Principal’s Message

Dear Robles Bobcat Families,

Thank you to all of our families who participated in our recent conferences. We appreciate your partnership and the opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and goals for the school year. Together, we can ensure every student continues to grow and succeed.

We are excited to share that our Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) scores from the beginning of the year are trending up across all grade levels. These first scores serve as our baseline. We will assess students again in December and April to measure growth. It is important to note that the benchmark goals increase over time, as we expect students to continuously grow throughout the year.

One of the best ways you can support your student at home is by encouraging daily reading. Reading each day helps build decoding skills, strengthens fluency, and develops a lifelong love of reading.

In addition to reading, we are also focusing on math fluency. You can help your student by practicing math facts with flashcards. Each grade level has a specific area of focus:

  • First grade – Addition facts

  • Second grade – Subtraction facts

  • Third grade – Multiplication facts

  • Fourth grade – Division facts

  • Fifth grade – Mixed math facts

Each month, on the first Friday of the month, we celebrate Bobcat Day. At the end of the day, students who had no discipline referrals for the prior month can sign up for a fun 45-minute activity as a reward. Activities vary and may include dance parties, board games, outdoor sports, or clay modeling—just to name a few! While it’s a short time, it’s an exciting way to celebrate our students’ positive choices and hard work.

We are also looking forward to our annual classroom spelling bees this fall. We will share more information soon regarding the district spelling bee in December.

Please mark your calendars for some upcoming events:

  • Quarter One Attendance Reward – October 17
    We will invite students with fewer than three absences, late arrivals, or early departures to attend this special celebration.

  • Bobcats of Excellence Assembly – October 20
    We are excited to recognize students who exemplify excellence in academics, behavior, and leadership.

  • Red Ribbon Spirit Week – The week of October 27
    We will celebrate with fun dress-up days and activities to promote healthy, safe, and drug-free choices.

Thank you for your continued support in making Robles Elementary a great place for our Bobcats to learn and grow. Together, we can help our students reach new heights this school year.

With Bobcat Pride,

Dustie Gunn

Dustie Gunn, MAED; MBA;
Principal
Robles Elementary School
520-822-9418
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