Round Up Review

We had an amazing first week back with students! We were excited to welcome back returning families and welcome new families! Thank you for being patient with us as we tightened up dismissal procedures.

We will begin welcoming parent lunch visitors on September 3rd. Parent lunches will be open Mondays-Thursdays. There will be no lunch visitors on Fridays. Lunch visitors will have to check into the office and get a visitor sticker and then will sit at the Lunch visitor side of the cafeteria.

Dear 4th and 5th Grade Parents and Students,

We will be holding the Scott Elementary Student Council Classroom Representative elections this year on September 20th. Student Council Officers were elected in May from our past Student Council. We will elect up to 22 classroom representatives from the 4th and 5th grade classrooms.

Student Council is an organization that promotes citizenship, scholarship, leadership, and school spirit as it fosters the development of the future leaders of our schools, cities, state, and country. Student Council also supports service learning as projects are planned to benefit the students, teachers, and the community.

Student Council membership will be open to the 4th and 5th-grade students. The representatives will be elected from the 4th and 5th grade classrooms with at least 1 boy and 1 girl representing their classroom. If we only have one student running for the position, then we would only have one student. Because Student Council members and officers are leaders on our campus, they are role models for other students; therefore, they must exhibit leadership characteristics. Elections for classroom representatives will be done in their homeroom classroom and only the students/teachers in their class will vote for their representative.

Students must apply to the Student Council. After the application has been received, I will email the homeroom teacher for a recommendation on the student. The teacher's recommendation is a point system that will help balance out the elections. They can receive points for coming to school on time, having leadership skills, and being responsible.

The students will complete a campaign poster to be displayed in the cafeteria. All posters must be positive. Please do not attach candy or food to the posters. Students should not spend more than $10.00 on their posters. Posters are due by September 13th but the sooner the better. Classroom Representatives elections will be held on September 20th. Remember, you are not running for an officer position, please put your homeroom teacher’s name on your poster.

Student Council Meetings will be held on the 2nd Monday of every Month from 3:10 pm - 4:00 pm. If we find that we need more time, we could meet on an additional day after school. Bus transportation is not available for Student Council and students need to either walk home or have transportation whether with a parent or an approved adult. I have attached an application for your student to apply for Student Council through Google Forms and a picture of you is requested for the form. We are very excited about this upcoming year and the opportunity to serve as the Student Council Representative for Anita Scott Elementary School. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Please follow us on Facebook at Scott Student Council for more details.

Sincerely,

Kristin Helt

Art Teacher

Student Council Advisor

Anita Scott Elementary

972-636-3300 Ext 1858

andrea.clement@rcisd.org.

Link to the Student Council Application:

https://forms.gle/QWapJ5Q9gY3ok4448

Applications are due September 6th.

Please note that students can wear hoodies. However, the hood may NOT be on their heads while they are in the school building. Students will receive one warning to remove their hood from their head. If a student does not comply with this rule, they will be asked to remove the hoodie until the end of the day. If they refuse, parents will be notified and the student will serve ISS.

5:30pm

September 12, October 17, November 14, December 12,

January 9, February 13, March 7, April 11, May 6

ARRIVAL:

FRONT OF BUILDING:

Walkers, Daycares, and Buses ONLY

Do not drop off in the front of the building!

BACK OF BUILDING:

There will be two lines for drop off.

Your child may begin to exit their vehicles as you enter the awning area if you are in the interior lane. Some staff will be available to assist but it runs more smoothly and quickly if your child can open their own door and get out.

A staff member will assist your student out of the car if you are in the outside lane. They will then be walked to a central location and a crossing guard will stop vehicles to get them across.

Adults will be outside to ensure your child is safe and will happily open vehicle doors of any student whom needs assistance.

DISMISSAL:

If you need to make Dismissal Changes those need to be made by calling the front office by 2:00PM or there is a strong chance your student will go home the way they normally do.

FRONT OF BUILDING:

Bus and Walkers ONLY

WALKERS:

Walkers will not gather at the bike racks (in front of the building) for parents meeting their children. Teachers will escort them in a line out the building to the crosswalk. Please wait across the street for your child. Older siblings (Gr4-5) may wait by the bike racks for their younger sibling before crossing the crosswalks.

BACK OF BUILDING:

The gate will open at 2:20. Please form two lines when entering. You will be given a name/number sign to put around your front mirror. Two staff members will greet you each day and use that code to line the students in order. All students will be brought to your vehicle by an adult. The gate will close at 3:20. **Subject to change after tightening up dismissal procedures**

**For both drop off and pickup; please enter from Erby Campbell; there is no way for you to join the drop off/pickup line if you enter from the service road**

After each absence please send in a paper note or email to Heather Wadsworth at heather.wadsworth@rcisd.org.

5 days unexcused absence - parents will have to sign an attendance contract

7 days unexcused absence - parents will have to attend an attendance committee meeting

10 days unexcused absence - truancy will be filed with the county

Please send in those notes so that we can get those unexcused absences changed to excused! At this age attendance is not a student responsibility but a parent responsibility so please ensure your children are at school when they are healthy!

Students will have the opportunity to earn SHINE slips again this year! When they earn them the student will go on a bingo board. When that BINGO has 15 in a row those students will earn a prize and the BINGO board will start over. So - the more SHINE slips you earn the better your chances!

This year we will continue implementing our house system on campus. This will allow us to have some friendly competitions and create community across the different classes and grade levels. Returning students will continue in the same houses. New students will spin a wheel to determine their "house"! New students will then come home with a bracelet in that color. When we do "House Rallies" we will have students dress up in their colors!

8/20 - Monthly Fire Drill

8/23 - 1st House Rally/Sorting Day

8/30 - Big Kahuna Kickoff (PTO Fundraiser)

9/2 - No School

9/10 - Fall Picture Day

9/13 - Fall Lockdown Drill

9/17 - Monthly Fire Drill

9/18 - Texas Roadhouse Spirit Night (Dine to Donate)

9/19 - All Pro Dads 7:00am in Library

9/20 - Kona Ice Day

9/23 - No School - Staff PD Day

9/24 - Fall Bad Weather Drill

10/7-10/14 - No School : Fall Break

10/15 - Monthly Fire Drill

10/18 - Kona Ice

11/1 - Early Release 12pm, House Rally

Royse City ISD Staff & Families,

We are proud to again partner with the North Texas Food Bank with the School Pantry Program providing free nutritious, shelf-stable food and fresh produce to students, staff, and the community through school-based distributions once a month. Food distribution is generally on the 3rd Monday of the month (except if it lands on a holiday) from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Located in the back parking lot of Ouida Baley MS at 1310 East Hwy 66.

Dates Are:

• August 19th

• September 16th

• October 21st

• November 18th

• December 16th

• January 13th (2nd Monday)

• February 17th

• March 10th (2nd Monday)

• April 14th (2nd Monday)

• May 12th (2nd Monday)

https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/families

Below is the link to the district Student Code of Conduct for which students are held accountable for at Scott Elementary.

Students in Grades K-5 are not allowed to use cell phones or watches with cell service accessibility while on campus property. If a student needs to have a phone with them, due to afterschool care communication, it must remain turned off and inside the students backpack until the student is off school property.

If a student is caught with a cell phone it will be taken up and turned into the office. The phone will not be released to the student. A parent/guardian will have to come to campus to pick up the cell phone.

The school is not responsible for any stolen or broken electronic devices.

Website: https://www.rcisd.org/o/ase
Location: 1401 Erby Campbell Boulevard, Royse City, TX, USA
Phone: 9726363300
Facebook: www.facebook.com/scottelementary
Twitter: @AnitaScottElem