GOODNOE GAZETTE
October 14, 2022
Thank you to all of our families that visited Owowcow this past Monday evening to support Goodnoe Elementary! From your purchases, the PTO earned $393.40! Also, I would like to thank the talented staff scoopers who joined in the fun! Next Monday, October 17th we kick off GES's Unity Week! Details are included in the newsletter below.
Have a wonderful weekend! Go Phillies!
Beth
PM Kindergarten has Phillies spirit!
Students in the afternoon kindergarten class practice their phonics skills with a Phillies cheer!
CHECK OUT OUR WEEK!
READ THE ATTACHED NEWSLETTER FOR HALLOWEEN DETAILS @ GES
IMPORTANT DATES
OCTOBER
- Monday, October 17th - Fire Prevention Week
- Tuesday, October 18th - Author Visit Grades 4-6 with John Schu & PTO Meeting @ 10AM
- Wednesday, October 12th - Early Dismissal (AM Kindergarten attends)
- Saturday, October 22nd - PTO Trunk or Treat (Rain date: 10/29)
- Monday, October 24th - No School (Diwali)
- Thursday, October 27th - Enhanced Lockdown Practice Drill
- Monday, October 31st - Halloween Parade and Parties
CONGRATULATIONS ROCKY'S WINNERS!
Each day at school, a Rocky’s Wall of Fame sticker is given to at least 10 different students when recognized for meeting expectations for being Respectful, Responsible, and/or Safe. When students receive a Rocky’s Wall of Fame sticker, they are called at the end of the day to the board outside the office to select a randomly numbered star. Their name is then written on that star and placed on the board in the numbered space that corresponds with the number on the star. When 10 stars line up in a row (horizontally, vertically or diagonally), the ten students whose stars are in that row win a reward. The board is then cleared and we begin filling it again. We were super excited to hit a few different rows of 10 stars this week! Congratulations to those winning students! We continue to be proud of so many students who make good choices!
· J.P. Greiner
· Silvie Galup
· Violet Peterson
· Eli Merriman
· Lailani Bochnowicz
· Madison Harley
· Delaney Useller
· Will Matthews
· Gracyn Dimino
· Aubree Howland
· Bee Pham
· Parth Kunwar
· Lucas Garstka
· Bruce Butler
· Christopher Hricko
· Jason Roberts
· Katya Korotkov
· Sydney Griswold
· Obie Torres Ortiz
· Ella Binkley
Congratulations to our teacher winner, Mrs. Heubeck!
Academics and Instruction Community Forum
The Council Rock School District invites you to attend a community forum. The topic for discussion will be Academics and Instruction on Wednesday, November 30th at 7 PM at Holland Middle School Auditorium (400 East Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966).
Please join Superintendent Dr. Andrew Sanko, members of our teaching staff, and several students as we highlight some of the educational programs in council Rock’s K-12 classrooms. This event is open to the public.
A Note from the School Nurse
The health office is welcoming clothing donations. As the weather is getting cooler, we are in need of some warmer clothing. Some of the items we would appreciate and happily accept:
-Pants (size 5t - adult x-small)
-T-shirts (any size)
-Sweatshirts or Jackets (any size)
-Socks
Thank you for your support!
Counselor's Corner
School Breakfast and Lunch Information
The October lunch menu is available on the homepage of the GES website, and you can find it at the following LINK and pictured below. To avoid confusion, be sure to review the meal options with your child each day. In addition, you can find the daily breakfast menu on the menus website and button below.
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, 10:00 AM
Goodnoe Elementary School, Frost Lane, Newtown, PA, USA
CALLING ALL TRUNKERS!
Trunk or Treat is taking place on Saturday, October 22! Whether you trunk or just treat, please join us for this spooktackularly fun evening! All Goodnoe students are invited to trick or treat at parent-decorated trunks in the school parking lot.
Throughout the evening, treaters will vote for and prizes will be awarded to the Rocky's Choice, Scariest, and Most Creative trunks.
Treater wrist bands are $10 or $8 for paid PTO members.
Trunkers, you are truly what makes this event spectacular. The more trunks = the more fun our students can have. Go big or keep it low key, our kids delight in seeing all the different trunks!
Trunking is FREE and includes admission up to two treaters. Any additional treater is $5/treater.
- Two raffle tickets to our General Raffle are included.
- Peanut-free candy will be provided.
- All you have to do is decorate your trunk! All ideas are great ideas. Need inspiration - here are some examples.
For more information and to register visit - www.gespto.org/trunkortreat
Access code: GOODNOE
JOIN THE PTO
Be our partner and join the PTO today! Your annual membership allows access to our online directory, connecting you with Goodnoe families and for special pricing at all PTO events this school year. 100% of your dues and donations will directly fund PTO programs and purchases for the 2022-2023 school year and will allow support for our school, enrichment, and community connections.
Join today: https://www.gespto.org/form/m/202777
GES FAMILY FUNDRAISER
SCHOOL WIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT
During the past few weeks, your child’s class has been reviewing the SW-PBIS (School Wide- Positive Behavior Interventions & Support) school expectations. The lessons included a class discussion, modeling and practicing of respectful, responsible, and safe behaviors in the locations listed on the school-wide matrix. Your child’s class also learned about the voice levels that are expected for the different locations. Please take some time to review the matrix and voice level chart with your child. Our school website has a SW-PBIS link with more specific information regarding the structure of Goodnoe’s School Wide Positive Interventions & Support system. Check out more information at the links below.
SAFETY DRILLS UPDATE
Within the first 60 days of school, we must conduct emergency drills within our building. These drills help us to practice what we should do in the event of an emergency.
The next safety drill that schools are asked to conduct is the Enhanced Lock Down drill. GES will practice the Enhanced Lock Down drill on Thursday, October 27th. More information will be shared soon.
Reminder: If you should report to the school during these drills you will not be able to enter the building. A sign will be posted on the outside door to communicate this. Most drills are fairly brief. We thank you, in advance, for your patience and understanding during this time.
Reading Tidbits & Tips
Tip: Read together as often as you can! You can read about interesting current events in the newspaper in the morning at breakfast, share a story after dinner, or cuddle up with a book at bedtime. A daily reading routine is something everyone can look forward to. You can read together or children can read on their own. Research shows the amount of time children spend reading books significantly contributes to academic success as does reading to children. When you read to your children, including books they can not yet read on their own, you are creating wonderful opportunities for them to grow their vocabulary and thinking skills while enjoying quality time together.
2022-2023 Goodnoe Elementary Math Challenge Program
Do you love solving math problems? Are you looking for a way to improve your math problem-solving skills? New this school year, Goodnoe students in grades K-6 are invited to participate in bi-weekly math problem-solving challenges. The Math Challenge program is completely free, and no sign-up is necessary. This is a great opportunity for families to be involved and enjoy math problem solving through fun and engaging math problems. Parents and siblings are encouraged to get involved in discussing and solving the problems. Please submit solutions to each math challenge by the due date listed (Wednesday evenings). Click on the link to learn more about the 2022-23 Goodnoe Elementary Math Challenge. The second Math Challenge is scheduled for release today. https://www.mathinaction.org/goodnoe-elementary.html
FAMILY TRIP FORMS
Click the following LINK for the form to be completed for Family Educational Trips. Handwritten letters are accepted, however this form is preferred. Please be sure to submit the form/letter at least ten (10) days prior to your trip, for approval. This can be sent to school with your child or emailed electronically to Mrs. Susan Bogucki at SBogucki@CRSD.org
NEWTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL CANNED FOOD DONATION DRIVE
Newtown Middle School is hosting a canned and non-perishable food drive. The goal is to help restock the local food pantries and shelters in Bucks County. But your help is needed. If one canned or non-perishable food item was donated from each student in the district, there would be over 10,000 items to provide to those in need in our community. Information on dates, times, and location is listed in the following LINK. Thank you in advance for your support!
CR South Fall Festival
South’s Fall Festival is on Saturday, October 22nd from 11am -2pm. There will be food trucks, lots of fall games and activities, and over 20 Trunk or Treat cars!
This is always such a fun event and helps raise money for the clubs at school! Feel free to share…it’s open to the whole community!!
The Trunk or Treat closes at 1pm when the raffles are announced. Don’t miss the awesome raffle baskets and auction items! Auction/Raffle LINK.
CR North Trunk or Treat - Wednesday, October 26th
Families are formally invited to the Student Executive Board of Council Rock North’s annual Trunk or Treat! This is a creative and engaging event for your students and their families to experience the camaraderie of the Council Rock community during Halloween!
Costumed high-school students will have their cars, parked and decorated, in the CR North parking lot to give out free candy to young kids; it is encouraged that the kids wear their Halloween costumes as well. This event is free admission to kids and families looking to participate; all we ask is that those participating please bring one or more non-perishable food item(s) to donate to the Wrightstown Food Pantry! Additionally, all extra candy will be donated to local charities.
This event will be held on October 26th, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at Council Rock High School North: 62 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA 18940.
Goodnoe Elementary School
Principal
Email: bfox@crsd.org
Website: https://www.crsd.org/goodnoees
Location: 298 Frost Lane, Newtown, PA, USA
Phone: (215) 944-2100
Twitter: @BethFox_GES