SVE Family Newsletter

Dear Sun Valley Families,

It’s hard to believe we’re in our final month of school! With just 18 days left, we are entering one of the busiest and most exciting times of the year. Our calendar is packed with special events, celebrations, and important learning moments that will help us wrap up the year with purpose and pride.

As we head toward the finish line, we ask for your continued partnership in two key areas:

• Attendance: Please make sure your child is at school each day and on time. Every moment matters, and strong attendance helps your child stay engaged and ready for success.

• Behavior: This is also a great time to speak with your child about continuing to follow our school-wide behavior expectations. When students do not meet these expectations, it creates disruptions not only to their own learning, but also to the learning of others. With your support, we can make sure our school environment remains focused, respectful, and positive for all.

Please note: The last day of school is Thursday, May 29, 2025.

Let’s work together to make these final 18 days meaningful and memorable. Thank you for your ongoing support and for being such a valued part of the Sun Valley community.

With gratitude,
Monique Lara
Principal, Sun Valley Elementary

7:30 am - Building Opens

7:55 am - Walker Gate closes

8:00 am - Car Line Staff come inside

8:05 am - Announcements

8:10 am - Tardy Bell

1:00 pm - Transportation Changes deadline

3:00 pm - Early Check Out deadline

3:40 pm - Dismissal

In order to meet our goal of 98% attendance, we cannot have more than 11 students absent. While we know and understand students get sick, which are valid reasons to miss school. We also know that students stay home because they are tired, due to family related issues that truly do not require them to stay home, vacation, etc. These are not valid reasons for your child to miss school.

Truancy measures have already started to take place which include, attendance contracts, truancy conferences, mediation, and court filings. In addition to this, any students who miss more than 10 days of school (unexcused) will be required to attend Saturday school in the Spring. Parents are required for students to attend with their child in order for them to receive credit. Students are not allowed to be dropped off without a parent/guardian. More information regarding this will be sent home.

Students who do not meet the 90% state compulsory attendance requirement AND academic standards (failing grades/state assessments) are also at risk of retention.

As a campus, we are required to improve 2% from last years ADA. Please help us meet our goal by being mindful of your child's attendance. If students are not in school, they are not learning!

Our final day of Saturday school will be held May 17, 2025. Any students with 13 or more absences will be required to attend WITH a parent. Attendance recovery will take place on specific Saturdays from 8:30 am-11:30 am. Notifications have been sent out to students and their families who meet this criteria. Any students who do not attend attendance recovery Saturdays will be at risk of retention. We want all of our students to be successful, but in order to do that we NEED them at school all day everyday!

Perfect Attendance means that a student attended all day every day of the school year. To have perfect attendance second semester, the student must have perfect attendance first semester as well. The school day begins at 8:10 A.M. and ends at 3:40 P.M. Classrooms open at 7:30 A.M.

You MUST bring your ID to check out students or visit the campus. NO EXCEPTIONS (district safety policy); Passports are an acceptable proof of ID. Photos of your ID on your phone are not acceptable.

Anyone picking up a student MUST be listed as an EMERGENCY CONTACT in our system. Otherwise we WILL NOT release your student to them.

MORNING

• Building opens for students at 7:30 am. DO NOT drop off students before 7:30 am. There is no staff on duty to monitor students before this time.

• Walker gate closes at 7:55 am (if arriving at walker gate after, students will need to enter through the main office)

• Stay in your vehicle in the car line

• Car line staff come inside at 8:00 am

• Car line students need to exit out of the passenger side of the vehicle (for safety purposes)

• Tardy warning bell rings at 8:05 am

• Announcements begin at 8:05 am

• Tardy bell rings at 8:10 am

• After 8:00 am, please park in a visitor parking spot in front of the school and walk students in.

TRANSPORTATION CHANGES

• Transportation changes need to be made no later than 1:00 pm in order to ensure students are being sent home correctly. This should be minimal so that students have a consistent way of getting home. (for safety purposes)

AFTERNOON

• Dismissal begins at 3:35 pm.

• Download the "Here Comes the Bus" app to track the bus.

• If your student is a car rider, please stay in your vehicle. Staff will load students, however they will not strap them in. If you need to strap in a student, please pull up past the #1 loading zone, so we can continue to keep the car line moving.

