Dan Powell's Weekly Newsletter
Week of November 2nd - November 6tn
Hello, Dan Powell Families!
This week was filled with a lot of fun and engaging learning! Our scholars are blooming as a result of your dedication in getting them to school every day and on time! We are laying the foundational skills that foster lifelong academic and social and emotional success! We are thankful for your partnership with prioritizing your student's education!
Some of our Powell Bulldogs received the exciting opportunity to run through the tunnel with the Everman High School Varsity Football Team! Students who had perfect attendance during the 1st and 2nd six weeks were randomly selected to attend the football game and immerse in this awesome experience! Congratulations to the students and their families for having 12 weeks of perfect attendance! We look forward to another great week of teaching and learning! Let's go, Powell Bulldogs! 💜 #BulldogPride #GameonBulldogs #EvermanISD #EvermanBulldogs
In order to minimize disruptions to learning, we ask that early dismissals be completed prior to 2 pm.
To heighten the safety and well being of our students and staff, please remain in your vehicles during arrival dropoff and dismissal pickup. There are no walk ups during our arrival and dismissal processes.
🍎Doors open at 6:50 am
🍎 Breakfast is served from 6:50 am - 7:20 am
🍎 First Bell rings at 7:25 am
🍎 Tardy Bell rings at 7:29 am
🍎 Instruction starts at 7:30 am
🍎 Early Dismissals end at 2 pm
🍎 Dismissal is at 3:00 pm
Children's Book Week: November 8th - November 13th
Children's Book Week offers great ways to spark a love of reading. Below are some activities that can be done throughout the week to inspire a passion for reading!
Take a trip to your local library, sign up for a library card, and check out some books.
- Book Tasting - Set up tables like a restaurant with books from different genres (non-fiction, mystery, classic stories). Give your student a timer to "sample" a few pages of each book, fill out a quick menu review, and check out their favorite.
- Cozy Book Nook - Let your student help build a special, quiet reading fort using pillows, blankets, and string lights to make daily storytime feel magical.
- Character Dress Up Day: Dress as your favorite storybook character on Thursday, November 12th.
- Letters to Book Characters: Encourage children to write a letter to their favorite hero or villain asking questions or sharing what they loved about their adventure.
Veteran's Day Program
https://vkda.co/x/XKpoJ5eY699EDd7H
The following Pre-K classes will be performing:
- Brizuela
- Carr
- Escobedo
- Kelley
- Palma
- Rayman
National Native American Heritage Month
This week's noteworthy Native American is Susan La Flesche Picotte who is a member of the Omaha tribe. She shattered barriers to become the first Native American female physician in the United States, tirelessly advocating for public health and land rights.
Attendance Matters
Our most recent Average Daily Attendance rate is 83.72%. We are in the midst of cold and flu season and are aware that attendance is being impacted. Our school continues to be deep cleaned often and we encourage you all to keep your students home if they are experiencing symptoms associated with a cold, flu, and viruses, which are contagious. However, if your scholar is healthy and symptom free, please make sure they are at school daily by 7:30 am. Our Average Daily Attendance goal is 97%, so let's work together to attain it while giving your student the academic experience they are so deserving of!
💚This Week’s Focus: Kindness & Empathy
Empathy means beginning to recognize how someone else might feel. Young children are still learning that other people have feelings, needs, and perspectives, too!
🏠 Try This at Home: “How Might They Feel?”
When reading a story, watching a show, or noticing something happening around you, ask your child:
How do you think that person feels?
What do you notice about their face or body?
What could we do to help?
How can we use kind words?
💖 Practice Kindness Together:
Help someone clean up.
Share a kind compliment.
Offer a hug when it is welcome.
Help a family member with a small task.
💬Conscious Discipline Connection:
“Your words and actions can help others feel safe, loved, and included.”
⭐ Family Challenge: Complete one kind act together each day. Celebrate your child's effort to notice others and offer help.
Remember, children learn empathy through our example. When we model kindness, they learn how to share it!
