News From The Nest
March 1, 2024
Principal Updates
McGown Night At The Astros Game
Spring Break
Destination Imagination
McGown Elementary had 13 Destination Imagination teams compete at the regional contest on Saturday, February 17th at Dulles High School. We had two teams place, one of which qualified for the State Competition. Thank you to the parents who let us share this "owl"mazing news!
Time Blasters:
3rd Graders:
Rayansh Saxena
Aadhav Srinivasan
Aryan Deme
Cypress Problem Creators- 3rd Place
3rd Graders:
Meera Rajashekar
Reyansh Kulkarni
Ray Liu
Fabulous 5- 2nd Place- Advancing to State on April 12-13
4th Graders:
Dhyeya Alla
Sriaadhya Chukkapalli
Iris Pan
Helaine Sarah Walter Selvasingh
Sai Nandhana Vijayan
Lunch Visitors
We were so excited to start welcoming lunch visitors in October. Although we do have an increased number of students and limited space in the cafeteria, after observing lunches the first semester we decided to increase our lunch visitor number to 12 per day beginning in January (on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) to allow for a few more visitors per month. In order to make sure we are prepared for each day's lunch visitors, a Sign-up Genius will be sent out via School Messenger and Remind on Monday, March 4 at 10:00 a.m. for the months of March and April. Please make sure you only sign up for one slot per child, per sign up, as we want to make sure every parent has an opportunity. We will not be able to accommodate visitors who haven't signed up. Thank you for your support.
3rd-5th Grade Parent Night
Playground News
Chick-Fil-A Community Care Night
McGown Student Showcase
The Student Showcase committee has created a digital format to highlight our McGown Owls. Take a look at the February Solar System Projects by 3rd grade.
Counselors' Corner
March Character Trait
Testing News
The spring semester is underway and with that comes state testing. Below are some dates you may want to mark on your calendar:
Students must bring their charged Chromebook to school to participate in testing. To help your child prepare for testing, please ensure that they have a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast on the morning of a test. You can alleviate test anxiety by encouraging their best efforts and reassuring them not to worry about the tests.
Please contact the McGown Testing Coordinator, Danielle Thomas, at Danielle.Thomas@cfisd.net if you have questions about state or national testing programs.
Words From the Library
Name That Book School Update
We are so proud of our students who competed in the school NTB Competition. Congratulations to our winning 3rd Grade team: Chloe B, Chloe F, Celine, Jack, Simon, and Ananya. They will compete against other CFISD campuses on the evening of March 26 at the Berry Center. We would love to have you come cheer them on!
Book Fair
What a hoot! Book Fair was absolutely incredible this year. I hope it brought everyone a little joy each day as you passed the library. I am so grateful for the help and support of our parents, of our school staff, and of our admin team. I am so excited to announce that we sold almost $45,000. How incredible! I believe at McGown we are truly promoting a love of books and I am so grateful to be a part of each kid’s library experience. Thank you for supporting our library!
Read Across America is coming! Please join us in celebrating our love of books during the week of March 4th.
Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night
A huge thank you to all of our McGown families who attended our 1st ever Spring Creek BBQ Night! It was an "owl"mazing event. Our top three classes were:
Mrs. Lee- 2nd Grade
Mrs. Lopez- 2nd Grade
Ms. Newport- 5th Grade
Thank you again for your support, and we can't wait to see everyone at our next Spring Creek event in the Fall!
Visitors
Important Dates and FAQs
March Events
Stay Connected
We want to stay connected with you! Please visit our website at www.cfisd.net, select schools and then McGown Elementary. This will take you to our website. We will also regularly post photos and news on the Official McGown Facebook and Twitter pages. To locate our pages, search @CFISDMcGown.
Our VIPS are now on Instagram! Follow their page @mcgownVIPS for up-to-date news and stories about the "owl"mazing things happening at McGown.
About Us
Email: mcgown@cfisd.net
Website: https://www.cfisd.net/McGown
Location: 21211 Tuckerton Road, Cypress, TX, USA
Phone: 832-349-7700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cfisdmcgown
Twitter/X: @cfisdmcgown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcgownvips/