Congratulations to students at Gilbert Arts Academy!  Your participation helped drive the nationwide record number of books read in one day to new heights!  The new record is 3,581,992 books, an increase of almost 1.5 million books!  Thank you L&M Catering, parents, and students for your efforts to make this event a wonderful day!  This was a fabulous display of team spirit - Go Mustangs!

Friday, March 2, 2012, students will participate in the 'Read Across America' national challenge to read as many books as possible in one day!  They will be taking AR quizzes throughout the day and watching a live counter of how many quizzes are being taken nationwide.  The goal is for students to break the record of 2,177,586!  Third through sixth grade students will be reading books to kindergarten through second grade students and each class will have a scheduled 'outside' reading time.  A very special guest will visit each class to read a Dr. Seuss story, and green eggs and ham will be served to all students who ordered hot lunch that day!

Please note that the PTO meeting scheduled for tonight, February 15, is postponed until February 22nd.  Our apologies for any inconvenience!

The school is sending home reminders about the Uniform Drive on January 27; No School on Monday January 30; School Mall due date on January 31, and Jump Rope for Heart on February 2, 2012.  Please remember to check the flyer

Ms. Hirsch, school leader at Gilbert Arts Academy, hosted a 'Meet and Greet' event yesterday for the parents and students of the school, giving everyone the opportunity to get to know her a little better.  Ms. Hirsch later said she was delighted to see so many involved parents and glad to have had the opportunity to get to know everyone on a more personal level.   took the

January 9, 2012, Mr. Art Madden, Regional Vice President of The Leona Group, LLC,  welcomed Gilbert Arts Academy families to the new semester with the exciting news of a new school leader.  In a letter sent home to families, Mr. Madden wrote:

" It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you the new Gilbert Arts Academy School Leader, Ms. Cathie Hirsch.  Ms. Hirsch comes to  us with a long and distinguished background in education and the private sector.   Most recently, she has been Instructional Coach at Cesar Chavez Upper  Elementary in SW Detroit, Michigan.

Ms. Hirsch has ten years of experience with The Leona Group LLC.  During her tenure, she has enhanced curriculum and instruction at the school through the use of technology and professional development for the teaching staff.  Ms. Hirsch’s supervision experience has been utilized in both
the education and business forum.  In addition, she created a strong bond with members of the community through multiple outreach programs.

We extend a warm Arizona welcome to her.  Please feel  free to drop by and greet her or call the office to make an appointment to meet  with Ms. Hirsch."


 

Thank you to all our families who supported our Kindergarten in the pajama drive!  We received 96 pairs of beautiful,  brand new, warm pajamas in all sizes and colors!  The kindergarten staff took the pajamas to a location in Mesa where they were being collected and paired with books from scholastic ready to go into the community.  Thank you again for your kindness and support!

Please note the schedule change in the Christmas program.  This event will be held on December 21, and not December 15, 2011 as originally planned. 

Tomorrow is the last day for our pajama drive.  Kindergarten students joined efforts with Scholastic Books to donate new pajamas to the underprivileged in our community.  For every pair of pajamas donated, Scholastic also donates a book to be delivered with the pajamas. 

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 5:30 p.m., parents are invited to join us for this event.  We will be discussing the Title I program and providing the opportunity to make then take home some fun learning manipulatives to use with your children at home.  Please RSVP to the school office.