Rattler Community,

I hope everyone had a restful weekend. This past week we had many exciting events on campus, wrapping up our week with our SISD District Science Fair where we had 15 students participate and 3 of them place in their categories. Congratulations to all of our Rattlers!

This week we be starting Round II of Rattler Round-up (Tutoring). This session will run from this week through the first week of December. We encourage all Rattlers that are invited to participate to attend. I encourage you to continue to read our newsletter, where you will find the following.

• Celebrations
• Veteran's Day Celebration Event
• Pictures with Santa information.

Thank you again Rattler Community for your support. Thank you for entrusting TEAMSISD and Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary with your child's education.

Respectfully,

Cristina Sanchez-Chavira

Proud Principal of Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary

School Office Number: 915-937-7102

Email: cchavi@sisd.net

TWITTER: DSShook_ES

#RelentlessRattlers

“We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won’t ever be perfect – but in the process, we will achieve greatness.” — Vince Lombardi

1. If your child has siblings BUT will be taking individual pictures, please make a notation on the envelope stating (INDIVIDUAL PICTURE)

2. If you would like siblings to take pictures together, please do the following:

• Communicate this TO ALL their teachers so that they know they will be doing sibling pictures. (Classdojo, email, teachers preferred method).
• Send the envelope with money with the OLDEST Sibling and please note on the outside of the envelope the names, grades and teachers for all siblings.

if these steps are followed, we will be able to get all siblings together. Please make sure you take the time to do the two steps if you would like for your children to take a picture together or there will be no guarantee they will take a picture together.

In the event you did not receive the Santa pictures order form, here is the package information and instructions how to order without the form.

Package A: $20.00
2 - 5x7
2 - 4x6
4 - wallets
Package B: $25
1 - 8x10
2- 5x7
8 - wallets
To purchase, please place cash in an envelope or ziploc bag and label.
1. Santa Pictures
2. Individual or Sibling Picture
3. Names of All Students in Picture
4. Names of All Student's Teachers
5. Parent Full Name
6. Parent Phone Number
7. Package Option A or B

Thank you for your support.

Stay warm this cold season in a Shook hoodie. Hoodies are on sale through the MySchoolBucks webstore for $35 each. Hoodies are performance material with screenprint of the Shook logo. Hoodies will only be available through this presale until Thursday, November 16.

Hoodies will be delivered to students during the week of December 4th.

As we all prepare for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we want to take time to think of those in need within our community. As a campus, we will be collecting items to create Thanksgiving Baskets to be given to families in our Shook community that are in need. Each class will collect items to create their class basket. Teachers will be sending information and assigning items for students to bring. Teachers have been given a list of items that should be included in the basket such as green beans, stuffing, gravy, …. We thank you in advance for helping us ensure everyone within our community is able to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday.

We have scheduled another Wellness Family Day for K-5th grade students. During this event, coaches will showcase exercise stations utilized to improve student’s hand and eye coordination as well as stamina.

Parents will report to the front office area and line up on the door opposite the front office camera. At the listed time, the door will open for parents to sign in and report to PE with their child. Students are only able to be at PE during their regularly scheduled time listed on the flyer.

Those joining us for this event are reminded of dress code policies. Anyone in mid-drift, see-through, short, or any other type of clothing deemed inappropriate will be asked to leave. We understand that you are here to exercise with your child but keep in mind that they are in their uniform usually when completing this program and do not need special workout attire. Thank you for your understanding.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Due to a District coordinated event for GT students On-Campus, GT students in 3rd, 4th and 5th, grade will not be attending PE for WELLNESS WEDNESDAY. If you rather your child attend Wellness Wednesday and not the GT event, please notify your child's teacher.

All military-connected families are invited to the Cafeteria on November 9th at 9 am to enjoy coffee and a special presentation. All veteran, reserve, retired, and active duty servicemembers and their families are invited. Please note that military-connected students will not be attending this event.

Join us for our monthly volunteer orientation and informational meeting. This meeting will be held in the Shook Cafeteria. During this meeting we will discuss the process of becoming a volunteer, how to volunteer at Shook, and upcoming opportunities.

Anyone wanting to volunteer at Shook must complete a district background check and attend at least one informational meeting held throughout the year.

