Silver Lake Elementary
Family Newsletter
2023-24
Embedded Files
May 6th - 10th
Upcoming Events
May 7- Walk a Mile with GCISD 6-7:30 @ Mustang Panther Stadium
May 9 - Performance festival field trip
May 10 - Career Day
May 13 - Pre-K awards @ 8:00 am Fast Pass Link
3rd grade field trip
May 14 - Principal Star Student Breakfast
May 15 - Kinder Graduation @8:30 *TIME CHANGE
PTA General Membership Meeting 5:30 pm at Chuck E Cheese
May 16 - 2nd grade awards @ 8:00 am Fast Pass Link
Tour the school with the Principal @ 1:30 pm
Performance groups @ 5:15 pm
May 17 - 3rd grade awards @ 8:00 am Fast Pass Link
May 20 - 4th grade awards @ 8:00 am Fast Pass Link
May 21 - 1st grade awards @ 8:00 am Fast Pass Link
May 23 - Last day of school
5th grade awards @ 8:00 am Fast Pass Link
Campus Updates
Campus Updates
Points from your Principal:
Points from your Principal:
I hope you had a great time on our Field Day. Thank you to Coach Biving and Coach Barnes for organizing and creating such a wonderful experience for our students and families.
We are preparing plans for next year... PK/Kindergarten Round Up, events, and all the fun about the start of the 24-25 school year. Have you already signed up? The competition is on to see who's class can complete the return registration first!
Nicole Whiteside
Directora
GCISD Walk a Mile
GCISD Walk a Mile
After a successful inaugural Walk a Mile event in 2023, GCISD is bringing it back for a second year! Mark your calendars for 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, at Mustang Panther Stadium. Once again, this will be an evening where GCISD comes together to walk the track, meet new people and spend time with friends. Thank you!
Points from your Assistant Principal
Points from your Assistant Principal
Silver Lake Apparel Spirit Store
Silver Lake Apparel Spirit Store
If you would like to announce your student's birthday on our marquee in the front of the school, please use this link above. Click link for additional information.
(Please complete if you would like to attend any campus event, lunch or field trip.)
Grade Level Newsletters
Grade Level Newsletters
Transferring out of SLE attendance zone
Transferring out of SLE attendance zone
If you have moved out of the SLE attendance zone, you will need to apply for a transfer using this link.
Progress Reports
Progress Reports
Progress Reports have been uploaded to your parent Skyward.
Attention Parents of Pre-K Students,
Attention Parents of Pre-K Students,
Here's a heads up for next school year. The State of Texas requires documentation for DTaP and Polio after the age of 4 and a second dose of MMR and Varicella (chicken pox) vaccinations prior to entering kindergarten. These 4 vaccines are often given at the 4 year old check up by your primary care doctor. If you have a 4 or 5 year old child who has already seen the physician this school year for their annual exam, please contact your physician's office for an updated copy of your child's vaccination records. Otherwise, please plan to obtain these vaccines and provide a copy to the school nurse OR you may consider a conscientious waiver (see below) for these vaccines. You can email a copy of the updated record to jessica.wilkins@gcisd.net. I will update Skyward to reflect the latest vaccine dates. This is one thing you can check off the list early and save yourself the anxiety of scrambling for these shots prior to the first day of school in August. And I'm all about making things easy.
Please see the link below to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services regarding information on waivers. The conscientious waiver forms may take up to 3 weeks to arrive to you and they do require a notary signature so plan ahead. Please note the COVID-19 vaccine is not required by the State of Texas to attend school.
https://co-request.dshs.texas.gov/
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/Exemption-Information---School-Immunizations/
For more information on vaccine/immunization requirements for school, see the link below.
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/school-requirements.aspx
You may view and print your child's vaccine records on file with GCISD by logging in to your Skyward Family Access account. Pick your student's name and then click "Health Info" on the bottom of the left column. Then click "display options" at the top. A box will pop up for you to click "Show Vaccinations". Please be sure to take a copy of your child’s current immunization record to your physician or to CVS, CareNow, or any facility or pharmacy who offers vaccinations should you not have a primary care doctor. If you do not have health insurance, you may contact the Tarrant County Health Department (817-248-6066) for an appointment to receive vaccines and take a copy of your current immunization record.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Jessica Wilkins, RN, BSN
Direct phone: 817-251-5758
jessica.wilkins@gcisd.net
Repeated Information
Repeated Information
Reporting Absences:
Reporting Absences:
Please email Tyla Aguilar, our Attendance Clerk when reporting student absences or any other attendance related emails. Her email is tyla.aguilar@gcisd.net
STUDENT DROP OFF & Pick UP
Please note that the school does not open until 7:25. If you drop your child off before this, please know that they will not be under adult supervision.
