Message from the Principal
Dear Dragon Families,
We hope you had a great weekend.
We will have our Holiday GALA for grades PK-5th on Monday, December 4 beginning at 5pm. Our Student Council will be sponsoring the event. All tickets sells were completed on Friday. We are at capacity. NO MORE TICKETS will be sold.
PK - Kinder
Drop off time - 4:45pm
Pick up - after PK-Kinder performance
1st - 2nd
Drop off time - 5:10pm
Pick up - after 1st - 2nd performance
3rd - 5th
Drop off time - 6:10pm
Pick up - after 3rd - 5th performance
On Friday, Dec 8th in the morning for elementary students, we will have Santa pictures. Attached below is the flyer with more information. You will be receiving flyer on Monday. We will have the Winter Dance on Friday, Dec. 8th. Dance tickets are being sold during lunch for $4 ($5 day of dance).
Our FINE ARTS groups will have their Winter Concert on the following days -
December 11th @Drugan Gym
Orchestra @5pm
7/8 Band @6:30pm
December 14th @Drugan Gym
Choir @5:30pm
Teachers will send more details with students.
The City of El Paso is creating an ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND and need our input. Please review the flyer below. They have multiple meetings scheduled for public input. It has a QR code to complete a survey if you can't make the meeting.
The week of November 13th, our students took Nine weeks assessments and/or Interim assessments. They did well. Teachers will share students' results individually with them. Please ask them as how they did. Our goal is TEAM - Together Every Dragon Achieves Masters for all our students. We did have a couple of concerns. Students need to bring their laptops charged daily. We need all devices connected to our intranet as safety secured programs are pushed when students connect on their devices. We will have device checks weekly. We will send more details next week.
Our 1st graders will be the first group of students going on a fieldtrip. Please review fieldtrip guidelines. ***REVIEW NEW FIELDTRIP GUIDELINES BELOW***
We continue FREE DRESS Mondays. In order to earn FREE DRESS on Monday, student needs to comply with the following during the previous week:
1. NO Absences
2. NO Tardies
3. NO Discipline Referrals
Students need to continue to follow DRESS CODE policy (below with more details). First period teacher will check students for eligibility.
This month, we ask for your support to help our scholars with the following:
- read daily for 20 minutes (anything of interest to child);
- practice addition & subtraction facts (these bring confidence);
- practice multiplication & division facts (upper grades need for problem solving);
- go to bed early enough to be ready to learn the next day; &
- continue to communicate with classroom teachers
Arrival & Dismissal
Arrival and Dismissal will be our greatest challenges. Please be patient and kind. We will have all staff on duty to assist and create a system that is safe and efficient.
NEW - If you your child will have to cross to the passenger seat, an adult will escort him/her to the other side of the vehicle. You will receive a neon sign with this instructions as it is a new procedure to keep all our Dragons safe at all time.
For Dismissal, we do ask families to ensure their SIGN with child's name in posted in the front windshield so that we can read & call out the name.
Attendance
If your child is absent, we must have a doctor's note or a personal note explaining why they were absent upon their arrival. NEW: This year, district policy indicates parents/guardians have 72 hours to submit excuse notes justifying child's absence.
Attendance in vital to our scholars success. Every absence, scholars lose 7 hours of skills, strategies and support for learning.
We track attendance daily and will communicate with families when children have 5 absences & tardies to establish a Loss of Credit Contract. Our goal is for your child to be healthy and at school without losing credit.
COVID & Absences
If a student tests positive with COVID, child must see a doctor to get a test and be diagnosed with COVID. If parents submit a home COVID test, it will NOT qualify for the Q code of Quarantined. Therefore, these absences will count towards Loss of Credit. Ensure your child is seen by a doctor and diagnosis is sent as an excuse for absences to qualify for Q code.
Reporting Absences
If you need to report an absence, our PEIMS Clerk will be able to assist you. Our team will be receiving the email to help assist you. I will forward all of your messages to the classroom teachers so they are aware of the absence.
Email: attendancejohndrugan@sisd.net
Please include as much detail as possible:
- Child's name
- Grade
- Teacher
- Student ID
- Reason for the absence
All notes will be collected via the attendance email as well. Be sure to include details in the note as the child returns to class.
Breakfast in the Classroom
Our district will continue to provide breakfast in the classroom for ALL scholars. Breakfast in the Classroom, BIC, will be served daily from 7:30 AM to 7:45 AM. Please be on time to take advantage of the most important meal of the day.
Water Bottles
Please continue to send your children with water bottles. This will help them stay safe & hydrated. They can refill them in from the water fountains.
Safety
The building will be cleaned throughout the day in high traffic areas to ensure safety. We will have hand sanitizing stations at all classrooms, restrooms, cafeteria and playground. If you wish for your child to wear a mask, please send them with a mask that fits them comfortably.
Thank you for your continued support! We are blessed with an amazing learning community!
Together, we are better!
Respectfully,
Frenda Serda-Gerardo
Proud Principal of John Drugan School
Office Number: 915-937-6802
School Nurse
Our school Nurse, Susana Dorado, will continue to serve our learning community. She loves our scholars and working with our parents.
Time: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Phone: 915-937-6896
Email: sdorado@sisd.net
Frenda Serda-Gerardo
Email: fserda@sisd.net
Website: https://www.sisd.net/o/johndrugan
Location: 12451 Pellicano Dr, El Paso, TX 79928, USA
Phone: (915) 937-6802
Twitter: @JDrugan_K8