Gates Mills Gazette
April 15, 2021
Weekly Update
Dear Gates Mills Families,
Our Roomies had such a wonderful time shopping at the Book Fair this week! Just a friendly reminder that both Roomies and Zoomies can shop our Scholastic Book Fair online until Tuesday, April 20th. All purchases benefit our school and connect kids with new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more. Visit our Book Fair Homepage and click “Shop Now” to get started: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/gatesmillselementaryschool1
Just a friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow (Friday, April 16th) due to a staff professional development day. We will see all of our Roomies and Zoomies on Monday, April 19th.
Keep Smiling,
Mrs. Ravida
Principal, Gates Mills Elementary
Parent Teacher Club
Gates Mills School Parent Teacher Club (PTC) provides support and enhancement for every student and family at Gates Mills School. This is done through a variety of educational, social and service events. The PTC at Gates Mills is an active and positive group that welcomes participation at any level.
We are looking for a secretary for the 2021-2022 school year. Please let Mrs. Ravida know via email if you are interested: lravida@mayfieldschools.org.
2021-2022 PTC Board:
Meghan Perez, President
Erica Alemdar, Vice President
Seth Task, Treasurer
OPEN POSITION, Secretary
Virtual Art Show
Virtual Art Show – Creating Through COVID
Our Mayfield City Schools Virtual K-12 Art Show can be seen now at the link below.
The 22-minute video features the colorful, original and in-depth artwork of our talented students from Kindergarten – Grade 12 from all of our schools. We anticipate the in-person art show and reception at the Atrium of Hillcrest Hospital will return in the Spring of 2022. Until then, we continue to share our appreciation for our students' talent and the support and guidance of our dedicated Mayfield art teachers. Our thanks to our Digital Media Production students and teacher Mr. Bokovitz for partnering with the Art Department to create the virtual Art Show video.
Art Show Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdn3WwpGnpo
End of Year Celebrations
Plans are underway for helping our community celebrate all that has been accomplished as we close out this very unique school year. Below is a snapshot of what we have planned. More details will follow as each of these events draws near.
- 5th Grade Graduation - Monday, May 24th @ 7:00 PM
- 5th Grade Fun Day - Tuesday, May 25th @ 10:00 AM
- Field Day - Wednesday, May 26th during school hours
- 5th Grade Student/Staff Clapout - Thursday, May 27th @ 1:00 PM
- Student/Staff Picnic - Thursday May 27th during normal lunch hours
- Classroom Roomie/Zoomie Celebrations - led by the teachers during the last week of school (dates/times TBD)
Thank you to the teachers, staff members, parents, and community members who are helping us to revamp our usual plans and create safe, special moments for all of our Roomies and Zoomies to enjoy.
State Testing Schedule
Parent Mentor Information
Please check out the link below for a quarterly update from our Mayfield Parent Mentor - Bridgette Kreutzer.
FREE Virtual Tutoring
The Community Learning Center at Cleveland State University hosts FREE drop-in remote tutoring for K-12 learners via Zoom Please login at: https://csuohio.zoom.us/s/84405063209
- Mondays: 4:00-5:00
- Wednesdays: 5:00-6:00
- Saturdays 11:00-12:00
- Sundays: 3:00-4:00
Incoming Kindergarten Information - Class of 2034
Special - Art
Quarter 1: Music (Mrs. Hall)
Quarter 2: Physical Education (Mr. Myers)
Quarter 3: Art (Mrs. Christopher)
Quarter 4: PBL (Mr. Roy)
Quarter 4 PBL
Mr. Jon Roy, PBL (Project-Based Learning)
Lunch Ordering
All lunches In-Person and Remote MUST BE PRE-ORDERED
Pre-Ordering Lunch
- Go to the School Store within Infinite Campus to make your meal requests.
- The pre-ordered meal(s) will not be charged to your student's food account.
- Only one order per meal per student is allowed.
- Easy weekly ordering- All meal orders must be placed by Thursday for the following week.
- Choose either In-person Lunch, or if you are staying remote please pick-up Lunch at either the High School or Middle School
- Choose Menu Meal with milk or Menu Meal without milk or if the student wants the alternate EZ Jammer, choose EZ Jammer with milk or Ez Jammer without milk. (EZ Jammer is a soy butter/jelly uncrustable)
Please note you must go in and order by 11:59 pm Thursday for meals for the following week
Please CLICK HERE for additional information regarding Pre-Ordering Lunch.
COVID19 Reporting
Pursuant to the Ohio Department of Health Director’s Order that went into effect on 9/8/2020, the District has established a reporting mechanism for parents to notify the district if their student(s) test positive for COVID 19. Parents/Guardians only need to select one of the reporting mechanisms to report a confirmed COVID 19 test. Please see the information below.
Remote Learning Tools Resource
As we continue to connect with the students remotely, our goal is to provide families with as much support as possible. The following website has been created to provide resources for parents regarding technology questions. Please visit it for information about many of the remote learning tools we will be using this year.
https://sites.google.com/mayfieldschools.org/mayfield-city-schools-remote-l/home
District Calendar
Our District Calendar has gone digital! Our District Calendar will be automatically updated as dates and events are changed. You can access the District Calendar via this link:
Please Mark Your Calendars
April 16th - No School - Staff Professional Development Day
April 20th - 3rd Grade Math State Testing
April 21st - 3rd Grade Math State Testing
April 22nd - 5th Grade Math State Testing
April 23rd - 5th Grade Math State Testing
April 27th - 4th Grade Math State Testing
April 28th - 4th Grade Math State Testing
April 29th - 5th Grade Science State Testing
April 30th - 5th Grade Science State Testing
May 24th - 5th Grade Graduation 7:00 PM @ The Community House (Tentative)
May 26th - 5th Grade Fun Day 10:00-1:00 @ Gates Mills Park
May 26th - Field Day
May 27th - 5th Grade Clap Out
May 27th - End of Year Picnic
May 27 - Last Day of School
Stay Connected
Email: lravida@mayfieldschools.org
Location: 7639 Colvin Road, Gates Mills, OH, USA
Phone: 440-995-7500
Twitter: @ravida_laurel