Bobcat Pride
Sunset Valley Elementary - week of January 15-19
Monday, January 15th is a school holiday
The Principal's Den
These students did a fantastic job of sharing what they learned in Reading/Writing this week and why they think it is important to learn. They are certainly showing their Bobcat PRIDE by being dedicated to their learning. This principal is VERY proud!
Thank you Anusha, Robert, Christian, Avery, and Malaya!
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Picture Retakes
We will have picture retakes the morning of Wednesday, January 17, 2018.
This will be for students that:
- Were absent on Oct. 10, 2017 OR
- Students that started SVES after October 10, 2017 OR
- For students that are not satisfied with their picture taken on October 10, 2017. In order for your student to have retakes you will need to send in the package that was previously received.
Please feel free to call the school if you have any questions.
Important Dates to Remember in January & February
Saturday, January 13
- Elementary Theater Showcase 11:00 am @ Timbercreek High School ($5.00 charge)
Monday, January 15
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, January 17
- Make up Picture Day & Club Pictures
Friday, January 19
- SVES Western Day (more information to come)
Monday, January 22
- Coffee with Kristen from 1:00 - 2:00 pm in the library
Monday, January 29 - February 2
- Scholastic Book Fair
Wednesday, January 31
- 100th Day of School - Dress up day (more information to come)
Thursday, February 1
- Valentine Spirit Sticks on sale (delivery 2/14)
Thursday, February 1
- SVES Open House
Friday, February 2
- National GO RED Day! (wear red in support of the American Heart Association)
- Donuts with Dad in the library
Tuesday, February 6
- Class Pictures
Tuesday, February 13
- CEIC Meeting @ 4:00 pm
Wednesday, February 14
- Valentine's Day Class Parties
Friday, February 16
- Last Day of the 4th 6 weeks/PRIDE Rally
Friday, February 16
- PTA Valentine's Family Dance - A 50's Sock Hop!
Something NEW!
Attendance
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. 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% **
**We received some very exciting news this week about our 3rd 6 weeks attendance. Sunset Valley had THE BEST ATTENDANCE in the DISTRICT for all of the elementary schools! To celebrate, ALL students are going to receive FREE ICE CREAM and all SVES teachers & staff are going to receive a free lunch from Sodexo on Friday, January 26th. **
For the 4th 6 weeks, let's make our goal to be at or above 97% for ALL grade levels.
As of 1/12/18, our attendance rate for the 4th 6 weeks is 94%
A Message from Theater!
We invite you to come see some talented 3rd graders perform and help our theater earn money! The KISD Elementary Theater Showcase is a fundraiser for all elementary theater programs. It will be Saturday, January 13th at 11:00 a.m. at Timber Creek High School in the auditorium. Tickets will be $5.00 and must be in cash! Please come to help us provide more opportunities in our theater programs!
Thank you!
Haley Wilborn
Volunteers Needed!
Our lunch schedule is as follows:
- 10:45 - 11:15 1st grade
- 10:55 - 11:25 Kindergarten
- 11:30 - 12:00 2nd grade
- 12:00 - 12:30 3rd grade
- 12:25 - 12:55 4th grade
Free & Reduced Lunch Application
KISD Link Magazine
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 (We will begin again in February, weather permitting) - 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 (Kinder & 1st will also be invited at a later date)
- Tuesdays - Paper Mache' Magic for 3rd & 4th grade - Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb, 6, 13 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 (more information to come)
- Thursdays - Marimba for 4th grade from 7:00 am - 7:30 am in the Music room
- Fridays - Golf Squad for Kinder - 4th grade from January 26 - March 23. Register here: https://golfsquad.com/school/sunset-valley-elementary/
Other Art Sessions coming up. Applications will be available at least 2 weeks prior to the starting date.
- Shutter Bugs for 2nd - 4th - Feb. 20, 27, Mar 6, 20, 27, Apr 3
- Miscellaneous Madness for Kdg - 4th - Apr 17, 24, 22, May 1, 8
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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The Sunset Valley PTA is Amazing! But I'm sure you already knew that! :)
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!
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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!!
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Thank you for your support!
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