Elementary Pre-K - 2nd Grade

What's happening in the Lower Elementary?

 

Welcome back!

I hope that your family enjoyed many great holiday happenings and made lasting memories. I had a great time with my family. Now we are all trying to get everyone back in the routine when returning to school for 2^nd semester. Here at the Lower we have been doing just that with trying to get our students back to the classroom routines.

Our 1^st semester ended just as we left for Christmas Break. It is hard to believe, but that means that we have begun our second half of the school year. Report cards for 1^st semester will be sent home throughout the district on Thursday, January 23^rd. Be on the lookout for your child’s report card.

We have several safety drills coming up that we are required to practice and want our children and staff prepared for, in case of an emergency. Examples of drills include bus evacuation practice, fire drill, and tornado drill, and our “quiet time drill.” Most of these drills we practice and/or discuss multiple times in the year to insure safety procedures are always in place!

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 5 – No School – Teacher meetings / training

Tuesday, January 6^th – Classes resume

Tuesday, January 14^th – Yearbooks go on sale!!!  We will send a yearbook order form                                                      home for you to fill out and send back to your child’s teacher by                                                    January 30^th .  The cost of the yearbook is $22.                                                                               Extra yearbooks will NOT be ordered, so get yours reserved.

Thursday, January 16^th – Eagle PASS PTO meeting at 6pm

Thursday, January 16th - 1st semester report cards sent home

Monday, January 20^th  – NO SCHOOL

Thursday, January 23^rd – Eagle PASS Skate Night @ Claremore Skating Rink

Monday, January 27^th  – Begin scheduling for February 10^th and 11^th Parent - Teacher                                                         Conference

Thursday, January 30^th – Elementary Yearbook orders are DUE

Friday, January 31st  – Celebrate our 100^th day of school….& 100 days smarter!

Monday, February 3^rd – Canned Food Drive begins

Monday, February 10^th – Parent – Teacher Conference from 4-7 pm

Tuesday, February 11^th – Parent – Teacher Conference from 4-7 pm

Thursday, February 13^th – Valentine’s Party Day & 5-week Grade Checks

Friday, February 14^th – No School

Tuesday, February 18th - Re-enrollment forms go home

Monday, March 3rd - Eagle PASS PTO Coin Drive begins

Friday, March 14th - End of the 3rd nine weeks

Spring Break - March 17th - 21st - NO SCHOOL

Winter weather is upon us and school closings due to snow or ice are likely.  We will update you as soon as possible once the decision has been made. You will receive a School Messenger message &/or email. Dr. Saul, our superintendent, always notifies the television stations for Channel 2, 6, 8, and 23, also radio stations KRMG – AM 740 and FM 102.3, when this decision is made. We try not to dismiss during the school day, but please make sure you have “Plan B” in place for your child’s transportation, should we have to make this urgent decision.  We only dismiss early if the weather is deteriorating the road conditions too rapidly and becoming a safety hazard to finish our full day of school. If they are a bus rider, someone needs to be at home and available for them when they are dropped off early.  You are also welcome to call the school and make a transportation change if necessary. 

Please make sure you check the calendar on the website for upcoming events at Sequoyah Elementary. Also, Like us on Facebook.

Thanks for all you do for our community and children,

Lisa Rader