News & Announcements

Dear Golden Families,

Wow! It is a whole new world! What an amazing show - Aladdin Junior was exceptional! We are so proud of all our Golden Eagles who performed! HUGE THANKS to all the volunteers who made this production happen. It takes a village, and I am so grateful for our strong community!

This week's attendance champions will be announced tomorrow morning! Remember attending school has a direct correlation to student learning and achievement! If your child could be in school, they should be in school! Attend to Achieve!

This week our sixth grade students will be heading off to Science Camp! This is a wonderful opportunity, and we are excited for the adventures that lay ahead. Please note - Monday arrival for valet for all students may be a bit more hectic with sixth grade families dropping off luggage and signing students in. Sixth grade families - please remember to park along Golden Avenue and walk your child up to the check in stations near the George Key parking lot. Please do not park in the Golden or George Key staff parking lot. Come early to alleviate any stress. We can't wait to hear all about your trip!

Finally, Mrs. Dempsey and I will be at our Shamrock N Run on March 16th! I hope you all sign up to join us in support of our REACH Foundation. It should be a fun day and the sign up is below!

Let's have a great week!

Warmly,
Kristin McDonald
Principal, Golden Elementary

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Dear Golden Families,

It is show week! I cannot wait to watch all three casts this week perform Aladdin Jr. To all of our students - break a leg (well only figuratively of course)! I hope everyone enjoys the show!

We also are beginning our Attendance Challenges! Each week we will have two winning classes! "Do-Nut" miss a day of school unless your child is sick! Please review the slide show resources linked below to find out more benefits of coming to school each day!

Friday marks the end of trimester 2 and is a minimum day with a 12:45 pm dismissal for all students in K-6. TK students are all Early Birds on this day, and go home at 12:10 pm.

Also don't forget to nominate a teacher, staff member, or volunteer who exhibits the heart of Golden for our annual PTA Honorary Service awards! We could not be "Golden" without the endless amounts of service of our community. The deadline is Friday to submit your nomination.

Finally, please help us round up as many TK or Kindergarten students for next year. Of course they can wait to register later this spring or summer; however, we are already looking at staffing numbers for next year. TK spots will not be guaranteed at Golden if we go over our maximum number. What can you do? Register now to secure your spot! Tell your neighbors with little kids to register soon!

Warmly,
Kristin McDonald
Principal, Golden Elementary

#wearegolden #everystudenteveryday #92% #53inthestate

Dear Golden Families,

Our students and staff are working hard at Golden and I could not be prouder!

A few important thing this week -

Monday - It is Motivational Monday again so let's bring back the positivity!

Wednesday - College Wear Wednesday - support your favorite college!

Friday - Read Across America Day. Many classes will be participating in reading activities in remembrance of Dr. Seuss's Birthday. It should be a fun week!

We are also hiring for noon duty supervisors again! If you have free time and want join our team and help supervise students at lunch, please look below for details! Call the office with any questions!

Warmly,
Kristin McDonald
Principal, Golden Elementary

#wearegolden #everystudenteveryday #92% #53inthestate

Dear Golden Families,

I sincerely hope you are enjoying this gorgeous three day weekend! I kindly ask that you please fill out the LCAP Stakeholder Survey for Golden Families. We are at 127 responses which is our lowest participation ever! Please help me by completing this today - one time per each child if possible! I can honestly tell you that I personally look at all feedback and we use it to help shape and create new goals for our Golden team. I will continue to send the survey out, but thank you for taking 5-10 minutes to complete it. I appreciate our partnership! We don't get to be 53 in the state without a strong commitment from all stakeholders which includes our families!

I look forward to seeing all of our 4th-6th Grade Strings and Band students on Tuesday evening at the Performing Arts Center at El Dorado.

Let's have a great week!

Warmly,
Kristin McDonald
Principal, Golden Elementary

#wearegolden #everystudenteveryday #92% #53inthestate

Dear Golden Families,

February is going to be an exciting month, and we are kicking it off with our annual Science Night - Thursday, February 6th. This is a free event hosted by PTA and our Golden Staff! You won't want to miss out. Bring the whole family to be ready to be amazed! Dinner will be on sale by B&C starting at 5pm.

We also have our annual stakeholder survey that will sent out Monday, February 3rd. The information you fill out is very useful in helping us make Golden the very best educational place we can. I appreciate you taking 5-10 minutes to fill it out.

Let's have a great week!

Warmly,
Kristin McDonald
Principal, Golden Elementary

#wearegolden #everystudenteveryday #92% #53inthestate

Click here for more information about this event on January 27 at 6:00 PM.