Jack & June Furr Elementary
Growing Leaders! January 17, 2021
What's Happening in the Furr Fold!
What an amazing week we had last week, in spite of the cold weather! Our students continue to challenge themselves and take the necessary risks to make the gains needed in their learning. They continue to amaze me by the amount of books read each week. The one skill that's universal in everything we do, is reading, and our students are taking reading to another level.
Other events are taking place here at Furr.
-YEARBOOKS ....Last chance to order your 20-21 Yearbook is January 29th. More information is in the below flyer.
-GET READY! This month we have College & Career Week! Below you will find more information on the dates and dress-up days for this event!
-Valentines Day is right around the corner. You may order your Valentine's Gram through our PTO order sheet that went home with each student last week. THANK YOU PTO!
-Title 1...Furr Elementary is a Title 1 Campus. If you would like to know more about Title 1 and this process, please look below for more information. There will be a virtual open forum for parents to ask questions.
-Stuff the Bus is back again and we thank everyone for your support. This year, we are collecting Diapers (size 6) and Cooking oil.
-Staying Connected with our English Language Learner Parents & Families is important. For more information, please read the flyer below.
-Hope Squad, a student selected squad, led by Mrs. Calisto, has been busy learning how to be "GREAT STUDENT LISTENERS!"
-Our Student Council , led by Ms. Ellis & Mrs. McNatt, continues to help fellow students through mentoring and helping others as well.
Parents, please remember to answer the 4 Health screener questions daily. If you answer yes to any of the questions, please submit the screener and wait for our Nurse to get in touch with you. The safety and health of all of our students and staff is vital to the success of educating our children.
Please don't forget that tomorrow, Jan. 18, 2021 is MLK Day and it is a holiday for our district. All Prosper Schools will be closed for this holiday.
Once again, thank you parents for your patience and grace. Please know that we are in this together as we educate our kids! Thank you for entrusting us with your children so that we can make the world a better place. It starts with us...BE KIND!
Respectfully,
Cindy Zukowski
Principal, Furr Elementary
Title 1 Virtual Parent Meeting Jan 19
Virtual Question & Answer Forum 5-6PM
YEARBOOK! LAST CHANCE TO ORDER!
Attention Parents: It’s the LAST CHANCE to order your child’s yearbook! You must order by Friday, January 29th to reserve your copy! Make sure that your child doesn’t miss out on our yearbook tradition. It’s the only book that captures the year’s activities, friendships, experiences and memories. Order online at jostensyearbooks.com or click on the following link: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09825314
5th Grade Parents: 1/29 is also your LAST CHANCE to create and pay for your child’s ad. You must have this completed by Friday, January 29th. Go to https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=2877726to create and purchase your ad!
NEW! Submit a portrait photo for the yearbook: We want to make sure that every student is included in the 2021 yearbook. If you missed picture day, you still can send us your photo to be featured in the portrait section. To submit your photo, click on the following link: https://images.jostens.com/415543977. This does not need to be a professional photo. A photo taken with a camera phone is fine! Just make sure that the photo is from the shoulders up, against a solid colored wall and in an area with good lighting. We would also love to see some candid photos of your students' school day. You have until Friday, January 29th to submit your photo to be included.
Get Your VALENTINES!
INAUGURATION:
HEALTH SCREENER.....Please look at this Daily!
Every morning before you send your child to school, please look over the Health Screener to make your decision of whether or not my child should come to school today. WE thank you for taking the time to answer these questions on a daily basis and...keeping our school community safe!
FACE COVERINGS:
FACE COVERINGS @FURRELEMENTARY
Face coverings are required for all adults, 4th graders and 5th graders at Furr Elementary. We highly encourage ALL students, Pre-K to 5th grade, to wear a mask. All masks, brought from home, need to follow the PISD dress code requirements. Parents, please pack a mask in your child's backpack where it is readily accessible in case your child needs one. Thank you for your help in this matter.
Here at Furr Elementary, we will continue to follow and implement all guidelines set forth by our governor, local authorities and our district. We continue to enforce face coverings, washing hands, using hand sanitizer and social distancing on a continual basis. Please check our district website, Covid Dashboard, for any and all updates from our district.
