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The E-blast

Carlos Gilbert Elementary - Where a great school is a community project!

Week of 20 February 2023

WELCOME BACK from a long weekend!

From the Front Office

There will be a Band and Choir Concert at the school on Wednesday February 22nd at 1:30pm - Daytime only but will be available via livestreaming as well as in person.

Here is the Link to watch the concert livestreamed.

https://youtube.com/live/OxjCKPslS6I?feature=share

Spring individual pictures,

Class pictures, &

Sports Picture are

February 23

Don't forget to Pre-Order today!

LINK PROVIDED:

MJ Thomas Photography – School & Sport Photography

2/22 - PTK meeting & Band and Choir Concert 1:30pm

2/23 - Spring individual, class, and sports picture day

2/24 - First Chess Club meeting

3/2 - 6th Grade Musical - The Odyssey

3/3 - Dressup as favorite book character or pajamas for Drop everything and Read Day

3/20-24 - Spring Break

3/29 - PTK meeting

Keep an Eye Out (Summer Stuff)

Planning for Summer already?

Here's an option! Full Circle Summer Camp! (Sleep-away ages 8-14) www.fullcirclesummercamp.com

Talk to Mrs. Walker (the music teacher) for more information !!!

Activities

CHESS CLUB RETURNS!

Chess Club will be starting again on February 24th in the Library. They will be meeting every other Friday after school and will last until 2:15pm.

ALL grades are encouraged to come and participate but if you are in Kindergarten or First grade you need a parent to accompany child.

Parent Volunteers are needed to run this program so if you are interested in helping please contact Mark Galassi at:

mark@galassi.org

Calling ALL Blackhawk Readers!!

Carlos Gilbert will be celebrating Read Across America Week from February 27th- March 3rd. This event is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading with the theme: Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Readers. To help our students share in the joy of reading, we have planned the following activities:

Classroom Read Alouds: During their library special time, pairs of 4th, 5th and 6th graders will visit the lower grade classrooms for 15 min. read-aloud sessions.
"What I'm Reading Display" Students will be able to see what each staff member/class is currently reading with our display outside of classrooms and offices.
We Can Read Anywhere Photos: We encourage families to help celebrate reading at home and are asking for photos of kids, pets and families reading. Be creative and show us where you like to read! Please send these photos to kmccarthy@sfps.k12.nm.us for use in a future display featuring Blackhawk Readers. For other ways to celebrate please use this link from NEA. Read Across America Ideas
D.E.A.R. Activity: Drop Everything and READ! On Friday, March 3, we'd like to invite children (and staff, too) to come dressed as their Favorite Book Character OR in pajamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal or pillow for a cozy "Drop Everything and Read" session.
Create a Bookmark Contest: Please help us encourage others to read by designing a Blackhawk Bookmark. Use the attached template to design a bookmark or TWO! All bookmarks must be related to reading and include Carlos Gilbert or Blackhawks on them. All winning bookmarks will be printed and distributed in the library and in classrooms. Please bring completed bookmarks to Ms. Kate or Ms. Frances no later than Monday, March 6th. All entries must include your name, grade and teacher on the back.

Happy Reading!

Ms. Kate & Ms. Frances

Vitamin Community

We have some great Carlos Gilbert gear! Get your stuff at the online shop :)

The one of a kind tie-die tshirts were hand-dyed by a couple of awesome PTK volunteers and are available in a nice range of sizes.

There are terrific baseball caps and some wild color-changing cups. Chilly lately? Pick up a nice Blackhawks zipper sweatshirt!

Next PTK meeting is tomorrow February 22 @8:15AM in the teachers' lounge.

Regular PTK meetings for rest of school year: March 29, April 26, May 17

Our Amazing Sponsors

Thank you, sponsors!

Interested in supporting the PTK's work in this way?

Please contact Alison Walcott to discuss details.

The foundational support PTK sponsors provide is truly important to the PTK work and mission. Please join us in ensuring we can do our best to support Carlos Gilbert Elementary classrooms, encourage our kids and be a great school community. Thank you!

The Carlos Gilbert PTK is a dedicated group of Parents, Teachers and Kids working to raise money, support the classrooms, and encourage our kids. We help keep our Blackhawk spirits soaring high!