Wampus Cat News
Itasca ISD May 2021
May Events
May 4-7 HS Science, Math, SS EOC
May 6-7 State Track Meet
May 6 MS Science STAAR
May 7 MS Social Studies STAAR/Gen TX day to celebrate seniors 10am SEC/Hill College Registration Day
May 10 School Board Meeting 7pm Library/IHS Spring Concert
May 11 3-8 Math STAAR
May 12 3-8 Reading STAAR
May 13 5th gr Science STAAR/ Athletic Awards Ceremony
May 18 MS Award Ceremony
Elem/MS Gifted and Talented Student Showcase 5:30 Library
May 18-20 Senior Finals
May 19 Elem Awards
May 20 Athletic Physicals/NHS Blood Drive/IHS Awards Ceremony in Evening
May 21 No School/FFA Banquet
May 24-27 Senior Week
May 25 Itasca's Got Talent- PM
May 27 Early Release 1:00pm
May 28 Early Release 1:00pm/Graduation
Congratulations and Good Luck to Devonte Grisham State Track Meet Participant
Keeping the Brain Active During Summer Break
1. Teach kids to cook with the step-by-step lessons and recipes at Cooking With Kids. The site also includes measurement reminders, safety tips, and suggestions for involving kids in the cooking process.
2. Read aloud The Paper Crane by Molly Bang. Then introduce the art of paper folding by printing and following the instructions for How to Make an Origami Crane. Younger children: Try making a fish.
3. Cool down by making Ice Cream in a Bag. The simple technique produces delicious ice cream in about 5 minutes. What ice cream varieties will you and your child concoct?
4. Hang a white sheet outside at night and shine a light on it. Observe the variety of insects it draws. To identify some of those nighttime visitors, explore links such as this one or read the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders.
5. Take a virtual CampusTour of colleges and universities your high school student might be considering. Tour the schools' grounds, look at maps, view videos and photos, and request information about those institutions of higher learning. If you don't have Internet access at home, take your tour at the local library.
You can find more ideas at https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev073.shtml
Celebrating Teachers and Nurse Rea
We are blessed with the best Wampus Cat teaching staff and school nurse. Teachers play a critical role in educating and shaping our children: the future leaders of our country. They are kind, patient, hard-working, dedicated, and understanding professionals who help mold our children and guide them in positive directions. Thank you teachers!
We are so thankful to have Nurse Rea leading our health services. School nurses play an integral role in bridging health and education to improve each child’s cognitive, physical, social and emotional development.
Thank you Nurse Rea
We appreciate our staff
Thank you Teachers
Athletic Physicals Reminder
Free Athletic Physicals!
Thursday May 20th, 2021
Itasca ISD has partnered with Virtual Care for Families to provide virtual medical care for our students here at Itasca ISD. As a benefit Virtual Care for Families would like to provide FREE physicals for our students participating in extracurricular activities that require a physical on Thursday May 20th, 2021.
For your student to qualify for the free physical your student must be enrolled in the Virtual Care for Families program through Itasca ISD.
Due to UIL COVID guidelines during the 2020-2021 school year every student participating in Athletics will be required to have a physical for the 2021-2022 school year. This is a great opportunity to be proactive and have our student-athletes prepared for the 2021-2022 school year.
Please see the enrollment links below to enroll your student-athlete today!!
English Enrollment Link- https://urgentcarekids.formstack.com/forms/itascaisd_registration_english
Spanish Enrollment Link- https://urgentcarekids.formstack.com/forms/itascaisd_registration_espanol
Reminders
- Parents have the opportunity to enroll students in Virtual Health Care. This can help students to get medical care while at school. Registration Link: https://urgentcarekids.formstack.com/forms/itascaisd_registration_english
- Please contact Nurse Rea if you have questions about the Virtual Health Care at srea@itascaisd.net
- As we work to reduce our COVID exposure, please do not send students to school if someone in the home is being tested or if the student is showing symptoms of COVID-19. Students can be moved to virtual learning while waiting for results.
- Please let the campus office know if your students plan to return from virtual learning at the start of the next grading period.
Staying Connected!
One of our goals is to keep our school community informed and involved in Itasca ISD. We have several ways for you to stay connected.
- Download the Itasca ISD App from your device app store. You can get push button notifications as they are sent.
- Keep your contact information up to date in the campus office so that you receive campus/district call out information.
- Check out our website along with the family support site updated with our most current information for both remote and onsite learners. https://sites.google.com/itascaisd.net/20-21guideforfamilies/home
Itasca ISD
Email: 2020info@itascaisd.net
Website: itascaisd.org
Location: 123 North College Street, Itasca, TX, USA
Phone: 254-687-2922
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itascaisdnews
Twitter: @itascaisdnews