November 2018

From Principal Mira

Hello Sem Families,

On Monday, we are going to have the opportunity to honor our veterans. Our students and staf have been working hard to show you how much we care about the our veterans.

Here is a short article for students to learn more about Veterans Day... United States Veterans, the Heroes of Their Country Veterans Day in the United States is a Veterans Day is on November 11. Each day for the country to thank their veterans! year on that day, the American people honor United States veterans are people who have their veterans. Many cites have parades. served in the U.S. armed forces. The armed Some people give speeches. forces keep the country safe. They serve in tmes of war and peace. Five main groups A large parade is held in New York City. make up the armed forces. They are the Ar- Thousands of people take part in the event. my, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Veterans march in the parade. Some people Guard. ride on foats. Marching bands play music. Some of the songs are patriotc. Something Many American kids have parents or that is patriotc shows love for your country. other loved ones who are veterans. More than 15 million American veterans live in the United States. More than 1.5 million of those veterans are women. November 14th Daily Routines Fall Picture Retakes • All students will need to be in their classrooms by 7:45am. November 19-23rd • Students can begin arriving at Thanksgiving Break-no school 7:20am. December 4 November 5th-November 16th Jungle Patrol Bus: PTA Fundraiser Girls Scouts-Troop 2245 Collecting blankets

November 12th ‘SEMbly-Veteran’s Day Celebration

Now that the weather is turning colder, wouldn't it be nice to send your student to school in Spirit Wear that matched the cool temperatures out- side? Well now you can! We will be offering long sleeve T-Shirts, long sleeved Dri-Fit shirts and hooded sweatshirts! This online store will only be available until Sun- day, November 18, 2018 so place your order to- day!! https://sem2018.itemorder.com/sale OFFICIAL FISD PTA SAGE SHIRTS ARE HERE!

Help promote a message of inclusion and acceptance by proudly wearing this year's FISD PTA SAGE shirt.

Inclusion empowers both our diverse learners and typical learners to grow and contribute to the world around them. Only through the life lesson of inclusion and acceptance can ALL of our students reach their full potental!

100% of proceeds support FISD PTA SAGE and general educaton initatves for all students, including items such as:

• District-wide educatonal programs for parents and students (e.g., Angst, Screenagers);

• Frisco Educaton Foundaton Scholarships for FISD graduatng seniors in both the special educaton and general educaton setngs;

• SAGE (Special and Gifed Educaton) focused initatves, such as Best Buddies, SibShops, in-home training:

• Refectons Natonal Art Contest for general educaton and special educaton artsts; and more!

New Colors & Styles for 2018!

• Available in short-sleeved crew neck, short-sleeved v-neck, and long-sleeved crew neck;

• Multple colors (varies by style)

• Message of inclusion on front; FISD and PTA programs on back (see links below for designs)

ORDERS CLOSE NOVEMBER 18th! Don't miss out!

Please join FISD and the FISD Council of PTAs in supportng the inclusion of ALL students by proud- ly sharing the message, "I'M INclusive!"

HELP OUR TEACHES WIN:

To make this a litle more compettve we are ofering the following incentves for the most t-shirt sales (teachers, staf, families, students):

• 1st place - A luncheon for your staf

• 2nd place - Dessert trays from Newks for your staf

• 3rd place - Sonic drink for your staf htps://my.cheddarup.com/c/fsd-pta-sage-shirt-2018 Character Trait for November: Gratitude

Dear FISD Elementary Parent/Guardian,

We are excited to inform you that our school has enrolled with STOPit!

STOPit is an online ANONYMOUS reportng tool designed to deter and mitgate bullying, cyber abuse, and other inappropriate behaviors, consistng of an app and a back-end incident management system for school administrators.

Elementary parents can REPORT incidents to school contacts anonymously. Messenger can be used to engage in anonymous two-way communicaton with school contacts.

Both Report and Messenger empower parents to stand up for their children. Elementary parents have the power to help put an end to harmful and inappropriate behavior they see online through social media and other means. They can use STOPit to reach out for help if their child is facing a per- sonal crisis or experiencing bullying, abuse, or are otherwise in need of assistance. Our goal with STOPit is to create safer, kinder, school communites both online and of. No student informaton is needed to use STOPit. The only way personally identfable informaton will be ac- cessible through STOPit is if a student voluntarily includes it within the content of a report or message.

Both our school and STOPit are commited to protectng the privacy of student data. STOPit is a signatory to the Student Privacy Pledge, spearheaded by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Sofware & Informaton In- dustry Associaton. You may review STOPit’s Privacy Policy for details, including more informaton on how anonymous reportng works.

The STOPit link can be found on our campus website.

More informaton and resources can be found online at stopitsolu- tons.com.

Sincerely,

Alex Mira Principal, Sem Elementary

Bringing Items to School To protect our instructional time from interruptions, please leave all drop-off items in the grade level bins outside the front office with students first and last name on item. Teachers automatically check the bins on the way to lunch. If your child needs an item before lunch, notify the front office and they will inform the teacher.

No Pets on Campus It is an FISD policy that pets are not to be brought on school campus our grounds at any time during the school day by par- ents or employees.

Dress Code

For safety concerns, tennis shoes must be worn during physical education class. Flip-Flops will not be worn in P.E.

PLEASE label your child’s jacket, coat, scarf, mittens, lunch box, back pack, etc. with their FIRST and LAST name.

The district also prohibits any clothing or grooming that, in the principal’s judg- ment, may reasonably be expected to cause disruption of or interference with normal operations.

Lunch Time Visitors

Lunch time visitors may start joining us after the second week of school. It is very important for our students to learn the school rules, procedures, and expectations during the first two weeks.

Visitor Procedures: 1. Check in at the office and get a Visitor’s Sticker.

2. Designated parent tables are located in the back of the cafeteria.

3. The Texas Department of Agriculture does not permit parents to bring food at lunch time for any other child other than their own. Please help us monitor this guideline from the state.

4. If your child has a food allergy, please notify your child’s teacher and the school nurse, immediately. A peanut free table is available for any student with a nut allergy. Please visit FISD’s Child Nutrition website for more information and for the proper forms to complete.

We follow the state guidelines regarding regulations and allowable foods at school.

A PEEK AT OUR WEEK A PEEK AT OUR WEEK

Shout out to our Kinder team for being awarded a grant from the Frisco Educaton Foundaton to pay for Osmos. They have a check for a litle over $1,500! A PEEK AT OUR WEEK A PEEK AT OUR WEEK A PEEK AT OUR WEEK