Robison Elementary Rocket Register

Message from Mrs. Gerletti

We've had an outstanding first week of school! Your patience with dismissal is appreciated, and please know that it will continue to improve.

Our Curriculum Nights are scheduled for September 6 (ECSE, PK, K, and 1st) and September 13 (2nd-5th). Teachers will hold one session at 6:00 pm, and then repeat the same session at 7:00 pm. These sessions are extra helpful to parents since the teachers will be sharing specific information about your child's classroom routines and the curriculum. All sessions will take place in your child's classroom, and we look forward to seeing you. If you are unable to attend, your child's teacher(s) will email their slides to you afterward.

Important Dates (August & September)

Monday, August 29

Robison Spirit Day
Crust Pizza Spirit Night (see flyer below for details)

Tuesday, August 30

Garden Day (2nd)

Thursday, September 1

Gold Out to support childhood cancer

Friday, September 2

College Colors Day
Secure (Lock Out) Drill
Deadline for new student GT testing requests

Monday, September 5

LABOR DAY--HOLIDAY

Tuesday, September 6

Applications for Student Council officers and representatives go home (4th & 5th)
Curriculum Night for PK, ECSE, Kindergarten & 1st. Choose your time: 6 pm or 7 pm

Wednesday, September 7

Online spirit wear sale ends

Thursday, September 8

CFISD Board Work Session (6 pm)

Friday, September 9

Fan Shirt Friday
Shelter in Place (Hazmat) Drill

Monday, September 12

Robison Spirit Day
Student Council applications due
CFISD Board Meeting (6 pm)

Tuesday, September 13

Curriculum Night for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th. Choose your time: 6 pm or 7 pm.

Thursday, September 15

Student Council Officer speeches and elections

Friday, September 16

Fan Shirt Friday
Student Council Representative speeches and elections
Shelter in Place (Weather) Drill

Monday, September 19

Robison Spirit Day

Tuesday, September 20

Student Council Officers Meeting (7:45 am)
Garden Day (2nd)
Pumpkin Extravaganza Begins

Friday, September 23

Fan Shirt Friday
Progress Reports
Deadline to order a 5th-grade class shirt (see flyer below for details)

Monday, September 26

STUDENT HOLIDAY/TEACHER WORKDAY

Friday, September 30

Book Fair begins

Important Dates (October)

Monday, October 3

Robison Spirit Day
Book Fair

Tuesday, October 4

Fall Pictures
Book Fair
Student Council Officers Meeting (7:45 am)
Family Night at the Book Fair (4:30 pm-7:00 pm)

Wednesday, October 5

Book Fair

Thursday, October 6

Book Fair
Garden Day (4th)
PTO Spirit Shop during lunches
CFISD Board Work Session (6 pm)

Friday, October 7

Fan Shirt Friday
Book Fair Ends
PTO Spirit Shop during lunches

Monday, October 10

PTO Board Meeting
CFISD Board Meeting (6 pm)

Tuesday, October 11

Student Council Meeting (7:45 am)
Boosterthon Kick-Off

Friday, October 14

Fan Shirt Friday
Inventors Day (3rd)

Monday, October 17

Robison Spirit Day

Tuesday, October 18

Garden Day (2nd)
4th Grade Program (6 pm)

Wednesday, October 19

Boosterthon Fun Run

Thursday, October 20

Pink Out to support breast cancer awareness

Friday, October 21

Fan Shirt Friday
End of 1st Grading Period

Monday, October 24

STUDENT HOLIDAY/TEACHER WORKDAY

Friday, October 28

Fan Shirt Friday
PTO Boo Bingo (6 pm)
RISE Rallies (Student assemblies to recognize RISE behavior)

Monday, October 31

Report Cards

We Need You!!

The opportunities below are important roles we need to fill. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact the principal, Kelly Gerletti, at kelly.gerletti@cfisd.net. Please include your name, your child’s name and grade level, and the best number to reach you.

Garden Helpers-If you love working in the garden, this might be for you! We always need volunteers to help with watering and weeding.
School District Health Advisory Council-This is a district committee and we need one representative for our campus. The representative must be the parent or guardian of a student at Robison. There are 4 meetings during the school year (10 am to 12 pm) on September 13, 2022; December 13, 2022; February 7, 2023; and, April 11, 2023.
Superintendent’s Parent Leadership Committee-This is a district committee. Members meet with our superintendent, Dr. Henry two times during the year. There is a morning and evening meeting to accommodate the busy schedules that parents have. We will have one representative from our campus. Meeting dates are not yet known.
Horizons Parent Advisory Committee- This is a district committee. The campus representative must be the parent or guardian of a Robison student who has qualified for our Gifted and Talented program. Meeting dates and times are unknown at this time.
Campus Performance Objectives Council (CPOC)- This is a campus committee made up of the principal, administrators, teachers, and other staff, along with a district representative, parents, business partners, and members of the community. We would like to have at least two parents on the committee. The purpose of the committee is to review the progress of our campus goals. We will meet on September 16, November 18, February 10, and May 12. All meetings will take place from 7:30 am to 8:15 am at Robison.

