BRIGHT TIMES
August 13, 2021 Volume 6 - Edition 3 - Back to School Edition
A Newsletter for Families of Solar Preparatory School for Girls
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:00am- 4:30 pm
A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL SANTOS
We cannot wait to see everyone at meet the teacher this week! All individuals entering the building must be wearing masks and we ask that if possible, families limit the number of people attending. In one short week we will be welcoming our students for the new school year. The first day back for our staff was last Thursday and we have spent the last week engaging in team building and creating a plan to implement our priorities for the new school year. We enter this week renewed and energized for the week ahead. A huge thank you goes out to PTO and Friends of Solar Prep for ensuring that our teachers were nourished throughout our retreat and to Solar League for spending a Sunday delivering supplies to each grade level!
LET'S GET THIS YEAR STARTED!
21-22 STUDENT CALENDAR
Solar Girls & Boys will be following the DISD base calendar below for the 21-22 school year. Click on the image below to see a PDF version of this year's calendar.
The rise of COVID cases in Dallas County, along with the Delta variant transmission has caused Dallas ISD to reassess its mask requirement.
Effective Tuesday, Aug. 10, all staff, students, and visitors are temporarily required to wear a mask when they are on district property.
While an exact timeframe has not been determined, we will continue to monitor the cases in consultation with the Dallas County Health and Human Services. Understandably, this may cause concern to some. We will continue our safety protocols:
social distancing/sanitizing
contact tracing
families should keep sick and exposed students at home
sick and exposed staff members should stay home
The masking requirement also applies to student athletes, band members and all students involved in indoor and outdoor extracurricular activities, including coaches and sponsors.
Contact tracing will continue like last year, for all known positive cases. Daily updates will be made to the covid dashboard.
We know masks were highly effective last year in Dallas ISD, which resulted in very few positive cases in classrooms.
Working together, we can limit the impact among students and staff. Masks will be available to those who do come to school or report to work without a mask. Our goal is to help students accelerate learning in class each day, with minimal disruption to the learning environment.
While we hear and understand your concerns, we also invite you to share your thoughts using our Let’s Talk! online platform. A live person review information daily.
www.Dallasisd.org/letstalk (https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/61739)
click the Student, Family and Community Services -> click Parent Advocacy -> Parent Concerns
21-22 SCHOOL SUPPLIES
2021-2022 Supply List.pdfFAMILY ORIENTATION SLIDES
Click on the slides below to answer any other questions you may have regarding the beginning of school including hours, contacts and more. Reach out to the front office with any questions or concerns! See above for summer office hours.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULES
WILL BE PASSED OUT AT MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT. EACH STUDENT WILL BE GIVEN A QR CODE TO SIGN UP TO MEET WITH A COUNSELOR IF THEY NEED TO REQUEST CHANGES.
2021-2022 UNIFORMS
Uniform Reset! Students will begin the school year on August 16th in complete uniform. Reach out if you need uniform assistance.
All scholars will be expected to be in Solar or district uniforms beginning August 16th. This year we will return to STEAM Fridays with a girl scout uniform and jeans to be worn on Fridays only. If you would like to purchase any of the Solar swag items, visit the Solar Prep website.
SHOP FOR FREE UNIFORMS -
SOLAR UNIFORM SWAP
21-22 BUS TRANSPORTATION
Parents will have the opportunity to select from new or existing stops - Complete the E-Form today to make your bus stop requests known and use the link below to contact someone should you have any questions regarding transportation for this school year.
Transportation Questions
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - SOLAR UPCOMING EVENTS
2021-2022 ENROLLMENT
THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE COMMITMENT TO RETURN Google FORM THAT WAS COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY.
ALL NEW AND RETURNING FAMILIES MUST ENROLL/REGISTER EACH SCHOOL YEAR WHETHER THEY ARE NEW OR RETURNING.
All students must enroll annually.
(whether they are new or returning)
How can parents register for 2021-22?
Using a computer, laptop, or smart phone . . .
Go to www.dallasisd.org/enroll
(or enter through POWERSCHOOL)
Click Enroll Here link
For Pre-K: www.dallasisd.org/prek
Contact Ms. Webster with any questions at 972-749-4308 to assist with account access and to obtain your student’s Access ID code.
Karate is coming back to Solar After-School Activities. Stay tuned for more information and look for the booth available on campus at Solar for sign-ups on Meet the Teacher Night!
2021-2022
SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
KEY PRIORITIES:
Culture and Communication
Our goal is to clearly communicate the systems that reinforce the high-expectations and cohesive culture for students, parents, and staff. This focus on communication, data informed decision-making and consistency will elevate our staff and student culture to build the habits of mind and heart. These habits enable effective instruction, love of learning and excellence.
Project and Performance-Based Learning
Students will participate in meaningful and relevant learning experiences through the implementation of high quality project based learning across the campus. Students will make connections to the content they are learning. Instruction will focus on real-world situations with an emphasis on student agency, collaboration and students effectively communicating their ideas.
Math-Positive Culture
Math is for EVERYONE. A positive math culture will require that math is integrated across curriculum and contents throughout the school. We will work to improve campus-wide math mindsets, build fluency, and create a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts, problem solving and ways to manipulate numbers.
Blended Learning Practices
A deeper focus on the highest leverage differentiated learning systems that increase student achievement across the campus. Through blended-learning students receive instruction specific to their learning needs. The purpose, best practices and progress of our blended learning systems will be consistently to all stakeholders involved.
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