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Join us on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 5 pm in the SPES Cafeteria. Hispanic Heritage month

is when we recognize the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States

and celebrate the group's heritage and culture. SPES will be celebrating these

accomplishments through a Hispanic Heritage Museum Presentation by the SPES students.

SPES Monthly News

September 7, 2017 “A GREAT place to learn!”

SPES will educate the whole student by empowering them with the skills and confidence to achieve excellence.

From left to right: Jason Maddox,

Dayana Rodriguez (sergeant-of arms),

Camarie Roby, Tia smith (treasurer),

Rosemary, Donna Avila (secretary),

Jaylen Burgess, Miguel Manqueros (Vice

president), Julien Arroyo (President),

and Matthew Diaz.

Emily Hernandez

Maliyah Harris

Benjamin Bravo

Rayla Collins

Adan Borquez

Angela Menendez

Mr. Castro

Lavinia Maafu

Alexandra Verduzco

Miguel Manqueros

Camyra Roby

Jaime Caballero

Karyia Garrett

Adrian Davis

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A Note from Our Principal These are critical years for students in elementary school. We are trying to prepare them

with basic foundational skills and for the real world. The educational environment must

be conducive to learning (i.e. students displaying exemplary behaviors, a diligent effort,

not distracting others and good attendance for staff and students). When any of these

factors are off the teaching and learning in the building is adversely affected. Our focus is on learning, so

student behavior is important. We want our students to be a success in a peaceful and engaged

environment. Please discuss the importance of learning with your child.

For the upcoming months, we have many events going on and it will be May with the blink of an eye. To

stay on top of those events, please make sure that you are visiting our school’s website

(www.southpointeelem.com ), checking your child’s backpack, and like our Facebook page

(www.facebook.com/southpointeele/ ). We are looking for parents to participate in our school’s School

Improvement Team. If you are interested in helping us make decisions for the school, please let me know

because together we can do great things at South Pointe Elementary.

It is our #1 focus to make sure our students are academically successful and you are a part of that process.

We are trying to communicate with you in multiple forms. We have a new way to communicate the

updates and events with you. See the last page of this newsletter to see how you can get text messages

with those updates.

My door is always open to you. Please do not hesitate to call me for any concerns or questions. Always let

me know how you feel and I would like any suggestions you may have. We are in this together!

#GriffinPride! -- Success is the only option for our students.

Delores Jones-Bell, School Leader

Tell us how you feel. How are we doing so far? Please

complete the following survey:

Your opinion matters to us.

Smile for the Camera

Tuesday October 24, 2017

is Picture Day!

Packages are available through United Portraits. All students are required to be in uniform if they are not

buying pictures.

After School Program Starts

Soon

Sign up Today

First day of the program is

September 18, 2017 3:00pm-

5:00pm. Parents are responsible

for transportation from the

program. Students must be

picked up on time. This is a

needs based program this year

for academic tutoring in Math

and Reading. Please see Mrs.

Bell if you are interested in

signing your child up.

Uniform Policy

All students are required to wear a South Pointe Elementary

School uniform which consist of black, beige/tan bottoms or

black jean bottoms and purple, black or gold shirts (polo style)

with South Pointe logo. All shirts must have the school logo. The

jeans on Monday-Friday can only be navy blue and black.

Students may also wear school purchased T-shirts with the

school logo on Fridays only. Students must wear closed toe

shoes. Students cannot wear open-toe shoes due to safety.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Monthly Behavior Record

To ensure that there is consistent communication between the

school and the parent, your child will bring a behavior report

home daily to record their behavior. This calendar will indicate

the following:

The students daily behavior clip chart color

The student’s academic understanding of the daily lesson.

Teacher/Parent Comments

Positive Behavior Intervention Support

Starting on 8/7/17 our school will use a school-

wide clip chart system. All students will be taught

the rules and procedures with aligned expectation

lessons for all areas of the school.

PBIS daily color zones are:

(Griffin Scholar) purple

(Focused Learner) blue

(Ready to Learn) green

(Make Better Choices)

(Refocus-Think about It) orange

(Talk about a Consequence) red.

All students begin their day on Green as a “Focused

Learner”. Each student is expected to follow the

basic expectations according to the school’s PBIS

Expectations Matrix while the staff utilize

appropriate interventions for the behavior

displayed by students. The ultimate goal is for the

students to have the opportunity to correct their

K-5 Behavior Clip

Charts

Please see Mr. Russell or our school website for more information.

The focus of this program is acknowledging and rewarding students for

consistent positive behavior. The Griffin Bucks serves as a positive behavior

recognition to encourage our students to demonstrate PBIS’s core values on

a consistent basis. Earned Griffin Bucks may be redeemed once a month in

the PAYD store for a variety of items such as food, clothing, school supplies,

bikes at the end of the school year and much more. Students not following

the core values Griffin Magic are issued consequences based on our student

response system, which list the steps of consequences for each time a

behavior infraction occurs.

What are GRIFFIN BUCKS?

#Griffin Pride

(Recited daily by our students)

I am a student of South Pointe Elementary School. I am here to learn. I am a scholar. I

will do my best every day. I believe in myself. I will go to college.

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September 2017

1 District Assessments Begin

4 Labor Day - No School

7 Pastries for Parents/Curriculum Night

4-6pm Parent Conferences

8 2-4pm Parent Conferences

21 Summer Academic Olympic

28 Turn Up Thursday

October 2017

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5:00

PM Hispanic Heritage Night

9-13 Fall Break

16 1/2 day-Teacher Work Day

19 5-7pm Family Movie Night

24 Picture Day

30-

31 Spirit Week Begins

31 Pumpkin Carving Contest (Teachers

and Parents)

2033 E. Southern Ave

Phoenix, AZ 85040

(Ph.) 602-276-1943 (F) 602-276-2726

www.southpointeelem.com

Delores Jones-Bell, School Leader

Parent Corner

Join Our Parent Leadership Team DO YOU WANT TO HELP PLAN SCHOOL

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES? DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL’S

OPERATIONS? For more information regarding the

Parent Leadership Team, please contact

Ms. Maria at (602) 276-1943. Our next

meeting is September 20, 2017 at 2pm.

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Our Bus Program

We would like to start by saying thank you for

your patience. Our administration team has been

working to resolve the bus delays and issues. We

will keep you updated on any upcoming changes

to our bus program. Please call the office with any

concerns or question.

Please remind your children of the Bus

expectations. Any student in violation of the bus

expectations can and will be suspended from the

transportation service. Please discuss with your

child the importance of the transportation

provided by the school, which is for their

education and your convenience. All handbook

expectations apply on the bus. This is for their

safety. The bus expectations are below: Always obey your driver

Be polite & use appropriate language

Be courteous to those sitting with you

Stay seated at all times

Respect and listen to the bus driver

Pick up litter and keep your sitting area clean

Follow all bus safety rules

Allow safe walking space for others

Important Dates