Bang Bear News
January ~ 2021
Bang's Annual Spelling Bee
On Wednesday, December 2nd, Bang Elementary held our Annual School Spelling Bee. 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Face to Face and Connect students competed in the cafeteria in a very heated competition! For safety purposes, parents were able to view the Bee live through the Bang PTO Facebook page.
After 26 rounds of outstanding spelling, A'Naysia Roberts, a 5th grade student in Ms. Conner's homeroom class emerged as our top winner. The runner up was Isabella Thompson, a 3rd grade student in Ms. Schroll's class. On February 2nd, A'Naysia will go on to represent Bang at the District Level Spelling Bee.
A special thank you to the PTO for allowing us to use their platform, to our judges and announcer, and parents for allowing your child to participate.
A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Thank you to our fabulous PTO for our staff December Brunch. Everyone enjoyed this event, not a morsel of food was leftover our entire staff felt supported and encouraged. Thank you for the yummy, yummy tamales, tacos and cookies. We truly appreciate our Bang PTO! If you don’t want to cook the 1st day back, January 4th, please support our PTO’s Papa John’s Pizza Family Night. The funds help support the school.
As the temperatures get cooler, we seem to accumulate more jackets and hoodies in the Lost and Found. It would be very helpful if you can label your child's belongings so that if it ends up lost, we are able to find the owner quickly!
Thank you for all that you are doing to help keep our Bang school community safe. We appreciate the communication from our families who have had exposure. We were able to have students self-isolate at home and get them set-up virtually very quickly. This helps eliminate unnecessary exposure to others on campus. It is imperative that we work together to keep as many people as healthy as possible. It is critical that we maintain our safety protocols and health screenings. We appreciate in advance your open communication. Please remember that students must isolate at home for 14 days if they have had prolonged exposure to someone who is lab confirmed COVID positive.
COVID INCUBATION PERIOD
Thank you for taking the necessary precautions when your child is directly exposed to a COVID positive person outside of school. Please contact our principal, Erwann Wilson, and our nurse, Stephanie Schauer-Spitzer if this occurs.
Student Health Screening
Please remember that students must be screened daily (prior to entering a school bus or school) for the following signs and symptoms of COVID-19:
Are you experiencing any of the following in a way that is not normal to you?
· Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.00 F
· Loss of taste or smell
· Cough
· Difficulty breathing
· Shortness of breath
· Fatigue
· Headache
· Chills
· Sore throat
· Congestion or runny nose
· Shaking or exaggerated shivering
· Significant muscle pain or ache
· Diarrhea
· Nausea or vomiting
· Have you had known close contact with a person who is suspected, presumptive or lab-confirmed with COVID-19 within the last 14 days?
If you answer YES to any of these symptoms for your child, please email the following:
· Nurse Stephanie, stephanie.schauer-spitzer@cfisd.net
· Erwann Wilson, Principal erwann.wilson@cfisd.net
· Your child's homeroom teacher
HEALTH & FITNESS
Allergies and Asthma
In the springtime, we see a lot of cases of asthma and allergies. This is caused by the elevated pollen levels.
The following symptoms are common with allergies: fatigue, headaches, sneezing, runny nose and watery eyes. Many of these symptoms can be improved by a cool cloth for the red, watery eyes, and cold pack for the headaches. Approximately 2 million days of school are missed every year due to allergies.
Asthma symptoms are also exacerbated this time of the year. Asthma is a condition in which your airway narrows and swells. This produces more secretions causing coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. If you begin to suffer from your asthma symptoms (sometimes called an asthma attack), use medication that was prescribed for this and follow the action plan your doctor gave you. If this is a new condition, stay calm, keep the person up right and seek medical attention.
If your student needs more information regarding asthma in a way that makes it easier for them to understand, there is a book "Taking Asthma to School" by Kim Gosselin. A copy of this book can be signed out of the clinic
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
January 4th is Papa John's Spirit Night
LOOKING AHEAD
Coming up in February
Papa John's Bang Pizza Night
MP3 Begins
Feb. 2nd
District Spelling Bee
Feb. 8th
Report Cards go home
Feb. 11th
Classroom Group Pictures
Feb. 12th
Remote Learning Day
Feb. 15th
Student Holiday