BOLDT MAVERICK MESSENGER

Dear Boldt Families,

Our students and staff recently celebrated an excellent week of learning and enjoyed our Boldt Winter countdown. Additionally, our newsletter includes a Christmas countdown for families to use while planning with their children. Celebrating with our wonderful students during this festive season has been a joy.

Our students enjoyed listening to the Harlan High School Holiday Steel Band and Harlan Orchestra Tour in our gym this past Monday and Thursday. Their smiles and joy as they sang along to their favorite holiday tunes were truly heartwarming. We hope to continue this lovely tradition in the upcoming holiday season. A special thank you to Mrs. Thurmon for organizing the performances for our outstanding students and to our Rotation Specialist and teachers who contributed to the event.

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 17th, for our Boldt Fine Arts Department's “Winter Fine Arts Night.” More details are available in our newsletter. After all, there is SNOW place like Boldt!

There is so much fun ahead! Join the Boldt Maverick Minions for a holiday filled with laughter, snowball fights, and festive mischief! ☃️🍌🎅

Wishing you a week filled with BLESSINGS and BEAUTIFUL memories.
Mrs. Rosie Siller, Principal

Boldt Mavericks

MAVERICKS ARE ONE IN A MINION!

Monday, December 9 ~ Day 6 ~Flannel Day (wear your favorite flannel shirt)

Tuesday, December 10 ~ Day 1~ Christmas Headwear Day (wear your favorite Santa hat, Christmas glasses, etc)

• 6:45-7:45am Strings Rehearsal

Wednesday, December 11 ~ Day 2 ~ Grinch Day (wear Grinch attire or dress like your favorite Who from Whoville)

• 6:45-7:45am Recorder Club Rehearsal
• 3:00-4:15pm Musical Mavericks Rehearsal @ cafeteria/stage

Thursday, December 12 ~ Day 3 ~ Snowman Day (wear white and dress it up with a winter scarf and hat)

• 6:45-7:45am Strings Rehearsal
• 3:15-4:15pm Flight Club @ C121
  
• 3:15-4:15pm Boldt Student Council Meeting @ D215

Friday, December 13 ~ Day 4 ~ Holiday Sweater Day (wear your favorite holiday sweater) ~ GO MAVERICKS!

HAVE A GREAT 16th Week of School

Congratulations to all our Pillar of Trustworthiness Recipients!

• The front entrance opens at 7:00 A.M. *Please make the necessary adjustments.
• Parents may utilize the front drop-off lane (Grades 1-5) or Bus loop (ALE/PreK/Kinder w/ siblings) to drop students off at 7:00 A.M. (There is staff supervision at that time in these locations. Please allow your student to use the crosswalk, be greeted by the staff, and walk into the building. The bus lane and front drive-through need to remain clear for safety.
• Help maintain a smooth traffic flow by ensuring your child is prepared to exit the vehicle quickly on the right side.
  
• All students go to the cafeteria to eat breakfast or sit till 7:15 A.M. in their designated area. After 7:15 A.M., students are released to their grade level hallways.
• Our school learning day begins promptly at 7:45 A.M., we thank our community for respecting our students' learning environment.

PICK UP/DROP OFF PROCEDURES

For both Arrival and Dismissal:

Bus Loop: ECC, ECSE, PRE~K, Kinder and ALE (and older siblings)

Front Loop: 1st-5th Grade

Arrival

7:00am - 7:45 am (Students are considered Tardy after 7:45 AM)

Staff will be at our bus and front loop daily to greet students to a successful day.

Older students are encouraged to walk on their own to their classrooms and staff members are there to assist with our younger learners.

Drop off time is 7am-7:45 (NO staff will be on hand at 6:45 am). For your child's safety, please do not drop off prior to that time as the building will be locked.

All students dropped off after 7:45 am should be walked up by the parents to the front office as the instructional day has started and the school will be in a perimeter lock down. After 7:45am we will no longer have staff at morning duty stations. This is for the safety of your children.

Dismissal 3:00 PM

Parents picking up there child are encouraged to STAY IN YOUR VEHICLES. Parents choosing to park and walk to their child's pick up location will be asked to wait on the sides of the awning in order to avoid overcrowding and confusion.

