SGE Family Newsletter

For the Week of October 18-22

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Looking Ahead...

Oct 11-22 - Shady Grove Fundraiser: Read-a-Thon
Oct 18 - 3-Week Progress Reports Posted to Family Access for 2nd Graders (Remember to sign electronically. Directions below.)
Oct 22 - Smart Smiles Screening
Oct 25-29 - Red Ribbon Week (See flyer below)
Oct 29 - Smart Smiles Screening Make-Up
Oct 29 - End of the 2nd 6 Weeks
Nov 1 - Student Holiday - No School
Nov 3 - PTO Meeting, 6pm
Nov 5 - Picture Day
Nov 13 - SGE Turkey Trot

2021-2022 School Calendar

The BCISD 2021-2022 school calendar can be accessed here. (updated 9/20/2021)

We need your help! - School Meal Application

Please complete the 2021-2022 Free and Reduced Meal Application for 2021-2022 by October 22nd. Although all students will receive free meals this year, completing this application helps Shady Grove Elementary in many ways including additional funding for our school and district. This data also impacts our state accountability rating.

Free and Reduced Meal Application - please create or sign in to your account

See the flyer below for information on the many ways school meal applications impact our school.

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Student Attendance Including Leaving Early

Student attendance is a critical factor in ensuring your child's academic growth. Students need to be at school for the full school day as often as possible. We understand that there are times that students are sick and must stay home. We also understand that there are times that students need to attend medical or dental appointments during the school day.

As part of the state attendance laws, we must track both full-day and partial-day absences. BCISD has had a practice of informing parents of full-day absences for many years. This year, parents of students with early check-outs will receive a letter to communicate the number of days your child was checked out of school early in addition to the letters regarding full-day absences. If your child is being checked out for a medical reason, please provide a note from your physician the next school day so the early check-out may be excused. For the 2021-2022 school year, early check-outs are not being utilized to determine truancy, however, they are being tracked to grow awareness. In order to comply with state attendance laws, this may be changed in future school years.

At Shady Grove, teachers plan for and provide a full day of learning from 7:40 am to 3:20 pm each day. When students are checked out early, they are missing critical instruction that impacts their academic growth. We appreciate your partnership in limiting absences and early check-outs to the minimum that is necessary for your child's well-being.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

I've loved seeing parents on campus for conferences! Parent-Teacher conferences are in progress and will continue through Nov. 5th. This beginning-of-the-year conference is a valuable opportunity for teachers and parents to get some face-to-face time to discuss students' academic achievement. If you have not received information yet from your child's teacher regarding the conference, please be on the look for information coming soon.

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The Book Fair was a success!

Thank you, families, for supporting your readers and our school by visiting the Book Fair! Last week's book fair turned out to be one of the largest in SG's history!

We appreciate our volunteers who helped us through the week! Pictured to the left are just a few!

We also send a shout-out to our local HEB for their donation of plastic bags!

See pictures from Reading Under the Stars below!

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Teachers love to hang out in the Book Fair!

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Can't camp out without Smores mix!

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Teachers were excited to see so many families reading under the stars!

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Family reading!

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Campin' out!

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Storytime under the stars!

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Car Line Reminders

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 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!

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Pack shoes for PE!

A reminder from Coach Giesenschlag:

Please help your student remember to bring appropriate shoes for PE. We see a lot of flip flops, boots with heels, and Crocs. Sometimes, non-athletic shoes can present safety concerns depending on the activities we have planned. Students can always pack sneakers, change into them before PE, and change out of them after PE. Thanks for your help!

Shady Grove is hosting a Read-a-Thon!

The Read-a-Thon is well underway and will go through October 22nd. The money raised will be used to enrich the learning environment for SGE students and staff! So far, the kids are working hard get in reading minutes and gather sponsors! If you have questions, feel free to reach out to the front office! Below are some FAQs...

How do we raise money?

You raise money from sponsors who support your reading efforts. Sponsors are people like friends and family who care about your education. You get the most sponsors by using our free tools that include emailing, texting, Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Sponsors make a one-time flat donation to support the school and student as they focus on reading!

What books do our readers use?
The great thing about the program is that you can choose the books your readers will read or they can read their own choices. The important thing is the reading time not the reading materials.

How does the prize center work?

Readers keep 15% of the money they individually raise to spend in the prize store.

Link to a sample prize store: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/store