The Roadrunner Review

Roadrunner Families,

I hope you had an amazing Fall Break! Thank you for attending our fall Parent/Teacher conferences. Our students worked hard to set goals, track their data, and present their progress to you at their student-led conferences. They are really growing as Leaders! I look forward to seeing you all at our Title 1 STEAM Night and Fall Festival Event on October 21st. Thank you for your continued support and partnership!

Respectfully,

Kara Fox

Principal

10/1 - Early Release, 12:10pm, Parent Teacher Conferences

10/2 - Early Release, 12:10pm, Parent Teacher Conferences

10/2 - Dodgeball with Dudes (Gym)

10/5-10/9 - Fall Break, NO SCHOOL

10/12 - School Connect Cafe

10/13 - Chipotle Night, 4-8pm

10/13 - Governing Board Meeting, 6-8pm @ LES Cafeteria

10/15 - Picture Day

10/15 - Run Club starts

10/19-10/23 - Book Fair

10/21 - Fall Festival/STEAM Night, 4-7pm

10/24 - LESD Boo Bash & Dash (5K), 8-10AM @ Millenium HS

10/27 - Governing Board Special Meeting, 6-8PM @ LES Cafeteria

10/28 - Roadrunner Rally, 7:30AM (Gym)

Gates open at 7:05 am and close at 7:20 am. Students who arrive after 7:20 will check in through the front office. Class starts at 7:25 am. Students will be marked tardy if they arrive after 7:25am. Dismissal is at 2:10 pm. On early release days, dismissal will be at 12:10 pm.

We are a closed campus for safety purposes. Parents will not be able to enter the gates and walk their children to class (***except for Kindergarten parents on the 1st day of school only). We will have many staff members and 5th Grade Student Ambassadors on duty to help safely direct and escort students to their classrooms.

Parent Drop Off:

• Gates open at 7:05.

• Please have your child(ren) exit your car on the driver's side.

• Please have students exit and walk on the north side of the cones.

• Gates close promptly at 7:20.

• If you arrive after 7:20, you will need to park and walk your student into the main office for a late pass.

PRESCHOOL PARENTS

Please park in the main parking lot (off Thomas). You will walk your student to the gate by the front office to sign them in.

STRIDE PARENTS & Extended Day:

Please drop your child off at the gate in front of the gym. (Enter off Thomas to the parking lot.) Please have your student loaded on the passenger side of the car for easy exit.

Parent Pick Up:

• Gates open at 2:05.

• Please have your car sign easily visible.

• Staff will be at the main entrance gate to signal for your student(s) to be ready for pickup

• Please have students get into your car at their grade level exit.

• Please have your students enter your car on the driver's side.

• Gates close promptly at 2:30.

• If you arrive after 2:30, you will need to park and walk into the office to sign your student out.

STRIDE PARENTS

Please pick your child up at the gate in front of the gym. (Enter off Thomas to the parking lot.)

If your child is absent, please call the main line at 623-535-6200, wait for the prompt and press "1" to leave a message for the attendance clerk or email at sleattendance@lesd79.org

The education of our students is extremely important, and being in class is vital to their academic success. School attendance is not only a good habit, state law requires it. Arizona State Law (15-802.E, 15-803.) requires every person who has custody of a child between the ages of six and sixteen years shall make sure the child attends school for the full time school is in session, unless unable to attend due to illness or another legitimate reason.

To encourage and improve school attendance, Litchfield Elementary School District has implemented a truancy program in partnership with Maricopa County Juvenile Court. This truancy program is called C.U.T.S. (Court Unified Truancy Suppression). We will be tracking attendance very closely. We appreciate your cooperation in this very important matter. Remember, kids who attend school more often will learn more!

Important components of school safety at Scott Libby Elementary for students, families, and staff:

• School gates are closed and locked during school hours.
• All classroom doors are locked at all times.
• All visitors and/or volunteers must check-in and out through the front office.
• The school has authority to not allow visitors on campus at their discretion.
• After a volunteer applies and is approved, volunteer opportunities must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher and communicated with the front office prior to volunteering.
• Evacuation/fire drills are completed once per month.
• Lockdown drills are completed 3 times per year.
• Bus evacuation drills are completed at least 2 times per year.
• Staff participate in continuous safety protocols and training throughout the school year.

Please visit the Transportation Webpage at this link for important information.

Please make sure your child is up to date on ALL immunizations. Please turn in updated shot records to Nurse Webb. School Nurse Info

We are delighted to invite you to become a Litchfield Elementary School District volunteer. Our students, teachers, and staff deeply appreciate the work of enthusiastic volunteers throughout the district. We take significant precautions to ensure student and campus safety.

All parent and community volunteers must be approved to volunteer prior to working on campus or attending a field trip.

• Please allow at least two weeks for the volunteer approval process to be completed.
• All volunteers must be 21 years of age or older.
• All volunteers must submit a new Volunteer Application Packet each school year.
• Custodial volunteers are processed by school office staff. Non-custodial applications are processed at the District Office.

For more informations and to become an approved volunteer, please visit this link.

Tax credit donation is a win-win combination! You can donate up to $200 as an individual or $400 as a couple to your child's school and receive full credit on your state taxes. Our tax credit money is essential in helping us continue the programs and activities we have become accustomed to providing for our families. This money can help fund field trips, before and after school activities and clubs, character education programs, and music, art, drama, and sports programs. Click here for more information and forms. The staff and students of Scott Libby Elementary School thank you for your support!

Click HERE to view student handbook and discipline matrix.

In our student handbook/agenda, there is a discipline rubric that is followed. Students who choose to interrupt the learning environment will be subject to disciplinary action. Please read and review the student handbook with your student.

Roadrunner Rallies will occur on the last Wednesdays of the month. They will be held at 7:30 am in the gym. We will celebrate our students' character and achievements during this time.

Roadrunner Rally Dates

8/26, 9/30, 10/28, 11/18, 12/16, 1/27, 2/24, 3/31, 4/28

We are so excited to start year 3 of our Leader In Me journey this school year!

Scott Libby is a Leader in Me School. Leader in Me is an evidence-based, comprehensive model that builds leadership and life skills in students, creates a high-trust school culture, and lays the foundation for sustained academic achievement. The Leader in Me is based on the Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

To learn more about Leader In Me you can visit their website.

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