Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai Elementary

Attention Parents: Due to poor road conditions, Monument Valley High School and Tsebii'nidzisgai Elementary school will be dismissed at 2PM today, Monday, Jan 23rd. All buses will run early at 2PM and parents should monitor the safe return of their child. Please reach out to the school with any concerns or questions.

NOTICE ***EARLY RELEASE*** January 23, 2023 Due to the current weather conditions and prioritizing student safety, MVHS and TES will be releasing students early at 2:00 P.M. Please Parents Make Sure you are aware that buses will be leaving the Elementary School at 2pm. Please be there to pick up your children at the bus stop. If you are unable to pick your child, please make sure to make arrangements with someone to meet your child at the bus stop.

Hello TES Parents grades 4th to 6th, Please be aware that your students will be bringing home information about a couple of surveys they will be taking. These surveys deal with math and your students experience with it. The form contains all of the information about the surveys, where to locate them on line, and who the data is being collected for. Please take a moment to read it. This data helps us to focus our AmeriCorp Math Mentors on students in need of extra support. If you DO NOT want your student to participate there is a form on the back that needs to be filled out and returned. Please sign and return the back portion ONLY if you DO NOT want to have your student participate.The surveys will be given here at the school in the coming weeks. Thank you for all that you do and allowing us to collect this important math data.

Due to the wet weather, SJSD leaders have determined to have a 2 HOUR Delayed schedule tomorrow. Busses will run 2 hours later than usual. NO AM PRESCHOOL will be held. No breakfast will be served. School will start at 10:00 AM and will end at 3:05, as usual. Ahe'hee!

Hello TES Family. Here is flyer to help you navigate through this holiday season. Stay safe. If you have any questions, please feel free to give our office a call.

Students and teachers are excited to share our Hozho Christmas program with family and friends, Tuesday, December 20, 5:30PM. Please have students arrived by 5:15 so we can start on time. Parents attending JV Basketball game are welcome to come to our practice at 1:00. Ahe'hee for all your support and Ya'at'eeh Keshmish!

Hello everyone. This year is drawing to a close as we come into December. We are so excited about the progress our kiddos are making. We are thankful of the support that we get from our community and families. Here is our next SCC meeting agenda. We hope to see you all there. https://5il.co/1lb58

Ya'at'eeh TES Families! We wanted to remind you to have your student bring their permission slip to participate in the Annual Monument Valley Veterans Marathon scheduled for Friday morning. We have a short assembly, then will ride busses to the Park for races. We will have lunch there. Those who don't bring back permission slips will have activities at the school. School will be dismissed at 1:05 as usual. Ahe'hee for all your support!

TES Elementary is proud to host a community event called "Hozho- Claim the Light Within: A Pathway to Blessings” Individuals and families looking to make positive change in relationships, health, finances, etc. are invited. A Navajo panel of experts (health, foster care, grief and trauma, abuse, business) along with the creators of My Story Matters, will provide resources and tools to help get "unstuck" and claim authorship of the next chapter of your story. This event is recommended for adults 18-99 years old. Childcare will be available upon pre-registration of $5 per child, per day. Seating is limited, so register NOW! Preregistration is a MUST for meals and snack count. All local Veterans are invited to be recognized and celebrated with cake on Friday, 1:00 in the TES Gym. Those who complete the 3-day course will receive a $50 gas card, along with raffles and door prizes throughout. NOW is the time to heal and write your new story! Please register with QR code or visit TES office for assistance. 435-678-1286

TES Elementary is proud to host a community event called "Hozho- Claim the Light Within: A Pathway to Blessings” Individuals and families looking to make positive change in relationships, health, finances, etc. are invited. A Navajo panel of experts (health, foster care, grief and trauma, abuse, business) along with the creators of My Story Matters, will provide resources and tools to help get "unstuck" and claim authorship of the next chapter of your story. This event is recommended for adults 18-99 years old. Childcare will be available upon pre-registration of $5 per child, per day. Seating is limited, so register NOW! Preregistration is a MUST for meals and snack count. All local Veterans are invited to be recognized and celebrated with cake on Friday, 1:00 in the TES Gym. Those who complete the 3-day course will receive a $50 gas card, along with raffles and door prizes throughout. NOW is the time to heal and write your new story! Please register with QR code or visit TES office for assistance.

Many of our students are in need of glasses. If your child is one of them, we found an inexpensive place to purchase frames. https://www.zennioptical.com/p/kids-round-eyeglass-frames/19129?skuId=1912916

Here are our minutes from our School Community Council meeting this afternoon. We appreciate all the parents who came and invite more to join us next month, November 2, We have listed this month's activities discussed and will provide a monthly calendar for parents to access on the TES website and Facebook. We welcome your suggestions and invite you to come volunteer in the school to help with activities or your child's classroom. Ahe'hee!

This is a great way to create strong communication and strengthening your family bond.

Hi parents and Community We wanted to bring to your attention a special event happening this weekend at our MVHS. Check out the flyer. We hope that you can find the time to support our community.

