Gil Sanchez Elementary

Good afternoon, Eagle Families BGS invites parents and guardians to participate on May 7th, 2024 at 6:00 pm in the first offering of the mental health series webinars provided by Parent Guidance.org in conjunction with the Cook Center. The first webinar will be Social Media-Protecting Your Child. For more information and to register for the webinar, please use the following link: https://5il.co/2it9i

Good afternoon Eagle Families, Belen Consolidated Schools is excited to partner with the Cook Center for Human Connection and their website ParentGuidance.org. This is a mental health resource for parents and provides parents a trusted place to go for real answers, to find support and real help for their children. This FREE resource offers parents access to licensed therapists delivering different courses for parents on topics like living with a child with depression, identifying anxiety, coping with grief and loss. To find out more information, please use the following link: https://www.beleneagles.org/o/bcs/page/mental-health-resources

Good afternoon Eagle Families, Belen Consolidated Schools is excited to partner with the Cook Center for Human Connection and their website ParentGuidance.org. This is a mental health resource for parents and provides parents a trusted place to go for real answers, to find support and real help for their children. This FREE resource offers parents access to licensed therapists delivering different courses for parents on topics like living with a child with depression, identifying anxiety, coping with grief and loss. To find out more information, please click here.

Attention parents, our NM State testing starts next week. Please make every effort to make sure your child is here on testing days. They need to be on time and cannot leave early on these days. Also, please make sure they have a good dinner and get a good nights rest these next couple of weeks. These assessments are a great opportunity to show off all their growth for the year. It also aids our staff in making learning plans for each student for next school year. Our 5th graders completed the NM State Science Testing last week. I want to congratulate them all for having 100% attendance and 100% completion. They have set the bar high for all the grades as we beginning Reading and Math assessments. We appreciate your help with communicating the message of how important it is to take these assessment days seriously. Here is the schedule: Monday 8th: 6th Grade Reading Tuesday 9th: 5th Grade Reading Wed 10th: 4th Grade Reading Thurs. 11th: 3rd Grade Reading Friday 12th: 4th Grade Math Monday 15th: 6th Grade Math Tuesday 16th: 5th Grade Math Wed. 17th: 3rd Grade Math

Hello Eagle Families, Please use the link below to provide feedback on the proposed 2024-2025 BCS student calendars. This survey will be open until 8:00 am, Monday, April 8. https://forms.office.com/r/Lsgv5dFEWp

Good afternoon, Please note that Boys and Girls club will be cancelled on Monday, March 4th, and Monday, March 11th. We have our Book Fair this coming week, and Spring Break is the following week.

Attention, the deadline for Yearbook orders is this Friday, March 1st. If you need an order form, please stop by the office. Thank you.

Hello-Reminder that tomorrow Wed. 2/20/24 is Class and Individual Picture Day. Please send in your order forms tomorrow AM, or come to the office in the AM for a form. Also, we are accepting yearbook orders at this time.

Parents and guardians please make sure to park and come in and sign your child in when they are tardy. The tardy bell rings at 8:51. If the gate is closed and there are no duty staff out, they are tardy. For your child's safety, you must walk them in and sign them in the front office. Please do not drop them off unattended. Thank you for helping us keep your child safe.

Hello we have two announcements: First, reminder all 3rd-6th grade girls are encouraged to sign up for Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run has fun, evidence-based programs that inspire all girls to build their confidence, kindness and decision making skills. Dynamic lessons instill valuable life skills including the important connection between physical and emotional health. You can sign up at: www.girlsontherunriogrande.org Second, Yearbook order forms are going home today. Please look out for them and get your child's yearbook order in early to ensure they get one.

Parents/Guardians we have seen a rise in dress code violations (especially in our older students) and we are asking for your support. Students’ appearance in dress or hair must NOT distract or disrupt the educational process. In addition to the rules in the BCS’s Student Management Handbook, GSE students must also abide by the following rules: •Fake fingernails/Fake eyelashes are not allowed for safety purposes . •Waist/mid-drift must be covered. •Shorts should reach fingertips. •Leggings must be worn under pants with holes. • CONSEQUENCES: 1st offense: nurse visit for change if available/parents notified. 2nd offense: Parents must bring a change of clothes. 3rd offense: Lunch detention.

ALL Valencia County residents have FREE admission to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and a Planetarium show in February 2024.

GSE- We have two important reminders: All 6th graders need to send in a baby/toddler picture for our yearbook to Nurse Tanya her email is: gonzalest@beleneagles.org We are encouraging all 3rd-6th grade girls to sign up for Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run has fun, evidence-based programs that inspire all girls to build their confidence, kindness and decision making skills. Dynamic lessons instill valuable life skills including the important connection between physical and emotional health. You can sign up at: www.girlsontherunriogrande.org

Today, we will only have one drop off and one pick up line. Good news they will be paving our North parking lot! Thanks for all your patience during this delayed construction project. Have a great day!

Happy New Year! Welcome back to school everybody. It is so good to see everyone back today. Please make sure your child comes to school with a winter jacket/coat. This week is supposed to be very cold. We will monitor the weather daily to decide about outdoor recess. Good news, our north parking lot is one step closer to be completed for our single rider line. Paving is coming soon. We will be recognizing students for their accomplishments in Quarter 2 by presenting them with awards by the end of next week. These awards will be given out in their classrooms. Please remember to call in if your child will be absent. Reminder we have no school on, Monday, Jan. 15th for Martin Luther King Day. We look forward to a wonderful and productive second semester. Thanks for your support and cooperation.

We would like to thank you all for selling tickets for our Winter Basket Fundraiser. All tickets and money are due tomorrow, Monday the 18th. We look forward to announcing the lucky winners of our baskets We will have our drawing tomorrow afternoon around 2:00 pm. We will try and go "Live" on our GSE Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GSEBelenEagles

The NMPED is inviting the Belen Consolidated Schools community to provide input on any upcoming listening sessions around Senate Bill 4, Universal Free Lunch, and more to help us improve school meals. Please see the following flyers (in English and Spanish) for more information. For dates and registration, use the following link for the English version: https://5il.co/2aoq5 For dates and registration, use the following link for the Spanish version: https://5il.co/2aoqg

Free-New Winter Jackets available in the office. If you would like your child to receive a new winter jacket, please call the front office and we will do our best to get them one with the sizes we have available. First come, first serve, so call soon! 505-966-1900.

Due to the rains, we will dismiss with one pick up line today. Please be patient with us, and have your green card visible and ready so we can call names quickly. Thanks for your cooperation with this.

Good morning to you all. We are excited to share with you some outstanding news. Gil Sanchez Elementary has been designated as a SPOTLIGHT school by the NMPED. This means our school performed above the 75 percentile of all schools in NM. Ratings are generated by academic growth and proficiency, as well as school climate and attendance. Way to go Gil Sanchez staff and students. Thank you parents for helping and supporting us as we strive to ensure excellence in all we do for every student. Happy Thanksgiving! Please enjoy your break and be safe!