Buffalo Community Bulletin
Blackshear Elementary - March 2023
Message from Mrs. Baker
Hello Blackshear Families!
Reminder that we have our Spring Pictures tomorrow. Students will take individual and class photos. You can place an order at mylifetouch.com. Using the codes below:
Classroom ID: EVTQFFXG4
Individual ID: EVT886R4G
Field Day is just around the corner and we would love our families to come out to support our Buffaloes. If planning to attend, please CLICK HERE to RSVP for this event by Monday, April 3rd. Reach out if you have any questions.
Lastly, we will our Phil the Box bins at Blackshear for one more week. Come drop off any cloth donations to help our amazing PTO, and our campus!
We use REMIND to regularly communicate with families. If you have not been getting the weekly messages, please make sure to join now. BLACKSHEAR REMIND LINK
Please reach out if you need anything abaker1@kleinisd.net
Ashley Baker
Principal
Parents must walk in with students if dropping off after 8:10
Ms. Rivera
Ms. Narum
Ms. Murphy
Maddie is new this year, but it is as if she has been a Blackshear Buffalo forever. She knows exactly what to do to get her students what they need all the while helping other teachers with ways to communicate and help her student. She is professional, kind, funny, and dedicated. She is a true Buffalo!
Is there an Amazing Blackshear Staff member you'd like to celebrate?
Thank you to Mr. Moll for joining us Friday afternoon as a Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer! We appreciate your time and support!
Important Dates
March:
- 3/27 - Spring Pictures - Individual and Class
April:
- 4/3-7 - Assistant Principal Week
- 4/4 - Librarian Appreciation Day
- 4/5 - Pastries with Parents - 7:30 AM - Library
- 4/6 - Para Professional/Teacher Assistant Appreciation Day
- 4/6 - PTO Board Meeting - 1:00 - All are welcome
- 4/6 - Field Day
- 4/7 - Student/Staff Holiday
- 4/10 - Student Holiday/Staff Dev.
- 4/18 - Ready, Set, Kinder 4:30 - 6:30 - Incoming Kinder for 23-24 (Spread the Word)
- 4/19 - Music Performance
23-24 Blackshear School Supply Packs are available for online ordering!
Don’t miss out on the most convenient and easy way to obtain your students school supplies
www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks
School ID: BLA143
Congratulations to our students who participated in the Texas Art Education Association TEAM on-line competition last Saturday.
Each student was judged in 4 categories: personal Expression, Craftsmanship/Presentation, Technique and Organization. I am very proud to say that all students’ scores rated them as a level 3, which is the highest they can earn. In addition, Ally McElveen (4th grade) and Aaliyah Luna (2nd Grade) earned “TOP of TEAM”(Top 10% for their grade level) and will be posted in the Gallery on TAEA website for this year.
Library Updates
We are in A Week in the library. We will continue our poetry unit from last week.
Please email me with any questions. lhales@kleinisd.net
Reach out to Ashley Baker, abaker1@kleinisd.net, if you are interested in joining this council
Ready, Set, Kinder - April 18th
Blackshear PTO Updates
Arrival - Doors OPEN at 7:45
Doors will open at 7:45 for all students, please do not leave your child unsupervised before this time. Please review the procedures for drop off and reach out with any questions.
Car Rider Drop Off:
- Use Red Lot ONLY
- Follow staff direction for the safety of all.
- Drive through lanes, pull all the way up to stop sign.
- Cars will split into TWO lanes at the last turn, by the buffalo statue.
- Students stay in car until all cars are stopped in the drop off zone.
- Parents do not move car to leave until stop sign drops.
- NO walk up parents.
- Please do not release students from your car until 7:45
Breakfast and Lunch
We encourage families to apply for Free and Reduced Meals, by visiting https://www.schoolcafe.com/KLEINISD and complete the application.
Front office will not be accepting any drop off lunches.
Blackshear Lunch Visitor Days 2022-2023
Kindergarten - Monday
4tht grade and 1st Grade - Tuesday
2nd Grade - Wednesday
Pre - K and 3rd Grade - Thursday
5th Grade - Friday
ALL visitors must check in in the front office. Please bring ID to receive your temporary badge.
Dismissal
Walker/Bike Rider:
- Students should be walking/riding off property, NOT to a car in the parking lot. The only cars moving in our parking lots at dismissal are following the car rider procedures.
- PreK - 1st grade walkers will be held in the students area until their parent comes to pick them up. Parent will need to have the transportation Tag or photo of it to pick up child from walker area.
- 2nd-5th Grade Walkers will be escorted from the building and walked to the crossing guards by a Blackshear teacher.
- Please keep pets at a distance from students on property. An accidental bite or scratch can be a liability for Blackshear.
If you are driving to pick up your child, we encourage all parents to use the car rider line and yellow tags. It is safe, organized, and has become more efficient with practice.
If you choose to park off campus, please follow these safety measures:
- state law states that you cannot park within 30 feet of a stop sign.
- parking in front of a drive way is liable to be towed or ticketed.
- pedestrians, especially our amazing students, always have the right of way
- drive slower than the posted speed limit to be able to keep watch for students
Car Rider:
- Please pull in the middle of the lane when turning into parking lot to get in line.
- Every car rider must have a Car Rider number and tags. Please attach small tag to your child's backpack to help us find car tag numbers quickly while students are still learning their car tag numbers. If you need a tag, you can come up to the front office to get one or email lcollins1@kleinisd.net or call the front office, we will deliver one to your child.
Parents who pick students up in bus lot must have a YELLOW SIGN to park in bus lot. All other parents picking up students in a car will need to get in car rider line and get a Neon Green tag. Thank you for following our dismissal procedures.
Klein Cain Events
Blackshear Elementary
Email: abaker1@kleinisd.net
Website: blackshear.kleinisd.net
Location: 11211 Lacey Rd, Tomball, TX 77375, USA
Phone: (832) 375-7600
Twitter: @BlackshearKISD