Parents: 

• If you are picking up your child after school, you must have a card tag. Please do not assume that the staff knows who you are and, therefore, should release your child without a car tag. Bring your car tag. 

• Replacement car tags are $1; if you need one, come to the front office. 

• If you do not have a car tag, you will be asked to go to the front office. 

• Dismissal begins at 3:30 pm. 

• Dismissal changes need to be communicated by email beaverattendance@garlandisd.net .   or you may also call 972-494-8301. 

Check out these updates: 

⭐Parent/Student lunches will be Mondays starting September 23rd. Due to Increased enrollment and limited space in the cafeteria, we will be sending out a weekly sign up form. To allow for everyone who would like to visit, we are limiting parents to one lunch visit per month with no more than two adults per student. The adults visiting during lunch will need to be listed in Skyward. The sign up to attend lunch with your student will be posted on this weekly parent newsletter. Please reach out to me if you have additional questions. There will be additional information to follow.

⭐September is Attendance Awareness Month. Students who have perfect attendance for the month of September will be entered into a drawing to win prizes. We are also competing against other elementary schools in the district for the highest attendance. Help us show that Beaver is the best elementary school in the district!

⭐Check out the information below about our first schoolwide PBIS challenge and be sure to ask your student how they demonstrate being a Beaver STAR! 

Don't be a Cafeteria Creeper Challenge

Grade levels will compete for the most points earned through the end of the month. Kinder and 1st will compete with 2nd, and 3rd, 4th, and 5th will compete against each other. The cafeteria staff and custodians will award 0, 2, or 4 points for each lunch. 4 points will be given if all rules are followed, 2 points for some rules followed, and 0 points for no rules followed.  

The Rules: 

In the line: 

• 5 people at a time, under the apples

• Voice level 0 unless you are ordering

• Once you select something, you keep it 

At your table: 

• Clean floors 

• Clean tabletops 

• Voice level 2 (talking to a friend) 

THE GOLDEN RULE:  Respectful Manners

• As a parent, it can be hard to see our students struggle. Kids who are able to handle life's difficulties are resilient and have grit.

• Here are some ways to build resiliency in your child:

  • • Don't shield your child or rescue them from difficult experiences.

    • Let them experience disappointment so they learn that sadness doesn't last forever.

    • Let your child take reasonable risks and experience natural consequences.

    • Encourage them to try new things, make mistakes, and learn from their mistakes.

    • Give them opportunities to make their own decisions and help them problem solve.

    • Tell them examples of how you have faced hard times, persisted, and grew stronger.

    • Validate their fears and help them make plans to do things even if they're scared.

    • Remind them that we can't control everything that happens to us, but we can control how we respond.