From the Front Office

Parents are always welcome in the school anytime, especially on the first day to meet their child's teacher! After the first day, we ask parents to check in at the front office and to have your Driver’s License or ID available for scanning every time you visit the school.

CGE Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

Morning drop-off

Students may arrive starting at 7:30am and will be supervised in the Gym until 7:45am. At 7:45am all 1st-6th graders will be taken to the playground unless they are eating breakfast in the cafeteria. Breakfast is served from 7:30- 8:00am. 1st-6th graders will line up on the basketball court when the first bell rings at 8am. Students are considered tardy at 8:05am, and will need to sign in at the front office. Kindergartners will go straight to their classroom through the kindergarten playground upon arrival. 

Afternoon dismissal

At dismissal, all students are released from the basketball court. Parents can either drive through the pickup line or park off campus and walk to the sidewalk near our marquee on Catron St. Either way you will give your child's name and grade to the person on duty who will call for the student via 2-way radio. Parents can help make the process faster by having a sign with their child's first and last name and grade level.

Safety at Drop off and Dismissal

Please do not stop or park in the cross walks. Take a moment to review this link about crosswalks and traffic safety around Carlos Gilbert.

Together we will make drop off and dismissal safe and smooth!

Important Information

Hello Blackhawks! Can you believe the 2023-24 school year starts next week? Here is some important information that will help make the beginning of the year a success for all!

* The first day for 1st-6th graders is Tuesday, 8/15. The first day for Kindergartners is Thursday, 8/17.

* School starts at 8am, with a tardy bell at 8:05am. School will end at 3:15pm M-Th, and 1:05pm on Friday. We will have before school supervision starting at 7:30am in the cafeteria.   After school supervision is available for 6-12-year-olds from the Boys and Girls Club. Reach out to Jasper Mares at 505-603-8373 or jmares@bgcsantafe.org to register. Jasper will also set up a table for registration on the first day of school. Flyer shown below.

* If you don't have a PowerSchool Parent Account, use this PowerSchool for Guardians link for step-by-step directions on how to get an account. It is important that all parents can see their child's attendance and grades on a regular basis. 

* Out of an abundance of safety, we will not be posting class lists on the front windows. You will need to log into PowerSchool to see your child's schedule/homeroom teacher.

* Kindergartners will be assigned to a classroom teacher after the Kinder Kickoff meetings.  Kindergarten teachers will call guardians to set up the Kinder Kickoff meetings. They will begin calling on 8/11.

* The Tax-Free Holiday is 8/4-8/6. Here are our school supply lists per grade level. 

* This year, Santa Fe Public Schools will provide no-cost meals to students! Although we will feed all students at no cost in the 2023-24 school year, we must collect an application for Free and Reduced Meals from each family. The data collected from this process determines eligibility and funding for P-EBT, Title 1, E-Rate, and other programs. Only one application per family is needed. The application can be completed online at www.myschoolapps.com.  Questions? Contact Tina Anaya at 505-467-3600. 



Only one breakfast and one lunch meal are at no cost daily. Any second meals or a la carte options must be paid for at time of service. This includes an a la carte milk for students who brought a lunch from home. Use My School Bucks to deposit money for second meals or a la carte items.

Teacher Name- Grade- Room #

Downstairs

Karen Drysdale-Kinder- Room 6

Alison Sabatino-Kinder- Room 8

Lisa Slocomb-Kinder- Room 9

Marcella Stark-1st- Room 5

Molly Maze-1st- Room 7

Britany Peterson-2nd- Room 4

Shari Cross-2nd- Room 3

Evelyn Quintana-3rd- Room 2

Kathrynne Hanlin-3rd- Room 1

Upstairs

Amanda Owens-4th- Room 16

Lisa Grogan-4th- Room 15

Dorie Eschenbacher-5th- Room 18

Harry Phillips-5th- Room 17

Elaine Blaser-5th- Room 14

Tanya Garcia-6th- Room 13

Erin Cherry-6th- Room 12

Carlos Gilbert Merch

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

The one-of-a-kind tie-die t-shirts 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!

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!

Join us at the next meeting:

August 16, 2023 at 8:15am in the School Garden