Knightly News

February 20, 2025 Edition
February 20, 2025

Week of February 17 - 21

SHAPE Elementary School Vision

vision

SHAPE Elementary Administration

Cognia Visit

Cognia is the organization that accredits DoDEA schools, ensuring that our educational programs meet high standards of excellence. Accreditation is an important process that helps schools and districts continuously improve and provide the best learning experiences for students. As part of the district-wide accreditation review, SHAPE Elementary School will be visited in March. This visit allows Cognia to evaluate our school’s progress, celebrate our strengths, and identify areas for growth. We look forward to this opportunity and appreciate the support of our school community in making SHAPE ES a great place for learning!

cognia
cognia parent meeting

Teacher of the Year

teacher of the year

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Teacher of the Year (TOY) Program celebrates and honors exceptional educators with over three years of teaching experience in DoDEA schools, recognizing their professionalism and excellence within our teaching community.

We have excellent teachers at SHAPE! 🎉Nominate an incredible teacher you know. Nomination forms can be found here 

Yearbook Information

 

The Yearbook committee is excited to inform you that the preorders for our 2024-2025 yearbook are now available. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please visit https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01114697

Please note that all orders must be submitted by March 20, 2025, to ensure that the company prints and delivers the yearbooks before the end of the school year. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email the yearbook coordinator at haoyi.kelly@dodea.edu 

 

 

yearbook

Tutor.com

 
ALL students who are enrolled in a DoDEA operated and funded school are eligible to use the Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families program. DoDEA students may now access Tutor.com through ClassLink®! 
tutor.com

 

Universal Pre-K

 

Our Pre-K students are exploring the exciting theme of Clothing as part of the Creative Curriculum! The essential question guiding the first week of this study is, "What do we know about clothes?" Through hands-on activities and engaging lessons, students will discover how clothing is made and what its purpose is. We’re excited to see their curiosity and creativity shine during this exploration!
 

upk clothing unit
upk lunch

Important Dates

important dates

 

 

Important Dates

SY 2024-2025

 

24 Feb.-28 Feb. - No School: Pre-Lenten Recess

3 Mar. - No School - CSI day

11 Mar. - SAC Meeting

14 Mar. - Shamrock Shuffle☘️

 

Child Find

Please email jeremy.mahan@dodea.edu to schedule a free screening. 

child find

Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO)

PTSO Email: lucialoveslife3@gmail.com

🍿Popcorn Dates: 

March 14, 2025

April 11, 2025

May 16, 2025

ptso

Community Events

community events

Lunch Menu

lunch menu

School Goals

school goals

Mission Statement

mission statement

Featured Pages

Activities

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Arrival/ Dismissal Procedures

Students may arrive on campus starting at 8:30 am. All students line up in front of the cafeteria by class and are escorted to their classrooms at 8:45 am.

Students are released from their classes at 3:25 pm. First Grade has parent pick-up at the morning line-up area. Grades 1-5 will be released and must proceed to the bus, SAS pick up point (outside of Front Office), meet parents or walk home.

Related regulations

First Aid and Emergency Care

Applying bandages to a child's arm

School personnel will administer first aid as efficiently as possible to the dependent student when needed to treat minor injury or illness, in accordance with the DoDEA Regulation 2720.1, "First Aid and Emergency Care," September 8, 2003. In accordance with Section 6 of DoDEA Regulation 2720.1, should a student sustain a more serious illness or injury, the school nurse will make a judgment call based on nursing assessment to determine if the student needs emergency medical care requiring a response by an emergency medical team (EMT) and possible transportation for treatment at a health care facility. If a student needs emergency medical care requiring an ambulance, the school will make reasonable efforts to contact the sponsor/parent/guardian or emergency contact. In the absence of a parent, a school administrator or designee may accompany the student to the medical treatment facility.

The EMT, health care facility, or attending health care provider(s) may be non-U.S. or non-military facilities or providers, especially if the dependent student is located overseas. Treatment decisions will be made exclusively by the health care provider(s) if the nature of the dependent student's injury or illness requires immediate health care, in accordance with their standard operating procedures regarding the delivery of emergency care for the dependent student.

It is very important for the school to have a current address, home phone number, mobile phone numbers, duty phone number, and the phone number of another adult to act as emergency contact in case parents cannot be contacted.

Contact your school nurse for additional information regarding the DoDEA School Health Services Program.

School Hours

Grade Regular Hours Instructional Hours Wednesday Hours
PK - 5 8:45 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. 8:45 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. 8:45 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.
  (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) (Early Release)
It is the responsibility of the parents or guardians to notify the school before 10:00 a.m. every time a student is absent.
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