The Mustang Message

Dear Mustang Families,

Can you believe we have already made it to Spring Break?!? We only have 10 weeks remaining together this school year, and we all know things just seem to get busier the closer we get to the end of the year. We are looking forward to making lots of memories together these last 10 weeks.

🏖️Spring Break is March 10th-14th: All Kerrville ISD Schools and Offices will be closed March 10th-14th for Spring Break. Please know that teachers and staff will be enjoying this time off and will not respond to emails or messages until they return on March 17th.

🖥️Online Pre-Enrollment Opens March 17th: This year KISD will be moving to online pre-enrollment for all returning students at the elementary level in Kinder-4th grade. This process will begin on March 17th at 8 a.m., but you need to make sure you have access via Skyward Family Access so you can complete the online forms. You are welcome to call the office, 830-257-2208, or stop by between 8am-3pm and Mrs. Harris or Mrs. Westra would be happy to help you. We will also have computers available for families to use for online registration in the office on a daily basis.

☘️ Lucky You- It's Pajama Day!: We will celebrate St. Patrick's Day and the first day back from Spring Break with a school-wide pajama day! Students are welcome to wear school-appropriate pajamas to make the transition back just a little easier.

👟Mustang Stampede Fundraising: On March 17th, you will be receiving information to sign your student up for their Fundraising Page through Booster for our annual Mustang Stampede. This year all collections will be made online. We will be holding our Mustang Stampede Kickoff Pep Rally on March 21st with the event happening on April 4th.

🧦Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Awareness Day: March 21st is World Down Syndrome Awareness Day! We are blessed to have several Superheroes with Down Syndrome who are a part of our Mustang Family! Let's show our support by rocking our fun socks!

Thank you for your continued support in making Daniels such a special place for learning and growth. Have a wonderful weekend!

Warm Regards,

Katie Miller, Principal

DOCTOR'S NOTES: Please bring physical, paper doctor's notes or have them faxed to us from the doctor's office. FAX 830.257.2201 Attn: Daniels Elementary

TARDY: If it is after 8:00am and your child is in K-3, please walk them into the office to check them in.

What is Courage?

• Courage is the ability and strength to face something that may be difficult or challenging. Courage is not the absence of fear but rather perseverance in the presence of fear and the willingness to stand up for what is right or try something new, even though it may be uncomfortable or uncertain.

Why focus on Courage?

• Courage encourages engagement. Courage helps students raise their hands, participate, try new things, and voice their opinions.
• Courage builds self-confidence. Courage is the choice to act. By doing something, students increase their belief in themselves and their ability to do difficult or challenging things.
• Courage can help reframe a negative. When something does not go as planned, or a student gets upset about a mistake or failure, courage can help reframe the event in a positive light.

Courage in Action:

• Provide leadership opportunities. Students can learn and demonstrate leadership by teaching and mentoring others, classroom roles and responsibilities, or community outreach.
• Encourage discussion and debate. Foster curiosity and empower students to formulate ideas and engage in respectful discourse and conversations.
• Celebrate failures. Create opportunities to reduce fear of failure and celebrate when students try something new, even if they are not successful the first time

Parents/Guardians of KISD Elementary Students,

RE: Elementary Online Registration- March 17th-March 28th

All Elementary students will enroll for the 2025-2026 school year through the online registration process in Skyward Family Access. Parents will need to know their Skyward Family Access login information to complete online registration. Please contact your student’s campus if you do not know your login to Skyward Family Access. The online registration window opens Monday, March 17, 2025.

Enrollment is limited or “capped” at each grade level per campus. When enrollment caps are reached, elementary students will be sent to another school within the district where space is available. To secure your child’s seat at your home campus, complete the online registration process early! Registration is dated and timestamped. Spaces at each campus will be filled based on the timestamp for each competed online registration.

If your address has changed and your student will be attending a different campus next year, please contact your student’s current campus and provide proof of residency to change your address. All changes to address must go through the student’s current campus. Please note: Registering on a desktop, laptop, or tablet is a better format- it is difficult on a phone. Some fields are set as “read only”- if there are changes, please contact the campus.

Each campus will have computers and assistance available during the registration window. Please contact your child’s campus for assistance in registering your child for next year!

March 10th-14th: Spring Break

March 17th: Lucky You- It's Pajama Day!

March 17th: DES Online Pre-Enrollment Late Hours Support 3:30-6 p.m.

March 18th: 5th Grade Science Benchmark

March 21st: World Down Syndrome Day- Rock Your Socks!

March 21st: Mustang Stampede Kickoff Pep Rally at 8 a.m.

March 25th: 4th and 5th Grade Math Benchmark

March 26th: 3rd Grade Math Benchmark

March 27th: Spring Individual Picture Day

April 1st: 25-26 Kinder Round Up Registration from 5-6:30 p.m.

April 2nd: Wear Blue for Autism Awareness Day

April 4th: Mustang Stampede

April 8th: PTO Meeting at 12 p.m.

April 15th: 3rd-5th Grade RLA STAAR

April 15th: 2nd Grade Field Trip to the San Antonio Zoo

April 17th: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night from 5-8 p.m.

