LV Primary Parent News

Primary Bears,

This year, our classes are working hard to collect compliments throughout the school for following school expectations. As classes collect compliments, they get a sticker on their 100s chart posted outside the classroom door. (Ask your child how many stickers his/her class has.) When our school collects 5 completed sticker charts, we will have a school wide dance party. We are getting close to dancing in the hallways! Great job Primary Bears!

This week, our campus nurses and volunteer nurses screened each PREK, Kinder, and 1st grader for vision and hearing. If a student didn't pass the vision and hearing, we will wait a few weeks, then circle back and screen again. (The student might have had an off day). Parents will be notified if their is a concern regarding vision and hearing. If you ever have questions, don't hesitate to reach out to our nurse team- their contact info is below! Great job Nurse Broadway and Nurse Forrest!

Happy Homecoming! Go Bears! Beat Sinton!

Sincerely,

Shelley Keck

skeck@lvisd.org

Principal

Tomorrow (Thursday morning), our high school volleyball teams will be on hand to paint faces for free! The girls are spreading school spirit for homecoming. Face painting will occur from 6:45-7:20 in the cafeteria so don't be late!

We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit, how about you?

Lost and Found

Our lost and found is filling up quickly! Please write your child's name inside their lunchbox, jacket, and other personal items, so that we can easily return them to your student when lost.

Mrs. Casey and Mrs. Gibbs have started visiting classrooms for guidance lessons! Pre-K and Kindergarten are reading In My Heart, a book about feelings. First grade is reading Strictly No Elephants, a book about including others. Second grade is learning about respect and using kind words with the book What if Everybody Said That? We have had so much fun visiting all the classes!

Library Updates

First and Second Graders are doing a great job checking out two books that interest them and then returning them for more! Students are allowed to come check out books as soon as they finish reading what they have.

PreK and Kinder are now checking out books to read at home with Mom, Dad, and/or Grandparents! Kinder is doing a wonderful job using shelf-markers and singing the shelf-marker song. Ask them to sing it to you.

Tumblebooks ~ Look for a note home soon about this amazing ebook resource for our students at LVPS to use, even at home!

Current and Upcoming Reading Challenges:

• Storybook Pumpkin Patch ~ Pumpkin photos due on or before October 9th (notes went home with all students about this FUN event).
• Texas 2x2 Reading Challenge ~ Students have all year to complete this challenge! More information will be sent home soon.

SAVE THE DATE: SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR ~ November 6-10, 2023

Questions? kullrichsaulter@lvisd.org

A few highlights:

-A student cannot miss more than 15 days a school year (excused or unexcused).

-You must send a note within 3 days of absence.

Absences that are considered EXCUSED (with a parent or doctor's note) under District Policy:

● Personal illness of the student

● Healthcare appointment (doctor, dentist, etc.) with appropriate documentation

● Death of an immediate family member with appropriate documentation

● School official sent student home from school

● UIL Activities

● School-sponsored curricular or extracurricular activities

Absences that are considered UNEXCUSED:

● Part of Day Absence (POD) without an accompanying note from a health care provider

● Weddings

● Graduations or family reunions

● Vacations/Cruises/Travel/Disneyworld

● Willfully refusing to attend school, Oversleeping/Alarm failure

● Needed at home for babysitting, chores, etc.

● Car trouble, Missing the bus, any other absence that is not covered under the law

COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE: TEC Section 25.085

. A complaint against the parent may be filed in court if the student:

● Is absent on 3 or more days or parts of days within a 4-week period or

● Is absent from school 10 or more days or parts of days within a 6-month period in the same school year.

○ At the 10th unexcused absence, the student may be referred to Wilson County Truancy Court.

Morning carline runs 6:45-7:25. Use the shortest line (gym or front of school).

Students that are in car seats and need help unbuckling, parents please park on the gym side and walk them up.

Our nurses are here to answer your questions:

Jodi Forrest: Jforrest@lvisd.org

Christie Broadway: cbroadway@lvisd.org

Also, be sure your little bear has an extra set of clothes in their back pack to change in the event of an accident/spill.

• Seating is outside only, so keep an eye on weather
• You may eat only with your child, not other children
• Do not take video or photographs of other children
• Students may not take leftover drinks and food down the halls to the classrooms.
• You must sign in and out at the front office

School Hours 7:25-3:40.

September 18-21- Homecoming Week

September 27- Individual Picture Day

October 2- Boosterthon Fundraiser Kicks Off

October 9- Storybook Pumpkins Due

October 12- Boosterthon Fundraiser Event- Parent's are invited to attend: More details to follow, students will run during their PE time