Huskies in the Know
Week of October 28 - November 1
Monday is PINK OUT!!!
Students are Encourages to Wear Pink on Monday for Brest Cancer Awareness!
Important Dates to Know
- Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness - Monday, October 28
- Nurse's Hearing and Vision Screening (5th Grade Students Only) - October 28-31
- Favorite Legendary Teams Dress Up Day - Thursday, October 31
- End of the 2nd Grading Period - Friday, November 1
- Dog Dollar Store - Friday, November 1; 11:00-1:30
- Student Council Red Ribbon Week Dress Up Days - November 4-8
STEM Academy Information Session 3 (5th Grade Parents Only) - Tuesday, November 5; Jerry Knight STEM Academy; 6-7 PM
STEM Academy Information Session 4 (5th Grade Parents Only) - Thursday, November 21; Jerry Knight STEM Academy; 6-7 PM
TOGO Party (during the school day) - Friday, November 8
Veteran's Day Holiday (No School) - Monday, November 11
Thanksgiving Break (No School) - November 25-29
Legendary Teams Dress Up Day on October 31!
Dress as you favorite Legendary Team Character/Person on Thursday, October 31.
Thursday, October 31, will be Favorite Legendary Team Character/Person Day. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite legendary team character/person. All costumes MUST be in dress code and NO masks and/or face paintings that cover the entire face will be allowed.
We look forward to seeing all of the different characters on Thursday!! Students who dress up will earn FLAIR to wear with their lanyards:)!
Student Council Sponsors Red Ribbon Week!
See Schedule of Dress-Up Days Below!
Report Card Grades in Skyward
- The second Grading Period ends on Friday, November1.
- Report Card Grades for the 2nd grading period will be posted to Skyward on Thursday, November 7.
- Report Cards will NOT be printed. Grades are always current and live in Skyward, and we will send notifications of when the Report Card Grades are final each grading period.
- At any time, you can always contact your child's teacher(s) if you have questions or concerns about your child's grades.
Our First TOGO Party is Coming
Our first school-wide TOGO Party is scheduled for Friday, November 8. The party will be during the school day, and we will be running on an alternate schedule, so lunch times will be altered!
Students who do not get their TOGO Card taken up between October 21- November 8, are eligible to attend the party. Students who get their TOGO card taken for any reason during this time frame CANNOT attend the party (even if the student earns it back and has his/her card on the day of the party)!
Again, if their card is taken anytime from this coming Monday, October 21 - Friday, November 8, they CANNOT go to the party!!!
STEM Academy Application Information- 5th Grade Only!
A district Skyward message went out to ALL 5th GRADE parents from the Jerry Knight STEM Academy in regards to the application and acceptance process for the 2020-2021 school year::
Information Sessions (all at the Jerry Knight STEM Academy):
- Session 1 – Tuesday October 15th 6-7pm
- Session 2 – Saturday October 26th 10-11am
- Session 3 – Tuesday November 5th 6-7pm
- Session 4 – Thursday November 21st 6-7pm
Applications must be submitted online or in person to the STEM Academy. NO applications will be accepted on the home campus!
ALL families will be notified via email on March 6th of their application status. We will also mail a hard copy just to make sure they received notification.
If you have questions, please contact Ms. Webster at the Jerry Knight STEM Academy (see contact information below)!
6th Grade Field Trip to Casa Manana Theater
On Thursday, February 4, our 6th grade students will be going to see the science fiction drama, “Frank and Friends," at the Casa Manana Theater in Fort Worth. All 3 forms below and the $10.00 to cover your child’s admission into the venue and transportation must be submitted in order for your child to attend the field trip.
You have 2 payment options:
- You may pay online at https://tinyurl.com/y6ka6p9p no later than Friday, November 15th.
- You may pay by cash or check no later than Thursday, November 21st. Please make sure to make checks payable to “Della Icenhower Intermediate” or “DIIS”.
Students will be eating lunch at Trinity Park located near the theater after the play. They have the option to either bring their lunch or order a sack lunch from the cafeteria.
Casa Manana Information and Permission Slip
Student Trip Permissions Slip
Student Code of Conduct
Attention Parents - Lunch Deliveries!
Parents are more than welcome to drop off their child’s lunch for them to come and get in the office, however, we WILL NOT be interrupting any CORE class for him/her to come get the lunch.
From this point forward, students will be called down during their WIN Time to come get their lunch that has been dropped off in the front office (this is 3rd period for 6th grade; 4rd period for 5th grade).
Important Reminders about Attendance!
Excused absences notices must be in the following format to be accepted:
- Must be a Parent Note, Dr. Note, Email, etc.
- Must have FULL LEGAL Student Name & Grade Level
- Must be Excused within the current 6 week grading period
We WILL NOT go back and Excuse them after that grading period has ended!
Please Join Icenhower PTA Today!
It is only $8 to join, and you can pay in person or go online at www.joinpta.org to pay. Students will be coming home with forms to join this week.
The money that PTA raises in dues and fundraisers goes to fund our socials, Dog Dollar Store, Science Night and Teacher Appreciation Treats. Money coming back to the school will be used to purchase new PE weight room equipment, bookshelves for our classroom libraries, and more!
Friendly reminder about students arriving before 8:00 AM
Icenhower staff begins their duty day at 8:00 AM. Students who are dropped off before 8:00 AM will not be supervised.
The school day ends at 4:00 PM. Please make sure your student is picked up in a timely manner.
School-Wide Reading Initiative Continues!
This will be Icenhower's 2nd year implementing our School-Wide Reading Initiative where all student will be required to read a certain amount of books from several genres for the school year (more information to come from your child's Language Arts teachers)! All staff members also join in on this challenge (including our administrative team)!
Our teachers will continue to build their classroom libraries to give students and staff a wide variety of books to choose from, and any books you no longer use would be greatly appreciated!
You can drop off your donated books in either the front office or give them to your child's Language Arts teacher!
No Messages will be delivered after 3:00 PM
We understand that emergency situations can come up, and those will be handled accordingly.
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Please follow the arrival and dismissal procedures as explained below. Parent drop off and pick WILL BE in the front, and these procedures MUST be followed to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Everything will go much smoother if everyone follows the correct procedures!
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Students arriving prior to 8:00am are outside and unsupervised until 8:00am. At 8:00am, students enter the building and report to the gym or to the cafeteria for breakfast. The tardy bell rings at 8:30. Students not in class at this time will report to the office and sign-in as “tardy to school.”
MISD Volunteer Application for the 19-20 School Year!!
Anyone wishing to volunteer and/or attend events at Icenhower must complete the Volunteer Application for the 2019-2020 school year. This includes field trips, class parties, PTA Socials and Field Day.
Parents that have more than one student at multiple campuses, only need to complete one application.
Please use the link below to fill out the application! It takes just a few minutes, and you MUST be on the approved list if you would like to attend any events listed above.
https://www.mansfieldisd.org/parents-students/campus-volunteers
How to Stay In the Know!
- Icenhower' Campus Remind; Text the message @e4c9f2 to 81010 (see link below)
- Follow Icenhower Intermediate on Twitter @huskyproud
- Like Icenhower Intermediate on Facebook @huskyproud
- Like Icenhower PTA on Facebook @incehowerpta
- Visit our website at https://www.mansfieldisd.org/page.cfm?p=3182
- Weekly Newsletter
- Skyward Email Blasts
- Communication with the teachers
- Google Classroom for each subject