Giesinger Gazette

September 24, 2023

October 22, 2023

Campus Mission

The mission of Giesinger Elementary is to ensure high levels of learning to facilitate continuous growth of the whole child.

THIS WEEK'S HAPPENINGS

Monday, October 23rd

Red Ribbon Week: "Check yourself before you wreck yourself"- Wear checkered print or plaid.

Tuesday, October 24th

Red Ribbon Week: "Decades Day: Leave Bad Choices in the Past"- Wear styles from another decade.

Wednesday, October 25th

Red Ribbon Week: "Wake up Wednesday and Follow Your Dreams"- Wear Comfy Pajamas

Thursday, October 26th

Red Ribbon Week: "Be call you can be"- Wear camoflauge.

7:30-8:00 PTO Breakfast Buddies (cafeteria)
5:00-7:00 McTeacher Night at McDonalds

Friday, October 27th

Red Ribbon Week: "Be the Hero of your Own Story"- Dress as your favorite superhero.

8:30 Character Counts Celebration (Trustworthy)

October

Third Grade Disney Musical

Kudos to our 3rd grade students, Ms. Handley, and Mrs. Moore for the incredible 1st musical of the year. This could not be done without the support of our special subject teachers, 3rd grade teachers, and YOU. The costumes were perfect and this performance brought a lot of smiles to our campus last week.

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Giesinger Teacher Store

Teacher life at Giesinger can be so fun! Positive reinforcement is not just for kids. Teachers can earn "Barber Bucks" to spend monthly at the curated teacher store. Fanny packs, chocolate, and Mr. Sketch markers, OH MY!

This cannot be done without your help and donations to our cart. If you are able, please help us re-stock, please click here to go to our Amazon store.

Teachers Achieving Excellence (TAE's)

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Positive words can go a long way in encouraging and empowering people. Studies have shown that positive words can increase feelings of self-confidence, self-esteem, and hope in people.

Did you know you can write our staff TAE's through Parent Access? This can be done for any of our staff member that works on our campus.

Log into Parent Access today and write some encouraging words to our teachers and/or staff to let them know what a good job they are doing!

Attention Walker Families

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We need your help!

There has been an increase in families picking up at our walker exit with dogs not on leashes. If you bring your pet, please have them on a leash at our walker exit.

This will provide an extra layer of peace of mind to some of our students and families that are hesitant around animals.

Thank you for your help and support with making our students feel comfortable and safe throughout their school day.

Red Ribbon Week THIS WEEK

Breakfast with Buddies

We are looking forward to our PTO's Breakfast with Buddies this week. Guests will check in at the front office and go to the cafeteria with your student. Please park at the Church of Christ parking lot at 1860 Longmire.

Book Fair Volunteers

Thank you to those that have already volunteered. There are still a few spots to help us out this week!

We need volunteers to help work the book fair as well as take down/clean up at the end of the week! Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Click here to Sign Up

October Food Drive SOUPS THIS WEEK

Support Peet Junior High Basketball

Team Up with Peet Boys Basketball and Jersey Mike's for a SLAM DUNK of a DEAL!

2023-2024 Yearbook Sales Now Open

https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=94755

If you would like to order a yearbook, click here for the link.

GT Referral Window Now thru December 15th

Referral requests are now open for Conroe Independent School District Gifted and Talented program. Although the testing will not take place until late January, referral requests are accepted at this time. Referral requests can be made by the parents and/or campus staff. It is recommended that parents of 2nd grade students wait until CogAT scores have arrived before nominating their child because CogAT scores are part of the GT assessment. If you are interested in referring your child, you may want to discuss this with your child’s teacher.

Referrals will be accepted October 3- December 15, 2023. You may click the button below for the form or request a referral form from the front office or the Counselor. You can also find the referral form and other GT information on the CISD GT homepage.

2023-2024 GT Referral Form

Bus Stop Guidelines

Pre-K and Kindergarten students must be released to a parent or guardian. The campus has yellow bus rider signs for Pre-K and Kindergarten parents/guardians to pick up. The designated adult receiving students at the stop should have the sign visible and come to the doorway of the bus to receive their student. Parents waiting in vehicles or away from the bus can cause a delay in transportation due to the driver needing to identify who is picking up these students.

We ask that students arrive at the bus stop at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled pickup time and stand 10 feet back from the roadway for safety. Students who are not at the bus stop on time cause delays in the arrival to school which affects all of the students riding the bus.

Attendance Matters

Being at school each day is important and when students are absent, they miss out on valuable instruction. Every instructional minute matters! Please send your students to school when they are not sick. Vacations should be scheduled during our long breaks.

Last week's attendance: 96%

Year to Date Attendance: 95.06%

Our Goal: 97%

CISD Bond 2023

Prop A includes funds for land for some of the schools in Bond 2023 and future schools, transportation, and technology infrastructure. Transportation funds will be used to buy buses and make transportation department improvements. Technology infrastructure funds will be used to update and replace aging components that maintain speed, reliability, and security of the network. Get more information about Bond 2023 at conroeisd.net/bond. Early voting starts Monday, October 23!