Klein ISD11211 Lacey Road

Tomball, Texas 77375832-375-7600

http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/blackshear/

January 2015 Chronicle

DATES TO REMEMBERJanuary 8th – Blackshear Spelling Bee February 13th – Valentine’s Day PartiesJanuary 16th – Student Holiday February 13th – Heritage DayJanuary 19th – Martin Luther King Holiday February 13th – Character Day ParadeJanuary 21st – 5th Grade to Ulrich February 19th – Progress Reports Go HomeJanuary 23rd – Report Cards Go Home February 19th – 5th Grade to Houston Museum of Natural ScienceJanuary 26-30 – Music Appreciation Week February 27th – HoedownJanuary 30th – Group/Spring Individual Pictures

SAVE THIS DATE Field days will be: April 30th for grades K, 1, & 2 and May 1st for grades 3, 4 & 5

AWARDS DATESJanuary 26th 8:30 am Kindergarten January 28th 8:30 am 5th Grade

9:30 am 1st Grade 9:30 am 4th Grade

January 27th 8:30 am 2nd Grade9:30 am 3rd Grade

BLACKSHEAR SPELLING BEE 2014 - 2015 Blackshear’s Spelling Bee was held Thursday, January 8, 2015. Spelling bees are designed to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabulary, learn concepts and develop correct English usage. Our third place winner is Enrique Moreno, our second place winner is Landon Nguyen and our first place winner is Darryl Fontenette.

Darryl Fontenette will represent Blackshear Elementary at the Klein District Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 10 th . Congratulations and Great Job!

PICTURES

Group and Spring Individual pictures are scheduled for Friday, January 30 th .

HERITAGE DAYIn celebration of the rich and varied backgrounds that make up our community, we will have a Family Heritage Day on Friday, February 13. Students will have the opportunity to learn about each other through classroom activities and cultural displays. Thank you to parents who signed up to present information about their family’s cultural heritage!

BLACKSHEAR ART WORKCongratulations to the following students on their art work:M. Jimenez won 3rd place at the Northwest Medical Center Art Show on January 6th.M. Parson’s Sunflower Painting was chosen to be presented to a KISD School Board Member on January 12th.

RODEO ART OPEN HOUSEThe following students will have their rodeo art at the district level Rodeo Art completion (kindergarten – high school students) on Thursday, January 22 nd from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Klein Multipurpose Center on FM2920B. Perdomo K Here Chicky, Chicky P. Groen 3rd Sunflower GroveM. Villapando K Gather Around L. Jimenez 3rd Sunny FlowersC. Sincler 1st The Little Farm R. Nabulsy 4th Colorful HillsC. Young 1st Pumpkin Pie Farm A. Pedersen 4th Sunrise Santa BarbaraE. Hunt 2nd Angry Buffalo J. Ho 5th Giddy UpF. Noury 2nd Buffalo Stampede R. Rosales 5th The Old Closet

LOST & FOUNDBe sure to check Lost & Found racks in front hallway by the library, there are many items that need to be picked up by owners. Any unclaimed items not picked up by the end of January will be donated to Tomball Northwest Ministries.

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURESThe following attendance procedures are set and we solicit your support in implementing them.

School begins at 8:15 a.m. Students arriving after 8:20 a.m. will be considered tardy and must get a tardy slip from the office to be admitted into the classroom. At 8:15 all car rider, walker, and bike rider entrances will be locked and students will need to enter the school through the front door.

Student attendance is taken at 9:45 a.m. Students present at that time will be counted present for the day. This is the official time for determining student attendance information. Calling Absentees - In order to assure that students arrive safely at school, we call parents when students are absent. Parents should call the attendance office between the hours of 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. at 832-375-7600 (Press 3 for Attendance then Press 1 to Report Absence) on the first day of a student’s absence. When the student returns to school after an absence, the student is required to bring a written excuse to the homeroom teacher within 5 days.If for any reason you should need to pick up your child during the school day, please send a note to the homeroom teacher. When you come to pick up your child you will come to the office to sign him/her out. Identification will be required. The office staff will go to the class to get your child for you.

BIRTHDAY SNACKSParents who elect to purchase and provide a birthday treat on their child’s birthday, must complete the request forms. Forms are available in our front office. Once the forms are completed and returned to the school, the school will need one week to process the request (please plan ahead, some items from Klein Food Service Department are not available with one week notice). If you have questions regarding birthday treats, please refer to the school student handbook or call the school.

CUSTODY ISSUESPlease assist us in the handling of custody related issues. It is the responsibility of the parents to provide the principal a certified copy of the court order affecting any other person’s right to their children. Should you have any question, please call Darrel Luedeker at 832-375-7610.

EMAIL AND VOICE MESSAGESAll teachers have voice mail and email communication tools available to communicate with you. We encourage you to use these tools to communicate with your child’s teacher. The communication tool of choice is email. Please note that teachers will check their email and voice mail during non-instruction time. Every attempt will be made to respond to messages within 24 hours. Do not leave emergency or transportation messages that are critical for that day. Please contact the front office to leave these messages.Email Tip: Please put KISD: and your child’s name (KISD: Jane Doe) in the subject line of the email. This will help teachers identify your message as an important message. Teachers are advised not to open emails they can’t identify in some manner. Email is the preferred form of communication over voice mail.

SCHOOL TARDIESArriving at school prior to the start of school is important for your child to have a productive day of learning. Your assistance is needed to have your child at school by 8:05 a.m. every morning. The tardy bell rings at 8:20 a.m., this is the time all students are to be in their classrooms ready for learning. Morning arrival time for students is from 7:45 a.m. until 8:05 a.m.

Students who are tardy to school an excessive number of times will have their conduct grade lowered by one letter. This will impact awards given each reporting period.

SCHOOL STORE The Blackshear School Store is open on Tuesday and Thursday to sell school supplies to parents and students. It is open from 7:45 until 8:05 a.m.