4th Grade Newsletter 4.25.24

 

⭐4/25/2024-5/2/2024 ⭐

4th Grade Newsletter

What We're Learning:

Math: We will be completing our STAAR review.  Each day will have a differnet focus that correlates to a previous unit of student.  Students will come home with a worksheet each day highlighting the skill we practiced nd  reflection about their proudest moment of the day.

RLA: We will compare and contrast two different fables by identifying key plot elements. Students will also construct a well organized short constructed response for the fables. We will also practice revising and editing for spiral review of all grammar TEKS. Students will take their Unit 7 assessment on Wednesday to wrap up this unit-fiction/literature. 

Science: We will identify the main components within a food web. Students will identify the origin and movement of energy within a food web. Students will write a prediction describing how a change in an ecosystem would affect a food web.

Social Studies:  We will explain the growth and development of the cattle industry, and the impact of the cattle industry and the contributions made by Charles Goodnight, Richard King, and Lizzie Johnson. We will explain the development of the railroad industry, and will identify the effects of the railroad industry. (writing)

Up Coming EVENTS for LHISD and SRE:

Apr. 26 5th Grade STAAR Make Up Exams

Apr. 26 No visitors allowed on campus for all grade levels

Apr. 29 3rd-5th EOY Testing Begins

Apr. 30 Art Night @SRE 5-7PM

May 1 3rd-5th Math STAAR

May 1 No visitors allowed on campus for all grade levels

May 2 STAAR Make Up Testing- No visitors allowed on campus for all grade levels

May 2 SRE Admin Newsletter Sent to Families

May 3 Student Holiday

May 6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 7 Author Visit to SRE

May 7 Santa Rita Singers Community/Parent Music Performance @6pm

May 9 Grade Level Newsletters Sent to Families

May 14 5th Grade Celebration at Reunion Ranch

May 16 SRE Admin Newsletter Sent to Families

May 17 Field Day

May 20-22 SRE Grade Level Award Ceremonies

May 20 Board Meeting 6-10pm

May 24 EOY Class Parties!

May 24 Last Day of School

Morning Drop Off & Afternoon Arrival Processes

Safety is our first priority. Cell phones in school zones and in car lines are not only against the law, it puts our kids and staff at risk. Your cooperation is needed and appreciated.

Please do not park at or near crosswalks as it blocks our ability to see oncoming traffic and creates a hazard for crossing guards and students crossing the street.

Morning Arrival:

-Please form one lane and do not go around other vehicles or cones or run over our cones.

-Do NOT drop off students in the bus parking lot to avoid our car rider line. That parking lot is reserved for our staff and students with special circumstances.

-Do NOT park on grass lawn. That is for staff overflow parking. Please utilize the front parking lot ONLY.

-Do NOT drop off students by the black Panther walker near Braun and Vista Porta Loop.

-Please follow staff and sign directives.

-It is imperative that you pull all the way forward in the morning before letting your child out of the car. This allows us to try and fill up our parking lot as much as possible and alleviate traffic from Santa Rita Boulevard as soon as possible.

-Please be kind to our staff members and use appropriate language. You are in the presence of children and it's the right thing to do.

-If you are a walker, please cross the street at the designated crosswalk locations ONLY.

Afternoon Dismissal:

-Please form 2 lines in the afternoon.

-Please follow all staff directives and signs.

-Please do not come up to the building to receive your child. All students will meet parents at their designated crosswalk and their vehicle.

-Please be kind to our staff members and use appropriate language. You are in the presence of children and it is the right thing to do.

-Our campus office is closed beginning at 2:30 until the end of dismissal. You may call or email during those times.

Baseball Sign-Up

Calling all kindergarten through fifth-graders! Check out the Camp Invention program LHISD is hosting this June 10-13!

Grades 1-3 Register Here: https://bit.ly/4ckPrRu

Grades 4-6 Register Here: https://bit.ly/3TGjjR0

SRE Digital Citizenship

Families,

Students at SRE have been learning about digital citizenship in library classes. Students are learning how to balance time online, how to be kind to others while on devices, and how to keep their private information safe. Please continue to discuss online safety with your children.

Proposed Book Purchases Posted on Library Services Website

We will be uploading the most recent proposed book purchases for elementary, middle and high school to our Library Services website on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. These books will be posted for 10 school days and if you would like to provide feedback or input on any of the books listed, we invite you to complete the Feedback Form that can be found on the website. After the books have been posted for 10 days, a committee, including campus and district staff, will review the comments to determine approval for purchasing.

After School Care at SRE!

Need Afterschool care? The Y Afterschool is here to give your kids supervised fun as soon as the school bell rings, till 6:30pm!

In Y Afterschool your child will have the opportunity to participate in programs such as enrichments, crafts, STEM activities, and so much more! A snack is provided for students daily.

Registration is available online.

