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Summer Edition

DeLay Students, Families, and Staff,

It's 100 degrees outside, but summer is almost over for the Harvester community! For our new students, family, and staff, welcome to DeLay! I will send The Harvest Report newsletter every two weeks once the school year starts, both in English and Spanish.

I am entering my 3rd year as principal of DeLay after serving as principal at two other LISD schools for 9 years. We're lucky to have all of our Assistant Principals back as well! They looped with their students, so Mrs. Britain will be over 8th grade, Mrs. Diaz over 7th, and Mrs. Samples over our new group of 6th graders.

We hope everyone can come to Orientation next Thursday, August 6, from 1-2pm for returning students and 3-4:30pm for new students. The two sessions are basically the same, so if you cannot attend one, please come to the other. The Kona Ice truck will be here between the two sessions, so bring a few dollars for a cool treat.

It's going to be a big year at DeLay and we will need everyone's help and support. We look forward to partnering with you!

Adam Gray

Principal, DeLay MS

Please note that we will have 4 minute passing periods between classes, not 5 like most middle schools. We plan on learning a lot in that extra minute!

On Monday, August 3, LISD’s back-to-school forms will be ready for families to complete in Skyward Family Access. The back-to-school forms must be submitted for every student each school year.

• Returning students - families need to review all forms, make necessary changes or updates, and submit.
• New students - families must complete ALL forms and submit.

If you have trouble accessing Family Skyward Access, click here for technical support.

Ms. Saffle (last names A-L) safflel@lisd.net

Ms. Green (last names M-Z) greenkr@lisd.net

In Lewisville ISD, the whole child is at the core of everything we do as a district, including our students' mental, emotional and physical health. With counselors on every campus, LISD knows parents want their children to receive an outstanding education, but more importantly, they want their children to be nurtured and cared for beyond just academics.

LISD provides families with resources to ensure each child receives the support they need to develop every aspect of their being.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y5FvIp15F6dNvb5SmBBjSPqZgJ4323FXQhm5Eaf9QEo/edit?usp=sharing

Please help us welcome Nurse Ivette Vargas to DeLay!

7th grade families: The Texas Legislature requires the following immunizations for entry into seventh grade. *Enrollment will not be allowed until proof of current immunizations or exemption has been supplied to the school.

• Tdap Booster -One dose, if it has been 5 years since the last dose of a tetanus containing vaccine.
• Meningococcal Conjugate-One dose. (Menactra, MCV4, Menveo)

Please review your child’s immunization records to see if they have received these immunizations. If your child has received them, please make sure to send a copy of their record on Monday, August 11. These immunizations are required before your child will be able to start school.

Please send your child’s immunization record to:

1. Fax: 214-626-1798

2. Email: vargasi@lisd.net

3. Provide a copy to the front office at school

Our students will once again be in a school House. House points can be earned for good behavior, hard work, and extra effort made at school. Each week, one student in each House will win special prizes, and each month the winning House will receive a delicious treat.

Our Houses are names for the 4 elements - earth, air, wind and fire. Returning students will stay in the same House they had last year. New students will be placed into a House during the first week of school. Our Houses:

House Aqua

Color: Blue

Character Trail: Helpfulness

Animal: Octopus

House Ignis

Color: Orange

Character Trait: Adventurousness

Animal: Salamander

House Terra

Color: Green

Character Trait: Leadership

Animal: Wolf

House Ventus

Color: White or gray

Character Trait: Perseverance

Animal: Eagle

Parents, we need your help. PLEASE talk to your students and monitor the clothes they are wearing to school. Please keep in mind the following:

• Too many students expose their midriffs, either because shirts are too short or students are tying knots into the backs of their shirts.
• If students wear tights, they also need to wear shorts or something else that will cover their behinds.
• Unless there is a religious exemption, no hats or other head coverings are allowed in school.

Our administrators and teachers need to be able to focus on academics! Please help us out by monitoring what your students wear to school.

These rules will be in effect once students have IDs. Please develop a routine, such as always putting the ID in the same part of the backpack, to keep from forgetting it.

In order to attend a game/athletic competition/or special event of any kind at any LISD High School, including DeLay football games played at an LISD high school, ALL students must either, 1. Wear their current School ID or, 2. Be accompanied by a parent. If a student shows up to a HOME or AWAY event without their ID, or their parent, they will NOT be permitted to attend and will be turned away at the door.

Also, backpacks and school bags are not allowed and will not be stored.LISD has adopted a Clear Bag Policy this year, captured below, and all spectators, students and adults, must comply. Additionally, outside food and drink are not permitted into the event other than a clear plastic water bottle. Lastly, all spectators are subject to the Weapons Detection System and to help make event arrival smoother, please review the informational video HERE.

Please help us make DeLay a safe zone at the end of the day! Review the next two images and email the principal if you have any questions.

We are eager to have more parent volunteers at DeLay this year! We would love to see more parents and family members active at the school. To volunteer or to attend field trips, please click here to sign up for Voly.

Cell phones and Smart Watches, such as Apple Watches, can be both a communication tool for families and a distraction to learning for our students. In order to focus our learning and instruction time with students, all Texas students are required to put personal devices/cell phones/Smart Watches away in their backpack from the time they enter the building in the morning until the dismissal bell. This is the law.

You can reach your students through their school email address, or by calling the front office. If your student needs to reach you, they can send an email or call you from the office phone.

In addition, LISD middle schools will have the same policy for wireless headphones this year, such as AirPods. Students may NOT use them at school from the time they arrive until the dismissal bell. Families are encouraged to get wired headphones that can be plugged into your student's iPad for use when allowed by the teacher.

The DeLay staff works HARD everyday for our students. Please visit the Recognize Someone page to say a few words about a DeLay staff member!

Website: www.lisd.net/delay

Location: 2103 Savage Lane, Lewisville, TX 75057

Phone: 469-713-5191

Facebook: facebook.com/delayms

Instagram: instagram.com/delayms