Seguin's Story
Faculty News for the Week of: November 27, 2017
Thanksgiving Holiday November 20 - 24
Sarah Waller Coaching - Monday, November 27th
Girl Scouts In the Cafeteria!
Reflection Contest
Reflection Contest!
Reflections has been a staple arts program in many schools for nearly 50 years. Through the efforts of our Local PTAs, millions of students have found a creative outlet in the areas of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts.
With positive recognition as the focus of this program, rather than competition, students of all ages and abilities can experience the benefits of creative expression and help in finding their own voice in telling their unique story.
Please view the following sites for information and registration. Information will also be sent home with students!
ALL Projects Due to Monday, November 27th, 2017.
Reflections Contest Information Website
Reflections Program Rules - Spanish
Pre-Conferences
Friday- December 1
In the Cafeteria
8:00 - PK - 2nd
8:45 - 3rd - 5th
Craft Fair! - Friday, December 1st
There will also be a chance to win "Stuffed Stockings" filled with goodies from each grade level. Chances to win are $1 each.
Don't miss our secret visitor! HoHoHo
We look forward to seeing you there!
Safety Tip - Address and Phone Number
Safety Drills For November
Fire Evacuation and Shelter in Place Drill
Academy Sports and Outdoors - Holiday Bike Donation!
We are excited to be a part of this donation and provide 30 new bicycles and helmets for 30 of our students!
The skinny:
Students will be entered into a drawing for the bikes based on perfect attendance from October 16 - December 15.
Students must be present each day and without tardies.
Academy Sports and Outdoors will come to Seguin on Thursday, December 21st at 2:30 for the drawing.
A Dollop of Dyslexia
A Dollop of Dyslexia
Fair isn’t everybody getting the same thing…
Fair is everybody getting what they need in order to be successful.
· The harsh realities of the day in and day out experience of living with dyslexia can often clash dramatically with the perceptions of those teachers, administrators, acquaintances, and self –appointed opinion makers who question the very existence of the disorder that holds so many captive.
· Some still claim that dyslexia doesn’t exist. They ascribe children’s reading problems entirely to sociological or educational factors and totally deny the biology.
· Those who question the validity of dyslexia declare that there is no scientific evidence that supports either a biological or a cognitive basis for the disorder and contend that students with dyslexia reap the benefits of special treatment associated with their misdiagnosis.
REMEMBER: Dyslexia is lifelong; it affects fluency, spelling, reading, and written expression. Continual use of accommodations is recommended for student success.
Shaywitz, M.D., Sally. Overcoming Dyslexia. Vintage Books, 2003, 2003, pp.4-5.
Dismissal
Early release will end at 3:00. There will not be early release from 3:00 until dismissal.
The school needs to be contacted for transportation changes before 2:30pm.
Attendance Communication
Classroom Walkthroughs
We will continue classroom walkthroughs this week. Feedback from these walkthroughs will be available for you to view through Eduphoria Strive!
Free and Reduced Lunch
Please take the time to fill out the free and reduced meal application. Whether you qualify or not, filing out this application will help the success of our students through federal programs.
Please follow the link below:
Attendance Policy
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Every minute Counts!
· School Starts at 7:40am and the final bell rings at 7:50am.
· Your student’s attendance directly affects their success and we want them to SUCCEED!
· 3 Parent Notes for excused absences will be accepted for each student per year.
· If your student has 10+ unexcused absences in a 6 month period, your case will be referred to attendance court.
· If your student has 18+ total absences, excused or unexcused, the attendance committee will review absences and create a program for credit recovery in order to prevent retention.