Banks Elementary School News

Location: 3200 South Lead Flower Avenue, Tucson, AZ, USA

Phone: 520-908-5700

Fax: 520-908-5701

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Greeting Parents/Guardians:

It seems like summer wants to hang on for a bit. I hope this note finds all of you happy and healthy. Speaking of healthy, if you are celebrating your child’s birthday and want to include his/her class, please bring in treats that are from a store and bound in their original wrapping. I would be the first to say that homemade cupcakes are delicious and better than anything you could buy from a store. However, we have students with allergies, and we don’t want a child to go into anaphylactic shock because of something they ate.

Here are some upcoming events:

· 9/16 Fall Picture Day

· 9/16-9/20 Book Fair

· 9/17 Site Council / Family Engagement Meeting 3:45

· 9/18, 9/19, 9/20 Parent-Teacher Conferences - early dismissal at 12:25

· 9/27 Student of the Month Aug / Sep at Community Time 9:30

o Please send your child to school in Bobcat Blue

· 9/30 First Cross country Meet at Reid Park from 4:00-5:30

Lastly the Banks Community would like to send deep condolences to the family of a former student, Gabriel Espinoza, who passed away this week and to the family of Donald Harms, whose funeral was this week in the Phoenix area.

We look forward to seeing you at parent-teacher conferences. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Go Bobcats!

William Rosenberg

Principal, Banks Elementary School

Sep 2 Labor Day - no classes

Sep 16 Fall Picture Day - purchase online and use ID EVT9PQWJG

Sep 16-20 Scholastic Book Fair

Sep 17 GATE testing for Opt-In 4th grade

Sep 17 Site Council, Family Engagement Meeting 3:45

Sep 18, 19, 20 Parent-Teacher conferences - early dismissal at 12:25

Sep 26 GATE testing for Opt-in 6th grade

Sep 27 Student of the Month for August / September

Oct 4 Grading Day - no classes for students

Oct 7-11 Fall Break - campus closed

Oct 18 Walk & Roll to School day

Oct 21 Picture Retakes

Oct 22 Student Council, Family Engagement Meeting 3:45

Oct 23 Professional Development Day - no classes for students

Oct 25 Student of the Month for October

Oct 25 Q1 Awards

Oct 31 Costume Parade

All dates subject to change. Join us every Friday at 9:30 for our School Community Time

Stay informed on everything happening at Banks by Class Do-Jo, Facebook and our Website

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Hello Banks Families!

September School Counseling

September is devoted to safety and respect! Students will be learning the rules for respecting personal space and boundaries. They will review safe/unsafe touches and practice using I-Messages and assertive language necessary for expressing personal boundaries. They will also take some time to consider friendship rules to maintain respectful relationships. We will practice good sportsmanship and playground etiquette. Our restorative circles will focus on respect and personal boundaries.

Group Counseling Topics

Social Skills, Executive Functioning, Friendship Lunch Brunch, Anger/Emotional Control, Self Esteem / Self Understanding, Impulse Control.

Support Group Topics

Grief, Family Changes, Trauma-informed resiliency, need specific

One-on-one counseling is provided by request. To refer a student, please contact me. Permission is needed for individual counseling.

Drop-in/check-ins: Students may come to see me any time (at teacher discretion). If I am not in my room, students know to sign a slip and place under my door. I will come get them when able.

Calm Corner: Students may use the calm corner with permission. A 5-15 minute timer is set.

CICO/Bobcat Buddies: Daily AM & PM mentoring

Please consider using your voice as a member of our Family Engagement Team or PTO! If you need support for your child’s social-emotional needs or could use some resources, please reach out to me at any time. We have an emergency food & clothing bank at Banks, but I can also assist you in getting in touch with more resources if needed—We are a Bobcat Family!

To refer a student, see me in person, call 520-908-5700 or email me.

For more information about TUSD Family resources, please check out the Bobcat Family Connection

Hello Bobcat Families!

Our Kindergarten through 3rd grade students are finishing the DIBELS reading assessment. Our Kindergarten through 6th grade students are also completing a ELA(Reading) and Math diagnostic to help us identify the skills students have mastered and those that may need to be retaught or targeted. Your child’s teacher will go over your child’s results at Parent Teacher Conferences in September. If you have not signed up for a conference time, please contact your child’s teacher.

Quarter 1 District Benchmark Assessments begin September 23rd. 2nd through 6th grade students will complete an English Language Arts and Math assessment to determine their mastery of grade level standards. Your child’s teacher will share the testing schedule with you as the date approaches. Please talk with your child about taking their time and doing their best so that the data is an accurate reflection of what they know. We also ask that students get a good night’s sleep, eat breakfast and come to school on time ready to ROCK the TEST!

Thank you for your supportive partnership in your child’s education!

Proud to be a part of this Bobcat Community! Rachel Stevens, Banks CSP

Breakfast and Lunch are FREE for all enrolled TUSD students for 2024-2025. Breakfast is served from 8:30-9:00. Lunch is served as follows:

• 1st grade 11:20-11:55
• 2nd grade 11:30-12:05
• 3rd grade 11:40-12:15
• 4th grade 11:50-12:25
• 5th grade 12:00-12:35
• Kindergarten 12:15-12:50
• 6th grade 12:50-1:30

School pictures will be taken of all students. To purchase pictures, please send in the picture order form or pay on-line and refer to school ID number EVT9PQWJG.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! Books, posters, diaries, craft books, pencils and erasers will be available. If you would like to create an online wallet or purchase items on online, please follow the link. Book fair will be open before school, during lunch recess and after school until 3:45.

When your child is absent from school, please call 520-908-5702 or email to report the reason for the absence. You may also report your child's absence via your ParentVue account.

Children must be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.

If you have any health-related questions or concerns, please call our health staff at 520-908-5717.