The Weekly Update #4

June 14th, 2024

Staff Member of the Month

Congratulations to our Staff Member of the Month, Mrs. Riland! Mrs. Riland had a successful Book Fair, is tackling morning crosswalk duty with a smile, and presented about AR at our last PTA Meeting. Thank you, Mrs. Riland, for all that you do for our school!

This Week

Week of September 30

September 30 - PTA special meeting to go over by-laws and standing rules amendments, Monday, Sept. 30, at 6:00 pm, on the playground.
October 1 - Canned Food Drive Starts
October 4 - Fall Picture Day; Safety drill - You will see a more extensive police and security presence on campus on this day. Please do not be alarmed.
October 5 - World Teacher Day! We love our teachers!
Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 – Oct. 15

Please make sure students bring a water bottle each day.
Parents will need their dismissal cards for all children in the car rider and parent walk-up lines. Thank you!
A few more spots have been added to each grade for parent lunches. Sign-up to eat lunch with your child on a Wednesday or Friday. SignUpGenius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4BADAF2CA0FA7-51211456-keeley#/

PTA Update

Western Day was a rootin'-tootin' good time! We would like to give a huge thanks to all of our volunteers for making this year's Western Day a success! The kids met the Rowlett High School FFA's prized livestock, made trail mix, got tattoos and played games. If you volunteered and took photos, we'd love to see them: Email them to keeleyyearbook@gmail.com and include your student's grade and teacher.

Big Kahuna online orders end Tuesday. The clock is ticking, but there's still time to get those last few orders in. Plus, everyone who sells will be entered into a drawing to take the big, squealing pig home this week.

The Boo Bash preparations are underway - and we need your help! This year, our annual festival will include a trunk-or-treat for Keeley families on Friday, Oct. 25, from 6-8 p.m. Sign up to decorate a trunk, and if you can, send candy to school with your student for the trunk-or-treaters. We're also putting together an online auction. If you or your business would like to donate an item to the auction, please email keeleypta@gmail.com.

We'll have a special meeting to go over our by-laws and standing rules amendments tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 30, at 6:00, on the playground. Click here to see the current documents and the proposed amendments.

Attendance

We have an attendance goal of 98% in attendance each week. Unless your child is sick, please make sure they are at school. GISD is giving an award at the end of the grading cycle for the best attendance and we want Keeley Elementary to win! Students also win with their academics when they are at school each day.

Week of September 23 Attendance:

Pre-K: 99.29! Highest!

KN: 94.74%

1st: 98.16% Hit our 98% goal!

2nd: 96.47%

3rd: 97.73% - Hit our goal!

4th: 94.21%

5th: 96.94%

If you have Twitter, will you please like and share our post about attendance? The post with the most likes and shares will receive an award from GISD. https://x.com/Keeley_Cowboys/status/1832167694868627530

Parent Lunches - Wednesdays and Fridays

Parent lunches will be Wednesdays and Fridays.

We will use SignUpGenius as our scheduling tool. We are able to accommodate a limited number of guests each day.
Only parents who have signed up will be able to visit for lunch.
Parents/Guardians will be able to sit with their child only.
Please allow all parents an opportunity to come have lunch with their child by limiting your visits.
Parents will still need to check in and out of the office with a valid picture ID on the days they are scheduled to eat with their child.

SignUpGenius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4BADAF2CA0FA7-51211456-keeley#/

Rowlett Martial Arts brought our school a HUGE tub of school supplies! Grateful!

Parking and other Reminders

Please do not block the parking spaces outside the front office from 2:00-3:00 as parents may need to come into the office or clinic during this time.
We've noticed that some parents are still parking in the staff parking lot, which is where our buses come in and out. We've had a close call between a parent and a daycare vehicle. For everyone’s safety, if you need to park at arrival and dismissal, please make sure to park off campus.

