Rattler Community,

Welcome back to another exciting school year! It was great to see our returning and new families at The Ranch this past Saturday. If you were not able to attend, classroom sections are posted on our front doors and schedules can also be found on the Skyward Parent Portal. As we embark on a new academic year, I am filled with enthusiasm and optimism for the wonderful opportunities that lie ahead.

Our dedicated staff has been working diligently over the summer to prepare for our students. We are a growing campus and feeder pattern. Currently we are the largest campus in Region 19. I want to thank our outstanding teachers and staff as well as the families that have made our Feeder Pattern and campus a campus of choice. If you are a returning family, our systems and procedures have maintained the same. You can review them below. For our new families, I encourage you to take a moment to review our dismissal information starting day 1as well as our arrival procedures for all days that follow. All of these procedures are established to make sure our students feel safe and are able to learn their procedures in an organized manner.

If you are a new family to our campus, you will find that we are a tight-knit school community. We pride ourselves on:

• Our systems. We have procedures for everything. We establish procedures to keep our students safe and facilitate your time on campus.
• Our hard work. We all work together to keep our students safe and provide a high-quality instruction that will support all learners.
• Our communication: We encourage you to stay informed through our school website, weekly newsletter, Twitter and ClassDojo posts.
• Our customer service: We offer personalized support anytime you call, email or visit our campus.
• Our parent partnerships: Your partnership is invaluable. We look forward to working together to create a positive and productive school year. We are ALL IN for our students and community.

*Regrettably, in today’s environment, we must emphasize that combative behavior is not acceptable or part of our community. We are a community founded on mutual respect. We ask for this courtesy when addressing staff and educators. We never encourage a parent addressing a child that is not their own. If you have a concern, always seek assistance from administration.

Welcome once again. Together, we can make this school year a memorable and successful one for all our students.

In Service,

Cristina Sanchez-Chavira

Proud Principal

Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary

Supply lists are available to print. You can also stop by the front office to pick up a copy from 7am to 3:30 pm

https://www.sisd.net/o/drsueshook/article/1628681

We will have a few shirts left from Saturday's Event.

• Youth Adult
• Adult Small
• Adult Medium

Cost: $15. You can stop by the front office to purchase the following sizes

For all other sizes or for credit card orders. Our webstore will open later this week. You can pre-order your shirt for our next shipment.

First day of School is Monday, August 5th

This map indicates the doors that will be open for our Meet the Teacher on Monday August 3rd and on the first day of School.

Personnel will be available around campus to help find your way around the campus.

You are able to park in all of the green areas marked on our map. Please note that one of the areas is a dirt parking lot and two are official parking lots. We ask that when we begin our 1st -5th grade dismissal, you do not park in the areas in red or in the student pick-up areas. Thank you for your support.

Although we are the largest elementary campus in Socorro ISD, we too work on dismissing our students in 15 min or less. Our goal is to finish our dismissal process by 3:30pm.

We ask that if a grandparent or other family member is picking up your child, please remind them to bring an ID. They must be on the teachers pick up list. Provide them with your child's correct grade and teachers name and the procedures to follow.

Please note that the first days, as we take our time to get students to their dismissal areas and our new families learn our procedures, this may take longer than 15 min.

• Please do not take your child until the teacher has begun to dismiss.​

• Parents/Guardians will wait in the Parent Areas until ALL students are outside and lined up for dismissal. ​

(PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE DOORS)​

• Driver's license is required at dismissal to verify personnel on list.​

• DAYCARE and Bus students will be picked up in the back of the CAFETERIA. (Please INFORM your DAYCARE Provider)​

• Any students not picked up on time will be taken to the front office. After the third time a child is picked up late, parent/guardian will meet with administration. ​

• Any students riding the bus will need to be picked up at the bus stop by an adult (18yo). The pink bus pass will need to be shown before your child is released.​

• We appreciate your patience during arrival and dismissal.​

We ask that if you are picking up your child directly from the teacher in a canopy for 1st -3rd, during the first few weeks you wait along the perimeter of the canopies in order to allow students to walk to their canopy without the distraction of adults. This can be overwhelming for our students, and we need to make sure they get to their location safely. Once the bell rings, adults can to their child's canopy.

Car pick-up is the safest and easiest way to pick-up your child. Once all parents become familiar with the system, this process takes 15 min or less. You do not have to arrive hours earlier at the car pick-up. Gates are closed until we are ready to begin our dismissal process.

Please make sure you have a car sign with your youngest child's teacher's name and child's name. If you did not pick up a school sign. Any sheet of paper will do.

Youngest siblings' info

Grade

Teacher Name

Child's name

*If you will be picking up a 4th or 5th grade in the 1st-3rd pick up lane. Please make sure you tell your oldest child their siblings grade and teacher. Parents only have to go to one pick-up lane as we can group siblings for a quick pick-up.

