Silver Lake Elementary
Family Newsletter
2023-24
November 6th - November 10th
November 6th & November 7th
District PD Day - No School
Silver Lake Apparel Spirit Store
Silver Lake families,
The wait is over! We have brought back our classic Silver Lake Star shirt along with two new designs! We are offering short & long sleeve options along with a zip up hoodie. Most items are youth & adult sizes except the long sleeve shirts. Use the link above to check out all our designs and for ordering information!
Upcoming Events
Nov 6 - 7 District PD day, No school
Nov 9 - Principal's Star Student Breakfast 7:45-8:15 am
Picture makeup day
Nov 10 - Spirit Day, wear red, white & blue for Veteran's Day
Nov 16 - 4th grade walking field trip
3rd grade program 6:00-7:00 pm
Nov 20-24 Thanksgiving Break, No School
Dec 4 - Pre-K Christmas Party 2:00-2:45 pm (sign up coming soon)
Dec 5 - Kindergarten Christmas Party 2:00-2:45 pm (sign up coming soon)
Dec 6 - 1st grade Christmas Party 2:00-2:45 pm (sign up coming soon)
5th grade GT field trip
Dec 7 - 2nd grade Christmas Party 2:00-2:30 pm (sign up coming soon)
Dec 9 - PTA Breakfast with Santa, time TBD
Dec 11 - 4th grade Christmas Party 2:00-2:45 pm (sign up coming soon)
Dec 12 - 5th grade Christmas Party 2:00-2:45 pm (sign up coming soon)
Dec 13 - 3rd grade Christmas Party 2:00-2:45 pm (sign up coming soon)
Dec 14 - Spirit Day, Pajama Read A Rama Day
5th grade program 6:00-7:00 pm
Dec 15 - Early release day, 11:40 am
Dec 18-Jan 1 Winter Break, No school
Jan 2-3 PD day, No school
Campus Updates
Points from your Principal:
When we think about all we have experienced and accomplish in the first few months of school, it really is remarkable.
Back to School Events, parent conferences, fall ball, experience design week, programs, pep rallies, fun run, and many more things.
All of this is possible because of the collective effort of our staff, parents, and students. In this month of thanks... I am thankful for you and your beautiful children!
Nicole Whiteside
Points from your Assistant Principal
We want to reinforce our CHAMPS behavior expectations for the playground. Please review these with your child so we can continue to see safe, responsible, and respectful behavior. We appreciate your support and partnership.
Informational Items
Office info (about glasses)
We have had a couple pairs of glasses turned in after being lost. If one of these glasses are your student's, please have them come to the office to claim them.
Nurse info (about illness)
As we are entering cold, flu, and just illness in general season, I just wanted to remind everyone that if your student has a temperature of 100.0 degrees or more, has vomited or had diarrhea the night before or morning of, or has red eyes with matting (crusting) or drainage that they need to stay home from school. Students can return once they are fever free for 24 hours with no use of fever reducing medication (Tylenol/Acetaminophen or Motrin/Ibuprofen) or not had an episode of vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours with no use of medication or after 24 hours on antibiotic eye drops for pink eye.
Attendance info (reminder to notify if sick and let us know if flu-like illness)
Thank you to everyone who has been good about calling or emailing us that your student is going to be absent. Since we are entering into the cold/flu season, we ask if your student is out due to having a fever with a sore throat or a fever with a cough to please let us know that they are out with a flu-like illness. If you report that your student is out sick, we may ask you if they are out with a flu-like illness for documentation purposes.
PTA Newsletter & Information
Dad's Club Information
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
Repeated Information
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
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 3pm.
From The District
Nominate a Deserving Staff Member for Stars of GCISD
Do you know a GCISD employee who is always putting their best foot forward for students? Someone who goes out of their way to make others feel special? A person who lights up the room the moment they walk in? Did you witness a particular moment you would like to highlight? Nominating that staff member for Stars of GCISD is easy! Simply complete this form.
GCISD Emergent Bilingual Family Engagement Event
As part of the Title III funds we receive for Emergent Bilingual (EB) / English Learners (EL), we will offer a district-wide event for parent, family, and community engagement.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
9 a.m.-11 a.m.
In partnership with TEA, we will host a watch party to address the Family Engagement event for Emergent Bilingual Families. This event will focus on family outreach and training, providing parents with the required parent and family literacy services, activities, and training needed to improve their English language skills.
We will meet in GCISD's Professional Development Education Center (PDEC) Mustang and Bronco Rooms. We will have multiple Chromebooks to ensure families listen to the information in their native language. The languages that we will offer to our families are: