Disney Digest
Welcome Back!
Yahoo, it's here!!!
Welcome back Disney students and families! The day has started off great with new friendships budding and lots of learning in the air! The sound of students in the halls is like the Superbowl for educators! This is what keeps us motivated through all of our training and classroom set-up. Today is the day, and we are just so excited to be back with our favorite Disney Dolphins!
New Open Doors Time for Arrival
Student Handbook Signature Page
Free and Reduced Lunch Application
SPS free and reduced lunch application is now open for the 2023-2024 school year. Please complete the application here.
Breakfast and lunch prices are HERE.
Counselor's Corner
Happy first week of school! I hope that as we settle into new routines, you find yourself taking time to breathe and enjoy the small moments with your students. I am looking forward to year two as Disney’s full-time school counselor and am also very excited to have Linda Cox joining the counseling team three days a week. Please let me know if you have any questions for either of us!
Please feel free to contact Mrs. Cox or Mrs. Moore at hmmoore@spsmail.org or lkcox@spsmailorg.
Snacks and Water
Please send a snack with your child every day. For the list of school approved snacks, look here. Don't forget to send a water bottle with your child's name on it every day. Please refrain from sending coffee, soda, and energy drinks.
Attendance Incentives
- Students with 95% attendance or above each month will be recognized with a necklace tag for their month of perfect attendance.
- Students with 95% attendance or above for the year will invited to a celebration at the end of the year.
- Classrooms with 95% attendance each month will spin the wheel of fun. These classrooms will also earn points for their Pod (formerly known as neighborhood).
SAVE THE DATE! DISNEY SPS U FALL FESTIVAL
SPS University and Fall Festival
Disney will host SPS University Fall Festival on September 14th from 5:00-7:30. This is an event designed to help parents and guardians get more information to help support their children in and out of school. There will be multiple sessions, a resource fair, free child care for ages 4 to 8, and free food, and food trucks will be available for purchase. For more information visit https://www.sps.org/university Fall Festival events will also take place on this evening. This will include inflatables, a student work walk, and more! We hope to see you there!
Please take a minute or two to give our Disney Administrative Team feedback on Meet the Teacher and the Kindergarten Assessment and Placement Screening. We value your opinion and want to make in-person events worth your time and increase the involvement. Click HERE or on the title above to complete the short feedback form.
Tardy Procedures NEW!
After 7:20, students must be walked into the office by an adult. This is a new procedure for the 2023-24 school year. The student and parent will report to the office, and the student will be sent to class as not to miss more learning time The parents will have the responsibility of physically signing in the student. If a parent does not walk the child in, a phone call will be made from administration as a reminder that this is our procedure. If procedure is still not upheld, a parent conference will be expected and the student may have consequences until the parent attends the conference. Learning and safety are a priority at Disney. It is our responsibility to work together to ensure students are present for the full school day. As we understand there are appointments and outside responsibilities, it is ultimately the parent's responsibility to practice timeliness in arrival.
PTA Updates
PTA In-the-Know
PTA Meet & Greet:
Tuesday, August 29th
- Noon: Bricktown Brewery
- 6pm: Disney Library
Room Parent Sign-up:
https://forms.gle/7kYg83nSvbhcst5G6
Head Room Parent will be selected and notified by Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Disney Directory:
School Code: 4AT7TX
Spiritwear Orders:
https://www.ozarkprintco.com/collections/disney-dolphins
Orders Due: Friday, Sept. 1
PTA Meet & Greet:
Tuesday, August 29th
- Noon: Bricktown Brewery
- 6pm: Disney Library
Room Parent Sign-up:
https://forms.gle/7kYg83nSvbhcst5G6
Head Room Parent will be selected and notified by Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Disney Directory:
School Code: 4AT7TX
Spiritwear Orders:
https://www.ozarkprintco.com/collections/disney-dolphins
Orders Due: Friday, Sept. 1
Change of Transportation
If your child needs to go home in a different way than their typically transportation mode, please contact the office by 1:30 p.m. at 417-523-3600. You may also email the students teacher or ssleeth@spsmail.org.
First Day Photos!
Mark Your Calendars!
Important Dates
August 29: PTA Meet and Greet
September 4: Labor Day-No School
September 11-15: Book Fair
September 14: SPS University and Fall Festival from 5:00-7:30.
October 11: Fall Picture Day
October 13: Color Run