Cougar Roar
Canyon Rim Elementary Monthly Newsletter
Welcome to the Canyon Rim Family!
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Email: canyonriminfo@gilbertschools.net
Website: https://www.gilbertschools.net/canyonrim
Location: 3045 South Canyon Rim Mesa, AZ 85212
Phone: 480-984-3216
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanyonRimElementary
February 2023
The Principal's Corner
Next week, our StuCo begins their Valentine's Day Grams sales from February 6th-10th. The cost is $1 and can be purchased before school on the playground.
February Important Dates
Muffins with Your Favorite Gal February 10th at 7:00am
Boosterthon kicks off February 13th
Fun Run is February 24th
Read Across The Rim February 27th- March 3rd
*1st Grade Parents* we have to reschedule the Music performance from 2/9 to 2/28. I apologize for the short notice.
Be Safe,
Joe Lopat
Principal
Congrats to Kim Grant! Our 2022-23 Employee of the Year
Our New Cosmo
Early Release Wednesdays & No School Holidays
Early Release Wednesdays @ 1:55 p.m. - 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 & 2/22
Presidents Day = NO SCHOOL- Monday, February 20th
Cougar of the Month Program
Kindergarten- Cora Byrd (Tardie) & Lincoln Polo (Brigham)
SPICE- Renz "Tiger" Driz (Crawford) & Lucas Mendivil (Alarie)
1st Grade- Jiselle Rodriguez (Ferreira) & Molly Doras (Hadley)
2nd Grade- Olivia Moskat (Hines), Paige Powell (Shoemaker) & Olivia Christensen (Kochaji)
3rd Grade- Isaac Alarie (Holmen) & Hekili Davis (DeVar)
4th Grade- Adelaide Judkins (Ferreira) & Raelynn Gutierrez (Hill)
5th Grade- Ava Thompson (5th Grade Team) & Effrem Jeffries (Blakely)
6th Grade- Kaelani Henderson (6th Grade Team) & Carden Pankretz (Sawyer)
Cougar of the Month is a program at Canyon Rim Elementary that rewards students who demonstrate positive classroom behavior and academic growth or achievement. Each Cougar of the Month receives a T-shirt, recognition at a PRIDE Assembly, and a pizza party with Principal Lopat.
Nurse's Corner
CRE is a Latex-free school, as we have students on campus who are extremely allergic to latex. Because latex powder can be transferred through latex and even mylar balloons, we ask that parents keep the birthday celebration balloons at home. Thank you!
February Lunch Menu
PTA News
Hello Canyon Rim Families,
The new year seems to be starting off well for everyone and that is good to see. We want to thank everyone who came out and got some yummy food at our Chipotle and Bahama Bucks Family Night Out. We ended up getting $300 back from these businesses – great job everyone! We continue to have fun each month in our partnership with Kona Ice and the kids love it. We appreciate you embracing the pre-pay option.
February is going to bring some exciting events for the PTA and you this month. We are starting out with a student favorite, Muffins With Your Favorite Gal event on February 10th. I hope all those favorite gals out there are excited as we are to celebrate you and how you impact your students’ lives. We are looking forward to seeing you all and enjoying a yummy muffin to start the day. We also have our biggest fundraiser of every year, the Booster Fun Run! Except this year isn’t a run, but a fun Obstacle course for the students! Last year we raised almost $26,000 that we turned around and did some amazing things at the school. We hope you enjoy this event as much as the students and we look forward to continuing to increase our awareness of fitness, character, and fun for our students.
Our plans are well underway for the upcoming Cougarnival on April 14th. If you are a small business owner and would like to donate a silent Auction basket – please reach out to us at the email at the bottom to let us know. If you, as a parent, are interested in being a part of the conversations or would like to volunteer for anything to put on this great event, please reach out to us as well or stop by the next meeting on February 9th at 5:30 PM in the Canyon Rim Library. We are finalizing our ballot for next year’s officers in this meeting as well. If you have questions or are curious about a particular board position, please come to the meeting and find out more and put your name on the ballot!
If you have any questions, comments, concerns or want to find out about upcoming meetings you are always welcome to email us at info@canyonrimpta.org or check out our website at www.canyonrimpta.org.
Steven Weigley – Canyon Rim PTA President
Easy Ways to Support Canyon Rim
Canyon Rim Families, Are you supporting Canyon Rim through the Fry's Community Rewards, Box Tops for education, and Amazon Smiles yet? If so, Thank You! If not it is super easy - please follow this link for directions on how to get connected through the web or with your phone!
https://www.canyonrimpta.org/reward-programs-to-earn-money-for-s
Or use this link and it goes directly to your amazon account, but using smiles and supporting Canyon Rim:
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/05-0530070
Download the Box Tops app and simply scan your receipts to help give money back to Canyon Rim