Silver Lake Elementary
Family Newsletter
2023-24
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Welcome to Silver Lake!
Meet our Office Team
Nicole Whiteside
Nicole Whiteside
Principal
I am the mom of two, and proud to support each of your families! I visited Key Largo and Washington D.C. this summer. This is Luke (5) and Noelle (Almost 1).
Juana White
Juana White
Assistant Principal
Ms. White traveled to Chicago and New York this summer with her daughter and husband, Mark! She, too, has an incoming Kindergartner, Amelia.
SECURITY UPDATES!
YOU MUST USE A VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
If you are coming to campus, and have access to other students during the school day, you will need a volunteer background check AND a visitor's badge. Completing the volunteer background check can take up to 3 days. You need to complete this prior to accessing our campus! Please get it done! Click here to complete this now! THIS INCLUDES IF YOU COME UP TO CAMPUS TO EAT WITH YOUR CHILD(REN) DURING LUNCH.
WALKING TO CLASS ON FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ONLY
Also, if you are planning to walk your child to class on the first day of school, you will need to print a visitor badge from the kiosk in our entry. You may print this on Meet the Teacher Night, Kinder Camp, or come up to use the Raptor System during regular business hours (7:30-3:30) to take and use the first morning of school only. You will only be able to walk your child to class on the first day of school.
Campus Updates
Campus Updates
Points from your Principal:
Points from your Principal:
Welcome to a NEW School year, Silver Lake families!
We are looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces. Our teachers will be welcomed back next week, in anticipation for the start of school- and we are very excited!
If you are not familiar with our school, welcome! We are a dual language and Experience Design campus. We have many students learning content in two languages (English and Spanish), and provide enriching experiences for all students. We have several theme weeks throughout the school year, to deliver our curriculum in a fun way. Learning SHOULD BE FUN!
This is a special school year, as I join you in welcoming my own child to Silver Lake as a Shooting Star. My son, Luke, will be a kindergartner and he cannot wait to be a part of the very best students and staff in the whole world.
There are many ways to get involved at our school. Volunteering on campus or in our PTA helps build our community- and you can always contribute in a way that fits your schedule. I hope you take the opportunity to connect with us!
This newsletter is to provide you with information you may be wondering about as we return to school, which we send out weekly, and if you have additional questions please reach out to our front office at 817-251-5750.
Nicole Whiteside
Silver Lake Elementary Principal
Arrival Dismissal Procedures English.movArrival and Dismissal Procedures:
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures:
This video is from last year- there are no changes to dismissal! However, if you are new to SLE, this will help!
After the first week of school, YOU MUST utilize a Silver Lake car tag to pick up your child.
CAR TAGS WILL BE PASSED OUT AT MEET THE TEACHER OR KINDER CAMP. We ask every family to pick these up even if you think you will never use them.
For arrival, to ensure students' safety, the front parking lot will only be available for buses, staff, families with handicap needs (these families will have unique car tags), and any families with an appointment on campus in the morning. This will take place starting the 2nd week of school, August 21st. All walkers entering the front building will enter through the front doors.
Informational Items
Informational Items
SECURITY
If you want to come into the school, and you will be around other children you MUST complete a Volunteer Background Check. This could take up to a few days to complete. Click Here. If you are unsure if you are volunteer background checked approved or not, please contact Itzy in the Front Office at 817-251-5750.
Returning Parent Volunteers- You must complete the volunteer background check EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. Please be sure you click the link to reenroll for the 23-23 school year.
Campus Tours- Teachers will not be available during campus tours.
August 4- 9am and 1:30pm
August 11- 9am
Please let us know if you will need a bilingual translator.
Come to the front foyer- you do not need a reservation
Times to remember:
7:25-Students will be able to enter the campus beginning at 7:25am in the morning. They may get breakfast until 7:35. After this, the breakfast line will be closed.
7:40-Classes begin promptly at 7:40am. Please ensure that your child has time to get to their classroom and be in their spots ready to learn at 7:40!
Our outdoor staff come into the building at this time-as we begin serving our students in classrooms then!
Tardies-Students are late if they are not in class by 7:40. If your student is late, please park your car and Raptor into the office. Please bring your ID. This will ensure students enter safely
3:00-Dismissal is at 3pm.
Events:
SLE Back to School Bash/Meet the teacher will be on August 11! (5:00 - 6:30 PM) We will have an update on this event soon.
Come meet your teacher, and bring your school supplies!
Kinder:
If you attend Kinder Camp, this is a fun optional event if you want to join the party!
If you are unable to attend Kinder Camp, come and find out your child's initial class.
Kinder Camp will be held on August 10 from 5-6:30.
This will include the children working with the kindergarten teachers, and enjoying work station and "get to know you" activities in the library.
Parents will view a presentation by the leadership team. You will get information about "all things Silver Lake" and what to expect the first week of school. Students will be provided an initial reporting classroom and teacher. On Thursday, August 17, students and parents will learn about their child's permanent placement and teacher. This is the best way to get to know your child and their needs.
You may drop your school supplies off
Get a campus tour
Prepare for first day of school.
Learn your child's initial roster.
Kinder Parents- We will have a Boo Hoo/ Yahoo! Breakfast in our Library following the drop off in the classrooms on the first day of school. You will have an opportunity to meet other parents, and share some time with our administration and fabulous PTA!
The application will determine a child’s eligibility for free and reduced-price meals and may assist in the determination of eligibility for other state or federal benefits. Only one application needs to be completed per household. Schools will notify the household of the child’s eligibility. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) administers school nutrition programs in Texas and offers an eligibility calculator at www.SquareMeals.org/ProgramEligibility.
Decisions regarding payment for school meals are made at the national-government level, not by the school nutrition team or TDA. The dedicated staff in Nutrition Services is looking forward to serving healthy, balanced meals to students in the new school year. If you have any questions, please call 817-251-5617 or email child.nutrition@gcisd.net
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Lunch Visitors Will Start Sept. 5th
Lunch Visitors Will Start Sept. 5th
Upon arrival, you will need to use our intercom system and let the front office know you wish to have lunch with your student and please state if it's inside or outside. You will need to bring a valid state issued ID and use our visitor kiosks in the vestibule to obtain a visitors badge, then proceed to the front office. Please allow extra time before your scheduled time to get checked in. You will need to bring your own lunch as we will not be able to accommodate visitor lunches through our lunch lines at this time. You may bring lunch for your student or they may go through the line while you wait.
You will be meeting your child in our visitor area in front of the office. Since we have very limited seating we will be following the schedule below:
Mondays - Pre K, 1st, and 4th
Tuesdays - Kinder and 3rd
Wednesdays - 2nd and 5th
Thursdays - All grades while spots last
Fridays - All grades while spots last
Upcoming Events
Registration- Going on Now!
Every week day from 7:30-3:30
Students need to be fully registered by August 11 at 10am to be listed on a class list for meet the teacher. If you have any registration questions please contact our data secretary either by phone (817-251-5661) or email. Her email address is tyla.aguilar@gcisd.net
Aug. 10 - Kindergarten Camp 5:00 - 6:30 Silver Lake Cafeteria
Aug. 11 - SLE Meet the Teacher and Back to School Bash 5:00 - 6:30
Aug. 15 - First Day of School
You will only be able to walk your child to class on the first day of school. (You must have a printed visitor badge--see above in security updates for more info.)
Aug 17- KINDER Curriculum Night ONLY
Aug. 31 - Curriculum Night for all grades (Not Kindergarten) 6-7
Sept. 4 - School Holiday - Labor Day
Sept 7- Boosterthon Fun Run!
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