Home-School Connection
Alphabet Pumpkin Patch: Cut out orange paper pumpkins and write letters on them, attaching green clothespin stems. Hide them in a sensory bin filled with dry black beans or rice for kids to dig up, match uppercase to lowercase, or spell out sight words and their name.
Pumpkin Math & Guesstimation: Grab a pumpkin to estimate, count, and measure its features. Have children guess the number of seeds inside, count them in groups, weigh and measure the circumference, and create a simple bar graph.
Water Donations Needed
Thank you so much for donating bottled water to our staff! We are greatly appreciative for the love and support shown in contribution to our hydration, well-being, and safety! We will be accepting donations throughout the school year, which can be received at the front office.
🚌 Attention Parents of Bus Riders!
For the safety of our students, a parent/guardian or older sibling MUST be present at the bus stop when your child is dropped off.
⚠️ If no approved adult or older sibling is present, the student will be returned to campus.
It is extremely important that you make provisions for an adult to meet your student every day at the bus stop. Please be aware of the steps that will be taken in the event this policy is not followed:
1st Incident – Warning from Campus Administrator
2nd Incident – Loss of Bus Privileges for one week
3rd Incident – Loss of Bus Privileges for six weeks
4th Incident - Loss of Bus Privileges for the remainder of the school year
Persistent noncompliance with this policy will result in loss of bus privileges for the remainder of the year. Please inform the school if you know you will not be able to greet your student at the bus stop so that student can remain on campus for you to pick him/her up. Doing so will foster safety for your student and allow the bus route to remain on schedule for routes to other campuses.
📱 MyRide K-12: Parents who have registered for MyRide K-12 will receive their student’s routing information as soon as the routes are completed and uploaded.
https://myridek12.tylerapp.com/
Thank you for helping us keep our students safe!
Arrival and Dismissal Process
🍎 Pre-K will arrive and dismiss on the south side of the school. Please reference the map.
🍎 Kindergarten and siblings in various grades will arrive and dismiss on the west side of the school. Please reference the map.
🍎 Dismissal is at 3 pm. Please use the Pikmykid dismissal cards to foster a smooth transition.
🍎 Walking up during arrival and dismissal is not allowed as it impedes on the safety and well being of our students and staff and the flow of traffic.
We appreciate your cooperation and partnership with ensuring our students and staff are safe during our arrival and dismissal procedures.
Student Dress Code
Our student dress code will be enforced including the clear backpack policy.
🚨Leggings, yoga pants, and biking shorts must be worn under skirts or dresses.
🚨Crocs, open-toed shoes, and flip flops can not be worn at school.
Please click on the links below for more details regarding student dress code.
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Our Week At A Glance
Children's Book Week - November 9th - November 13th
Monday, November 9th
Instruction begins at 7:30 am
Take a trip to your local library, sign up for a library card, and check out some books.
Tuesday, November 10th
- Instruction begins at 7:30 am
- Book Tasting - Set up tables like a restaurant with books from different genres (non-fiction, mystery, classic stories). Give your student a timer to "sample" a few pages of each book, fill out a quick menu review, and check out their favorite.
Wednesday, November 11th
- Instruction begins at 7:30 am
- Veteran's Day - Wear red, white, or blue.
- Veteran's Day Program at 9am
- Cozy Book Nook - Let your student help build a special, quiet reading fort using pillows, blankets, and string lights to make daily storytime feel magical.
Thursday, November 12th
- Instruction begins at 7:30 am
- Character Dress-Up Day: Dress as your favorite storybook character.
- Instruction begins at 7:30 am
- World Kindness / "Warm Fuzzies" Day ( World Kindness Day) - Wear fuzzy socks and hoodies.
- Letters to Book Characters: Encourage children to write a letter to their favorite hero or villain asking questions or sharing what they loved about their adventure.
Upcoming Events
Picture Days - November 16th and November 17th
Kindergarten Field Trips - November 17th and November 18th
Muffins With Moms - November 18th - November 20th
College Day - Wear college attire. - November 20thThanksgiving Break - November 23rd - November 27th