The Round-Up
The Sonoma Ranch Elementary School Principal's Newsletter
Year 7 Issue 211
We Engage We Educate We Inspire
We had a busy week last week at the Ranch! We had the PTSO Principal for a Day fundraiser raffle, our STUCO Sock Drive was in full force, classrooms were holding their spelling bees and selecting Student Council reps, and we had two days of student pictures! It was a great week at the Ranch for sure!
Congratulations go to Alfonso Lucero and Mickenzie Dodge who won the Principal for the Day raffle! We will schedule their special days in the near future. PTSO has also decided that based on the high participation in this fundraiser, we will pull two more student names in January! Thank you to everyone for participating!
I want to thank Mimi Murphy, Kristin Clark, and Elizabeth Reich for helping make Picture Day a smooth success! Ellie Burnett, Erica Smith, Mimi Murphy, Cherry Johnson, Jennifer Hogan and Elizabeth Reich also deserve a huge thank you for their hard work with the raffle. We are so grateful for all your help!
The staff would also like to thank Cheramy Mayfield for the tea and coffee bar on Friday!
Face Covering Update
Families of our Building Blocks, Pre-School and Kindergarten students will need to make sure their students have a face covering each day. Should you have any questions, please contact us.
Student and Staff Health
As we continue to attend school full time, students and staff will get sick and need to stay home from school. This happens every year. Unfortunately this year we also have the concern of COVID. It is so very important that if your students are not feeling well, that you do not send them to school.
GPS has very clear guidelines on how and when we contact families regarding COVID illness. Please be assure that we are following those guidelines. If your student we to have potentially been exposed, we would contact you. If you have any questions on this, please contact me.
If someone in the household has COVID, your students cannot come to school. If someone in your household has COVID and your student has come to school, please contact us.
Sock Drive Continues
This Week at the Ranch
Monday, November 23
- Chess Emporium class after school
Tuesday, November 24
- Full day of school
- No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Questions?
Thank you for reading the Round-Up. I understand that this school year is so much different than anything we have done in the past. If you have questions or need clarification, please reach out to me. Send me an email at colin.kelly@gilbertschools.net and I will be in touch.
Thank you and Be Safe!
Principal
About us
Email: lori.schuermann@gilbertschools.net
Website: sonomaranch.gilbertschools.net
Location: 601 N Key Biscayne Dr, Gilbert, AZ, United States
Phone: (480) 497-9343
Twitter: @stallion_strong
Lunch (and breakfast) is Free
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended free meals for children 18 years and younger until further notice to help ensure all children have access to nutritious food as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gilbert Public Schools will provide combo meals at no cost to students for breakfast and lunch. A combo meal includes an entree, fruit and/or vegetable and beverage (milk and/or juice).
We certainly encourage our families to take advantage of this opportunity.
Do you shop at Fry's?
Enroll in Fry's Community Rewards and earn money for a Sonoma Ranch every time you shop. It’s easy and free to enroll! When you link your Shopper’s Card, every purchase you make provides funds for the Ranch! Plus, you’ll earn fuel points at the same time. Click the link to sign up: https://www.frysfood.com/topic/school-programs
InstaTwit
Sonoma Ranch Elementary has a presence in the social media world. We have both an Instagram and Twitter account. The same content is posted to both, and it is a fun way to see all the amazing things happening at the Ranch. Follow us @Stallion_Strong on Twitter and Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/stallion_strong/?hl=en)