Sunset Express
November 2019
Sunset Lake Elementary, PreK-5th Grade Building
We are Lifelong Learners and Lifelong Leaders!
Email: amccaw@vicksburgschools.org
Website: Vicksburgcommunityschools.org
Location: 201 N Boulevard St, Vicksburg, MI, United States
Phone: (269)321-1500
Twitter: @TLIMPrincipal
Principal's Message
Hello Sunset Lake Families,
The month of October was a great month focused on gratitude. Our Look for the Good Project was a great month-long event that filled our lobby with sticky notes that shared what our students are thankful for. We thank our Student Lighthouse for leading the way with our Gratitude Project.
We are looking forward to our family conference time this week! Our conference times are very tight so please do your best to be on time to help our teachers stay on track with their schedule. To help maximize your time, a good practice is to write out any questions or wonderings you may have ahead of time to be ready for your meeting.
In November we will be learning more about Habit #2, Begin with the End in Mind. This habit focuses on having a vision for your goals and creating action steps to reach your goal. For our students, we share Habit #2 Begin with the End in Mind means to have a plan. As a family, you can use Habit #2 to bring a focus to reaching goals. If your child has a reading goal, you could help support through daily reading time designated on a family calendar. Or maybe your family would like to make a goal to increase the amount of family time so making a plan to increase family dinners each week could be a great way to reach that goal.
We are still looking to increase our Family Lighthouse Team. The Family Lighthouse Team helps us with decisions regarding school improvement in the area of community and family engagement. Families interested in joining this group should contact me amccaw@vicksburgschools.org or 321-1560.
Yours in Learning,
Amie McCaw
Sunset Lake Elementary Principal
IMPORTANT NOVEMBER DATES
- November 1st- No Students for Staff Records & Professional Development Day
- November 5th & 7th Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:00p.m.
- November 8th - Picture Retake Day
- November 27th to 29th - Thanksgiving Break
Leader in Me Update
Below is a summary table of the three main areas from the surveys. Areas that received a score above 70 are considered to be strong areas. Our staff lighthouse and family lighthouse teams have been able to meet and review the scores to create plans to continue our growth and improvements and to address any areas that may have decreased.
We will be reaching out to families again this year to complete our survey so we thank you in advance for your participation!
Contact Information
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Please take a moment to confirm that your current contact and emergency contact information in Skyward is correct. We are entering the winter season and having correct contact information in case of school closings and/or early dismissals is very important. If you have not accessed the Skyward Parent Portal before, please do so using the following instructions. Thank you!
First time using Skyward?
Follow these easy steps to register
- Make sure your email is on file and up to date with your school. This should have been included with your enrollment information.
- Navigate to www.vicksburgschools.org/skyward to access the log in screen.
- Click on the “Forgot Password” link, which is just underneath the ‘Sign In’ button.
- Enter the email you have on file with your school and click “submit”.
- You will receive a link in your email inbox with a Login ID and instructions to reset your password.
Note: If you do not receive a password reset email within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder inside your email client. From time to time, spam filters trap Skyward emails. If the email is not in your spam folder, it is likely we don’t have your correct email address on file. Please click HERE to download our paper registration form. Once complete simply return this form to your schools office.
Logged in - Now What?
Now that you are logged in you should be able to see your student(s) information. Please take a moment to navigate around the site and double check the information we have on file. Below are instructions on how to complete a few common changes.
To make changes to Emergency Contact Information:
- Choose Student
- Click STUDENT INFO (left hand side tabs)
- Click REQUEST CHANGES FOR (STUDENT NAME)
- Click EMERGENCY CONTACTS to edit existing Emergency Contacts
- Click ADD EMERGENCY CONTACT and add non-household contact information - grandparent, neighbor, etc. (Add Emergency Contacts for each child)
To make changes to Address:
- Choose Student
- Click STUDENT INFO (left hand side tabs)
- Click REQUEST CHANGES FOR (STUDENT NAME)
- Click Family Address
To make changes to Family Information, Emergency or Health Information
- Choose Student
- Click STUDENT INFO (left hand side tabs)
- Click REQUEST CHANGES FOR (STUDENT NAME)
- Choose Selection to make changes
Important Note:
The contact information you add to your Skyward account is used by our alert system to notify you about school closings, transportation notices and potential emergency notifications. You may select multiple ways in which you would like receive these messages (phone, email, text).
Morning Start Time/ End of the Day
Also, if you need to make a change to your child end of day dismissal. Please call the office before 3pm. That way we can make sure your child knows.
Thank you!
Principal McCaw
Common Sense Media
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/five-nights-at-freddys-4