PES Principal Message
February 10, 2021
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Students in Mr. R.'s class work on their wire sculptures. |
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Puster Families,
Love is in the air! Our students have worked on some pretty awesome valentines to share with their classmates through Seesaw tomorrow!
A few reminders:
- Early Release tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. Please create an exception in School Dismissal Manager if your child will be going home another way.
- Puster Pride tomorrow at 8:15 am. The link to the webinar has been shared by your child's homeroom teacher.
- Valentine Fun! Please remember we are NOT allowing treats/valentines to be brought in. Any items brought in will be sent back home with your child. Thank you to our PTO for providing a treat for each child!
- Virtual students may pick up their PTO treat TODAY from 3:30-4:00 in the front parking lot.
- Student Holiday on Friday 2/12 and Monday 2/15.
Stay warm!
Puster Proud,
Holly
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@pusterlearners
#PES
#OneHeartOneLovejoy #BestTodayBetterTomorrow
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Click here to tell us about a PES staff member who has gone Above and Beyond!
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School start time is 7:55 a.m.
School dismissal time is 3:10 p.m.
2/10 Virtual Student's Pick-up Valentine Treat 3:30-4:00
2/11 Early Release, 12:00 p.m.
2/11 Puster Pride, 8:15 a.m.
2/12 Student Holiday/Staff PD Day
2/15 Bad Weather Day - No School for Staff/Students
2/16-3/1 4th Quarter Learning Selection Window Opens
2/23 SCIS Parent Meeting for Parents of Current 4th Graders, 6:30 via Zoom
3/5 End of 3rd Quarter
3/8-12 Spring Break - No School
3/14 Daylight Savings - Set Clocks Forward
3/19 Q3 Report Cards Available in PowerSchool
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A big "THANK YOU" to Probity Advisors, Inc. and the Bronson family for sharing a sweet Valentine’s Day treat with each staff member from Nothing Bundt Cake. |
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Thank you to the Gupta Family for providing every Puster Staff member with a sweet treat...just because! You warmed our hearts this week! |
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Thank you Puster PTO and Amanda Gafford for providing a Valentine treat for all of our Puster students on Thursday! |
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At Puster, we know EVERY staff member goes above and beyond, though we may not always hear about it. Who are our unsung heroes? Has a Puster teacher or staff member gone above and beyond for your child/family? We want to hear about it! Parents, community members, staff members and students are welcome to share by clicking the link above.
This week we'd like to recognize the following staff members:
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Naomi wears so many different hats! She not only provides a wonderful library curriculum to the Puster students but also provides technology support to both staff and students on a daily basis. She is organized, focused and does her job with a smile! We are lucky to have her at Puster! |
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Carrie Gonzalez is the Puster Cafeteria Manager. Carrie consistently goes above and beyond to lift spirits and fill bellies! Recently a student was unhappy with his lunch because the cheese on his cheeseburger wasn’t the way he liked it. He didn’t complain, he just didn’t eat it - but when Carrie found out, she instantly made the student a brand new burger, wrapped it in foil and had it delivered to the classroom. This is truly going above and beyond! We love you, Carrie! ❤️🍔
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Parents,
Please monitor your child for the following symptoms BEFORE sending them to school.
· Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees
· Loss of taste or smell
· Cough
· Difficulty breathing
· Shortness of breath
· Headache
· Chills
· Sore throat
· Shaking or exaggerated shivering
· Significant muscle pain or ache
· Diarrhea
· Nausea/Vomiting
· Fatigue
· Congestion or runny nose
If your student is not feeling well, please keep them at home. Monitor them closely and feel free to reach out to me so we can discuss the next steps.
If your child is exposed to a positive lab-confirmed COVID case or experiences symptoms, please email the school nurse at Janet_abramson@lovejoyisd.net
If anyone in the household is awaiting COVID test results, remember your student may not enter campus or district buildings.
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Learning with Your Librarian |
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Hello Parents!
I hope that all of you had not only a good break but a restful one. As the weather turns colder in the coming weeks, I wanted to remind you of a great reading service that we provide here in Lovejoy. All of our students, Pre-K through 12th grade have access to our online library through Sora and OverDrive. In our online library, we have a variety of amazing reads for any student. If you would like to check out what we have available there is more information on our library website. You can also reach out to me with whatever questions you may have or if you would like assistance or recommendations!
