SVE Family Newsletter

7:30 am - Building Opens

7:55 am - Walker Gate closes

8:00 am - Car Line Staff come inside

8:05 am - Announcements

8:10 am - Tardy Bell

1:00 pm - Transportation Changes deadline

3:00 pm - Early Check Out deadline

3:40 pm - Dismissal

💙💛 Blazers are Working Like an ‘A’ Campus! 💙💛

At Sun Valley, being an A Campus means we are focused, respectful, responsible, and always doing our best. 🌟 Please take a moment to talk with your child about what this looks like in attendance, grades, and behavior.

📊 From August 11–August 29, our campus ADA (attendance rate) is at 96.3%—great, but we know we can do even better!
🚨 We’ve noticed a high number of absences on Mondays and Fridays and an average of 30 early check-outs per day.

⏰ Remember: Every Minute, Every Day Counts! If students are not here, they are not learning. Let’s keep blazing the trail with strong attendance and effort every single day! 🌞🔥

It’s time to log in to your Parent Portal and complete your child(ren)’s Enrollment Verification! 📝

✅ It takes less than 10 minutes
✅ We need to be at 100% (right now we’re only at 21.8%)
✅ The first class at each grade level to hit 100% will earn a fun incentive prize 🎉

Let’s show our Blazer spirit and get it done today! 💙💛
👉 Log in, click, complete… and help your child’s class win!

🌟 September is Attendance Awareness Month! 🌟

Blazers, every day counts—and we’re celebrating those who have been here 100% (no tardies/no early check outs) from August 11–August 29! 🎉

🥇 If your child had perfect attendance during this time, be on the lookout for their Golden Lunch Ticket ✨🍽️—a special reward for showing up and shining bright every day!

Let’s keep the momentum going all month long! 💙💛
#AttendanceMatters

🌟 Blazers, Let’s Work Together! 🌟

At Sun Valley, our number one goal is to see every student learn, grow, and succeed. The most important ingredient in that success is simple—being at school every day, all day! 🏫✨

When students miss school, all students suffer academically—but it is especially hard on those who are still working to meet grade-level expectations. Not only do they miss grade-level content, but they also lose valuable small group instruction, where teachers provide more individualized support to meet each child’s academic needs.

Beginning in October, we will implement our Instructional Recovery Program for students who are not meeting attendance expectations.
👉 Any student with 6 or more unexcused absences will be required to attend Instructional Recovery Saturdays WITH a parent from 8:30–11:30 am.
👉 These sessions will take place quarterly (not just in the spring, like in years past).
👉 Students who do not attend these Saturday sessions will be at risk of retention.

💙 We truly don’t want to see our Blazers spending Saturdays in recovery sessions. Instead, we’d love to celebrate them being in class, learning with their friends, and blazing a trail to success! Together, we can make sure every child is present, learning, and thriving.

⏰ Every Minute, Every Day Counts—let’s partner to give your child the best chance at success!

🌟 Blazer Morning Reminders! 🌟

💙 Staff goes inside at 8:00 am to begin their day.

🚗 If you arrive after 8:00 am, please park in the visitor parking (NOT the Emergency Lane) and walk your child inside to ensure they get in safely.
⏰ At 8:10 am, the tardy bell rings and instruction begins! If you arrive at or after 8:10, you’ll need to sign your child in at the front office.

Every minute matters—thank you for helping us start each Blazer’s day on time and ready to learn! 🌞📚

Elementary Schools – Thomas & The Library Lady Play
📅 Date: Monday, September 29, 2025
📍 Location: Southwest High School
🕥 Time: 10:30 a.m.

💙 This fun event is just for our Pre-K through 5th grade students who have shown their commitment by having 100% attendance! 🌟

Every day counts—and this play is the perfect way to celebrate our Blazers who never miss a beat! 📚

students who earn this will receive a field trip permission slip

You MUST bring your ID to check out students or visit the campus. NO EXCEPTIONS (district safety policy); Passports are an acceptable proof of ID. Photos of your ID on your phone are not acceptable.

Anyone picking up a student MUST be listed as an EMERGENCY CONTACT in our system. Otherwise we WILL NOT release your student to them.

MORNING

• Building opens for students at 7:30 am. DO NOT drop off students before 7:30 am. There is no staff on duty to monitor students before this time.

• Walker gate closes at 7:55 am (if arriving at walker gate after, students will need to enter through the main office)

• Stay in your vehicle in the car line

• Car line staff come inside at 8:00 am

• Car line students need to exit out of the passenger side of the vehicle (for safety purposes)

• Tardy warning bell rings at 8:05 am

• Announcements begin at 8:05 am

• Tardy bell rings at 8:10 am

• After 8:00 am, please park in a visitor parking spot in front of the school and walk students in.

TRANSPORTATION CHANGES

• Transportation changes need to be made no later than 1:00 pm in order to ensure students are being sent home correctly. This should be minimal so that students have a consistent way of getting home. (for safety purposes)

AFTERNOON

• Dismissal begins at 3:35 pm.

• Download the "Here Comes the Bus" app to track the bus.