CAR TAGS: At our Meet the Teacher Event you will be provided a Car Tag to be placed on the front mirror of your car (if you don't already have one from the previous school-year).

The DUAL purpose of these car tags are to improve the efficiency of our dismissal as well as provide an added level of security as only Boldt Parents are provided these tags.

Parents, we will continue to utilize our Bus Loop area for pick up and drop off for ECC, ECSE, PreK, Kinder, and ALE students this year. This will help us with traffic flow and student safety. If you have a child in 1st through 5th grade, please communicate with the oldest child's teacher to ensure that you pick up with your youngest child.

Our 1st through 5th-grade students will be dropped off and picked up in front of our school. If you have a child that is in Kinder, please communicate with your oldest child-teacher to ensure that your oldest child always joins your youngest child for easy pick-up. *KINDER/PreK WILL BE PICKED UP IN OUR BUS LOOP AREA.*

If you have items to drop off please be sure and stop by the nurse's office:

Medication

Shot Records

Dr.'s Orders

etc.

You can reach Nurse Hymer directly at 210-398-2009 or erin.hymer@nisd.net

-Parents may drop off cakes, candy, donuts, cupcakes, cookies, etc. by 2:00 pm or earlier

-These items will be delivered to your child's classroom by a staff member

-Please do not ask to deliver the items as this interrupts instructional time

-These will be passed out at the end of the day

-All birthday Items must be store bought

*Parents of 5th Grade Students should drop off items by 1:30 as their Rotation Time (Art/Music/PE/STEM) is at the end of the day.

***Please check with your child's teacher regarding allergies***

**Provide an alternative if possible/necessary**

Please do not visit the office for early pick-up after the time of 2:30 pm.

At the end of the day students are in transition and preparing for dismissal (especially at the start of the year). If it at all possible, please try and schedule your appointments either before this time or after our dismissal time (3:00 pm).

HONOR ROLL

Students listed in either category of the honor roll may not have any N's or U's on the report card. The honor roll consists of two categories:

• Students having all A's or E’s

• Students having all A's and B's with at least one A or E

• End of Year Average: All A’s or AB Honor Roll at the end of the year is determined by the average of all 9 weeks.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Students may have 4 tardies – one each 9 weeks and still have Perfect Attendance. Any absence removes a child from this recognition. Arrival after 9am results in an absence for the day.

• Cell Phones/Smart Watches

• Students can have cell phones on their person during the instructional day, however they must be out of sight in their pockets or backpacks. Students may use cell phones when instructionally appropriate or with teacher permission during free time (and/or emergency situations).

• Smart Watches may be worn as appropriate to be removed during STAAR exams.

• Cell phones/Smart Watches may be confiscated to be returned at the end of the day should the student:

• Use either for communication/entertainment during instructional time without teacher consent

NISD Child Nutrition welcomes families to the 2023-2024 school year! View the SY2024-25 Meal Service FAQ’s for more information.

*NEW - NISD Child Nutrition is launching SchoolCafé...Connecting Families to School Nutrition!

MENUS

In SchoolCafé you can view the new online interactive menu that allows parents, students and staff to view and interact with school cafeteria menus, view nutritional analysis, ingredient and allergen information.

Watch the SchoolCafé Menus Walkthrough video here.

ONLINE PAYMENTS

SchoolCafé is a safe and secure way for parents to make online payments, manage balances, set low balance alerts and view their children’s purchase history. Click on this Quick Step Guide to learn how to set up a student account and make online payments.

Watch the SchoolCafé Payments Walkthrough video here.

You can also go to https://www.nisd.net/schools/menus for more information.

We love having parent volunteers, and helpers volunteer at campus events and helpers to prepare projects for our students. Each year any individual who is interested in volunteering, participating in field trips, chaperoning, or helping out at an event will need to fill out the volunteer background check form. These forms must be completed each year.

