Gerber Newsletter

The Mission of Gerber Elementary School is to team with families to create a college-oriented culture where students are safe, respected, and empowered to contribute in a global community.

Website: gerberschool.org
Location: 23014 Chard Avenue, Gerber, CA, USA
Phone: (530)385-1041

Gerber School is going out for a bond in March! Your child’s education and success are our core focus, and our teachers and staff do a great job educating students. However, our school facilities are in desperate need of upgrades! Our portable classrooms are dilapidated and need to be replaced; the parking is beyond limited, often times causing parents and staff to park in the ditch along a narrow street; and the school entryway leads into the main hallway with free access to the campus, a single entry-way through the main entrance would enhance campus security.

To enable our students to compete and succeed in our new economy and keep our children safe, we must modernize and reconstruct portions of our school. After careful deliberation, the Board of Trustees has placed a general obligation bond measure for voter consideration on the March 3, 2020 ballot to fund required improvements. If approved, Measure “E” will:

• Improve student safety and enhance campus security

• Replace aging portable classrooms

• Create a single entry point onto the main campus

• Add parking, revamp drop-off and pick-up zones, and improve traffic flow

• Provide the local match to access state and federal grants for facility improvements

Enrollment: Approximately 385 students

Acknowledgments: Our January Employee of the Month is Marci Spencer! Mrs. Spencer teaches fourth grade at Gerber School. She also plays an active role on our School Site Council (SSC) advisory committee. Mrs. Spencer is kind, patient, and builds positive relationships with students and parents. Thank you for all that you do, Mrs. Spencer!! We appreciate you!

Interested in getting more involved? Gerber School has openings on our School Site Council (SSC) committee and we are looking for new parent members. SSC is a parent advisory committee that is comprised of parents, teachers, classified staff and administration. We meet once a month to review school goals and priorities and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees. Please contact Jenny Montoya at jmontoya@gerberschool.org or 385-1041 for more information.

Important Dates:

• Feb 7th: 4:30-6:30 Middle School Dance

• Feb 13th: 5:30-6:30 Game Night in Cafeteria

• Feb 17th-21st: No School

• Feb 24th-28th: 6th Grade Science Camp Feb 28th: Student of the Month Assembly

Athletic Schedule:

Girls Basketball

February

Mon, 3rd 4:00 @ Gerber vs Lava

Wed, 5th 4:00 @ Gerber vs Nord

Boy’s Basketball

February

Mon, 3rd 5:00 PM @ Gerber vs Lava

Wed, 5th 5:00 PM @ Gerber vs Nord

Family bonding time is time the family spends together meaningfully. This is a designated time your family plans to spend time with each other while engaging in activities, games, or even a fun project. There are many ways to spend quality time as a family.

A Few of the Beneficial Effects of Spending Family Time Together:

Family members learn how to listen and work together. Children learn how to behave in society by watching their parents interact with each other and with the world. Family bonding times are a great way to model expected behaviors inside the family circle and with others in the community. Modeling expected behaviors is also a great way for the parents in the family to learn how to communicate to each other as well.

Promising your personal time at least one day out of the week will help members in your family gain a sense of self worth. Children that have guardians that take the time with them, begin to assign value to their family time. Children that do not have a sense of family values are more likely to be influenced by friends that do not necessarily have their best interests at heart.

Communications between family members improve. Parents often admit frustration when it comes to communication. Their children are not open, untrustworthy, do not listen or lack understanding between talker and listener. Bonding time can help eliminate some of the frustration. Parents can use this time to relate their childhood to an adolescent just beginning his childhood interactions. Parents know the same trials have weathered us all. The amount of temptation and the sources of these hindrances are the only things that really change.

As important as it is to impart wisdom, it is just as important to be an active listener as well. While everyone is together, sometimes it’s just as important to redirect attention towards your family and ask “What’s going on with you?”

Many students play video games at home. We don't always know what they are playing and whether it is appropriate. Many of the video game consoles have a way to setup parental controls that can help limit screen time, filter out age inappropriate games, or give you a weekly update of how much the system is being used. The ESRB has a website that gives you guides on how to use the parental controls on many of the top video game systems. Here is the link to their website.