Sun Valley Elementary

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Blazer Family,

I know our last day of August was not a typical day as we had to close do to the storms. We know these days may have been rough, but we are glad to welcome our students back!

I am proud of the way our students are settling in. We are seeing classrooms full of learning, teachers working hard, relationships being built, and our kids getting more comfortable with routines and expectations each day.

As we move into the school year, please help us with the little things that make a BIG difference—getting our Blazers to school every day and on time, checking backpacks and folders, reading with them at home, and staying connected with their teachers.

Thank you for sharing your babies with us. We are so glad they are ours during the day! 💛💙

Mrs. Jaramillo

Game On, Blazers! 🏆

7:30 am- Building Opens

7:55 am- Walker Gates closes

8:00 am- Car Line Staff comes inside

8:05 am- Announcements

8:10 am- Tardy Bell

1:00 pm- Transportation Changes Deadline

3:00 pm Early Check Out Deadline

3:40 pm- Dismissal

💙 Staff goes inside at 8:00 am to begin their day.

🚗 If you arrive after 8:00 am, please park in the visitor parking (NOT the Emergency Lane) and walk your child inside to ensure they get in safely.
⏰ At 8:10 am, the tardy bell rings and instruction begins! If you arrive at or after 8:10, you’ll need to sign your child in at the front office.

Every minute matters—thank you for helping us start each Blazer’s day on time and ready to learn! 🌞📚

Lunch Visits

Lunch visits will be allowed on the student’s birthday and once a month on a day that the campus principal designates for a special occasion related to district/campus goals, including student achievement, attendance, and customer service. Parents may only bring lunch for their child. Sharing meals and offering lunch to other students is not permitted.

Birthdays & Celebrations

Birthday food items cannot be homemade and must be store-bought. Balloons are not permitted for students on campuses or on buses.

Goodie Bags

Goodie bags are allowed and will be passed out at the end of the day! Students must place them in their backpack until they get home. Must contain ONLY pre-packaged, individually wrapped snacks! Candy is allowed. NO gum. NO toys.

Birthday Cupcakes

Cupcakes are allowed!

They must be store bought!

Pre-K: cupcakes are NOT allowed per Pre-K and Head start guidelines.

Raptor

All campus visitors must have their picture IDs available at all times for proper processing through the visitor management system.

IDs

Visitors to campuses are required to have their picture IDs available at all times. Parents will not be allowed entry past the front offices of each campus, nor will they be allowed to meet with or sign out a student without a picture ID. In case of parent emergencies, when someone other than the parent picks up a student, that individual must be listed on the approved emergency contact list AND have a valid picture ID. Phone or text verifications will not be accepted. To ensure the safety and well-being of all students, proper identification and parent permission granted on the emergency contact list are the only ways to prevent unauthorized individuals from picking up students.

Late Afternoon Check-outs

To ensure a safe and smooth dismissal daily, the district has designated late afternoon check-out times for all campuses. For elementary campuses, 3:00 p.m. is the latest that a parent may sign out a student before dismissal. Any special circumstances may be discussed with the campus principal.

AFTERNOON

• Dismissal begins at 3:35 pm.

• Download the "Here Comes the Bus" app to track the bus.

• If your student is a car rider, please stay in your vehicle. Staff will load students, however they will not strap them in. If you need to strap in a student, please pull up past the #1 loading zone, so we can continue to keep the car line moving.

• Stay in your vehicle.

• Students will be loaded on the passenger side.

• Walkers not picked up by 3:55 pm, are taken to the front office for late pick-up.

• We do not have staff available to monitor students after 4:00 pm. Please DO NOT be late picking students up.

Please:

• Please do not use your cell phone in the pick up line, we are a CELL PHONE FREE ZONE.
• DO NOT park in the Emergency Lane.
• DO NOT walk up to staff during dismissal to pick up students in the front of the school. We will not release them to you.
• DO NOT block the pedestrian crossing to drop off or pick up students.
• DO NOT block the entrance/exit of the Valley Hi Church.

***Be courteous AND do not cut in the line during drop off/pick up.***

• If your child is absent, please send an absence note to the classroom teacher or the front office. Students are recognized and rewarded for perfect attendance. More information about attendance can be found here https://www.swisd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=4443995&type=d&pREC_ID=2270295

We are seeing an increase in students making threats, often “as a joke.” Please remind your child that:

• All threats are taken seriously and require a Behavior Threat Assessment (BTA).

• The process includes interviews with the student, the target, witnesses, and parents.

• Any threat may will result in at least one day of Out-of-School Suspension (OSS). There will be additional consequences based on the severity and nature of the threat.

• Students may not return to campus until all initial BTA questions are completed.

• BTAs stay in the state-wide system until students are 24 years old.
  

Additionally, students may not draw or create items that resemble weapons out of any materials, including their hands.

Rules for student conduct on school buses are available in all student handbooks. The following list is posted in all buses:

• Observe the same conduct as in the classroom.
• Be courteous. Use no profane language.
• Do not eat or drink on the bus.
• Keep the bus clean.
• Cooperate with the driver.
• Do not use tobacco.
• Do not be destructive.
• Stay in your seat.
• Keep head, hands, and feet inside the bus.
• Students will have assigned seats.
• All electronic devices should not be a distraction to the driver
• No video or photos on the bus example “Social Media”

Rules for student conduct on the bus are the result of years of studies to improve safety. Students should feel confident that they will travel in a safe and secure environment.We appreciate your cooperation in resolving student concerns. Student discipline generated by a referral is handled by school administration.

Please speak to your child about appropriate behavior on the school bus. We are seeing an uprising in bus misconduct. Please know that misbehavior on the bus will not be tolerated as it becomes a safety concern. Students are subject to suspension from the bus, amount of days depends on the misconduct.

Throughout the Month of September our students will be taking various Beginning of the Year Exams (BOY) please message your student's teacher for their specific dates.....

Sept. 3rd- 5th Grade Twin Lakes Parent Meeting

Sept. 10th- Seminar 1: The Power of Positive Impact Class (see flyer below)

Sept.11th- Happy Grandparent's Day

Sept. 16-17th- 5th grade Twin Lakes Field Trip

Sept. 17th- Seminar 2: Raising Confident, Capable Children

Week of Sept. 21st- 4th grader to the Aquatic Center

Week of September 21st- Book Fair Week

Sept. 24th- - Fall Individual Pictures

Sept. 24th- Seminar 3: Raising Resilient Children

Open House- Tentative Sept. 24th more info to follow.

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Download the SWISD Mobile App today!

The Southwest ISD app is available to download free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play store. Download it today! 😀

This mobile app will help students, parents, and community members know what is happening around the District and on campus from their phones.

Most families use their phones as a primary means of communication, so we’ve created an app that is custom-built to our schools for smartphones. On the app, students, parents, and the community can read the latest announcements, locate staff contact information, review upcoming events, find important documents, news from administrators, student stories, and even emergency notifications. Always be in the know, with Southwest ISD on the go!

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