Skaggs E-News
September 06, 2019
A Note from Mrs. Lee
Dear Parents,
We are having a great week of learning. Students were focused on learning story plots, decimals, making friends, and lots more.
Attendance H.E.R.O.
Everyday is a great day to learn and grow at Skaggs Elementary! We encourage our students to be here at Skaggs, everyday, ready to learn, and on time (H.E.R.O.). Help your child earn a H.E.R.O. award this year for perfect attendance (no absences or tardies). This award will be shared at our quarterly assemblies!
Wear your Dot Day shirt on Friday, September 13th, to celebrate creativity, courage, and collaboration!
Imagine the power and potential of millions of people around the world connecting, collaborating, creating and celebrating all that creativity inspires and invites. I hope you will join the growing global community of creativity champions using their talents, gifts and energy to move the world to a better place.
Peter H. Reynolds
Thank you,
Karen Lee
Principal
Important Dates
Sept. 14 - Environmental Clean Up with PTA
Sept. 16 - Parenting Class at Skaggs
Sept. 23-35 - Fifth Grade Camp!
Staff Birthdays
We serve breakfast!
Join us in celebrating creativity, courage and collaboration by wearing dots on Friday September 13th!
Notes from August 22, 2019
Parenting Class - Social Emotional Health
Be A Skaggs Attendance H.E.R.O.
PACE Referral
PACE is a gifted enrichment program for students who have demonstrated the need for advanced instruction. At the elementary level, PACE is a weekly pull out program in which students are removed from the general education classroom to work under the guidance of a gifted specialist. The time spent in the PACE program varies according to the grade level of the student.
Referred students in K-5 are assessed in the first semester to determine January placement. District-wide CogAT tests administered to first, third, and fifth grade students are part of the data used to determine the need for gifted services. Kindergarten, second, and fourth grade will be administered the district approved PACE battery of assessments, including CogAT, upon referral. Students may be assessed for PACE only once each academic year.
Students may be referred for gifted services by teachers, parents, principals, counselors, or by the students themselves. Students are assessed at their home campus during the school day.
K – 5th Grade Referral Deadline is September 13, 2019.
For more detailed information about the PACE program, please refer to https://www.pisd.edu/giftededucation. Online referral forms are available at this site. If you prefer a hard copy, please contact Kyla Ahnemann, Gifted Specialist, kyla.ahnemann@pisd.edu.
Skaggs PTA Facebook
We are Live in Facebook. Please check out our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/skaggselempta/ .
Follow us! Like us.Enrichment Chess After School Program Fall 2019
The Popular Coding After school Program Fall 2019
Register by Sep 10, 2019
Please Register Here - https://skaggspta.membershiptoolkit.com
Reflections 2019 -2020
Start Early. The Theme is " Look Within ". Submission deadline is by 9:00 am Friday October 25, 2019.
Please check with Mrs. Carter or Mrs. Pickles or the Reflections Coordinator at skaggsptareflections@gmail.comfor additional questions.Volunteers Needed!!
Urgent needs are roomparents. If you are interested in helping out during the 3 parties a year, please email Cathleen Tiscareno.
Volunteer applications must be on file for this current school year. Please fill out your volunteer application at https://oea.pisd.edu/volunteer/
Spirit Wear
PTA donations
Jasper Spirit Night -- Thursday Sep 12, 4-9 pm
Why cook on game night?
Enjoy dinner on Spirit Night at Lita's La Mexicana on your way to the Jasper football game! Drop in from 4-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12 and mention Jasper Jazz to support your drill team. Located in the Kroger shopping center at 7224 Independence Pkwy.
Sweet deal at Rusty Taco -- Saturday Sep 14, 11am - 6pm
Plano ISD Partners with Southern Methodist University to Provide Family Counseling and Conflict Resolution
Plano ISD and Southern Methodist University (SMU) are joining together to provide counseling and mediation services to Plano ISD staff, students and their families beginning in September 2019. With a mission to deliver developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive services to all clients, the clinic is located in the Cox Building located at 1517 H Ave., Plano, TX 75074.
Counseling Services – SMU Center for Family Counseling at Plano ISD
· Plano ISD staff, students and their family are eligible for services.
· The clinic is located in the Plano ISD Cox Building at 1517 H Ave., Plano, TX 75074.
· Hours of operation are Wednesdays and Thursdays 4 – 8 p.m. beginning September 4. For appointment, please call 469-752-3098 on or after September 4, or at any time to leave a voice message request for appointment.
· Counseling services are provided on a sliding fee scale ($0-45 per session) based on income.
· Services are supervised by SMU full-time and adjunct faculty and provided by SMU counseling practicum and internship students.
· Services available:
– Play therapy for children
– Activity therapy for adolescents
– Couples and families therapy for anxiety, depression, behavior difficulties (e.g., opposition defiance, aggression), grief and loss, peer relationships, stress, trauma and parenting.
Conflict Resolution Services – SMU Center for Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management at Plano ISD
· Plano ISD staff, students and their family, as well as community members with court-appointed mediation are eligible for services.
· The clinic is located in the Plano ISD Cox Building at 1517 H Ave., Plano, TX 75074.
· Hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. beginning September 4. For appointment, call 214-768-5687. Staff are available to respond to phone calls, requests for appointments and questions beginning September 4 and after Monday – Friday from 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
· There is an administration fee of $100 per party. This fee is waived for Legal Aid clients and for Plano ISD staff, students and their families.
· Services are provided under the supervision of SMU dispute resolution faculty and co-facilitated by SMU dispute resolution students enrolled in practicum and provided by certified and trained volunteers.
· Services available:
– Mediation
– Arbitration
– Conflict coaching
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