⭐ October 25 - November 5, 2021 ⭐

Upcoming Events:

October 25-29 - Book Fair (More info to come!)
October 25-29 - Red Ribbon Week

Monday - Move it! Exercise keeps your mind and body in shape! *Wear your workout gear!
Tuesday - Panthers PAWS-itively make healthy choices! *Wear your panther gear!
Wednesday - Be your own hero! Show your Super Powers today! *Wear your favorite superhero shirt!
Thursday - Thoughtful Thursday...Show kindness and thoughtfulness by giving compliments throughout the day! *Wear a shirt with a message of kindness!
Friday - Your good character is showing! *Dress as your favorite storybook character

October 26 - Kona Ice at The Hub 2:30-4:30
Oct. 29 - Storybook Parade (Outdoor Parent Event) 8:00-8:30
Oct. 29 - Fall Festival During Specials (Closed Campus Event)
November 1 - Student Holiday/Staff Inservice Day
December 9 - Fall Picture Retakes

Reminders

A note from Coach Pena:

Thank you so much to everyone who supported Santa Rita PE by purchasing an FPC Shirt! Since we do not have any

more games designated for Santa Rita to run the field, we are liquidating our shirt inventory! Shirts are now available for $5

REMEMBER…. These shirts get your student into ANY home sporting event for free!
Please send in $5 cash or check (made out to SRES) along with the size you need. We no longer have YS, AS, AL.
We do have YXS, YM, YL, AM, AL, A2XL

DEA Red Ribbon Helicopter Presentation

During the month of October, the Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force (JCDTF), in partnership with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), local law enforcement agencies (LEA), and community-based organizations (CBO), bring the message of drug demand awareness, reduction and prevention to Elementary and Middle School students.

The helicopter will be landing around 8:15 and then the presentation will begin. This event is open to parents and the community. All guests will enter through the bus parking lot gate. Please make sure you have a photo I.D. Please see the map below for staging purposes. You may bring your own chair and sit with your child's grade level.

📚 Storybook Parade

On Friday, October 29th, we will have our Storybook Character Dress-Up Day. All costumes need to be associated with a book. This can be a book that students bring with them on that day, from the library, or one they write themselves, but all costumes must be accompanied by a book. No masks, face paint, or scary/bloody/gory costumes, please. Students should bring a change of clothes if their outfit will not allow for classroom learning and physical activity afterward as it will be Fall Festival during specials as well. Due to LHISD COVID-19 guidelines, the storybook parade will be hosted outside so that visitors and parents will be able to attend this campus event.

A staging map for parents will be shared soon. You may park in the front or side (bus) parking lots and you may bring your own chair. Please do not park in the car rider line.

🧁Elementary Birthday Policy

We love to celebrate student birthdays here at Santa Rita! However, we do have birthday policies in place to protect students who may have food allergies and policies regarding party invitations. Additionally, this year, we are asking that all birthday treats be store-bought and individually wrapped. You may also provide non-edible birthday treats in lieu of food items. Below is LHISD's Elementary Handbook policy regarding birthdays.

"Birthdays: Please coordinate with your child’s teacher one week prior. Parents are welcome to bring commercially prepared baked goods or non-edible ‘goodies.’ Treats will be shared at a prearranged day and time agreed upon by the teacher based on the policy of each individual elementary school. Please do not send balloons or flowers to your child’s classroom as it causes a distraction to the instruction day. As a district, we value the inclusion of all. For this reason, IF you send birthday party invitations to school to be distributed, you MUST invite all students in the classroom."

For information on other policies, please visit the Elementary Handbook.

Peanut-Free Zone

Garner/Malone Homeroom Classes: Both classes are peanut-free. Please save the peanut snacks and lunch items for home. Thank you for helping us keep the classroom safe for all of our friends!

Transportation Changes

All transportation changes need to be submitted to the office no later than 1:00pm. Please visit the LHISD Transportation Change Request site before sending the notice to the SRE transportation change email. We are asking that parents remind their students to always go to their normal dismissal location unless they have a note from the office. Thank you!

Car Rider Tags

All students should have a car rider tag on their backpack, even if they do not typically go home as a car rider. If your student is a car rider one day in the future, this will help us make sure they get home safely. If you did not receive a car rider tag for your vehicle, please let us know.

🧥 Labeling Jackets and Water Bottles

Jacket weather is *almost* here! Please make sure your student's jackets and water bottles are labeled with their first and last name. This will help us reunite lost jackets and water bottles with their owners. 🙂

Please don't forget to send a water bottle to school with your child each day. The bottle filling stations are operational, but all water fountains have been switched off out of an abundance of caution.

Chromebooks & Headphones

Our Chromebooks have been delivered! The computers will stay at school this year, but we will use them frequently in class to expand and enhance the learning experience. Please make sure your student has headphones or earbuds in their backpack each day.

Weekly Spirit Days

Mondays are College and Career Days! Wear your favorite college or career readiness shirt! Fridays are Panther Spirit Days. We can't wait to see your purple and gold! 🥳

ELAR:

We will be learning about a variety of folktales over the next 2 weeks, including fables, legends, and tall tales. We are starting expository text during writing lessons, with the end result being a booklet written about our expertise.

Social Studies:

We are continuing to learn about ancient Paleoamerican and Archaic people that lived in Texas thousands of years ago.

Math:

We are continuing our multiplication unit and will begin 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication. Please have your student practice their multiplication facts each night.

Science:

We will be continuing to learn about forms of energy, including mechanical, sound, electrical, light, and heat/thermal.

SRE October Trait of the Month: Responsibility

RESPONSIBILITY: doing what you say you will do

When you do things you are supposed to do, a positive result happens.
When you do not do what you are supposed to do, a negative consequence happens.
Responsibility includes TASKS and ACTIONS!

Tasks you are expected to do:

Classwork, chores, taking care of your needs

Actions expected of you:

Keep hands and feet to yourself, use helpful, respectful words, treat others appropriately

Specials Rotations:

Monday, 10/25	Tuesday, 10/26	Wednesday, 10/27	Thursday, 10/28	Friday, 10/29
Yellow	Green	Blue	Fall Festival	Yellow
Monday, 11/1	Tuesday, 11/2	Wednesday, 11/3	Thursday, 11/4	Friday, 11/5
Student Holiday	Purple	Red	Orange	Yellow

Chapman	Cravens	Garner	LeCaptain	Malone	Schultze	Styskal
*Art/Music/Spanish	Music	Art	PE	PE	PE	Spanish
PE	PE	PE	Music	Spanish	Art	PE
*Art/Music/Spanish	Spanish	Music	PE	PE	PE	Art
PE	PE	PE	Spanish	Art	Music	PE
*Art/Music/Spanish	Art	Spanish	PE	PE	PE	Music
PE	PE	PE	Art	Music	Spanish	PE