SCIS Principal Message -April 8, 2022

Sloan Creek Intermediate School Principal Message

Happy Friday Sloan Creek Families,

I don't know about you but it seems these weeks continue to fly by. This week, I had the great opportunity to meet with the district's Strategic Planning Committee. I also planned with a few of our teachers on Taking Action with student learning. I will be sharing more about this in the future as I know it will have a positive impact on student outcomes.

In other news, we have so many exciting events coming up and I want to be sure you don't miss a thing. On April 19th, the "See you at the Creek" event will be held at Sloan Creek at 5:30 pm (more information below). This event is going to be amazing and I look forward to seeing all of you there.

Lastly, be on the lookout, in the coming weeks, for important information about end of year awards. We will be doing awards a little differently than in the past and I want to be sure you have all of the information and the WHY? behind this change.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Please take note that next week is a short week--no school on Friday, April 15th!

Best,

Courtney Halpin

Principal

469-742-8400

I had to share this picture from last Friday. Some students received permission to remove all of the chairs from Mrs. Kimbrough's room for April Fool's Day. Ofcourse, the answer was "yes"! What a fun memory they were able to make all while being respectful and courteous in the process.

The cafeteria in the mornings is one of my favorite times of the day. These students know they are allowed to have technology, including phones, during this time. What a great example of using technology at the appropriate times. I am most proud that I got them to smile for a picture. I count that as a WIN!

Important Attendance Information

I hope that I can continue to spread information about attendance that is meaningful and helps tie the importance of funding and students being in school. In accordance with this, I thought I would share an interesting fact about attendance that was shared at our strategic planning meeting this week:

Did you know that the school does not receive funding if a student is out sick for multiple days, even if they have a doctor's note? If a student comes to school, and is sent home because they are ill, we DO get credit for that day. However, if they need to be out for multiple days due to an illness, we do not get funding for those days.

We definitely want our students to stay home if they are sick however we want them back in school as soon as they are well.

Important Upcoming Dates

April

11-13- RLA Benchmark Testing

13- Librarian Appreciation Day. Let's celebrate Mrs. Carter and Mrs. McWhirter

14- 5th Grade Growth and Development Video-See below for more information

15- Student and Staff Holiday-No School

18- Bump Up Day (Rescheduled from 2/4) More information coming soon!

19- See you at the Creek 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. More info coming soon!

22- Spring Picture Day

28- Spinal Screening-5th Grade Girls only

29- Denim and Diamonds

30- STEM Festival

May

2-6- Teacher Appreciation Week- Let's celebrate all of our amazing SCIS Teachers

4- School Nurse Day- Let's celebrate Nurse Pierce

6- School Lunch Hero Day- Let's celebrate our fantastic Student Nutrition Staff Members

7- Mass Athletic Physicals-Please see below for more information

10- 5th and 6th Grade Math STAAR

10- SCIS Spring Concert-6:30 pm-7:30 pm

11-5th and 6th Grade Math STAAR Make Up Test Day

12- 5th and 6th Grade Reading STAAR

13- 5th and 6th Grade Reading STAAR Make Up Test

17- 5th Grade Science STAAR

18- All Other Make-up STAAR Testing

27- Last Day of School-11:45 am Early Release

28- LHS Graduation

NEW!!! See You At The Creek

NEW!! SCIS PTO

Hello Sloan Creek Parents - Please see below for some important dates.

GENERAL MEETING - LCDC LIBRARY - 12:00 April 12:00

SAVE THE DATE - SEE YOU AT THE CREEK - April 19, 2022 - 5:30 - 7:30

Last fall our See you at the Creek event was cancelled due to high winds. Mark your calendars for a fun family evening at SCIS. See the flyer above.

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JOIN PTO

It is never too late to join the PTO and make a Leopard Drive Contribution to help fund the programs for the students and special things we do for our teachers. Please consider joined by clicking on the link below.

Link to Join PTO Today to:

https://lovejoycouncil.wixsite.com/councilpto/join

Thank you

Kim Rollins

SCIS PTO President 2021-22

https://sloancreekpto.wixsite.com/sloancreekpto

NEW! SCIS Reminder

5th Grade Growth and Development Video

Dear 5th grade Parents/Guardians:

As part of the health curriculum, the Always Changing film on Human Growth and Development will be shown to the 5th grade on April 14, 2022 at 2:00 pm during 8th period.

Boys and girls will be separated for the Growth and Development class. Mr. Sagehorn, Health Teacher, will talk with the boys and Tamara Pierce, the nurse at Sloan Creek, will assist with the girls. We will be available to answer questions and concerns from the students after the presentation of the film. We will only answer questions that have to do with the information from the film.

As the parent/guardian, you have the most important role in teaching your child about their growth and development. We encourage you to preview the videos that will be shown and learn more about how to talk to your child. Please take this opportunity to view the video and talk openly with your child prior to them seeing the video at school.

Please fill out the online Google Form - Click Here. If we do not receive a form from you by April 7, 2022, your child will NOT participate in the classes.

If you have any questions, please contact us at 469-742-8400.

Sincerely,

Tamara Pierce, RN Amber Smith and Glenda Martin

School Nurse Counselor(s)

Sloan Creek Intermediate Sloan Creek Intermediate

Girls video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RrXAhtObBI

Boys video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XF0awGRTWs

ACTION ITEM: EACH 5TH GRADE PARENT NEEDS TO COMPLETE THE PERMISSION FORM:

Click Here

SCIS STAAR Testing Dates and Reminders

May 10th (Tuesday) 5th and 6th Grade Math

May 11th (Wednesday) 5th and 6th Grade Math Make Up Test Day

May 12th (Thursday) 5th and 6th Grade Reading

May 13th (Friday) 5th and 6th Grade Reading Make Up Test

May 17th (Tuesday) 5th Science

May 18th (Wednesday) All Other Make-up Testing

During testing time, please ensure that your student gets a good night of sleep and eats breakfast in the morning. Also, ensure your student has their water bottle and healthy snacks for the day. As a reminder, the campus will be closed to ALL visitors and deliveries (including lunch deliveries). Please make sure your student either has a lunch from home or has made plans to get lunch from the cafeteria. We will not be able to call the classroom as this is a disruption to testing.

Lovejoy ISD Community News

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NEW!!

LHS Chili Cook Off

Denim & Diamonds "Save the Date"

Cangineering

LISD Sports Medicine Offering Physicals

Please click here to be directed to Lovejoy ISD Community News web page .

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