Jaguar Update
Sunset Valley Elementary - January 7, 2022
Important Dates
Every Friday - Late Start Friday at 10:10 AM & SummitRise at 8:40 AM
Tuesday, January 11th - 5th & 6th Grade Group Picture Day
Monday, January 17th - NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 18th - NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day
Wednesday, January 19th - STUCO Fundraiser at Culver's on Oldham Parkway
Friday, January 21st- Grade Cards Emailed Out
Thursday, February 3rd - SVE Papa John's Pizza Fundraiser
Effective Immediately - All students, staff and visitors to SVE must wear a mask.
The Board of Education voted Thursday evening at a special session to reinstate a mask requirement for all district facilities starting on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 and extending through Feb. 3, 2022.
The mask requirement applies to all students, employees and visitors to district facilities.
The decision was made as our region experiences a surge in COVID-19 transmission.
Information discussed at the Board meeting included data related to:
A significant rise in positives and exposures in our school community following winter break.
Increased staff absences
Nominate SVE Teachers for an LSR7 Excellence Award
Nominations have opened for the R-7 Teacher of the Year and the Chamber of Commerce Excellence In Teaching Awards. Students, parents and staff members may nominate any teacher, library media specialist, or counselor who has worked for the R-7 District at least five years, for the R-7 Teacher of the Year and the Chamber of Commerce Excellence In Teaching Awards.
This year, we're accepting nominations in multiple ways!
- Nominate completely online through our online form.
- Complete a fillable nomination form and email the completed form to Jessica Morris at jessica.morris@lsr7.net
- Print and complete the form in writing and mail and deliver to the Stansberry Leadership Center, Attention: Jessica Morris
Our deadline this year is Monday, January 31, 2022. For reminders about eligibility, please view these FAQs or read the attached press release. More information about the TOY program can be found on our website.
Twelve Excellence In Teaching winners and up to three Teachers of Distinction will be recognized and the Teacher of the Year will be revealed at an April 13, 2022 Chamber of Commerce reception/presentation, starting at 4:30 p.m.
Birthday Celebration Guidelines
Birthdays are special days for all of our little Jaguars, but we need your help in celebrating them in adherence with the LSR7 Board of Education policies. These policies have been implemented for the safety of all students and staff (food allergies, latex allergies, etc.). Please read the following excerpt from the R-7 Elementary Handbook regarding celebrations:
Click HERE for the link to the 2021-22 R-7 Elementary Handbook.
NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK
Yearbook sales this year are online only, and ordering is open now through Monday, January 31, 2022. Softcover color books are $16. To personalize a yearbook with the student’s name is an additional $1. Note: the PTA is offering free name personalization for 5th and 6th graders.
To order your yearbook, visit: inter-state.com/order and enter code: 63384M.
FREE ENGLISH CLASSES FOR LSR7 PARENTS
The English Language Development department is working to spread the word about an opportunity for parents this year. The department is hosting free adult English classes for LSR7 parents. The free classes are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at Pleasant Lea Middle School. Please contact Melisha Colon, ELD Coordinator, at melisha.colon@lsr7.net with questions. Flyers in English and Spanish are here.
GIVE US A FOLLOW!
MUSIC CLASS with Mrs. Freeborn
Follow on Instagram @SVEMusicRoom
ART CLASS with Mrs. Wadel
Follow on Instagram @sunsetvalleyart
Connect With LSEF
Sunset Valley Elementary
School Hours: 9:10 am – 4:10 pm
Office Phone: (816) 986-4240
Attendance Phone: (816) 986-4243
Principal: Mrs. Rachel Flood
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Amy Westacott
Email: rachel.flood@lsr7.net
Website: https://sve.lsr7.org/
Location: 1850 Southeast Ranson Road, Lee's Summit, MO, USA
Phone: (816)986-4240
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SVELSR7/
Twitter: @svelsr7