Parent Newsletter
May
Bilingual Parent Meeting on May 17, 2018 (Please read the letter below)
Important Dates
The month of May:
5/14- 3rd & 4th Grade Math Staar ( No visitors)
5/16- 3rd & 4th Grade Reading Staar ( No visitors)
5/16- 5th Grade Science Staar ( No visitors)
5/17- Mix Match Day (mix clothes)
5/18- Wear clothes backward
5/21- Rainbow Day (wear as many colors)
5/22- Field Day (sack lunches)
5/23 Match Dress ( dress like a friend or group)
5/24- Throwback from 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's
5/25- Cap Day
5/30- 5th-grade award ceremony.
5/31- Last day of school and early release at 12:10
Conduct folders go home every Tuesday, if you don't receive one, please contact the teacher.
MBE spirit shirts are on sale for $8.00. See the attachment.
Reading Corner
You can keep your students’ writing skills active by encouraging them to keep a journal throughout the summer. It is a quick daily activity where your student can record their thoughts and memories from the fun experiences throughout the summer. Not all entries need to be big moments, they can write about something they saw in nature that day or even a drawing they made during the day. Overall, the important idea is that they continue developing their writing skills and share their writing with someone else.
Math Corner
New York Times Article
“5 Ways to Help Your Kids Not Stink at Math”
In the July 2014 New York Times article, Elizabeth Green discusses ways to support your child’s mathematics skills and understanding that they need for the 21st century.
• Have your child explain her or his thinking and to listen to what mistakes your child is making rather than correcting mistakes.
• Do the everyday math you do out loud so that your child can hear you think and see how math is used in the real world. Using
• Use pictures to represent the problem’s including using dot representations of arrays helps to develop the understanding behind the algorithms.
• Combine memorization and understanding, making each one stronger.
• Introduce complex ideas earlier by asking questions to promote thinking.
For more about how to support your child’s learning, read the full article at
https://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/5-ways-to-help-your-kid-not-stink-at-math/
Counselor's Corner
Sit down with your kids and watch how Artie and the Big Idea Experience Team learns about waiting until later for what you want now!
Clinic Corner
Seasonal Allergies
It is that time of year! Seasonal allergy symptoms can include red/itchy eyes, watering of eyes, eye swelling, sore throat, runny noses, and sneezing.
If you know your child has severe seasonal allergies and needs to take medication, please try to give it to them at home to avoid worsening of symptoms at school.
There are many over the counter medications for children that can help with these symptoms or contact your physician for a recommendation.
Thanks so much!
Nurse Marianne
Profile of a Graduate
Profile of Graduate for Second Grade
Equipped with skills for life.
® We implement rigorous instruction
® We teach them how to have respect for themselves and others
A servant leader
We teach them to:
® Take ownership of actions and responsibilities
® Come to school with a good attitude and open mind
An Effective Communicator
We teach them to:
® Communicate appropriately and effectively (in both speaking and writing)
® To be active listeners
A Critical Thinker
We teach them to:
® Be problem solvers that learn from their mistakes instead of giving up
® “If you mess up don’t give up”
A compassionate citizen
We teach them to:
® Empathize with their peers
® Treat our classroom as a safe community
A collaborative team member
We teach them to:
® Work together and problem solve while enriching their knowledge
A Life-long Learner
® We relate instruction to real-life situations to help them strive to become life learners.
Lunch Times
Pre-K PM- 11:50-12:20
K- 10:15-10:45
1st-12:00- 12:30
2nd- 1:00-1:30
3rd- 10:45-11:15
4th- 10:30-11:00
5th- 11:15-11:45
Out class Schedule
1st- 9:50-10:40
2nd- 10:40-11;30
3rd- 12:50-1:40
4th- 1:40-2:30
5th- 2:30-3:20
Dismissal Procedures
Kinder through Second grade will be dismissed at the front of the building.
Third grade through Fifth grade will be dismissed on the side of the cafeteria.
Walkers:
Students who are walkers (Beechnut, Lobera, & Soneto) will be released and escorted by school staff across the street to their designated locations. Parents, guardians or older siblings are no longer able to pick the walkers by the tree, bike rack, and doors to ensure student safety.
Bus riders-
At Mission Bend Elementary we only have one school bus. We recommend having an adult receive students younger than seven at the bus stop to ensure safety.
Car Tags
Rewards for Perfect Attendance and No tardies
Good Discipline Dance
If you would like to help decorate the dance, please contact Ms. Spears @ 281-634-4243
Volunteers Needed
You may also contact Ms. Hitchman, our Title I Parent Educator @ 281-634-4258.
Mission Bend Elementary
Website: www.fortbendisd.com/MBE
Location: 16200 Beechnut Street, Houston, TX, United States
Phone: 281-634-4240