The idea behind the Family College is to help working adults with young children get back in school. Additionally, the program is open to any EPCC students currently enrolled at the college either in credit or non-credit courses. Courses in both English and Speech will be offered during the evening and on Saturdays of the Spring 2024 semester while simultaneously offering courses for children in the EPCC Children’s College. For those parents who participate in this program, tuition waivers are available for the cost of the Children’s College.

Mission Statement: We as a community will empower students by creating a student-centered collaborative environment, through relevant experiences that foster positive relationships as well as social and self-awareness.

Vision Statement: Sageland Microsociety Elementary will aspire to be a global community of critical thinkers and problem solvers, in which every citizen will contribute to creating a culture of kindness, resilience, and academic excellence.

Greetings Sageland Learning Community,

Hope you had an enjoyable weekend! We are 8 days away from our Holiday Break! Thank you for supporting your child’s educational experience at Scottieland! Our amazing faculty and staff are committed to providing the best education for our students.

Our average attendance for the year is 95.76%! Our campus goal remains 97% or higher! Let’s make these last days before tracking out count by ensuring our students are at school each day! As we close out our 2nd Nine Weeks, it is vital that our students are at school to finalize their grades and complete final checkpoint assessments for the year.

This week, we have our Christmas Luncheon for 3rd-5th grade students on Wednesday and Coffee with the Principal on Friday. We hope you can join us!

Let’s finish our semester STRONG! Wishing all our families a fantastic week ahead! J. Salas

1. Attendance Matters: December Challenge: Classes with 98% or higher-Pizza Party, 1 Week of free dress-One class in each grade level with the highest attendance,and enter a raffle to win a bike-All students with 98% or higher. (Attendance Rule: Students must be at school 90% of the school days!) Our Attendance B’s: Be Here Everyday, Be On Time, Be Ready

2. No After-School Tutoring this week

3. Intramurals Continues-Tues. & Thurs

4. Christmas Luncheon (3rd-5th Grade Only)-Wed., 12/13/23 Tickets on Sale 12/4/23

5. Coffee with the Principal-Fri., 12/15 8:30

6. Micro Family Night-Tues.., 12/19 4:00-6:00

7. X-MAS School Dance-Wed., 12/20

8. Early Release-Wed., 12/20 11:30

9. Winter Break-Dec. 21st-January 5th

10. Classes Resume-Mon., Jan. 8th at 7:30 AM

Scottie Attendance challenge to promote and celebrate individual daily attendance. Students will be rewarded by wearing free dress (follow student dress code: sleeves, shorts & skirts two inches above knee, closed shoes, no inappropriate wording or pictures on clothing) every Monday, if the students are present, no early pull-outs and zero tardies for the entire week.

Teachers will notify students and parents every Friday, of students eligible for free dress. Please do not send your child in free dress unless the teacher has notified you and/or the student.

We can not wait to see all our Scotties best free dress outfits every Monday!

Scottie Class Attendance Challenge Friendly Competition: One class in each grade level is able to display the Attendance Traveling Trophy for having the highest attendance percentage for the week. Sageland loves our Scottie pups, so we want to see them every day!

Please ensure your kids have a sweater or jacket to keep warm.

Asegurese de que sus hijos tengan un sueter o chaqueta para mantenerse abrigados.

Our students dropped off at Del North ES by bus 300 will begin riding bus 338. This change will take effect on Monday, October 23rd. Bus drivers and Transportation Department have handed this information to parents in person.

Thank you for your help with minimizing snacks of low nutritional value. We have seen a significant improvement in our students' lunches.

2) Our school start time is 7:30. You may have students at drop off as early as 7:15, breakfast is served from 7:30-7:45. After 7:45 students are counted tardy.

Students with more than 4 tardies will start having lunch detention the week of August 28, 2023. Please have your student in class by 7:45.

3) Our school end time is 2:45. We ask that you do not pull-out students after 2:00. Please provide a doctor’s note if they are pulled out for an appointment.

