Freeman E-News
Week 21! January 23-27
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INFORMATION for Emergent Bilingual Families
TEA has updated their “Parents and Families” portal. Here families can find relevant
information and resources to support the educational needs of their Emergent Bilingual
students. The resources include important tips, instructional resources, and videos in
multiple languages. In addition, TEA provides a quarterly newsletter, available in
English and Spanish.
Principal's Corner
Your students have been working hard showing what they know this week on MAP and CBAs! I am sooooo very proud of the progress they are showing! Many of them have been shattering their goals and pushing for new ones! Talk to your child about their goals and what they need to do to continue to improve! We are INCREDIBLY proud!
- School Store fundraiser is beginning! See below for more information!
- The Title I Parent & Family Engagement Survey window is now open! The data gathered in the Title I Survey is a vital tool in measuring parent perceptions and knowledge of the Title I, Part A Program, and it should be utilized as part of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment. The survey links are below:
English link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FamilyEngagement_2023
Spanish link:
https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/FamilyEngagementSpan_2023
Vietnamese link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FamilyEngagementViet_2023
- January 31st is the 100th day of school! Be on the lookout for information coming home from your child's teacher!
We appreciate your help and support talking to your students about these things!
School Store Fundraiser!
Your child is bringing home a Parent Information Envelope letting you know about a safe and easy way for our school to raise funds for essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed.
The SchoolStore fundraiser is 100% online so there is NO face-to-face selling, handling money, or delivering products. Your participation will take less than 12 minutes, and there are exciting prizes to make it fun for the students.
Here is all you need to do to participate:
1. Go to https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000184062 to sign up.
2. Send form emails inviting family, friends and co-workers to support your child.
3. Return the Envelope with the Student Prize Code to school for your child to get their fun participation prize.
Be on the lookout for the participation envelope coming home soon! Your participation will make a difference for our school and teachers!
Fundraiser video: https://schoolstore.com/video/safari.html
Attendance Reminders
Reminder that once a student reaches 10 unexcused absences, the will be referred for truancy court.
In addition, state law required students to meet 90% attendance for the school year or will risk being retained for the school year- this applies to excused and unexcused absences.
Who's Coming for FRIDAY Lunch?
Please see below for lunch times:
PK- 10:40
K- 10:55
1- 11:00
2- 11:30
3- 12:00
4- 12:10
5-12:40
PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING EXPECTATIONS:
You must be on the student’s family or emergency contact list in order to attend lunch with the student. Please bring in your driver’s license or passport always.
Please do not take photos while in the cafeteria, unless it is with the student that you are visiting. No other children should be in the photos.
You may only sit with the student that you are visiting. No other student may be invited to sit with you and your student.
Please do not address any other students while in the cafeteria.
- We do not take CREDIT or DEBIT cards and you may not use money on the student account!
Upcoming Events
1/23: Awards ceremony today! k-2 at 8:30 and 3-5 at 1:30. Parent attendance by invite only
1/25: Future Focus Wednesday! Wear jeans with a college or military shirt!
1/27: Happy Friday! Wear jeans and your Freeman shirt!
100th day of school coming on JANUARY 31st! Look for information coming home from your child's teacher!