BIRD'S EYE VIEW Parent Edition
23-24 Newsletter from the Principal #6
FEBRUARY 2024
Dear Red Hawk Parents
Welcome to February! ❤️
This month we celebrate:
♥️ Black History Month
♥️ National Dental Health Month
♥️ Heart Health Awareness Month
♥️ National Counselor Week
Our instructional vision is going and rolling. Our students continue to excel in various areas and we are approaching the time for state assessments. While we understand the challenges and views towards testing, we believe it provides us with a baseline to ensure your child is ready for the next grade level. We use them to determine which learning standard and/or learning descriptor we need to reinforce in order to be ready for the next grade level. Our 3rd-5th interim scores showed mastery and growth across the board!
This second week of February we celebrate our School Counselor, Mrs. Michelle Escobedo for National School Counselor Week. She is such an amazing asset to our school and genuinely cares about our students and staff. We are very lucky to have her and I am grateful to have her by my side in this journey.
We are proud of our students and we are grateful to be a 2024 Best Elementary School in Texas.
Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.
Thank you for choosing our school as your school of choice.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Dr. C
Annoucements
Parent Teacher Conferences are on 2/14. There is no school for students.
The week of February 12th we will be celebrating Kindness Week : ) Be sure to see the flyer.
The last week in February we will be celebrating Read Across America/Dr. Seuss's Week :) Be sure to see the flyer
See the flyer for Dr Seuss t-shirt sales (below). A portion of the sales will be donated to the campus.
Scholastic Book Fair at RES Feb 12-Feb 16, 2024
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/reyeselementaryschool1
Book fair will be open to parents from 3:15-4 pm. Please come in through the front office.
Important Note: A reminder to save this newsletter in your email and it provides all the information you need. We update it as we find out of any district or community events. This newsletter can be read in Spanish by clicking the translating button.
Student Council: Clothing and Shoe bin
The purpose of the blue bin in the front of the school is to work with the community in a clothing and shoe donation program. These collections serve many purposes; we serve those who come from the Opportunity Center, Rescue Mission, the homeless families at schools, and low-income families. They also give a 10 cent per pound donation of clothing collected to the school. They have been a partner in education with the school districts and work with the needs of each individual schools. The main source of the clothes donated come from the surrounding community. Additionally, they will donate the uniforms back to our school.
TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES (CELL PHONE, APPLE WATCHES, ETC)
Students must keep their cell phones, Apple Watches and any other phone watch turned off and in their backpacks from 7:45 am to 3:15 pm. In case of an emergency, students will be allowed to make phone calls from the office. Please read district policy below which can be found in the Student Handbook pg. 54.
Additionally the Parent Compact 23-24 is below with additional information-pg. 3
PHYSICAL EDUCATION CALENDAR
FEBRUARY 2024
PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION
We will have RES gear for sale during PT conferences on February 14th, 2024
Parent Teacher Organization
Dear Parents,
From all of us RedHawks PTO, we want to thank you for all your continuous support; we couldn’t do it without it! All your valuable support directly benefits our teachers and most importantly, our students, and that is our goal. We also want to thank our RedHawks volunteers for doing such an amazing job helping around school and helping our teachers; they are doing an awesome job! We would like to remind you that it is never too late to join our RedHawks PTO, and/or become a volunteer! Lastly, we would like to wish you all happy holidays and a happy new year! May we continue to do great things together! Sincerely, RedHawks PTO
Estimados padres de familia, De parte de todos nosotros, Red Hawks PTO, queremos agradecerles por todo su inmenso apoyo; ¡No podríamos hacerlo sin él! Todo su valioso apoyo beneficia directamente a nuestros maestros y sobre todo, a nuestros estudiantes. También queremos aprovechar y agradecer a nuestros voluntarios por realizar un trabajo increíble ayudando en la escuela y ayudando a nuestros maestros; ¡Gracias por su tiempo y dedicación! ¡Nos gustaría recordarles que nunca es demasiado tarde para unirse a nuestro Red Hawks PTO o convertirse en voluntario! Y por último, nos gustaría desearles a todos unas felices fiestas y un próspero año nuevo. ¡Que sigamos haciendo grandes cosas juntos! Sinceramente Red Hawks PTO
Follow the Red Hawks PTO - Home Facebook page for updates and upcoming meetings.
MORNING DROP-OFF
PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: Parents will be allowed into the building from 7:30-8:00 am on July 31st only. Please exit the building by 8 am. Breakfast will be served in the classroom only the first day of school, after that it will be in the cafeteria.
First Day of School is Monday July 31
Last Day of School is Friday May 30
Daily Schedule
7:30 First Bell-Entrance for all students.
Announcements will begin promptly at 7:45 am
7:15-7:40 am Breakfast in the cafeteria. All students eating breakfast must enter through the cafeteria double doors. Everyone else will use the station opening at 7:30 am.
7:45 am Tardy Bell
7:45 am Instruction begins
10:30-12:45 Lunch block (every grade has a different recess and lunch time)
3:15 Dismissal in front of the school. Your teacher will specify the exact location.
If your child is eating breakfast please drop off in the lower level at 7:15 am and let them know to walk to the cafeteria. We are a closed campus for breakfast and lunch.
Station 1 is for PK-2
7:30-7:44 upper level courtyard next to the front office (white gates). All students PK-2 will enter here. You may drop off at the loop behind the flag mural.
Station 2 is for 3rd-5th
7:30-7:44 lower level drop-off loop on Via Canutillo. Entrance will be the double doors next to the amphitheater. All 3rd-5th grade students will enter here. You will drive towards the lower-level drop-off loop through Via Canutillo and exit using the same gate.
A reminder that the upper-level parking lot is not a drop-off. Please be respectful and do not use that as a drop-off. We have students and parents walking and dropping off students at this location and it only causes more traffic and safety concerns.
Station 3: Front office. Daycare and school bus only.
DISMISSAL
During open house, the teacher will notify you of the specific dismissal pick-up locations but dismissal for everyone is in the upper level (in front of the school).
SAFETY
Safety will continue to be our top priority. We work very closely with the Canutillo ISD Police under guidance from TEA and local authorities to ensure we continue to train all stakeholders and following safety protocols.
- Please ensure you are part of the official call out system and Parent Portal for the campus/district. All parents are responsible for signing up for it. Please see our campus receptionist to do so.
- All visitors MUST have their ID to show at the door prior to entry into the building.
- If you need to come to the office, please bring your ID and use the Ring door bell and we will ask you to show us your ID at that time before we let you in. If you need to speak to Administration and/or teachers, please call to set up an appointment.
- Monthly emergency drills will be conducted and will be listed in the monthly calendar.
- All campus employees will be trained on our safety protocols prior to the first day of school.
- All campus doors are locked and access to building with staff badge only. All substitutes, parents and other district employees will enter through the front office.
- All volunteers and PTO must check in the front office, bring their ID and sign-in using the volunteer binder. All volunteers must have a task for the day and not interrupt classroom instruction. Volunteer badge may be revoked at any time by the campus administration if protocols are not followed.
- Police officer on duty at our school but also supports other schools during the day - Officer Adrian Salcido.
- Below are our Drill Handouts for Parents. Speaking to your child before the school year starts regarding the drills we have in school is beneficial. Safety begins with all of us.
Dr. C, Principal
Email: jmcarrillo@canutillo-isd.org
Website: res-canutillo-isd.org
Location: 7440 Northern Pass Drive, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 915-877-1301
Facebook: facebook.com/RESRedHawks
Twitter: @JessMCarrillo