Hello Sloan Creek Families,

What an amazing week.  Getting to see all of the new and returning students at Walk the Creek brought such an energy to the building.   During my presentation at  Walk the Creek on Monday I stated hoodies are not allowed. I would like to clarify that statement. Hoodies are allowed, but the hood may not be pulled up and worn over the student's head while indoors. I apologize for any  confusion I may have caused. 

Important Updates:

Supplies:  Please put your students school supplies in their backpack on Monday. In a separate bag, please place the wipes, hand sanitizer, and tissue.  This will be given to their first period teacher and stored with them throughout the year.

Lockers:  Students will not be using lockers this year. 

Computers:  Students will not bring laptops home this year.  We will ensure that each classroom has a set of computers so that students are able to access any curriculum needed while at school. 

Lunch:  We are asking that parents do not come eat lunch with their child during the first two weeks of school.  This will give students time to socialize and meet new friends while also adjusting to their new schedule. 

As a gentle reminder we will have an open time for students to walk their schedule tomorrow (Friday)  from 3:30-4:30. 

I look forward to seeing all of our wonderful students on Monday. 

Thank you,

Courtney Halpin

Principal

469-742-8400

Arrival Procedure and Map

When arriving at SCIS you have a choice to drop off in the back of the school (blue arrow route) or the front of the school (red arrow route). If you choose the back drop off, students will enter the cafeteria through the courtyard doors. Back drop will close at 7:35 AM. If you arrive after that time, you must utilize the front drop off. Front drop off students will enter through the main doors and go to the cafeteria. Doors open at 7:00 AM. Students will dismiss from the cafeteria and got to 1st period at 7:30 AM. Classes begin at 7:40 AM. Any student arriving after 7:40 AM must come to the office and get a tardy pass.We will start issuing tardy passes the week of August 29th. 

Dismissal Map 

SCIS dismisses from the front main doors only. Bus riders dismiss at 2:50 PM. All other students dismiss at 2:55 PM. Please be mindful of this when picking students up early for appointments etc. Please DO NOT park in the fire lane. If you need to pick your student up prior to regular dismissal, please park in the front parking lot. 

Any student leaving the campus prior to dismissal needs to have a parent or guardian come in to the office and sign them out. Parents and guardians will need to present their government issued identification card. We will scan the identification through Raptor and verify the adult is listed as an authorized party to pick up the student. Students will NOT be called out of class prior to the adult signing them out though Raptor. 

Students are able and encouraged to sign themselves in through Raptor when arriving to school after an appointment etc. Doctor notes will be turned in to the front office or emailed to julie_boardman@lovejoyisd.net. Please remember doctor notes need to be turned in no later 5 days from the absence.

Please click here to review the SCIS Student Handbook. 

If you have a change in dismissal and your student is aware of the change, you DO NOT need to contact the school. If there is a change in dismissal or a message you need to get to your child, please call the office, 469-742-8400. We will take the message and it will deliver it to them during 5th period. Please try to have all dismissal changes in by 2:30 PM. We know emergencies happen and will do our best to accommodate late changes. Please do not email or text the teacher. They are teaching and may not see the message until it is too late. The office is the centralized location for all information.

Student cell phones and cellular devices are to be powered off and in their backpacks between the hours of 7:30 AM and 2:55 PM. (Please reference the student handbook). Students are allowed to use the phone in the office. As a reminder, the phone number will show up on caller id as the SCIS phone number regardless of what phone is used to dial out of the building. If possible, please wait to receive a voice mail message before calling back.

August

12-Students can walk their schedule if the they were unable to come to Walk the Creek 3:30 PM-4:30 PM (*teachers will not be available)

13- Foundation for Lovejoy Schools New Lovejoy Family Breakfast, 9:30 AM-11:30 AM

15- FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

16- Campus base Safety and Security meeting 5:00 PM-6:00 PM 

25- PTO Volunteer Coffee, 9:00 AM-10:00 AM 

Attendance is compulsory and essential for student success. Beginning at the intermediate level, attendance is taken for each class period. Students must attend at least 90% of the days the class is offered. There are some updates to Lovejoy ISD's Attendance Policy including, but not limited to:

• Doctor's notes must be turned in no later than 5 days after the absence. Notes will not be accepted after the 5th day, and the student's attendance will not be changed.
• Updates to Truancy policy
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Please reference Lovejoy ISD attendance policy in the Student Handbook for more detailed information regarding the attendance policy. 

For any attendance questions or to submit doctor's or parent notes, please call or email Julie Boardman at 469-742-8303 or Julie Boardman@lovejoyisd.net.   

NEW! ParentPortal Update Needed by Friday, September 16



The PowerSchool ParentPortal is now open for you to complete the online Enrollment & Student Information Forms. Please click here to access the Parent Portal. Completion of these forms is required every year for each student, and need to be completed by Friday, September 16^th.

Instructions for completion are attached.

If you need assistance with account access or password reset, please use this link . Access requests and password resets will occur during business hours: 8:30am-4:30pm. We are unable to fulfill requests after hours, holidays or weekends. You’ll be notified via email once your request is complete.

We DO NOT allow any type of third party delivery service for students. Examples would be Door Dash, Grub Hub, Uber Eats, etc. Parents can bring their student, and ONLY their student, lunch. We will have a cart/table in the front entry way of the building. There will be a short form that needs to be completed and attached to the lunch. We ask that you communicate to your child prior to school if you will be bringing them lunch. The cart will be moved to the cafeteria prior to lunch and the student will retrieve it from there. Parents are more than welcome to join their child for lunch. You will need to check in at the front office and present your government issued identification card. You will be scanned in as a visitor and receive a badge and lanyard. Both the badge and the lanyard will need to be worn at all times while on campus. 

