STAR NEWS
Beaver Tech Family Newsletter
Week of 4/19/2024
A word from your Proud Principal Mrs. Garcia:
It was a busy week! April is quickly wrapping up!
I want to give a special thank you to our staff for helping us this Saturday at the Explore GISD event. This was an event to showcase our campus to families looking for the perfect school for their Kindergartener next school year. We met so many new families that are looking forward to becoming Beaver STARS!
In addition, our Honor Choir went to competition this week and came home with a Trophy for earning a 1 (the highest rating) in all areas they were competing in! Way to go Honor Choir and Mr. Gonzales!!
Lastly, Beaver had 3 -1st place winners for the Planetarium Art contest and 4 -2nd place winners! One of our 4th graders created the piece below!
Our Beaver STARS are SHINING BRIGHT!!!
Upcoming Dates:
April 23- 4th and 5th grade Math STAAR
April 24- 3rd grade Math STAAR
May 3- Spring Carnival 6-8pm
May 6-May 10 -Teacher Appreciation Week
May 13- Career Day
May 24- Field Day
May 28- College Expo
May 30- Last Day of School
STAAR Testing 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- MATH
April 23 and April 24
Testing Tips for Parents:
Make sure your child gets plenty of rest the night before the test.
On the morning of the test, your child needs to get up in plenty of time so he/she won't feel rushed.
Feed your child a good breakfast. Research shows that children do better on tests if they have had a good breakfast.
Do as much as you can to make your child feel comfortable. Try not to say things to make him/her feel more nervous.
Reassure your child that no matter the outcome of the test you will still love him/her. Encourage them to simply do their best.
Spring Carnival
May 3 6:00PM-8:00PM
Tickets are on sale NOW!
The cost is
Presale $20 Adult/$10 Kids under 5 or
At the door $25 Adults $15 Kids under 5
Parents do NOT have to pay to come UNLESS they are participating in the activities. If parents are only coming to be with their child, they do not have to pay.
We also need volunteers! Parents can sign up to volunteer by using this link: Carnival Volunteers
About Field Trips
May is the time of year when grade levels take lots of field trips. Here are a few reminders:
Beaver encourages the use of organized off-campus trips to connect learning objectives to real world experiences. All planned school-sponsored trips (field trips) away from the campus are considered extensions of learning. Field trips allow students to collaborate with their peers, explore new environments, make connections, and problem solve. The field trip may also include follow-up activities that allow students to summarize, apply, and evaluate what they learned from the trip.
Many times, these field trips required additional adult support. We encourage parents to participate in these field trips as chaperones/volunteers. However, these field trips are not designed as an event for a parent and student to spend one on one time. We have separate scheduled Family and Community events throughout the year designed for the whole family.
Students, staff and volunteers are subject to the same rules and expectations they would be if they were on campus.
Field trips may be attended only by students who are currently enrolled at Beaver and are in the grade level that is participating.
Parents must give permission for the student to attend the Field Trip.
Volunteers/Chaperones for Field Trips: The primary reason for the chaperones is to supervise a group of students. Chaperones are responsible for students and are expected to stay with their assigned group and monitor their behavior for the entire field trip from departure time until they return to school.
Follow the GISD Guidelines for Volunteers
Complete the Volunteer Application Process
Collaborate with the grade level teachers on how to best support the students.
A field trip is not intended to be a one on one event for you and your child.
Volunteers are signing up to support all the Beaver students in the learning experience and will be expected to supervise a small group.
Follow the GarlandISD Best Practices for Chaperones
Monday Lunch
May 13 will be the last Monday for parents to come enjoy lunch with their student this school year!
A few reminders:
All Visitors must sign in through the front office.
Mondays are for parents/guardians and child only, no Beaver friends may be invited.
Since there is limited seating in our small cafeteria, limit visitors to 2 people.
If weather permits, you are welcome to eat lunch at the picnic tables in front of the building.
At the end of the 30 minute lunch time, students are to leave the cafeteria with their teachers. Parents cannot walk their students to recess or to their classroom.
Do not share food with other students in the cafeteria.
Morning Drop Off
Parents,
There have been several incidents of people dropping students off in the mornings in unassigned areas. Please remember that procedures are in place to ensure students are welcomed in a safe way. We know that people are in a hurry in the mornings, but please be considerate of others when dropping of your student so we can avoid accidents. Let's work together to make sure morning drop is safe and efficient.
Front doors open at 7:30 a.m.
Please know that if you arrive on campus before 7:30 a.m., there is no staff available to monitor students. Please do not leave your student unattended before 7:30 a.m.
Enter the parking lot while traveling west on March Lane.
Pull up to the drop-off area using the lane closest to the building. Drive as far down as possible.
Pay close attention to the adult in the crosswalk to ensure safety for everyone crossing to enter the building.
NEVER use the alley for dropping off students for any reason. The cones that are placed for safety should not be removed.
Pull through the main lane at the front of the school only and exit west on March Lane.
If you park and walk your child up to the school, make sure that you park in a designated visitor parking space near the building or on the street.
Please do not use the staff parking lot as a drop off lane.
Please do not park in staff parking spots to drop off your students.
Please do not move the traffic cones.
Dismissal
Procedures are in place to ensure our students are dismissed promptly and safely.
The safety of our students is our priority.
A few reminders:
If you are picking up your student by car, DO NOT use the bus lane. Car riders are to be picked up in front of the school.
Please do not park in the staff parking to pick up your student.
Independent walkers are to leave the campus immediately. Students are to walk to their destination as soon as they are dismissed.
School is dismissed at 3:30pm. All students should be picked up no later than 3:50pm.
Counselor Corner
Career Day:
We still need presenters for our Career Day on Monday, May 13th! Thank you to all of our parents who have signed up already. We have 18 speakers so far and we need about 30!
If you're interested, please sign up at: bit.ly/BEAVERCAREERDAY2024
College EXPO:
Save the date for our 2nd annual College Expo on Tuesday, May 28 from 8:15 - 10:15 am! We would love to have you watch your student present!
Your student will be presenting on a college or university with their classmates. More info will be coming out on Class Dojo soon!
WOW Time:
Students are learning about Conflict Resolution during their Counseling lesson time with Ms. Sinclair. They are learning eight ways to work out problems with others.
Talk it out
Play something else
Take turns
Ignore it
Walk away and cool off
Tell the person to stop
Apologize
Make a deal
Check out the Work it Out Wheel and feel free to print one for your home! This is a great way to teach our children how to work out conflicts with their siblings, neighbors, parents, cousins, etc. Here is the link to print: Work it Out Wheel
STARS Highlights
Parents,
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. SHOW SOME LOVE!
At Beaver we believe in building a positive environment through appreciation. Join us!
Thank you to the parents that have shared their appreciation! I take the information and share it with the teacher. It really makes their day, so thank you!
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