NETTE SHULTZ ELEMENTARY Family NEWSLETTER
December 2024
A Message from Mr. Preston
Greetings Mustang families,
We hope your family had a restful and rejuvenating Thanksgiving holiday! December brings some of our favorite Shultz holiday traditions for our students, staff, and families. All Shultz families are invited to join us for our All School Sing performances on Friday, December 13th at these times. Each performance will features songs from our grade level students and the Mustang All-Star Choir, and the 5th Grade Orchestra will play at our 12:45 performance. Our 4th grade students will perform one song that is also part of their musical on December 18th.
8:30-9:30 am (Choir, Pre-K / Kindergarten / 1st Grade; Seating Begins at 8:00)
10:15-11:00 am (Choir, 2nd & 3rd Grade; Seating Begins at 9:45)
12:45-1:30 pm (Orchestra, Choir, 4th & 5th Grade; Seating Begins at 12:15)
The 4th grade musical will be held on Wednesday, December 18th, with performances at 8:15 and 9:15 am. All our Mustangs have been working hard in music class preparing for their winter performances!
Due to performances and early release schedules, we will be closed to lunch visitors on these dates:
Friday, December 13th
Thursday, December 19th
Friday, December 20th
Our district has two early release days leading into our winter break. Students will be released at 12:00 pm Thursday and Friday, December 19th and 20th. Our students will return from winter break on Tuesday, January 7th.
The holidays are a time for reflection and accounting for the blessings in our lives. I am so thankful for all of our wonderful teachers and students, and I appreciate so much the outstanding support shown by our families. I wish your family a holiday season filled with joy and peace, and a Happy New Year!
With Mustang pride,
Matt Preston, Principal
Every December our school has a fun calendar of events for our teachers that include holiday themed dress up days! Students are welcome to join in on the fun by following this calendar of upcoming dress up days!
Participation in these days is completely optional!
12/4 5th Grade Field Trip to UNT Basketball Game
12/6 Choir Epic Waters Performance and Field Trip
1st Grade Parent Workshare, 7:25-7:40 am
12/11 Teach Denton Breakfast Club 7:00 am
12/13 "All School Sing" Student Performances
*Pre-K, Kindergarten, & 1st Grade 8:30-9:30 am
*2nd & 3rd Grade 10:15-11:00 am
*4th & 5th Grade 12:45-1:30 pm
12/17 2nd Grade Holiday Parties 1:00-2:00 pm
12/18 4th Grade Musical
*First Performance 8:15-8:45 am
*Second Performance 9:15-9:45 am
3rd Grade Mini-Mall
12/19 Early Dismissal at 12:00 pm
3rd Grade Holiday Parties (Monolingual) 10:00-11:00 am
3rd Grade Holiday Parties (Dual Language) 10:30-11:30 am
12/20 Early Dismissal at 12:00 pm
Kindergarten Holiday Parties 8:00-9:00 am
1st Grade Holiday Parties 9:00-10:00 am
AFS 3rd-5th Holiday Party 10:00-11:00 am
End of Second Grading Period
12/21 - 1/6 Winter Holiday - No School for Students
1/7 Beginning of Third Grading Period
1/9 Report Cards Available to View in Home Access Center (HAC)
1/10 Awards Assemblies for 2nd Grading Period
*5th Grade 7:50
*3rd Grade 8:45
*Pre-K 9:30
*4th Grade 10:15
*2nd Grade 11:35
*Kindergarten 12:30
*1st Grade 1:25
1/15 Teach Denton Breakfast Club 7:00 am
1/17 Early Dismissal at 12:00 pm
1/20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School for Students or Staff
1/24 - 2/10 Read-A-Thon Fundraiser
1/28 5th Grade Field Trip - Fine Arts Showcase at Strickland MS
1/29 Teach Denton Breakfast Club 7:00 am
1/30 Science Fair Parent Meeting 5:30 pm in Library
Family STEAM Night 6:00-7:00 pm
Special Areas Reminder
Please remember to send your child with tennis shoes on days they have P.E. for Special Areas. Students not wearing the appropriate shoes will, unfortunately, not be able to participate in the activities due to safety reasons.
All students participate in P.E. 2 times a week. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you need to know when those days are. Thank you!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Coach Sale @ csale@dentonisd.org
Dear Mustang Families,
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful break from school and is excited to finish out 2024 making memories and celebrating with family and friends. Many students have had changes in their daily medications or new medications prescribed that they need to take while at school, so I wanted to remind everyone of the district medication policy that we adhere to at Shultz. I have included a copy of that policy to the right of this text. This information can also be found at Medication Permission Form on the Denton ISD website.
