Memorial Parkway Elementary School
October 18, 2019
Parent Update
EVENTS COMING UP NEXT WEEK:
- Monday, October 21st-Wellness for Growth
- Tuesday, October 22nd-Panther Learning Academy, 3:30-5:00 pm; Sign Language Classes, 6:30-7:30 pm
- Wednesday, October 23rd-Unity Day, wear orange for bullying awareness; School Store, 10 am-12:30 pm; Secret Book Society, 3:20-4:30 pm; Read, Deed, and Run, 3:20-4:30 pm
- Thursday, October 24th-Wellness for Growth; Art Club, 3:30-4:30 pm; Panther Learning Academy, 3:30-5:00 pm
- Friday, October 25th-ear Spirit shirt, Go Panthers! Author Visit for K-3rd grade, Saadia Faruqi; Student Advisory Board Meeting, 3:20-4:20
Elementary Gifted and Talented Screening Grades 1st-4th
The Gifted and Talented program in Katy ISD serves elementary students with a one day per week pullout program called Challenge. If you would like your 1st - 4th grade child screened for Challenge for the 2020-2021 school year, please request an Elementary Parent Checklist from front desk or the counselor’s office beginning October 16th.
The Elementary Parent Checklist form is also available online from www.katyisd.org. Look under Departments > Gifted and Talented. Completed forms must be returned to the Challenge teacher by Wednesday, October 30, 2019. **PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A MUCH EARLIER DEADLINE THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.**
On October 15th @ 7:00 pm, in room 1200 at the Education Support Complex, a Parent Awareness Session will be held for parents of students in grades 1-4 who are interested in screening their child for the Gifted and Talented (GT) program.
EVENTS COMING UP THE FOLLOWING WEEK:
- Monday, October 28th-Red Ribbon Week; Book Character Parade, 8:00-9:30 am; Altitude Appreciation Night for grades ECSE-2nd Grade, 5-8 pm
- Tuesday, October 29th-Wellness for Growth, 10-1; Panther Learning Academy, 3:30-5:00 pm; Sign Language Classes, 6:30-7:30 pm; Altitude Appreciation Night for 3rd - 5th Grade, 5-8 pm
- Wednesday, October 30th-Secret Book Society, 3:20-4:30 pm; Robotics, 3:20-4:00 pm; Watch D.O.G.S. Kickoff, 6-7 pm; Spirit Night Las Manianitas, 4-9 pm
- Thursday, October 31st-Wear Red for Core Essential, Courage; Author visit, Chris Barton; Wellness for Growth, 10-1; Art Club, 3:20-4:30 pm; Panther Learning Academy, 3:30-5:00 pm
- Friday, November 1st-Wear Spirit shirt, Go Panthers! Report Cards go home
Important Information:
For the safety of the campus, please do not park in fire zones in front of school. All fire zones are painted red and are located near the major entrances of the school. Cars parked in fire zones could be towed or ticketed. Please keep these areas clear for emergency vehicles.
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. To find out more information about Dyslexia click here to view flyer. If you want to know more about Dyslexia, check out the fact sheet.
The PTA is sponsoring the Reflections Contest. If your child is a talented artist, performer, musician, writer, or dancer this contest is for them. Submit your child's application and talent by November 1st. For more information go to the flyer on the MPE Web Site.
From the Nurse, Students in EE over the age of 4 and all Pre-K, K, 1st, 3rd, & 5th grade students will be screened for hearing and vision during the months of September and October. Only students needing a referral to a doctor will be sent home with a letter to the parents.
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Parents please make sure your child reads at least 30 minutes every night. Research says if a student reads every day for at least 20 minutes a day, they will hear 1.8 million words a year, and are more likely to score better than 90% of their peers. Source: https://www.all4kids.org/2017/03/03/importance-reading-children/.
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Did you know you can access all kinds of software applications that can help your child learn math, reading, science and so much more! Go to MyKaty Cloud to learn more.
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As we enter fall, we know we will have rainy days, please be sure your child’s teacher has a rainy day plan for your child. Our campus Rainy Day plan posted on our MPE Campus Web Site at http://bit.do/MPERainyDay. Remember rainy days will be announced at 2:50 pm, so please make sure we have your current email and phone number so you will get a notification.
MPE CHARACTER PARADE
It’s our annual BOOK CHARACTER parade time again. Each year has been more amazing than the last. We want to see what you can do with a little imagination to transform your child into one of their favorite book character! It can be a book that was read at school or one of their favorites from home.
1. Books and costumes need to reflect grade level appropriate materials. Please talk to your child about their choices and remind them that this is not a Halloween costume parade.
o Some example: Harry Potter series, Gary Paulson, R.L. Stein books or maybe the American Girls series would be great for the upper grades and Fly guy, Magic Tree House or Encyclopedia Brown & Katie Woo would be on the middle grade level and of course Picture books are perfect for everybody!
o Topics that involve extreme violence, or a book by an adult level author [ie. Stephen King books] are not elementary level reading materials.
o Inappropriate choices may not participate in the parade.
2. Students should have the book with them during the parade, or a self-made drawing of the book cover.
3. Full face masks may not be worn during the parade.
4. Movie Characters are not allowed unless they are based on a book that the student can carry in the parade.
Important Dates:
1. Monday, October 21st: deadline to turn in entry card that is coming home in take home folder soon, for your Book/Character to your teacher
2. Monday Oct 28th: get ready to rock the MPE Character Parade
Parents are welcome to watch the parade in the designated area in front of the school. We look forward to seeing everyone at the parade!
Altitude MPE Student Appreciation Night
- Monday, October 28th is for students in early childhood through second grade, 5-8 pm
- Tuesday, October 29th is for students in third through fifth grade, 5-8 pm
I hope to see you all there!
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About Us
Established: 1978
School Mascot: Panthers - "Parkway Panther"
School Colors: Black and Gold
MPE fosters an environment where individual differences are accepted and valued. The school houses various district-wide special programs including ECSE, Bilingual Education, Two-way Immersion Program and the Auditory Impaired Program. Due to the nature of the various special language programs at MPE we often have been referred to as the first Trilingual Campus in Katy ISD.
Email: doreenAmartinez@katyisd.org
Website: http://www.katyisd.org/campus/mpe
Location: 21603 Park Tree Lane, Katy, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 237-5850
Facebook: facebook.com/MPElementarySchool
Twitter: @MPElemSchool
2019-2020 PTA Officers & Meeting Dates
PTA Officers
- President - Sarah Gemmell
- 1st Vice President - Amy Lindsey
- 2nd Vice President - Vacant
- 3rd Vice President - Blanca Bagatella
- Treasurer- Holly Smith
- Secretary - Tina Krause
Meeting Dates
- December 12, 2019
- March 26, 2020
- May 7, 2020
*All PTA Meetings will be held in the Cafeteria and start at 6:15 pm
Our MPE PTA needs you! Show your support for our children by joining our PTA!
From the Principal
I am so very happy that you all have been supporting our numerous parental involvement events. The attendance for the PTA Father Daughter Dance literally brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart. I loved seeing our beautiful girls all dressed up and being escorted by their fathers/father figures to the dance. I am sure as the years go by and our little girls grow into young women, they will never forget that magical evening. The PTA has been an amazingly support and with a handful of volunteers, their events are outstanding. I hope you will join PTA because they need your support. They have a lot more activities planned, and they need plenty of volunteers to keep these kinds of events going.
In addition, at the Family Fitness Night, we had a really great turnout even though the Astro's were scheduled to play that evening. Parents, I want you to know that when you attend these parent events, you help our children understand the importance of being a part of a school community. The Family Fitness Night had several community service organizations and businesses who came out to support our school. Our school community is continuing to grow and expand and when we all come together, our children win!
Your Proud Principal,
Dr. Martinez