4) To improve communication, every teacher at Sageland has registered for their class to communicate via Class Dojo. Contact the classroom teacher directly, before 12:00, to communicate any changes for after school pickup. Please do not call the front office to have them relay a message.

Sageland takes great pride in our safety procedures for all students and staff. We are asking you to help us to ensure that our school continues to be a safe and happy community. To that end, parents can walk students to the perimeter of the school for drop off and pick-up, but will not be allowed to enter past the gates/building. Students will enter the building and wait outside their classrooms in the morning and will be dismissed in the afternoon at the same area as drop off. Also, please pay special attention to the map and procedures below for more detailed information.

• PK 3 AM & PK4 Classes-Students will be dropped off in the cafeteria and picked up on the side door in the 100 Hallway closest to the teacher parking area on La Paz Dr.

• PK3 PM Class-Students will be dropped off and picked up on the side door in the 100 Hallway closest to the teacher parking area on La Paz Dr.

• Kinder will be dropped off and picked up through the Cafeteria entrance.

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be dropped off and picked up at the front entrance on Santa Monica.

• Bus and Daycare students will be dropped off and picked up through the Front Entrance.

• 4th & 5th grade students will be dropped off and picked up at the Drop Off Zone off La Paz Dr.

• If students with siblings have different areas, the older sibling will be dropped off and picked up with the younger sibling, so that the older sibling can walk over to their area.

• Walking students may enter through the Front Entrance.

*Subject to change due to construction.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do we wait for the school day to begin?

Parents who arrive before 7:15 will wait outside the drop off designated areas with their child. First through fifth grade parents, please drop off your child by car at the designated area. Parents in PK3, PK4 and Kindergarten students will need to be walked to the cafeteria entrance for both drop off and dismissal.

What do I do if we are late to school?

If late to school, please walk your child to the front entrance. Please ring the bell on the screen, let the front office staff know your child’s name and the reason for the tardy. A staff member will come to the door to have you sign your child in. Your child will be let into the building, given a tardy slip, escorted to class if in PK-1 and sent to class if 2-5. We ask that tardies do not become habitual as students miss breakfast and instructional time. After 4 tardies, students will be assigned lunch detention by administration.

What do I do if I am picking up early?

Please ring the bell, and have your current United States I.D. or passport ready. You will report to the front counter and sign your child out. Please wait for your child to be called out of class. They will meet you at the front office area. We ask that early pick ups be kept at a minimum to maximize instructional time for our students.

What if my child goes to an after school program (Boys and Girls Club or Parks and Recreational City Program)?

Your child will be picked up by the respective after school program personnel and escorted to the cafeteria or gym at the end of day. Please ask the corresponding program for their policies and procedures regarding procedures, behavioral expectations, and dismissal. (Flyer attached)

What if I cannot pick-up my child at dismissal time due to work, school etc.?

All children need to be picked up at 2:45. There are certain weeks where some students will stay for after-school tutoring. Please be sure to pick up your child promptly at the end of the tutoring session. There is no personnel to care for students once they are no longer in an academic setting. Please make arrangements for after school care.

Can my child play on the playground (O.L.E.-Outside Learning Environment) before/after school?

Students are not allowed to play on the playground before or after school as there are no monitors available to watch these areas at those times.

Thank you for working with us to ensure that Sageland’s drop off and pick up times are safe and happy. We appreciate your support.

• Visitor policy will be enforced. Visitors must have a current United States ID or passport prior to entering the campus and background screening will be conducted through the Hall Pass System.

• To help us monitor who is expected on campus for the day, please schedule conferences with teachers and appointments with administration in advance.

• Volunteers must be cleared on a daily basis through the campus Hall Pass System and must be registered as an active volunteer through the District Affairs office; this includes field trips. If interested in being a volunteer, please refer to this LINK.

• Due to increased security and safety protocols, we will not be allowing parents to drop off lunches during the day for students. Students need to bring their lunches with them in the morning. We will only allow if the student forgot their lunch in the car but not habitual drop off of lunches. (ALL students receive free lunch in our cafeteria, therefore students will always have a meal available to them.)

