JNE'S Friday Newsletter
Friday, October 27th
JNE's Weekly Campus Update
Dear JNE Parents and Guardians,
We want to congratulate our second grade students on wonderful music performances, today. It was a beautiful and heart touching program.
It was a fun week at JNE as we celebrated Red Ribbon week. On Wednesday, our fifth graders enjoyed their trip to the symphony. We would like to thank your fifth grade parent chaperones for your role in keeping our students safe and making our field trip successful!
Next week we have our second HERD event of the year. We encourage students to wear their HERD colors on Tuesday!
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, October 31st- HERD Event (Sponsored by JNE PTO)
Wednesday, November 1st- College Colors Day
Saturday, November 4th- PTO Spirit Event at Code Ninja (flyer below)
Please review our October and November calendar of student activities posted below.
Items in our Newsletter Include:
- Campus Flyers
- JNE PTO Weekly Update
- 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
Campus Flyers
REN 360 Parent Score Reports Available
The Renaissance 360 beginning of the year (BOY) Parent Score Reports are now available in Skyward. The attached job aid explains how to access the report in Skyward. The Ren 360 Screener is administered three times a year to identify areas where students need support. As with any assessment, many factors can affect a student's scores. It is important to understand that these assessment scores provide only one picture of how your child is doing in school. Please contact your child’s teacher if you have additional questions.
Parent Job Aid for Accessing Ren 360 Parent Score Report in Skyward (1).docx
Student Activity Monthly Calendar
JNE PTO Weekly Update
Stock the Lounge Event
Neill PTO's Hospitality team is coordinating a "stock the lounge" effort to make sure Neill's staff have fuel for their day! Please help us in this effort by shopping this amazon wish-list https://a.co/5mqdYif
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
Yearbook Early Bird Ad
Yearbook sales have begun and you can get 10% off until October 31st. Shop here to get yours now! https://web.treering.com/create-account/1016939357174068
Fun Facts: Ms. Holmes
Continuing our recognition of our leaders during National Principal Appreciation month!… Ms Holmes “5 fun facts"
Neill PTO in conjunction with Code Ninja's Aliana will be hosting a spirit night on Saturday Nov 4th. 2 child-free hours for you while raising money for the school! See attached flyer for details
FBISD Reads
FBISD Reads
National Family Literacy Day is November 1st, and we are excited to share a resource for parents and caregivers in our District to support literacy at home – FBISD Reads! This resource will include a website that provides tools and resources for parents to support literacy at home, a monthly podcast with tips and strategies, and coming later this school year, live webinars to demonstrate practices and answer questions about reading and writing development.
FBISD Gifted and Talented Updates
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
On Tuesday, October 31st, we will not be able to host lunch visitors due to our HERD Events occurring throughout the day.
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
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 Parent Webinar – Vaping & What Parents Need to Know
Dates: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, 6-7 pm
Description: As a part of the Whole Child Health Initiative, Fort Bend ISD is excited to present our second parent webinar of the school year: “Vaping & What Parents Need to Know.” This session will focus on what e-cigarettes and vaping are, the effects of their use, why they can be illegal, and the warning signs that your child may be vaping or using e-cigarettes. This parent webinar will be held on Wednesday, November 15th 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.
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