Voss Farms Elementary - NBISD
2
Voss Farms Elementary Newsletter Edition 4 | March 2019 PARENT CORNER Parent s, We only have two and half months of school. That is 11 weeks or 52 days. We all know they will go by quickly. If your child's teacher has talked with you about concerns they have concerning your child's progress please make sure you are working with them everyday. These are our last months to push hard to get child where they need to be so they are successful in the coming years. The thing that you can do that is most important is to read with your child everyday. If they are behind in their reading they need to practicing reading on the weekends also. We are pushing your child hard at school but we need your help also. If you have concerns and have not heard from your child's teacher in a while please contact them for a conference and see where your child is and how you might be able to help them at home. SAFETY M ISCELLANEOUS IMPORTANT DATES Safety for your child is always of concern to us. Please do not drop your child off in the parking lots and let them walk across by themselves. Cars may not see them and the last thing we want is a t ragedy. We have also added a sign as you enter the bus area reminding everyone that it is illegal to pass a bus that is unloading students even on school property. Remember you can drop you child off in the bus area only after all the buses and daycares have drop off which is about 7:25. There is no one in that area to monitor them if you choose to drop them off there. We are all busy and in an hurry but our children's safety always comes first. Looking for Career Day Volunteers On April 24th we will be having our Career Day for our 3rd - 5th graders. We would love to have parents to come and present to our students about their different careers . If you are interested and able to help us please contact the counselor Michele Casteel at [email protected] Student Independence With only 11 weeks of school left we are still working on independence with some of our students. If you are walking your students to their classrooms each morning we would like to ask that you allow them to walk down by themselves for the remainder of the year. This will allow them to gain independence and feel good about their accomplishment. March 18-22 Spring Book Fair 18 - Beginning of 4th 9 weeks 20 - Report Cards Available on TxConnect 21 - 6:00 Family Learning Night 22 - Awards Assemblies 8:30 - 2nd & 3rd 9:30 - 4th & 5th 28 - 5:30 Parent Dyslexia Mtg. April 4th Spring Pictures 9 - Progress Reports Available on TxConnect 4th Grade Writing STAAR Testing 5t h Grade M at h STAAR Test ing 10 - 5th Grade Reading STAAR Testing 16 - Kinder Music Program 19 - Good Friday Holiday May 13 - 3rd & 4th Grade Math STAAR Test ing 14 - 3rd & 4th Grade Reading STAAR Test ing 15 - 5t h Grade Science STAAR Test ing 23 - K - 2nd Field Day 24 - 3rd - 5th Field Day 27 - Memorial Day Holiday 29- Awards Assemblies
Transcript of Voss Farms Elementary - NBISD
Voss Farms
Elementary
Newsletter
Edit ion 4 | March 2019
PARENT CORNER
Parents,
We only have two and half months of school. That is 11 weeks or 52 days. We all know they will go by quickly. If your child's teacher has talked with you about concerns they have concerning your child's progress please make sure you are working with them everyday. These are our last months to push hard to get child where they need to be so they are successful in the coming years. The thing that you can do that is most important is to read with your child everyday. If they are behind in their reading they need to pract icing reading on the weekends also. We are pushing your child hard at school but we need your help also. If you have concerns and have not heard from your child's teacher in a while please contact them for a conference and see where your child is and how you might be able to help them at home.
SAFETY MISCELLANEOUS
IMPORTANT DATES
Safety for your child is always of concern to us. Please do not drop your child off in the parking lots and let them walk across by themselves. Cars may not see them and the last thing we want is a tragedy. We have also added a sign as you enter the bus area reminding everyone that it is illegal to pass a bus that is unloading students even on school property. Remember you can drop you child off in the bus area only after all the buses and daycares have drop off which is about 7:25. There is no one in that area to monitor them if you choose to drop them off there. We are all busy and in an hurry but our children's safety always comes first .
