SGA January News

Sixth Grade Academy monthly newsletter

Portrait of a Wildcat

SGA students in Mrs. Palacios' class display the Portrait of a Wildcat word of the month, "Critical Thinking" as they work the attributes into a festive song. Portrait of a Wildcat "Critical Thinking" embodies reflecting to improve the quality of one's own thinking and applying disciplined thinking that is open-minded, informed, and considers the impact on others.

Top Seller

SGA student Acie Chavez poses for a picture with SGA Principal Steve Barron after receiving her "Top Seller" award and prizes for selling the most boxes of chocolate during the annual fall chocolate selling fundraiser.

Spelling Bee

On Monday, December 9th, these students at SGA participated in the annual schoolwide spelling bee. Matthew Marquz (bottom left) was awarded first place in the Spelling Bee with Deanay Vasquez (bottom right) receiving the runner-up award. We are proud of you and congratulate you on your achievement!

Winter Band Concert

SGA band students performed their first ever Winter Band Concert in the gym last month for friends and families.

Winter Choir Concert

SGA choir students performed in a combined winter concert with the high school and middle school choirs last month at the high school auditorium for friends and families.

A Message from our Wildcat School Nurses

Many parents ask, “When is my child sick enough to stay home from school?”

This is not always an easy question to answer! We hope that these tips can help!

A child who is sick will not be able to perform well in school and is likely to spread the illness to other children and staff. We suggest making a plan for childcare ahead of time so you will not be caught without a comforting place for your child to stay if he/she is ill.

Our school guidance states that you should not send your child to school if he/she has:

Fever in the past 24 hours ***If your child has a fever, please DO NOT medicate your child and send them to school***
Active vomiting (more than twice in a day) in the past 24 hours
Diarrhea in the past 24 hours
Chills
Cough-A child with deep or uncontrollable coughing belongs at home even without a fever.
Strep Throat (must have been taking an antibiotic for at least 24 hours before returning to school)
Bad cold, with a very runny nose or bad cough, especially if it has kept the child awake at night
Head lice – until your child has been treated according to the nurse or doctor’s instructions

If your child becomes ill at school and the teacher or school nurse feel the child is too sick to benefit from school or is contagious to other children, you will be called to come and take him/her home from school. It is essential that your child’s school has a phone number where you can be contacted during the day and an emergency number in the event you cannot be reached. Please be sure that arrangements can be made to transport your child home from school and that childcare is available in case of illness. If your daytime or emergency phone number changes during the year, please notify your child’s school immediately.

If you have any questions, please contact your school nurse.

Thank you!

Christmas Break

Students will be released from school early at 1:45 p.m. on Friday, December 20 for Christmas break. School will resume on Monday, January 6 at regularly scheduled time.