Crisis Drills

Our students have already begun practicing our safety drills. Before any drill, our teachers teach the expectations for the drill. All of our drills are announced, so our students and staff are aware that they are only practicing.

CFISD drill standards for elementary schools include:

*1 Fire Drill per month (when there are 10 or more instructional days in the month)

*1 Lockdown drill per semester

1 Evacuate (non-fire) per year

1 Secure the Building drill per year

1 Shelter in Place (weather) and 1 Shelter in Place (Hazmat) per year

*Fire drills and lockdown drills must be performed within the first 10 days of return from summer break.

Choir Information

Dear Parents of Fourth and Fifth Graders,

If your child enjoys singing and making music with their friends, please consider joining the Robison Choir this year. I will be sending a note home next week with all the information. Here are a few things. We meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the Music room from 7:45-8:25. We prepare the music for the Veterans Day and Holiday Program. I would love to have your child be a part of such a fun and meaningful music experience. Not only do we sing but we make friendships and beautiful music together. Thanks so much for all your support.

Susan Gayle

Susan.gayle@cfisd.net

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! I am Ms. Wolfe for those of you who may be new to our wonderful school, I am your librarian, and excited about this school year!

A few things are coming our way real soon!

Library Birthday Book Club-It’s a tradition at Robison. I hope you will participate in this great program where kids love to select their own book and see their nameplate inside it. It is a wonderful way to help your child realize the importance of reading and they will leave a gift to Robison for years to come. The cost is $15 PLEASE use SCHOOL CASH as the form of payment. More information will be sent out in the next 2 weeks.

Summer READING Challenge-complete your challenge by September 19th to be included in a drawing for prizes and books. Students completing the challenge will also receive bronze, silver, or GOLD medals! Please sign your child’s yellow paper and return it to the library! So proud of my summer readers! Looking forward to the great bookmarks too.

Scholastic Book Fair is around the corner! Great childhood memories are created by visiting the bookfair and purchasing their own books. Most books are paperbacks and reading is truly a superpower: it builds problem-solving skills, imagination empathy, vocabulary and so much more. If you are interested in volunteering, please email emerson.wolfe@cfisd.net or a signup Genuis will be going out soon from your PTO. Our fair starts Sept. 30th and runs until October 7th at noon. Family night will take place October 4th from 4:30 to 7 PM, parents may bring their child/ren to shop for books together!

Student Birthdays

Student birthdays are recognized on our daily announcement slides.

If you'd like to have your child's birthday celebrated at school, we offer parents the opportunity to purchase ice cream ($1.00) or cookies ($.50) from the cafeteria to be distributed to their child's class during lunch. In order for our cafeteria to prepare for this, you must give at least one week's notice. You may email michelle.mendiola@cfisd.net if you are interested.

We are unable to allow students to hand out birthday invitations at school, or to hand out birthday treats in the classrooms.

Chromebooks

If your child DOES NOT HAVE a Chromebook

Go online to School Cash to complete the Parent Acknowledgment form.
Sign the paper form that was sent home and record your receipt number (there is no charge).
Return completed paper form to school.

If your child DOES have a Chromebook

Chromebooks go home every day.
Charge the Chromebook at home and keep your charger at home.

Spirit Days and Fan Shirt Fridays at Robison

We encourage your child to join in on the fun of wearing Robison spirit wear on Mondays. We also have Fan Shirt Fridays. On Fridays, we love to see the professional and college teams that your child supports.

If you have not already ordered a spirit shirt, these are available through PTO.

You may join PTO to show your support of the many activities provided for our students. While we love volunteers, joining PTO does not require you to volunteer.

Membership information and the purchase of spirit wear is on their website, https://robisonpto.membershiptoolkit.com/

Thank You!

We are so grateful for all of the amazing snacks that parents have been bringing to stock the staff lounge!
Thank you to our amazing PTO for providing lunch for our staff during our Professional Development week. We were treated to pasta and salad from Adriatic Cafe!
Our first and second-day helpers are so appreciated. We could not have done it without you. Thank you for helping our newest Rockets get safely to their classrooms.