Fourth Grade Weekly Update
3/25-3/29
Important Upcoming Dates
March 22: March Madness: Wear college shirt
March 26: Epilepsy Awareness Day- Wear purple
March 28: MLB Opening Day: Wear baseball jersey/shirt
March 29: Bad Weather Day- No school
April 1: No school
April 2: JES Baseball Night- choir will sing
April 5: Dragon Wagon
April 8: Solar Eclipse Event Watch Party during school hours
April 12: Bad Weather Day- No school
April 17: STAAR Reading
April 19: Dragons and Donuts
What We're Learning
Science: Life Cycles and Weather
Reading: Paired Passages
Writing: Literary Essays
Texas History: Annexation of Texas
What We're Reading
From Our Office and PTO:
Solar Eclipse Watch Party - Permission Form
On April 8th we will be in the path to experience a once in a lifetime total solar eclipse event! JES will be celebrating this event with a Solar Eclipse Watch Party. Our generous PTO has secured enough eclipse glasses for all of our students and staff. In order for your student to participate in the outdoor viewing of the eclipse, you must sign this form and return it to school by April 8th. If the signed form is not returned, your student will not participate in the outdoor viewing of the eclipse.
4th Grade Picture Wall
Parents, can you believe we are already prepping for our fourth graders to graduate from JES?!? We have a fun JES tradition where, for the month of May, our PTO will hang both a Kindergarten picture and 4th grade picture (side by side) of each of our 4th graders in the main hall. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please send in a 4x6 of your child in Kindergarten and 4th Grade (preferably their school pictures or a copy) in a zip lock bag or envelope with your child’s name and teacher's name, so we can organize these easily, by April 19th. We will try our best to get these pictures back to you, so please make sure to label so it makes that process easy. You can send this with your child to give to their teacher or drop off at the front office.
4th Grade Clap Out Shirts
Our generous PTO has again provided funding for all of our 4th grade students to receive a Class of 2032 t-shirt! Please click on this link to place the order for your student by April 8th. Shirts are planned to be delivered at the end of April.
Safety and Security
Birthday Treats, Snacks, and Lunch
Birthday Treats
We love celebrating birthdays! Families may bring in birthday treats for their students, but they must adhere to district policy and be approved by front office staff.
Treats must be store-bought that with an ingredients label that says "Made in a Nut-Free Facility" and can be verified by our office staff. All treats have to be approved. Please call if you aren't sure if something will be allowed so we can avoid an issue!
NEW THIS YEAR: Elementary school parents can request birthday ice cream through the cafeteria for birthday celebrations. The treat will be mini ice cream sandwiches at $2.00 each (must purchase enough for each child in the class). Funds will be deducted from the My School Bucks lunch account. Please fill out the Birthday Dragon form here to purchase birthday ice cream treats.
Food Allergies
Carroll ISD restricts all peanuts and tree nuts from classrooms; this includes daily snacks, birthday celebrations and class parties. All food items brought into school for classroom consumption must be coordinated by the classroom teacher, be store bought and have an ingredient label attached to the packaging. Any label that states the following is NOT permitted in the classroom:
- “May contain peanuts or tree nuts”
- “Processed on shared equipment with nuts”
- “Manufactured in a plant containing peanuts or tree nuts”
- “Contains peanuts or tree nut ingredients”
For safe food options please visit snacksafely.com. For more information, please contact the school nurse, Denise Anstiss, at 817 949-4500 or denise.anstiss@southlakecarroll.edu.
Snacks and Water Bottles
Please pack a daily healthy snack and refillable water bottle for your child. We have several water bottle refill stations on campus.
School Lunch
Students may bring their lunch from home or can order from the cafeteria. Menus are posted online at southlakecarroll.nutrislice.com/menu/. Please make sure your child knows their lunch plan for the first day of school and that your lunch account is loaded if you plan to buy.
Cafeteria Options: (3 options daily)
- Hot Plate Lunch
- Salad Meal or Bento Box Meal (rotating)
- Deli-Bag Lunch or Yogurt Combo Lunch (rotating)
We encourage all parents/students to prepay money into their lunch accounts:
- Online Payment through My School Bucks
- Cash/Check can be deposited in the lunch line at the point of sale. If you choose to drop cash off, please include your child's name and ID number.
- Please try to avoid dropping off lunches on a regular basis; the occasional "forgotten lunch" or special treat is fine. This year, there will be a "drop off table" for lunches for students to check on their way to lunch.