Principal Message

Dear Parents,

We have had a very busy week. Today, we had three football players from LHS come to honor Mrs. Anderson, a first grade teacher, with Teacher of the Week. Mrs. Anderson has a heart for ALL students, and she has a gift of meeting students where they are and growing them. We are so happy for Mrs. Anderson. She will be recognized at Friday's game so be sure to cheer her on.

Last Friday, we had the opportunity to recognize our Heart of a Teacher and Heart of Support. Please join me in congratulating, Stephanie Hertweck, a Kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Hertweck is an excellent model for the the LISD pillar of collaboration. She is openly seeking coaching opportunities to better herself as a teacher. She seeks feedback on implementation, and she is reflecting on her practices to ensure that she is growing all of her students academically. She is always willing to lend a helping hand to her team. I appreciate the strong relationships that she has built with her students and parents. For Heart of Support, we recognized Alice Bassler. Mrs. Bassler is always willing to go above and beyond for our students to ensure that they are set up for success. She understands the importance of building strong relationships with our students and staff. I appreciate how she observes and reflects on students' nuisances then meets them where they are to help them reach their goals. Her calm demeanor and reassuring voice gives her students the confidence to take risks in a safe environment.

We hope that you will be able to join us tonight for Meeting Mrs. Acosta and Fall Family Fun Night.

As always, please feel free to reach out at anytime with questions or concerns.

All My Best,

Wendy Craft

Wendy_craft@lovejoyisd.net

214-551-4503 (cell)

469-742-8077 (office)

My mission is to be a servant leader who works with students, parents, and staff to build a community that fosters relationships and learning where everyone THRIVES. Each day, I strive to make the choice to be great versus comfortable, because you can't be both!

October:

26th: Family Fun Night @ 5:30-7:30pm

27th: Leopard Friday

27th: Reading with the Leopards

30th: Talent Show Dress Rehearsal

30th: School Board Meeting

31st: Kinder Field Trip to Dallas Arboretum

31st: 3rd & 4th Grade Talent Show @ 1:30pm

November:

1st: Student Holiday - Office Closed

6th - 10th: Recycle Week/Coat Drive

10th: Reading with the Leopards

10th: Progress Reports go home

13th: Science Night

14th: PTO Meeting @ 10:30am

15th: 3rd Grade Field Trip

16th - 24th: Student Holiday - Office Closed

As you know, Lovejoy ISD utilizes standards based grading for students in Kindergarten through 4th grade. A Parent FAQ has been created to provide you with information regarding our district’s standards based grading practices.

Beginning in the 2nd quarter, you will be able to use PowerSchool to view your child’s performance indicators for each standard assessed during the grading period. Please know that the performance indicators will not be finalized until the end of the quarter. Students are provided with multiple opportunities to show mastery on standards throughout the grading period. The final performance indicator will appear on your child’s report card.

To log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal, please use the link below. This link will allow you to sign in, create an account, or recover your username and password.

PowerSchool Parent Portal

Once you log into the parent portal, click the “Standards Based Grades” tab to monitor your child’s progress on standards taught throughout the grading period.

If you have any questions regarding your child’s progress, please contact his or her teacher.

In a continued effort to support our safety and security posture at the front entrance doors at each campus, all visitors are required to show ID prior to entering our facilities. The front office staff member will continue to ask each visitor what their intended business is at the campus, and visitors will present their ID to the camera intercom system prior to entry. Once the visitor ID is verified, the front office staff member will then allow entry. Note: Visitors should keep their ID in hand, as they will have to use it to sign into Raptor upon entry.

Attendance continues to be a top priority for Lovejoy ISD. It should come as no surprise that attendance has a direct relationship with student learning. Additionally, public school funding is provided by the State of Texas based on each district's average daily attendance (ADA).

Lovejoy has developed an Attendance Task Force consisting of staff, parents, and students to formulate ideas about how to positively impact ADA in our district. One suggestion is to update the community via weekly principal communication on the number of absences each campus has accrued YTD along with the budgetary impact of those absences. This information can be found below:

Hart Elementary 3rd graders will attend an orchestral performance by the Allen Philharmonic on Wednesday, November 15th at the Allen HS PAC. The cost of the trip is $8.00 and is due Wednesday 11/8. You can pay with cash, check made out to Hart Elementary, or you can click here to pay via Revtrak (online).

Attention 3rd and 4th Graders!! Our Annual Talent Show will be held on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 1:30 pm. The talent show is an opportunity for you to show your unique talents to your schoolmates! Participation is open to all 3rd and 4th graders, and all the information can be found by clicking here!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Wendy Hebert!

You are invited to join us for our Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 10th at 9:30 am. Please invite your special Veterans to attend.

We hope to honor these guests by showing them our gratitude and respect for their duty in serving to protect our country and enabling us to celebrate freedom in our everyday lives.

Please email janean_mancini@lovejoyisd.net to RSVP and let her know how many veterans and how many visitors will attend the assembly by Monday, November 6th.

For anyone attending the assembly, you may click here and fill out the

FAST PASS Google Form. You will also need a copy of your driver's license when you arrive at HES on Friday, November 10th.

Please click here to create a slide for your Veteran. This will be shown during the Veterans Day Assembly.

We love volunteers at HES, but in order to volunteer or go on a field trip, then you must have an updated Volunteer Background check for the current school year. Please complete your background check now!

Vision and Hearing Screenings - We are finishing screenings for Kindergarten and first grade this week. 3rd grade screenings will be next Thursday, 11/02 and Friday, 11/03. Please make sure your child has his/her corrective lenses or glasses on these days.

Please consider donating multipacks of blank cards to the Lovejoy Letter Campaign. We want to show our appreciation for our teachers and staff and need cards to do it. Please drop off any packs of cards to the front office. Sign up with more information is here. We will collect through October 27th.