• If a student forgets their backpack, you can drop it off at the front office. We ask that this be kept at minimum and not habitual.

• Birthday Celebrations: Celebrations will take place 15 minutes prior to the end of the day. Please only bring store bought cupcakes and/or cookies, as cakes take much more time to distribute. Please be aware of food allergies as they relate to your child's class.

• Emergency preparedness (drills) activities will be conducted throughout the school year.

ABSENCES

Students who are not in class when attendance is taken will be counted tardy or absent. The parent must contact the school by phone, in writing, or in person to explain the reason for every absence within 72 hours or sooner of the student’s absence to avoid loss of class work credit and possibly truancy court referral. Attendance staff will document every contact parent/guardian makes with the school, whether absences will be excused or unexcused.

EXCUSED & UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

Excused absences are legitimate days of absence necessitated by personal illness, death in the immediate family, or a student teen parent taking her/his child to the doctor. Documentation is required when students are absent due to a doctor's appointment, a court date, or other official business.

If a student is absent without school permission or permitted exception, that absence will be counted as an unexcused absence. In this case, the student may receive a zero for all work missed and parents will be notified. If necessary, an attendance warning will be issued, charges will be filed against parents to enforce the compulsory school attendance law if absences of this nature persist. See Reg. FE-R.

90% Rule for Promotion

A student must be present 90% of the days the class is offered in order to be promoted to the next grade level. Except as provided by state law, all absences, whether excused or unexcused, must be considered in determining whether a student has attended the required percentage of days.

TARDIES

Students must be in their classrooms and ready to receive instruction by the 7:45 a.m tardy bell. An elementary school student who arrives after the 7:45 a.m. will be counted tardy for the day. It is the responsibility of the parent/legal guardian to contact the school by telephone, in writing, or in person to verify the reason for the tardy (unless a doctor’s appointment or school activity/business has been approved and documented).

• CAMPUS TARDY POLICY: Students who accumulate 4 tardies will be assigned lunch detention by administration on the 4th day.

LEAVING CAMPUS

For students in elementary, a parent or authorized adult noted in the student's emergency card must come to the office and sign the student out. The adult person signing the child out must show proof of identification prior to releasing the child. Once the identity is verified, a campus representative will send for the student and bring him or her to the office. For safety purposes and stability of the learning environment, we cannot allow anyone other than authorized school personnel to go to the classroom or any other area to pick up the student. Excessive requests for permission for students to leave early will be monitored by the campus administration and conferences with the parent/guardian will be scheduled to resolve the situation. The parent will sign an early dismissal card from the attendance office in accordance with school procedure. Upon the student’s return, the student must report to the attendance office to be admitted to class.

There are so many different ways to stay connected with us. Check us out across our different social media channels. We encourage all family members to follow us for important events and more.

Principal - Jacqueline Salas (915) 434-2901 email: jsalas56@yisd.net

Assistant Principal - Micaela Moncada (915) 434-2902 email: mmoncada1@yisd.net

Assistant Principal - Amber Villanueva (915) 434-2906 email: avillanueva9@yisd.net

Counselor - Melissa Lopez (915) 434-2903 email: mlopez166@yisd.net

Attendance Clerk - Cynthia Rede (915) 434-2910 email: CRede1@yisd.net

Nurse - Yara Torres (915) 434-2911 email: ytorres5@yisd.net

Front Office Clerk - Minerva Wright (915) 434-2998 email: mwright1@yisd.net

Secretary - Elizabeth Salazar (915) 434-2905 email: ESalazar27@yisd.net

School Bell Schedule

7:15 Students may arrive to school (designated monitors at post at 7:15)

7:30 Students will be picked up by teachers at their designated areas

7:30-7:40 Breakfast in the classroom / announcements

7:45 Instructional Time Begins / Tardy Bell (4 tardies= lunch detention)

2:45 Dismissal of Students (All students need to be picked-up in a timely manner)

2:45-3:30 Tutoring (Tuesdays & Thursdays to be announced)

AM DUAL CLASSES

7:30-11:00 - Dual Class

7:30-7:40 - Breakfast in the classroom / announcements

10:20-10:50 - Lunch

11:00 - Dismissal

PM MONOLINGUAL CLASSES

11:30-2:45 - Monolingual Class

11:30-12:00 - Lunch

2:45 - Dismissal

Every person on our campus has made an imprint on the heart of your child or even yours. Tell us all about it and we'll debut that person on our Scottie Spotlight.

