The Lion's Share
October 20, 2023
From the Principal . . .
I hope all of you had a restful and enjoyable fall break. We are refreshed and have had a great start to second quarter. As usual we are busy with academics and fun here at the Pride.
Friday, October 27th is our annual fall carnival from 5:00-8:00 pm. We will have carnival games, trunk or treat, food, and character visits to name a few things. We look forward to seeing everyone and making memories. PTO could use more volunteers for trunk or treat and carnival help. Here are the links.
Carnival Help:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4CA8A72FA2FA7-45181358-fall
Trunk or Treating
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4CA8A72FA2FA7-45116681-trunk
As usual, keep scrolling for more.
Thanks,
Andrea Emerick
Principal
Free & Reduced Lunch Application We encourage all of our families to complete the meal application. You may qualify and by completing the application it helps with funding for our school. A short video and a link to the application is below. | Picture Retake Day - Nov. 2Thursday, November 2nd | Updates Needed With or Without Changes 51% of our families have completed their annual update. If you haven't completed the update this year, we need your help. Even if your information has remained the same, the annual update needs to be reviewed each year. Our goal is to reach 100%, to ensure we have the most current information to reach our families. We are having a contest to see which class can get the most annual updates completed. The winning class gets a pizza party. https://www.gilbertschools.net/Page/2973 |
Free & Reduced Lunch Application
Picture Retake Day - Nov. 2
Thursday, November 2nd
Updates Needed With or Without Changes
Even if your information has remained the same, the annual update needs to be reviewed each year.
Our goal is to reach 100%, to ensure we have the most current information to reach our families.
We are having a contest to see which class can get the most annual updates completed. The winning class gets a pizza party. https://www.gilbertschools.net/Page/2973
To ensure that we can communicate with families regarding their children, or in case of an emergency, it is essential that families keep their emergency contact information up to date in their Infinite Campus account.
October Events
Monday, October 23rd
- 3:00 pm; STEM Club meeting
- 3:15 pm; STUCO meeting
Tuesday, October 24th
- 3:00 pm; Run Club
- 3:00 pm; Elements Club
Wednesday, October 25th
- 11:55 am, Half Day, Early Release
Thursday, October 26th
- 3:00 pm; Chess Club
- 6:00 pm; Band/Strings Spooktacular
Friday, October 27th
- 3:00 pm; Snack Shack
- 5:00 pm; Fall Carnival
Tuesday, October 31st
- Halloween-dressing up is ok (No masks, scary, or gory costumes, no weapons)
- 3:00 pm; Run Club
- 3:00 pm; Elements Club


FREE for 4th Graders
Calling all families with a 4th grader in the house! For an entire year, your 4th grader and your family have free access to hundreds of parks, public lands and seas. Get your pass here: https://everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm.
Note: The pass is valid for the duration of the 4th grade school year through the following summer (September - August). Overview: https://store.usgs.gov/faq#4th-Grade-Pass
Why fourth graders?
“We chose fourth graders because research shows that kids ages nine to 11 are beginning to learn about the world around them. They’re open to new ideas, and they are likely to connect to nature and our history.
We offer the pass to fourth graders every year. Over time, every kid can get a free pass to explore our country.” Everykidoutdoors.gov

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