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WPE Community Newsletter - Week of October 17, 2022
Whispering Pines Elementary
We are PREPARED, We are RESPONSIBLE,
We OWN OUR ACTIONS,
We are UNIFIED, We are DISCIPLINED
WE ARE PANDAS
Email: wpe_connect@humbleisd.net
Website: https://www.humbleisd.net/Domain/1690
Location: 17321 Woodland Hills Drive, Humble, TX, USA
Phone: 281-641-2500
Twitter: @HumbleISD_WPE
Message from the Principal
Greetings Panda Family-
This week we will be experiencing colder weather beginning on Tuesday. Please take the time to write your child's name in their jacket. If there is nowhere to write their name here is a trick to try. Use a small square of fabric from an old t-shirt and write their name in sharpie and then use a safety pin to attach to the inside of the jacket. Every year we have many jackets that are left on the playground, in the cafeteria, in a specials class etc. and try as we might, reconnecting the owner to their jacket even with a lost and found area, sometimes proves to be unsuccessful. Jackets that are lost and go unclaimed are eventually donated to HAAM.
We have several events in the upcoming weeks that include Popcorn with the Principals, Red Ribbon Week, 2nd grade music performance, Annual Character Parade and Parent Conferences. Parents are invited on Monday, October 31 to join around the outside of the school to watch the children parade in a costume depicting their favorite character from a book. If there is rain, parents may come in the cafeteria and we will adjust the route. Popcorn with the Principals will be held this Thursday from 5-6:00pm. Please check out the flyer below for more information. Parent Conferences are an important opportunity to meet with your child's teacher about their progress this school year. Parent will also take a survey regarding their satisfaction with WPE during this time. Teachers will be contacting you soon. We would like to bring parents in for a face to face meeting but in the event parents need other formats such as zoom we will oblige.
Have a Beautiful Week Panda Families!
Panda Proud!
Wendy Anaya
WPE Principal
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER:
14: Report Cards Available in HAC
18: 2nd Nine Weeks PEP RALLY
19: PreK Field Trip to the Houston Zoo
20: Popcorn with the Principals (see flyer below)
22: Boo Barn 1-6pm at Humble Ag Barn next to Turner Station
24-28: Red Ribbon Week (see information below)
26: 5th grade field trip to IFly - Murz/ Dempsey
27: 2nd grade Performance (more information coming soon)
28: 5th grade field trip to IFly - Burington/ Celistan/ Marshall
31: Book Character Parade
November
01: Elementary student holiday- Parent Teacher Conference Day
WPE Important Information 🐼
Parent Volunteer Opportunity
We are looking for some parents to help make popcorn and serve popcorn and water at our "Popcorn with the Principals" Event.
Please click on the link and sign up
Counselor Corner:
Great 8 Skill - Personal Responsibility- a child's tendency to be careful and reliable in her/his actions and in contributing to group efforts.
CCMR Focus - STEM
Check out our 2nd Quarter Counseling Newsletter
Red Ribbon Week will be October 24-28th. As we celebrate being drug free, students will dress up.
Contact Information:
Elain Dabney
281-641-2507
Jessica Foster
281-641-2583
NEWS from Nurse Lindsey
Yearly screenings are underway. The screenings consist of Hearing, Vision, Height, and Weight for grades PK, Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, and 5th. Grades 1st, 3rd, & 5th also receive a Diabetes Risk Assessment screening. All new to the district students in grades 2nd & 4th are screened as well.
It is very important that if your child wears glasses or hearing devices that they have those items for their screening (they should be wearing them everyday). It will take several weeks for me to complete all of the grade levels. If your child fails any portion of the screening you will receive a referral for a further evaluation with an eye Dr, audiologist or their pediatrician. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have.
A. Lindsey Ferrell, RN, BSN
Whispering Pines Elementary
(281) 641-2505
School Marquee Celebration Requests
This is not limited to birthdays only. If you are wanting to celebrate any accomplishments for your child, please feel free to reach out.
Please complete this form and return it to the office with $5 (cash only)
Names are displayed for one week, Monday through Friday.
This is a fundraiser for Whispering Pines Elementary PAC (Parent Advisory Committee)
Spirit Shirts
We have field trips coming up, I know several parents have asked if we have more spirit shirts on hand! They are now live on the website.
Here is the link to forward to your parents:
Turkey Trot is November 18
ORDER SHIRTS ON REVTRAK NOW THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
Students wearing a 2022 Turkey Trot Shirt count double laps!
Visitors wearing a 2022 Turkey Trot Shirt count 4x laps!
Pre K Team
LUNCH: 10:00 - 10:30
Angela SmithAsifa Aslam
Pamela Melvin
Camille Escamilla
Ashli Marez
Hannah McDonald
Jennifer Norton
Brianna Mendoza
Kinder Team
Olevia Lyons
Jaime Osborn
Alice Hammonds-Harris
Megan Schultz
Norma Woods
1st Grade Team
Anne DeGeorge
Courtney Doyle
Ahna LeClair
Naomi Przygoda
Elizabeth Stockwell
2nd Grade Team
Cassandra Carpenter
Calli Daniel
Jessica House
Mandy Iverson
Chris Jones
Donna Tassinario
Betsy Silvers
3rd Grade Team
Azuree Bernard
Autesha Davidson
Jessica DeGraff
Amy Jackson
4th Grade Team
Carletta Anderson
Katherine Dalton
Kean Jones
Caitlyn Carruth
Melissa Camario
Elizabeth Martinez
Robert Harris
5th Grade Team
Tara Burington
Shavon Celistan
Michelle Dempsey
Jennifer Marshall
Kathleen Murz
Specials Team
COMPUTER: Lyndsey Kratzner
LIBRARY: Brandy Bedgood
Computer/Library: Shaina Lomax
MUSIC: Shelby Ferrara
PE: Coach Castle and Coach Wheeler
Front Office Staff
ASST PRINCIPAL: Celeste Myres
PRINCIPALS SECRETARY: Kris Rose
BOOKKEEPER: Brittany Rapsilver
REGISTRAR: Janette Lopez
RECEPTIONIST: Olimpia Garcia
NURSE: Lyndsey Ferrell
COUNSELOR: Elain Dabney
COUNSELOR: Jessica Foster
Instructional Leadership Team
Rebecca Clauss
Crystal DiamondAmy Dowies
Cristina Ford
Arrena Svoboda
Leadership Support Team
Vera Adams
Andre BryantNadia Campbell
Abbie Heller
Cindy Sexton
Dena Marks
Laura Soileau
SPED Intervention Team
Joe Cleveland
Grace Decker
Sagrario Gaitan
Vivian Gross
Angela Johnson
Darrell Thompson
SPED Support
Chris Green
Taylor Marcel
Leah Moser
Vanessa Ortiz
Cynthia Piggott
Our Wonderful Lunch Ladies
Crystal Cozine- Manager
Lourdes Blades
Lucy Ochoa
Antoinette Williams
Amazing Custodians
Imelda Garcia
Karen Fuchs
Maria Jaimes
Behavior Continuum Program
Tamara Calhoun
Michael Carter
Victoria Fisher
Joy Otto