LV Primary Parent News

Primary Bears,

We want to take a moment to better explain our attendance procedures. At the Primary and Intermediate, attendance is taken at 9:30 am. This is the official time we capture our daily attendance and submit to Texas Education Agency for our funding. Once a student gets to Junior High and High School, attendance is taken each class period- so 8 times a day.

A common misconception has to do with "excused" absences. Excused doesn't mean the absence goes away. The student wasn't in the building, so the student is absent. For the sake of filing truancy with the court system, excused and unexcused matters, which is why we ask you to send in a note within 3 days.

A third important piece about attendance.... A student cannot miss more than 15 school days. (Excused OR unexcused) What this means for you? It is important to sparingly keep your student out of school for vacations, hunting, sports events, etc. Save days for actual sickness. The 15 days add up quickly!

Let us know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

Sincerely,

Shelley Keck

skeck@lvisd.org

Principal

Dear Parents and Guardians of Kinder, 1st, and 2nd grade students:

This year we are hosting Ninja Anywhere for our annual Field Day! This unforgettable ninja event will be on April 11, 2024. I have included a link to their website so you can watch an awesome highlight video of their activities. Please take a couple minutes to watch it and then scroll down to complete their waiver. A waiver is REQUIRED to participate in the upcoming events and I definitely don't want to be the one who has to inform you/your child that he/she can not participate because they don't have a waiver completed!

This event is only for La Vernia Primary Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders. PREK will be held on April 19.

Children who are not LVP students in these grades will NOT be allowed to participate.

Look for a separate email on your child’s event time for that day.

CLICK BELOW TO LEARN ABOUT OUR NINJA EVENT

Step 1) Watch this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jklh7qosg1U

Step 2) Complete a waiver for your child - see below for details on how to complete:

Ninja Field Day Link 2024

*Click Adult & Minors

*Number of Minors

*Parent/Guardian Information (not your child)

*Participant (if a minor) Your kids info goes here.

*Sign

*Add - minor info

*Make sure you know your child’s teachers last name (don’t put Mrs./Ms. Just the last name)

*Submit

Thank you. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about our upcoming ninja event.

Thank you! Coach Hodge

If you plan to attend our 2nd grade wax museum, please bring a baggie of nickels! You will walk to each "character", drop a nickel in their bucket, and the character will come to life. It is one of our favorite events!

The nickels are then used to purchase an item such as a bench or campus beautification item donated in the name of the 2nd graders. It is a way for our 2nd graders to leave their mark on Primary as they move on to Intermediate.

Enter through the gym side- 6-7:30 pm Today!

If you forgot to send your Solar Eclipse glasses back, please do so soon! The Solar Eclipse is April 8 during the school day and we want your child to be able to safely view. Teachers will be reaching out to those of you that haven't sent them back. Students who do not have glasses will NOT go outside on April 8.

If you have access to purchase more glasses, we appreciate any donations for students who did not return theirs. Donations may be made to the front office.

School Hours 7:25-3:40.

February 28- 2nd grade Wax Museum 6-7:30 pm

March 7- 1st grade Reading Restaurant

March 8-17 Spring Break

March 22 Kindergarten Round Up

March 31- Easter

April 3- First Grade Field Trip to Devine Acres

April 8- Solar Eclipse- Send back those glasses

April 11- Kinder, 1st, and 2nd grade Field Day (PREK will be on a different day)

April 19- School is in Session! Make up day! PREK Field Day!

April 22-26 - Literati Book Fair

April 30- 2nd grade Sea World Field Trip

May 1 - Pod 1 Kinder Field Trip

May 2- Pod 2 Kinder Field Trip

May 7 and 8- Kindergarten performances in the evening at Auditorium

May 6-9- Teacher Appreciation Week, Fine Arts Extravaganza

May 23- Last Day of School

May 24- Graduation

Does your child read at home? Students who only read at school do not make the academic gains that their peers do who read each evening at home. If you need books for home, please reach out to your child's teacher, Mrs. Saulter, or our Intervention Team and we will help you out! Help your child make the year's worth of growth in reading by having them read each evening.

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.

Each day a class doesn't have a student tardy, the class will get to add a sticker to its 100s chart. Remember our tardy bell is 7:25 am. Help your child arrive to school on time!

Our meal payments platform, Titan Family Portal, has been upgraded to LINQ Connect. Be
sure to download the new LINQ Connect App in the Google Play or Apple Store available now and
visit LINQConnect.com if you use a browser. No need to change your username or password. All your information will be transferred to the new site for your convenience.

If you have Primary cafeteria questions, please email our manager Kim Pace at kpace@lvisd.org

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