JNE'S Friday Newsletter
Friday, November 17th
JNE's Weekly Campus Update
Dear JNE Parents and Guardians,
Thank you to our loved ones who joined us for lunch this week! You made our lunch time memorable. We also want to thank our community for supporting our book fair and fueling our students' love of reading!
JNE hosted a successful Literacy Night on Thursday, November 16th. We would like to express our appreciation to the JNE PTO, Ms. O'Brien and Ms. Katy Ryan, for leading efforts to make the event a success.
We want to wish all Longhorns a safe and restful fall break. We look forward to seeing our students again on Monday, November 20th.
Upcoming Events
Week of November 20th- Fall Break
Monday, November 27th- Class Picture Day/Picture Retake Day
Please review our November student calendar, for additional upcoming student activities, posted below.
Items in our Newsletter Include:
- DreamBox: Growing Students in their Math Skills
- Campus Flyers
- JNE PTO Weekly Update
- November GT Parent Newsletter
- Lunch Visitors
- Campus Reminders
- Attendance Information
- 2023-2024 Health and Safety Protocols
- Link to FBISD 2023-2024 Webpage
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
The JNE Admin Team
DreamBox: Growing Students in their Math Skills
FBISD has purchased a Dreambox math account for all students. Students who actively engage in 5 Dreambox lessons or more per week show more than one year's academic growth. Dreambox is an adaptable learning tool that targets your child's unique and individualized learning needs, determined by their correct and incorrect answers on assessments within the web application.
Parents and Guardians, we are asking that you allow your student to engage in Dreambox lessons (approximately 20 mins. in length) weekly to support your student's targeted math growth.
For additional information on the platform, please see the flyer linked below:
Campus Flyers
Student Activity Monthly Calendar
Gifted and Talented November Parent Newsletter
JNE PTO Weekly Update
Picture Retake Day & Group Picture Volunteers
Neill PTO On-Demand Spirit Wear
The Neill PTO On-Demand Spirit Wear store is open, and updated with all HERD colors represented! Ships direct to your home (shop in bulk or join efforts with a friend to earn free shipping over $75) https://spirithero.com/collections/neill-1
Yearbooks: On Sale Now!
Yearbook Early Bird Ad
Yearbook sales have begun. Shop here to get yours now! https://web.treering.com/create-account/1016939357174068
Attention 5th Grade Parents, Guardians, and Loved Ones!
Calling all Doodle Artists!
Campus Reminders
Arrival Reminders
Our arrival line is longest between 7:45-8:10am. We invite families to take advantage of a shorter line by delivering their student to school between 7:30 and 7:45am.
Lunch Visitor Sign Up
Lunch Visitors
Neill Elementary School will be inviting parent to join their children for lunch. Only one guest per student will be allowed into the cafeteria. We strongly encourage parents to sign up only one time per week if space allows.
Due to space constraints with large grade level enrollment, as well as to ensure the safety and security of all students, staff and visitors, we will ask that lunch guest sign up to join us ahead of time. Each week in our Friday Newsletter, we will post the link to a sign up genius for the upcoming week.
Link to JNE's Lunch Visitor Sign Up Genius
Due to changes in scheduling with our picture retake day, we will not be able to host guests on Monday, November 27th. On Tuesday, November 28th, second grade students will be attending their field trip, therefore second grade is not included on our Sign Up Genius for Tuesday of this week.
Please remember to bring a photo id with you to campus as this is required to be signed in to campus as a visitor.
We thank you for supporting us as our current practice is set in the interest of safety and fairness to everyone who would like to enjoy lunch with their child.
JNE Reminders for First Time Lunch Guests
- Lunchtime guests will be signed in to visit in the cafeteria only.
- Please be on time for lunch so that you and your student are able to enjoy the full lunch time together. Thank you for exiting the building through the front doors at the end of lunch.
- Guests can only join a student for lunch if they are an approved emergency contact in Skyward Family Access.
- Guest must have a photo ID to be allowed onto campus.
- Visitors may only bring food for their child.
- Families who need an allergy-free seat during lunch may leave a note in the comment section of the sign-up genius.
- Please exit the cafeteria at our 5-minute remaining mark to help us prepare for our next lunch and to allow students time to rejoin their class and prepare to return to their classroom.
- We will not be able to host lunch visitors during state testing or special events on campus.
Birthday Treats
Students will be allowed to celebrate their birthday at the end of the day, by bringing individually packaged store-bought food products, provided by the parent or grandparent. Treats may be distributed to classmates on or near (i.e. bring treats on Monday when the birthdate was on a weekend) the student’s birthdate.
Prior to sending any treats, we ask that you contact your child’s teacher to discuss the date you will send treats. The nutritional label must be attached to your store-bought item. A parent or guardian must bring them into the building and fill out the proper form which is submitted to FBISD’s Child Nutrition office.
Parents or grandparents of a student at Neill may provide one birthday treat per child to share with the student’s homeroom class only. This may be in the form of ONE individually wrapped edible or ONE small tangible item (such as a pencil) with the value of the individual item not to exceed $5.00.
We require single serving items, which must be pre-packaged and individually wrapped, such as mini- cupcakes, cookies, brownies, or Krispy treats.
We respectfully request no cakes, drinks, balloons, flowers, donuts, stuffed animals, or goody bags. To preserve instructional time, additional party favors ARE NOT permitted. Birthday treat time is not a “party” but a simple, quick recognition of the child’s special day.
Please keep in mind that we have several students with food allergies. For this reason, products containing peanuts or manufactured on equipment that processes peanuts are prohibited. No nuts please, due to allergies.
Attendance Information
Neill Elementary Parking Lot is a Hands- Free Zone as per Texas Transportation Code 545.425
Dismissal Traffic and Harvest Corner Drive
Dismissal Traffic and Harvest Corner Drive
Harvest Green's new constable, Constable Guerra, has asked JNE to remind our community that we must abide by all traffic signs posted. This includes parking/idling 30 feet back from a stop sign, as well as to refrain from parking in a no parking zone.
FBISD Health and Safety Protocols
FBISD Health and Safety Protocols & How to Report Testing Positive for COVID-19
The health & safety of students, teachers, and staff is the District’s foremost priority. Students and staff should stay home when sick and if they do test positive for COVID-19 self-report using the FBISD Wellness Screener. Individuals can return to school/work once they meet the following requirements: five days have passed since the start of symptoms (if no symptoms, five days after testing positive), improvement of symptoms, and the individual has been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.
Link: FBISD Health & Safety Protocols Webpage; FBISD Wellness Screener
FBISD Whole Child Health
Whole Child Health Student Success Webinars – Stress Management & Anxiety
As a part of the Whole Child Health Initiative, Fort Bend ISD is excited to present our second student success webinar of the school year: “Stress Management & Anxiety.” This session will focus on what FBISD’s students want to know about stress management and anxiety. Students will learn practical strategies for managing stress and anxiety in their academic and personal lives. This student success webinar will be held on Wednesday, January 17th at 6 p.m. Whole Child Health focuses on Whole Child Health, is aligned with FBISD's Profile of a Graduate, and is committed to supporting and developing the mental, behavioral, social, emotional, and physical health of all students in FBISD.
Links: Student Success Webinar Link – Stress Management & Anxiety; FBISD Whole Child Health Webpage
Updates from Fort Bend Education Foundation
James C. Neill Elementary School
Email: margaret.murphy@fortbendisd.com
Website: https://www.fortbendisd.com/jne
Location: 3830 Harvest Corner Drive, Richmond, TX, USA
Phone: 281-327-3760
Twitter: @JNE_Longhorns