Rattler News
Newsletter for the February 6th, 2023
Message from Mrs. Chavira, Campus Principal
Rattler Community,
I hope everyone had a great weekend. This weekend was busy for our Rattlers. We want to congratulate both of our Destination Imagination teams as they competed on Saturday at Pebble Hills High School. Both teams did outstanding. We want to congratulate our Far Fetched Science Team for placing third. On Sunday we had our Rattler Competition team compete at the Suncity Showdown. Congratulations to them for bringing home the Gold and placing first in the Elementary-Build category. We want to thank our sponsors Ms. Vargas, Ms. Lara, Ms. Brittany Burnette, and Ms. Franco for sponsoring both of these great events.
This week we begin our Spring Benchmarks for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. The dates are listed below. We will also continue our Rattler Round-up and UIL practices this week.
We also want to thank our Counselors as it is National School Counseling week. Thank you Mrs. Duarte and Mrs. Galvez for all the support they provide our Rattlers. We hope to make this week special for them as we honor their hard work and thank them for all that they do.
Finally, We would like to thank our community for all of their support during our Boss Chicken Night last week. All proceeds will support transportation expenses for student fieldtrips.
Please continue reading our newsletter for important updates and events happening this week. Things you will find below include
- Attendance Winners
- Celebrations (LEXIA and Attendance)
- Twitter highlights for the week
- And much more.
Thank you for your continued support of Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary and #TEAMSISD.
Respectfully,
Cristina Sanchez-Chavira
Proud Principal of Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary
School Office Number: 915-937-7102
Email: cchavi@sisd.net
TWITTER: DSShook_ES
#EmpoweringRattlers
“We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.” – J.K. Rowling
Community Attendance Meeting
Valentines Day
For student safety, All sent items must be store-bought and individually wrapped.
Please refrain from sending Peanut Products due to our high number of student allergies.
We apologize but we will not be accepting any deliveries on February 14th
(Student or staff)
Thank you for your support.
VSP Track and Field
Deadline to register for Track is March 3rd
Weekly Attendance Report
This past week our attendance was hit pretty hard with our Tuesday delayed start. We understand
Week of January 30th through February 3rd
Grade Level Averages
PK from 92.45 to 92%
Kinder from 94.32 to 95.95%
1st from 92.28% to 93.87%
2nd from 92.96% to 95.57%
3rd from 93.21% to 95.36%
4th from 93.10% to 93.56%
5th from 92.59% to 97%
*Congratulations to all of our grade levels for maintaining or improving their attendance for this past week!
Congratulations to the TOP classes that won their Pizza Party for the first 3 weeks of the Second Marking Period.
PK: Alonso and Chagolla
Kinder: Gil
1st: Aleman and Del Val
2nd: Castro
3rd: Chavez
4th: Bustamante
5th: Hernandez 5
Way to go Rattlers!!
