Dan Powell's Weekly Newsletter

Hello, Dan Powell Families!

Thank you for another great week of learning! Everyday your scholar is at school contributes to attainment of more knowledge! We appreciate each of you for supporting your student's academic achievements!

Speaking of learning, we are proud to celebrate Ms. Escobedo, our Pre-K teacher, for being recognized by our School Board for passing her certification exams and completing her program with Texas Wesleyan University! Congratulations, Ms. Escobedo!

As the school year progresses, more academic skills will be introduced to our students. In order to foster academic success, we need your partnership with ensuring your child is at school everyday and on time! Instruction begins promptly at 7:30 am.

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.

We appreciate your continued partnership in all of our endeavors and wish you a wonderful week! Let's go, Powell Bulldogs! 💜 #BulldogPride #GameonBulldogs #EvermanISD #EvermanBulldogs

🍎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

Our current Average Daily Attendance is 93.39%. Our Average Daily Attendance increased compared to the prior week! Way to go, Powell Bulldogs! Let's continue to strive towards our goal of 97%. Please contribute to us reaching our attendance goal by making sure your scholar is at school daily by 7:30 am. Consistent school attendance contributes to the academic success of your student. Let's work together to give your student the academic experience they are so deserving of!

✨ Toddler Time is on Friday, Oct. 2nd! ✨

Everman families, join us for an afternoon of stories, songs, learning, and fun at Toddler Time!
👉Register today: https://forms.gle/LHDFqE13Zw2q5Ds78

We love our Everman families and hope to see you and your little one there!
Just a reminder that Toddler Time is a special event for Everman families with children ages 0–4 (not current Dan Powell students).

Hispanic Heritage Highlight!

Frida Kahlo was a famous artist from Mexico. She painted colorful pictures and many self-portraits. Frida loved showing her Mexican culture through her art. Fun fact: Some of her paintings are displayed in museums around the world!

Join us at our Hispanic Heritage Program on Wednesday, October 7th as we celebrate and honor the history, culture, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino icons. We will begin the celebration with our living museum, in which students will spotlight influential Hispanic and Latino figures via the projects they create. Afterwards, students in the following classes will showcase their talents in a musical performance! Snacks will be available for purchase! We hope you will join us as we pay homage to Hispanic Heritage! The celebration begins at 5 pm!

• Mrs. Dalley
• Dr. Else
• Mrs. Guzman
• Ms. S. Rodriquez
• Mrs. Ruvalcaba

Join the movement as we spotlight influential Hispanic and Latino figures during our Living Museum on Wednesday, October 7th!

1. Choose a Hispanic or Latino figure.
2. Research and prepare your exhibit by displaying your figure's influence on a posterboard or trifold.
3. Dress up and share your research with the Dan Powell Family on Wednesday, October 7th at 5 pm.
4. Be creative and have fun!
5. This opportunity is open to all Dan Powell Students!
6. All projects are due by Tuesday, October 6th!

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.

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.

Conscious Discipline uses four core active calming breathing techniques, S.T.A.R., Balloon, Pretzel, and Drain, to shut off the body's fight-or-flight response and promote emotional regulation. This week we will focus on S.T.A.R. breathing. Join your student with engaging in S.T.A.R. breathing and remind them to pause and take three deep breaths when they are feeling upset, angry, anxious, scared, or frustrated.

S.T.A.R. (Smile, Take a deep breath, And Relax):

• How to do it: Smile, take a deep belly breath in through your nose, pause, and blow the air slowly out of your mouth. Repeat this breathing technique three times.
• Purpose: Fills the lungs fully and disengages the stress response.

🍎 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.

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.

Spanish

📖Monday, September 28th

• Instruction begins at 7:30 am
• Spend 15 to 20 minutes reading aloud or taking turns with a book. Don't forget to ask questions about what was read and the pictures to boost literacy and comprehension skills.

✍🏻Tuesday, September 29th

• Instruction begins at 7:30 am
• National Silent E Day - wear or accessorize with something that has a silent E in its name such as: cape, cane, tie, glove, etc.
• Identify the consonant sound /m/ in oral words and write lowercase 'm'. As students write lowercase 'm' support them with saying, "Short line down, hump, hump" while ensuring they are using proper strokes.

📚Wednesday, September 30th

• Instruction begins at 7:30 am

• Vaquero (Western) Day: Dress in western wear like cowboy boots, hats, or denim.
• Have your child use a magazine or newspaper to look for pictures of objects that begin with the letter 'm'.

📝Thursday, October 1st

• Instruction begins at 7:30 am
• Say a word that begins with 'm' and ask your child to identify and write the letter that makes the beginning sound.

• Instruction begins at 7:30 am
• Custodian Appreciation Day - create a picture or write a note showing appreciation to our wonderful custodians!
• Have your child think of objects that begin with 'm'. Have him or her draw the object on a piece of paper and label it with its beginning sound.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, October 7th

Hispanic Heritage Month Program at 5 pm