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Greeting families,

The first day of school is fast approaching, and as a parent, I understand how our emotions change from one minute to the other. During the meet the teacher night, I shared how this separation process impacts all of us.

My wife and I adopted a family tradition at home that had helped us cope during this transition—on Wednesday night, the night before school started for my children. We all read the book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg. The book is about a girl who does not want to go to school on the first day, and it has a pretty interesting twist at the end. This read-aloud is followed by drinking the "Jitter Juice," which is in charge of giving us the strength to face the unknown. As you can imagine, this little symbolic act has changed how we all face the first-day challenge. My oldest, who is now 13 y.o, helps now reinforce the power of the juice by sharing his own stories about his previous first days of school and how he coped with it.

I wanted to share this story with you as a tool you may use with your children if you choose to. The essential message of this story is that even we as adults need tools to cope with transitions, so it is necessary to acknowledge our children's feelings and give them tools that could help them in situations like this.

As you may imagine, my family is preparing the Jitter Juice for Sunday night.

Please, if you have any traditions, share them with us in the feedback form so we can grow together as a community.

Let me know if you have any questions.

If you have questions or comments, please do not hesitate and ask. I will send another email during the week if I get updates.

Thanks for choosing us!

Kind Regards,

Roberto Gonzalez

All families that signed up for the before and after school care contingency plan (The one that begins tomorrow) will receive a separate email with updates for the week of August 29th-Sept 2nd, 2022. We found the solution for that week.

Please, follow the link to Mad Science registration page:

https://dfw.madscience.org/parents-register-a.aspx

We have received inquiries regarding the criteria to qualify for financial assistance. Please see the information below.

*Student eligible to participate in the national free or reduced lunch program), including students who receive SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid benefits will receive financial assistance. This is part of Dallas ISD registration process.

Ms. Hernandez will contact you if you are missing documentation.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cdjd-i1Y-QhIBGFU1iB4TneV8_08FV7F3jth339wC2k/edit#gid=1372791257

Uniform guidelines

The webpage for our campus is now up on our website at www.levinesstores.com. Please note that currently only the French Toast brand has the Light Blue oxfords available in the smaller sizes. They are missing 2 pictures on the Elderwear brand Jumper and Scooter and will post those as soon as they are able to get them.

https://levinesstores.com/pages/contact-us.

Phone number: 214-870-1441.

The school logo in the uniforms is required.

AFFORDABLE UNIFORMS
7014 Bruton Rd.
Dallas, Texas 75217
(214) 206-1977
affordableuniforms@yahoo.com

**NEW

Below is a direct link to the Biomedical Prep uniforms.

The website is LIVE and ready for families to place their orders.

* Affordable uniforms will embroider uniforms you buy from other vendors if you choose to do so. The color needs to match the school colors.

Bus Routes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cdjd-i1Y-QhIBGFU1iB4TneV8_08FV7F3jth339wC2k/edit#gid=1372791257

Student Transportation Services department is excited for the new students/parents that were accepted into the 2022-2023 Choice Program. Students that are new to the choice program, had the opportunity to request transportation at the time of applying and when confirming scholar’s seat via the online enrollment platform (SchoolMint). Services will continue for existing students riding the bus who are registered during the 2021-2022 school year.

Who needs to complete the e-form?

• Returning students who did not request transportation for the 2021-2022 school year and are requesting transportation for the upcoming school year will need to complete the e-form at: https://forms.gle/Pnowd1S1Pd7eBi45A.
• New students who did not request transportation at the time of enrollment but now they are wishing to request transportation will need to complete the e-form.
• Returning students who received transportation but are wishing to change their pick-up and drop-off location will need to complete the e-form.

For further information or if you have any questions/concerns, please submit a Let’s Talk ticket at: https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/61626 or call us at (972) 925-4BUS (4287).

Have a great day!

Hours of operations: Monday- Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Note: Please remember that we will not let visitors in the building for the first three weeks of school. We are doing this to keep your children as safe as possible, as I shared with you. Also, send a sweater with your children in case they get cold.

August 15th, 2022

Students' First Day of School

August 15th-19th

Before and after school care- School's contingency plan

August 22th-26th

Before and after school care- School's contingency plan