December 5, 2012 SOCIAL SKILLOF THE NINE-WEEKS: Care for everyone and everything.
Vision Statement: Shadowbriar is our school of choice. The teachers are preparing the students for college and career. Every student is valued and will be treated with respect.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK……Do Your Best Everyday!
PARENTS + SCHOOLS WORKING TOGETHER = STUDENT SUCCESS!!
Attendance
Please make attending school a priority! Our goal for the year is having our students at school 98% of the time. When planning appointments for your child, please schedule them after school or at the end of the school day. Our learning time at Shadowbriar begins at 8:15 a.m.
Reading
Make sure your children read every day. Reading - like shooting baskets and playing the piano - is a skill. Like other skills, it gets better with practice. Researchers have found that children who spend at least 30 minutes a day reading for fun - whether they read books, newspapers, or magazines - develop the skills to be better readers at school.
Support PTO
When you support Shadowbriar’s PTO, you support your child’s future!! Funds we raise together will be used to purchase and update technology resources for students. Thank you for your support!
IT’S PICTURE RETAKE DAY AT SHADOWBRIAR!!!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
December 11, 2012!
Students Who Enrolled After October 24, 2012:
Pay for your Picture Portrait on Picture Day. EXACT CHANGE IS REQUIRED. PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO GIVE CHANGE and the SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE CHANGE. ENCLOSE CASH, Money Order, or Check Payable to LIFETOUCH.
Just Chillin’ Student Performance
Students from Ms. Marshall, Ms Montgomery, Ms. Nollie, Ms. Roman and some students from Ms. Vogel and Ms. Hernandez classes will be performing December 18th at 7:00 p.m. Please ensure that your child has returned the parent permission slip. You can find costume information on Mr. Zimmerman’s webpage:
Parents, Teachers, Administrators…Together We WILL Do Great Things For Our Children!!
Principal Davis
STUDENT ARRIVAL
BEFORE 7:40 A.M.
Parents please assist us in keeping your
child safe by not allowing them to walk to or be
dropped off at school before 7:40 a.m. We are
observing many students getting here prior to thattime, and they are not making good choices. Amajority of them are running around and playing,sometimes near the street. It is dark outside andanything can happen. Remember that there is NO ADULT SUPERVISION until 7:40 a.m. It is a major safety concern because a child can end up missing, can get seriously injured or even have problems with other students, and there is no adult to assist them. If they are walkers, they shouldn’t leave the house until 7:30 a.m. Please be advised that if we continue to see students here before that time we will contact you and if they are not following school rules they will be sent home. HISD’s primary goal is Student Safety Above ALL Else, and we must do what we can to ensure that they are safe. We appreciate your support.
. / Important Dates to Remember!
December 3-7 Penguin Patch Holiday Shop
December 5 Gifted and Talented Testing: 5th Grade Only
December 6 Family Skate Night 5:30-7:30 Dairy Ashford Roller Rink
December 10-14 Training for Fitnessgram Testing
December 11 Walking School Bus Party 2:30
Picture Retakes
December 13 NEHS Meeting 2:30
December 18 Student Musical Performance 7:00
December 21 Class Parties
December 24-January 7 Winter Break
PTO NEWS: STUDENTS DOING “BIG Things” FOR SHADOWBRIAR
Top Sellers for the Mixed Bag Fundraiser!!
Quinn Garcia Ms. Robertson $655.76
Olivia Miller Ms. Robertson $573.28
Jessica Knight Ms. Hall $472.63
Michael Fisk Ms. Marshall $407.87
Leah Manale Ms. Robertson $319.84
Ways to Help PTO Build Funds for our Students
- Penguin Patch Holiday Shop: Allow your child to purchase items from our holiday shop. It’s open Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and Friday, 9:00 a.m.-Noon.
- Purchase Mixed Bags Online:
STUDENT PICK-UP
The owner of the Shell convenient store and gas station across the street has asked that our parents not use the parking lot as a pick-up and drop-off area for our students. He has reported several near accidents involving our students. We strongly encourage you to participate in the car pick-up system. Please contact our school if you have questions about the dismissal system. Thank you!
Important Information
From Ms. Henson…
- Walking School Bus Party will be December 11th, 2:15-3:15 (party for all those students who walked at least 10 times with me to be announced soon).
- Walking School Bus Baylor Study—We need more student participants!! Please return your form to me as soon as possible. Contact Jessica McLeod at 713-798-0370 if you have questions.
- Family Fitness Night is Thursday, December 6th, 5:30-7:30. Both Ashford and Shadowbriar are invited to the Dairy Ashford Roller Rink.
Contest, Prizes, Fun, and Fitness!!!
- Our very own Shadowbriar Gaga pit is completed! Look on the PE website for updates!!!!
If you received a notice that your child has acquired a balance for the lunches they are being provided, please take care of paying this as soon as possible. All students will be provided with a lunch each day, but until you have been given notice that you have been approved for the 2012 - 2013 school year you must pay for your child’s lunch. The cost of each lunch is $2.25. It is VERY important to return completed lunch applications to the school. If you have yet to receive a lunch application or have any questions, please inquire in the main office.
Something You Might Hear About…
(School Expectations)
In the halls at Shadowbriar, we’re asking students to follow:
Still
Straight
Silent
Shadowbriar Elementary…Tradition, Pride, Excellence