Northpointe Newsflash
May 16 - 20, 2022
Northpointe Intermediate School
Good luck to all of our Wildcats this week as they take the ELA and Math STAAR Tests! We know they are going to do great!
-Tuesday, May 17th: 5th & 6th Grade ELA STAAR
-Wednesday, May 18th: 5th & 6th Grade Math STAAR
**On these dates, we will not be having visitors or lunch drop-off.
After STAAR tests, we are excited to celebrate End of Year events with our Wildcats!
-Monday, May. 23rd: AR Limo Ride
-Tuesday, May, 24th: 5th Grade Award Ceremony
-Wednesday, May 25th: 6th Grade Step-Up Awards
-Thursday, May 26th: End of Year Parties!
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) designed the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) to ensure that Texas students are competitive with others, both nationally and internationally. One important function of STAAR is to gauge how well schools and teachers are preparing their students academically. These assessments are specifically designed to measure individual student progress in relation to content that is in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Every school district in Texas, including Tomball ISD , is bound by the Texas Administrative Code which states that “Every student receiving instruction in the essential knowledge and skills shall take the appropriate criterion - referenced assessments, as required by the Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 39, Subchapter B.”
Northpointe students will be taking STAAR tests on the following days:
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 - 5th and 6th grade Reading STAAR
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 5th and 6th grade Math STAAR
Please make note of the following items of importance regarding STAAR testing:
If your student will be purchasing a lunch from the cafeteria on one or more testing days, the choice available will be limited to a “sack lunch” selection.
Students will need only a book to read after testing on the dates listed above, so backpacks will not be necessary. Please have your student leave his/her backpack at home on those days, if at all possible.
Due to the secure nature of the tests, cell phones & smart watches are strictly prohibited during testing. If your student must bring his/her phone and/or smart watch to school on testing days, it will be turned off and collected/stored by the test administrator until all students have completed & submitted their tests.
No lunch deliveries or lunch visitors will be allowed on testing days.
For questions & information regarding state testing participation requirements, please refer to the document linked here: TISD FAQs_State Testing Requirements
End of Year Events at Northpointe!
Our NIS Yearbooks are in! If you were not able to order one, they will be on sale Monday after announcements in the library for $26.00 Cash ONLY. No holds can be placed, first come 1st serve. If there are any-left , we will sell again on Tuesday.
Friday, May 20th: Career Day
5th and 6th Grade students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of community professionals who will be sharing their experiences and providing insight on their chosen careers. NIS Career Day presentations will begin at 1:30 pm.
Monday, May 23rd: AR Limo Ride
Students who earned specific amounts of AR points the 2021-2022 school year will be awarded with a limo ride to CiCi's pizza during their lunch time!
Tuesday, May 24th: 5th Grade Awards Ceremony & Yearbook Signing
There will be two different 5th grade Awards Ceremonies based on your student’s homeroom. Parents are welcome to attend! Please view the schedule below. The ceremony will take place in the NIS Cafeteria- you will enter through the cafeteria doors.
8:00 Homerooms: Mr. Smith, Henze, Singletary, Hart, Allee, Lange, Ferguson, Graham
9:30 Homerooms: Adams, Karr, Mrs. Smith, Hackman, Whitley, McShan, & Banford
**Yearbook signing will take place for all of 5th grade at 1:30 pm.
Wednesday, May 25th: 6th Grade Awards Ceremony & Yearbook Signing
There will be two different 6th grade Awards Ceremonies based on your student’s homeroom. Parents are welcome to attend! Please view the schedule below. The ceremony will take place in the NIS Cafeteria- you will enter through the cafeteria doors. (The dress is “Sunday best”)
8:00 Homerooms: Herman, Hiller, Snell, Sharp, Curl, Hynes, Mooney, Alter, Graham
9:30 Homerooms: Durham, Gabelsberg, Gibson, Shaw, Sampson, Melton, Burnett, & Hooser
**Yearbook signing will take place for all of 6th grade at 1:30 pm.
Thursday, May 26th: 5th Grade Homeroom Parties & 6th Grade GLOW Party!
5th Grade Homeroom Parties: These will take place from 10:30-11:30 in your child's homeroom.
If you are planning on attending your child's 5th grade Homeroom Party, please fill out the google form HERE for a Fast Pass.
6th Grade Glow Party: We are excited for our 6th grade GLOW PARTY on the last day of school! Parents are not able to attend this celebration.
We will dismiss on Thursday, May 26th at 11:55.
6th Grade Party
Thanks, NIS PTO
Counselor Corner: Mrs. Diaz-Vela
May is Mental Health Month: Mental health is wealth, especially during Mental Health Awareness Month, which is celebrated in May. The stigma around mental health and treatment has long existed, even though this has started to change. Still, people hesitate to seek help or even talk about it with their loved ones for fear of being judged and facing unnecessary backlash. Simple logic dictates that if we are hurt anywhere, we must seek treatment to get better. This applies to both our mental- and physical well-being.
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Safety Reminders
Linked HERE is a document for you to review with your students regarding the Standard Response Protocol we follow in TISD.
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Meet the other Administrators of our Wildcats:
Kevin Williams - Principal at Willow Wood Jr. High
Jeff Bailey - Principal at Tomball Memorial High School
Email: caitlincain@tomballisd.net
Website: nis.tomballisd.net
Location: 11855 Northpointe Boulevard, Tomball, TX, USA
Phone: 281-357-3020
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Twitter: @TISDNIS