SGE Family Newsletter

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Jan 22-26 - Holocaust Remembrance Week

Jan 29 - No School for Students / Professional Development Day for Staff

February - Black History Month

Feb 5-9 - National School Counselors' Week

Feb 6-7 - Play it Safe

Feb 7 - 100th Day of School, Kindergarten 100th Day Parade

Feb 9 - Valentine Parties

Feb 15 - National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

Feb 15 - Bilingual & ESL Family Night

Feb 16 - Class Picture Day

Feb 16 - End of the 4th Six Weeks

Feb 19 - No School for Students / Professional Development Day for Staff

Feb 19 - State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance

Feb 22 - 4th Six Weeks Report Cards Post to Family Access

In order to be prepared for an emergency while in the cafeteria, each grade level practiced a Lockdown Drill and a Fire Drill from the cafeteria this week. Students know where to hold while in the cafeteria in the event of a lockdown, and they know where they exit the cafeteria in the event of a fire.

Be sure to view the email sent from Mrs. O'Hair on Thursday, January 18th regarding our school-wide reading goal! Collectively, we are moving in a very positive direction in reading growth, and we want to keep going!

During the 4th six weeks, Shady Grove teachers will be looking for students who exhibit Steven Covey's Habit #4, Think Win-Win! This habit focuses on collaboration for mutual benefit! I win and YOU win!

Play It Safe is a child safety program that educates children how to identify and prevent abuse and empowers children in grades Kinder-2 to practice safe behavior. This program also offers resources to help parents, caregivers and teachers protect children by teaching and practicing the 3-part rule of personal safety. Play It Safe was created by The Women’s Center of Tarrant County. This program has been presented to thousands of children in the Texas Hill Country since 2013. This information is presented through videos, workbook activities and classroom discussion.

What to Expect

Through age-appropriate stories elementary school students learn to recognize the three kinds of touch and are empowered with tools to respond using the 3-part safety rule if they are ever in an uncomfortable situation. This safety rule can be applied to many circumstances that students may encounter, such as bullying, online situations, peer pressure or exploitation by friends/family. The safety rule encourages assertive responses, whether it is used with strangers or someone the child knows and loves. The presentation format is classroom-based so that children are in a familiar environment and able to focus and interact freely. Each presentation lasts approximately 30 minutes and includes an age-appropriate interactive conversation with a 10-20-minute movie.

Families can also view more information at www.playitsafe.org.

Play it Safe presentations will be made on February 6th and 7th at SGE. Your child brought home an information sheet and permission form for the “Play it Safe” Program. Please sign and return this form as soon as possible. Contact the school counselor, Shannon Franklin, with any questions. sfranklin@burnetcisd.net or 512.756.2126

Play it Safe is presented by:

Please join us in showing appreciation for their dedication and hard work. They are extraordinary people who voluntarily tackle the enormous job of governing our school district. Their actions and decisions affect the present and future lives of our children. They play a crucial role in CRAFTING the FUTURE in Burnet CISD.

Earl Foster- President

Angela Moore- Vice President

Mark Kincaid- Secretary

Robby Robertson- Trustee

Ross Behrens- Trustee

Suzanne Brown- Trustee

Katy Duke- Trustee

The 4th six weeks is a clean slate and brings a new opportunity to earn the 4th six weeks incentive which is a Pop Party (popcorn, ring pops and soda pop)! Students who have no more than 1 absence OR one tardy earn the incentive!

SGE's ADA for this past week was 90.44%.

ADA stands for Average Daily Attendance and is defined as the total days of student attendance divided by the total days of instruction. "98 IS Great!", so 98% is our goal!

A parent must provide an explanation for any absence within 5 days of the student’s arrival or return to school. The student must submit a note signed by the parent. The campus may accept an email from the parent sent to the school’s attendance clerk, but reserves the right to require a written note. The form below will send an email to SGE's Attendance Clerk and then the campus will determine whether to classify the absence as excused or unexcused.

Shady Grove Elementary School

This information may also be found on the BCISD website:

Parents & Students » Notification of Student Absence

An important piece in the family-school partnership is staying aware of student performance. It is requested that parents view and electronically sign progress reports and report cards. See the directions below, and be sure to get those signatures in! In addition, parents are encouraged to regularly view grades in Skyward.

Submit an email on the same day as the transportation change request by 1:30 p.m. to sge-transportation@burnetcisd.net

Include the following details in the email:

• Student’s full name
• Student’s grade level
• Student’s homeroom teacher
• The transportation change you want made for today (bus rider to car rider or car rider to bus rider)

Requests made after 1:30pm will not be processed. Notes, phone calls, text messages and emails sent to any other email will not be processed.

7:15am Office Opens

7:40am School Begins

7:45am Tardy Bell

9:00am Students not in attendance are marked absent

1:30pm Transportation changes due, please email: sge-transportation@burnetcisd.net

3:20pm Student Dismissal

4:00pm Office/School Closes

Email: sge-transportation@burnetcisd.net
Website: sge.burnetcisd.net/
Location: 111 Shady Grove Road, Burnet, TX, USA
Phone: (512) 756-2126
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadyGroveBurnet