AE The Rock News
WHAT ALL PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND STAFF NEED TO KNOW!
Here at AE The Rock, we practice Rock Leader character attributes, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and our overarching expectations of Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible...
Be a Rock Leader! The choice is yours!!!
Be sure to check out your student's ROCK leader binder that should come back and forth to school each day. This is where you will find your student's goal setting, data, conduct sheet and assignments.
Connect with us!!!
Email: kristen.kiss@azleisd.net
Website: https://www.azleisd.net/o/ae
Location: 1200 Lakeview Drive, Azle, TX, USA
Phone: 817-444-1312
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AEtherockschool/
Twitter: @AEtherockschool
Instagram: @AEtherockschool
AE LOVES OUR TEACHERS!
PTO and Admin will be providing special treats to teachers each day. Please see the PTO Facebook page if you would like to donate to Teacher Appreciation Week.
BOGO Book Fair!
FIELD DAY MAY 3rd
A field day flyer was sent home with your student this week:
Accessing Teacher Emails
Please note that reaching out through Blackboard or Canvas will not always get to our teachers. We have also noticed if you reply to mass emails from teachers they are not receiving it.
Please go to our website https://www.azleisd.net/o/ae under staff to easily get in contact with us. Please call the front office if you are having any issues. Thank you!
Safety and Security for Visitors to Campus
Parents and/or Guardians are welcome to join their child/student for lunch.
All visitors must present a valid Driver’s License or Identification Card which will be scanned into our Raptor Security system for a visitor badge to be issued. As a part of our secure check-in process, please be prepared to show your identification at the camera/bell door entry area.
Want to Volunteer?
As we roll into the 2nd half of the year, Spring will be here before we know it! That means, field trips, field days, award assemblies, dances, class parties, and a whole list of other reasons that will have parents wanting to help out, volunteer, and chaperone!
Raptor Technologies processes our volunteer background checks, along with about 12,000 other people, school districts, and youth sports organizations.
Any parent wanting to chaperone a field trip this Spring will need to complete a volunteer background check for a LEVEL II Chaperone. PLEASE SUBMIT EARLY. If you wait, there is a good chance your background check will not be back in time.
LEVEL II
Level II allows interaction with students without an Azle ISD employee present. Examples: field trip chaperone, school dances, field day, one-on-one tutor/mentor, book fair/spirit store workers, unsupervised helper in the classroom/hall/outside, all other unsupervised activities. Required checks: National Sex Offender Registry and DPS Criminal History
As a reminder, it is best to complete the application on a desktop, laptop, or at least an iPad. The application is not very mobile-friendly; so for any newbies wanting to submit on their phone, they need to turn the phone sideways, so they can see all the available options to choose from (ie: chaperone, level II, etc.).
HERE is the link to the volunteer application.
Thank you to all for helping to keep our students safe.
AE PTO STORE
Counselor's Corner
Azle Elementary Receives New York Life Foundation Grant to Support Grieving Students
AZLE, TEXAS–Azle Elementary has been designated a “Grief-Sensitive School” by the New York Life Foundation, receiving a $500 grant to help create a bereavement support plan and encourage ongoing staff development as part of the national Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative.
Schools confront issues of grief and loss every day: 1 in 15 US children* will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18. Studies show that unresolved grief can have a social and emotional impact on children, leading to behavioral issues and poor performance in school. Yet educators often feel under-prepared to help, with the vast majority of teachers reporting they have not received any bereavement training.
Through the Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative – a pioneering effort to better equip schools to care for the grieving students in their midst – trained New York Life ambassadors connect with educators in their local communities to raise awareness and understanding of grief’s prevalence and impact among school-age children.
The program is an extension of the work of the Coalition to Support Grieving Students, a collaboration among leading K-12 professional organizations, to develop and deliver best-in-class grief support resources to educators. The New York Life Foundation founded the Coalition in 2013, in partnership with the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, as part of its commitment to improving schools’ ability to reach their grieving students.
After hosting a presentation on grief support resources, Azle Elementary agreed to strive to become a grief-sensitive school, and received a $500 grant which will be used to help deliver support to bereaved students and their families.
About the New York Life Foundation
Inspired by New York Life’s tradition of service and humanity, the New York Life Foundation has, since its founding in 1979, provided nearly $280 million in charitable contributions to national and local nonprofit organizations. The Foundation supports programs that benefit young people, particularly in the areas of educational enhancement and childhood bereavement. The Foundation also encourages and facilitates the community involvement of employees and agents of New York Life through its Volunteers for Good and Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative programs. To learn more, please visit www.newyorklifefoundation.org.
Community in Schools
Keep up with your Student's Grades and Progress!
Access Progress Reports and Report Cards Online
Login to Ascender Parent Portal
Click on the GREEN Progress Reports or Report Cards
Free and Reduced Meal Application
Medication or Medical Needs - See the Nurse!!!
All medications must be brought to the school by the parent and administered by the nurse.
If you have medical needs for your child, please see our School Nurse - Misty Stowe - mstowe@azleisd.net or 817-444-1312.
Title I Parent Involvement Meeting Presentation & Resources
Parents,
Thank you for all your support in helping our students, staff, and campus reach our Campus Improvement Plan - Vision, Mission, Beliefs, and Goals.
New & Returning Student Registration
For NEW student registration, please contact the campus to set up an appointment to finalize registration. Families should arrive with all required documents for registration. View required documents for new student registration. For appointments, email Ali Kidd at mailto:alexandra.kidd@azleisd.net or call 817-444-1312.
For RETURNING student registration, an updated proof of residency or oath of residency MUST be presented/uploaded into the registration system. Please note that the oath of residency must be notarized and must be submitted with IDs and proof of residency with whom you reside.
Azle Elementary Vision-Mission-Beliefs
To grow as an educational community, it is important to understand and center our decisions on our Vision, Mission, and Beliefs and then comprehend our own responsibility as a leader to successfully reach our goals.
Vision
To focus on learning and student success through structures of support and continuous improvement in partnership with parents and community.
Mission
To reach EVERY child by providing guiding leadership to foster resilience, opportunity, and growth to enable both academic and personal success.
Rock Manifesto - Declaration of Beliefs
A rock will go through many changes. It will adapt to the situation at hand and still maintain its identity and composition.
At The Rock, we promote the idea of adapting and changing to the situation, while still maintaining the identity of what makes “you” you.
So here’s to those who “ROCK.” Those who show signs of strength, stability, and history.
Thousands have walked our halls and left a legacy.
We produce the future of Azle and stand behind them.
We were first. We are family. Welcome home.
We are the “ROCK.”
House points are given based on the following:
Houses are earning points!!! 5th graders and all new 6th graders will be sorted into their houses soon!
Behavior Based Points - 1 Point Each when observed
Be Safe
Respectful (to environment and others)
Respond with Love
Lead by Example
Desire Excellence
Expect the Best
Be Proactive
Begin with the End in Mind
First things First
Sharpen the Saw
Be Respectful
Respectful
Optimistic
Compassionate
Kindness
Encourage Others
Accept Differences
Think Win-Win
Seek first to Understand
Synergize
Growth Based Points
CBA, Interim, MAP - ANY growth from the previous point is rewarded! - 10 Points
CFA or Teacher Discretionary Growth - 3 Points
Leadership Based Points (At completion of leadership role)
Selected as House Student Leader - 50 Points
Selected for a Leadership Job - 30 Points
Quarterly Rock Leader Nomination by HR Teacher - 50 Points