Students at the primary, or elementary school, level are not permitted to bring, keep or carry their own medications at school. This includes Over-the-Counter (OTC) medications, such as cough drops. For both prescribed and OTC medication use at school, the parent must fill out a medication permission form for school nurse administration and the student's physician must send written permission for medication to be given at school. Please do not send your student to school with their medications to turn into the nurse themselves, whether they are prescribed or OTC, this is against our district policy. A parent or guardian must check any new or refills of medication in with the nurse during school hours. This is for the safety of all of our students.
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or information you may need in the coming weeks and months ahead.
Happy Holidays and remember to take some time to rest, you deserve it!
Warm Regards,
Lauren Garner, RN, BSN
Nette Shultz Elementary School Nurse
Lgarner2@dentonisd.org
When to keep your child home from school
Respiratory Virus School Guidance
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COMING UP
The 2nd Nine Weeks is all about Relationship Skills!
Self Management (1st Nine Weeks) - Being able to control your emotions and behaviors, even in new or tough situations!
Relationship Skills - Being able to have and keep positive connections with others
State Mandated Lessons on:
Emotional Wellness
Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention
Healthy Choices
Resources
- Christmas Gift Assistance Options
Denton County Toy Store Asbury United Methodist Church in Denton , REGISTRATION OPEN DATE - Thursday 12/5
COAT ASSISTANCE
If your family is in need of a coat for the winter season, please email Mrs. Scanlan at ascanlan@dentonisd.org with student name and size needed!
FOOD ASSISTANCE
If your family is in need of food assistance, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/7B5f8xCPzx9vNq4fA
DENTON ISD FAMILY ASSISTANCE
The Family Center will be closed for the fall semester starting Dec. 9th, but it will reopen for the spring the week of Jan. 13th. They offer a variety of counseling services, including play therapy, couples/marriage counseling, individual counseling, and family counseling - all for FREE for Denton ISD students and families (up to 10 sessions).
https://sites.google.com/g.dentonisd.org/guidance-and-social-emotional-/the-family-center
HOT COCOA BAR FOR STAFF December 13
Our PTA Hospitality team is hosting a Hot Cocoa Bar for teachers and staff on Friday, December 13. Please sign up if you are able to bring items for this fun event! We love to show our teachers how much we love them.
Sign Up Here: Nette Shultz PTA Hospitality: Hot Chocolate and Goodies
PTA SPRING DANCE COMMITTEE
We are gearing up for the annual Spring Family Dance, and we would love to have more parents involved in the planning! If you would like to be on the Spring Dance Committee, please send an email to pta.laurali@gmail.com.
SPONSOR A TEACHER
Did you know that one PTA membership is one voice added to thousands of other voices across the state of Texas to advocate for our students and schools? Each time a member joins our Shultz PTA it also enables us to support teachers and provide events, activities, and materials to enrich our campus community.
We know everyone doesn't have time to devote hours behind the scenes but maybe you've got an extra $10 to help advocate and support our school?
Our Nette Shultz community has a long history of generosity to our teacher and neighbors through PTA sponsorship. Our goal is for each teacher and staff member to be sponsored but we also don't want the cost of membership to prohibit anyone from joining PTA. Maybe you've already joined but you could sponsor someone else? This is a simple way to add to our collective voice and expand our impact. Every voice matters!
Sponsor a PTA Membership - Cheddar Up
Early Release Student Engagement
Dear Families,
Denton ISD will provide engagement for students on the upcoming TWO early release days, December 19tjh and 20th, 2024, from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm for elementary children. The Extended School Day program will coordinate with each campus to provide engaging activities for students while teachers are participating in Professional Learning Communities. In addition, Denton ISD transportation will be provided at both the early release time (12:00pm) and the regular release time (3:00 pm) for all eligible elementary bus students. If you indicate on the form that your child will ride the bus, please notify the ESD office 24 hours prior to the Early Release Day if there has been a change in pick up plan.
Parents must sign up each month to participate. If your student currently attends ESD, you do not need to sign up. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the Extended School Day office at 940-369-0080. Participation in this opportunity will require completion of the form below. All forms must be submitted no later than midnight on Friday, December 13th, 2024 to participate.
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