Monday Minute Posted by Julie Fielding on Tuesday, Apr 11 at 9:28 AM in SILVER MESA ELEMENTARY
Dear Parents, I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break! We are excited for these last few weeks of school to work hard and finish the year strong. Our end-of-year RISE testing is scheduled for the first two weeks of May. This involves our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. If you know your students in those grades will be missing any of that time, please reach out to their teacher to make alternative arrangements. Thank you! Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year! Sarah Smith is Silver Mesa’s Teacher of the Year! She teaches first and second graders in our ACC program. She does an amazing job and we’re thrilled she has been given this honor. Way to go, Sarah! No Drop-off or Pick-up in north parking lot Please don’t use the north parking lot for dropping off or picking up your child. This is the area that the buses use, and it is making it difficult for them to maneuver with vehicles coming in and out of the area. Signs will be going up to remind patrons. Please use the dedicated drop-off, pick-up lane for that purpose. You might consider using the church parking lot across the street for drop-off and pick-up if the line is too long for you to wait in. Thanks for helping us keep students safe. Kindness Is Cool Here are some examples of kindness happening at our school these past couple of months. We have the best students! Cache McIver (2nd grade) – helping clean up a group’s mess even though he wasn’t a part of the group Quinn Simmons (5th grade) – being willing to help others in math Mason Cox (5th grade) – Always asking others how they are doing Charlie Merlo (4th) – always helping the teacher without being asked Matthew Salcedo Ramirez (4th) – always helping run errands for the teachers Talin Owen (2nd) – helped Ms Austa clean up the speech toys very quickly Halle Higginson (1st) – giving compliments to friends Arabella Zank (5th grade) – Earned a treat in EXCEL and broke it in half to share with another student that was sad because he didn’t earn one Solei Flickinger (2nd grade) – went and played with someone who was lonely AND going over to a classmate who was crying and helped them. Upcoming Dates April 11th—PTA General Meeting; 11:30 in the kiva. All are welcome! April 12th—SCC Meeting; 7:15 am; Everyone is welcome! Zoom Link: https://canyonsdistrict-org.zoom.us/j/82999368357?pwd=UlFKYTdZeE1jNXVtc2Y3RHZNTkI2Zz09 April 13th—1st grade Field trip to Discovery Gateway April 13th—4th Grade Field trip to This Is the Place April 14th—Kindergarten Orientation; 2:00 pm April 18th—Kindergarten Field Trip to Hogle Zoo April 18th—Cultural Night; 6:00 pm April 19th—2nd Grade Field Trip to Thanksgiving Point April 19th—5th Grade Field Trip to JA Biz Town May 1st-12—RISE testing for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students It’s a great day to be an eagle! Julie Fielding, Principal Silver Mesa Elementary Important Links: School Website: https://silvermesa.canyonsdistrict.org/ Instagram: silvermesa_eagles Parent Volunteer application: https://volunteer.canyonsdistrict.org/volunteersystem/#!/application/volunteer// School Front Office: (801) 826-9400 PTA Info Website-https://silvermesapta.org/ Instagram- silver_mesa_pta Facebook- Silver Mesa PTA Calendar- Click here Join our Silver Mesa PTA here. One Voice for every Child! Order your Spirit Wear. Now available in Spanish!!! Extended until April 15th. Order Here * PTA General Board Meeting–April 11th 11:30-12:30 in Kiva. All are welcome. *-Watch D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students) WE NEED YOU! Only 2 months left to Volunteer. Schedule your day today! WATCH D.O.G.S. ® (Dads Of Great Students) is a family and community engagement educational initiative. There are 2 primary goals of the WATCH D.O.G.S. ® program. 1) To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important. 2) To provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying. For more information and to be a Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer, Click HERE | 
