Dear Stewart Families,

I hope everyone is doing well.

There are a few big events going on this month. Please be sure to look at the calendar in this newsletter so you don't miss anything.

Red Ribbon week begins on October 23rd. Red Ribbon Week continues to be the nations largest and longest drug prevention campaign. Schools across America recognize this week in many different ways. At Stewart, we talk about making healthy choices. The conversation will sound different in all grade levels and will be age appropriate. We also like to establish "theme" days and encourage students to dress to match the theme. Our Stewart Student Council chooses the dress themes for each day.

Also, our book fair takes place October 16- 20th. The book fair will be open from 7:30-3:00 each day. Parents are ALWAYS welcome to shop at the book fair. On Tuesday night the book fair will be open from 5:30-7:00PM for Family Night at the Fair. There will be activities for students and Silver our famous Mustang Mascot will be here as well.

We have been experiencing quite a bit of illnesses recently. We are encouraging good hand washing and the use of hand sanitizer. Please also encourage this at home. Several students come to school with a small bottle of hand sanitizer in their lunch box. This might be a great option for parents to consider so that students can sanitize their hands before eating lunch.

October is a great time of year, as we begin enjoying cooler weather. It's also the time when students wear more sweaters and jackets to school. Every year, we have over a hundred items that go unclaimed when school is out. It is very helpful if you write your child's name on the label of each piece of outer clothing they bring to school.

Finally, our Storybook Character Parade takes place on Friday, October 27th at 9:00AM. This is a fun day for all our students. Students in kindergarten through third grade can dress as their favorite character from a book. Fourth through sixth grade students will be the audience for the parade. Parents are also welcome. We hope to see you here.

Dr. Julie English

At their Special Board Meeting on August 1, 2023, the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to put four propositions on the November 7th ballot for a bond referendum. If voters approve Prop A and any combination of Props B, C, and/or D on November 7, there is a 2-cent anticipated tax rate increase to Conroe ISD residents in 2024-2025.

Prop A includes Phase I of the Washington High School Master Plan. This includes a new classroom building and critical infrastructure like chillers, boilers, freezer/cooler, air handlers, electrical service equipment, roof sections, and storm water drainage and detention improvements.

Leading up to Election Day, you will continue to receive factual information about the upcoming bond. To learn more about Bond 2023, please visit www.conroeisd.net/bond or follow us on social media

Last day to register to vote is October 10.

Early voting takes place October 23rd through November 3rd.

Election Day is November 7th

For more information click on the link below:

Montgomery County, Texas - Elections (mctx.org)

Your child may qualify for Free or Reduced Priced lunches and breakfast. Check out the following information to see you you qualify.

• Federal waivers providing Free meals for all students the last 2 years have now expired
• Parents must complete an application for students to be eligible for Free or Reduced meals
• You can access the online free and reduced application at www.myschoolapps.com

The Stewart PTO membership drive is going on until Friday, Today, October 6th. Classrooms who receive over 90% membership will get a popsicle party PLUS 15 minutes extra recess time! And our teachers will get a break, with PTO covering recess for them!

Join PTO here:

bit.ly/3PKMxMB

Cypress Academy PNO

Hi Stewart Mustangs!

Stewart PTO has scheduled a fun Parents Night Out at Cypress Academy on Friday October 13th from 7-10pm. We would love to see all of your children's faces there to hang out with their friends, run, jump, flip, and climb. This is a private event for Stewart Families. Space is limited. To sign up, please visit: https://snap.jamwd.com/cypressacademy/snap/offering/index/offering_seq/191025. Stewart PTO will receive a portion of all proceeds.

Thank you!

Jeremiah's Spirit Night

Hi Stewart families! The new Jeremiah's Italian Ice in Woodforest's Pine Market is hosting a Stewart Spirit Night on Thursday, October 12 from 3-9 p.m. 20% of proceeds will be donated to Stewart's PE Department. Please mention Stewart PTO when you order. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thank you for supporting our Mustangs and PE department!

A huge thank you goes to the PTO and our Mustang Families! Our beginning of the year fundraiser was a huge success. We appreciate your continued support!

Please be sure to check out the PTO website for additional information and dates for upcoming events.

https://www.stewartpto.org/join-us/

Our district level cell phone committee has been working together to review our current cell phone policy. If you would like to see information about their progress, please access it through the link below.

https://www.conroeisd.net/school-cell-phone-committee/

Did you know you can access your child's STAAR score through the Parent Access Account?

