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McFee Elementary - October 2022
Welcome Back to School
Our new student hours for the 2022-2023 school year are 8:15 AM to 3:40 PM. Doors will open to admit students at 7:55 AM. Please do not drop your child(ren) off before 7:55 AM; leaving students unattended without adult supervision is dangerous.
-No Lunch Deliveries for Students
Technology
Parents, please help us by making sure students charge their laptops every night at home. We do not have charging stations at school to support many students charging.
Immunization Records
Students must be up to date on their shot records. If you receive a call or letter from our nurse requesting updated records, please bring them to Meet the Teacher so we can bring your bring your records current. Students with past due shot records will not be allowed to attend school; it's the law.
Breakfast/Lunch
-No Lunch Deliveries for Students
Important Information for Parents
- Morning Arrival - Student arrival begins at 7:55 AM. Parents who arrive after 8:15 AM or after must park and escort their child to the front office and sign them in. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- Car Riders - Not every child can be dropped off in front of the door, so we ask that you have your child ready to exit the vehicle as soon as the car line stops. Students should have their backpacks on and be prepared to leave the car when instructed by staff.
- School ends at 3:40 PM.
- Changes in transportation - Send a note to your child's teacher if you are making a temporary change in transportation. Transportation change requests must be written and contain the parent's signature and phone number. For safety reasons, we will not accept transportation changes via phone calls, emails, or text messages; we will not honor changes after 3:00 PM.
- Early Pick-up- Only Individuals listed on the Late Arrival/Early Dismissal cards will be allowed to pick up students. All staff members go home to their families at 4:00 PM. If you cannot pick up your child at 3:40 PM, you must notify your emergency contact designated by you on the emergency contact to pick up your son/daughter. You, not school personnel, are responsible for childcare after 3:40 PM, so please plan ahead for emergencies.
ID BADGES
All McFee students are required to have two IDs; one id will be on their backpack, and the other will be on a lanyard that students must wear every day. The ID badge is used to get lunch, check out books at the library, and reward Dojo points to students for following directions. If your son/daughter loses his/her ID, he/she must pay to replace it. The cost to replace a student ID badge is $5.00.
Afternoon Car Rider Line
Car Rider line starts on Plantation Cove Lane and extends to Forest Drive. You are not allowed to make a left turn and enter the car rider line from Plantation Cove Lane.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- October 05, 2021, McFee Fundraiser Ends; Fall Picture Day
- October 10-14, 2022, Scholastic Book Fair
- October 19, 2022, Breast Cancer Awareness Day; Students and Staff wear Pink
- October 21, 2022, Fall Fair
- October 21, 2022, First Grading Period Ends
- October 24, 2022, No School for Students - Teacher Work Day
- October 28, 2022, Book Character Parade
- November 04, 2022, Parent/Teacher Conferences End
- November 7 & 8, Student Holiday - McFee Closed
- December 13, 2022, Children's 1st Grade Winter Program @ 5:30 PM
- December 16, 2022, McFee Winter Party & Class Program from 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM*
- December 17 thru January 2, 2023 - Winter Break
- January 03, 2023, Students Back to School
* You can access your child's report card online; McFee no longer issues paper report cards.
* You must preregister for a Visitor's Pass at the beginning if you'd like to attend the Class Parties.
Dress Code for the School Year:
- Friday: Spirit Shirts and Crocs. We’re going to “Croc it Out” every Friday. Students will receive jibbitz as prizes for excellent behavior and good grades
- Crop tops, sagging pants with underwear, hoodies, and short shorts are not allowed.
From the Behavior Coach
Clinic Notes
A healthy school community requires parents and schools to partner with each other. To prevent/minimize local outbreaks of contagious disease, parents must keep children who have an illness that can be spread from person to person at home, and CFISD school nurses will exclude students with symptoms of a communicable illness from school attendance. Please be aware of the following guidelines for school attendance:
- COVID-19: Refer to the CFISD LEAD Safely plan for students who are experiencing symptoms or have tested positive. Please call the clinic with any lab or home test results for students.
