STAR NEWS
Beaver Tech Family Newsletter
Week of 8/11/2023 V.5
A word from your Proud Principal Mrs. Garcia
It was a great start of the year! We were so excited to see our STARS. The kids have been absolutely wonderful. If you are connected on Class Dojo you are able to see our School Story and see the great things happening all around the school! We have had lots of district visitors and have received so many compliments on the energy and excitement on the campus. We have also heard several students talk about how clean the school is! I love to hear students and visitors see how much love we have put into the start of the school year. It's going to be a great year! At Beaver we have a mission. We believe that together (teachers, students and families), we provide a safe and diverse learning community. We believe that learning is enriched through relevant experiences and enhanced with technology, so that all students are successful. ALL of our students are STARS!
Upcoming Dates:
8/14- MAP Testing opens (teachers will contact you with the dates your student will test)
8/17- 1st grade Parent Meeting -Library @ 5-5:30PM and 5:30-6PM; 2nd grade Parent Meeting @ 6:00-6:30 and 6:30-7:00pm in the Cafeteria
8/22- 3rd grade Parent Meeting- Cafeteria @ 5:00PM ; Kinder Parent Meeting- Library from 6:00PM-7:00PM;
8/24- 5th Grade Parent Meeting and Title 1 Meeting- @ 5:00PM in the Cafeteria
8/29- 4th Grade Parent Meeting @ 5:00PM in the Cafeteria
8/30- Nurse Screening Day
8/31- ABC Parent Meeting @5:00PM in the Cafeteria; Water Slidn' Back to School Day!
9/1- No school
9/4- No school
Counselor Corner
Hello! My name is Amy Sinclair and I am your student's School Counselor! I have been at Beaver Tech for fifteen years, serving as a teacher for 10 years and now the counselor for 5 years. I love being a School Counselor because it's a job that combines my two favorite things: kids and helping others!
As your School Counselor, I provide many services. I offer individual counseling, small group counseling, classroom lessons, and crisis support. I consult with parents and teachers to help our students reach their potential. I also help ensure that our students receive the appropriate services for their learning abilities. Be on the lookout for a counseling brochure coming home soon in your student's Thursday folders. This will give you more information of how I can help.
Another way I help our students is by connecting families to community resources. If your family needs extra assistance this year, please fill out this form and we may be able to help: https://bit.ly/beaverfina.
What's coming up:
Students will begin SEL lessons on Monday! For more info on SEL, check out this video!
Where you Going Wednesday begins next week! Students will learn about specific careers each week and have a chance to earn a special prize on Wednesdays. Be sure to ask your student about the career of the week and Future Frankie!
Guidance lessons begin next week! Students will come to the WOW Room for classroom guidance lessons once a month. We call this WOW TIME! During August, students learn all about their School Counselor and how I can help them.
Contact me!
Email: alsincla@garlandisd.net
Phone: 972-494-8301, then press 3
Twitter: @AmyLeeSinclair
Parents!!
We have exciting news!!
If you complete the CEP Form in School Café AND if you are connected on Class Dojo, your student will get to be a part of the WATER SLIDE FUN on Thursday, August 31 !!
The CEP form is found in School Cafe.
Class Dojo information is with your teacher!
The last day to do this Wednesday, 8/30!!!
Student information Update forms
Please update your Skyward Forms! Please make sure your contact information is accurate!
We also ask that you complete the CEP Form! The Community Eligibility Provision helps provide our campus with funding. This form in found in School Café.
ALL students at Beaver will receive FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH regardless of economic status.
About recess
Recess is a regularly scheduled period in the school day for physical activity and play that is monitored by our staff. Our students love to be outside and play! We want them to enjoy this time. We monitor the weather and follow our district guidelines to ensure our students are safe. Safety is our top priority.
The playground is closed to public use between the school hours of 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. or during a scheduled school event.
There should be no unsupervised students on the playground at any time between 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Visitors are not allowed during recess.
Recess is not the appropriate time for parents to stop by and make contact with any students, including your own.
Public or visitor use of the playground cannot interfere with school use or school procedures.
Any unauthorized adult that refuses to comply with staff requests, will be referred to the Garland ISD Student Resource Officer, Garland Police Department or Garland ISD Security.
Please know that if you arrive on campus before 7:30am, there is no staff available to monitor students. Please do not leave your student unattended before 7:30am.
Parents are welcome to walk students to the front doors. We ask that parents do not enter the building past the front doors.
Students that arrive between 7:30-7:50am will wait in the Gym.
At 7:50am they will be dismissed to their classrooms. They will be offered breakfast in the classroom.
If you arrive to pick up your student after 3:55PM, you will have to come inside the building to pick up your student . Thank you!
Please contact your EARLY teacher if you need to change how your student is picked up!
Students can be released as:
CAR RIDERS
INFORMATION
If you are picking up your student in a car, please line up on March Ln and Mccallum Dr. Please do not use Vegas to get to March. Using Vegas, will cause traffic jams and major delays!
STARS Highlights
Thank you Mr. Daniel!
A huge shout to out Mr. Daniel for volunteering to help us during dismissal! We are a TEAM! Parents are a part of the TEAM!! TOGETHER we are better!
Thank you to the person that purchased these super cool STARS Sunglasses! I don't know who bought them but I would like to say thank you!
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