We are continually streamlining our arrival and dismissal procedures and are grateful for your help and assistance in getting our learners to and from school safely!
With that, we wanted to send some updates and reminders regarding our arrival and dismissal procedures:
Parents, please stay in your car during carline drop-off and pick-up. This keeps the line moving efficiently for all, and is safer for students and families.
Children will be responsible for buckling and unbuckling themselves.
Students need to be in class by 7:40. With that in mind if you are not in the car line inside the gate at 7:40 you will be asked to turn around and walk your student in. Please bring your ID to Raptor into the office.
After the initial traffic in the first week, the back gate will be closing at 3:20. If you arrive after this time, students will be picked up in the front of the school through the office.
Thank you for all you do to help us keep our students and staff safe during these times.
FRIDAYS ARE SPIRIT WEAR DAYS!
Every friday we encourage all students and staff to wear Silver Lake gear, or green and blue! We have a competition going to see how many class members can wear the most spirit wear!
We will have a spirit shop open to purchase shirts and gear soon.
Student lunch accounts
Parents, as a reminder, please check your student's lunch account. It is important to check often so your student's lunch account does not go into a negative balance. Our cafeteria manager has sent home letters and an email if your account is currently negative.
BIRTHDAYS- NO FOOD, NO DRINKS, NO BALLOONS
You may bring small toys, stickers, pencils (if you want to bring something to share with others).
Lunch Drop off:
Parents, please leave lunches in the vestibule, if you come before 9:45 to drop off a lunch. After that, you will need to get a raptor badge and place your student's lunch on or in the shelves right next to the cafeteria doors.
If you come during your child's lunch, you will need to raptor badge in, and go into the cafeteria as a visitor to hand it to your child.
We wish we had enough staff to manage this, but we could really use your extra hands! Thanks for understanding.
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 your volunteer background check has been approved or not, please contact Itzy in the Front Office at 817-251-5750.
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. 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 visitor's 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
Returning Parent Volunteers- You must complete the volunteer background check EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. Please be sure you click the link to re-enroll for the 23-24 school year.
Times to remember:
7:20-Students will be able to enter the campus beginning at 7:20am 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 3:00 pm
From The District
From The District
Election Day
Principals, If you are sending out newsletters on or before Saturday, May 4, please add the following bond information to your newsletters and please add it toward the beginning.
Election Day is Saturday, May 4
Election Day is Saturday, May 4. Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 pm. Tarrant County registered voters can vote at any Vote Center location during Early Voting and on Election Day. Click here to look up your voter registration, polling location and sample ballot.
Registered voters residing within the GCISD boundaries will be asked to consider a $150 million bond referendum. Projects will be presented to voters in three separate propositions:
Proposition A: Safety, Buses, and School Updates
$134,236,405 – 89% of total
Proposition A includes facility deficiencies (eg. roofs, HVAC, electrical, etc.) and minor renovations and updates to safety, security, and technology infrastructure for all school facilities.Proposition B: Instructional Technology
$10,225,554 – 7% of total
Proposition B is designed to continue existing technology devices to support learning.Proposition C: Swim Center Improvements
$5,538,041 – 4% of total
Proposition C addresses corrosion at the GCISD Swim Center by adding filtration and updating and replacing equipment that is past its useful life. The GCISD Swim Center is used by GCISD students, staff, and local residents.
The GCISD total tax rate is the lowest it’s been in 25 years, and the tax rate is not expected to increase as a result of the 2024 bond. GCISD is able to fund these bond projects without a change to the Interest & Sinking (I&S) tax rate because of a few factors.
GCISD has been paying down debt sooner than required. Since 2005, the Board has authorized refunding and paying off callable debt sooner than scheduled, which has resulted in additional debt capacity.
That, and the projected growth of Taxable Assessed Values, allows the bonds to be repaid at the current I&S rate of 19.57 cents per $100 of property value.
View videos and more information at www.GCISD.net/Bond, which also includes frequently asked questions and answers, and a detailed list of district-wide projects as well as specific projects proposed for each school.
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