STAAR TESTING:
PICKING UP YOUR STUDENT DURING SCHOOL HOURS:
PICKING UP YOUR CHILD DURING SCHOOL HOURS:
Parents that need to pick up their child from school during the school day should remain in their car and call the front desk @ 469-219-2280. School staff will then escort the child out to the car and verify identification before releasing the child.
Tardies:
LABELING ALL ITEMS:
LABELING ALL ITEMS: Parents, PLEASE label all items that are sent to school with your child's last name on it. I would rather return an item, back to our students, than for any item never to be reclaimed again. Your help with this would be appreciated.
BAD WEATHER:
Rainy Day Procedures:
Rainy Day Procedures For Furr Elementary:
1. If there is heavy rain and/or lightning at the time of dismissal, ALL walking students (including 2nd-5th graders) will be held in the students classroom until a parent picks up their student from the Gym Doors. This means you can still pick up like normal with your umbrella if you would like! At the time of the rain/lightning ending, we will allow 2nd-5th graders to walk home without supervision as they usually do. Any Kinder/1st grade students(unaccompanied) still in the building when the rain ends will be brought to the front office for a parent to pick up.
2. If a parent calls during rain at dismissal, we WILL take a transportation change (even after 1:30PM).
3. Walkers will NOT automatically be car riders. This will only happen if a transportation change comes in. If you want to be sure your child is picked up in a car, please call the office at 469-219-2280.
4. Parents, please make sure you have your transportation tag (family #). We will not release any student to an adult, without your transportation tag(family#) and an ID.
Remember, we will not let your student walk home alone in heavy rain/lightening. The safeguard is in place that if we don’t get a transportation change, the student can still be picked up from the Gym Doors by walking up with your transportation tag (family #).
Thank you for your help.
MORNING ARRIVAL:
MORNING ARRIVAL: DROPPING OFF YOUR CHILD: We have 2 areas designed for dropping off your student safely, the front (A-L) car line and the back (M-Z) car line. Please DO NOT drop your child off at the bike racks. This is not a drop off zone. Thank you for your help in this area.
Library Curbside Checkout for Virtual Students: How to Place a Book on Hold
MORE STUDENT ACCESS TO eBOOKS AND LIBRARY MATERIALS
Parents! By accessing this link, our students will have more access to ebooks (reading resources, virtual field trips and more). BookFlix is now located on this Smore, not in MackinVIA.
VIRTUAL LEARNERS NEEDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
If a virtual learner needs a Chromebook or needs technical assistance, please use this website to make an appointment, https://calendly.com/technologyhomehelp/15min
Also, we have this site, https://www.prosper-isd.net/Page/23709, for parents and students if they need some technical help in general.
IMPORTANT DATES on the Horizon:
JANUARY
1/18 MLK Holiday...No School (District Closed)
1/19 Virtual to InPerson students begin in person
1/19 Title 1 Virtual Parent Meeting 5-6PM
1/25-29 College & Career Week
1/25-29 College & Career Dress-Up Days
FEBRUARY
2/8-11 Stuff the Bus
2/12 Student Holiday...No School
2/15 Bad Weather Makeup Day
MARCH
3/8-12 Spring Break
3/15 4th 9wks begins
APRIL
4/2 Good Friday-NO SCHOOL
4/5 Bad Weather Make-Up Day
4/6 STAAR TEST-4th GR Writing
4/20 Spring Portraits
4/27 STAAR TEST-4th GR Writing OnLine
MAY
5/3 Student Holiday
5/4-7 Teacher Appreciation Week
5/11 STAAR MATH (GR 3, 4, 5)
5/12 STAAR READING (GR 3, 4, 5)
5/13 STAAR SCIENCE (GR 5)
5/19-20 Learning Celebrations
5/21 Early Release (11:45 AM) Last Day of 20-21 School Year
About Us!
Email: czukowski@prosper-isd.net
Website: https://www.prosper-isd.net/Domain/4066
Location: 551 S. Bluestem Dr. Mckinney TX 75072
Phone: (469) 219-2280
Twitter: @FurrElem