Gold Camp News
Becki Royall Principal
December 2, 2022
Dear Gold Camp Community,
I hope all of our families had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving week. As you get this newsletter, our Holiday Store is underway. Students shopped on December 1st & 2nd. We would like to thank our parent volunteers who helped make this a successful and joyous time for the students.
Our Lost & Found is overflowing with jackets, hats, mittens, lunch boxes, and water bottles. Ask your child to look for any lost items before we leave for the winter break on December 20th. All items left unclaimed will be donated over the winter break.
Please continue to complete daily health screens with your children before sending them to school. Several upper respiratory illnesses are making their way through our community. Influenza, RSV, and COVID are still impacting our students. Please notify the front office if your child is diagnosed with any of these illnesses. You can check out the CDPHE guide How Sick is Too Sick for information about when your child should stay home from school.
Mr. Darpino and our 4th-6th grade band students will be performing their first concert for this year on December 14th. Our 4th graders perform for families at 6:00 pm, and our 5th-6th grade bands perform at 7:00pm. We are looking forward to their show of musical talent!
Our Snowflake Gift Drive has been a tradition at Gold Camp for many years. This is a wonderful opportunity for our community to support students in our own school with much needed clothing and other gifts for the Holiday season in December. Just like last year, we are sending out a SignUpGenius to our families with items to donate. If you choose to participate, click on the https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45AFA82DA5F4C43-snowflake and choose what you would like to give. Please have all donations to Gold Camp by Friday, December 16, 2022. If it is easier for you to send the items directly to the school (ie. Amazon or Walmart), then please make a note indicating the gift code. Most online purchases ask if the item is a gift and allows you to make a note. Thank you so much for your generosity!
1805 Preserve Dr.
(719)327-2820
www.cmsd12.org/gce
Gold Camp News
Becki Royall Principal
December 2, 2022
One of our building and district goals is to improve the safety and security of our campus. We are in the process of moving our security cameras to a new system called Verkada. As part of this change, Gold Camp Elementary will be part of a pilot program testing a visitor management system. This system is designed to screen and register all visitors to our school. Starting Monday December 5, 2022, all visitors to our school will sign-in with the new Verkada Guest system. When visiting Gold Camp you will find an iPad in the vestibule between the two front doors and you will use this iPad to sign-in.
Here’s the process:
This process should take only 30 seconds to one minute to complete on your first visit. The entry process is simplified after the initial visit. If you have extended family who also volunteer in our school, please pass this information on to them as well. I thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding as there may be some bumps as we roll this out.
The last day of the semester for students is Tuesday December 20th and they return on January 9, 2023.
We wish you all a very healthy and relaxing Winter Break!
Sincerely,
Becki Royall,
Gold Camp Elementary Principal
Sincerely,
Becki Royall
Gold Camp Elementary Principal
1805 Preserve Dr.
(719)327-2820
www.cmsd12.org/gce
Note from Mrs. Voos, our Health Aide :
Thank you for keeping your student home if they are sick. As the weather cools down, we are doing our best to keep everyone as healthy as possible. Please notify the office if your student tests positive for covid or RSV. Also, please remember that a student will need to be out a full 24 hours after vomiting, diarrhea, or fever of 100.4 or higher. Please refer to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's How Sick is Too Sick document for further information.
If you received an email about your student's vaccination status, please provide a vaccination record showing the missing immunizations or an exemption by November 18, 2022.
Hello Gold Camp Families!
My name is Meghan Walker and I am your child(ren)’s school counselor. This is my third year at GCE. Prior to working at Gold Camp, I supported students at Cheyenne Mountain High School as a
paraprofessional. CMSD has a very large piece of my heart. I am an alumni of CMHS, as well as my husband. We also have two daughters that attend Gold Camp. I am thrilled and honored to work with your children in this wonderful school district.
Part of my role as a school counselor includes delivering classroom counseling lessons. Students in kindergarten through third grade receive a 30 minute lesson every other week. K-3 students are receiving a Second Step lesson, which is an evidence-based social-emotional curriculum. Students in fourth through sixth grades receive a counseling lesson in their double dip rotation. Double dip rotations also include library and social-emotional learning. Below is an update of what your student(s) have been learning this semester during their counseling lessons!