Referrals for Socorro ISD GT services will be accepted beginning November 1, 2023. Any student in grades K-11 is eligible to be referred by a teacher, parent, or other community member. The process of identification includes the gathering of multiple criteria, both qualitative and quantitative, as required by the Texas Education Agency. A campus committee of at least three educators will review gathered data to make service recommendations.

The link for GT referrals that was sent out on October 23, was sent in error. If parents would like to refer their child, they must fill out the new form that is attached. The form can be translated to Spanish by clicking on the top highlighted corner.

Referrals may be entered at https://socorro.projectedu.net/home/CustomGTParentReferral or by scanning the QR code below.

All referrals must be entered by November 17, 2023. Referrals received after this date will not be accepted.

Parents of students who qualify for services will be notified by March 2024. If your student is already receiving GT services, they do not need to be referred again.

If you have questions or want more information about Socorro ISD’s GT services, visit our website, https://tinyurl.com/SocorroGT or contact your school’s GT campus coordinator Mrs. Cortez at jmunoz18@sisd.net

Military Appreciation Week

Classroom Baskets Food Drive Week begins

Monday, November 6th

• Attire: Free dress for students with perfect attendance the week of October 30th. OR Santa Pictures Attire OR Proud to be An American: Wear Red, White and Blue
• Santa pictures (Sibling Siblings are possible). Please make sure you make notation on the envelope AND inform all sibling teachers.

• STUCO Kindness Grams sold during Lunch

• Parent Meeting: Family Latino Literacy Rm 311

• Robotics (Romero)

• DI Practice (Lara/Ceballos)

• 4th-5th Folklorico (Lucio)

• UIL Music Memory Tryouts 3:30-4:30
  

• Attire: Thankful for our Service Men and Women : Wear Camo OR Uniform Top and Bottoms
• STUCO Kindness Grams sold during Lunch

• Rattler Round Up Begins 3:30-4:30

• NEHS 3:30-4:30

• STUCO Meeting 7am -7:30am

Wednesday, November 8th

• Attire: Military Kids are Resilient: Wear Purple top with uniform bottoms OR Club Shirt/Uniform top and unform bottom

• Kinder -5th grade Family Wellness Wednesday During PE

• Volunteer Orientation 5 pm in Cafeteria

• STUCO Kindness Grams Delivered

• Rattler Competition Cheer Squad

• DI Practice (Lara/Ceballos)

• Robotics Practice 3:30-4:30

Thursday, November 9th.

• Attire: Support a Military Branch. or College Shirt and Uniform bottoms

• Veteran's Day Celebration For Military-Connected Parents 9 am Cafeteria

• Family Phonics Parent Meeting 3:30-4:30 (N Mont/Cortina)

• Rattler Round Up 3:30-4:30

Friday, November 10th

• No Classes in Observance of Veteran's Day

Next week we'll have Interim Assessments for our 3rd , 4th and 5th grade students. These assessments are directly from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and will provide us with Fall data to measure student growth as well as provide a road map of student gaps so that we can continue to address them during tutoring and Saturday Camps.

Please continue to assist us in making sure your child is in school this week

Congratulations to the following classes that have been able to maintain great attendance. As a reminder, our goal it to make sure that healthy students are attending school. We will continue to do our part to sanitize, minimize student sharing and remind students to handwash to help students continue to be safe.

TOP Attendance CLASSES: CONGRATULATIONS

Mrs. Chagolla PK 98.65%

Mrs. Reyes 5th 98.33%

Mrs. Stevens 3rd 98.00%

Mrs. Lara 3rd 97.97%

Mrs. Loo 2nd 97.68%

Mrs. Hernandez 1st 97.67%

Mrs. Rivera 1st 97.44%

Mrs. Delgado 2nd 97.42%

Mrs. Gonzalez 3rd 97.13%

Mrs. Taylor 1st 97.06%

Ms. Castro 2nd 97.05%

Mrs. Canales, 4th 97.04%

Last week our attendance declined in every grade level. Please make sure healthy children are attending school every day. A missed day will negatively impact their learning as well as their peers in class. Make every day count! Let's see all of our grade levels improve this week.

PK 96.26% to 94.98%

Kinder 94.85% to 93.95%

First 96.22% to 94.68%

Second 96.47% to 95.03%

Third 95.89% to 94.36%

Fourth 95.80% to 94.50%

Fifth 95.99% to 94.87%

Let's make this week a better week

As you may have noticed, the administration supports traffic duty. We ask for your support and patience. Our goal is to keep students and families safe as well as to facilitate our drop-off and pick-up process.

