Gabilan Elementary School
August 22 - September 2, 2022
HAPPY FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL (LCAP Goal 2):
Our first official full week of school has concluded and was so incredibly successful! Gabilan has been full of student laughs, teachers bustling around smiling, staff reaching out and supporting everywhere needed, and families raving about how excited they are to be back! Dare I say….it finally feels like it is *this close* to normal as it was prior to the pandemic. I am so proud of our team, our students and our families! Thank you so all of you!!!! I am confident that if we continue to operate from the premise of “what is best for kids” we will have the best year yet! Thank you again to everyone on campus as it truly has been a team lift where all of your smiling faces have been making the first weeks the best they can possibly be!
Curriculum Reminder (LCAP Goal 2):
If you are still in need of core teaching materials, please let me know. We want to make sure that you have all of the materials you need to deliver your lessons, as well as be Williams Compliant. We do not have an official Williams visit this year but we still need to be compliant and have everything that our students need.
PBIS School Tours (LCAP Goal 4):
Last week, we held PBIS school tours to go over the SOAR expectations with each grade level as a preventative measure to teach students what good behavior looks like. Each grade level went to all major areas on campus and learned the rules in an assembly style format with our wonderful office team, Ms. Cisneros, Ms. Hunter and myself. It was received well by both students and teachers alike!
Professional Development (Goal 2):
Our site-based professional development during our teacher planning days here at Gabilan was fruitful. We relaunched our thoughts developing our PLCs. We had the discussion that PLC is not just a Wednesday afternoon meeting but instead is a 7:45-3:25 environment. PLC truly means that we are engaging in professional conversations that help to influence bolstering student learning. In reality these conversations happen all day every day here at work. After discussing the key components of PLC, we began a new 15-day challenge. This next week, during our staff meeting, we will be vertically aligning with the grade level above and below to discuss where we go from here. We are off to a great start!
IMPORTANT DATES
Week of August 22 - 26, 2022
Tuesday, August 23
- Staff Meeting, 3:25 p.m.
Wednesday, August 24
- PLCs
Thursday, August 25
- IEP Marathon
Friday, August 26
- Fun Friday
Week of August 29 - September 2, 2022
- LCAP Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 30
- LCAP Steering Committee Meeting, 11:30 a.m.
- Back to School Night. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 31
- PLCs
Thursday, September 1
- IEP Marathon
Friday, September 2
- Eagle Store
Gabilan Elementary School (PreK - 6th Grade)
Website: https://gab.soledadusd.org/
Location: 330 Walker Drive, Soledad, CA, USA
Phone: (831) 678-6440
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GabilanSoledadUSD/