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Community Service, Elementary, Events, Experts in Education, Learn by Doing, The Journey Matters, Values, Values and Community

Inspired by Phyliss Reynolds Naylor’s novel Shiloh, fourth graders sprung into action to help animals who are facing life challenges. Thanks to the help of a resourceful room parent and their classroom teachers, the children worked with water bottles, socks, stuffing, tennis balls, cloth, and squeakers to create 200 toys for the San Diego Humane Society. Many opted to give up recesses to complete the task. Lessons learned went well beyond the skill building of braiding and...

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Hello Gillispie Families, Below is information on vaccination availability for children ages 5 to 11, updates on mask-wearing for elementary students, reminders for our Thanksgiving return, and an invitation for our upcoming enrichment program, as well as our on-campus Pre-K to Grade 6 winter performance. Vaccinations As you may be aware, the COVID-19 vaccination is now available to children between the ages of 5 and 11. We encourage all families to consider vaccinating their children as soon as they...

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Hello Families, We are a day away from students turning into magical creatures, superheroes, inanimate objects, or whatever else their imaginations demand! We will send you a password-protected video of our EC and Elementary Parades so you can view it with your children and enjoy the spirited fun. Here also are helpful tips from the County regarding Halloween. And, as time flies by, we are almost in November which means planning for our week-long break from November 22-26. As...

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Current Parents, Early Childhood, Elementary, Parents

Several students have asked me about free dress and spirit dress days--I suppose they’re longing for the freedom of summer! We are giving you a sneak peek for the first several months! The first non-uniform day is scheduled for September 24, and students may arrive in free dress or in Padres apparel/colors. Sixth graders will decide for November 19, whether it’s a free dress or themed-dress day, and their selection will be posted in the Sun and through Room...

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covid19, Current Parents, HOS

Hello Gillipsie Families, This will start a series of emailed Special Notices that you will receive periodically throughout the school year. These notifications will be titled COVID-19 Updates so that you know the content entails important information regarding this topic. UPDATED MASK POLICY As are many public and private schools in San Diego, we are requiring adults and Kindergarten through Sixth Grade students to wear masks both indoors and outdoors as we open the school year. Early childhood students will be required to...

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covid19, Current Parents, Early Childhood, Elementary, HOS, Values and Community

As I shared with Gillispie's Board of Trustees in my end-of-year report, it has been an extraordinary year for each and all of us. Reading the written comments from the 2021 Parent Survey, I recognize that parents missed being on campus to connect with each other and with their children's teachers. Yet, in thoughtful and different ways, we built and maintained a community. "It takes a village," and Gillispie is a Village. Adults on campus had to...

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covid19, HOS

Hello Gillispie Families, With Holiday Break around the corner, I wanted to remind you about the protocols that we will be following to increase the likelihood of a safe return to school. Gillispie will welcome back early childhood students on January 4 and will be virtual for all elementary students the week of January 4. To come back to campus on Monday, January 11, all students in grades K through Grade 6 will be required to show the results of...

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covid19, Early Childhood, Elementary, HOS

Dear Families, We hope that you have had a wonderful holiday and that you found a way to celebrate safely with loved ones. As the number of COVID-19 cases in San Diego continues to rise along with a sharp increase in hospitalizations, it remains essential for us to put all of our communal and concerted efforts into slowing the spread of the virus so that we may remain together on campus. What has worked for us thus far...

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Early Childhood, Elementary, Experts in Education, Parent strategies, Values and Community

Keeping our community well is our highest priority. As such, we have been monitoring our community health during the normal cold and flu season, and also in consideration of the media coverage of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. It is important that families continue to monitor the health and wellbeing of their children and themselves, and take all necessary, routine precautions that we would expect: washing hands, remaining home from school for at least 24-hours following any symptoms...

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Elementary, Experts in Education, Music, Specialties

With bittersweetness, admiration, and respect, I announce that two incredibly accomplished and dedicated educators will be leaving at the end of this school year. Linda Jacobs, who has lovingly instructed our students for the past 29 years in music, and Laura Moore, who in her twelve years has nimbly taught elementary students library, technology, and media literacy skills, have big plans as they head into their future. These two women have been bedrocks in their areas of...

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