Sageland MicroSociety Elementary
Parent Update Week of May 22
1st Annual Big Red Pride Math Bee on Friday, May 19th! 🧮 🐝
May 18th is National Speech-Language Pathologist Day!
2023 YISD Student Showcase
Parents can register using this link: https://www.yisd.net/enroll.
Nutrition Classes
Contact Ms. Lopez the school counselor to RSVP at 915-434-2903 or mlopez166@yisd.net.
We hope to see you there!
🏆 End of Year Awards Fiesta 2023 🪅
Our 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year: Mr. Adrian Stevens!
Mrs. Elizabeth Salazar, Support Employee of the YEAR❣️
Thank you to Ms. Liz Salazar and Coach Stevens for Proudly Representing Sageland
Campus Vision & Mission
Vision Statement: Sageland Microsociety Elementary will aspire to be a global community of critical thinkers and problem solvers, in which every citizen will contribute to creating a culture of kindness, resilience, and academic excellence.
Student Campus Goal
Message from the Principal
Greetings Sageland Learning Community,
Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead as we celebrate all of our Scotties’ accomplishments for the year! We have awards starting on Wednesday thru Friday, can’t wait to celebrate all our students! Please read the End of Year Awards guidelines attached to this newsletter.
Our 1st Annual Big Red Pride Math Bee Competition was a huge success! Congratulations to all our students that proudly represented their grade levels! We are Scottie PROUD of You! A Big thank you to Gaby Lopez for organizing our Big Red Pride Math Bee and all the team that made this possible! We also want to thank Ms. Licon & Ms. Pena for preparing our students for the YISD Technology Showcase! Our kids did great! Finally, we want to thank our PE Dept. for showcasing our students' agility skills in YISD's PE Showcase this weekend!
Parent Reminder: We still have Online Registration for 23-24 school year going on. We are currently at 68% registered. If your child will be attending Sageland next year, it is important to register him/her to secure a spot in the roster. We have started our class building and want to ensure that we include all our Scotties in a classroom roster. You may reach our attendance clerk, Cynthia Rede @CRede1@yisd.net, or call at (915)434-2910 if you have any questions or need assistance with registration. Registration link: https://www.yisd.net/enroll.
Let’s finish our week strong and enjoy your child’s end of year awards as these are memorable moments that we cherish forever! Look forward to seeing all our families this week! J. Salas
May Updates
1. Attendance Matters: Please help us by making sure your child makes it to school every day, unless they are ill and cannot attend! Schedule appointments after school so that students are not interrupted in their instruction during the day. Please be prompt in dropping off your child at school before 7:30 AM.
Our Attendance B’s: Be Here Everyday, Be On Time, Be Ready
2. CEIC Meeting May 22
3. PK3, PK4, 4th & 1st Grade Awards May 24
4. Bel Air HS Senior Memory Walk May 25
5. 3rd & 2nd Grade Awards May 25
6. Kinder & 5th Grade Awards May 26
7. Last Day of School June 2
8. Summer School June 5-8
ATTENDANCE CHALLENGES - EARN FREE DRESS EVERY MONDAY & Classes Get a Traveling Trophy
Scottie Attendance challenge to promote and celebrate individual daily attendance. Students will be rewarded by wearing free dress (follow student dress code: sleeves, shorts & skirts two inches above knee, closed shoes, no inappropriate wording or pictures on clothing) every Monday, if the students are present, no early pull-outs and zero tardies for the entire week.
Teachers will notify students and parents every Friday, of students eligible for free dress. Please do not send your child in free dress unless the teacher has notified you and/or the student.
We can not wait to see all our Scotties best free dress outfits every Monday!
Scottie Class Attendance Challenge Friendly Competition: One class in each grade level is able to display the Attendance Traveling Trophy for having the highest attendance percentage for the week. Sageland loves our Scottie pups, so we want to see them every day!
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do we wait for the school day to begin?
Parents who arrive before entrance into the building is allowed at 7:15 will wait outside the drop off designated areas with their child. If possible, it is suggested that you drop off your child by car at the designated area except for PK and Kindergarten students who we strongly encourage to be walked to the cafeteria.
What do I do if we are late to school?
