Dear Parents,

The safety and welfare of our students and staff are our highest priority. To provide schools an opportunity to practice emergency response procedures, our district Superintendent has asked all students and staff to participate in emergency preparedness drills on a continuous basis. The goals of the training drills are to improve our ability to protect students, save lives, and reduce injuries. They allow us to evaluate our emergency operations plan and improve our response skills. As part of the drill, the students and staff participate in the activation of our Campus Emergency Operations Plan. Your child will be participating in a practice drill on Friday, January 6th at Sampson. The drill practice will begin at approximately 1:40 p.m. and conclude around 1:50 p.m. This might be a good time to discuss your family’s home preparedness plan with your student(s). If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to call our school office at 281- 213-1600.

Sincerely,

Heather Motzny

December 19th- January 2nd Winter Break (No School)

Friday, January 13th- Teacher Work Day (No School)

Monday, January 16th- Teacher/Student Holiday (No School)

Wednesday, January 18th: Class Picture Day

Congratulations to our Sampson Spelling Bee Champion, Justin Zhan (5th grade) and our Runner-Up, Vansh Pradeep (3rd grade)! We are so proud to have these terrific spellers represent Sampson at the District Bee on Feb. 1st.

All 30 of our qualifying contestants showed their hard work, perseverance, and dedication. You are awesome and I can't wait to see you at the Bee next year!!

Genesis Gonzalez

Lily Cope

Averie Willmoth

Biko Nyaburi

Sebastian Kazen

Nikhil Paravastu

Eliza Cameron

Jahnavi Sala

Shivsai Karna

Vansh Pradeep

Justin Zhan

Joseph Rickert

Pranav Dhundhegalla

Rory Marsh

Vyom Gudipati

Alessandra Wallace

Eshaan Paul

Amber Maynard

Erin McCollister

Krish Modi

Paige Stein

Ishaan Gupte

June Setterbo

Alana Jost

Akshaj Dhundhegalla

Mia Chinchilla

Eliza Blanco

Abbygale Rojas

Prisha Agrawal

Connor McAfee

Congratulations to Ryan Hamilton. Her piece "Run Away Hat" won first place in the 3rd grade division of the Superintendent's Holiday Card Contest.

Thank you for the great time we had at the Jingle Bell Jog on Saturday. We loved spending time with your families during this holiday season.

I'm so proud of our students and families. Thank you. My heart was full!

(Loads more pictures on the library Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages.)

Read, read over break! Get some exercise for your body and mind!

K & 1st grade: Colores (Colors)

rojo (red)

azul (blue)

amarillo (yellow)

verde (green)

morado (purple)

rosado (pink)

anaranjado (orange)

blanco (white)

marrón (brown)

negro (black)

gris (gray)

2nd-5th grade: Sentimientos (Feelings)

Me siento ​_______. (I feel _______.)

Felíz o contento/a (happy)

Triste (sad)

Cansado/a (tired)

Enojado/a (angry)

Asustado/a (scared)

Chistoso/a (funny)

Sorprendido/a (surprised)

Preocupado/a (worried)

Gracias,

Sra. Betancourt

It's Holiday Card season! If you order

your Holiday Cards through Minted, you get a discount and Sampson gets money back!

Our deadline for Charleston Wrap has been extended until December 31st. Please continue to support Sampson during your holiday shopping. Thank you again for all your support.

Please Save the Date for our upcoming Bingo event. We have a new date and time and can’t wait to see everyone at BINGO in March 2023. If you have not already signed up and would like to volunteer, please sign up at here.