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
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Growing Graduates
A Spotlight on the Pillars of the Lovejoy Graduate Profile
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The Lovejoy graduate has had the opportunity to interact with students, teachers, administrators and parents in a variety of settings. He or she has chosen to act in accordance with the principle - treat others as he or she would want to be treated. These experiences have led the student to go outside himself or herself to find happiness and joy in the love, friendship, and companionship of others. |
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Fair and Respectful of Others |
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What does this look like at School?
- Including others at recess
- Cooperating in group work
- Helping one another
- Being open to hearing new ideas
- Standing up for others when they're being treated unfairly
- Celebrate each others' differences
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Ideas for your Family:
- Share with your siblings
- Help with household chores
- Limit distractions when others are working in the house
- Be on time
- Be kind to servant workers (wait staff, grocery clerks, delivery people, etc.)
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4th Grade Parents!
It’s time to purchase your yearbook ad!
It’s hard to believe but this is the last year in Elementary School for the 4th grade students, and what better way to commemorate their years at Puster than to purchase a yearbook ad!
Got an all Puster 4th grade sports, cheer or dance team? How excited would they be to see an add in the back of they yearbook! Just want to show your love and support your child this as they close this chapter in their academic life? Show them by placing an Ad in their last elementary school yearbook!
Please email your Ad Option along with any text and photographs you would like to include to pusteryb@gmail.com
Payment can be made online by going to the following link
*Payment must be made before any Ad submissions are put into the yearbook.*
Deadline to pay for and submit your Ad is
FEBRUARY 26th
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Kids Heart Challenge is here at Puster!
Puster Elementary families,
We have just kicked off our Kids Heart Challenge! Click here to join our Kids Heart Challenge team. It’s free to sign up your student, and Kids Heart Challenge benefits our school by providing valuable heart health & wellness resources for our community and classrooms, PE equipment, and funding. Joining the Kids Heart Challenge, sharing the message of heart health, and supporting the American Heart Association helps save lives. Students can also earn awesome thank you gifts! Thank you for your continued support of our school and the AHA.
Download the free and fun Kids Heart Challenge App (App Store for iPhone or Google Play for Android)!
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The Puster PTO will be recognizing two special individuals who have given outstanding service to our children this year. This recognition is one of the highest honors which can be bestowed upon an individual by our PTO. The only requirement for receiving this honor is that the recipient has promoted students' well-being and demonstrated care for children.
A nominee for recognition may be a parent, volunteer, teacher, administrator, or community leader. The recipient is not required to be a PTO member.
Nominations are due by Friday, February 26, 2021.
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The yearbook is now on sale! Starting Jan 20th for a limited time you can purchase the yearbook for $25. After Feb 28th the cost increases to $30, so the sooner you buy the better! All sales end April 3rd.
You can purchase your yearbook here.
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Yearbook Pics Needed!!!
The yearbook needs your help to fill up our pages! With the new COVID guidelines we are unable to go into the school to take pics of our kiddos or participate in some of our yearly programs, so we’ve come up with alternative ideas to fill up the pages of our yearbook.
1st day of school – In person & Virtual
Show us your Masks! – Puster students in their masks
Sports Teams (Puster students only)
Extra Curricular Activities (Puster students only)
Halloween (Puster students only)
Red Ribbon dress up week
Veterans Day
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Teen Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
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Connecting the dots of comorbidity in adolescence
“The rule of thumb is that almost half of kids with mental health disorders if they’re not treated, will end up having a substance use disorder” - Sarper Taskiran, MD, child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Child Mind Institute.
Date: February 25th at 12:00-1:00 PM.
Zoom Link:
We invite parents to join us virtually as the Collin County Substance Abuse Program presents Teen Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Topics discussed include:
What is comorbidity?
Statistics of teen mental health and substance use disorders
Understanding the teen brain
Risk factors and symptoms of co-occurring disorders
What to do and how to help
Presenter:
John-Mark Meulman is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor. He serves as program administrator for Collin County Substance Abuse Program. In his role, he performs hundreds of substance abuse evaluations per year, educates adults and adolescents about substance abuse, and supports drug and veterans courts as well as serving on the adult fatality review board with the medical examiner.
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Ready to stock up on Lovejoy gear? You are in luck! A BIG sale is happening at Lovejoy High School! Click here for great deals!
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https://4.files.edl.io/327b/02/01/21/165218-66d04378-cb16-4537-a463-9601899c87a4.pdf
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Foundation for Lovejoy Schools
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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.
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School Dismissal Manager Fast Facts |
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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.
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.
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