Red Ribbon Week October 23-27

Red Ribbon Week is an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs. Brock Elementary staff and students will show our personal commitment to a drug-free lifestyle through various themed days throughout the week.

The Red Ribbon Campaign was started when drug traffickers in Mexico City murdered DEA agent Kiki Camarena in 1985. This began the continuing tradition of displaying Red Ribbons as a symbol of intolerance towards the use of drugs. The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign® is to present a unified and visible commitment toward the creation of a DRUG-FREE AMERICA.

• Monday- "Making Good Choices is a War Worth Fighting" Wear camo.

• Tuesday- “Chasing my Dreams and saying no to Drugs.” Pajama Day.

• Wednesday- "My Future is Too Bright for Drugs" Wear neon clothes and sunglasses.

• Thursday- “Say BOO to Drugs.” Wear your costume. No masks, spray paints, face paints, or weapons of any kind.

• Friday- “Run toward your goals by making safe choices.” Wear athletic clothes.

Thank you for celebrating Red Ribbon Week and for taking a stand

to be drug-free!

BISD Parent Information Series Presents: Vape and Tobacco "Hidden in Plain Sight"

Location: The Venue *Door 9 entrance

Date: Monday, October 23, 2023

Time 5:30-7:00

See the information below to obtain your free ticket.

Our School Wide Attendance Goal for the Year is 97%

Attendance Incentive- The classroom is working on spelling out ATTENDANCE. Each day everyone is in attendance (including the teacher), and the classroom earns a letter of the word. Once they spell out ATTENDANCE, the class will celebrate! The teacher will decide on the celebration in his/her classroom.

The winning grade level each week will earn a special dress-up day: Hat Day, PJ Day, etc. Teacher choice for Friday of the following week.

PK-98 Winner!!

K- 93

1- 94

2- 95

3- 96

4- 97

5- 97

All- 95

Instruction starts immediately at 7:40 a.m. If your child is consistently absent or tardy, they will have gaps in their learning.

Attendance and tardy letters will be sent home with students and emailed to those who have chronic absences and /or excessive tardies. Per Tex. Educ. Code § 25.093, truancy will be filed on chronic absences. If you need support, please reach out to Mrs. Taylor.

• Just a reminder: Attendance is essential to your child’s success at school! Throughout the year, there may be health reasons to keep your child home from school. The following guidelines may help determine when your child should stay home from school due to illness:

• Fever of 100 degrees or higher in the past 24 hours

• Your child must be free of fever for a full 24 hours without the help of fever-reducing medications (such as Tylenol or Motrin) before sending them back to school.

• Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the past 24 hours

• Itchy, red eyes with discharge

• Rash that has fluid or pus coming from it until treatment has been received, and a note from the doctor states that your child may return to school.

• Ringworm of the scalp (until treatment has started)

• Head lice (may return after appropriate lice treatment) -Your school nurse will need to check your child’s head before he/she returns to class.

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• Please encourage your child to wash his or her hands often, use hand sanitizer, and cover their nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing. It is also helpful for your children to get plenty of sleep and to eat healthy foods, especially breakfast.
  
  

• Always remember that I am available to assist you if you have any questions on whether or not you should keep your student home. We share a common goal – your child's health, safety, and educational success!

• AM Crosswalk is covered from 7:15- 7:35 am

• During AM and PM drop-off, please stay in your car. If you need to help your child get prepared to drop off in the morning, please park in the parking lot. At dismissal, if your child needs help buckling, please allow us to put them in the car. You can then pull into the field by the school or in the parking lot to help get them buckled. This will keep our traffic moving.

• Please do not drop students off at the corner stop sign. We have had reports of students almost being hit by other drivers. If you would like to walk your child to the door, please park in the parking lot or in the field to escort them to the door.

• Our tardy bell rings at 7:40 am. Please arrive on time for school. We will start counting tardies this week. Our instruction starts at 7:40 am each morning. If your child is late, you will need to escort them inside and sign them in for school.

• Thursday, October 19th- Picture Day; 5th grade Parent Night 5:30 pm

• Friday, October 20th- Kinder and 1st report cards available

• Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23-Oct. 27- *see details above

• Monday, October 23rd- Lions Club Vision and Hearing screening *please send your child to school with/ glasses and hearing devices if needed.

Thursday, October 26th- Math-O-Ween 5:30-7:30 *see details above

• Friday, October 27th- End of 2nd six weeks; Pre-K Grading Period Ends; First Grade Field Trip

• Thursday, November 2nd- 2nd-5th grades report cards available in Family Access; Pre K Fall Family Night 5:30-6:30

• Friday, November 3rd- Pre-K report cards available

• Tuesday, November 7th- Burleson Friends Festival

• Wednesday, November 8th- Kindergarten Field Trip

• Friday, November 10th- Veterans Day Program *details to come

Thanksgiving Break November 20th-24th

• Wednesday, November 29th- Make up Pictures

Email: kkimberling@bisdmail.net
Website: https://www.burlesonisd.net/brock
Location: 12000 Oak Grove Rd S, Burleson, TX, USA
Phone: (817)245-3800
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