PES Principal Message

10/8/20











Behind the scenes at Puster Pride this morning. Shhhh...don't tell the kids!

Puster Families,

October 13th marks the beginning of the 2nd quarter. It's hard to believe! First quarter report cards will be available in Power School on October 16th. Teachers will be working to schedule virtual conferences with you in October and November to discuss your child's progress.

The beginning of a new quarter is a good time to offer a few reminders:
  • School start time is 7:55 a.m. Students may begin arriving at 7:30. Students who are not in their classrooms at 7:55 will be counted tardy.
  • Dismissal is 3:10
  • If you are newly joining us on campus, please see our arrival dismissal procedures linked below.
  • Please do not get out of your car in carline. We have plenty of adults to help your child in/out of the car.
  • Please use School Dismissal Manager and make an "exception" if your child will be dismissed another way than normal (see notes on SDM below).
We thank you for all the work YOU have done to make Quarter 1 a great start! Quarter 2 will be even better! #BestTodayBetterTomorrow

I hope you have a safe and restful long weekend!

Puster Proud,
Holly
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@pusterlearners
#PES
#OneHeartOneLovejoy #BestTodayBetterTomorrow
Upcoming Dates
10/9 Staff and Student Holiday - No School
10/12 Staff and Student Holiday - No School
10/13 2nd Quarter Begins
10/15 Fall Picture Day -see schedule below
10/15 Virtual Learners Hearing/Vision Screening - see Note from Nurse below
11/2 Student Holiday/Staff PD Day
11/3 Student Holiday/Staff PD Day
Note from the Nurse
Next Thursday is picture day and all virtual learners will be having their pictures taken after school at PES. During this time, I would like to try to complete vision and hearing screening on all of our virtual learners while they are at PES getting their pictures taken. This will minimize the amount of scheduling we have to do to try to get each virtual learner back up to school for vision and hearing. Each screening should only take a minute or two. If your child wears glasses or contacts, will you please be sure they bring/wear them to their picture session. Thank you in advance!
Picture Day October 15, 2020
On-Campus Learners: Pictures will be scheduled throughout the school day.

Virtual Learners:
TIMES:
3:30-4:00 - Pre-K & Kinder
4:00-4:30 - 1st Grade & 2nd Grade
4:30-5:00 - 3rd Grade
5:00-5:30 - 4th Grade

IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS & GUIDELINES:
- Please park in the front parking lot and walk your child across the crosswalk to the front porch.
- A staff member will escort your child inside the Atrium to have their picture taken.
- All students must wear a mask as they enter the building. (They will briefly remove their own mask for the photo.)
- Parents will wait on the front porch - please wear a mask and remain socially distanced from those around you.
- Siblings may be photographed during a sibling's grade level time to avoid having to make two separate trips.
- Order pictures online at my.lifetouch.com. Puster Picture Day ID: EVT93M2VS
ON CAMPUS LEARNERS
CLICK HERE for a copy of the picture order form.
Foundation for Lovejoy Schools

It’s not too late to give to the Annual Appeal campaign. Every gift makes an impact. Invest today in our students’ tomorrow.

Our goal is to raise $250,000 and have 40% community involvement. The students of Lovejoy ISD are touched by Foundation dollars in every school and grade throughout the district. Now, more than ever, they need our support to ensure no interruption to the Lovejoy standard of exceptional learning.

New this year, three giving options! Teacher Grant Fund, One Heart. One Lovejoy. Fund, or a 50/50 split. Visit our website today to learn more and donate!
Learning with Your Librarian
Hello Parents! 

We have had a truly great week here at PES! This week we started our library lessons and they have been going so very well. It was a real joy to be able to get into classrooms and not only share lessons with the kids but to be able to get books into their hands. This week we read a fun story about starting school and the importance of considering other's perspective. If your student is interested, there are some extension activities relating to our story this week that are posted in the library Seesaw. I will continue to post these activities for all of our lessons moving forward.

For our next pick up day, students have the option to put a hold on a book via our Destiny Catalog system as well as request a librarian-selected book based on their interests. For books to be available for pick up they need to be requested prior to the Friday pick up day. Anything requested on or after the pick-up day will be prepared for the following week. Due to the fact that Mrs. Peabody and I will be in classrooms for most of the day, we have started placing the books in the front office on Friday mornings you can pick your books up there as well as return past books.

If you had requested a book via the form this week or last week, and you want an additional book next week, you will need to either resubmit the form or email me to let me know that you would like another book.

For more detailed information on how to complete these requests and to make sure there is a book available for you to pick up please review the following document. 


Happy Reading,

Naomi Emory, L.M.S.
Puster Elementary

"Librarians save lives by handing the right book, 
at the right time, to a kid in need." - Judy Blume 
Counselor's Corner
Next week in Social Emotional Learning (SEL), students will learn how to demonstrate ways to work effectively in a group.

Bryan Smith
PTO News
Nutrition Newsletter
Helpful Resources
Supplemental Student Accident Insurance is now Available
Supplemental Student Accident Insurance is now Available. Click on the links below for more information.

Click here for General Information
Click here for English Registration form.
Click here for Spanish Registration form.
School Dismissal Manager Fast Facts
Here are a few Fast Facts that you will need to know for getting started:
1.  Please use this website to log in to SDM at www.schooldismissalmanager.com. The initial login is best completed from a computer as opposed to your phone.
2.   The Parent Login area is found at the top right of the SDM homepage.
3.   When you log in for the first time, you will be required to change your password immediately.
4.   Please refer to the Parent Guide for Creating Exceptions for details on how to use the system.
5.   As you begin to use School Dismissal Manager, if you have questions, please check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) link found in the Parent login area at the top of the SDM homepage. Here, you will find answers to the most commonly asked questions. If your question remains unanswered after checking here, please contact the school office and we will be happy to assist you further.
6.   When you start to receive the email notifications of changes or cancellations that are made for your child, please keep in mind that hitting Reply or Reply All on those emails does not reply to the school. If you need to respond to a notification (i.e., to inform the school it is incorrect, provide additional details, etc.) please call the school directly and talk with someone in the office.
7.   Each school day, School Dismissal Manager will send a comprehensive dismissal report to the school immediately following the cut-off time, allowing administrators and staff to facilitate a smooth dismissal.

Thank you for using this tool to help us keep the dismissal process safe and orderly for all our students.
Community News
Thanksgiving Donation Drive for Trusted World!!! 
Hello! My name is Drew and I am a student at Willow Springs. As part of my NJHS project I would like to partner with you and help people in need. My goal is to start a donation drive for Trusted World. Trusted World provides services for over 350 different agencies and non-profits here in North Texas. Please visit their website to see what wonderful work that they do at https://trustedworld.org.
Currently the organization is in high need for the following items:
  • Gently used clothing and shoes (no flip flops)
  • Nonperishable food items (especially canned meats such as tuna, chicken and ham)
  • Diapers of all sizes plus pull ups in sizes T2-T3 and T3-T4
  • New underwear of all sizes
I thank you in advance for your support and caring.
Please drop off your donations to 1610 Whirlaway Court, 75002 by 11/18/20 or call/text 972-567-3514 and we can arrange a no-contact pickup