Bobcat Pride
Sunset Valley Elementary - week of February 20th
Student Holiday - Monday, February 20th
SVES Campus Teacher of the Year!!
We love you, Mrs. Baxter and we are so glad you are our first!!! Congratulations.
Important Dates to Remember
- February 20 - Student Holiday/Staff Professional Development
- February 21 - CEIC @ 4:00 - 5:00
- February 21 - PTA Meeting (6:00 pm) & Family Science Night (6:30 pm)
- February 23 - Brown Bag Luncheon with Superintendent Dr. Randy Reid @ 12:00 pm in our library
- February 23 - PTA Spirit Night @ Kincades
- February 24 - End of the 4th 6 weeks
- February 28 - 1st grade Music Performances
- February 28 - Battle of the Books competition @ Fossil Ridge High School (new location)
Campus Educational Improvement Committee (CEIC)
Everyone is able to see our Campus Improvement Plan (CIP) and the latest formative review on the Sunset Valley campus webpage. http://campus.kellerisd.net/school/sve-130/our-campus/campus-improvement-plan
PTA Meeting & Family Science Night
Safety Reminders
Please remember that when you enter our parking lot, you should not be driving more than 10 miles per hour even when there isn't a car line present. It is also a Texas state law that you cannot be on your cell phones while in a school zone. This includes when you are in the car line. Please be aware of all safety laws and help us all keep all visitors, our families, and students safe when walking, biking or driving to school.
District Events
Brown Bag Luncheon
Join Dr. Reid for Brown Bag on Thursday, Feb. 23
Parents and community members throughout Keller ISD are invited to Sunset Valley Elementary to chat with Superintendent Dr. Randy Reid at his monthly Brown Bag Lunch event, scheduled for 12:00 pm, Thursday, February 23 in the Sunset Valley ES Library. Brown Bag Lunch events are held at a different KISD campus each month and are hosted by the respective school’s PTA.
Bring your lunch, and join Dr. Reid as he shares the latest District news and answers your questions – we’d love to see you there!
Can’t make it this month? All Brown Bag Lunches are filmed and posted to the District’s YouTube page, or check out the Brown Bag schedule to see where Dr. Reid will be next month!
Keller ISD Film Festival
Calling All Filmmakers!
CLICK HERE TO ENTER YOUR MOVIE IN THE FILM FESTIVAL
For more information, please contact:
Matt Hill
Director of Media Production
matt.hill@kellerisd.net
817.744.6980
The 2017-2018 School Year
News about the NEW Middle School
Keller ISD's seventh middle school is set to open in August 2017, and the District now invites the community to weigh in on the campus's name, mascot, and primary color. Will it be the Alliance Aviators? Sendero Sabers (Saber-toothed Tigers)? Frontier Trailblazers? or the Vista Ridge Lions?
Voting closes Monday, February 27, so vote today! Click on the link below to cast your vote!
String Orchestra to be Offered to 6th grade next year
We have exciting news! Orchestra will be offered at the New Middle School next school year! Current 5th grade students will have the option to chose Orchestra as their elective in the 6th grade. Other full year elective choices will be Art, Music, Theater, or Band. Beginning string orchestra provides the student with basic instruction in violin, viola, cello, and bass, as well as training in the proper care of stringed instruments, fundamentals of musicianship, and instrumental performance. No prior music experience is necessary.
Orchestra students may be required to purchase the appropriate instrument. Larger instruments, such as cellos and basses, are provided for classroom use. An annual $100 fee is charged for the use of school owned instruments.
Board Approves 2017-18 Instructional Calendar
The first day of school for the 2017-18 academic year will be Tuesday, August 15, 2017, with the last day of school scheduled for Thursday, May 24, 2018.
The changes to the calendar are a result of the Board's January 19th approval of the Keller ISD District of Innovation Local Innovation Plan which has a term of five years, affords greater levels of flexibility, and provides exemptions in 10 areas including the state mandated calendar start date.
In addition to Labor Day on Monday, September 4, 2017, KISD will observe district-wide holidays:
- Fall Break - November 20-24, 2017
- Winter Break - December 18, 2017-January 2, 2018 (Students will not return until Jan. 4)
- Martin Luther King Day - Monday, January 15, 2018
- Spring Break - March 12-16, 2018
- Friday, March 30, 2018 (Bad Weather Make-Up Day)
Additional Student Holiday/Teacher Professional Development Days will be held:
- Monday, October 9, 2017
- Monday, November 6, 2017
- Wednesday, January 3, 2018
- Monday, February 19, 2018
- Monday, April 16, 2018
The District will also observe the following Early Release Days:
- Thursday, December 14, 2017 (9th-12th grade, Final Exams)
- Friday, December 15, 2017 (PreK-12th grade)
- Wednesday, May 23, 2018 (9th-12th grade, Final Exams)
- Thursday, May 24, 2018 (PreK-12th grade)
How do you make a teacher SMILE? Chocolate!!
Spirit Day
Crossing Guard Needed at Horseman & Canchim Street
This crossing guard position is with the City of Ft. Worth but the individual will be assigned to Sunset Valley Elementary. Coach Dunson has been volunteering for this position since the beginning of the school year. This job has been posted with the City of Fort Worth but has not had any interested applicants so far. I am reaching out to you to see if you would be interested and I am asking that if you have a friend or neighbor that might be interested to please pass along the information. Here are some details about the position.
- Part-time (3 hours a day - 1 1/2 hours in the morning & 1 1/2 hours in afternoon)
- Monday-Friday
- $7.49 an hour
- 15 hours average per week
- Equipment and training provided
- Crossing school students/pedestrians
- Helping kids & families right here in our own neighborhood
Officer J.R. Barron 817-925-3304
Substitute Teachers
Reporting an Absence
Ready to Volunteer?
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SVES Social Media
text @9bc72 to 81010
Our Facebook Page
SunsetValleyES
https://www.facebook.com/SunsetValleyES/@sunsetvalleyes
Who Ya' Gonna Call?
- Front Office - 817-743-8200
- To Report an Absence please call 817-743-8200 or 817-743-8218 or email ruthann.kiefer@kellerisd.net
- Nurse's Office (Liz Nelson) - 817-743-8220
- Cafeteria (Ednydia Rivera)- 817-743-8225
- Fax number - 817-743-8238
District & Community Information
Mark Your Calendars Now...
February 20, 2017 – Student Holiday (Teacher Professional Development)
March 13-17, 2017 – District Holiday (Spring Break)
April 14, 2017 – District Holiday (Bad Weather Make-Up Day)
April 17, 2017 – District Holiday (Bad Weather Make-Up Day)
May 27, 2017 – High School Graduation (at UTA's College Park Center)
May 29, 2017 – District Holiday (Memorial Day)
June 2, 2017 – Last Day of School