Gilbert Elementary---Our Mission is students become successful learners. Bell to Bell instruction; every teacher, every classroom, every day.

June 2015

Gilbert Grizzly News

Final Day of School is June 10th – Out at NOON !!!!!!

We have our end of year assembly with awards and celebration on the morning of June 10th. Parents are welcome to attend the assembly which begins at 9:00 and ends at 10:30. It is the final day of school so all student belongings go home on this day . This is a half day of school. Lunch is served to all students and the buses run as usual only leaving school by 12:30pm. The office will be closed for a special lunch for staff beginning at 12:30pm. Please do arrange for your child to be picked up from school at noon unless they are in the BASE program with the YMCA. Gilbert school office is open for a few days after students leave. Mrs. Berg will be at school until June 30th. The office will remain open until June 16th. Office hours on the 11-16th are 8:00am-4:00pm.

Graduations at Gilbert ---celebrations /but not their last day Kindergarten : Kindergarten parents and grandparents are invited to come Monday, June 8, at 1:30 to the Gilbert gym-nasium! School age siblings are not invited. The kinders will be singing songs for you in the gym and receiving a certificate in their classroom. Fifth Grade graduation: June 4th, 2:30-3:15 pm is the fifth grade graduation ceremony. We will be in the gym and parents and grandparents are invited. School age siblings are not invited. This is a special time for fifth graders with awards and speeches by fifth grade classmates.

Perfect Attendance Awards- PACE Perfect Attendance Creates Excellence The following 16 students will receive a bicycle from TOYOTA of Yakima for their outstanding attendance this year. It has been PERFECT !!!! Not a single tardy, ab-sence or check out early and this makes for perfect attend-ance. We are SO very proud of you and so thankful your families supported your efforts and helped you to accom-plish this goal . WAY TO GO !

Itzai Aguirre      Brenda Bueno 

Annabelle Beets    Kennedy Boe cher 

Gustavo Bueno      Jasmine Collins 

Jalen Donaldson    Kylee Gherman 

Valeria Lopez      Yesenia Navarrete 

Anthony Noriega    Alex Or z‐Flores 

Kylieann Rhoads    Roselyn Sanchez 

Greysen Sartain     Julissa Ulloa‐Nateras 

REPORT CARDS-------go home with students on June 10th

All fines must be paid, library books in to Mrs. Strosahl, and then the wonderful reports go home !

DYE - basketball team wins championship Congrats to the following Gilbert students: Skylynn Cortez Evan Howes Raquel Arce Luis Ramirez Pedro Perez Billy Bedah Owen Cortez Carla Sanchez Hailey Bedah Levi Larsen Ella Lynch Brianna Herrera Mykel Davis Daisy Mendoza Jasmine Hernandez

SBAC testing is complete!

Congratulations to our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade stu-dents and their teachers. Students took tests on 45 days in March, April and May!!!!! Oh my, we are glad to be done. Results for third grade are past due and the fourth and fifth grade results will come in over the summer. A special thanks to Mrs. Feusner for all her work as assessment specialist!

Field Day – June 9th June 9th is our annual play day for students and their teachers. PTA and staff put on this half day event for all students . There will not be any “water” events this year due to the drought in the state. Fire trucks will not be coming and dunk slides are not going to be part of our day. BUT we will have lots of games and fun for all. Parents who are helping must be signed up ahead and cleared through background checks with the school district.

Congratulations to Mrs. Brooke Scott on the birth of her daugh-ter! Sophie Rae Scott was born on April 26, 2015 Mom and baby are at home enjoying getting to know each other !

2015-16 School Year Teacher Assignments School opens for 2015-16 on August 26th! Students will receive a post card in the mail announcing who their teacher will be in late August. Look for this in your mail. Lists will not be posted in the building. Teacher assignments are made by teacher teams to provide a mix of students. These decisions are made beginning in June and continue through the summer as registrations come in.

Kindergarten transition week- August 17-21st Mornings only for all incoming kindergarten students who are registered at Gilbert. Info is available at central registration all summer on this.

The end of school has arrived! Thank you all for a great seven 

years at Gilbert! My last day will be June 30th. I will miss you 

all!  Mrs. Anne Berg 

“The Yakima School District complies with federal and state laws, and applicable regulations regarding discrimination on the basis of any protected class as defined by law. This holds true for all district employment and opportunities. The Yakima School District specifically does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, genetic information, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, non-job related sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.” “Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s Title IX compliance officer and ADA coordinator, Jill Kelleher, (509) 573-7066, 104 N. 4th Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902. Inquiries regarding OCR issues may be di-rected to Kelli York, OCR Compliance Officer, (509) 573-7015, 104 N. 4th Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902. Inquiries regarding Section 504 requirements may be directed to Nancy McHenry, (509) 573-7005, 104 N. 4th Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902.” “Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to attend a program or activity sponsored by the Yakima School District should contact the district’s compliance officer, Jill Kelleher, 104 N. 4th Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902, (509) 573-7066, 24 hours in advance of the event to inquire about reasonable accommodation. Inquiries regarding compliance, and/or grievance proce-dures may also be directed to Jill Kelleher. Deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and/or speech impaired individuals may access Wash-ington Relay Services by calling 7-1-1- or 1-800-833-6388.”