Effective Monday, we will be implementing the following traffic safety protocols. Please note that we will be requesting the county to help us with signage.

• Due to the new street, we will no longer be able to park along Paseo de Suerte on any side. We are running a three-way street, please see the map below to see the traffic flow that supports our dismissal process.
• Anyone coming out of Lorenz street will have to turn right to drive away from the traffic congestion on Paseo de Suerte and Paseo del Este. See map.

Student Safety and Community Safety is our priority. It takes a second for an accident to occur and for this reason, we need to make sure that we have a clear mind and are not rushed when we approach our campus.

General

• Remember to be courteous to all drivers.
• Please refrain from honking or cutting drivers off. We need to always be courteous to each other. We are part of the same community.
• We understand that we do not have enough parking for all parents. All schools struggle with parking. Please be aware of where you are driving and who is around you.
• Always use crosswalks or approach administration or support personnel to cross you. We are our children's roll models. Would you like your child to think it is safe to cross anywhere down a street?

Car Drop-Off Etiquette

Car drop-off must be used by students that are independent enough to exit their vehicles with their backpacks on. Support your parent community by doing the following.

• Always remain in your vehicle. *If you need to exit your vehicle to help your child, then your option should be to park and walk your child.
• Always park at the top of the lane, first sign. Please do not stop at the door walkway. This limits the number of kids that can exit the vehicle.
• Make sure students are ready to exit the vehicle. If your child requires much assistance from you, please park as you are encouraged to not exit your vehicle.

Car-pick-up Etiquette

• Always display on your DASHBOARD your YELLOW car sign. If you do not have a car sign, please park to pick up your child.
• Do not exit your vehicle. Always remain in your vehicle. We will bring your child to you.
• Never park in our pick-up area
• Do not utilize the exterior or 2nd lane to have kids run to you OR pass the vehicles before you.

In the event you feel a driver or parent is impacting student, please do not engage. Notify administration. We will do the following.

• The administration will contact the parent and advise them of proper procedures
• Second or severe offense: Vehicle information will be given to police service.

Thank you, Rattler Community, for your support. Let us make sure we keep our Rattlers safe.

Effective on Sept.1st, 2023 it is now in law that a student may be either removed from class and placed in a disciplinary alternative education program, or expelled from a school for the possession, use, or delivery of marihuana or e-cigarettes on or near a public school property or at certain school events. You will notice posters posted around our campus. Please make sure you talk to children and make sure you secure any personal vaping items so that students do have access to them.

Please take the time to talk to your children regarding the consequences that can come from making threats to an individual or campus or through social media. Socorro ISD and Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary, take all campus or student threats very seriously. Incidents that involve students making threats to other students, adults, and/or the school will be handled using the SISD Student Code of Conduct and if necessary may lead to an investigation by our campus SRO.

Please talk to your child about the consequences that come with making threats to others. We appreciate your support.

Systems are working and this week we will begin to work on arriving on time. Students' tardiness will go into effect soon. Note the following

• Doors and Gates will open at 7:00 am
• First Bell will ring at 7:30 am
• MUSIC will play over the intercom at 7:40 for the last 5 minutes before the tardy bell.
• Tardy Bell will ring at 7:45
• Breakfast in the classroom will be served from 7:30-7:45 am
• Instruction will start promptly at 7:45

Thank you, parents, for not blocking our walkways and stopping at the endpoints. This helps us have a visual of the students coming in and support any students that need guidance.

Email: cchavi@sisd.net
Website: https://www.sisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=4099
Location: 13777 Paseo Del Este, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 9159377100
Twitter: @DSShook_ES

Mrs. Chavira: Principal

Email: cchavi@sisd.net

Assistant Principals

Mr. Estrada: restra18@sisd.net

Mrs. Hurtado: nhurta@sisd.net

Counselors

Mrs. Duarte: cduart@sisd.net

Ms. Galvez: mgalve01@sisd.net

Librarian

Ms. Jones: bjones01@sisd.net

Parent Liason

Mrs. Brittany Burnette: bburne01@sisd.net

Community in Schools

Ms. Sonia Esparza: sonia.esparza@sisd.net