Rattler Community,

We are entering our last week before the holidays and we are excited to finish our Second Marking Period strong. This week students will be taking their 9 weeks assessments to close out their marking period. Grades are finalized before students returns so we highly encourage students to be on campus to take their final exams. Grades will close before students return on January 4th.

Below you will find the following information

• Lexia Recognitions
• Dress-up days
• Information on Holiday Parties.

Respectfully,

Cristina Sanchez-Chavira

Proud Principal of Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary

School Office Number: 915-937-7102

Email: cchavi@sisd.net

TWITTER: DSShook_ES

#RelentlessRattlers

“We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won’t ever be perfect – but in the process, we will achieve greatness.” — Vince Lombardi

Students will be having their holiday parties on Friday, December 15th. Students will be able to wear pajamas this day and will have a student appreciation dance as well as their classroom parties. Please be on the lookout for items the teacher will be inviting to send for students. If you have a child with any type of allergy or Type I Diabetes, teachers will be reaching out to make any necessary accommodations for students.

As a reminder to our community, if you would like to send items for students, items do not have to be in the form of sweets. We encourage you to send other types of holiday party favors for students. Parties will run from 10am until dismissal. Lunch line will be available for all students.

Rattler Community we are excited to announce our Basketball team TRYOUTS for the 23-24 school year will take place this Tuesday afterschool. Please see the flyer for more information.

Boys and Girls Tryouts from 3:30-5:00pm

Closed tryouts: Parents may not be present.

Please submit the form below indicating your child has permission to stay for tryouts.

Students must be picked up promptly at 5:00pm. Late pick-ups will be considered for selection.

Please fill out permission slip below

We are currently having a concern with students wearing hats, hoodies, beanies inside the building. Students are utilizing them to avoid classroom participation or attempt to deflect attention from themselves. This is negatively impacting their learning. We understand that as temperatures drop, students will be wearing warm clothing articles but would like to remind our students that as a symbol of respect, no caps are allowed in the building. We also want to encourage students to not wear hoodies inside the classroom or building. Thank you for your support.

We are a very fortunate community and I want to thank our Faculty and Staff as well as our community for all of your support as we reach out and help the less fortunate.

This week we will continue to hold our annual Share the Warmth Donation Week. The holidays are a wonderful time to give back to others within our community who are in need. All donated items will be distributed to families in need within our campus as well as different organizations within our community. Items that we are still in need of are:

• Pet items such as toys, leashes, food, essentials, treats,
• Hats and socks.

Last year we were able to provide items to local families and organizations in need as well as an rescue animal shelter. Thank you for your support.

As a token of appreciation to all of our Rattlers and our community, we will be having an Appreciation Dance for students to celebrate all of our accomplishments during the 1st semester.

Students can bring lights and glow items or can purchase items at the dance for $1-$3. In order to be able to attend this dance, students must meet the following criteria.

Clear all outstanding balances tin the following areas.

1.Chocolate Balances from Fall Fundraiser

2. Negative Cafeteria Balance of $20 or more

3. Outstanding Library Book Fees

4. Outstanding Technology Charges

Any of these charges are impacting the campus and we want to thank all students and parents that are in good standing.

A flyer and multiple Classdojo message were sent prior to the Thanksgiving break to notify parents of all outstanding balances. These balances must be taken care of by Tuesday, December 12.

If you did not attend the Fall Mandatory Dual Language Parent Meeting, a make-up will take place in January. Date will be announced later this week.

Dress up days for the week

Monday, December 11th

• Holiday Character Day
• Free Dress for those with Perfect Attendance for week of December 11th
• No Afterschool practices

• Flannel Day

• Operation Noel

• Family Literacy Family meeting.

Wednesday, December 13th

• Elf Day

• Rattler Cheer 3:#0-4:30

• DI Practice 3:30-4:30

• Robotics 3:30-4:30

Thursday, December 14th

• Attire: Ugly Holiday Sweater Day

• 5th grade Fieldtrip to Ensor

• Blue Bonnet Club Holiday Party

• STUCO Holiday Party

Friday, December 15th

• Attire: Pajama Day
• Holiday Glow Dance

• Share the Warmth Donation Items Due

• PK/Kinder Release 11:15

• 1st-5th Release 11:45

We were so excited to issue out our first set of attendance winners for the week of Nov. 17th. This week we will announce our 4 winners for the week of Dec 5th. We have one more set of winners that we will also announce on Friday before dismissal. Thank you all again for making everyday count!!!

Grade Level Attendance Data for the week of Dec 5th

PK 93% to 94.08%

Kinder 96.41% to 93.05%

First 96.55% to 95.14%

Second 95.53% to 96.91 (Way to go 2nd grade)

Third 95.63% to 96.05%

Fourth 95.63% maintained a 95.63%

Fifth 95.41% to 97.24% (Way to go 5th grade!!!)

BIG SHOUT-OUT TO OUR TOP CLASSES with 100% attendance for the the Week of Dec 5th

Making sure students are learning everyday.

Classes with 100% Attendance

We are excited to announce the kick-off of the following attendance initiatives for the month of December.