If late to school, your child can enter through the front office. Please ring the bell on the screen, let the front office staff know your child’s name, that they are late and the reason. Your child will be let into the building, given a tardy slip and escorted to class if in PK-1 and sent to class if 2-5; only the student will be let into the building. We ask that tardies do not become habitual as students miss breakfast and instructional time.
What do I do if I am picking up early?
Please ring the bell, have your valid I.D. ready, you will report to the front counter and sign your child out. You will wait in the front office area until your child comes to the front office area. We ask these be kept at a minimum to maximize learning instructional time.
What if my child goes to an after school program (Boys and Girls Club or YMCA)?
Your child will be picked up by the respective after school program personnel and escorted to the cafeteria at the end of day. Please ask the corresponding program for their policies and procedures regarding masks, safety and dismissal.
What if I cannot pick-up my child at dismissal time due to work, school etc.?
All children need to be picked up on non-tutoring days at 2:45 and on tutoring days at 3:30. There is no personnel to care for students once they are no longer in an academic setting. Please make arrangements with after school care.
Can my child play on the O.L.E.s before/after school?
Students are not allowed to play on the Outside Learning Environments (O.L.Es) before or after school as there are no monitors available to watch these areas at those times.
Thank you for working with us to ensure that Sageland’s drop off and pick up times are safe and happy. We appreciate your support.
SAFETY EXPECTATIONS
Visitor policy will be enforced. Visitor must have a valid ID prior to entering the campus and background screening will be conducted through the Hall Pass System.
- To help us monitor who is expected on campus for the day, please schedule conferences with teachers and appointments with administration in advance.
Volunteers must be cleared on a daily basis through the campus Hall Pass System and must be registered as an active volunteer through the District Affairs office; this includes field trips.
Due to increased security and safety protocols, we will not be allowing parents to drop off lunches during the day for students. Students need to bring their lunches with them in the morning. We will only allow if the student forgot their lunch in the car, but not habitual drop off of lunches. (ALL students receive free lunch in our cafeteria, therefore students will always have a meal available to them.)
Backpack at the front office and asked to be kept at minimum and not habitual (Only if students have forgotten them at home).
- Birthday Celebrations: Only individually wrapped items will be allowed. Celebrations will take place 15 minutes prior to the end of the day.
- CLOSED LUNCH will continue on campus.
Emergency preparedness (drills) activities will be conducted throughout the school year.
DISTRICT ATTENDANCE POLICY & PROCEDURES
ABSENCES
Students who are not in class when attendance is taken will be counted tardy or absent. The parent must contact the school by phone, in writing, or in person to explain the reason for every absence within 72 hours or sooner of the student’s absence to avoid loss of class work credit and possibly truancy court referral. Attendance staff will document every contact parent/guardian makes with the school, whether absences will be excused or unexcused.
EXCUSED & UNEXCUSED ABSENCES
Excused absences are legitimate days of absence necessitated by personal illness, death in the immediate family, or a student teen parent taking her/his child to the doctor. Documentation is required when students are absent due to a doctor's appointment, a court date, or other official business.
If a student is absent without school permission or permitted exception, that absence will be counted as an unexcused absence. In this case the student may receive a zero for all work missed and parents will be notified, if necessary, an attendance warning will be issued, charges will be filed against parents to enforce the compulsory school attendance law if absences of this nature persist. See Reg. FE-R.
90% Rule for Promotion
A student must be present 90% of the days the class is offered in order to be promoted to the next grade level. Except as provided by state law, all absences, whether excused or unexcused, must be considered in determining whether a student has attended the required percentage of days.
TARDIES
Students must be in their classrooms and ready to receive instruction when the bell to begin class rings at 7:45 a.m.. An elementary school student who arrives after the 7:45 a.m. tardy bell rings will be counted tardy for the day. It is the responsibility of the parent or legal guardian to contact the school before the second hour of instruction by telephone, in writing, or in person to verify the reason for the tardy (unless a doctor’s appointment, or has been approved as a school activity or business on campus is documented).
- CAMPUS TARDY POLICY: Students who accumulate 4 tardies will be assigned lunch detention by administration on the 4th day.
