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Next Week’s Calendar The week begins with Day 1 Thursday 9/22 5th Grade Wickiup Hill Friday 9/23 Early Dismissal 2:15 Inside this issue: Handbook and Calendar Access 2 PTA Information 2 Virtual Backpack 3 Upcoming Dates 3 School Contact Numbers 4 Volume 3, Issue 2 September 16, 2016 All Students are Ready, Responsible and Respectful Setting up your Parent Portal in Canvas Canvas is an online learning management tool used by teachers and students throughout our district. It is a communication tool as well as an interactive learning tool. It will be utilized by each classroom teacher in ways appropriate for their grade level. Teachers can send announce- ments and post assignments through Canvas. Students have access to Canvas in a variety of ways. They can receive announcements, assign- ments, and calendar notifications. Some students submit assignments, participate in discussions (like blogs), and take quizzes on Canvas. Your child’s classroom teacher will share more about how they will be utilizing Canvas this year. For some that will mean a class homepage, announcements, and calendar events. For others, this will mean assignments, discussions, and quizzes. As a parent, you can create a parent account. You will be able to receive announcements, view things posted on a classroom calendar, and view what your child views on Canvas. You will only see what your child sees, so privacy is maintained when it comes to assignments and grading. If you set up a parent account for you child, it will continue to be active through high school so no need to create a new one every year. If you haven't created a parent account yet, please take a few minutes to get one set up. See this document to get you started: Getting Started Using the Parent Portal in Canvas If you have an account for an older child, you can add multiple students to your parent portal. See this document: Adding Multiple Students (Parent Portal in Canvas) Connect Click to
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Next
Week’s
Calendar
The week begins with Day 1 Thursday 9/22 5th Grade Wickiup Hill Friday 9/23 Early Dismissal 2:15
Inside this
issue:
Handbook and Calendar Access 2
PTA Information 2
Virtual Backpack 3
Upcoming Dates 3
School Contact Numbers 4
Volume 3, Issue 2 September 16, 2016
All Students are Ready, Responsible and Respectful
Setting up your Parent Portal in Canvas
Canvas is an online learning management tool used by teachers and students throughout our district. It is a communication tool as well as an interactive learning tool. It will be utilized by each classroom teacher in ways appropriate for their grade level. Teachers can send announce-ments and post assignments through Canvas. Students have access to Canvas in a variety of ways. They can receive announcements, assign-ments, and calendar notifications. Some students submit assignments, participate in discussions (like blogs), and take quizzes on Canvas. Your child’s classroom teacher will share more about how they will be utilizing Canvas this year. For some that will mean a class homepage, announcements, and calendar events. For others, this will mean assignments, discussions, and quizzes.
As a parent, you can create a parent account. You will be able to receive announcements, view things posted on a classroom calendar, and view what your child views on Canvas. You will only see what your child sees, so privacy is maintained when it comes to assignments and grading.
If you set up a parent account for you child, it will continue to be active through high school so no need to create a new one every year.
If you haven't created a parent account yet, please take a few minutes to get one set up. See this document to get you started:
Getting Started Using the Parent Portal in Canvas
If you have an account for an older child, you can add multiple students to your parent portal. See this document:
Adding Multiple Students (Parent Portal in Canvas)
Connect
Click to
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Handbook and Calendar
available on VGE website
Access to the Viola Gibson handbook and
calendar is available in two location on
the Viola Gibson website in two places.
One location is under the Calendar drop
down menu highlighted in the screenshot.
The second location is under the
Resources tab found in the blue banner.
Much more information specific to Viola
Gibson Elementary is also found on the
school’s website. The URL for our school
is http://gibson.cr.k12.ia.us.
PTA organization promotes welfare of students
PTA is an organization of parents and teachers which promotes the welfare of students in the home,
school, and community. Parents and teachers may become members of PTA at Open House or any-
time during the first semester.
The Viola Gibson PTA elects a new board each year which is listed below. Committee chairpersons
and members are selected from volunteers and persons with special interests.
The PTA sponsors many committees which organize special projects and events throughout the
school year. The Viola Gibson PTA is an active and supportive group of teachers, administrators,
and parents in the school system. We welcome all new members. Our officers for the 2014-2015
school year are:
President Andrea Rahe [email protected]
Vice President Susan Bednar Blind [email protected]
Treasurer Lauren Cumings [email protected]
Secretary Deanna (Dee) Lubann [email protected]
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News Bytes Important Upcoming Dates
September
Friday, 9/30 — Team Sports Day—(Wear favorite team)
October
Monday, 10/3 — Staff Learning Day—NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Tuesday, 10/4 — Stomp out Bullying Day (Wear blue to school)
Friday, 10/7—Great Gator Gallup
Tuesday, 10/11 — Fall Picture Day
Tuesday, 10/11 — PTA Meeting 6:30pm
Friday, 10/21 — America Reads Day
Tuesday, 10/25 — Conferences 4:00pm—8:00pm
Thursday, 10/27 — Conferences 4:00pm—8:00 pm
Friday, 10/28 — Staff Progress Reporting — NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Virtual Backpack Links
Here are this week’s additions to the Virtual Backpack*. Missed something?
Access earlier “VB” posts by clicking the link below.
To visit the CRCSD Virtual Backpack, click here
2016-2017 YMCA Adventure Guides Program
Chance To Dance-Dance class for special needs
Scholastic Chess Club Starts September 18th at Ladd Library
Hazard Hunter lead paint program
Join Cub Scouts
YMCA Adventure Guides - Program Overview
BOYS DANCE CREW - DanceNation
Concussion 101: Student Athletes
Dance Classes at DanceNation!
Family Connections LIVE!
*The posting of this flyer in no way suggests endorsement of the program by the Cedar Rapids Community School District.
Phone numbers
Main Office
319-558-2920
Attendance
319-558-2565
Counselor
319-558-1694
Viola Gibson
Elementary
6101 Gibson Dr. NE,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
52411
Check out our
new Website!
http://
gibson.cr.k12.ia.us/
.
The Gibson Gazette is a
weekly school eNews-
letter sponsored by your
PTA for the students,
parents, staff and sup-
porters of Viola Gibson
Elementary.
All submittals are
welcome and will be
used at staff’s discretion
and as space allows.
All submittals and ques-
tions should be directed
to the following email
address:
Submittal deadline is
Friday for publication
on the following
Thursday.
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Important School Numbers and Contact Information
Office Phone—558-2920 Office Fax—393-0412 Cafeteria—558-2616 Principal Shannon Kehoe [email protected] Secretary Diane Busch [email protected] Clerk Typist Kim Hernandez [email protected] School Nurse—558-3376 Cindy Fagan [email protected] Health Clinic/Attendance—558-2565 Carolyn Crew [email protected] Cheri Rizer [email protected] IMC—558-3191 Jan Anderson [email protected] Counselor—558-1694 Chris Nelson [email protected] Facilitator—558-1587 Katie Tritle [email protected] Five Seasons Day Care—558-2927 Gina Ebel [email protected] Angie Carver [email protected]
School Day: 8:45 A.M. to 3:45 P.M. 2:15 Every Friday Early Dismissal
8:20 Breakfast/Students deposit money in meal account. 8:25 All students enter building. 8:35 Students dismissed to classrooms. 8:45 School begins. 3:45 Students are dismissed. Students should not arrive prior to 8:25 unless they are involved in approved activities. Staff supervision is provided beginning at 8:25 in the foyer. Students may not play on the school playground before or after school since staff supervision is not provided.
