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BOULDER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! AUGUST, 2016
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Early Release days in August & September
Wednesday, 8-17Wednesday, 8-24Wednesday, 8-31Wednesday, 9-7Wednesday, 9-14Wednesday, 9-21Wednesday, 9-28
NEWSLETTERPrincipally SpeakingDr. Karen Coleman
Dear Parents:
Welcome back to the 2016-17 school year! This is sensational year seventeen for Boulder Creek. It is hard to believe that 17 years have gone by since we opened in 2000. Boulder Creek is a special place to be and if you are a new family joining us I am sure that it will feel like home very soon.
We would like to welcome some new staff: Ms. Caitlin Corbett, orchestra teacher, Mrs. Lillian Eversole, kindergarten teacher, Ms. Odessa Hurd, primary resource teacher, Ms. Katherine Kemper, school psychologist, Mrs. Shadi Ramezanzadehnamini, primary COPE teacher, Mrs. Susan Rueckle, second grade teacher, Mrs. Brittney Steimle, sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Tricia Trejo, Title I instructional assistant and Ms. Sandra Thompson intermediate ELL.
As most of you have noticed our building did get a facelift this summer. Mr. Gary our amazing building manager with his crew painted all the classrooms. We also got beautiful new carpet. We have waited several years for our new carpet and are very excited about it. We would like to keep it looking great since we had to keep the other carpet for 16 years. Students are only allowed to have water bottles in the classroom. Classroom parties will also be water only. Please refrain from sending in snacks that have high “stain” potential like Cheetos, red Jell-O, etc. Great snacks are pretzels, crackers, fruit, and vegetables; they also have the benefit of being healthier. Thank you for your cooperation on this.
Please join me for our first principal coffee and chat on September 7th at 8:00 a.m. in the library.
Sincerely,
Karen K. Coleman
Gilbert Public School Mission StatementEnsure exemplary education that inspires excellence and success within every learner.
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ATTENDANCENew Arizona Department of Education Attendance Rule:The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) has recently released new guidelines for absences. Any absence after the 18th absence for the school year will be considered unexcused, with the exception of Chronic Illness absences*. As always, if a student has 10 consecutive school days of unexcused absences, they will be withdrawn and you will need to re-enroll them. Please remember that it is very important to continue to call in all absences, even if they are to be marked as unexcused. This is so that we know, that you are aware of the absence. If you have any questions feel free to contact the school office.
*Any Chronic Ill absences are still excused even if after the 18 day mark.
Automated Attendance CallsBeginning the week of August 15, 2016, Boulder Creek Elementary will begin sending Automated Attendance Calls for students who have an unexcused absence.
Please continue to call the school attendance line and leave a message as soon as you know your child will be absent or late to school. (480-507-1404 Option 1)
These automated calls will only be sent to parents who have NOT called the school to excuse their child's absence.The automated system calls those identified as Guardian (mother, father, step-parent, foster parent, grandparents, etc) in Infinite Campus. It will use the home number and cell phone number for these folks as well as send them an email.
Attendance Line: 480-507-1404 Option 1
TRANSPORTATION CHANGES..........
• If your child’s transportation home from school changes, please call the front office no later than 2:00pm to ensure that the message gets to your student.
• Calls received later than 2:00pm makes it difficult to ensure your student gets the information.
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FITNESS AT HOME - A MESSAGE FROM MR. STARKS, PE TEACHER
It is recommended that kids receive 60 minutes of activity daily, most of which should be aerobic. Look for a new exciting activity every month in the Boulder Creek News Letter.
SkateboardingSkateboarding is a fun activity that doesn't seem at all like exercise. While cruising around the neighborhood, kids build balance, coordination, strength and endurance. It's an activity kids can do on their own, with friends, or alongside mom and dad.
Learning how to skateboard is also a great way to teach kids patience, perseverance and tenacity. It may take a while to get the hang of, but once your child is up on that board, he or she may never want to get off.
Make sure your little skateboarder has a helmet, knee and elbow pads and adult supervision.
Have fun and stay healthy!
Check out http://www.shapeup.org/children/tips_index.html for great articles about fitness, health, and nutrition for the whole family.
UPCOMING EVENTS• August 15 - Site Council Meeting
• August 16 - PTSO
• August 23 - 1st Grade Parent Involvement for Literacy Math
• August 31 - Pride Day Assembly
• September 7 - Coffee & Chat with the Principal
• September 9- Honors Choir singing at the Diamondback Game
• September 8 22, & 29- Title 1 Parent Night
• September 17 - Constitution Fair
• September 19-23 - Constitution Week
Student Picture Day
Tuesday
September 13, 2016
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Bulldog Recorder Team is open to all 4th, 5th & 6th graders.