Looking for Career Day Volunteers
On April 24th we will be having our Career Day for our 3rd - 5th graders. We would love to have parents to come and present to our students about their different careers . If you are interested and able to help us please contact the counselor Michele Casteel at [email protected]
Student Independence
With only 11 weeks of school left we are st ill working on independence with some of our students. If you are walking your students to their classrooms each morning we would like to ask that you allow them to walk down by themselves for the remainder of the year. This will allow them to gain independence and feel good about their accomplishment.
March18-22 Spring Book Fair18 - Beginning of 4th 9 weeks20 - Report Cards Available on TxConnect21 - 6:00 Family Learning Night22 - Awards Assemblies 8:30 - 2nd & 3rd 9:30 - 4th & 5th28 - 5:30 Parent Dyslexia Mtg.
April4th Spring Pictures9 - Progress Reports Available on TxConnect4th Grade Writ ing STAAR Test ing
5th Grade Math STAAR Test ing10 - 5th Grade Reading STAAR Test ing16 - Kinder Music Program19 - Good Friday Holiday
May 13 - 3rd & 4th Grade Math STAAR Test ing14 - 3rd & 4th Grade Reading STAAR Test ing15 - 5th Grade Science STAAR Test ing23 - K - 2nd Field Day24 - 3rd - 5th Field Day27 - Memorial Day Holiday29- Awards Assemblies
PTA NEWS
Our PTA continues to help our school with so many needed things. A few things they help with are:
* assisting with students getting out of the cars in the mornings
* help with traffic issues
* fundraising for materials our campus needs and outside play things for the students to enjoy
* providing playground equipment
* helping in the library
* planning activities
* and so many other things
Please consider being a part of PTA if you are not already. You don't have to help in all areas just find something that you are interested in and help in that way. It takes a village!
PTA Event s
March 28 Box Tops Due
Garden Day
March 29 Spirit Stick Sales
April 5 Can Drive
April 25 Box Tops Due
Garden Day
April 26 Spirit Stick Sales
May 2 PTA Secret Pal Breakfast
May 3 Can Drive
May 9 Garden Day
May 16 Garden Day
May 23 Box Tops Due
May 24 Spirit Stick Sales
Don't forget to collect those box tops. They get us free money for just cutting them out. This is also an easy way that your family and friends can help us. Simply cut them out and send them in. We do the rest!
OTHER NEWS
CONTACT INFORMATION
STAAR Expect at ionsAt Voss Farm s our desire is
t o inst i l l not only educat ional concept s in your child, but also values and l i fe lessons. In our halls you w il l
see st ars w it h our STARR Expect at ions on t hem .
Please help us in a rem inding our child t o be a
STARR.
At Voss Farm s I w il l be a STARR
Safe
Trust wor t hy
Accept ing
Responsible
Respect fu l
Attendance
Your child's attendance is important! We realize that this is cold and flu season and we are doing everything we can at school to keep your child
well. We remind students each day about washing their hands frequently and encourage
them to use the hand sanitizers in the foyer each morning and each afternoon. If your child is not
sick please make sure they are at school each day. Every day they miss they are missing
important instruction. So many skills build on each other and each day they miss they are
missing building blocks to be successful.
STAAR Test ing Coming Up
We will soon be in STAAR test ing season. These state mandated test are for our 3rd-5th graders only. On these days we are not allowed to have parents or any visitors
on campus so please plan accordingly.
Test ing Dates are:April 9th 4th grade Writ ing and 5th Grade MathApril 10th 5th Grade ReadingMay 13th 3rd & 4th Grade Math May 14th 3rd & 4th Grade ReadingMay 15th 5th Grade Science
Deborah [email protected]
Melinda VillarrealAssistant [email protected]
Michele [email protected]
Erin Neuse, [email protected]
Call ing All Volunt eers
We are in need of help w it h shelving books in t he l ibrary
and m ent ors for st udent s who just need a role m odel t o look up and t alk t o. Please let
us know if you can help.
