Husky Howler
November 2021
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Parent Communication Day
Thursday’s are our Parent Communication Days so we ask that you please check all student backpacks every Thursday after school. Thank you!
Parents please make sure that your child is bringing a refillable water bottle to school every day. We are not using the water drinking fountains instead students are using our water bottle refillable stations to refill their bottles. Thank you.
STUDENT ID PROGRAM (ZONAR)
If you would like to receive notifications when your student enters or exits the bus using their RFID enabled ID card, please login or create an account at Zpass+
Message from the Registrar
Reminder to parents.
If you student is sent home from the nurse and it advised they cannot return the following day. This is considered still an absence and you must send a note excusing the absence.
****School starts at 8:40am, your student is considered late if they are not in the building by 8:40am. You must escort your student to the front office..***
Absent notes that are sent to the attendance office must have a copy of the parents ID attached. Please do not email teachers absences notes.
Transportation changes
*All transportation changes must be made in writing*
Please send a written note to school with the transportation change, student’s full name, teacher’s name, a parent signature and phone number where you can be reached.
In the case of an emergency: parents may fax the school at 281-463-5529 before 3:00 p.m.
Please note: E-mail or phone changes will not be accepted.
Please remember students are only allowed to ride their assigned bus to and from their assigned bus stop.Message from the Nurse
Parents, please keep your child home if they are not feeling well. This is very important for everyone's safety.
Parents must screen students daily (prior to entering a school bus or school) for the following signs and symptoms of COVID-19:
1.Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms in a way that is not normal to you?
• Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.00 F
• Loss of taste or smell
• Cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Chills
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Shaking or exaggerated shivering
• Significant muscle pain or ache
• Diarrhea
• Nausea or vomiting
2. Have you had known close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19
within the last 14 days?
**Students must stay home if they answer “yes” to any of the above.
· Students at school who show symptoms of COVID-19 at school will be evaluated by the nurse. The nurse will determine whether that child can remain at school.
· Before a student may return to school, established criteria must be met as stated in the “Students Return to School Protocol”. For CFISD safety protocols and options, please read the LEAD safety plan/LEAD safety 2021-2022.
Nature Trails Training
Parents of 3rd and 5th grade students!
Would you like to be an active participant in your child’s science class? We would love to have you join us at our newly updated Nature Trails! Our school district has renovated our Nature Trails and all of our activities have been revised.
If you are interested in joining us, please let your child’s science teacher know. Here is the schedule for volunteer training:
Training is scheduled for Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021.
3rd grade training is from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
5th grade training is from 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Nature Trails training is at the Cy-Fair ISD Nature Trails located at 13500 Shaft Drive, Cypress, TX 77429 (behind Millsap Elementary.)
Please small children are not allowed, come dressed appropriately for walking in the woods.
3rd Grade: 4 VIPS needed to assist teacher presenters
5th grade: 2-3 VIPS needed to present at stations, 2 VIPS needed as chaperones
**Holmsley is scheduled to attend Nature Trails on Thursday, January 27th, 2022 and Friday, January 28th, 2022.
Counselor Corner
Contentment & Gratitude:
Turning what we already have into enough
“It is not happy people who are thankful; it is thankful people who are happy.”
During the month of November, we will be discussing the ability to show contentment and gratitude in our Social Emotional Classes. The ability to show contentment and gratitude not only allows us to feel at peace with the possessions we have, but it also helps us to build strong relationships with others. Gratitude is not an instinct; it has to be taught. All young children are egocentric by nature, but there are many ways we can help them appreciate the things and people in their lives.
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:
· is polite (says “please” and “thank you” when appropriate)
· is able to identify the things and people he or she is thankful for
· acknowledges the things that other people do for him/her
· is content with the possessions that he or she has currently – is not constantly seeking new/better things.
MODEL IT:
Find a time during the day where you and your children talk about the things you are grateful for. One idea is to share a “rose” and a “thorn” at dinner each night. A rose a great thing that happened during the day and a thorn is a not-so-great thing that happened. This reinforces the idea that we can be grateful even when things are not going our way.
Contact Information:
Ms. Ramsey & Mrs. Brown
Holmsley Elementary School
Phone: 281-463-5885
Email: Michelle.ramsey@cfisd.net
Please contact us by phone, email, or by appointment. We are so glad our Huskies are here!
Watch Dogs
Are you interested in being a part of our campus Watch D.O.G.S program? This is your chance!
Watch D.O.G.S. are fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other father figures who volunteer at least once each year at their child’s school. They change the culture of the school by giving students an opportunity to connect and interact with father-figures in a positive way at school. Your day on campus will consist of different activities including lunch duty, hallway monitoring and spending time in classes.
This year we are only welcoming one volunteer a day.
● To join our program, complete the attached registration form.
● Call or email to indicate which dates you would like to come and serve. Mrs.Parinello will reach out to you with confirmation of your assigned date
281-463-5885- Ask to speak to Audrey Parinello
Holmsley Elementary
Email: contact@yourwebsite.com
Website: https://holmsley.cfisd.net/en
Location: 7315 Hudson Oaks Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-463-5885
Facebook: facebook.com/HolmsleyElementary
Twitter: @CFISDHolmsley