As we go further into cold and flu season and as covid numbers are still high in our area, please remember to keep students at home if they are experiencing any of the symptoms below:

● Fever or chills

● Cough

● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

● Muscle or body aches

● Headache

● New loss of taste or smell

● Sore throat

● Congestion or runny nose

● Nausea or vomiting

● Diarrhea

● Fatigue

Alief ISD offers FREE Covid testing for all students and staff. Please see the information below for details.

The Crump rapid testing site is open at the times shown below:

• Monday to Friday - 8:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Saturday - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Please notify your child's teacher if they are showing symptoms.

To celebrate, students can dress up like they are 100 years old. We have included some ideas to help you get started planning what your child could wear.

• Girls: Printed skirts, pearls, eyeglasses, sweater, wig or curled hair, gray hair, knee-high stockings, large purse, scarf
• Boys: Button down shirt, flannel shirt, suspenders, eyeglasses, drawn on mustache or beard, gray hair

Students may also create a shirt or clothing with 100 items on it. Students are not required to participate, but we would love for them to join in the fun!

Below is art created by Kaylie in 3rd grade and Chad in 1st grade!

Keep up the great work, artists!

• Masks are required
• Any solid color collared shirts
• Pants or knee length shorts (khaki, navy, or blue jeans)
• Dresses and skirts must be knee length (Khaki or navy)
• Fridays are college shirt day! Wear the college shirt of your choice!
• Mahanay School Shirts can be worn any day of the week.
• Jeans may be worn with a Mahanay School Shirt any day of the week

If your child comes to school out of dress code, we will give you a call and ask you to bring the appropriate attire.

***Please allow your student to practice wearing a mask at home, so they can get used to it. They will have it on for a long time during the day at school.

Curbside library pickup days are Tuesday and Thursday. Ms. Nance, our librarian, will contact you to arrange a pickup time after you have filled out your child's preferences on the form below.

After books are returned, they are sanitized and held for a few days before being checked out to another student.

For our in-person learners, you can send money at any time. Your student can give it to their teacher or bring it to the front office before school.

For our virtual learners, please email our school secretary, Ms. Juana Lima, with your size preference. This includes the discounted shirts below. She will set up a time for you to come to the school to pay for the shirt and pick it up! Her email address is Juana.Lima-Reslan@aliefisd.net

There is no deadline to purchase shirts. They will be available until supplies last!

Below are some reminders:

• Devices issued by Mahanay need to be kept at school.
• Don't forget to send the chargers if you haven't already.
• Students must wear a mask daily.
• Dismissal is at 3:20.
• Car riders all have a designated number. Please help your student to remember their number. This will make dismissal go faster.
• Please update any phone numbers that have changed in case we need to contact you.

Overall, the students have done an amazing job following the new rules and procedures. Thank you, parents, for your continued support in helping to keep our students and staff healthy. Please call us with any questions or concerns.

If you have received a letter or email from the school district indicating that you currently receive free/reduced meals for the 2020-2021 school year, you do not need to apply.

For a speedy review and approval process, parents/guardians can apply for free/reduced meals through SchoolCafe at any time.

If you qualify, you may save hundreds of dollars throughout the school year.

Paper applications can be obtained through curbside meals pick-up. For more information, please visit www.aliefisd.net/curbside.

Tardies:

Students are tardy if they arrive after 7:55 am. If your child arrives after 7:55 am, they will receive a tardy pass from the front office when they walk in. Parents are no longer permitted to walk them in if they are late. You may walk them to the door, and we will help them get to class from there.

Early Release:

If you need to pick your child up from school early, please call the front office to let them know. 281-983-8355. If you call and let us know when you are close, we can get your child ready for you when you arrive.

We do still need to check your ID before we release any children. When you arrive, please come to the front door with your mask on and your ID ready to show a staff member. After we have verified your ID, we will release your student to you.