Owl News

What an incredible week it has been! From our first and second-grade family picnics and classroom engagements to the wonderful PreK rodeo, and the support for our Purple Up Military Students, our building has been absolutely buzzing with family involvement.

We couldn't be more thankful for our school community and the strong partnerships we share with all of you. Every time we open our doors to our families, we learn something new, and we cannot wait to continue extending opportunities to bring you into our classrooms.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support and engagement—we truly couldn't do it without you!

With gratitude,

Mrs. Smoot

APRIL: Child Abuse Prevention Month, Month of the Military Child, National Autism Awareness Month, National Occupational Therapy Month

Monday, April 20

Tuesday, April 21

• Math STAAR Testing for 3rd grade (alternate lunch schedule for ALL grades)
• Please plan to come a different day to visit.

Wednesday, April 22

• Purple Up Wednesdays! Wear purple for the Month of the Military Child!
• Math STAAR Testing for 4th grade (alternate lunch schedule for ALL grades)
• Please plan to come a different day to visit.

• Volunteer Appreciation Brunch 8:30 AM in the Cafeteria - all RGE Volunteers invited (Volunteers, please complete this form so we may gather a head count)
• Fiesta Parade Floats due 7:30AM

• No school for students. Staff PD day

May 1: SCHOOL is in SESSION! (This was a change made to the school calendar in February.)

May 1: 3rd Grade & Mrs. Gibbs/Mrs. White Family Picnic

May 4-8: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week - Thank you to those who serve in the classroom. (see the flyer below for details to celebrate our teachers/staff the week of May 4th!)

May 7: 4th Grade & Ms. Slaughter Family Picnic

3rd Grade Pencilmania has been moved to MAY 14th

Monday -

Tuesday -

Wednesday - We wear purple for the Month of the Military Child.

Thursday - Owl Pride - Wear your RGE Shirt or Green, White, & Black.

Friday - Future Ready Fridays! Wear your college/military shirt.

Testing has been moved due to severe flooding/weather!

On Wednesday, April 22nd (3rd grade) and Thursday, April 23rd (4th grade) (Math Assessment), the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test will be administered to all students in the third and fourth grades. Make-up testing on Friday, April 24th.

Your child’s success starts with getting a good night's sleep, eating a hearty breakfast, and arriving to school on time. Please do not schedule appointments on testing days.

Due to district policy, all cell phones and other electronic devices will be collected at the beginning of the test period and returned to the student at the end of the day. You may want to consider not sending these items on testing days.

The lunch schedule for all students will change on these two days to accommodate testing. Grade levels may have a different lunch time from their usually scheduled time. We request that you do NOT plan to come eat lunch with your child on these days.

In addition, due to TEA Test security requirements, volunteers are asked to plan around testing days.

We will not be able to have volunteers in the classroom or workroom on these days.

We are so grateful and appreciative to our Rose Garden Parent Teacher Club Board members. Please vote for the next great team of PTC Leaders.

• 5/1 - 3rd grade & Mrs. Gibbs/Mrs. White -- The last day to RSVP is Tuesday, April 28.

Link to RSVP ➡️ https://forms.gle/iDz1fcL3Q2SQ3bt8A

• 5/7 - 4th grade & Ms. Slaughter

We LOVE our Volunteers!

Our school runs better and our kids benefit from parent helpers!

If you have the time and availability to assist us with any of the upcoming events, we would love to have you!

Our Parent Teacher Club takes care of all our events that we need help with. Please contact them at rge.ptc1961@gmail.com if you would volunteer with PTC.

Additionally, our Parent Family Engagement Liaison, Mrs. Beck is also looking for volunteers to support our students academically and be a positive presence in the building.

If you missed the orientation with Ms. Beck, please reach out to her to get more information (nbeck@scucisd.org).

We currently have opportunities available for:

- Mornings with Mom (Academic support in the classroom and throughout the building along with other volunteer opportunities)

- Owl Watch (Dads & Positive Male Role Models presence on campus)

You can sign up here:

👉 Mornings with Mom Google Form

👉 Owl Watch Google Form

Thank you for partnering with us and investing in our students. Our community makes all the difference!

Please see the Flyer for Credit by Exam information as well as date options.

Please take a moment to read over the military connected newsletter.

Pre- K: May 14th 8:30 - 10am

1st Grade: May 19th 8:30 - 10am

2nd Grade: May 20th 8:30 -10am

Kinder: May 21st 8:30 - 10am

3rd Grade: May 26th 8:30 - 10am

ALE classes: May 26th 1:45 - 2:15pm

4th Grade: May 27th 8:30 - 10am

This Month’s Focus: Courage
We are excited to focus on Courage this month! Courage means choosing what is helpful, right, and kind—even when it’s hard or scary. As one of three traits we’ll focus on this year to help students Be Strong, students will also build skills like focus, organization, and goal-setting.

Try this at home:

Families can build courage at home by normalizing fear, modeling brave behavior, and encouraging children to try new or uncomfortable things while focusing on effort rather than outcomes. A supportive environment—where children can speak up, take safe risks, and reflect on brave moments—helps courage grow through consistency and compassion.

The week of Apr. 7, 2026, our attendance percentage was 94.01%.

Your child's attendance is important to us! We miss our students when they are gone. Our goal is 97% every day, every week!

Additionally, per Texas Education Code (TEC), 25.092, students must attend 90% of the days a course is offered in order to be awarded credit for the course and/or to be promoted to the next grade.

If your child misses school for an excused reason, there are 3 options to notify our attendance office to request the absence to be excused. Send the student's name, date of absence, and reason for absence by either:

• Emailing the Rose Garden Attendance Clerk, Amber Flores at Aflores@scucisd.org or mailto:rosegardenattendance@scucisd.org
• Send a written note to school with your child.

We will process the absence notes as quickly as possible. You will receive a unexcused absence alert initially. Once the documentation is received, the absence will be updated.

• Skyward - Parent portal
• My School Bucks to add money to your child's cafeteria account and more
• StopFinder - Bus locating app
• Bus Routes and Times
• 25-26 School Calendar
• Free & Reduced Lunch Application- MUST reapply EVERY year
• Student Code of Conduct and Student- Parent Handbook

PreK- 4th grade Elementary School in SCUC ISD!

Website: https://www.scucisd.org/o/rges

Location: 10414 East FM 1518 North, Schertz