SGE Family Newsletter

Estimados Padres,

Queríamos hacerles saber que, cuando necesitan ponerse en contacto con la escuela, y no hay ninguna emergencia, vamos a tener a una de las maestras ayudantes que puede hablar español en la oficina entre la 1:35 y las 2:35 p.m. Seguro que puedan llamar en cualquier momento si tiene alguna emergencia y es urgente hablar con el personal de la escuela.

Gracias,

Mrs. O’Hair

Directora de la Escuela Elemental de Shady Grove

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• Feb 14 - Valentine's Day Parties (Schedule Below)
• Feb 17-18 - Play it Safe (Kinder-2nd grade)
• Feb 18 - End of 4th Six Weeks
• Feb 20 - Family Dance Party, hosted by The Diva Dawgs and The Bulldog Bros (flyer below)
• Feb 21 - No School for Students/Staff Development
• Feb 22 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
• 2/22/2022 - TWOs-DAY - Wear Tu-tus, ties, and tennis shoes!
• Feb 23 - PTO's Fun Run Kick-Off
• Feb 24 - 4th Six Weeks Report Cards Post to Family Access
• Mar 3 - Spring Picture Day
• Mar 4 - Adventure Dash Fun Run
• Mar 7-11 Dr. Seuss Week
• Mar 10 - SGE Family Night - Mark your calendar now!

Monday, Feb. 14th

PK 12:00-12:30

K 11:30-12:15

1st 2:15-2:45

2nd 1:15-2:00

Classroom parties are a special occasion planned for each class of students. Parents are welcome to attend, but please be respectful of the class's party time together by not checking their school-aged siblings out of class to attend other classes' parties.

The lost-and-found has grown to be quite a large collection of jackets! Remind your student to check the racks for missing jackets.

Parents planning to attend the Valentine's parties, please plan to swing by the lost-and-found racks to claim your student's lost jacket!

Parents, please write your child's name inside of jackets that are sent to school!

Shady Grove Elementary is proud to announce Ms. Shelby Lastly, kindergarten teacher, as the 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Lastly was recognized this past weekend at the Burnet Chamber of Commerce Banquet.

The Teacher of the Year is nominated and voted upon by peers. Here are some of the things the faculty and staff had to say about Ms. Lastly:

"I chose Ms. Lastly because of the passion and dedication she puts in her teaching and into each individual student. She shows them how to be kind and respectful and to take pride in their learning. Ms. Lastly strives to make all her students feel important and loved. These qualities reflect in how her students are mindful of others and how much they take in and learn. She instills qualities that will not only excel her students in school, but as they go forward in the real world."

"Ms. Lastly is always looking for ways to keep her students engaged. She makes sure that they do not ever give up and she is always encouraging them to do more. Her expectations are high and her students rise to meet them. She exemplifies what it means to be an amazing teacher!"

"Shelby's passion is teaching! One can see this through the enthusiasm she shares with her students as well as her colleagues. She is constantly finding creative ways to make learning fun for all students in kindergarten. She is definitely a role model to all of us!"

This month, Shady Grove's Gem of Appreciation is Amalia Koschtial! At mid-year, she took on a new position as the dyslexia teacher at SGE. Not only did she welcome the opportunity to learn a new position, but she has done a beautiful job of keeping the dyslexia program running smoothly for our students. She has taken on this challenge with positivity and is all in! We are grateful for you, Mrs. Koschtial!

UIL Information for 2nd Graders:

Monday: Creative Art Kelley Glidewell 3:25-3:55

Mon & Thurs Chess Puzzles Floyd VanDer Stoep 3:25-3:55

Tuesday Storytelling Cassandra Courtney 3:30-4:00

Wednesday Creative Writing Kelley Glidewell 3:25-3:55

Friday Music Memory Lorraine Bonsall 3:25-4:30

*Parents, please monitor communication from UIL teachers regarding schedule adjustments.

Mrs. Buller leads a group of Pre-K students in guided reading!

In Mrs. Jones's art class, second graders viewed several self portraits by famous artists and are beginning their own self-portrait masterpieces!

We celebrated Mrs. Johnson, the school counselor, during National School Counselor Appreciation Week!

We are 100 days smarter! Our kindergarten group celebrated with a 100 Day Parade!

Some students from Quest HS who are taking Spanish classes came to read to us in Spanish!