Kindergarten and First Grade: Kindergarteners and first graders just wrapped up their very first unit, Skills for Learning. Your child(ren) was introduced to listening rules which help everyone to learn (eyes watching, ears listening, voice quiet and body still), how to focus their attention (ask them about their attent-o-scope), how to use self-talk to stay on task and how to ask for what they need in an assertive manner. We will begin our next unit, Empathy, in December.
Second Grade:During the second grade Skills for Learning unit, your child(ren) discussed respectful behavior and how it helps everyone learn. Second grade students learned about focusing their attention and listening skills, which also increase learning and show respect. Students also learned how positive self-talk can help them to stay focused, stay on task and ignore distractions. In their last lesson, students practiced asking for what they need in an assertive manner (calm, firm and respectful). Our Empathy unit will begin in December.
Third Grade: Third grade students learned that focusing their attention and listening are skills of a respectful learner. Students also learned that self-talk can help them to stay focused, on-task and manage distractions. Your child(ren) learned how to ask for what they need assertively (calm, firm and respectfully) and were introduced to planning skills.
Fourth and Fifth Grade: All fourth and fifth grade students discussed friendship during their first double dip lesson. Fourth graders learned the “keys” to friendship and participated in a scenario activity where they matched the correct friendship key to the trait in the scenario. Fifth graders participated in a class discussion on what fulfilling friendships look like, sound like and feel like. Your child(ren) received a Safe2Tell lesson in their second double dip lesson. Students in Mrs. Stosak’s and Mrs. Stammer’s class will receive their Safe2Tell lesson during the first week of December.
Sixth Grade: Sixth grade students discussed integrity during their first double dip lesson. Your child(ren) listened to scenarios through a Jeopardy style game where they considered how they would approach each issue presented with integrity. In their second double dip lesson, your sixth grader participated in a Safe2Tell refresher lesson. Students in Mrs. Robinson’s class will receive this lesson during the first week of December. After break, sixth grade students will learn about post-secondary opportunities.
Cheyenne Mountain School District
Child Find Services (birth to 5 years)
Concerned about your infant, toddler, or preschooler’s development? Cheyenne Mountain School District provides Child Find services for families who reside within the District boundaries and are concerned with their child's development ages birth through 5 years of age. Child Find is the identification, assessment, and determination of eligibility for services for students who may have a disability. If you have concerns about your child's ability to communicate, learn, socialize, interact, hear, see or move, you are encouraged to call Karen Higgins, Child Find Coordinator at 475-6140 or the district’s Student Services Office at 327-2823.
Child Find (ages 5 to 21)
If you are concerned about your child’s ability to learn, communicate, socialize, interact, see, hear, or move, you are encouraged to contact your school administrator to determine whether a Child Find is necessary in addressing your concerns. Child Find is the identification, assessment and determination of eligibility for services for students who may have a disability.
Students with Allergies / Anaphylaxis
We in the Cheyenne Mountain School District understand that many students are diagnosed with potentially life-threatening allergies and anaphylaxis. To address this issue and meet state law requirements concerning the management of allergies and anaphylaxis among students, the Board of Education has adopted requirements for health care plans, reasonable accommodations, access to emergency medications and staff training. For more information on these requirements, please refer to the Cheyenne Mountain Board of Education Policy Manual found on the District’s website.
Delay/Closure Information
Remember to sign up for Flash Alert if you have not already done so. If you signed up last year, you still need to go in and verify your information each year. Go to www.cmsd12.org for district information, delays, and closures. Sign up for alerts to your email and/or text messaging. This is the fastest way to find out when there is a delay or closure. Information is also available on local news channels.
Important Information About Immunization Exemptions
For any student who has a personal or religious exemption (non-medical exemption) on file, parents are required to sign a new exemption form annually, prior to the beginning of each school year.This may be done electronically through the Colorado Department of Public Health at www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/vaccine-exemptions.
Incoming 6th graders 2022-23 School Year
Incoming 6th grade students are required to have a Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) immunization before entry into 6th grade. Please plan to have your child immunized this Summer and provide documentation to the Front Office at your child’s school.
Any questions call the Elementary School Nurses, Megan Mathias, RN, at 475-6140 x 51