Stevenson Family Newsletter
September 2021
Stevenson's Mission
Stevenson's Vision
Stevenson's Core Values
Dear Stevenson Community,
Please review the information and updates for our school community below. All of this information will be covered in more detail tomorrow during our September Virtual Coffee with the Principal at 9:00 AM.
As always, please reach out if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at our September Virtual Coffee with the Principal!
Respectfully,
Christyn McCloskey, Principal
Parent Communication
Mastery Checks
Communication Modes
- Monthly newsletter
- Monthly parent meeting (Coffee with the Principal)
- Weekly emails from your student (Mastery Checks)
- Intermittent phone calls from teachers, administrators, office staff, and the nurse to relay important information pertaining to your student.
- Text messages for quick updates
We do our best to coordinate our efforts and prevent you from getting duplicate calls or information. Please be patient with us and let us know if you have any concerns with our communication. We are here to support our school community and ensure a positive experience for our students and families.
Feedback Request
COVID Updates
If your student is identified as a close contact to a presumed positive or confirmed positive individual:
- If the student is vaccinated, they will not need to quarantine and can stay in class. Please monitor student for symptoms over the following week.
- If the student is not vaccinated, the student will be removed from class and will wait for a parent or guardian to pick them up.
- Student will be enrolled in Temporary Online Learning. Student will receive a confirmation email with their schedule and instructions to log in.
- Specific quarantine instructions will be communicated to parents. Information will include the length of quarantine, earliest date student can test for COVID, and earliest date of return to school.
COVID Vocabulary:
- Presumed Positive: individual is displaying one or more COVID symptoms, but has not tested positive
- Confirmed Positive: individual has tested positive for COVID
- Close Contact: student was within 6 feet of presumed or confirmed positive individual for 15 minutes or longer within a 24 hour period.
Temporary Online Learning:
- We are working diligently to ensure all students who are required to quarantine are enrolled in Temporary Online Learning before the end of the school day.
- If your student does not receive a confirmation email with their TOL schedule, please ask them to email Emma.Guerra@houstonisd.org so she can check on their registration.
- Students must attend all 4 classes, but official attendance is taken at 10 AM - please make sure students are logged in at 10 AM to be counted present.
After School Activities
UIL Sports
- Cheerleading
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Baseball/Softball
- Track & Cross Country
Clubs
- Afterschool activities/clubs will be announced by teachers starting in October.
- Clubs will include UIL academics, robotics, anime, band, and many many more!
- All clubs will end by 5:10 PM Monday - Thursday.
Tutorials
- After-School Tutorials will be in-person from 4:10 - 5:10 PM Monday through Thursday. A schedule will be published the last week in September and begin the first week in October.
- Saturday Tutorials will be in-person and virtual from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM each Saturday beginning in October.
Save the Date!
September 3: Coffee with the Principal
If you can't make it - no worries! The video and PowerPoint will be posted on our SMS website later that afternoon.
September 8: Open House
Event Details:
- Date: Wednesday, September 8
- Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- Mode: Virtual
- Structure: There will be eight 15-minute segments beginning at 5:30 PM. Teachers will re-start their informational presentation and question and answer sessions every 15 minutes so parents will have the opportunity to visit each teacher.
- How: Utilize the link below to access the the landing page for Stevenson's Open House. From there, you will find links to each teacher's virtual meeting, informational videos, and a schedule.
No School:
- September 6th (Labor Day)
- September 16th (Fall Holiday)
- September 17th (Teacher Service Day)
- October 4th (Teacher Service Day)
Helpful Links
School Information
Dress Code
Students are required to adhere to the Stevenson dress code. Please refer to our school dress code policy on page 20 - 21 in the Student & Parent Handbook.
Stevenson Grading Policy
Meet the Stevenson Administrative Team!
Christyn McCloskey
Huy Bui
Leonard Johnson
Christine Velasquez
christine.velasquez@houstonisd.org
Ama Mpiani
Office of School Culture Administrator
ampiani@houstonisd.orgNichole Quinones
Bertha Espinosa-Garza
Sylvia DeLeon
Lori Espinosa
Sharae James
Keep in touch!
Email: cmcclosk@houstonisd.org
Website: www.houstonisd.org/StevensonMS
Location: 9595 Winkler Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 713.943.5700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smsdragons1/
Twitter: @WIStevensonMS