Hamilton Elementary
Friday Updates - October 25, 2019
Upcoming Events
OCTOBER
28 Red Chess Club 8 AM
- Pep Rally 8:45 AM
30 Student Council School Store
31 2nd & 4th Grade Storytelling Enrichment with Karen Lowery
- Day of Drumming during Large Group (K-5)
NOVEMBER
1 Report Cards go home
4 Blue Chess Club 8 AM
5 Student Holiday/Parent Teacher Conference Day
-Voting in Gym
8 PTO Meeting 9:30 AM
-Kindergarten & 1st Grade 50's Day Program
-Kdg @ 1:30 PM, 1st Grade @ 2:20 PM
11 Library Book Fair thru 11/15
- Red Chess Club 8 AM
- Veterans Day - A Salute to our Heroes Program 9:15 AM
14 1st Grade Garden Day
15 Student Council Snack Attack
18 Blue Chess Club 8 AM
19 2nd Grade Garden Day
20 PTO Marco's Pizza Spirit Night - 3rd Grade decorated boxes
-Lifetouch Picture Retakes
22 2nd Grade Grandparents Day Program
25-29 Thanksgiving Break
Watt Watcher Patrol in Action
Help get the word out about our WATT Watchers. Please share the video with the #wattwatchers @Hamilton_Lions
*you can even tag JJ if you want @JJWatt
Salute to Our Heroes on Monday, November 11
Hamilton Elementary School
Salute to Our Heroes
Monday, November 11, 2019
9:15 a.m.
We are very fortunate to live in America. As Americans, we have many freedoms. These freedoms are protected by the men and women who have served and are currently serving in the U.S. armed forces—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy including all the Reserves.
Salute to Our Heroes is Hamilton Elementary’s way of saying thank you to our students’ family members for serving our country. We are excited to honor our Veterans. Students, their Veteran and a guest will be treated to a special performance by the 5th Grade Choir and a breakfast served by our Student Council in the cafeteria. To conclude the morning, all students at Hamilton will recognize the service men and women as the Veterans walk the halls during a patriotic pep-rally.
We would like to include a slideshow of our Veterans. If you have a photograph of your Veteran in uniform and have not submitted a photograph, you can email one digital photograph to meredith.tobler@cfisd.net
If your Veteran will be able to attend, please RSVP online at https://forms.gle/Cuh1srhQvKqm29QJ8. Due to limited seating and fire marshal regulations, each veteran will only be allowed one guest.
RSVP and one photo due by Wednesday, October 30th. Photo should be emailed to meredith.tobler@cfisd.net
PE News
In November, 2nd thru 5th students will be learning the fundamental skills needed to play basketball. They will develop ball handling skills while learning how to dribble, pass and shoot a basketball. K-1st will improve their eye/hand coordination skills participating in bean bag and ball handling skills. Also in November, all students will participate in Fall Fitness Gram Testing. 2nd thru 5th students will be tested in Endurance (the Pacer test), Upper Body strength (Push-Up test), Flexibility (Shoulder stretch), and Core (Curl up test). K-1st will complete the Pacer test for Endurance, and they will practice Push-ups and Curl-ups. We will also continue to play organized Warm-Up games to practice locomotion skills, tagging, fleeing, and moving safely in the gym.
SAVE THE DATE for Kinder & 1st Grade- Our 50's Day Program will be Friday, November 8th. K will be perform at 1:30pm, and 1st Grade will perform at 2:20pm. *Parents may attend **Students are encouraged to dress in 50’s Day attire.
Kdg & 1st Gr 50's Day Program
Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Celebrate 50's Day Program
Friday, November 8
Kdg performs at 1:30 PM
1st Grade performs at 2:20 PM
Parents are welcome to attend.
Please RSVP https://forms.gle/hitRxknH9gujxiyn9
**Students are encouraged to dress in 50's style attire**
Celebrating Red Ribbon Week
***Hamilton Elementary Helpful Information***
Student Lunch Accounts
Use the following link to check the status of your child’s account. http://www.schoolcafe.com/
Questions on Student Lunch Accounts or Cafeteria Items?
If you are wanting to purchase cookies for the class to celebrate your child's birthday, please contact Ms. Jae at least two weeks in advance.
Free & Reduced Lunch Applications
Families can renew applications for benefits online at https://freeandreduced.cfisd.net/register.aspx
They also can apply for benefits using the school café app.
Student ID Program (Zonar)/ZPass App for Bus Riders
CFISD parents can sign up to receive notifications when your student enters or exits the bus using their RFID enabled ID card. The parent portal is free of charge to all CFISD parents.
Watch Dog Dads Program
If you have not yet been a Hamilton Elementary Watch Dog Dad, you will need to attend training.
- January 15 (7:30 am OR 5:30 pm)
Watch Dog Training Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b44aaa62aa2f58-20192020
Watch Dog signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b44aaa62aa2f58-201920201
HORIZONS TESTING (GIFTED & TALENTED)
For parents interested in having their child screened for the Horizons (Gifted and Talented) program, the referral period for spring GT testing begins on Tuesday, October 1, and ends on Friday, November 22 at 4:00 PM. “Parent Survey and Permission to Test forms” will be available at the front office, or by contacting Kim Graley or Michelle Erickson. Completed forms must be returned to Kim Graley by November 22 at 4:00 PM. Late forms will NOT be honored, no exceptions.
For more information, please visit the CFISD Horizons website:
https://www.cfisd.net/en/parents-students/academics/gifted-talented/
Lending-to-Learn Program
Your child has the option to check out a Chromebook and Kajeet wifi hotspot for home use. The Kajeet device provides filtered wifi blocking social media and YouTube. In order to participate in the Lending to Learn program, parents must first sign the agreement form which will be kept on file in the library for the entire year. Then each day a student wants to take home a laptop and hotspot, a slip must be turned in that morning to the library. At dismissal, students stop by the library to pick up the assigned devices and place inside their backpacks. Devices are to be returned the next morning by 9:00 a.m.. If you have any questions about the Lending to Learn program, please contact our librarian at jennifer.lucas@cfisd.net.
PTO Information
Access the Hamilton Elementary PTO website here: http://hamiltonelementarypto.org
Don't forget to keep up to date with PTO events, news, and reminders by "liking" their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonElementaryPTO
Hamilton Staff - Who to Contact
Assistant Principal: Kerry Iselt (kerry.iselt@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7097
Assistant Principal: Lorie Gregurek (lorie.gregurek@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7098
Counselor: Michelle Erickson (michelle.erickson@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7055
Diagnostician: Courtney Trevino (courtney.trevino@cfisd.net) / 281-320-3206
Registrar: Amy Hoffman (amy.hoffman@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7051
Front desk: 281.370.0990
Hamilton Elementary
Email: hamiltonelem@cfisd.net
Website: http://hamiltones.cfisd.net/en/
Location: 12050 Old Kluge Road, Cypress, TX, United States
Phone: 281.370.0990
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonLions
Twitter: @Hamilton_Lions