Golden Gazette

Mrs. Klein, Assistant Principal

Ms. Tooley, Lead Teacher

Mrs. Rouse, Community in Schools Site Coordinator

Email: jhumphries@decaturproud.org
Website: www.decaturproud.org
Location: 5650 Mann Road, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-856-0400
Facebook: facebook.com/DecaturGoldAcademy
Twitter: @DELC_Gold

Hello Everyone,

Next week is Parent Teacher Conferences. We are excited to hold these conferences to share your child’s progress. This is a great time to create and set goals with your child. Each teacher has sent out a confirmation letter, and or email and we ask that you please be on time for your child’s conference as each teacher is booked all day. If you are unsure of your conference time please call the office or parent square the teacher. Please park in the front of our building and enter through the main entrance. You do not have to check into the office.

We are so close to fall break. I know that everyone is ready for a time to spend with their families. We are seeing an increase in some of our younger students playing roughly with others (grabbing, pulling, pushing, taking items away from others), and our older students having cellphones in their classrooms at lunch/recess . Each classroom teacher is reminding students daily of our expectations and we ask that you please remind your child that at school we are creating a safe environment for students to learn.

For safety reasons, if your child’s dismissal routine will be changed, you must send a note in with them that morning (For example, your child normally rides the bus, but today he/she will be picked up by car). Changes in transportation will not be accepted over the phone. If there is a change in transportation, the change must be in writing and signed by the parent or guardian.

Dry and fresh food items will be available for drive thru pick up for any families with children enrolled in MSD of Decatur Township Schools!
When: Select Thursdays 11:30AM – 12:50PM (dates listed below)
Where: Decatur Central High School, Door 10
How to apply: Complete the intake form below and submit! (required for each distribution date). The form must be completed by the Tuesday before the pick up date.

Food Pantry Intake Form

Pantry Pick-Up Dates:
October 6th (Note: this is a Friday)
November 2nd
November 9th
November 30th
December 14th

Popcorn Friday is back again this year! Due to the increase in cost of popcorn, bags, oil, and salt, the bag of delicious popcorn will now sell for $1.00/bag. All proceeds will benefit student and staff needs in the building. We will NOT have popcorn on Friday, September 22nd. Stay tuned for Popcorn with a prize on September 29th!!!!

I want to personally thank all the families who have already participated in our SchoolStore fundraiser! We are on our way to reaching our goal, but we need everyone's help to make sure our teachers get the essential tools they need to help our students succeed.

If your family has not participated, there's still time!

This safe and easy fundraiser is 100% online so there is no face-to-face selling, collecting money, or delivering products. Your child will receive a prize just for participating, and more prizes will be awarded when goals are reached.

Please help now. It really will make a difference.

Go to https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000363155 to show our valued teachers your support.

Thanks

Gold Academy

P.S. Family participation is the key to our success, and we are counting on you!

Please visit our Child Nutrition Department Website (https://www.decaturproud.org/child-nutrition/p-ebt) for resources and general information about P-EBT cards.
MSD of Decatur Township and the Child Nutrition Department do not have access to P-EBT information or funds.
All calls and questions need to be directed to The Family and Social Services Administration.

(800) 403-0864

The Gold Academy will be using the Second Step to work on social-emotional learning!

The Second Step program teaches skills in the following four areas:

1. Skills for Learning: Children gain skills to help them be better learners, including how to focus their attention, listen carefully, and ask for help.

2. Empathy: Children learn to identify and understand their own and others’ feelings. Children also learn how to show care for others.

3. Emotion Management: Children learn how to calm down when they have strong feelings, such as worry or anger.

4. Friendship Skills and Problem Solving: Children learn how to make and keep friends and to solve problems with others in a positive way.

9.29.23 Popcorn with a prize!!!

9.29.23 - 10.5.23 Book Fair

10.3.23 Grandparent's Night 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

10.4.23 Conference Day - No school

10.6.23 Gold Pride 8:15 a.m.

10.6.23 Fall Parties 1:00

10.6.23 Last School Day for fall break

10.23.23 School Reconvenes

10.26.23 Picture Retakes

"It is the Board's commitment to provide a safe, positive, productive and nurturing educational environment for all of its students. Any individual who believes a student has been or is the victim of discrimination, bullying, or harassment should report the situation to the building principal or designee or complete the School District's Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying report form, which is available online at www.decaturproud.org