LV Intermediate Parent Newsletter
March 29, 2019
Upcoming Events...
April 5 Third 9 Weeks Awards Assembly during lunch
April 9 Fourth Grade Writing STAAR and Fifth Grade Math STAAR
April 10 Fifth Grade Reading STAAR
April 19 School Holiday--No Classes
April 22-24 Fifth Grade Outdoor School Field Trip
April 25 Moving to 6th Grade Parent Orientation from 6-7
April 25 Mrs. Atkinson will talk to 5th Grade about Middle School and Course Selection
April 29 6th Grade Course Selection Cards Due
May 3 Mrs. Atkinson will meet with fifth grade to enter course selections into TxMyZone during Social Studies
May 17 Field Day
Reach for the Stars...Believe It to Achieve It!
Annual Parent Survey-We need YOU!
This particular is for the Intermediate campus only.
Outdoor School Trip is Just Around the Corner
Yearbook Sale Ends on May 15th
Keep those precious 2018-19 memories alive for your child with our second annual Lago Vista Intermediate School Yearbook. They are only $20 and are available for purchase online:
School Code: 13169319
Paper order forms are available in the front office, and they have gone home in Wednesday Folders.
Yearbook sales is one of the very few fundraisers that we have at the Intermediate campus. Please help by purchasing a yearbook.
Couselor's Corner
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
Margaret Atwood
We love Springtime in the hill country!! We are enjoying beautiful weather, longer days, and lots of outdoor activities with family and friends. However, school is still in session and we need to help our students find a healthy balance in play, chores, homework, and rest. Let’s encourage them to set priorities and boundaries that provide a foundation for success in school and life beyond. These discussions may not always be well-received. Stay strong! You will be glad you did.
Viking Character Trait for April is
Integrity
Integrity is our ability to act in ways consistent with the values, beliefs, and moral principles we claim to hold. Our students have lots of opportunities each day to show integrity:
· Homework
· Social interactions at lunch and recess
· Assessments
· Conversations on the bus
· Conversations at home about their school day
Let’s do our best to use these opportunities to celebrate good choices that keep our hearts happy and our living sincere.
“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.”
Gandhi
Attendance This Week
Fifth Grade 96%
Total for Campus 95.40%
Fifth grade wins by a landslide!
attendance matters
The vast majority of our students with excessive absences fail to pass their classes. Students need to be at school everyday.
Our school-wide attendance goal for this year is 98%. Our state funding is based on the percentage of students at school at 10:15 am every day. Higher attendance rate = more money for resources for your student.
For students who miss school, here is some very important attendance information:
- 3 or more unexcused absences in a 4 week period - warning letter sent home, phone conference with at-risk coordinator and attendance improvement plan.
- 5 or more unexcused absences in a 6-week period - warning letter sent home, phone conference with administrator, attendance behavior plan reviewed.
- 7 or more unexcused absences in an 8-week period - warning letter sent home and Behavior Intervention Plan meeting called with the parents, student, and assistant principal.
- 10 or more unexcused absences in a 6 month period - truancy charges are filed. Parent, student and school administrator will be summoned to appear in truancy court.
There is also a 90% attendance law that states that students have to attend 90% of their classes in a year to receive credit and be promoted to the next grade. You can't miss more that 9 days in a semester or more that 17 days for the year.
Our campus goal is to reach 98% attendance each day.
Safety Drills
Stayalert system reminder
Lago Vista ISD uses StayALERT to help keep our schools safe. StayALERT is a bilingual, confidential website, e-mail, phone and texting avenue for students, teachers, staff, parents and community members to be able to confidentially report unsafe behaviors, suspicious activities, bullying, acts of violence, harassment, and a host of other potential disruptors to school safety.
Users may anonymously report concerns 24-7-365 via the StayALERT website, an e-mail, a phone call to a recorded and monitored line, or via a text message from a cell phone. Photos and video clips pertaining to the StayALERT report may be included. No special app required! Reportable information will be forwarded in a timely manner to a pre-designated school official for review.
To make a report, use one of the methods below:
Website: stayalert.info
Call or Text: (206) 406-6485
Email: report@stayalert.info