Ya’at’eeh TES Families! As you know, tomorrow is College Career Readiness Day at the High School and TES is holding Parent Conferences (Academic Parent Teacher Teams) at the same time (12:30-5:30). Buses will arrive one hour earlier tomorrow: 11:50 at TES and 12:00 at MVHS, as school will only be held half day. TES Parent Conferences will run from 12:30-5:30. Parents are invited to come to school with or without your student to talk to their teacher about their abilities and skills they have mastered and goals they want to achieve this year. Research shows that when parents and teachers work together, their child’s success increases dramatically! We want you here! We welcome your suggestions and hope you will volunteer in the school or classroom this year! We invite you to sit on the School Community Council which will meet on Thursday, 9/15 at 3:30 in the Cafeteria. We will elect our officers for the year (looks good on job applications) and will review school safety issues. Please come and share your concerns and suggestions. Ahe’hee for your wonderful support this year! HOMECOMING EVENTS: Friday’s Parade- if you wish to enter a float, there is an application at the high school office. Students will be dismissed at 1:00 and the parade will start at 2:00 at Gouldings.Football game is at 7:00 against Whitehorse! Saturday: Family Fun Event and the Drums of Summer: Waterpark for the kids, free hot dogs and drinks, games, T-shirts and more on the football field from 1-5 PM with entertainment. 6:00-9:00 Drums, dinner for sale and entertainment. See website for more info.

Hey families and our awesome community We are so proud of our Cougars. We wanted to be sure and support them during their Homecoming week. Lets show our support by dressing up each day. Yes moms and dads, show your kiddos that you support Monument Valley HS and TES, and dress up too. Parents come on in and lets get your picture taken too. So here is a calendar of events for this week. Thanks to Vangi for putting this poster/flyer together. I'll see you all with my JAMAS on and ready to party. GOOO COUGARS

All students who were enrolled in San Juan School District in May are qualified for summer PEBT benefits without an application. If you can please get this information to your parents via your email/social media networks that would be great. There is no number to call, they MUST send an email for questions to the PEBT@utah.gov email. They do respond quickly. These benefits have been issued onto the current EBT cards or the previous years PEBT cards. If people don't have their card they can do the following: The jobs.utah.gov/covid19/pebt website has instructions on how parents can request a new card at the very bottom of the page. Schools should be referring parents to the website for all their questions unless we have referred the parent to contact the school. If you need to replace your P-EBT card, are having trouble setting up your PIN, or need to update your mailing address: Send an email to PEBT@utah.gov with the following information: Subject Line: PEBT Card Issues Body of the email: Description of your issue Full name for all children Birthdates for all children State Student ID or SSID for each child (this is not required but is most accurate to locate accounts; do not submit your child’s’ school lunch number.) Your full mailing address including any apartment, lot, unit numbers and zip code Your name as it is listed with the school Your contact information -- Anna Fredericks Director of Food Services San Juan School District (435)678-1265 200 North Main, Blanding, UT Fax: (435) 678-1203

Dear Parent(s) and Stakeholders, The San Juan School District Board of Education members are seeking information to help best serve its patrons. As a consequence of the Covid19 Pandemic, it was necessary to suspend the practice of rotating board meeting locations from school to school within the county and hold them in one location (the Boardroom at the District Office in Blanding) and broadcast them virtually to parents and stakeholders. A modern, efficient broadcast system has been purchased and installed in the Board Room in the District Office in Blanding. This system was purchased using ESSER Care funds to help facilitate effective public participation into the virtual board meetings. A rise in participation of patrons resulted. In the past five months, the lowest number of viewers has been 60 with the highest being over a 100. These numbers are substantially higher than participation numbers in meetings prior to the Pandemic. Now with the Pandemic subsiding to some degree, the Board of Education is seeking some input regarding the best way to provide stakeholder access to board meetings in the future. Should board meetings return to a rotation of in-person meetings at schools where broadcasting effectiveness is less than ideal due to many factors, or should board meetings remain in the Board Room in Blanding and be broadcasted virtually to patrons utilizing the modern, effective system? The Board of Education is asking you to provide your input into the decision by completing the attached survey. Thank you so much for your valuable time. Ron Nielson Superintendent of Schools https://sanjuandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6r4WQRlfoBNHZzM

Ya'ta'eeh, Parents and Families! We are so excited to see you and your children back at TES this year! This week, Aug. 8-12, staff will be at school to help you register your wonderful students from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. You are also welcome to register your students online as well. Please call if you have any questions: 435-678-1286. To register online, COPY and PASTE this link: https://aspire.sjsd.org/Students/Register/Start

Attention SJSD Parents, Students, and Stakeholders, On Monday August 15th, all San Juan School District schools and district office will be closed all day. SJSD staff will be attending a valuable training day to help them be ready to kick off another successful year. The focus of this training day will be to unite our district staff into one strong team and to remind teachers/staff of the critical role they each play in positively shaping the lives of our youth. I appreciate your patience and understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused by this change. Schools will reopen on Tuesday August 16th, and we look forward to seeing you then. Sincerely, Superintendent Ron Nielson