- Fever: A child must remain home with fever equal to or > 100° F and may only return after he/she has been fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine such as Tylenol or Motrin.
- Diarrhea/Vomiting: A child with continuing diarrhea and/or vomiting must stay at home and may return to school only after being symptom-free for 24 hours.
- Rashes: Common infectious diseases with rashes are most contagious in the early stages. A child with a suspicious rash must stay at home and may return to school after a health care provider has made a diagnosis and authorizes the child's return to school in writing or symptoms have resolved completely.
- Head lice (pediculosis): Students who have an active case of live lice may attend school only after treatment which eliminates all live lice. Head lice do not jump or fly and are most commonly contracted by head-to-head touch. Head lice are common in school-aged children, so parents should routinely monitor children for live lice and teach the avoidance of behaviors that spread lice.
- Extra clothes: In all grade levels, please send a complete change of clothes in your child's backpack in case they are needed for any reason during the day.
- Medications: Per CFISD policy, all medication must be brought to the clinic by a parent/guardian, where written consent to administer the medication will be obtained. Prescription medication must be in the original bottle, and nonprescription medication must be in the original, unopened container.
- Eyeglasses: If your child has prescription glasses, please ensure they wear them to school each day. Healthy vision is a critical part of learning well in school.
October Counselors’ Update
College Week: October 3-7
This week we will highlight different Career & College paths with different in-class activities and dress up days.
Monday 10/3 - McFee Shirt & Jeans
Tuesday 10/4 - Any College Shirt & Jeans
Wednesday 10/5 - Dress for Success (Picture Day)
Thursday 10/6 - College Sorority/Fraternity or Sports Shirt & Jeans
Friday 10/7 - Hispanic Heritage: Dress in your cultural attire!
Red Ribbon Week: October 25-28
This week we will discuss reasons to stay away from drugs. At McFee we are drug free! We will participate in various activities during T-Time and have dress up days.
Tuesday 10/25 - Red Ribbon Week Kick Off - Wear Red!
Wednesday 10/26 - We are too cool for drugs! - Wear a hat and/or sunglasses!
Thursday 10/27 - Don’t let drugs tie you down! - Wear a tie and/or tie-dye!
Friday 10/28 - Making good decisions builds “character!” - Book Character Parade
Bringing Out the Best: BOTB is a character development program that is introduced monthly to all students at McFee. Each word presented helps students develop values to shape students to be the best they can be. This month’s character trait is Integrity.
GT Testing: CURRENT CFISD STUDENTS Gifted and Talented Screening Referrals are due by Nov. 30, 2022 for the mid-year testing cycle. If you feel your child is academically gifted, please contact your child’s teacher to request testing. More information can be found at https://www.cfisd.net/domain/2373.
Counselors’ Corner Website: Visit our website to learn more about your school counselors, to refer your child to see us, and to read about all the different programs we facilitate through the school counseling program. You can access it through the McFee website by clicking Parents & Students and going to option, “Counselors’ Corner” or by going directly to:
https://sites.google.com/cfisd.net/mcfee-counseling
Watch D.O.G.S. and Parent Volunteers:
Watch D.O.G.S. is a program in which we allow parents to volunteer to shadow their students for a day and help out in several areas around the school. Once you sign up, you will receive more information with how to schedule a time to come and what will be expected of you. If you are interested in being a part of McFee Watch D.O.G.S. please fill out the form linked below:
Parent Volunteers will be put on an email list in which we will send out communication periodically with different volunteer opportunities, such as Work Basket Wednesdays, Classroom Parties, and preparing for/participating in different evening events. If you are interested in being a Parent Volunteer please fill out this form linked below:
Contact Us: Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s social-emotional and academic well being. We are here to help!
Your counselors for -
Grades PK-2nd and ECSE: Leslie Turner, leslie.turner@cfisd.net 281-463-5394 (Option 2)
Grades 3rd-5th and Life Skills: Katy Netz, katheryn.netz@cfisd.net, 281-463-5394 (Option 1)
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