Please do not click on the "Update" button, but use the link provided to complete the forms fully: Here's the direct link: https://hrvolunteer.nisd.net/TempMod.nsf?Open

As you may know, last year, we experienced a long delay in clearances from our third-party vendor. By submitting checks early, volunteers can avoid the usual beginning-of-year delays and additional delays. Please take care of this now if there is any possibility that you may be on campus for extended periods of time, or participate in any of the campus events that are planned for this year.

At Boldt Elementary, we believe that it is essential for us to communicate with our families the expectations of each grade level. Please take the time to see the parent orientation video for your child's grade level.

It is always a great day to be a MAVERICK!! THIS IS THE WAY!!

According to research by the National Safety Council, most children who lose their lives in bus-related incidents are 4 to 7 years old and walking. They are hit by the bus or by a motorist illegally passing a stopped bus. A few precautions go a long way toward keeping children safe:

• Don't block the crosswalk when stopped at a red light or waiting to make a turn, forcing pedestrians to go around you; this could put them in the path of moving traffic
• In a school zone, when flashers are blinking, stop and yield to pedestrians crossing the crosswalk or intersection
• Always stop for a school patrol officer or crossing guard holding up a stop sign
• Take extra care to look out for children in school zones, near playgrounds and parks, and in all residential areas
• Don't honk or rev your engine to scare a pedestrian, even if you have the right of way
• Never pass a vehicle stopped for pedestrians
• Always use extreme caution to avoid striking pedestrians wherever they may be, no matter who has the right of way.

• Staff members must wear their badges at all times
• Exterior doors should never be left propped open
• Classroom doors should always remain locked and door magnet used
• All classrooms should have a black covering with velcro for the door window (if you do not please let the office know and we will provide you with one)
• If you find an exterior door unlocked please notify the office immediately
• If you see someone walking around without their badge, please remind them to put it on
• We must take care of each other

Learning Tree , Boldt Elementary, 310 Holliman Prkwy, San Antonio, TX 78253

(210) 397-8108

Children's Lighthouse: 425 Grosenbacher, San Antonio, TX 78245

(210)-679-5478

Shotokan Karate: 11223 Potranco Rd. STE. 206, San Antonio, TX 78253

(210) 438-7409

The Pillars Christian Learning Center, 14931 Potranco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78245

(726) 224-7213

Little Dove Learning Center, 2655 Talley Rd, San Antonio, TX 78253

(210) 679-5100

Little Lions Learning Academy, 1127 Mindie Ln, San Antonio, TX 78253

(210) 617-7880

Sanchin Karate, 12355 Potranco Rd Suite 104, San Antonio, TX 78253

(210) 679-5301

Our PTA has created a fantastic Boldt Mighty Mavericks webpage. It is a one-stop website for all things Boldt and NISD. Take a look to learn how to stay connected.

Link for Boldt Mighty Mavericks Website

Contact sports / activities are not allowed (i.e.: tackle football). Balls may be brought by students to use at recess until it becomes a problem.

PLAYGROUND SAFETY RULES

1. Obey whoever is on duty, even if it is not your teacher. Do not argue with the teacher On duty.

2. Be courteous (nice). • take turns - share - don't take more than your share of time • don't cut • keep your hands to yourself

3. Leave the gravel and mulch alone. • don't throw it • don't kick it • don't put it on the slide or in your pockets

4. The slide is for going down, not for going up. • one person at a time • go down feet first and then move out of the way • to use it again, get back inline

5. Do not jump off any playground equipment.

6. Do not stand up on the bars.

7. Do not run under the glider. Do not get on the glider if you cannot reach it yourself. Do not push one another on the glider.

8. No contact sports allowed.

9. No balls are allowed in the gravel areas.

10. No interactions with animals or people in private yards (i.e. throwing rocks, teasing, etc.)

12. When the teacher blows the whistle, everyone must stop playing and listen to further instructions.

School Motto: “Building Our Lives and Dreaming Together!”

Mission Statement: Foster academic and social-emotional growth in all students.

Our Vision: Working together to prepare all students for successful life experiences.

Email: rosie.siller@nisd.net
Website: https://nisd.net/boldt/
Location: 310 Hollimon Parkway, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-398-2000
Facebook: facebook.com/HerbertGBoldtElementary
Twitter: @NISDBoldt