If your student happens to forget something and you need to drop it off, we will follow the same procedure as lunch drop offs. We will ensure your student receives the item. 

As an additional reminder, we do not allow any birthday treats,trinkets, or invitations to be brought to, passed out, or delivered at school. This would include balloons, flowers, donuts, etc. 

The USDA waiver that allowed us to offer free lunch to all K-6 students last school year was not renewed. Congress did not provide funding for the program. 

We will be returning back to the National School Lunch Program. The elementary paid lunch price will be $4.00 ($4.75 premium meal). To qualify for free/reduced-priced lunch, households are encouraged to complete the 2022-2023 Meal Application found on the LISD Student Nutrition webpage.

https://www.lovejoyisd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=388507&type=d&pREC_ID=881393

Medication Drop Off for Sloan Creek Students

Nurse Jen will be available Friday, August 11 at the following times for medication and paperwork drop off.  No appointment is necessary during this time.  

Friday, August 11

8:30-11:00am, 3:00-4:30pm

Medications must be dropped off by a parent/guardian to the nurse and cannot be left at the front desk. Please click on the link SCIS Clinic for all needed forms.

Please email Nurse Jen, jennifer_busse@lovejoyisd.net or 469-742-8307, with any questions. 

New for 2022-2023, SCIS has spiritwear! All proceeds benefit programs and events at SCIS. Click here to order! 

Dear Lovejoy Community,

We would like to invite you to attend a campus based safety and security meeting.  These meetings will provide information regarding the processes and procedures the district is taking to further improve safety on our campuses.  Each campus will host a meeting.  The agenda for each meeting will include a portion that is campus specific and a portion that is general to the district as a whole.  Campus, district, and security personnel will be in attendance at each of the meetings.  All meetings will be from 5:00 PM-6:00 PM.  The dates are as follows:

August 4- Puster Elementary School

August 9- Willow Springs Middle School

August 10- Lovejoy High School

August 11- Hart Elementary School

August 16- Sloan Creek Intermediate School

August 17- Lovejoy Child Development Center

Thank you for being a partner in the safety of our students and staff.

Please contact Julie Boardman, julie_boardman@lovejoyisd.net, if you are not planning to re-enroll with LISD. Thank you! 

We have kicked off the start of school with Walk the Creek! It was so fun to see all of the excited faces as they looked for their new classrooms. We look forward to August 25 and sharing all of the volunteer opportunities we have at Sloan Creek. Please also take a minute to join the PTO and donate to our Leopard Drive.

JOIN and DONATE

We would love for you to sign up to be apart of the Sloan Creek PTO. The $8 membership dues go towards programs that benefit each student. Please sign up your students and spouses or join as a family. Your membership allows you to have access to our online directory and volunteer opportunities.

There is also an opportunity for you do donate to our Leopard Drive. This is different than your donation to Foundation for Lovejoy Schools. Those donations benefit the district as a whole. Our Leopard Drive stays at Sloan Creek to help put on programs like See you at the Creek, Kool off with Kona, teacher appreciation and many more.

Please click on the link below to become a member and donate.

Join and Donate Here

SPIRIT WEAR STORE

Please visit the Sloan Creek Spirit Wear Store on our site. All orders must be placed by August 22. All proceeds will go to enhancing the Programs at Sloan Creek.

Spirit Wear Store

SAVE THE DATE - VOLUNTEER COFFEE

Please join us on August 25 from 9:00 - 10:00 to hear about all of the Volunteer Opportunities we have available at Sloan Creek. This will be in the school cafeteria and Armor coffee will be provided.

Thank you, 

Kim Rollins

SCIS PTO President 2022-2023

NEW!! Leopard Fishing Club 

6^th grade student anglers – if you love to pond fish and bass fish at the lake…come join us! We would love to have you join the Middle School Leopard Fishing Club. The purpose of the Club is to educate and prepare future Leopard Fishing High School Team anglers for competitive bass fishing. As a Club member you will be introduced to competitive bass fishing, interact with the high school fishing team, participate in fish camp and enjoy many pond fishing excursions.

Join us for a meeting on August 30th at 6:00pm at WSMS Cafeteria. All anglers need to be signed up for the club by September 6th. Email us with any questions:  

Leopardfishingclub@gmail.com 

NEW!! LISD Leopard FishingClub

NEW!!! Coming Soon! 

Ladies Coffee

The Council of PTOs would like to invite all “new to Lovejoy” moms (grades 1^st – 12^th) to our welcome coffee on September 13^th.

Please RSVP and let us know that you are coming. We can’t wait to meet you!

Red-Out 2022 Homecoming T-Shirts are on sale!!!!!! 

ENROLLMENT OPEN FOR LCDC!

Enroll now for the 2022-23 school year for any of the 3 exemplary child care and early childhood programs housed at the Lovejoy Child Development Center. 

If you would like to be contacted with information regarding our programs, please complete the LCDC Interest Form by using the link below or scanning the QR code.  You may also email us at childdevelopmentcenter@lovejoyisd.net with any questions.  

LCDC Interest Form

In addition, Lovejoy ISD is excited to share with you that we will be offering a FREE prekindergarten program for eligible students who are 4 years old by September 1, 2022, and meets at least one of the following criteria:

• Limited use of the English language 
• Is eligible to participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program 
• Meets the definition of homeless 
• The child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or the reserves and/or injured or killed while serving
• Is or ever has been in foster care 
• The child of a recipient of the Star of Texas Award 

*Students who do not meet any of the above eligibility requirements may participate as a tuition student.  

*Lovejoy ISD employees receive discounted tuition for all programs offered at the LCDC.