News From The Nest
April 5, 2024
McGown Night At The Astros Game
Solar Eclipse
We can't wait to watch the eclipse with students on Monday. A huge thank you to Bridgeland
MUD 419 for providing eclipse viewing glasses for every student and staff member. We love working with our community partners to provide special experiences for our students. Thank you again Bridgeland MUD 419!
Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration
McGown Student Showcase
The Student Showcase committee has created a digital format to highlight our McGown Owls. Take a look at 4th grade’s hats celebrating all things Texas!
Student Leaders In Action
Take a look at our Parliament celebrating EGGcellent teachers. Parliament members stuffed eggs with encouraging notes for teachers' mailboxes. What an "owl"mazing group of student leaders!
McGown Safety Patrol members are always working to keep McGown students safe during arrival and dismissal every day. Thank you Safety Patrol!
5th Grade News
Middle School: K-Level Letters
An informational video regarding K-Level classes will be posted on the McGown Counselors’ Corner website and sent home via email from homeroom teachers on Tuesday, April 9th. If your child qualifies for K-Level courses in 6th Grade, they will also receive a letter on April 9th. Course verification will take place through the HAC April 22-30.
April Character Trait
Testing News
Learn more about state assessments and find resources for your child at:
www.texasassessment.gov/families
Resources at texasassessment.gov include:
Information about all state assessment programs
Practice Tests Login
Find-a-Book Tool
Released Tests
SPEDTEX (Special Education information)
Support for Emergent Bilingual Students
Practice STAAR Test Log-in Instructions:
Navigate to texasassessment.gov and click on the Practice Tests Log-in tile
Skip the toggles and click on the green “Sign In” button (see picture →)
Select the grade level and then the test you prefer
Select the “test attributes” (also called “accommodations” on IEP or 504 documents) for your child (see picture and details below)
Auto Text-to-Speech reads questions and answer choices in order, with the student being able to choose when/what is read
Basic TI Calculator is an embedded calculator available for students with an accommodation for “calculation aids”
Content and Language Supports is an accommodation for students with a documented reading deficiency where “pop-ups” are available with pictures and simplified text
Text-to-Speech reads questions and answer choices when prompted by the student
Notes About Testing Accommodations:
Not all students are eligible for testing accommodations. Accommodations must be approved through an IEP, 504, RTI, or LPAC committee and are based on criteria set by TEA (the Texas Education Agency).
Other accommodations (such as spelling assistance and speech-to-text) are available on the live STAAR test, but not on the practice site.
All students can change the color of their screen, adjust the mouse pointer, or Zoom in/out on their STAAR test.
The Family Portal:
The Family Portal is a tool for parents and guardians to access their child’s state assessments results, including:
An overview of your student’s performance on each assessment
Results broken down by “reporting category”
Results broken down by test question
Your child's actual responses and a rationale for each answer choice
Resources to help your child understand the content included in the test
To access The Family Portal through the CFISD Home Access Center, follow these steps:
Go to www.cfisd.net, and choose the Home Access Center (HAC) tab on top of the screen.
Click on the Parent Portal Login icon and enter your CFISD parent portal username and password. (If you need assistance with your account, please contact the CFISD technology help desk at 281-897-4357.)
Once signed in select the "Home Access Center" icon.
Choose the "School Links" tab.
Choose the "State Test Results Access" link.
Review the information and choose "English" or "Spanish" to access results.
These buttons will take you to the TEA Family Portal where you can access your student's scores.
More Resources:
See a copy of our district telecommunications letter regarding state testing HERE.
Students must bring their charged Chromebooks 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
All library books will be due on Friday, May 10. Lost book notices will begin coming home the week of May 20th. All payments will be made on SchoolCashOnline.com.
Our final birthday books of the year will take place on May 3. We will host any birthdays that have not yet been celebrated. The final deadline to purchase a birthday book is April 25. We will not be able to accommodate purchases after the deadline. Thank you so much for your understanding and support.
Name That Book 3rd Grade Team Competed at District
Clinic News
Visitors
Important Dates and FAQs
April 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
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