News From The Nest
November 4, 2022
Veterans Day Celebration
As a reminder, McGown will be celebrating and honoring our Veterans on Friday, November 11th. We are asking for grade levels to wear the following solid color shirt:
5th Grade- wears Red
4th Grade- wears Blue
3rd Grade- wears White
2nd Grade- wears Blue
1st Grade- wears Red
Kinder- wears White
PK- wears Red, White, or Blue
Thank you in advance for helping our students look sharp and color coordinated as they salute our Veterans.
**Due to space constraints, parents are not invited to Veterans Day unless they are Veterans**
Student Holidays
Monday, November 7 and Tuesday, November 8, 2022 are student/staff holidays.
All students and staff return on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
McGown Elementary Parliament
For our first service project, we will have a food drive for Bang Elementary families and Cy-Fair Helping Hands. We are asking for the following donations beginning Wednesday, November 9th.
Pre-K/Kdg: paper plates, napkins, facial tissues
1st grade: dry goods (rice, pasta, stuffing )
2nd grade: peanut butter and jelly
3rd grade: paper goods (toilet tissue, paper towels)
4th grade: canned goods
5th grade: cereal
Thank you for your support!
McGown Year at a Glance
Counselors' Corner
October Counselor Lesson Recap
Counselors provide monthly counselor lessons within student classrooms. Our October lesson was on identifying the size of the problem and an appropriate reaction size to match. In November, we will extend this lesson by reviewing and practicing conflict resolution skills. Kelso’s Choices is a district approved program we will use to practice these skills.
Yearbook
Car Rider Tags
Reminder that orange McGown car rider tags are required for picking up students through the car rider line at dismissal. Cars that do not have the official orange McGown car rider tag will be directed to park and walk inside to check out the student from the front office. Thank you for displaying your orange McGown car rider tag to ensure the safety of our students at dismissal. If you currently do not have a car rider tag and need one, then use the link below to register for a car rider tag.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGk1qfSvadfrLvfnfxQCcGGS-5dPmZ88ttYl19WCblaSR_JA/viewform
Stay Connected
We want to stay connected with you! Please visit our website at www.cfisd.net, select schools and then McGown Elementary. This will take you to our website. We will also regularly post photos and news on the Official McGown Facebook and Twitter pages. To locate our pages, search @CFISDMcGown.
Music News
Notes From the Front Desk
Absences
If your student needs to be absent from school, please send a written note when they return. Absences cannot be excused in advance. The note needs to include the following:
- Student’s first name, not initials or nicknames
- Student’s last name
- Homeroom Teacher’s name
- Parent’s name
- Parent’s signature
- Parent’s phone number
By providing the above information, we are certain to give your child the credit for the note.
Please do not send absence notices to the McGown@cfisd.net email address.
Mid-Year GT Screening
Current McGown students in Grades 1-5 are eligible for Gifted and Talented Screening. Referrals are due by November 30, 2022 for the mid-year testing cycle occurring in January and February 2023. This opportunity applies only to students who have not participated in GT screening this school year.
If you are interested in having your student included in the upcoming GT screening process, complete the survey found here: https://tinyurl.com/McGownMidYearGTTest
For more information or questions please contact the McGown Elementary Campus Testing Coordinator. Amanda Sager can be reached via email at Amanda.Sager@CFISD.net
McGown Elementary Parent-Student Handbook
Words from the Library
Makerspace has begun! Please consider donating consumables to our Makerspace for the kids to tinker and build with. The Sign Up Genius is here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b044caba923a57-makerspace2
Birthday Book Club
Birthday Marquee Announcements
Mark your calendar
11/7-11/8- Student/Staff Holidays
11/8- Election Day
11/11- Veterans Day
11/15- Author Visit- Bob Shae- PK-2nd and LS
11/15- Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza Night
11/17 and 11/18- Nature Trails Field Trip
11/21-11/25- Thanksgiving Break
11/28- Students Return
12/6- Fall Portrait Retakes
About Us
Email: mcgown@cfisd.net
Website: https://www.cfisd.net/McGown
Location: 21211 Tuckerton Road, Cypress, TX, USA
Phone: 832-349-7700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cfisdmcgown
Twitter: @cfisdmcgown