Gil Sanchez Elementary

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!

Our GSE Family and Jarales Community recently lost a former student, Wyatt Cordova Jaramillo. Wyatt graduated from BHS last year. He has two siblings at our school currently. We would like to come together as a community in Jarales to support the Cordova Jaramillo family. We are taking donations for the family as well as hosting a Spaghetti Dinner. Dinner will be from 4:00-6:00 pm on Thursday, Nov. 30th. If you would like to make a donation or buy tickets for the dinner, please come by the office. Thank you

Good afternoon and thank you for your patience. Internet and phones have been restored.

Good morning, Unfortunately we are experiencing a district wide Internet and phone outtage. We have made our carrier aware of the situation. Please bear with us.

Good morning, Here is the schedule for our Red Ribbon Week. On Halloween, please no bloody, gory or inappropriate costumes. We will have a costume parade on Tues, AM at 9:30. Parents are welcome to attend. Thank you and have a great weekend.

Good Afternoon. Our busses will be leaving late today. They are expecting it to be a 15 to 20 min delay, due to a delay from the High School. Thank you.

Good afternoon GSE families. We are having Bingo for Books this Wednesday, the18th from 5-6pm for all our Special Education students and familes. We hope you can join us.

GSE Families: Reminder that Thursday 10/12/23 is an abbreviated day, due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. Dismissal is at 1:51 pm. There is no school for students on Friday. Our office hours will be 8:00 am -7:00 pm on Thursday 10/12. On Friday, 10/13 we will open from 8:00am-12:00 noon. Please help us reach our goal of 100% participation in student conferences. We look forward to meeting with you.

Good news, our internet and phone service has now been restored.

Good morning families. Our Internet and phones are currently down. We are troubleshooting the issue at this time. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Belen Consolidated Schools (BCS) is pleased to announce a special Town Hall event that provides the community with an opportunity to meet and interact with the candidates running for the BCS School Board. This event aims to foster transparency, engage the public, and enable voters to make informed decisions in the upcoming school board election. During the Town Hall meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 5:30 pm, in the Belen Consolidated Schools boardroom located at 520 N. Main Street, the candidates for the BCS School Board will be invited to address the community. Judge John Chavez will serve as the moderator and will facilitate a question-and-answer session where the candidates will have the opportunity to respond to questions posed by Judge Chavez and developed by the District to provide candidates to share their vision for the Belen Consolidated Schools. BCS is also providing the community with the opportunity to provide questions that will be asked of the candidates. All submitted questions will be vetted by the District for appropriateness. Submissions chosen will be added to the list of questions asked by Judge Chavez. Questions can be submitted through Friday October 13.. Please use the following link to submit questions: https://forms.office.com/r/iqyVMMN8YC

GSE-Reminder tonight is our Fall Fest from 5:00 pm -6:30 pm. So GSE is the place to be tonight! We hope you can make it. This is a family event, so please plan on attending and participating in the event with your child. Your child must be accompanied by an adult in order to attend. Also, thank you so much for your generous donations for the items we were in need of!

GSE-Families, This is a busy time of year and I wanted to inform you of what's going on! This Friday, October 6th is our Annual Fall Fest from 5:00-6:30 p.m. We do not have school on Monday, October 9th, in observance of Indigenous People Day. Next week are Parent/Teacher Conferences. You should have a conference time scheduled already. If you don't your child's teacher should be reaching out very soon. Thursday, October 12 is an abbreviated day, we dismiss at 1:51 pm. There is no school for students on Friday the 13th. Fall picture day is on Thursday, October 19th, forms will be sent home soon. We will not have a Quarter 1 assembly due to Conferences and our Fall Fest. Any awards students have earned will be given our at Conferences. We look forward to seeing and visiting with you at Fall Fest and at Conferences next week.