors during their outdoor test, they came back in the lab and made modifications to their structures. It was exciting with students in and out of the room, trying different strategies! They were able to take home their UV bead person and their structure so ask them to tell you all about it!
3rd Grade:
4th Grade:
Our Special Students
HEALTH
Sickness Protocol:
If your child is out sick, you will need to provide us with their negative COVID PCR test results to return. With any of these symptoms:
- Fever with or no chills > 100.0F
- Cough*
- Shortness of breath
- Nasal congestion/Rhinorrhea (Runny Nose)*
- Sore Throat
- Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea*
- Fatigue*
- New Loss of Taste/Smell
- Headache*
- Muscle/Body Aches*
- Poor Feeding or Poor Appetite*
Your student may return 24 hours after symptoms are improving and no fever with a negative COVID-19 PCR-NAAT test (please note: Antigen and at-home tests are not allowed)
o Please send a copy of the result to your school nurse
• If you do not wish to get a COVID-19 test, your student must stay home for 10 days after their symptom(s) first began, returning on ________________ (date) if their symptoms are better and no fever for 24 hours before returning to school without fever reducing medications
See below for same day drive up testing options. The Front Street option in Hillcrest is the closest option to Silver Gate.
Drive-Up Testing Centers
Appointments are required! Please make an appointment by clicking the link or scanning the QR code below.
Please see list of locations and self-scheduling instructions.
Parents: If this is your first time your child is getting tested with UCSD, please fill out the Consent and Release of Information (ROI) form for your student to be tested. Please fill out in one sitting or use the save and come back later option.
Staff: If this is your first time getting tested with UCSD, please fill out the ROI Form. Please fill out in one sitting or use the save and come back later option.
Upcoming Events:
11/15 - Choice Window Closes
11/15-11/19 - Parent Conf/Min Days
11/19 - Spirit Day - Hero Wear
11/22-11/26 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
12/6 and 12/10 - Book Fair
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