You can also check on your child's attendance, lunch account balance, grades(3rd-6th) through the Parent Access Account.

If you don't have a Parent Access Account here is how to set it up.

Use the link below to register

https://pac.conroeisd.net/parent.asp

You must have your students ID number and matching demographic information.

If you have more than one student, you will need to register for each of the separately using the same email and password to merge accounts.

Your invited to have lunch with your child and visit our book fair. Please pre-register using the following Sign- Up genius link.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EABA72FA2F9C52-44721772-lunch

Please note, the 2nd & 4TH grade date has been changed from Thursday to Friday due to the field trip.

You are also invited to visit the bookfair during our Family Night at the Fair Event .

Tuesday October 17th

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

We will have fun games, shopping and our famous Silver the Mascot will be here.

This is the 21st year that our Conroe ISD police will be collecting coats for those in need. The coats will all be cleaned before they are distributed to children and adults. We have a 55 gallon container by our front door to collect those items you would like to donate.

Thank you for helping out those who are in need.

Conroe ISD Library Services enabled daily email notifications, so you are informed of the items checked out by your student. Daily emails will list the item(s) currently checked out. If the book(s) your student selected is not a good fit, please have your student return it to the campus library and choose a new title. If you have questions about the book(s), please contact the school librarian.

Notifications for these daily messages can be managed in Parent Access Center (PAC). If you don’t have a PAC account, you will need to register for one to access the email settings. You can also view the item(s) your student checked out by logging in to Destiny Discover through your student's SSO account. You can further manage your student’s access to library materials by completing the Library Access Form found on the Library Services website along with viewing other helpful information. Please do not reply to this email as it comes from an unmonitored email account.

If you want to volunteer in any capacity on our campus, you must complete an application to "Volunteer in Conroe ISD." This is a very easy application to complete. You can access the application at:

https://www.conroeisd.net/parents/get-involved/

Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. This relationship between attendance and achievement may appear early in a child's school career. A recent study looking at young children found that absenteeism in kindergarten was associated with negative first grade outcomes such as greater absenteeism in subsequent years and lower achievement in reading, math, and general knowledge.

Join us for Coffee with Counselors on October 23rd, from 9:00-10:15 (See flyer below)

Help us celebrate Red Ribbon Week October 23rd-27th! This year's theme is BE KIND TO YOUR MIND! Here at Stewart we use RRW as a time to emphasize the importance of making healthy/safe choices for our bodies. Please see the attached flyer for our themed dress-up days.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200301/are-we-pushing-our-kids-too-hard

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT Test) will be administered to all CISD students at the second grade level. CogAT measures learned reasoning and problem-solving skills in three different areas: verbal, quantitative and nonverbal. Reasoning skills develop gradually throughout a person’s lifetime and at different rates for different individuals. CogAT does not measure such factors as effort, attention, motivation and work habits, which contribute to school achievement as well.

Our campus will be administering the test on October 17 & 18th . These tests will be scored by an independent company, and we anticipate that the results of the test for your child will arrive prior to our sending home the second nine-week grade report.

Please review with your child the importance of doing his/her best in testing situations. Attendance during these days of testing is very important, as make-ups may be difficult. Also, a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast are highly recommended.

If you would like additional information regarding these assessments, please contact

Heather Paugh at 936-709-4207.

We are looking for Destination Imagination parent sponsors and student participants for the 2023-2024 school year. See the following flyer for details. Please contact our counselor, Ms. Smith if you would like more information and for student applications.

Tlsmith@conroeisd.net

936-709-4211

We are making plans for our Veteran's Day celebration. As in the past, we want to invite all veterans from our community to participate in a celebration parade. This will give us an opportunity to recognize those who served or previously served in the Armed Forces.

The date for the parade is on Friday, November 10th at 9:00AM.

This information was sent out early August. Here it is again.

Stewart Elementary accepts and encourages comments or suggestions regarding safety. We are consistently monitoring our procedures and are open to what you suggest. Additionally, if you see something that concerns you, please take time to make us aware of your observation. You can do this by accessing a form through the QR code below. This QR code will be placed on each entrance door as well. Please access the link to the safety suggestion google form:

https://forms.gle/qwCYuUdhSqTJNTg76

If you have any special concerns or comments, please contact our campus safety coordinator, Courtney Thibodeaux. You can email her at cthibodeaux@conroeisd.net