Dear Parents,
This week is Digital Citizenship Week. Each day we’ll be doing some learning activities and reminders about being a good digital citizen. Here’s one note we’ll be talking about that you can support at home as well:
Good digital citizens stop what they are doing and pause for people. Whether it’s watching TV or playing on a tablet, using tech can be super fun! It’s easy to feel frustrated, or upset, when we are asked to stop doing something when we don’t want to. Remember that while technology is fun, it is important to put people first.
Book Blitz
Book Blitz Jr. is a new optional district extended learning opportunity in which 4th-5th students work in teams to read and study a number of titles based on grade level over the course of several months. Talk with your child to see if they would be interested in joining a 5-student team to participate in Book Blitz. Please contact Janae Powell by Oct. 24th if your student wants to sign up. Janae.powell@canyonsdistrict.org
Kindness Is Cool
Here are some examples of kindness happening at our school these past couple of months. We have the best students!
Hilary Greenberg (2nd) – giving someone an extra pencil when they lost theirs
Colin Shoell (2nd) – getting out supplies for a neighbor that left so they could get their prize
Addie Price (3rd) – helping a new student find their way!
Paige Bullock (Kindergarten) – helping put away jump ropes without being asked
Sierra Humpal (4th) – picking up trash in the school and on the playground
Brook Portiss (4th) – helping a friend tie their shoe because they have a broken finger
Landon Lorin (2nd) – helped a friend who was crying and invited him to play
Dominic Saligan Ramirez (4th) – helping a friend pick up a game that he dropped on the floor
Van Moyes (5th) – throwing away trash found on the playground
Romeo Huxhold (4th) – helping a Kindergartener who was crying on the playground
Important Links:
School Website: https://silvermesa.canyonsdistrict.org/
Instagram: silvermesa_eagles
Parent Volunteer application (link updated): https://volunteer.canyonsdistrict.org/volunteersystem/#!/application/volunteer//
Lunch Menus: https://canyonsdistrict.nutrislice.com/menu/silver-mesa/lunch/2022-09-01
School Front Office: (801) 826-9400
PTA News
*-Red Ribbon Week Oct 24th-28th
Monday, October 24th- Pledge to be Drug Free / Win Prizes for your Class at lunch recess
Tuesday, October 25th- “Red Alert” Wear All Red to support Red Ribbon Week; Prizes for classes with MOST RED
Wednesday, October 26th- Red Ribbon Scavenger Hunt at Recess.
Thursday, October 27th- Classroom Drug Free Posters DUE- Best Posters win a
Class prize.
Friday, October 28th- EGG DROP during lunch recesses. All students are encouraged to make Egg Protectors! See here for instructions.
Parents: use SignUp Genius to volunteer to help with Red Ribbon activities Red Ribbon Week Volunteers
*-Reflections
Students of Silver Mesa! SHOW US YOUR VOICE! Reflections 2022 is here! The theme is “Show your voice”. We love to see your original creations in dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, 2D and 3D visual arts.
Reflection will need to be submitted online by Friday Nov.4. Click here for further information.
Now go create!
We are also looking for judges for Reflections 2022. We need 2-3 judges per category in: Film, music composition, dance choreography, 2D and 3D visual arts, literature and photography. We are swapping judges with Peruvian Park Elementary. We will be judging for their reflections, and they will be judging ours. We do this cause the judges can’t know any of the participants. If you have any expertise in any of these areas, please help us! It is all done online and will need to be done Nov. 5-11. You can do it at home! I have judge before and it is so great to see the creativity of the students!
Sign up on the link for sign up genius below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0949ACAD22A0FB6-reflection
*-Watch D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students)
If you are interested in being a Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer, Click HERE
Upcoming Dates
Oct. 3-Nov. 21st—DLI application window is open; Application portal
Oct. 17-19th—Digital Citizenship Week
Oct. 20th-21st—Fall Recess; No school
Oct. 24th-28th—Red Ribbon Week; Be sure to wear red on that Tuesday!
Oct. 25th—Handle’s Spirit Night
Oct. 26th—Picture Make-up Day
Oct. 27-28—SALTA testing for students who have applied
Oct. 28th—Career Day
Oct. 28th—Spirit Day; Tropical Day
Oct. 28th—Egg Drop during students’ lunch times
Oct. 31st—Halloween Parade; 8:30 start with students inside the school. We will be outside for parents to watch starting at about 8:40 or so. Bring a chair and watch our students parade from the west side of the playground over to the south side and back into the building at the front office. It’s usually done by 9:00.
It’s a great day to be an eagle!
Julie Fielding, Principal
Silver Mesa Elementary
DLI Lottery Window
If you have a kindergarten student that you are wanting to apply for the dual language immersion program that starts in 1st grade, the window is now open.
- October 3, 2022 – Application portal opens
- October 13, 2022 – Parent meeting The Parent meeting for the DLI Lottery will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2022 from 6:30 – 8:00 in the Canyons Center.
- November 21, 2022 – Application window closes
