Message from Mrs. Chavira, Campus Principal
Rattler Community,
We start week three with so many great things happening at The Ranch. Our Rattlers have started strong and are excited to see all that is happening in class. A special thanks to our outstanding teachers and staff.
Please take a moment to read our newsletter and see what events are coming up as well as some updates to help maintain a smooth dismissal process.
Thank you again Rattler Community for your support and welcome back to an amazing school year.
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
New Street on Paseo del Suerte
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.
Traffic Flow to support a smooth drop-off/pick-up
Crossing Paseo del Suerte
The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC)
The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) requires schools to schedule and hold drills for different safety protocols. For the next two weeks, students will be learning about the SECURE DRILL.
Secure is called when there is a threat or hazard outside of the school building. Whether it's due to violence or criminal activity in the immediate neighborhood, or a dangerous animal in the playground, Secure uses the security of the physical facility to act as protection.
The Secure Protocol demands bringing students into a secure building, locking all outside access points. Where possible, classroom activities would continue uninterrupted. Classes that were held outside, such as gym class, would return to the building and if possible, continue class inside the building.
Drills
In Texas, Secure drills must be performed at least once per school year. At least one of these drills should be performed while outdoor activities are in progress.
YWCA Afterschool Program
Campus and Student Threats are no Joke
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.
Lunch Balances and pay for lunch on My SchoolBucks
As a reminder, if you have not completed your online meal application or need to pay for lunch, balances have begun to accrue. We currently are carrying a $1,245 meal balance. Please make sure you are staying current.
Breakfast will continue to be free for all students while lunch is $2.10 per day at the elementary.
Have you filled out your lunch status application?
Application Direct Link https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict
More Information https://www.sisd.net/article/1166210
Care for your devices
As a reminder, devices that students receive will be used year after year by them and it is important they take care of their device. All parents sign a device user agreement during registration and devices that are broken beyond repair will have to be replaced by parents or guardians. Continue to monitor student care. Students' devices that show negligence will be picked-up, have to be financially replaced and students run the risk of losing the privilege to take their device home. Help us teach our students how to be responsible and practice device care.
Attendance Reminders
MAKING EVERY DAY Count and ensure students that are healthy are attending school daily.
Below you will find attendance by grade. Our goal is to keep the state-mandated average of 97% attendance.
Attendance percentages for the week of August 7th
PK 92.00%
KG 95.36%
1st 95.67%
2nd 93.74%
3rd 96.00%
4th 96.41%
5th 95.95%
The state of Texas holds administrators and parents accountable for attending school daily. At 5 absences or tardies, you will be asked to have a meeting with administration to make sure we are working together to educate your child. Please help support our teachers by bringing in your children ready to learn. We thank you for making attendance a priority.
When your child is out, you can email a personal note and/or doctors release to: attendancesueshook@sisd.net
Early pick-ups
- Early pick-ups are not processed 30 min before dismissal.
- PK/Kinder: No later than 2:15
- 1st-5th : No later than 2:45
INCENTIVES
To thank our students that Make Every Day Count, we will have the following incentives.
- Students with perfect attendance for the week will receive a free dress pass for Monday, This incentive will begin this week with our first free dress day, on Monday, August 14th.
- Every 9 weeks the class with the highest grade level attendance will receive a Pizza Party.
Make Every Day Count Rattlers!
Mark your Calendar
Monday, August 14th
- Attire: Free dress for students with perfect attendance. All 5 days during the week of August 7th. All others: Uniform Tops and Bottoms
- Parent Cafe 9 am at Eastlake High School
Tuesday, August 15th
- Attire: Uniform Top and Bottoms
Wednesday, August 16th
- Attire: Uniform Top and Bottoms
- Volunteer Sports Program Parent Meeting for Soccer and PepSquad 6 pm at Shook Cafeteria.
Thursday, August 17th
- Attire: College Thursday: College or Univ. Shirt with uniform bottoms
Friday, August 18th
- Previous year's spirit shirt with jeans OR uniform shirt with jeans and PinkSocks from PinkSocks Life.
- End of 3rd 9 weeks for MP1
Procedures for Inclement Weather
Decisions for inclement weather are made no later than 2:15 pm for ALL grade levels.
This means that we may call for inclement weather and the weather will immediately clear OR we may not call for inclement weather on time. Note that we use forecasts, radar maps, and national/local advisories to make decisions. Inclement weather can be called in the event of precipitation, low temperatures, or high winds.
2:45 Dismissal
PK and Kinder
- Students will be picked up in their classrooms. Side doors for arrival will be opened. All parents will have to park and enter the building to pick up their child from their classroom.
3:15 Dismissal: All siblings will report to their younger siblings' classroom
1st -3rd
- All main building doors will open and parents will come in to pick up their child from the classroom.
- Students will be in the modular building. Please use your car tags so that we can call students out and they will exit from the modular to car pick up. This process will take a little longer.
Please be patient during this process. Student safety is the priority.
Traffic
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.
Would you like to be a Parent Volunteer?
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer? While we are still finalizing our date for the informational meeting, you can complete your district background check now through this link. https://my.sisd.net/public_apps/dps-cch-public/#!/home/
Background checks must be done yearly with them being valid from July 1 to June 30 of the current school year.
For our campus, you will not only need to be cleared by the district but also attend one of our orientations that will be held throughout the school year. We will hold these both mornings and evenings to accommodate all parents. These orientations will allow you to learn about the process of coming into the campus and the various opportunities available. More information about these orientations will be shared once finalized.
We would love to have your help!
Arriving on time
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.
Contact us for more information
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