April 24- Bridging up to 2nd Grade (for current 1st)

April 25- STAAR Science for Grade 5- NO VISITORS

May 2-4- STAAR Math for Grades 3-5- NO VISITORS

May 8-12: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 12: Super Kids Day

SAVE the DATE!

April 27-Kindergarten Round Up 5:30 p.m.

Come out to learn about what to expect in Kindergarten!

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Students in Grades 3-5 will take the STAAR 2.0 this spring. The STAAR Assessment has changed and now includes short answer, extended response and open ended math questions. Students have been working hard this year to learn how to respond to these types of questions in an online format. All students will now take STAAR online. Students at JFE will test on the following dates and times. We will be closed to visitors on all testing dates and lunch times of the other grade levels may change to accommodate those testing grade levels.

Grade 5:

April 18: Reading and Language Arts STAAR

April 25: Science STAAR

May 2: Math STAAR

Grade 4:

April 19: Reading and Language Arts STAAR

May 3: Math STAAR

Grade 3:

April 20: Reading and Language Arts STAAR

May 4: Math STAAR

CHANGES to Lunch Times- No visitors

These are the lunch time changes, in the event you plan to drop off lunch for your child.

April 17th:

4th Grade eats at 12:00 pm

5th Grade eats at 12:45 pm

April 18th:

NO Lunch Changes

April 19th:

4th Grade eats at 12:15

3rd Grade eats at 12:45

Dear JFE Families,

We are offering bridging nights to learn about the next grade level. For example, did you know that students in 2nd grade must be able to add and subtract within 1,000 before moving on to 3rd grade? Do you know what a level I book includes in terms of reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension? These are the kinds of things that are included in our bridging nights. Please come out and learn how you can help your child be prepared for the next school year.

Bridging Nights

April 20th: Bridging up to 1st Grade (hosted by 1st grade teachers in the 1st grade classrooms)

5:30 p.m.

April 20th: Bridging up to 3rd Grade (hosted by 3rd grade teachers in the 3rd grade classrooms)

5:30 p.m.

April 24th: Bridging up to 2nd Grade (hosted by 2nd grade teachers in the 2nd grade classrooms- Virtual option too)

5:15 p.m.

Your student’s courses for the 2023-24 school year are now visible in HAC. Counselors have adjusted requests to ensure all students receive a full 8-period schedule. Please review the courses listed with your student(s) to verify that they are the correct courses chosen for the next school year. If changes need to be made we are asking that you complete the 2023-24 Course Verification Round 1 Link provided below.

SMS counselors will review requests and determine if a change is possible. If the request cannot be changed, a counselor will make contact to discuss it. Please be aware that class sizes and availability sometimes restrict the ability to make changes. The only changes that will be made to core subjects (Math, Rela, Social Studies or, Science) will be level changes (Ex. drop or add Advance level classes).

Instructions to view NEXT YEAR’S courses in your Home Access Center:

1. Log into Home Access Center (HAC) here.

2. Click on the Classes icon on the top banner.

3. Click on the Schedule tab.

4. Scroll down the page to view the student’s course requests for 2023-2024.

2023-24 Rising 6th Grade Course Verification Round 1

The deadline to submit final verification changes will be Friday, April 21, 2023.

We appreciate your involvement in your student’s education and look forward to the 2023-2024 school year with your student.

Sincerely,

SMS Counseling Team

LaTarshia Flowers- 6th Grade Counselor

Tatiana Kolesnikov- 7th Grade Counselor

Jamerica Howard- 8th Grade Counselor

Los cursos del año escolar 2023-24 de su estudiante ahora están visibles en HAC. Los consejeros han ajustado las solicitudes para garantizar que todos los estudiantes reciban un horario completo de 8 períodos. Revise los cursos enumerados con su (s) estudiante (s) para verificar que sean los cursos correctos elegidos para el próximo año escolar. Si es necesario realizar cambios, le pedimos que complete el enlace de la ronda 1 de verificación del curso 2023-24 que se proporciona a continuación.

Las consejeras de SMS revisarán las solicitudes y determinarán si es posible un cambio. Si la solicitud no se puede cambiar, un consejero se pondrá en contacto para discutirlo. Tenga en cuenta que el tamaño de las clases y la disponibilidad a veces restringen la capacidad de realizar cambios. Los únicos cambios que se realizarán en las materias básicas (Matemáticas, Rela, Estudios Sociales o Ciencias) serán cambios de nivel (por ejemplo, eliminar o agregar clases de nivel avanzado).

Instrucciones para ver los cursos DEL PRÓXIMO AÑO en su Home Access Center:

1. Inicie sesión en Home Access Center (HAC) aquí.

2. Haga clic en el icono Clases en el banner superior.

3. Haga clic en la pestaña Programar.

4. Desplácese hacia abajo en la página para ver las solicitudes de cursos del estudiante para 2023-2024.

2023-24 Ascendente al 6.º grado Verificación del curso Ronda 1

La fecha límite para enviar los cambios finales de verificación será el viernes 21 de abril de 2023.

Agradecemos su participación en la educación de su estudiante y esperamos con ansias el año escolar 2023-2024 con su estudiante.

Atentamente,

El Equipo de Consejeras de SMS

LaTarshia Flowers- Consejera del sexto grado

Tatiana Kolesnikov- Consejera del septimo grado

Jamerica Howard- Consejera del octavo grado

Dear HMS Families:

Your student’s courses for the 2023-24 school year are now visible in HAC. Counselors have adjusted requests to ensure all students receive a full 7-period schedule. Please review the courses listed with your student(s) to verify that they are the correct courses chosen for the next school year. If changes need to be made we are asking that you complete the HMS Course Request Change Form, which can also be found on the HMS counselor website.

HMS counselors will review requests and determine if a change is possible. If the request cannot be changed, a counselor will make contact to discuss it. Please be aware that class sizes and availability sometimes restrict the ability to make changes. The only changes that will be made to core subjects (Math, English, Social Studies, Science) will be level changes (Ex. drop or add Advanced level classes) and/ or the removal of a course that credit has already been awarded.

The deadline to submit final verification changes will be Friday, April 21, 2023.

Sincerely,

HMS Counseling Team

Alicia Narcisse (A-DIE) Alicia.Narcisse@humbleisd.net

Brettney Metoyer (DIF-LAB) Brettney.Metoyer@humbleisd.net

Penny Voss (LAC-RAM) Julie.Voss@humbleisd.net

Melissa Gomez (RAN-Z) MYGomez@humbleisd.net

Instructions to view course requests are below:

Keep the following in mind:

• After you review your courses for next year in HAC, any change requests (levels and electives) for next year need to be made using the Google form linked below.

• Limited seating course requests are subject to review by CTE teachers.

• Athletics requests are subject to review by the coaches.

• Students are encouraged to reach out to their counselor via email for any questions.

• The deadline for the 1st round of course change requests is April 21, 2023

Instructions to view NEXT YEAR’S courses in your Home Access Center:

1. Log into Home Access Center (HAC) here.

2. Click on the Classes icon on the top banner.

3. Click on the Schedule tab.

4. Scroll down the page to view the student’s course requests for 2023-2024.

We appreciate your involvement in your student’s education and look forward to the 2023-2024 school year with your student.

Submit 2023-2024 Course Change Requests Using Google Form: Click Here!

Estimadas familias de HMS:

Los cursos de su estudiante para el año escolar 2023-24 ahora están visibles en HAC. Las consejeras han ajustado las solicitudes para garantizar que todos los estudiantes reciban un horario completo de 7 períodos. Revise los cursos enumerados con su (s) estudiante (s) para verificar que sean los cursos correctos elegidos para el próximo año escolar. Si es necesario realizar cambios, le pedimos que complete el Formulario de cambio de solicitud de curso de HMS, que también se puede encontrar en el sitio web del consejero de HMS.

Las consejeras de HMS revisarán las solicitudes y determinarán si es posible un cambio. Si la solicitud no se puede cambiar, una consejera se pondrá en contacto para discutirlo. Tenga en cuenta que el tamaño de las clases y la disponibilidad a veces restringen la capacidad de realizar cambios. Los únicos cambios que se realizarán en las materias básicas (matemáticas, inglés, estudios sociales, ciencias) serán cambios de nivel (por ejemplo, eliminar o agregar clases de nivel avanzado) y/o la eliminación de un curso para el que ya se ha otorgado crédito.

La fecha límite para enviar los cambios finales de verificación será el viernes 21 de abril de 2023.

Atentamente,

Equipo de asesoramiento de HMS

Alicia Narcisse (A-DIE) Alicia.Narcisse@humbleisd.net

Brettney Metoyer (DIF-LAB) Brettney.Metoyer@humbleisd.net

Penny Voss (LAC-RAM) Julie.Voss@humbleisd.net

Melissa Gómez (RAN-Z) MYGomez@humbleisd.net

Las instrucciones para ver las solicitudes de cursos se encuentran a continuación:

Tenga en cuenta lo siguiente:

• Después de revisar sus cursos para el próximo año en HAC, cualquier solicitud de cambio (niveles y asignaturas optativas) para el próximo año debe realizarse mediante el formulario de Google vinculado a continuación.

• Las solicitudes de cursos con asientos limitados están sujetas a revisión por parte de los maestros/as de CTE.

• Las solicitudes de atletismo están sujetas a revisión por parte de los entrenadores.

• Se alienta a los estudiantes a comunicarse con su consejera por correo electrónico si tienen alguna pregunta.

La fecha límite para la primera ronda de solicitudes de cambio de curso es el 21 de abril de 2023

Instrucciones para ver los cursos DEL PRÓXIMO AÑO en su Home Access Center:

1. Inicie sesión en Home Access Center (HAC) aquí.

2. Haga clic en el icono Classes en el banner superior.

3. Haga clic en el icono Schedule.

4. Desplácese hacia abajo en la página para ver las solicitudes de cursos del estudiante para 2023-2024.

Agradecemos su participación en la educación de su estudiante y esperamos con ansias el año escolar 2023-2024 con su estudiante.

Envíe solicitudes de cambio de curso 2023-2024 utilizando el formulario de Google: ¡haga clic aquí!

Dear JFE Families,

Bus safety is of utmost importance. We have worked hard to ensure that students know the bus expectations.

During the 22-23 school year JFE has:

• hosted a bus safety demonstration for all students
• require that staff get on each bus daily to remind students of the expectations
• make daily announcements reminding students of the bus safety procedures and expecations

We do all of these things in order to teach students the expectations for bus safety. Unfortunately we have continued to receive bus referrals from the transportation department due to students making poor and inappropriate choices on the bus. The most common behaviors reported on the bus:

• students not staying seated
• students inappropriately touching others (hitting, pushing, etc)
• students being disrespectful to the driver when redirected

Parents, please help us out by talking with your child about bus expecations. Students on the bus are expected to:

• stay seated and face forward
• keep hands and feet to self (hands on laps, feet on floor)
• talk in a quiet voice (no yelling)
• pay attention to where the bus is so they are prepared to get off at their stop

We appreciate your help and continue to work to ensure the safety of our students on the bus. Thank you to the parents who have called and reported bus safety violations.

Stay SAFE!

BIRTHDAY TREATS!

If you want to celebrate your child on their birthday with supplying a treat for the class the following are acceptable:

• cupcakes
• brownie or cookie
• ice cream from the cafeteria

Pizza or other items that consitute a meal are not allowed. We appreciate your help with this!

If your child is sick, fever, flu, etc, please do keep them home.

I wanted to take a moment to review our attendance policy and procedures for student absences. When a student is absent, you will need to provide a doctor’s note or a parent's note in order to excuse the absence. We will only allow 5 parent notes per semester to be excused. After the fifth parent note, the student will need to provide a doctor’s note, or the absence will be considered unexcused.

Once a student receives 3 Unexcused Absences, you will receive a warning letter from the District Attendance Processing Center.

Once 5 Unexcused Absences have been reached, your student will meet with the campus Student Support Team, and an email will be sent to the parent/guardian addressing steps you can take to improve your child’s attendance.

Once 8 Unexcused Absences have been reached, the administrator will meet with the student and request a meeting with the parent/ guardian to work on a plan to assist your child.

Other interventions that must be utilized before the district proceeds with court filings are 1) A referral to TRIAD and 2) A home visit conducted by the Humble ISD Truancy Officer. We have many students who meet the criteria of a court filing. Please do your best to attend school!

At 15 Unexcused Absences, a Court Filing will take place for you to appear with your student before a judge to discuss the student’s absences.

If special circumstances involve your child’s absences, please notify the campus
administrator and/or counselor as soon as possible. We want to work with you and your child in laying the educational foundation for a bright and successful future. School attendance is an integral part of that success.

Please feel free to refer to the Humble ISD Parent/Student Handbook 2022-2023, pages 40-45, for additional details on this policy.

According to the Texas Education Code, a student must be in attendance at least 90% of the days a class is offered in order to receive credit or a final grade for the course. Student attendance falling below this threshold, and other factors are strongly considered when deciding to promote a student to the next grade.