GRIZZLY TRACKS GARFIELD ELEMENTARY 1914 S. Broadway Ave. Boise Idaho 83706 Phone: (208)854-4950 Fax: (208)854-4951 www.boiseschools.org “Garfield Elementary” @GarfieldBSD #GarfieldGrizzlyPride

September 2016

Welcome to the 2016/2017 Grizzly Tracks Newsletter! We will be sending this newsletter home monthly. We encourage you to take the time to read this newsletter carefully. The Grizzly Tracks will be full of information about what is happening at Garfield.

Picture Day is Wednesday, September 21st

SEPTEMBER 09/19 (Mon) 09/21 (Wed)

5th & 6th Grade Basketball begins Picture Day!

OCTOBER 10/04 (Tue) 10/06,07 (Th - F) 10/28 (Fri) 10/27 - 11/3

Garfield STEM Night - 6pm NO SCHOOL State In-Service NO SCHOOL—End of 1st Quarter BOOK FAIR

NOVEMBER 11/01 (Tue) 11/02 (Wed) 11/03 (Thu)

11/04 (Fri) 11/10 (Thu) 11/11 (Fri) 11/21-25 (M-F)

Picture Retake Day Parent Teacher Conference Evening No School for Kindergarten NO SCHOOL Grades K-6 Parent Teacher Conferences All day and into the Evening NO SCHOOL Veterans Day Music Program Grades 4-6 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Choir performs at BSU Veteran Event NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving Break

Look on our website to find answers to the following questions:

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Information about Garfield

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Grizzly Tracks newsletter

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Calendar of school events

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Just For Kids information

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Transportation information

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School lunch menu

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Parent/student handbook

https://boisegarfield.ss8.sharpschool.com/cms/One.aspx

Grizzly Tracks Has Gone Green!! If we have your e-mail address on file, we will be sending you the Grizzly Tracks to your email as well as the paper copy sent home with your student. If you do not have a current email address on file with the office, please stop in or call the office to update that information., 854-4950.

DECEMBER & JANUARY 12/09 (Fri) 12/21 (Wed) 12/22 - 01/03 01/04 (Wed)

Music Program - Grades 1-3 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Early Release - 1:15 p.m. NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK SCHOOL RESUMES

Grizzly Families! Are you ready for a challenge?

Garfield Elementary is setting an independent reading goal for the 2016-17 school year! We are encouraging our students to read as many minutes as possible this year! The staff at Garfield is committed to helping students improve vocabulary, comprehension, fluency and an increased desire to read. Research shows that the amount of time kids spend reading is one of the best ways to predict academic success. We will be tracking the number of minutes each classroom reads. How it works: - Students will keep track of reading minutes on a recording sheet and turn it into their teachers. Minutes can be collected by reading to your child and/or your child reading independently. Minutes can also be earned during school hours—teachers/volunteers can sign for students. - Parents will need to sign the tracking sheet in order for the minutes to be included in the class and school reading totals. Your child will bring tracking sheets home. - A traveling trophy will be awarded to a lower grade (K-2) classroom and to an upper grade (3-6 classroom once every two weeks. Please encourage your child to join in the excitement.

KID CITY FREE Drop-in Activities After School! Kids in grades 1-6 are invited to participate in FREE after-school drop-in activities supervised by Boise Parks & Recreation at::

Student/Parent Handbook I hope everyone has had the opportunity to read our Garfield Student/Parent Handbook. This handbook was sent home last week. It is always a good idea for everyone to read through it together as a family. If you have any questions, please let us know. We need you to sign the last page and return it to your child’s teacher.

Garfield Elementary - 1914 S. Broadway Ave. Complete a registration form and submit to the school office or Kid City program after school. Open weekdays after school until 6:00 p.m. Field games, homework assistance, art projects A healthy snack provided Parents must have a Registration form filled out and returned to either the Garfield office or Kid City before students can attend.

Kid Fix-It Night Garfield Blacktop

To learn more about free programs in your neighborhood, see parks.cityofboise.org or call (208)608-7650.

Friday, Sept. 16th 3:30 pm—5:30 pm

Dear Parents,

Bring your bike. Tools provided. PARENTS WELCOME !!

I want to introduce myself and our health tech to you. I am Claudia Terrell and I have been a school nurse for the last 26 years, and I have been at Roosevelt and Garfield for the last 18 years! My health tech is Mardi Coffelt and she also works at Roosevelt and Riverside. We are excited to be here at Garfield this year and look forward to taking care of your children. Garfield has coverage every day but Tuesday mornings. You can contact us anytime by calling or emailing us. Not only do we provide first aid, medication administration, communicable disease control and immunization monitoring at school , we also provide health screenings for all KG, 2nd, and 5th grade students. We will screen vision, dental, height, weight, and on 5th grade girls we will screen for scoliosis. We will let you know if we have any concerns with those results. If your child is not in one of those grades and you are concerned in those areas, we are glad to screen them also.

STEM Night at Garfield October 4th from 6—8 p.m. FREE Event—Dinner served

COMING SOON !! Watch for more information about our Garfield Book Fair coming up.

October 27th - November 3rd

As a nurse, I also teach Health & Illness lessons to all classes as well as growth & development to 5th and 6th graders. You can review the curriculum by going to www.boiseschools.org > Student and Families > Curriculum > Health. We are excited to be here and can’t wait to get to know all of our Garfield families! Claudia Terrell, RN [email protected] 854-6939

Mardi Coffelt [email protected] 900-7062

TITLE ONE PARENT NOTIFICATION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF Garfield Elementary is a Title One School and federal law requires that as a parent of a student attending schools receiving federal program funds, you have the right to know: Is my child’s teacher licensed to teach the grades and subject(s) assigned? Yes, all teachers at Garfield are licensed to teach the grades and subjects assigned. Is my child’s teacher teaching with a provisional license, meaning that the state has waived the requirements for my child’s teacher? There are no teachers at Garfield currently teaching with a provisional license. What degree or degrees does my child’s teacher hold? All teachers at Garfield have a college degree. Please check with your child’s teacher if you are interested in the degrees they hold. If there are instructional aides working with my child, what are their qualification? Garfield has 3 full-time and 2 part-time Title One instructional aides this year. All have a least a high school diploma, 48 hours of credits, an Associates or Bachelor’s Degree, or successful completion of the ETS Paraprofessional Praxis test. If my child will be taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks this year by a teacher who is not highly qualified, will I be notified in a timely manner? Yes, the Boise School District requires that every parent be notified in a timely manner if their child(ren) are taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified.

06- Benjamin/Natalie 07– Liam/Farhan 08– Justin 09– Ashton 10– Analis 11– Gram 12– Giovanni/Ibrahim/Alexa 13– Selma/Helaena/Raphaella 16-Riley/Jyoti/Emmanuel 18– Micah/Sarah/Dominik 19– Preston/Luis 20– Lakai/Diana 22– Mykel/Amancia/Chrystian 24– Teagan/Stefani/Orrin 25– Matthew 26– Carlos 27– Race/Ava 28– Israel 30– Arabella/Oriana

Notification Regarding Public Release of Student Directory Information The Boise School District complies with federal law (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) as it relates to the release of student directory information to the public. To learn more, log on to www.boiseschools.org > Parents & Patrons > Parent Information > FERPA Form. school, or call the Clerk of the Board at 854-4123 to obtain a copy of the FERPA form.

You may also pick up a FERPA form at your