Click on the form below to share a positive comment about any of our faculty/staff. We look forward to hearing from you!

Free Flu Vaccines for El Paso Community:

Be POWERflu City Community Clinics providing free flu vaccines to patients 6 months and older, No appointment or insurance needed.

El Paso Community Clinic – Westside

7380 Remcon, El Paso, TX 79912

Type – Walk-In

Tuesday - Friday | 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Closed During Lunch, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Saturday | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

El Paso Community Clinic – Henderson

721 S. Mesa St., El Paso, TX 79901

Type – Walk-In

Tuesday - Friday | 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Closed During Lunch, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Saturday | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

El Paso Community Clinic – Northeast

9566 Railroad, El Paso, TX 79924

Type – Walk-In

Tuesday - Friday | 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Closed During Lunch, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Saturday | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

El Paso Community Clinic – Ysleta

110 S. Candelaria, El Paso, TX 79907

Type – Walk-In

Tuesday - Friday | 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Closed During Lunch, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Saturday | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Sick Day Guidelines

• Please keep students' home if they have had vomiting or diarrhea or fever in the last 24 hours
  
• Students must be fever free for 24 hours with out the use of Tylenol or Ibuprofen in order for them to return to school

Please call Nurse Torres at 915-434-2911 if you have any questions.

YISD Comprehensive Care Clinic

What: Free clinic available to all our students

Location: 7530 Acapulco Ave. (old Hacienda Heights School)

Cost: FREE to all our YISD students

Phone: 915-434-7200 call for an appointment

Covid-19 update

According to the Texas Administrative Code 25 TAC 97.7 – Some Communicable Diseases require the student to stay confined at home. For Covid parents may present a picture of a positive test to the nurse if remote learning is needed.

The guidelines are as follows:

1. If they have a doctor's note, then follow indications on the note. The student may receive remote learning for the time frame indicated on the note.
2. If they don't have a doctor's note, parent can excuse them for 3 days (and receive remote learning for the 3 days). If the student is going to be out longer, then a doctor's note is required.

For positive Covid cases that don't have a doctor's note, follow Sick Day Guidelines, which means students can return to school when they are fever free for 24 hours and have improvement of symptoms.

Covid positive test result

Please follow doctor's orders or Sick-Day guidelines as well. Students can return to school once they meet all the following criteria:

* 24 hours without fever without taking fever reducing medication
* Overall improvement of symptoms

Please call Nurse Torres for more information 915-434-2911

Vaccines

All students must be in compliance with vaccines or must obtain a notarized exemption form from the following website:

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/exemptions.aspx

Immunize El Paso

https://www.immunizeelpaso.org/

Common Sense Parenting Sessions

Reminder to the parents registered for the sessions, they will continue this week.

Spanish Session #5 will be at Bel-Air Middle School from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

English Session #5 will be at North Loop Elementary from 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m..

Volunteer Information

If you would like to apply to be a volunteer, please click on the link below.

https://bisweb.yisd.net/VolunteerPortal/#/

Parents, please remember if you would like to accompany your child on a field trip this school year, you must have a volunteer ID to attend.

I am here to assist if you need help with the application.

If you would like to refer your child to see Ms. Lopez, please fill out the google form below.

Thank you to Santiago Cedeno and Juan-Pablo Flores Alvidrez for presenting their class College Spotlight during the Morning Announcements.

❤️ 💙 Instagram

Email: jsalas56@yisd.net
Website: https://www.yisd.net/sageland
Location: 7901 Santa Monica Court, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: (915)434-2900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SagelandMicroSociety
Twitter: @SagelandMicroES

Click on the files below to see a letter from your child's teacher in regards to which concepts they will be covering the 1st 9 weeks.