The Double Creek Courier
Week of November 13
Principal's Letter
Our Thanksgiving lunch is coming up on Tuesday, November 14th, at the usual lunch times listed below. We invite you and your family to join us for this Jarrell tradition! We strongly encourage you to purchase tickets in advance so you don’t have to wait in line. We also encourage you to pre-register through our Raptor security to by-pass the security checkpoint.
CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets in advance.
CLICK HERE to precheck our security system.
Lunches:
PreKindergarten: 10:20-10:50
Grade 2: 10:30-11:00
Grade 3: 10:55-11:25
Kindergarten: 11:25-12:05
Grade 1: 11:50-12:20
Grade 4: 12:10-12:40
Grade 5: 12:35-1:05
We will have a Veteran’s Day program led by our music teacher, Ms. Nicholes, and our Grade 4 students. This will also be on November 14th at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria. Please come join us, especially if you have served us in the armed forces.
Lastly, our monthly PTO meeting will be on Thursday, November 16th at 5:30 in the cafeteria. We hope to see you then.
Have a great weekend!
Dr. Wilson
Important Notice!!
Hello, Cougars!
I want to inform you all that as of Monday, November 13th we will start doing bus referrals for students that don't use their smart-tag.
Let your students know that if they don't use their smart-tags for 3 consecutive days they will receive a referral. I will also be notifying my driver as well.
Thank you and if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
November
14: Thanksgiving Lunch (10:30 am - 1:00 pm)
14: Fourth Grade Musical - Veterans Celebration: 6:00 PM
16: PTO Meeting: 5:30 PM (DCES Cafe / Library)
17: Picture Retakes
20 - 24: Thanksgiving Break
December
5 - Fifth Grade Musical: 6:00 PM
7: Night @ the DCES Library Holiday Event: 5:00 PM
19: DCES Holiday Choir Concert: 6:00 PM
TBA: PTO Meeting
21: Christmas Break Begins for Students
PTO Sign Up Sheet
DCES Food Drive
From the Community...
Attendance Matters!
As we all know, cold and flu season are upon us. We wish for all our students to stay healthy always. However, we understand there could come a time when they are not feeling too well and need to stay home. Please read the following information regarding our attendance policy. More information is also available in the Jarrell Independent School District Parent and Student Handbook under Absences/Attendance.
Regular school attendance is essential for a student to make the most of his or her education to benefit from teacher led and school activities, to build each day's learning on the previous day's, and to grow as an individual.
When a student is absent, the student must bring a note to the attendance office within three days of the absence. After three days, parent notes may not be accepted and the absences will be considered unexcused. A maximum of three (3) parent notes per semester will be accepted as excused.
More info about attendence!
Attendance Works Informational Flyers - Click HERE
ENGLISH VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/101425388
SPANISH VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/130556839
Daily Deadlines
In order for our systems to run smoothly and safely, please observe the following daily deadlines times.
7:30 a.m. The back doors automatically lock, and you will need to drive around and walk your child in to the building. PLEASE DO NOT DROP-OFF STUDENTS AFTER 7:30. They must be signed in by a parent or guardian.
1:00 p.m. ALL transportation changes must be made by 1:00 by emailing or calling Carina Rodriguez at (512)-746-4852 or carina.rodriguez@jarrellisd.org.
2:30 p.m. Any student checking out early for an appointment, must be picked up prior to 2:30.
Read-a-Thon
November is National Family Literacy Month and to celebrate the DCES library will host a Read-a-thon! This is a great way to encourage our Coug-readers!!
📌Register your student for the Read-a-Thon: Click HERE
💰Make a donation for your reader: Click HERE
The DCES Read-a-Thon ends on Monday November 20.
Please share this opportunity with your friends and family members.
- Those students who have donations in their names will get to shop in the Read-a-Thon online store with 10% of their donations.
- The DCES Library will recognize and celebrate the TOP Reader and TOP Donations.
- All money raised will go towards library programming and the author visit for November 2024, Aaron Reynolds.
Texas Bluebonnet Books / Bluebonnet Club
Students in grades 3 - 5 are eligible to be in the Bluebonnet Club. To earn the club and celebration, students must read 5 or more books from the current Texas Bluebonnet Books list.
Requirements:
Read 5 or more current Bluebonnet books and submit a summary of each book to Mrs. Childress before the end of January.
🎉Congratulations🎉
Kellen Knot, (Forrest, 4) for being the FIRST student to read his five Bluebonnet Books!!
Volunteer Opportunities
If you would like to volunteer in the DCES Library, please complete the following form and contact Mrs. Childress.
We want to encourage ALL of our staff, students and families to utilize services made available through the Double Creek Elementary school counseling program. Throughout the year, school counselors facilitate a variety of activities to support students' personal, social, academic and career development and to provide easily accessible and up-to-date school counseling related information.
Please take a few moments to check out our DCES school counseling WEBSITE to learn more about the items listed below AND how we can serve you. We hope you find this information helpful, and we look forward to working with you and your child to help ensure their experience at DCES is a positive one. If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out!
Laura Lake, School Counselor (KG, 2, 4)
Heather Woolsey, School Counselor (PK, 1, 3, 5)
NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS:
Core Essentials Value for NOVEMBER:
GRATITUDE
Catch My Breath Vaping Prevention Program
Community Resources Directory
CLICK the image above to check out information from our DCES Specials teachers:
- PE
- Art
- Music
- Science Lab
Gifted & Talented Nomination Process
The Gifted and Talented nomination window for Kindergarten through 5th is open (Monday, October 2nd - November 30th).