• For student safety, Upon arrival we ask that parents stay behind area highlighted in blue.​

• Crowding around the door obstructs the line of sight that helps staff monitor students​

• Staff members are located throughout the hallway to help students walk to their classrooms while monitoring for safety​

• PK and Kinder students:​If your child is upset/crying, we will provide further instructions and support from our counseling and administration team.

Transportation is available for​ the underdeveloped area (Berryville to Pellicano)

• All Students may be dropped off at the main lane located by the cafeteria from 7:00 - 7:45 am. ​

• The modular drop off will be opened for 4th and 5th graders ONLY from 7:00 - 7:45.​

• Students who ride the bus will be dropped off in the back by the cafeteria.​​

• After 7:45 am, students will need to enter through the front office doors to be checked in late and obtain a tardy slip before proceeding to their classroom.​​

• Students will report to their classrooms for breakfast from 7:30 – 7:45 am.​

• We appreciate your patience during arrival and dismissal.

• High Traffic time is 7:20-7:40

School Uniform Policy

It is the philosophy of the Socorro Independent School District and Dr. Sue Shook that students should maintain high standards of dress, grooming, and appearance.

UNIFORM

• For students in Pre-Kinder uniforms consisting of a RED or WHITE polo shirt with a collar and navy blue or Khaki bottoms.
• For students in Kinder through 5th grade, uniforms will consist of a white, blue (navy or royal), or orange polo shirt with a collar and navy blue or khaki uniform bottoms. Sweatpants or leggings can not be worn as uniform bottoms.

If you need support with uniforms, please reach out to our counselors or Community in School Liaison so that we can provide support.

Pre-Kinder Uniform

As per Policy FNCA (LOCAL), a universal uniform may be worn at any SISD school which has elected to implement a school uniform policy. The School Improvement Team has formulated the following specific additions to the S.I.S.D.’s standards of acceptable attire:

1. T-shirts with inappropriate symbols, alcohol or tobacco advertisements, gang, religious depictions, profane or obscene language/pictures will not be permitted.
2. No rat-tail haircuts, mohawks or shaved hair with designs are acceptable.
3. No caps, hats, or sunglasses will be worn in the building unless otherwise instructed on dress-up days.
4. Tank-tops, tube tops, bare midriffs, spaghetti straps, or low-cut clothing will not be permitted.
5. Spandex clothing, fishnet shirts or torn clothing will not be allowed.
6. Weapons-like accessories (i.e. bullets, chains, nail clippers, pen knives, etc.) are not permitted.
7. Steel-toed shoes or cleats may not be worn.
8. Slippers, Crocs or flipflops can not be worn.
9. No bandanas or chain-like accessories are allowed.
10. Hoops and/or long earrings are not permitted. (Safety)
11. Artificial nails of any kind are not permitted (Safety). Natural nails must be maintained groomed to support student safety during play.
12. Pants must fit properly: they must be worn at the waist.
13. No makeup is acceptable except for chapstick.
14. Highly encouraged to only wear hoodies during cool months (Fall and Spring). October to end of March
15. Shorts, skirts/skorts are permitted as long as they are no shorter than the child’s arm (fingertips) when extended at the side of the body.

In addition, any apparel, jewelry, accessory, notebook or manner of grooming which denotes membership in a group that advocates drugs or gangs, or exhibits behaviors that interfere with the normal and orderly operation of the school, is prohibited.

*The administration reserves the right to extend the dress code to include attire not specifically listed above, but deemed inappropriate.

Uniforms are required for students in Pre-Kinder - 5th grade Monday -Thursday. On Fridays, students can wear a 24-25 spirit shirt that will go on sale during the first weeks of school. Students not following the dress code policy will be addressed using the following protocol.

1. Parents will be notified by campus personnel (phone call/agenda/note)
2. Students will be sent to the office/Parents will need to bring in a change of clothes/uniform.
3. Students will be sent to office (see district student code of conduct).

Birthday treats will be allowed on campus for the 24-25 school year. Please keep the following in mind.

• Students will be able to bring in pre-packaged pastries or treats (ex. Little Debbie treats)
• No drinks will be distributed
• Students will need to be able to carry items in or make arrangements with the classroom teacher.
• Deliveries for same day distribution can not be accepted.

In order to promote student safety, hoodies will only be allowed on campus during cool months.

Our classrooms can get cool. Zipper or button sweaters are encourage to be worn inside the campus.

• We highly encourage hoodies to only be worn during cooler months (Fall and Winter/October Intersession to Spring Intersession)
  
• Zipper or Button Sweaters can be worn at anytime of the year.

Why is this necessary?

You may be wondering why this matters. During summer months we have a difficult time having students remove their hoodies before going outside during high temperature days. For this reason, we highly encourage hoodies only during the Fall and Winter Months.

Email: cchavi@sisd.net
Website: https://www.sisd.net/drsueshookes
Location: 13777 Paseo Del Este Boulevard, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 9159377100
Twitter: @DSShook_ES