Ricardo Rios
Site Director | Licensed Child Care
Phone: 512-246-YMCA
rrios@ymcactx.org
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Watch D.O.G.S.

WATCH D.O.G.S. Santa Rita Elementary School

@Dads: 3 Steps to Sign Up

1. Background Check: Submit your Liberty Hill ISD Volunteer Application

https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MzQ0OmVuLVVT

2. PTO: Complete your Santa Rita Elementary PTO Google Form

https://www.sres-pto.org/membershipform

3. SignUpGenius: Request your Volunteer Day

http://sres-pto.org/volunteer

PTO will send a confirmation email invite

(Check your spam folder)

GT Website

Please check out the link below to view the SRE GT website and learn more information!

https://sites.google.com/libertyhill.txed.net/kids parent support/home

We Need You!

We will have lots of opportunities to get involved this year.

Be a volunteer! Get started by completing the volunteer application online. It must be updated every school year.

Join our PTO! Membership is free. Nowhere else can you get so much for so little! We have the best parent partners ever!! Check out their website for volunteer opportunities, Spirit Nights and more!

Calling all Dads! WatchDOGS is a unique organization that partners the school with male role models. It's an incredible opportunity to volunteer at Santa Rita while getting a sneak peak into your child's school day. It's an experience you won't want to miss, and you will make an big impact on your own child and so many others!

Student Reading Mentors Needed! Enjoy working with children, love reading and want to make a big impact on a child's life? Education Connection is just for you!! Consider investing just 30 minutes a week, and bless the life of a child.

More opportunities to come soon!

Lost and Found

We ask that you label all lunch boxes, water bottles, and jackets. This will help us to get lost items back to your child.

Specials Rotations:

Attendance

• Communication is key! We are here to support you.

• Our campus attendance goal is 97%

• 90% attendance or better!

• Arrival after 7:40 requires you to check your child in the front office

• Please send a doctor’s note when your child is at an appointment

• Vacations or traveling to other countries are not considered excused absences

• For family loss, excused absences are for the travels days needed the day before, day of services, and day after. All other absences outside of these 3 days is not excused absences.

• Truancy Measures initiated: when absent 3 days or parts of days in a 4-week period

Bell Schedule & School Calendar

Doors Open: 7:10

Students eating breakfast will go to the cafeteria.

If not they will go to their grade-level hallway.

1st Bell: 7:25

Students can go to class

Breakfast is still open

Tardy Bell: 7:40

Class begins

Exterior doors close

Breakfast ends

Please arrive on time

Dismissal Bell: 3:00

Helpful Tips

• Please do not let tardies become a habit. Our car rider line is running smoothly, and we are eager to start the day off right.
• The school encourages families to label their students' items such as water bottles, jackets, lunch boxes, etc. Let's work together to keep our lost & found empty.
• Around 3:15, our car rider line will close. After that, students can be picked up at the front office.
• If you need to pick up your student, please do not assign them as a walker. We have a car rider line for those picking up.
• Continue to follow traffic patterns, staff guidance, and crossing guards.

LHISD Academic Calendar

Parents & guardians, please remember that if your child is not in the building by 7:40am, then your child is considered tardy and must be walked into the building by an adult. We are having students crossing crosswalks unattended and we have students being dropped off on the sidewalk and they don't know their teachers’ names. All SRE staff report to classrooms at 7:40am. After this time, your child is your responsibility due to no available staff supervision.

Families, please check your child's backpack and school items each morning to make sure they have everything that they need. There have been many forgotten items brought to campus after instruction has begun. Here are some tips to support with this:

• Have backpacks packed every night
• Use sticky notes as reminders
• Have students complete an inventory checklist- backpack, snack, water bottle, lunch, etc.
• Have your child develop a routine of organizing items to ensure that nothing gets left behind

HONESTY: 

Telling the truth

*Honesty builds trusting relationships

*People rely on us because we are truthful

Being honest isn’t always easy, but it is a habit worth developing because it affects relationships and builds character. How can you help your child?

1. Reward the truth praise- build self-confidence when children make this positive choice

2. Speak the truth- help your child understand the power of their words

3. Give consequences- when truth isn’t spoken (it will happen!), give appropriate consequences to help your child learn responsibility for their actions

4. Correct mistakes- learning through mistakes made helps children remember how to make better choices in the future…don’t be afraid to let your child fail!

5. Model telling the truth- follow through with promises made so children see how relationships are built on truth telling and trust

Important Information:

TRANSPORTATION:

If you need to make a transportation change for your student, you MUST 

e-mail: srestransportationchanges@libertyhill.txed.net, by 1 pm in order to make that change.  Teachers will not be able to accept written notes, emails, or phone calls for transportation changes.  

Helpful Links: 

COVID-19 Guidelines

SRE School Website

LHISD District Calendar

Lunch Information and Menus