STAR NEWS
Beaver Tech Family Newsletter
Week of 1/10/2024
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A word from your Proud Principal, Mrs. Garcia:
Happy Snow Days! ❄️
I truly enjoyed seeing all the staff and students this week, even if it was just for a few days. These snow days are a great opportunity to rest, recharge, and spend time with loved ones. I hope you all take advantage of the unexpected break and come back refreshed and ready to officially kick off an amazing spring semester!
We have so many exciting things planned for this semester, from engaging lessons and activities to events and opportunities that will help our students shine. Let’s make the most of the time ahead as we work together to create meaningful learning experiences and memories.
A friendly reminder: students will return to school on Monday, January 13. Let’s welcome them back with positivity, energy, and enthusiasm for all the great things we’ll accomplish together.
Stay safe, stay warm, and enjoy the snow!
Upcoming Dates:
January 15- 90th day of school
January 16- Goal Getter Parade
January 20- No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 23- Literacy Night
January 30- 100th Day of School
GOAL GETTER PARADE
It's time to celebrate our student's hard work and the academic growth they have made from August to December!
Join us for our "Goal Getter" Parade in our Beaver Staff Parking lot! We want a large crowd celebrating our students. Feel free to bring noise makers, pom-poms and signs to this celebratory event.
Please join us as we celebrate all the growth our students have made and as we kick off the Spring Semester!!
Date: Thursday, January 16
Time:
Kinder- 2nd grade: 1:40-2:00pm
3rd-5th grade: 2:10-2:30 pm
Location: Beaver Staff Parking Lot
(If it rains or it's too cold, we will move the parade indoors. )
STEAM SCHOOL
We are getting ready for our
Spring STEAM School!
We are excited to kick off our elective program for the spring semester, STEAM School! The purpose of this program is to provide students with unique extracurricular opportunities beyond traditional learning experiences during the school day. The program supports a student-centered learning environment with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, art, and math.
Student registration
will be from
January 9- January 14.
Here is the STEAM Catalog. This will help you select the class your child wants.
Once you have selected you class, please use this to register your child: Student registration
STEAM School classes will be every Friday starting 1/24.
Hi, I am Mrs. PArker!
Hi, I am Mrs. PArker!
A message from your Assistant Principal
Check out these updates:
⭐ We had an amazing fall semester, and I hope everyone had a restful winter break. We're looking forward to another great semester and can't wait to celebrate all of our students' hard work and growth so far this school year!
⭐ With the spring semester, testing season begins! The middle of the year iReady Diagnostic window for all students is January 7-24. Kinder and 1st grade will also take the mCLASS assessment be the end of January. All of the assessments students take throughout the school year help teachers plan lessons to focus on areas of growth for each student. Please help us stress the importance of effort when taking assessments in order to individualize instruction for your student.
⭐ Last semester we started focusing on positive character traits such as giving, gratitude, and integrity. We will continue to focus on these types of character traits throughout the year to help students embrace a growth mindset both personally and academically.
Counselor Corner
-By Mrs. Sinclair
Our Counseling program
Our Counseling program
Our Beaver Counseling program is going strong! Remember your School Counselor is here to help you! Check out the numbers from last fall.
Ms. Sinclair can help you with any concerns you have for your student.
Is your family going through something difficult?
Is your child having a hard time with friendships?
Is your child having a hard time learning or do you suspect they have a disability?
Could you use parenting support or resources?
Do you need resources like clothing or food?
Here are the best ways to reach Ms. Sinclair:
Phone: 972-494-8301, then press 3
Email: alsincla@garlandisd.net
I'm always happy to meet in person or over the phone!
wow time
wow time
For WOW Time this month, we are wrapping up our career unit and beginning our unit on diversity and respecting differences.
Career - 3rd and 4th graders will learn about different career clusters and determine which cluster may be a good fit for them.
Diversity - Younger students will be learning about diversity and how each person represents different cultures, language, traditions, and more. Older students will be learning about their own identities and respecting and accepting others for the ways they are different.
Learning about diversity will help increase our students' ability to be tolerant and have empathy for others, have curiosity and learn about different cultures, and show compassion and inclusivity to different types of people.
At Beaver, we celebrate the differences in our students! We believe that together we are stronger when we combine our different strengths, backgrounds, and talents!
Choice of School & Magnet Application
Choice of School & Magnet Application
The choice of school/magnet application is currently open! This is ONLY for students who wish to change their campus, apply for a magnet program, or for students entering 6th grade. If your student is in Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade and you are happy with your campus and program, you DO NOT need to fill out the Choice of School form.
You can fill out your choice any time between Jan. 7th and Feb. 10th.
Remember that these choices will be made in Avela, not Skyward. Families received an email with instructions about logging into Avela on Jan. 7th.
If you have any questions or need help, Ms. Sinclair is happy to help! You can call at 972-494-8301, then press 3 or reach me by email: alsincla@garlandisd.net
watch dogs
watch dogs
Ever wonder what your student's school day looks like? Come join them for a day of volunteering at Beaver Tech!
We have plenty of spots available for you to come and be a Watch DOG or Watch MOM!
Here's how to sign up:
Check your availability and sign up for a day to come at https://bit.ly/beaverwd24-25
Fill out your volunteer background check at least two weeks before at https://garlandisd.net/connect/volunteer/volunteer-application-process
We look forward to having you as a Watch DOG!
Something SPECIAL
-By the Specials Team
spotlight of the week: ART
spotlight of the week: ART
Information
Important Forms
Important Forms
Need to change how your child is dismissed?
Please contact the school to make dismissal changes by 2:30 pm. After 2:30 pm, changes may not be communicated to staff in time.
To make changes, please contact the Beaver office directly at 972-494-8301 or email beaverattendance@garlandisd.net to communicate the changes.
If you email your changes, please include the student's name, grade, and desired change.
Do NOT email changes to the teacher or use the Dojo app since they may not have time to check these during the day
January calendar
January calendar
Appreciation
Appreciation
Show some love!
Do you want to show a Beaver staff member some appreciation? Is there a staff member that you really appreciate or something about Beaver that you love?
Share it.
At Beaver, we believe in building a positive environment through appreciation.
Join us!
need someone?
need someone?
We are here to help!
Need a teacher or other staff? Staff emails
Need office staff?
Liz Sanchez- Office Aide- Esanchez2@garlandisd.net
Maria Flores- Data Clerk- MFlores2@garlandisd.net
Maria Robles- Principal Secretary - MRobles@garlandisd.net
Need the nurse? - Abby Drews- Adrews@garlandisd.net
Need the counselor? Amy Sinclair - alsincla@garlandisd.net
Need the assistant principal? Lindsey Parker - Lparker@garlandisd.net
Need the principal? Jehieli (Jay) Garcia- jcgarc02@garlandisd.net
Office hours: 7:30am-4:00pm
(972) 494-8301
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