• Stay in your vehicle.

• Students will be loaded on the passenger side.

• Walkers not picked up by 3:55 pm, are taken to the front office for late pick-up.

• We do not have staff available to monitor students after 4:00 pm. Please DO NOT be late picking students up.

Please:

• DO NOT park in the Emergency Lane
• DO NOT walk up to staff during dismissal to pick up students in the front of the school. We will not release them to you.
• DO NOT block the pedestrian crossing to drop off or pick up students
• DO NOT block the entrance/exit of the Valley Hi Church

***Be courteous AND do not cut in the line during drop off/pick up.***

5/5-5/9: Teacher Appreciation Week

5/5: Kinder MAP Testing (Spanish - Dual Language class)

5/6: GK-G5 EOY MAP Reading Testing (Spanish - Dual Language classes)

5/7: School Nurse Appreciation Day

5/7: Track & Field Field Trip (select students)

5/7: PK-5th Grade Perfect Attendance (No tardies/No leave early) Field Trip - Missions Game

5/8: G2-G5 EOY MAP Reading Testing

5/9: PK Nutrition Parade

5/9: 5th Grade Scobee Field Trip

5/9: Relay for Life (Join our Team)

5/11: Mother's Day

5/12: G1 EOY MAP Math Testing

5/13: GK EOY MAP Math Testing

5/13: 4th Grade Field Trip - iFly (students and staff ONLY - no chaperones)

5/13:

5/14: G2-G5 EOY MAP Math Testing

5/15: 9:30-10:30 am G3-G5 GT Showcase

5/15: 2:00-3:00pm GK-G2 GT Showcase

5/15: 11:00 am-2:00pm 5th Grade Family Picnic (teachers will share details)

5/16: Kinder Water Day

5/16: Texas A&M San Antonio Field Trip (select students)

5/16: 8:30 am Scobee - Band Visit (5th Grade)

5/16: 2:00 pm Scobee - Coach Fisher Visit (4th & 5th Grade)

5/17: Saturday School

5/21: PK-2 Field Day

5/22: G3-G5 Field Day

5/26: No School - Staff/Student Holiday

5/27: 9:30 am PK Awards

5/27: 11:00 am Kinder Awards

5/27: 12:30 pm G2 Awards

5/27: 2:00 pm G1 Awards

5/28: 9:30 am G3 Awards

5/28: 1:30 pm G4 Awards

5/29: 9:30 am G5 Promotion Ceremony

5/29: 1:00 pm Class End of Year Celebrations

Visitors to campuses are required to have their picture IDs available at all times. Parents will not be allowed entry past the front offices of each campus, nor will they be allowed to meet with or sign out a student without a picture ID. In case of parent emergencies, when someone other than the parent picks up a student, that individual must be listed on the approved emergency contact list AND have a valid picture ID. Phone or text verifications will not be accepted. To ensure the safety and well-being of all students, proper identification and parent permission granted on the emergency contact list are the only ways to prevent unauthorized individuals from picking up students.

Lunch visits will be allowed on the student’s birthday and once a month on a day that the campus principal designates for a special occasion related to district/campus goals, including student achievement, attendance, and customer service. Parents may only bring lunch for their child. Sharing meals and offering lunch to other students is not permitted. (Perfect Attendance/Student of the Month)

To ensure a safe and smooth dismissal daily, the district has designated late afternoon check-out times for all campuses. For elementary campuses, 3:00 p.m. is the latest that a parent may sign out a student before dismissal. Any special circumstances may be discussed with and approved by the campus administration.

In order to maximize instructional time, students must bring their lunch with them from home or eat the free lunch provided by the school cafeteria! No lunch drop offs throughout the school day will be allowed.

Goodie bags are allowed and will be passed out at the end of the day! Students must place them in their backpack until they get home.

• Must contain ONLY pre-packaged, individually wrapped snacks!
• Candy is allowed
• NO gum
• NO toys!

Birthday Cupcakes

• Cupcakes are allowed! They must be store bought!
• Pre-K: cupcakes are NOT allowed per Pre-K and Head start guidelines.

Warning Bell 8:05am

Instruction Begins 8:10am

Dismissal Begins 3:40pm