LEAVING CAMPUS
For students in elementary a parent or otherwise authorized adult must come to the office and sign the student out. The adult person signing the child out must show proof of identification prior to releasing the child. Once the identity is verified, a campus representative will send for the student and bring him or her to the office. For safety purposes and stability of the learning environment, we cannot allow anyone other than authorized school personnel to go to the classroom or any other area unescorted to pick up the student. Excessive requests for permission for students to leave early will be monitored by the campus administration and conferences with the parent or guardian will be scheduled to resolve the situation. The parent will sign an early dismissal card from the attendance office in accordance with school procedure. Upon the student’s return, the student must report to the attendance office to be admitted to class.
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YISD Calendar 22-23
Sageland Contact Information
Assistant Principal - Zeila Wittke (915) 434-2900 email: zwittke@yisd.net
Counselor - Melissa Lopez (915) 434-2903 email: mlopez166@yisd.net
Attendance Clerk - Cynthia Rede (915) 434-2910 email: CRede1@yisd.net
Nurse - Yara Torres (915) 434-2911 email: ytorres5@yisd.net
Front Office Clerk - Minerva Wright (915) 434-2998 email: mwright1@yisd.net
Secretary - Elizabeth Salazar (915) 434-2905 email: ESalazar27@yisd.net
Gallery of the Week
Fantastic Field Day!
Snapology and #STEM Activties
Ysleta PK Visits Sageland
Big Red Pride Math Bee Competition at BAHS
YISD Technology Showcase
YISD PE Showcase
School Bell Schedule PK4-5th Grade
School Bell Schedule
7:15 Students may arrive to school (designated monitors at post at 7:15)
7:30 Students will be picked up by teachers at their designated areas
7:30-7:40 Breakfast in the classroom / announcements
7:45 Instructional Time Begins / Tardy Bell (4 tardies= lunch detention)
2:45 Dismissal of Students (All students need to be picked-up in a timely manner)
2:45-3:30 Tutoring (Tuesdays & Thursdays to be announced)
School Bell Schedule PK3
AM DUAL CLASSES
7:30-7:40 - Breakfast in the classroom / announcements
10:25-10:55 - Lunch
11:00 - Dismissal
PM MONOLINGUAL CLASSES
11:30-2:45 - Monolingual Class
11:30-12:00 - Lunch
2:45 - Dismissal
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Nurse's Message
Sick Day Guidelines
- Please keep students' home if they have had vomiting or diarrhea or fever in the last 24 hours
- Students must be fever free for 24 hours with out the use of Tylenol or Ibuprofen in order for them to return to school
Please call Nurse Torres at 915-434-2911 if you have any questions.
YISD Comprehensive Care Clinic
What: Free clinic available to all our students
Location: 7530 Acapulco Ave. (old Hacienda Heights School)
Cost: FREE to all our YISD students
Phone: 915-434-7200 call for an appoitment
Covid-19
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the expiration date for the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 is May 11, 2023.
Covid positive test result
If a student tests positive and is symptomatic, the parent should report the absence to attendance just like with any other illness. The call doesn't need to be transferred to the nurse. They follow doctor's orders or Sick-Day guidelines as well. They can return to school once they feel better.
Vaccines
All students must be in compliance with vaccines or must obtain a notarized exemption form from the following website:
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/exemptions.aspx
Immunize El Paso
Counselor's Message
Volunteers are needed! If you would like to apply to be a volunteer, please click on the link below.
https://bisweb.yisd.net/VolunteerPortal/#/
Parents, please remember if you would like to accompany your child on a field trip this school year, you must have a volunteer ID to attend.
I am here to assist if you need help with the application.
Counselor Referral Form
Community Information and Flyers
🚌 Energy Bus Activity April & May
Rule #8: Love Your Passengers
When people know that you love and care about them, they will want to get on and stay on the bus.
Rule #9 & 10: Drive with Purpose and Enjoy the Ride
Purpose is the ultimate fuel for our journey and throughout life. We only get one ride through school and one ride through life, so let’s try to enjoy it more!
Library
Help us at home by reinforcing our 4Bs
May Parent Calendar
Breakfast
Lunch
Sageland MicroSociety Elementary
Email: jsalas56@yisd.net
Website: https://www.yisd.net/sageland
Location: 7901 Santa Monica Court, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: (915)434-2900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SagelandMicroSociety
Twitter: @SagelandMicroES