The E-blast
Carlos Gilbert Elementary - Where a great school is a community project!
Week of 26 September 2022
From the Front Office
The book fair has begun!

There's time to visit the fair in the morning before school starts - from 8AM to 8:15. Then each class again has a chance to check it out during their library special day, Monday through Thursday. AND, Monday through Wednesday, the book fair is open to students and families from 3:15 - 4PM.

Our Book Fair offers a cash-free payment option called eWallet. It's a convenient digital account that your child can use for shopping at our Fair.

There are all kinds of great titles and fun things for sale at the book fair. And each purchase helps our school.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more, and please contact Ms. Frances at fcarreon@sfps.k12.nm.us if you have any questions.
Notice of Vision and Hearing Screenings

Santa Fe Public Schools conducts vision and hearing screenings on all Kindergarten, 1st and 3rd graders every year. All students in these grades will be screened unless parents provide notice they do not wish to participate. The Lions Club assists with the vision portion of the screening for our Kindergarten and 1st grade classes using a specialized camera that takes a photo of the student's eyes. Only the eyes are visible in the photograph and no identifying information is present.

Carlos Gilbert Elementary will be visited by the Lions Club on Wednesday, October 5. If your child wears glasses, please send them to school with their glasses on that date. The remaining screenings (hearing for Kinder and 1st, and vision and hearing for 3rd) will be ongoing throughout the fall by the nursing staff. If results indicate, you will be notified and given a referral for follow up with a provider.

If you do not want these screenings to be done at school, please notify the Carlos Gilbert Nurse's Office at sstack@sfps.k12.nm.us and msaiz@sfps.k12.nm.us or call 467-4705 as soon as possible.
From the PTK
A Spell is Brewing!

Ingredients: new gift cards, candy and new/gently used stuffies! A.K.A. Prizes for the many games at Carnival. Help make this spell…binding by donating. A monstrous box is located in the lobby gobbling up all treats.

More Carnival magic slithering to you in the days to come!
Keep your googly eyes out for information about
the CASH RAFFLE which starts Saturday, October 1
Our next regular meeting is this Wednesday, 9/28.
Note: we've moved into the teachers' lounge.

And remember you can join in the fun and do some carnival planning with the Boo Crew!
Here's the fall meeting schedule.

Meeting ID: 810 5786 2343
Passcode: 088673
Community Stuff
7th Grade Options Night - 10/6
Got a kid headed to 7th grade next year? At 6PM on October 6 Rio Grande School is hosting an information fair about options available in Santa Fe.

Here it is on their website and Facebook.
Our Amazing Sponsors
Thank you, Santa Fe Modern Dentistry - our latest 2022-23 sponsor!

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!