Dear Eagles,
Preparation for Valentine celebrations are underway. We will have classroom parties and valentines exchanged between all students in the classrooms on Thursday, Feb. 11th. Please make sure that if treats are included with the valentines that they are individually wrapped.
On Feb. 11th, after valentines have been passed out to everyone, the teachers will staple close the sack of valentines to send home with the students. Parents can then decide if they feel comfortable allowing their students to open them at home that day or if you’d like to quarantine them for 2-3 days.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Conferences are coming up at the end of this month. Sign-ups for a time to meet virtually with your child’s teacher are open now. Clink on the form for directions on how to sign up for conference time that is convenient for you. Parent teacher conference – Parent instructions.docx
We have a new Instagram page to celebrate the fun happenings at Silver Mesa! The account is named silvermesa_eagles. Follow us to get a glimpse of some great Silver Mesa students and staff. Positive comments on the posts are always welcome.
Candy Grams
The Silver Mesa Student Council is excited to continue their tradition of selling Candy Grams to celebrate Friendship month! Candy Grams are pencils or suckers with a note attached. They are $0.25 each. Due to Covid-19, we made some changes in our selling process. Students will need to bring in an order form filled out with the recipient’s name and teacher and whether they would like a sucker or pencil. They must pay with exact change. No change will be given. An order form will be sent home with each child around Feb 1st. Be sure to include your child’s name on the order form so the student council knows who it is coming from. There will also be an order form you can print off of the Silver Mesa Website. We are selling on Feb. 3rd and 4th and Feb. 8th and 9th. Happy Friendship Month!
https://silvermesa.canyonsdistrict.org/candygrams-for-friendship-month/
Teacher of the Year
To be a teacher during a pandemic is to be on the front lines of the battle to safeguard the health and heart of the future. In this unprecedented era of COVID-19 — marked by hours of Google Meets, constant updates to Canvas pages, strained voices to be heard from behind a mask, and the application of hand-sanitizer dozens of times a day — has heightened the importance of daily high-quality instruction by a highly-qualified teacher.
We have many wonderful teachers here at Silver Mesa, and we’d love to hear from parents as to who they would nominate for this honor. You are welcome to Access the nomination form here or write up your own narrative as to why your child’s teacher should be considered this year. You may email your nominations into the PTA or send them to me. The deadline to turn in a nomination is March 5th. We love our teachers!
Kindness Is Cool
Here are some more examples of kindness happening at our school these past couple of weeks. We have the best students!
Leah Simon (5th grade) – helping students around her with new math concepts
Avery Rankin (2nd grade) – Helping a new student on the playground – being a good friend
Khalid Ibrahim (3rd grade) – helping someone new in our class get to the classroom everyday
Jayde Lee (3rd grade) – always kind and respectful in class
Hilary Greenburg (kindergarten) – bringing back a friend’s coat after recess
Kyson Snolka (kindergarten) – sharing a ball with a friend
Adison Price (1st grade) – helping pick up pencils
At Home Learning Tech Support
https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/parent-connections-tech-support/
Or call: (801) 826-5200
PTA News
Valentines
There will be class parties on Thursday, Feb. 11th. Students may bring valentines to pass out–just make sure that everything is wrapped, and everything will go home and will not be eaten in the classroom.
Next Family Fundraiser Night
Chipotle at Ft. Union
Tuesday, Feb. 16th
4-8 PM
Reflections Theme Poster Contest
Three winners will be chosen and will receive Amazon gift cards. The first place winner will receive a poster and the honor of having their art chosen to represent reflections through the entire state of Utah. The 2021-2022 theme is “I Will Change the World by…” Enter as many times as you want!
https://www.utahpta.org/reflections-theme-poster-contest-rules-instructions
Next year’s PTA board
One of the things that makes Silver Mesa so great is its volunteers! We need your help filling the following positions in next year’s PTA board. If this is something you can help with, please email silvermesapta@gmail.com.
Membership
You will help organize the membership campaign, to get members to register for PTA at the beginning of the school year, and enter names into the PTA database for the year. It is typically done at back-to-school night and during the first few weeks of school.
Book fair co-chair
Assist the book fair chair with planning and organizing the fall and spring book fairs.
Fundraiser
Plan the fall fundraiser with the help of the executive team, typically held in early September, where we raise money for the PTA yearly activities.
STEAM Night
Plan and organize our annual STEAM night, which is typically held in January. It involves hosting classes centered around STEAM–Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics.
Red Ribbon Week
Plan and execute activities during Red-Ribbon week, which is typically the last week of October. Red Ribbon week is our annual pledge to “Say No to Drugs and Alcohol” and activities are centered around that theme.
Science Fair
Congratulations to the five 5th graders who advanced to the Regional Science Fair!
Emmett Grewe
Sawyer Falk
James Porter
Ethan Falk
Emma Reich
Impressive work!
Next PTA Meeting
Monday, March 1, 12:30 pm via zoom
Upcoming Dates
Feb. 3rd-4th & 8th-9th: Candy Grams facilitated by our Student Council; https://silvermesa.canyonsdistrict.org/candygrams-for-friendship-month/
Feb. 3rd—SCC meeting; 7:15 am; Zoom
Feb. 7th-14th: Window to change your child’s learning option for the last trimester; if you are planning to stay with the option you currently have, there is no need to do anything.
Feb. 11th—Valentine’s Day class parties
Feb 24th and 25th—Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb. 25th—Early Out Day
Feb. 26th—No School; teacher compensatory day
March 1st—PTA Meeting; 12:30; Zoom
Here’s to another GREAT week!
Julie Fielding, Principal
Silver Mesa Elementary
