SCIS PRINCIPAL MESSAGE 1/4/24

Dear Sloan Creek Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful winter break full of family time, friends, food, and all of the JOY this season brings.

Sloan Creek came to life again today as students returned and our teachers and staff were more than ready to greet them! The Sloan Creek staff returned earlier this week in preparation and celebration for the return of our students. We spent valuable time together working on our collective commitments as a Professional Learning Community and examining our instructional practices in light of their impact on high levels of learning for all students. We had a little FUN as well and took home 1st Place in the district lip sync competition at our mid-year convocation! I am so proud of our dedicated staff for their hard work, growth mindset, and needless to say - creativity and lip sync skills!

Let the hard work and FUN continue... Happy New Year!

Sloan Creek PROUD,

❤️🐆 Megan Rawlins

JANUARY

4 - Welcome Back!

12 - SCIS Orchestra to Medieval Times

15 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Student and Staff Holiday

19 - SCIS Band to Medieval Times

22 - Middle of Year MAP Testing Window Opens

26 - Coffee with the Principals 8:30AM

26 - Fine Arts Preview - 5th to WSMS

As we enter the second semester, teachers will review the school-wide expectations for learning and behavior. Each common area of our school has a PRIDE acronym to define specific expectations (Classrooms, Restrooms, Hallways, Library, Bus, etc...).

SCIS students take PRIDE in themselves, their school, and in everything they do!

We ended 2023 with an EPIC basketball competition! We are so proud of our students' sportsmanship and teamwork! Fouls were called on a few teachers and no injuries were reported during this FUN time! 🏀 🐆❤️

January is School Board Appreciation month and we would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all of the Lovejoy ISD School Board Members for your service, dedication and sacrifice.

Sloan Creek has the privilege to spotlight and honor Trustee Julie McLaughlin this month. Mrs. McLaughlin exemplifies the Lovejoy ISD Graduate Profile pillar of 'Works for Justice in the Community' by giving through service and love for our Lovejoy community.

We appreciate you!

❤️👏🏻❤️👏🏻

There are two required booster vaccines that are given at age 11 that Lovejoy ISD must have a record of before entering the 7th grade:

1. TDaP (Tetanus) booster within the last 5 years

2. Meningococcal/Meningitis (MCV4) given on or after the 11th birthday

Immunization records may be dropped off in the Sloan Creek front office, mailed, faxed, or emailed to the School Nurse.

• Sloan Creek Intermediate School 440 Country Club Road Fairview, TX 75069

• Fax: 888-683-0420

• Nurse’s email: Jennifer_Busse@lovejoyisd.net

For questions or information about the required immunizations, please go to the Texas Department of State Health Services website at www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/school.

Use the tabs at the bottom of the Google Sheet to view past weeks.

✔️ At least 6-8 Minor Grades Per Quarter (40%)

✔️ 1-2 Major Grades Per Quarter (60%)

✔️ Retake Opportunities:

• Major Grades Only
• Earn up to 85%
• May be taken for any score below 85%
• Must be taken for any score below 70%

Library Circulation Stats:

December: 1,912

November: 5,050

October: 1,678

September: 2,138

August: 1,898

Running Total: 12,677

In the Library:

• Library PRIDE expectations refresher

• Check in/Check out

Upcoming Events:

• Winter Break Reading Challenge - reading logs can be turned into the blue basket in the library and as I will be off campus on the 4th and 5th they will be accepted through Monday, January 10th.

Happy Reading,

Rachel Brenner

Attention Parents:

Please CLICK HERE for the Sloan Creek Intermediate School 2023 Campus Federal Report Card.

This information is being shared about the district and your child’s campus with you as part of its obligations under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

Federal Report Cards for the state, the district, and each of the district’s campuses are now available on the district’s website and also available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at: https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/accountability/academic-accountability/performance-reporting/federal-report-cards.

Information on these report cards includes:

• Part (i): General Description of the Texas State Accountability System
• Part (ii): Student Achievement by Proficiency Level
• Part (iii)(I): Academic Growth
• Part (iii)(II): Graduation Rate
• Part (iv): English Language Proficiency
• Part (v): School Quality or Student Success (SQSS)
• Part (vi): Goal Meeting Status
• Part (vii): STAAR Participation
• Part (viii): Civil Rights Data
• Part (ix): Teacher Quality Data
• Part (x): Per-pupil Expenditure
• Part (xi): STAAR Alternate 2 Participation
• Part (xii): Statewide National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
• Part (xiii): Cohort Rate of Graduates Enrolled in Postsecondary Education
• Part (xiv): Additional Information – Chronic Absenteeism

HELPFUL TIPS:

• When communicating an absence please include the first and last name of your student in the email as well as the reason for the absence.
• Automated emails/phone calls are placed at the end of the day to notify parents of any absences that have not been communicated.
• Allow time for your student's attendance to be updated. I will always respond to your email indicating attendance has been updated. Thank you for your patience.
• Who to email - all attendance matters need to go to Julie Boardman, julie_boardman@lovejoyisd.net or scis_attendance@lovejoyisd.net (they both go to Julie)

If you missed a parent presentation from the fall semester, don’t worry, we have you covered. All parent presentations and helpful tools are posted at the link below. We have had some difficulty recording the presentations and we are looking into other recording options. Topics for the spring semester will be shared in January.

Parent Presentations – Counselors – Lovejoy Independent School District (lovejoyisd.net)

Spring sign-ups are going on now!

Extended Day Leopard Academy is an opportunity for your child to participate in enrichment activities on his or her campus before and after school. Our goal is that these enrichment opportunities will allow our Lovejoy Leopards to develop creativity and critical thinking skills through activities related to their personal interests.

Registration is open for the following academies for students in first through 6th grade. Choose from one of the links below for more information.

• Board and Card Game Academy
• Yo Yo Academy

Lovejoy ISD recently entered into a partnership with My Community Credit Union. This partnership is intended to enhance student opportunities in the areas of financial literacy and provide hands-on learning experiences for future careers related to finance. An MCCU branch is scheduled to open at Lovejoy High School in the fall of 2024.

On Friday, October 27th, MCCU kicked off their Debit Card Design Contest. The contest is open to all Lovejoy ISD students. Three debit card design winners will be selected representing grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. The winners will have their designs on our Lovejoy Leopard MCCU Debit Cards and will receive a $100 gift card!

Content Rules:

Must be an original image/design/artwork.

Participants may submit up to 2 designs.

Parent consent is required.

Submissions are due to marketing@mccu.coop by midnight on January 26.

Winners will be announced on March 1.

Final Card Size: 2-1/8 by 3-3/8

Click for Official Rules and additional details, or visit mccu.coop/lovejoy.