Bobcat PRIDE
Sunset Valley Elementary - week of March 19-23
Have a Wonderful Spring Break!
No School March 12 - March 16
Important Dates in February & March
March 12 - March 16
- Spring Break (no school)
Tuesday, March 20
- Spaghetti Night & Lady and the Tramp movie (see below)
Thursday, March 29
- PTA Spirit Night at Chuck E Cheese!!!!
Friday, March 30
- No School/Inclement Weather make up day
Dinner & a Movie - Hosted by 4th grade!
This is for all SVES families. Please remember that all kids must be accompanied by a parent.
The Principal Den
Texas school districts tax rates are broken up into two separate rates – an Interest and Sinking (I&S) rate that funds the payment of debt from bonds that are used to build and maintain school buildings, and Maintenance and Operations (M&O) rate that funds everything else including programming, teacher salaries, and utilities. The M&O rate is currently capped at $1.04 per $100 property valuation, but can be raised to $1.17 with the community's approval. This is done through a Tax Ratification Election.
If the community passes a Tax Ratification Election, Keller ISD could raise the M&O rate by $0.13, but would also be in position to lower the I&S rate by $0.14 due to higher valuations and fiscally responsible refinancing over the years. This would lower the overall tax rate, while providing Keller ISD with $19 million in additional net operating revenue.
That's more money for your schools while lowering your overall tax rate. It's a Tax Rate Swap & Drop!
Take a look at the intro video below. Superintendent Dr. Rick Westfall will be meeting with the entire staff of Sunset Valley on Thursday, March 29th starting at 3:30 to share even more information. You are also invited to attend!!! Please feel free to share with other community members who may not have children enrolled in a Keller ISD school at this time.
Kindergarten Round Up
Attendance Data
I wanted to continue to share our percentage for attendance. We always strive to have ALL students in school each and every day. But we do understand when fever/sickness hits and we want you to help your child get well.
Did you know we now have 425 students? We welcomed 3 more students this past week!
Here are our attendance rates by six weeks so far for the 2017-18 school year:
- 1st 6 weeks - 96.8%
- 2nd 6 weeks - 96.4%
- 3rd 6 weeks - 96.6% **
- 4th 6 weeks - 94.1%
For the 5th 6 weeks, let's make our goal to be at or above 96.8% for ALL grade levels.
As of 3/7/18, our attendance rate for the 5th 6 weeks is 95.3%
Free & Reduced Lunch Application
Clayton Yes "News"
At Clayton, we get the students outside and active as much as possible! We know that some of the students are with us for a long time, so we focus on having fun in the sun when weather permits! This week we taught some of the kids how to double-dutch.
The learning continues with fun activities and innovative curriculum at Clayton! It’s licensed afterschool care catering to your child’s needs and interests.
Save the Date!
Volunteer Opportunities at SVES
Are you interested in helping in the office or classroom at SVES on a regular basis? Are you planning to chaperone a group of students on a field trip, help with PTA events, become a WATCH DOG volunteer, or chaperone at a school event? If you answered ‘YES’ to any of the above questions, you must complete a Volunteer Form/Criminal History Background check. To be eligible to volunteer on any of the KISD campuses, this process is completed each school year. To be considered as a KISD Volunteer for 2017-2018 school year, please complete the Volunteer Form. If you have a student at more than one KISD campus, you only need to fill out the application one time this school year. Please submit your Volunteer Application through the following link: Volunteer Application. Sign up TODAY!!
Once under the "Volunteer Form" job listing, click "Apply for this Position" to begin filling out the form. Once your application has been approved, you will receive a confirmation via the email address you provided in the application process. You only need to apply one time each school year. Our PTA is going to be posting specific volunteer opportunities however here are some other options for you:
- Classroom helper - help our teachers with door decorating, bulletin boards, reading to students, organizing notebooks/folders, cutting/laminating, etc.
- Library - help shelve books and with the check out/in process, reading to students, etc.
- Office/School helper - answer phones, using the laminating machine, sort/distribute mail, covering lunch duty for teachers, etc.
- Watch Dog Dad - Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the school principal or counselor.
After School Clubs
- Mondays - Kinder - 4th grade Running Club 3:15 - 3:50
- Mondays - Cub Scouts- Lion Den 4:45 - 6:00 & Tiger Den 6:00-7:00 in the Library
- Tuesdays - Coding Club for 2nd - 4th grade 7:15 - 7:45 am
- Tuesdays - Shutter Bugs for 2nd - 4th - Feb. 20, 27, Mar 6, 20, 27, Apr 3 from 3:10 - 4:10 pm in the Art Room
- Tuesdays- Girl Scouts Troop 1162 starting at 6:30 pm
- Tuesdays - Kinder - 4th grade Science Matters from 3:15 - 4:15 in the Library. Register here: www.sciencematters.tv
- Wednesday - Battle of the Books for 3rd & 4th grade 7:15 - 7:45 am
- Thursdays - Marimba for 4th grade from 7:00 am - 7:30 am in the Music room
- Fridays - Golf Squad for Kinder - 4th grade (the January-March class did not meet the minimum registration requirements. They will offer it again after Spring Break) Register here: https://golfsquad.com/school/sunset-valley-elementary/
Our Bell Schedule
1st Bell – 7:25 am Students are allowed in the building at designated areas
2nd Bell – 7:40 am – Students are allowed to walk to classrooms. Teachers are present at their door to welcome students.
3rd Bell – 7:55 am – Tardy Bell – Students not in the building at this time will receive a tardy slip.
4th Bell – 3:10 pm – Kindergarten – 4th grade dismissal
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Join the SVES PTA
NEW this year! Online memberships! As we start the new PTA year we'd like to offer you the ability to sign up or renew your membership online at http://www.joinpta.org/
For just $10 per membership, you can create a voice for every child! Student memberships will receive a punch card for 1 free concession item at our PTA events (good for 3 events)
- Feel you don't have time? No worries. Being a member of PTA doesn't require your time, however we do have volunteer, chair, and board positions available! Please email us sunsetpta23@gmail.com if you are interested.
- Not a Sunset Valley Elementary parent? That's ok too!! Grandparents, neighbors and friends can join as well! A voice for a child is still a voice for a child...having a community backing our youth is backing our FUTURE! JOIN US!
Please Follow us on Facebook to get the latest SVES PTA news and updates!
Our PTA does so many events and programs to support our students and amazing teachers! Help us reach our goal of 1 voice for every child!!
Click here to see watch the PTA welcome message.
Thank you for your support!
SVES PTAKristen Eriksen, Principal
Anna Michaels, Assistant Principal
Jennifer Cowen, Counselor
Debbie Rush, Campus Secretary
Sonya Sanford, Receptionist
Ruthann Kiefer, Attendance
Sunset Valley Elementary
The Sunset Valley Elementary School VISION is to create an optimal learning experience that promotes ongoing collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and communication with students, teachers, parents, and community members for the success of all students.
We are proud to be the twenty-third elementary campus in KellerISD and the newest member of Panther Pride. It is an exhilarating time for the students, families, and teachers/staff of SVES. We truly are a “brand new” community, and I know we are all ready to build a school community like no other. We look forward to working together to give our students the very best education and to help prepare them for a bright future. We want every student to be healthy, happy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. We pledge to be “Intentionally Exceptional"!
Website: http://campus.kellerisd.net/school/sve-130/
Location: 2032 Canchim Street, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Phone: 817-743-8200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunsetValleyES/
Twitter: @SunsetValleyES