• If your student is a car rider, please stay in your vehicle. Staff will load students, however they will not strap them in. If you need to strap in a student, please pull up past the #1 loading zone, so we can continue to keep the car line moving.

• Stay in your vehicle.

• Students will be loaded on the passenger side.

• Walkers not picked up by 3:55 pm, are taken to the front office for late pick-up.

• We do not have staff available to monitor students after 4:00 pm. Please DO NOT be late picking students up.

Please:

• DO NOT park in the Emergency Lane
• DO NOT walk up to staff during dismissal to pick up students in the front of the school. We will not release them to you.
• DO NOT block the pedestrian crossing to drop off or pick up students
• DO NOT block the entrance/exit of the Valley Hi Church

***Be courteous AND do not cut in the line during drop off/pick up.***

9/3: G2-G5 MAP Reading Test

9/4: G2-G5 MAP Math Test

9/5: Grandparents Day celebration (see flyer for details)

9/5: G2-G5 Dual Language MAP Growth Reading

9/8: G4 Field Trip SWISD Aquatic Center - Water Safety

9/9: G4 Field Trip SWISD Aquatic Center - Water Safety

9/9: Kinder MAP Growth Math

9/10: G4 Field Trip SWISD Aquatic Center - Water Safety

9/10: G1 MAP Math Test

9/11: G4 Field Trip SWISD Aquatic Center - Water Safety

9/11: Kinder MAP Reading Test

9/12: G1 MAP Reading Test

9/15: Open House 5-6 pm

9/25: Fall Student Pictures

9/29: STEAM Night 5:00 pm

💙💛 Grandparents Day at Sun Valley! 💛💙

We can’t wait to celebrate our amazing Blazer Grandparents with a special day full of love and memories! 🌟

A few important reminders so the day goes smoothly:
👵👴 Grandparents must come with their grandchild – we will not be calling students from class.
🥤🍔 No outside food or drinks.
🚗 Parking reminder: Do not park in the Valley Hi Baptist Church lot.
💙 This celebration is for Grandparents and their Sun Valley Grandchildren ONLY.

We can’t wait to see our Blazer families together—because nothing shines brighter than the bond between a grandparent and their grandchild! 🌞✨

👇👇see flyer below for details👇👇

Visitors to campuses are required to have their picture IDs available at all times. Parents will not be allowed entry past the front offices of each campus, nor will they be allowed to meet with or sign out a student without a picture ID. In case of parent emergencies, when someone other than the parent picks up a student, that individual must be listed on the approved emergency contact list AND have a valid picture ID. Phone or text verifications will not be accepted. To ensure the safety and well-being of all students, proper identification and parent permission granted on the emergency contact list are the only ways to prevent unauthorized individuals from picking up students.

We owe it to our children to prioritize attendance: It's what our children NEED and DESERVE! Attendance is the #1 predictor in academic achievement.

Monthly Attendance Incentive...Lunch with your student.

If your child has 100% attendance for the month (no tardies/no early check outs), you will receive a lunch pass for you to join your child for lunch.

• Guests MUST bring their ID to be scanned (District Policy)
• ID must clear in our system (if a guest is NOT cleared through the system, they will NOT be able to join the student for lunch)
• Limit 2 guests
• During your child's regular scheduled lunch time (see times below 👇 )
• Select any Monday-Thursday of the month to join your child(ren).
• Outside lunch will be allowed on the day you join your child for lunch
• This will begin in September for August attendance.

***This incentive is an exception to the NO OUTSIDE food policy***

In order to maximize instructional time, students must bring their lunch with them from home or eat the free lunch provided by the school cafeteria! No lunch drop offs throughout the school day will be allowed.

Goodie Bags

Goodie bags are allowed and will be passed out at the end of the day! Students must place them in their backpack until they get home.

• Must contain ONLY pre-packaged, individually wrapped snacks!
• Candy is allowed
• NO gum
• NO toys!

Birthday Cupcakes

• Cupcakes are allowed! They must be store bought!
• Pre-K: cupcakes are NOT allowed per Pre-K and Head start guidelines.

Lunch visits will be allowed on the student’s birthday and once a month on a day that the campus principal designates for a special occasion related to district/campus goals, including student achievement, attendance, and customer service. Parents may only bring lunch for their child. Sharing meals and offering lunch to other students is not permitted. (Perfect Attendance/Student of the Month)

The Southwest ISD app is available to download free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play store. Download it today! 😀

This mobile app will help students, parents, and community members know what is happening around the District and on campus from their phones.

Most families use their phones as a primary means of communication, so we’ve created an app that is custom-built to our schools for smartphones. On the app, students, parents, and the community can read the latest announcements, locate staff contact information, review upcoming events, find important documents, news from administrators, student stories, and even emergency notifications. Always be in the know, with Southwest ISD on the go!

Download for Android: https://bit.ly/3zBUR82

Download for iPhone: https://apple.co/3zAa5dN

Learn more about the app here: www.swisd.net/mobileapp/

To ensure a safe and smooth dismissal daily, the district has designated late afternoon check-out times for all campuses. For elementary campuses, 3:00 p.m. is the latest that a parent may sign out a student before dismissal. Any special circumstances may be discussed with and approved by the campus administration.