Future Events

*October 9 - 2nd Grade Field Trip; 5th Grade to Biztown

*October 11 - End of Cycle 1; PTA Kona Ice

*October 14-18 Fall Break

*Week of October 21- Red Ribbon Week

*October 21-November 8 - Conference Window

*October 23 - Kinder. Field Trip

*October 25 - PTA Boo Bash 6-8

*October 28 - Big Kahuna Bus Prize for those who earned it

*October 30 - Chick-fil-A Spirit Night

Download the full PTA fall calendar here: https://www.dropbox.com/.../mfvjvh0jra1.../Keeley-PTA.pdf...

If you have completed a Background Check this year, here are two opportunities

Sign-Up to be a WatchD.O.G.S.

Sign-Up to Volunteer in Cafeteria

Volunteer Form - Must be completed each school year

The district is recruiting parents!

What is SHAC? Each school district shall have a health advisory council to assist the district in ensuring that local community values are reflected in health education instruction TEC Chapter 28, Section 28.004. The SHAC is made up of parents, district staff, and community members appointed by the district to provide advice on coordinated school health programming and its impact on student health and learning.

Interested in Joining the SHAC? GISD SHAC Member Application

SHAC Meeting Poster 24-25 GISD SHAC Meeting Schedule Poster

Please remember your phone for the QR Code for arriving late, checking out students from the nurse, and early pick-ups

Running late? Picking up early? Need to pick up your child from the nurse? There's a form for that! Students who are dropped off or picked up late for school or who are being picked from office will need to be checked in/out using the QR code on the front door. An ID or a dismissal card will also need to be used to verify the person picking up the student.

Outside Deliveries

To ensure the safety and well-being of all our students, we kindly remind you that outside food deliveries, including fast food, are not permitted during school hours. If your child forgets their lunch and cannot eat in the cafeteria, you are welcome to bring a sack lunch for them before 10:00 a.m. in order for it to be received in time. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Parent Communication

This year we will be using Class Dojo school-wide for communication and student incentives. Make sure you have joined!

Sign-up here if you haven't yet.

Parent Square

We are also using Parent Square for District and campus communication. Families can access ParentSquare via the online portal or on the app. Families received an email with login instructions for the new communication system, ParentSquare starting Aug. 9. Learn more about the tool and how to register on the ParentSquare Help page.

School Hours

GISD hours for elementary campuses are from 8:10-3:30.

We will open our doors each day at 7:30am. We ask that parents stay with their children in their vehicles until 7:30 since we have no staff on duty to supervise until that time.

Safety in GISD

For the safety and security of all students and staff, Garland ISD uses the "I Love U Guys" Standard Response Protocol and Standard Reunification Method as the foundation of all responses to weather events, fires, accidents, intruders and other threats to personal safety.

GISD wants all students, parents and staff to understand these responses, expectations and actions.

For more information, visit the "I Love U Guys" website at https://iloveuguys.org/

Arrival/Dismissal Video

Click here for school supply lists

School Cafe

Here is where you can view your child's lunch account and add funds. You can also see the menu here: https://www.schoolcafe.com/GARLANDISD

Birthdays

Parents may bring food of their choice to school to celebrate their child’s birthday. GISD has determined that this food must be prepackaged, individually portioned, store-bought items with the ingredients clearly labeled. These birthday treats must be distributed after all lunch periods have ended and at the end of the day prior to dismissal. Parents will not be able to attend but can drop off the items in the front office.

Dress Code

All students are encouraged to develop and maintain good dress habits at school and school-sponsored activities. Extremes in modes of dress are not acceptable; e.g. exposed midriffs, see-through clothing, tank tops, or garments advertising products that are in poor taste. Shorts of a modest length and fit (approximately knee-length, loose fitting and hemmed) may be worn by students in all grade levels. The final decision for determining appropriate dress and appearance will rest with the teacher and principal.

Several spirit dress up days will be offered throughout the year if students would like to participate.

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