April 23rd: 5th Grade Science STAAR

April 25th: 1st Grade Field Trip to the Community Garden

April 29th: 3rd-5th Grade Math STAAR

Each Tuesday at Daniels, our staff will be trying to help promote CCMR (College, Career, and Military Readiness) by wearing shirts of different colleges, careers, and branches of the military. Although attending college is a great option for students when they graduate from high school, it isn't the only option that can lead to a rewarding and successful future. Our students may be young, but their future is bright! We invite all of our Mustangs to join in on Tuesdays and wear their favorite CCMR shirt!

Please note the following procedures that will be in place to help this process go smoothly.

• Visitors MUST check in at the front office by presenting their ID and obtain a visitor's pass.
  
• Visitors will be able to eat with their student in the designated seating. No friends or classmates will be able to join.
• Visitors are not permitted to sit at the student tables with homeroom classes.
• You are welcome to bring food for your student, but it cannot be shared with other classmates.
• Visitors will NOT be able to walk with students back to their class after lunch or attend recess with them.
• Visitors MUST sign out in the Office before leaving campus.

Scheduled Lunch Times

Kindergarten: 10:45-11:15 a.m.

1st Grade: 11:05-11:35 a.m.

2nd Grade: 11:25-11:55 a.m.

3rd Grade: 12:35-1:05 p.m.

4th Grade: 12:00-12:30 p.m.

5th Grade: 11:50-12:20 p.m.

Our campus goal this year is 96% school-wide attendance. Regular attendance is extremely important. If your child is absent from school, please call or email your child's homeroom teacher and our Attendance Secretary as soon as you know they will not be attending school that day. Please include the reason for the absence. Excused absences are illness, medical appointments, or death in the family. Notes, calls, or emails must be received within 3 school days of the child returning. Unexcused absences may result in your child being placed on an attendance plan, prevent your child from being promoted to the next grade level, or may result in truancy charges being filed. Attendance is taken each day at 10:00 a.m. A student must be on campus at that time to be counted present.

Students are counted tardy if they are not in their class by 7:45a.m. Parents are required to bring the student into the office to check them in if arriving after 8 a.m. Chronic tardiness will be addressed by administration. It is vital that students arrive to school on time. This time is important to helping develop social skills, organization skills, and learning to begin the day prepared. Students that arrive after 7:45 often come in behind the rest of the class, causing anxiety and stress on the student. Always allow time for traffic delays due to weather conditions and the first few weeks of school.

All visitors and volunteers must sign in at the front office before entering the campus. Our Raptor system requires a valid photo ID for all first time visitors. Each year this is reset. Visitors will be unable to enter the campus if they have not signed in with proper ID, even if the DES team knows you. We will not allow visitors to be released to classrooms unless the teacher has previously let the office staff know.

Parents are welcome to visit at lunch time during your student's grade level lunch time starting Monday, August 19th. We will continue to have a visitor's table.

At the conclusion of their visit, all visitors MUST sign out in the office before leaving campus.

Birthday treats must be store bought with a nutrition label. Treats from bakeries must also include a nutrition label.

Birthday treats may be dropped off in the front office. Visitors will not go to classrooms for birthday celebrations. Teachers will celebrate the last 15 minutes of the day, prior to dismissal. Flowers and balloons are not to be sent to school for delivery for any student.

If your student needs a transportation change for the day, please do your best to contact the office by 2:00 p.m. As it gets closer to 3 p.m., it can sometimes be difficult to locate students as the dismissal process begins. We understand that emergencies happen and will assist when those arise.

We also ask that students who need to leave early are picked up by 2:30 p.m. as well. This will allow our office staff to focus on dismissal and to ensure that it runs smoothly.

Thanks for your cooperation and understanding!

Breakfast and Lunch are offered on campus daily. Please check the menu frequently to see any changes that might occur.

2024-2025 Meal Prices

Breakfast Paid Student - $1.75

Breakfast Reduced Student - Free

Lunch Paid Student - $3.25

Lunch Reduced Student - $0.40

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting students’ behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health. When implemented with fidelity, PBIS improves social emotional competence, academic success, and school climate. It also improves teacher health and wellbeing. It is a way to create positive, predictable, equitable and safe learning environments where everyone thrives.

Kerrville ISD is utilizing PBIS on all four elementary campuses as well as at HPMS.

At Daniels, we have adopted the acronym of PRIDE. Our Mustangs are expected to show PRIDE in all they do and in all areas of the school. Students are asked to wear their badge so they can be rewarded for showing PRIDE throughout the school and by all staff members. Students are able to use their points to shop at the PBIS Store and to participate in school-wide incentives.

Please remember to send a water bottle with your child each day that is labeled with their name. We will have a water bottle filling station available for students to refill their water throughout the day if needed and an option for students if they do not have a water bottle.

Please remember that all cellular devices should remain off and in student backpacks during the school day. When students have exited the building they are welcome to get their devices out and turn them on.

If you need to get a hold of your student during the school day, please contact the front office and we can relay the message to them.

Regular school attendance is important. Please ensure that your student is at school each day possible.