Top attendance for Week 5
Classes with perfect attendance all week 100%
- Kinder: Mrs. Moreno
Classes with attendance 97%+
Pre-Kinder:
- Mrs. Delgado
- Mrs. Sanchez
Second Grade
- Ms. Loo
- Ms. Munoz
Third Grade
- Mrs. Pichardo
- Mrs. Meza
Fourth Grade
- Mrs. Brown
Fifth Grade
- Mrs. La Pointe
- Mrs. Quiroga
Mark your Calendar
Week 6
National Counselor Week
Monday, February 6th
- Free Dress for students with Perfect Attendance Week of Jan 30th
- Spring Benchmark: 4th grade Reading
- Bluebonnet Book Club
- UIL Number Sense
- UIL 2nd grade Creative Writing
- UIL Music Memory
- 5th grade Basket Ball Practice
Tuesday, February 7th
- Spring Benchmark: 3rd grade Math
- Rattler Round-up 3:30-4:30
Clubs and TEAM Meetings (3:30-4:30) unless noted differently
- UIL Chess
- Ready Writing (Quinn)
- Snapology
- National Elementary Honor Society
Wednesday, February 8th
- Spring Benchmark: 4th grade Math
- Coffee with the Principal Parent Meeting 9 am, 1:30 pm, 5 pm in the Library
- 5th grade Basketball games @Shook vs Drugan
Club and TEAM Meetings (3:30-4:30) unless noted differently
- Rattler Cheer
- DI End of Season Party
- UIL Art Smart
- UIL Map Skills
- UIL Number Sense
- UIL Reading Skills
- UIL Ready Writing
- UIL Music Memory
- UIL Dictionary Skills
- AVID Thursday: College shirt with uniform Bottoms
- Spring Benchmark: 5th grade math
- Rattler Round-up 3:30-4:30
Club and TEAM Meetings (3:30-4:30) unless noted differently
Young Rembrandts
UIL Chess
Folklorico 1st/2nd
Friday, February 10th
- Spirit Shirt with jeans and PINK SOCKS OR Football Jersey DAY
- Last day to bring in Valentine's Day Goodies and treats
- 5th grade Basketball games @Shook vs. Escontrias
Club and TEAM Meetings (3:30-4:30) unless noted differently
Young Rembrandts
UIL Storytelling
UIL Spelling
UIL Social Studies
UIL Art Smart
Folklorico 3rd/4th
Let's take action to be happier and kinder TOGETHER
Attendance Reminders
We know our students will become ill throughout the year. For this reason it is important that when our students are healthy, they are attending school everyday. Lost instructional days do not only impact your child's education but also the education and dynamics of all students in the classroom. For this reason, MAKING EVERYDAY Count is critical for the success of your child and all students on campus.
The state of Texas holds administrators and parents accountable for attending school daily. At 5 absences or tardies, you will be asked to have a meeting with administration to make sure we are working together to educate your child. Please help support our teachers by brining in your children ready to learn. We thank you for making attendance a priority.
It is vital to submit a NOTE, from the doctor or a personal note, for EVERY absence to explain why the child missed school.
You can email all Personal and Doctors Notes to: attendancesueshook@sisd.net
Early pick-ups
- Early pick-ups are not processed 30 min before dismissal.
- PK/Kinder: No later than 2:15
- 1st-5th : No later than 2:45
Lunch Charges for students with reduced or pay lunch
Ensuring that students eat everyday is important to our campus and cafeteria servcies. Students that go through the lunch line will always receive a lunch. It is equally important that we:
1. Make sure students have funds in their meal account
2. If you would not like them to not accrue any charges, to understand your requests of not going through the lunch line.
Currently, we have a school balance of $1794.59 dollars. Students with balances can affect their transfer status and items can be held until balance is paid such as final report cards, campus incentives, etc. We ask for your suppor in making sure meal balances are taken care of. Please pay at your earliest convenience using the link provided .
In the event your economic status has changed, you are always able to update your application. Please reach out to our cafeteria services for additonal support.
Annette Roa ; Cashier I
Dr. Sue A. Shook Elementary
(915) 937-7114 aroa03@sisd.net
In order to accommodate the concerns parents have with sharing snacks or special diets, as a reminder we are not accepting Birthday Deliveries
Campus Personnel
Mrs. Chavira: Principal
Email: cchavi@sisd.net
Assistant Principals
Mr. Estrada: restra18@sisd.net
Mrs. Hurtado: nhurta@sisd.net
Counselors
Mrs. Duarte: cduarte@sisd.net
Ms. Galvez: mgalve01@sisd.net
Librarian
Ms. Jones: bjones01@sisd.net
Parent Liaison
Mrs. Brittany Burnette: bburne01@sisd.net
Community in Schools
Mrs. Sonia Esparza: sonia.esparza@sisd.net
Contact us for more information
Email: cchavi@sisd.net
Website: https://www.sisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=4099
Location: 13777 Paseo Del Este, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 9159377100
Twitter: @DSShook_ES