Dear Eagles,
Thank you parents and PTA for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week last week. You helped our entire staff feel noticed and appreciated. We are very grateful!
End of Year Testing
We are continuing our end of year testing this week. Our students have been focused and are working their best. We are proud of what they have accomplished this year!
Volunteers
We love volunteers! As a reminder, in order to volunteer in our school you’ll need proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 14 days of your volunteering shift. Our school can furnish you with a voucher for free, rapid testing at the Canyons District Office (see details below).
Canyons District Office (9361 S. 300 East in Sandy)
Simply register at this link and line up inside your vehicle outside the north entrance of the District Office parking garage at any of the following times and days:
- Monday, 6:30 – 8:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, 3 – 5 p.m.
- Friday, 8 – 10 a.m.
Kindness Is Cool
Here are some more examples of kindness happening at our school these past couple of weeks. We have the best students!
MacKenzie Spear (5th grade) – brought and replaced a beloved book in the library just because she wanted to help Mrs. Andrews
Owen Linnell (kindergarten) – always including everyone in morning meeting
Cannon Almy (3rd grade) – helping a student find their coat that was left on the playground
Juliette Mills (3rd grade) – always being a good friend
Talon Titus (1st grade) – allowing a classmate to put away the ball
Zane Lawlor (3rd grade) Always tucking in chairs at the end of small groups
Mack Boyer (4th grade) – Carrying a friend’s Cello when they got hurt
Sean Walsh (1st grade) – helping a friend find a lost pencil
Azaylea Olson (3rd grade) – for being respectful and kind to all
Presslie Colvin (3rd grade) – always being kind and including everyone
At Home Learning Tech Support
https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/parent-connections-tech-support/
Or call: (801) 826-5200
Instagram link: silvermesa_eagles
School Website: https://silvermesa.canyonsdistrict.org/
PTA News
Hearing testing helpers
Our kindergartners are getting their hearing tested tomorrow! We need one volunteer
to help from 8:30 – 9:30am TOMORROW MORNING, and 12:30 – 1:00pm tomorrow afternoon.
If you are vaccinated and/or can show proof of a negative COVID test, we could sure use your help! Please send an email to silvermesapta@gmail.com or text Alecia Falk at 650-468-4581.
FIELD DAY
…is coming up on Monday, May 24th, from 12:00-2:55pm, with an Olympic theme. We have it about half-staffed and need more help. Please sign up here!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845A5AB2EA4FA7-silver
KINDNESS MONTH
Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to assemble 90 All Purpose Kits for the Utah Refugee Connection. This is AMAZING! We almost doubled our goal. Way to go Eagles!!! And thanks to Elise Caffee for taking charge last month.
NEXT YEAR’S PTA BOARD
Our new board was voted in at last Monday’s meeting. Thanks to all those who attended. After attending the PTA Convention, we have decided to add White Ribbon Week to PTA’s program sponsorship next year. See below:
Board Chairs still needed:
White Ribbon Week
Plan and organize parent volunteers to run activities during White-Ribbon week, which can be whenever we want it to be! White Ribbon Week is a fun-filled elementary school program that helps kids make healthy choices in media and technology. Every day, kids learn a new principle of online behavior through stories, classroom discussions and fun activities.
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.
Thank you!
Upcoming Dates
May 3rd-14th—RISE testing for grades 3rd-5th Please send students rested with lots of energy and enthusiasm to do their best!
May 17th—School-wide Rockathon (a spirited activity focused on fitness and fun! We’ll be combining our traditional Jogathon and Dance Festival into a great event held here on campus. We won’t gather with an audience, but we’ll try to get pictures and video to post for parents. There will not be a school fundraiser this year. Thanks for all your support!)
May 19th—SCC Meeting; 7:15 am; via Zoom; All are welcome!
May 19th—Orchestra Concert; 5:00 pm; limited numbers and masks are required.
May 20th—Last day of school for kindergarten students.
May 24th—Field Day
May 26th—Online students return their devices and books to Silver Mesa; 8:30-10:30 am
May 27th—Last Day of School for grades 1st-5th; School will dismiss at 12:20; No breakfast or lunch will be served this day.
Here’s to another GREAT week!
Julie Fielding, Principal
Silver Mesa Elementary