1. Top classes in each grade level will receive a PIZZA Party on December 14th.

2. Students with perfect attendance will be entered in a weekly drawing for a chance to win the following.

• PK/Kinder: Android 13 7-inch Tablet for Kids
• First/Second: Digital Camera for Kids
• Third/Fourth: LED Indoor 3D Flip Quadcopter Drone
• Fifth Grade: Full HD 1080 Portable Mini Projector with Wifi/Bluetooth

Prizes will be drawn every Monday for the previous week LIVE during morning announcements.

*Exception: For the last week drawing will be done by 11:00am after attendance is posted. Make every day count for a chance to WIN!

Student Safety and Community Safety is our priority. It takes a second for an accident to occur and for this reason, we need to make sure that we have a clear mind and are not rushed when we approach our campus.

General

• Remember to be courteous to all drivers.
• Please refrain from honking or cutting drivers off. We need to always be courteous to each other. We are part of the same community.
• We understand that we do not have enough parking for all parents. All schools struggle with parking. Please be aware of where you are driving and who is around you.
• Always use crosswalks or approach administration or support personnel to cross you. We are our children's roll models. Would you like your child to think it is safe to cross anywhere down a street?

Car Drop-Off Etiquette

Car drop-off must be used by students that are independent enough to exit their vehicles with their backpacks on. Support your parent community by doing the following.

• Always remain in your vehicle. *If you need to exit your vehicle to help your child, then your option should be to park and walk your child.
• Always park at the top of the lane, first sign. Please do not stop at the door walkway. This limits the number of kids that can exit the vehicle.
• Make sure students are ready to exit the vehicle. If your child requires much assistance from you, please park as you are encouraged to not exit your vehicle.

Car-pick-up Etiquette

• Always display on your DASHBOARD your YELLOW car sign. If you do not have a car sign, please park to pick up your child.
• Do not exit your vehicle. Always remain in your vehicle. We will bring your child to you.
• Never park in our pick-up area
• Do not utilize the exterior or 2nd lane to have kids run to you OR pass the vehicles before you.

In the event you feel a driver or parent is impacting student, please do not engage. Notify administration. We will do the following.

• The administration will contact the parent and advise them of proper procedures
• Second or severe offense: Vehicle information will be given to police services.

Thank you, Rattler Community, for your support. Let us make sure we keep our Rattlers safe.

Effective on Sept.1st, 2023 it is now in law that a student may be either removed from class and placed in a disciplinary alternative education program, or expelled from a school for the possession, use, or delivery of marihuana or e-cigarettes on or near a public school property or at certain school events. You will notice posters posted around our campus. Please make sure you talk to children and make sure you secure any personal vaping items so that students do have access to them.

Please take the time to talk to your children regarding the consequences that can come from making threats to an individual or campus or through social media. Socorro ISD and Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary, take all campus or student threats very seriously. Incidents that involve students making threats to other students, adults, and/or the school will be handled using the SISD Student Code of Conduct and if necessary may lead to an investigation by our campus SRO.

Please talk to your child about the consequences that come with making threats to others. We appreciate your support.

As a reminder, students are not able to bring in cupcakes or snacks to celebrate a birthday. We have a high number of students with the following medical conditions

• Food Allergies to gluten, peanuts, eggs, wheat etc.
• Lactose intolerant
• Type I Diabetes.

In order to minimize their risk to exposing them to food items that may cause them physical harm, our campus does not accept any type of treat that will be consumed on campus. Please help us keep all of our students safe. Classroom teachers will make sure your child feels special that day by singing to them and may provide them with an item to distinguish that it is their birthday. You are welcome to send them to school with a birthday sash or button.

How is this different from allowable treat days and treat parties earned for incentives?

Allowable treat days and incentive days are planned days that allow parents to work alongside educators and the campus to ensure their child is taken care of by offering alternatives and ensure they are not feel excluded. Thank you for your support.

Systems are working and this week we will begin to work on arriving on time. Students' tardiness will go into effect soon. Note the following

• Doors and Gates will open at 7:00 am
• First Bell will ring at 7:30 am
• MUSIC will play over the intercom at 7:40 for the last 5 minutes before the tardy bell.
• Tardy Bell will ring at 7:45
• Breakfast in the classroom will be served from 7:30-7:45 am
• Instruction will start promptly at 7:45

Thank you, parents, for not blocking our walkways and stopping at the endpoints. This helps us have a visual of the students coming in and support any students that need guidance.

Email: cchavi@sisd.net
Website: https://www.sisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=4099
Location: 13777 Paseo Del Este, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 9159377100
Twitter: @DSShook_ES

Mrs. Chavira: Principal

Email: cchavi@sisd.net

Assistant Principals

Mr. Estrada: restra18@sisd.net

Mrs. Hurtado: nhurta@sisd.net

Counselors

Mrs. Duarte: cduart@sisd.net

Ms. Galvez: mgalve01@sisd.net

Librarian

Ms. Jones: bjones01@sisd.net

Parent Liason

Mrs. Brittany Burnette: bburne01@sisd.net

Community in Schools

Ms. Sonia Esparza: sonia.esparza@sisd.net