Garden Road's 

STUDENT COUNCIL

Student Council Store

Support Your Student Council!  The Student Council store is open every Wednesday after school in room 5.  Various school supplies are available for sale.

Student Council is also selling ice cream after school on Fridays near the cafeteria for only $0.50 to $1.00.

2008-2009 Student Council Theme Days

 November 14 - Twin Day

 December 19 - Crazy Hat Day

 January 23 - PJ Day

 February 27 - Mismatched Day

 March 20 - 60’s Day

 April 17 - Crazy Hair Day

 May 15 - Black and White Day

 June 5 - Hawaiian Day

Check back soon for additional Student Council events!

Student Council Election Process

Student Council Duties

 PUSD Summer Camps

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Gateway Academy Brochure

Youth Enrichment Program Summer Classes Details

Youth Enrichment Program Class Listing

Register Online

 Garden Road Science Corps

Dedicated to creating and funding a solid scientific foundation for our youth.

This year Garden Road has a new volunteer organization called the Garden Road Science Corps.   The Science Corps is exclusively devoted to creating more opportunities for scientific learning in our school on a daily basis.  As part of this program, we are excited to introduce the Science Corps' Shoebox Science Program!

This year, students will be able to participate in our new Shoebox Science Program available in the library.  Individual science experiments in a box will be available for students to check out and explore at home, and then return to school just like a library book.  If you are interested in letting your child be involved in this exciting program, please fill out the consent form your child brought home and return it to school.

Parent participation is vital to this program.  Please consider donating time or sponsoring a kit.  If you are interested, contact jlogan13@cox.net.

Please note the following information regarding the shoebox science program:

1)  Some kits contain materials that are potentially harmful if swallowed, such as small, pointed objects and objects made of glass as well as common household products such as ammonia.  Appropriate warnings are included in the instructions.

2)  The shoebox science kits will be checked out through the school library.  Students may check out one kit at a time and keep it at home for one week.  Only those students with completed consent cards on file will be allowed to check out kits.  Only 2 to 4 kits are allowed per classroom per week.  By signing the card, you agree to accept responsibility for replacing lost or damaged kits.  In the event a kit is damaged, you will be sent an itemized bill.

New Library Books

New Library Books—Thanks to You!  The PTA was thrilled to recently give a $1,782 check to our library to buy new books!  At an average of $20 per book (for library quality books), that’s a good number of books.  What’s most exciting is that the money came from all of us who bought books during the April Book Fair.  100% of the money we raised at the book fair was given to Kate Porter, our Librarian, to buy books.  As some of you may know, there are few funds for school libraries these days, so our library is in real need of new books.  Mrs. Porter was thrilled to be able to place an order for so many new books and hopes the children enjoy checking them out.  Click on the link below, then go to the "Check It Out - New Books" tab to see the books specifically purchased with this recent donation.

Garden Road Library Book Lists 

Garden Road’s Summer Reading Challenge

How will your children fill those lazy summer hours?  One way to balance an active summer schedule is to make time for leisure reading!  This summer we hope you will encourage your child to keep reading, and to help you we are offering the first annual Garden Road Reading Challenge.  It’s simple – just have your child keep a log of the books he or she reads over the summer and bring the log to school in August.  Look for a half-page flyer and reading logs in the office or your child’s classroom, or print the forms below.  Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.                Charles W. Eliot

                   Garden Road Summer Reading Challenge Flyer                       Reading Log

Also, our library is always in real need of volunteers.  So if you can schedule even one hour a week or month to help shelve returned books or with other library tasks, just call or email our librarian, Kate Porter at 858-748-0230 ext.  or khporter@powayusd.com.

Keep on Reading!

Box Tops Really Count!

Garden Road has collected over 10,500 Box Tops, and raised over $1,800.00 for our school so far this year! The more we clip, the more we earn for our school.  Clip Box Tops from your favorite products and turn them into your child's teacher. Ask your family, friends and neighbors to clip them too.

$$$$ Box Tops Contest $$$$

Congratulations to Mrs. DePew's class for winning the first collection contest with 637 Box Tops and to Mrs. Knight's class for winning the second collection contest with 1258 Box Tops!!  Their classrooms each received a class treat! 

Check back soon for the end of year winner takes all contest winning class.

Runner's Club

Garden Road Runner's Club is off and running!  Be sure to wear appropriate shoes and comfortable clothing to participate during recess on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Let’s get moving!

Garden Road students in grades K through 5 are encouraged to join the PTA sponsored Runner’s Club.  Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the year, students can choose to run on our school’s brand new track during morning recess (Grades K-2  9:55-10:10 a.m.; Grades 3-5  10:15-10:30 a.m.).  Students earn awards throughout the school year based on their mileage (5 laps = 1 mile). 

 

Garden Road Runners’ Club thanks our community partners, Rich and Ruthanna Ryan, for their generous sponsorship of our club through the Palomar Pomerado Hospital (PPH) Community Action Council!

 

Stay fit and active through this fun physical education activity!

 

Garden Road Runner's Club Golden Shoes Winners - 2008/2009 School Year

Month	Winning Class
March	Raquel/Allmen
February	Arroyo/Raquel
January	Stoltze/Raquel
December	Coson
November	Knight/Coson/Cabrera
October	Coson
September	Allmen

All runners, keep up the great work out on the track.  Be sure to encourage your classmates to give their personal best and you could be the next winner of the coveted Golden Shoes!  Remember, the Golden Shoes will change hands (or feet, as the case may be) monthly.  Each month is a new opportunity for all classes to go for the gold, since each month is totaled separately. 

 Continuing Student Registration   This summer, starting in June, EVERY continuing student must verify their student emergency information and accept PUSD rules and regulations on-line.  To get your username and password now, please contact 858-748-0010 X2854.  Then go to http://www.powayusd.com/registration/  to see your student’s current information.

 Kindergarten Enrollment   Garden Road kindergarten registration for 2009-2010 will be on May 11 - 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please click the New Student Enrollment arrow below for District forms, and the additional Garden Road forms below:             

Garden Road Pepp/Kindergarten Information Sheet

 New Student Enrollment, Grades 1 - 5   Please click the New Student Enrollment arrow below for District forms, and the additional Garden Road forms below:

New Student Information Sheet

Recommended Classroom Supply Lists

Kindergarten     First Grade     Second Grade     Third Grade     Fourth Grade     Fifth Grade

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