Mott News
May 14, 2022
School Hours - 7:35 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Doors Open: 7:05 a.m. Instruction Begins: 7:20 a.m. Tardy Bell Rings: 7:35 a.m.
Picking up early? Please do so by 2:00 p.m.
From the Principal
Mott Owl Families,
Monday and Tuesday are STAAR Testing days for our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. They have worked so hard all year, and now they get to show what they know. Please help set them up for success by doing the following:
- Make sure they go to bed at a time on Sunday and Monday night that allows them a full night's rest.
- Send a healthy snack with them. We are providing goldfish and fruit snacks for all testers, but extra snacks from home are also allowed. Please make sure it is a snack that doesn't make their fingers messy, as they are taking the test on their Chromebooks.
- Send their water bottle.
- Tell them that you are proud of them, you believe in them, and you know they are going to give their best effort. They've got this!
Stay safe and well,
Tammy Rebecek
Field Day May 20th Volunteers Needed and Important Reminders
A few very important reminders...
We will have a shirt for them to change into for the morning but please send them in shorts or something easy to run in and tennis shoes.
- Wear sunscreen! If they can not apply it themselves you will need to apply at home, we are not allowed to apply it for them.
- A hat to shade their face is a good idea. Please put their name on it.
- Bring a water bottle. Please send your child with a full water bottle for this day as we will be outside.
Lunch Schedule ( Lunch will be in class and 3rd and Prek have different times)
*3rd 10:45- 11:15 2nd 11:45-12:15
4th 10:55- 11:30 Kinder 12:15- 12:45
5th 11:00- 11:35 1st 12:25- 12:50
* Prek 11:30- 12:00
We are looking for volunteers please consider signing up to help.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49AFAC2FA0FDC34-volunteers
STAAR Testing Very Important Information
If you have a student testing please try not to schedule appointments on those days. It is also important that students are at school on time. Testing protocols will start promptly at 7:45.
Grades 3rd-5th Math May 16
Grades 3rd-5th Reading May 17
STAAR Makeups May 18 and 19
Lunch Volunteers
End of Year Awards and Class Parties
TIME CHANGE FOR PRE-K
2022-2023 School Enrollment
Enrollment for students new to Mott for the 2022-2023 school year has begun. All of the information needed, including the forms that must be completed can be found at this link: https://www.pfisd.net/domain/232 Existing Pre-K students will need to re-enroll for kindergarten and provide one proof of residency and an undated shot record. If your child is a current K-5 student at Mott, you do not need to re-enroll.
Enrolling new students before the end of the school year is very important, because we base staffing numbers on enrollment numbers. If we need more teachers, we would want to know that now instead of knowing that in August. Please pass this information along to all your new neighbors!
Please contact our registrar, Mr. Ray, for any enrollment questions. steven.ray@pfisd.net or 512-594-4738
Summer Skill Practice Enrichment for Students
As parents begin making plans for preventing the "summer slide", IXL has prepared resources to make that easy and fun.
Parent Handouts This one-page parent PDF includes login information, directions on choosing skills, and how to view progress. (Bonus: they are available in both English and Spanish!)
Summer Skill Plans are created as a set of plans that provide 20 days worth of skill recommendations for both enrichment and remediation, with a focus on challenging, summative skills that cover critical topics for each grade level in order to get students ready for the new school year:
- For Enrichment - Summer Adventures - Daily themed adventures that allow students to explore Math & ELA in grades K-1, and Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies skills in grades 2-8.
- For Remediation - Summer Boost: Math & ELA - Four weeks of IXL skills for solidifying essential Math & ELA concepts for students in K-12.
* For both plans, students should select their grade for the upcoming fall (e.g., rising third graders should use the third grade plan).
PTO
Assistant Principal: Sjoukje.Brown@pfisd.net
Counselor: Reagan.Portillo@pfisd.net
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