No audition is required.
Practice starts on Friday, September 9 at 7:50am. Please have your student enter the school through the gym entrance.
Please contact Mrs. Christensen with any questions at 480-507-1404 x 129 or [email protected]
Bulldog Honor Choir TryoutsOpen to 4th, 5th & 6th Graders
Tryouts will be held August 22-26 & August 30-September 2 at 8:05 in the Music Room.Please contact Mrs. Christensen with any questions at
480-507-1404 x 129 or [email protected]
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A Note from the Nurse's office:! Welcome back to another year Boulder Bulldogs. As we start the new school year here are a few things to keep in mind. September 1, 2016 is the final deadline for immunization records to be turn in to the health office for those who received letters of inadequate immunization. Final letters went out Aug. 11h. As required by state law, students who are not fully immunized will not be able to attend school starting September 1 until a record showing required shots has been received. If you have not turned in updated records please do so as soon as possible. Tdap and Meningococcal are required for students who are 11 years old and in 6th grade. If your child is new to Boulder or you have a child in Kindergarten and did not provide a record or provided an incomplete record at the time of registration and got a notice it means the record from your child’s previous school has not arrived and/or we still do not have a complete verified record on file. You will need to provide the record. Every effort has been made to get the records from all sources available. All students need to have a verified record of completed immunizations or a valid exemption form signed on file. If you have questions regarding shots or shot records please call the health office. These requirements are in place by state law and designed to help keep all children healthy. Parents, if your child has not had the vaccines, there are various clinics available or you can make an appointment with your family physician. A list of clinics was attached to the notices sent home.
! Gilbert Schools has a strict policy when it comes to medications. Students are not allowed to carry medications on their person, or in backpacks except those for life threatening conditions such as anaphylaxis. All medications, prescribed and over the counter i.e. vitamins, Tylenol, and Tums to name a few, need to come through the health office and brought in by a parent/responsible adult. Herbal supplements and essential oils are treated the same as medications. If the medication is for life threatening conditions and you want your student to carry the medication with them, the medication still needs to be checked in with the health office and the proper paperwork completed. Please do not send medications with your child to school. If your child needs to take medication at school, please contact the health office. This policy is for the safety of all students.
! Safety is a priority for all students. Students love to wear flip-flops to school. Please keep in mind that feet and ankles are vulnerable to injury through scrapes and twists while wearing flip-flops. Research also shows wearing flip flops can lead to foot problems later due to the lack of support. Flip flops, even new ones break very easily. Parents will be called to bring another pair of shoes for your child if their flip flop breaks. Remember flip-flops are not the best choice of shoe for school.
! Through out the year students have accidents, find mud or need a change of clothes for any number of reasons. I try to have clothes available for these untimely accidents. If your child needs to borrow a change of clothes, please wash the items borrowed and return the borrowed items as soon as possible. If you know your child is prone to accidents, it helps your child if you send a change in his/her backpack. If you have clothes your child has outgrown, please consider donating to the Health Office especially smaller sizes (6-10) in both boys and girls.
! If you have any questions regarding immunizations, medications, screenings or have any updates on your child's medical or health needs please call the health office.
Healthy kids are my business. Have a great year. Jane Xavier, RN! ! ! ! 480-507-1404 x 306
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Welcome back Boulder Creek Families!
My name is Ashley Fortune and I am proud to be serving as your school social worker FULL time this year! Some of you may remember I was here part time last school year. My role on campus is to provide emotional, behavioral, social, and prevention support services.
Some of the areas that I am able to help with are family changes, grief, friendship, conflict resolution, organizational skills, focus and impulse control, anxiety, attendance, behavior, depression, somatic complaints, and financial difficulties. I work with students individually or in small groups, and will also be going into the classrooms this year to teach social skills through a program called Second Steps. We received a donation of backpacks and school supplies, so if you or someone you know could use some, come see me! Just a reminder to reapply for Free and Reduced lunch if you haven’t already, here is the link:https://www.schoollunchapp.com/Terms.aspx?host=gilbertschools.schoollunchapp.com&apply=1 If you would like to contact me directly, call (480) 507-1404 x303 or e-mail me at [email protected].
ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS
May notice if a student is suddenly falling behind in school; coming to school fatigued, hungry, or wearing the same clothes; hoarding belongings, or having uncharacteristic, discipline problems. Experiencing academic, behavior, health, or hygiene problems that may be related to homelessness.
SECRETARIES AND REGISTRARS
Often are the first people in a school to meet a family, child, or youth who may be experiencing homelessness when enrolling a child or youth, see addresses the family lists or multiple school enrollments that could indicate a homeless situation.
SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS, NURSES
May encounter students who are experiencing academic, behavior, health or hygiene problems that may be related to homelessness.
CAFETERIA WORKERS AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF
May see a student, who is not eating because he or she did not bring lunch or did not have money to buy lunch, seems inordinately hungry, is asking peers for food, is taking large portions, or hoarding food; may overhear that a student is homeless; may have a special report with a student who discloses homelessness.
BUS DRIVERS
May see a new child on the bus route living with another family, which could indicate doubling up due to homelessness; may overhear that a child is experiencing homelessness, may see uncharacteristic discipline problems from a child; may have a special rapport with a child who discloses homelessness
Please refer any student’s or family’s information to the District McKinney Vento Liaison, Counselor or Social Worker at the campus.
Identifying Students
in Transition
• Chronic hunger or tiredness • Erratic attendance at • Attendance at multiple schools • Poor grooming or clothing that draws attention • Lack of records or incomplete records • Lack of Continuity in Education • Unmet medical or dental needs • Donations in coins or avoidance of field trips • Students may be distracted • Parent who seems confused when asked about the last school attended • Anger or embarrassment when asked about current address. • Low-income motel address on enrollment form
Statements when enrolling, such as:
“It’s a new address. I can’t remember it.”
“We move a lot and are staying with friends until we find a place”
McKinney Vento Homeless Liaison
Helen Dippre
480-276-2799
Individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate
nighttime residence
A. Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters
B. Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
C. Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard Housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings
Migrant children who may also qualify as homeless.
Information for GPS Employees, Families and Community
Parents Right-to-Know (Teacher Qualifications • Not-Highly-Qualified Status)
Title I Section 1111 (h)(6) (6) PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW-
(A) QUALIFICATIONS- At the beginning of each school year, a local educational
agency that receives funds under this part shall notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, and the agency will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers, including, at a minimum, the following:
(i) Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the
grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction. (ii) Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status
through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived. (iii) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate
certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
(iv) Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their
qualifications.
(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION- In addition to the information that parents may request under subparagraph (A), a school that receives funds under this part shall provide to each individual parent—
(i) information on the level of achievement of the parent's child in each of the
State academic assessments as required under this part; and (ii) timely notice that the parent's child has been assigned, or has been taught for
four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified.
(C) FORMAT- The notice and information provided to parents under this paragraph shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand.
El Derecho A Saber de los Padres de Familia (Requisitos de los Maestros – Estatus de No Altamente Calificado)
Titulo 1 Sección 1111 (h) (6) (6) EL DERECHO A SABER DE LOS PADRES DE FAMILIA
(A) CALIFICACIONES- Al principio del año escolar, una agencia local de educación deberá notificar a los padres de cada estudiante asistiendo a cualquier escuela que recibe fondos bajo esta parte, que asi lo requieran. La agencia deberá provar a los padres que lo requieran ( en un tiempo oportuno), información acerca de los requisitos profesionales del maestro/a del estudiante, incluyendo, a un mínimo, lo siguente:
(i) Si el maestro/a reune las calificaciones estatales y criterio de licenciatura
para el grado y materias en que provee instrucción.
(ii) Si el maestro/a está bajo emergencia ó otro estatus provisional mediante el cual los requisitos del estado ó criterio de licenciatura han sido cedidos.
(iii) El grado de especialidad de bachillerato del maestro/a y cualquier otro
grado de certificación.
(iv) Si al alumno le son proveídos servicios por paraprofesionales y si así, sus calificaciones.
(B) INFORMACION ADICIONAL- En adición a la información que los padres de familia deseen requerir, la escuela proveerá al padre familia:
(i) Información del nivel de logro del estudiante en cada uno de los exámenes de valoración academica estatal, tal y como lo requiere ésta parte.
(ii) Notificación oportuna de que el alumno/a ha sido asignado ó enseñado ó ha sido instruído por más de cuatro semanas consecutivas por un maestro que no está acreditado como altamente calificado.
(C) FORMATO- La información proveída a los padres de familia será en un formato entendible y uniforme. Proveído en un lenguage que el padre pueda entender.