Bobcat Bulletin August 26th-31st

Posted Date: 8/25/24 (5:14 PM)

Bobcat Bulletin

August 26th-31st

Elementary Parents,

We had a great first full week of school. Teachers and students haved dived right into their routines and learning! This week we will do our first round of MAP testing for K-6th grades. MAP testing for the first round tells teachers where students are at academically in Reading, Math, and Science (2nd-6th). Teachers use this information to inform enrichment/intervention times as well as small groups. Students will take the second round of MAP testing in December to see their growth.

On Friday, we will have our first House Family day with the students. They will divide into their Houses and we will have a friendly House competition Olympic style!

Mrs. Gibson

Secondary Familes,

Secondary will begin Enrichment Period this week for HB 1416. Texas law requires all students who do not achieve approaches or higher on STAAR grades 3–8 or EOC assessments be provided accelerated instruction.

We will have an early release on Friday at Noon.

We will have a send-off for the football team at 11:30 on Friday to send them off to Iraan.

***New Dismissal Times*** Elementary, 3:40 Secondary 3:51

Elementary Dismissal Procedures

Elementary

Introducing Lunch Bunch groups with Mrs. Langill

As part of the counseling program at Smyer Elementary I am excited to

introduce Lunch Bunch groups. A Lunch Bunch group is designed to

support students through various phases and changes during their

elementary years. During these groups we will work on ways to develop

communication skills and coping strategies to be successful within the

school environment. Topics discussed may include friendship, self

awareness, grief, conflict resolution, and social emotional learning.

Lunch Bunch groups will meet during a scheduled lunch time once a

week for approximately 20-30 minutes for 6-8 weeks. Be looking for

invites throughout the year where your child can participate in being a

part of a lunch bunch group.

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Football Information

First football game of the season August 30th @Iraan @7pm!

First Pep Rally!

Our first pep rally we be on August 30th at 11:30am. The pep rally will be a send-off style this week.

Theme: Wave Goodbye to the Braves (Hawaiian Day)

Lady Cats Volleyball

Queens of the Court (1st week games) - Demonstrates sportsmanship, good teammate, and work ethic on the court.

Ellie Nelson

Khloe Morgan

Marianna Lara

Adi Vega

Ella Kirkland

Paloma Escamilla

JH game 7th-Monday 8/26 @ Smyer against KPA 5pm

HS JV Blue game 8/27 @ Frenship 6pm

HS JV White game 8/31 @ Smyer 11am against Olton

Cross Country

This past Saturday the Smyer cross country Cats competed in their first meet of the year: The LCY Rust Buster Relay! It's a paired running meet, with each partner taking their turn running a certain deistance before tagging their partner to continue the run. All pairs ran a total of 3 miles, except for high school boys who ran a total of 6 miles.

Here are the total times per pair, as well as high scoring teams:

Micah/Izzy-33:21-6th place out of 111 teams

Austin/Wyatt-39:21--47th place out of 111 teams

Bueno/JW-47:30

Nick/Ryder-48:03

Mason/Noah-50:24

Skylar/Kenzie-21:33 40th place out of 150 teams

Berenice/Abbi 23:20 74th out of 150 teams

Alenna/Tiney 24:02 32nd place out of 104 teams

Peyton/Payton 28:38

Gracelyn/Lilly-31:42

Jaeton (ran as individual) 10:27

The PAWS Club

The new formed PAWS Club, Parents Active With Smyer, will have their first meeting this Tuesday at 4pm in the school cafeteria.

Attendance Matters

This school year we are going to focus on student attendance. Some say it takes 10,000 hours of quality practice in somthing (sports, music, reading, math) to become an expert in it. When a student misses school they are losing the ground to become the best they can be.

If a student misses 10 days in school year = 4,930 minutes/82 hours of instruction lost

If a student misses 10 days a year every year during their elementary years, they will have missed: 34,510 minutes/575hours of instruction. WOW!

We want our kids to be set up success and not struggling to make up the exposure they lost from being absent! This year we are going to have a STRIVE for FIVE goal--no more than five absences for the school year.