We enjoyed having our bilingual and ESL families on campus for a Bilingual/ESL family night!

As a reminder, the 10-day COVID isolation rule for students has not changed. The current guidance from the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is for COVID-positive students to isolate until at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset or testing positive, be fever-free, and other symptoms have improved. Fever-free means for 24 hours without the use of fever suppressing medications (Fever is a temperature of 100° Fahrenheit or higher).

For students who are quarantining due to a household close contact, students must remain at home 10 days past the last day of exposure to the infected person. The 10 day rule for close contacts does not apply if: the student was vaccinated, the student has had COVID in the last 90 days, or the student receives a negative PCR after discontinuing exposure to the infected person.

You may review the District's COVID protocols, access the BCISD Self-Reporting form, and view the BCISD COVID-19 Case Dashboard by clicking the button below.

Is your child celebrating a birthday? Feel free to send individually wrapped birthday treats for your child's class. The teacher will serve them at an appropriate time according to each class's end-of-day schedule.

Please keep in mind the "individually wrapped" condition when planning the treat to send with your student. Individually wrapped treats minimize exposure to extra handling.

It's also a great time to review drop-off / pick-up procedures:

-When dropping students off in the car line, please ensure your child is on the sidewalk before pulling forward.

-Are you parking on Harvey St. by the grove of trees to drop-off in the morning? If so, please walk your child to a staff member in the front of the building rather than sending him/her to walk alone. Please also avoid blocking residential driveways and bus traffic.

-All students should enter the building at the front entry. The only students entering from the back of the building should be bus riders.

-As a reminder, cars must remain in a single file line on County Road 200. Once in the school's driveway, cars may merge into the appropriate PK/K or 1st/2nd grade lane. (We have observed that some cars are driving past the line of cars on CR 200, turning into the fire lane, and then cutting into their lane in front of all of the cars who are following the appropriate car line procedures. Be kind in line!)

-No in-person pick-up after 3:00pm until the car line is finished. As we work to dismiss our students in a timely and orderly fashion, we must keep the front entry/exit doors uncrowded. As a result, parents needing to check their students out must do so before 3:00pm or after the car line is finished.

Other general reminders:

-Help us keep the line moving as quickly and safely as possible by staying in your car, seating your student on the right side of the vehicle, and giving goodbye hugs and kisses before the drop-off line!

How do I request a change in transportation?

• Submit an email on the same day as the transportation change request by 1:30pm to: sge-transportation@burnetcisd.net
• Include the following details in the email:

-student's full name

-student's grade level

-student's homeroom teacher

-the transportation change you want made for today (bus to car, car to bus, etc)

In order to ensure a smooth dismissal process for all students, requests made after 1:30pm will not be processed. Notes, phone calls, text messages and emails sent to any other email will not be processed.

We are happy to announce that because of the continued decline in COVID case numbers, parents are once again permitted to visit Burnet CISD elementary campuses for lunch. Visitors will continue to be restricted during breakfast time so that the instructional day can begin without any delays.

Please read the following important information carefully prior to visiting during lunch beginning December 1st:

• Visitor seating is limited, and we request parents limit their lunch visits to no more than one time a week.

• Because of supply chain issues in the food service industry, any visitors for lunch must bring their own food to ensure that we can reliably feed all students.

• Only those individuals listed as an emergency contact for a child are permitted to visit for lunch.

• A separate table will be designated for lunch visitors and their student. Friends of the child being visited are not permitted to join. Outside food may not be shared with friends of the student.

• Lunch visitors are permitted in the cafeteria.

• Please be respectful of the student’s instructional schedule. The student should return to the classroom with his/her classmates when the lunch time ends.

As stated in the BCISD Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services plan, the District DOES expect each individual to screen himself/herself prior to arriving on BCISD property. An individual with symptoms of a contagious illness should remain home.

Click the link to read the complete document.

BCISD Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services

7:15am Office Opens

7:15am Student Drop Off/Breakfast

7:40am School Begins

7:45am Tardy Bell

9:00am Students not in attendance are marked absent

1:30pm Transportation changes due, please email: sge-transportation@burnetcisd.net

3:20pm Student Dismissal

4:00pm Office/School Closes

Email: sge-transportation@burnetcisd.net
Website: https://sge.burnetcisd.net/
Location: 111 Shady Grove Road, Burnet, TX, USA
Phone: 512-756-2126
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadyGroveBurnet