Giesinger Gazette
August 12, 2019
Our Campus Mission:
The mission of Giesinger Elementary is to ensure high levels of learning to facilitate continuous growth of the whole child.
Our Vision:
We envision a school in which staff provide a safe, caring, and positive learning community for all children; create a collaborative culture among children, families and staff; establish high levels of learning by frequently monitoring student progress; and demonstrate a personal commitment to the academic success and general well-being of each child .
2014 National Blue Ribbon School
Meet-the-Teacher is Monday, August 12th from 4:30-6:30 PM
All registered students should have received an email with a video link telling you who your child's teacher is for this year. You may stop at the front office during Meet the Teacher if you did not receive the email.
Our teachers and staff are excited to welcome our Eagles back to school!
Attention - Action Required!
It is VERY important for all new and returning students to have updated information on file. If you have not completed new student or returning student registration for the 2019-2020 school year please follow the steps below.
To register, please follow the steps below:
1. Go to the Conroe ISD website.
2. Click on Parents/Students link.
3. Click on Enrollment and Transfers.
4. Scroll down to Family Portal 2019-2020, click on it to begin log in.
If you need help or need your student's Snap Code, Giesinger is open Monday- Friday 8am-3pm. if you will not be returning to Giesinger Elementary for this school year, please contact us at 936-709-2600, so we are able to release information to your new school in a timely manner.
If additional help is needed or you need access to computers, please see the dates and
Thank you Ark Church!
Would You Like to Join the Giesinger PTO?
Our PTO believes in the students, staff, and families at Giesinger. By contributing to our fundraisers, you are making all kinds of quality programs and events available to ALL of our students!
Membership Donation Levels:
$10 Bronze Individual Membership
$25 Silver Individual Membership
$50 Gold Individual Membership
https://giesinger.conroeisd.net/committee/get-involved/pto/
The purpose of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is to:
(a) promote the welfare of children at Giesinger
(b) to foster cooperation between parents and teachers in the education of children at Giesinger
(c) to unite school and community efforts in securing for all children the best education
(d) to engage in fundraising activities for the educational and recreational benefit of Giesinger, its children, teachers, and staff as determined by the PTO and in accordance with the PTO by-laws.
Important School-Wide Dates:
12th - "Meet the Teacher" 4:30-6:30 p.m. This is a come and go event.
14th - First Day of School. Our doors open at 7:30 a.m. Additional parking is available at the Church of Christ on Longmire Rd with a walking path from the church's parking lot to Giesinger's staff parking lot.
September
2nd - Labor Day/No School
5th - Open House & PTO/Title I night
5:00-6:00 p.m. for Pre-K, Kinder, 1st and Life Skills
6:00-7:00 p.m. for 2nd-4th grades
30th - Fall pictures
Home & School Connection: Working Together for School Success
"What's the coolest thing that happened today?"
"Pretend you're the teacher. How would you describe the day?"
"What made you laugh?"
"What was the most creative thing you did?"
"How were you kind or helpful today? How was someone kind or helpful to you?
Parent Access Login
To access your child’s information online you must register for an account.
Please go to the following link and follow the directions below:
Click the “Student/Parent” tab
Click on “Parent Access Center”
Click “Register”
Canvas Login
Breakfast is Available
Breakfast for students is served at school! School breakfast will give your child a healthy start to the day. A nutritious breakfast helps students be more alert so they can learn more in class. Breakfast has vitamins and nutrients for a strong and healthy body.
Breakfast at school is affordable at only $1.35. If you qualify for free and reduced price meals, you also qualify for the breakfast program, with no additional paperwork. You can’t find a healthy breakfast at such a low cost anywhere else. Reduced price is $.30 and non student meal and second meal is $2.30.
Help your child start the day right with school breakfast! Breakfast is served beginning at 7:30 a.m.and our instructional school day begins at 8:00 a.m.
2019- 2020 Meal Prices
Beginning on the first day of school, parents may send money (cash or check) for their child to set up a lunch account. My School Bucks in an online account that may continued to be used from year to year or a new account set up at www.myschoolbucks.com Online credit card payments can be made at www.myschoolbucks.com.
Menus are posted on the serving lines in the cafeteria, on the Child Nutrition website and attached to the school's website.
Free and Reduced applications will be processed online. The website to complete a free and reduced application is www.myschoolapps.com.
Lunch Prices:
Full price student $2.85
Reduced price student $.40
Non student meal and second meal $3.60
Lunch and Specials Schedules:
Lunch Schedule:
- Kindergarten 11:00-11:30
- First Grade 11:25-11:55
- Second Grade 11:40-12:10
- Pre-Kindergarten 11:55-12:20
- Life Skills 11:55-12:20
- Third Grade 12:00-12:30
- Fourth Grade 12:20-12:50
Specials Schedule:
- Fourth Grade 8:35-9:20
- Third Grade 9:25-10:10
- Second Grade 10:15-11:00
- Kindergarten 1:15-2:00
- First Grade 2:05-2:50
Active Start: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Monday - Fourth grade
Tuesday - First grade
Wednesday - Third grade
Thursday - Kindergarten
Friday - Second grade
Morning Arrival and Afternoon Dismissal
Please do not park on White Oak Blvd during arrival and dismissal times. To ensure the safety of everyone, please unload and load all students from our car line.
Register for Bus Transportation
You will be able to register for bus transportation online, confirm your child’s bus number, and also have the accurate pick-up and drop-off times.
Transportation Changes
After emailing, please call the front office to verify that it was received.
Our phone number is 936-709-2600
We will not make any transportation changes after 2:30 pm. Early pick-up also ends at 2:30 pm. so that we can alleviate any last minute confusion. Please try to schedule appointments after school.
Attendance and Tardies
Attendance: Our school-wide attendance has been great! On average, 98% of our students have been present each day this year. Attendance is the number one indicator of student success. The instruction and learning that occur on a daily basis in the classroom is our central mission. Parents who make regular school attendance and punctuality a high priority are helping their children learn to accept responsibility, which is an important lesson for a successful life. We encourage students to become N.E.A.T. Kids—Never Ever Absent or Tardy. Students with no absences or tardies each grading period will receive a certificate and participate in a fun celebration. We strive for all our students to arrive at school before 8:00 each and every day!
Tardies: Our school doors open at 7:30 a.m. and may go to the cafeteria for breakfast or to their classroom to begin their day. Students are tardy if they are not in the builing at 8:00 a.m. Our instructional school day begins at 8:00 a.m and teachers/staff leave the front porch at 8:00 a.m.
Please email our front office for attendance questions at giesinger@conroeisd.net or Mrs. Rickwalt, the registrar, at rrickwalt@conroeisd.net. You may also call the front office at 936-709-2600.
Morning Arrivals on the Front Porch
Safety Reminders
Safety Drills
School Cash Online
Give the Gift of a TAE "Teacher's Achieving Excellence"
Log Into "Parent Access" by clicking:
and click on the "Teachers/Staff Excellence" Tab.
Feel free to type your own message and send any staff a positive message!
Giesinger and CISD Bullying Information
Did You Know?
Giesinger has earned the No Place for Hate® designation for the 2018-2019 school year!
No Place for Hate® is an initiative of the Anti-Defamation League offered free to schools. The initiative is designed to rally the entire school around the goal of creating a welcoming community committed to stopping all forms of bias and bullying.
Amazon Smile~ You shop. Amazon gives.
Select Giesinger Elementary School as your charity!
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organizationHow do I shop at AmazonSmile?
To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.How do I select a charitable organization to support when shopping on AmazonSmile?
On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. We will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.Box Tops for Education
To take part, simply clip Box Tops off the package of participating products, and turn them into your child’s class during Box Tops collection. Be on the look-out for the collection dates for the 2019-2020 school year.
Participating companies and product lines include General Mills, Green Giant, Totino’s, Pillsbury, Old El Paso, Ziploc, Hefty, Juicy Juice, Betty Crocker and many more.
Here are some actual products to keep an eye out for:
- Annie’s Organic Popcorn
- Nature Valley XL Sweet & Salty Bars
- Apple Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal
- Ziploc Freezer Bags
- Totino’s Pizza Rolls Snacks
- Lysol Bathroom Cleaners
- Hamburger Helper
- Kleenex Tissue Bundles
- Green Giant Fresh Vegetables
- Land O’Lakes Butter Products
- Boise POLARIS Premium Color Copy Paper
- Chex Mix
- Hefty Deluxe Plates and Platters
- Hefty Cinch Sak Large Trash Bags and Lawn & Leaf Bags
Get the full list of participating products here.
School Information
- Our doors open at 7:30 for all students.
- Students are counted "tardy" after 8:00. Instruction begins promptly at 8:00 and we want our students present and ready to learn!
- Please do not drop off students before 7:30 as there is no adult supervision on the front porch.
- Breakfast is served from 7:30-7:55.
- Transportation changes need to be made by 2:00. Emergency transportation changes can me made no later than 2:30.
- Students will not be checked out after 2:30.
- Dismissal begins at 3:10.
- Please display your car or walker sign when picking your students up each day. This is for the safety for all students and to help our staff and substitutes on duty.
- Thank you for your continued support. Eagles Soar to Excellence in All We Do!
Connect With Us!
"Eagles Soar to Excellence In All We Do!"
Email: giesinger@conroeisd.net
Website: http://giesinger.conroeisd.net
Phone: 936-709-2600
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GiesingerCISD/
Twitter: @GiesingerElementary