Mrs. Mathe's Message
We had a great week this week at Powell! Our 4th grade students got to visit Mitchell and Collins Intermediate schools to learn about all they have in store for them next year. This is such an exciting time of year when we look into the future and realize, summer is almost here! But we must remain focused as we still have 7 weeks to make a great impact with our students. For this momma, I feel like I have blinked and my baby girl is already leaving my nest at the elementary level! Parents, it goes by so fast, take time to soak up all these moments while they are still little!
My hope for this weekend is that the weather clears enough to be able to enjoy a few nice spring days outside over the 4 day weekend! See you all on Tuesday, April 11th when school resumes.
My apologies, I realized not all PAWS-itive Award pictures were posted last week, so I left the link below to all of the award recipients.
Penny War Results
We had a great time this week battling it out for the top donating grade level in our 2nd annual Penny Wars. Students had fun competing with the other grade levels, all the while raising funds for a worthy cause. In total, as a community, we raised $2,030.30!!!!!! All of these donations will go straight to Gigi's Playhouse to help support their mission of providing opportunities for individuals with down syndrome.
Thank you all for participating and helping teach our children the importance of giving back to our community.
Congratulations to 3rd Grade on your first place WIN! We will celebrate with an extra recess and popsicles!!!
Grade Level Final Points
Kindergarten: 1,022
1st Grade: 2,153
2nd Grade: 1,784
3rd Grade: 9,200
4th Grade: 569
Car Rider Sign Request
Lunch Times
3rd Grade: 11:30-12:00
1st Grade: 11:50-12:20
2nd Grade: 12:10-12:40
Kindergarten: 12:30- 1:00
Counselor's Corner
GT Students:
The 2022-23 GT Expo will be May 11 from 5:45-6:30 for students (Kindergarten - 4th grade) that are in the Gifted and Talented Program. Students will present their independent research projects that they have been diligently working on this school year.
GT Testing:
Summer GT testing is available for students that did not test during the 2022-2023 school year. If you would like your child to take the GT test, please email Shawn Nixon at snixon@conroeisd.net to request a referral packet. The CogAT and IOWA tests will be given at Bush Elementary May 30 - June 1 from 8:00 - 11:00. Referral packets are due to Mrs. Nixon by May 26.
Spelling Bee:
We are excited to announce that Powell Elementary will have a Spelling Bee for our 1st - 4th grade students. There will be a class winner from every homeroom in grades 1-2 and two winners per switch class in grades 3-4. A list of words will be sent home on Tuesday, April 11 for students to practice for the Class Spelling Bee.
All class winners will advance to the Champion Spelling Bee on May 15th. There will be a primary elementary winner from grades 1 & 2 and an upper elementary winner from grades 3 & 4. Class winners will receive an additional word list on April 24.
April 11 - 16 Practice at home
April 17 - 20 Class Spelling Bee
April 24 - May 14 Practice at home for students advancing to the Champion Spelling Bee
May 15 Champion Spelling Bee
Save the date! The Spring Book Fair is coming!
Book Fair Dates: April 17-21
Shopping Hours: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm (April 17-20)
8:30 am to 1:00 pm (April 21)
Special Events: Family Event, April 20, 6:15-8:00 pm
We need volunteers!
Sign up to help and get a discount at the book fair!!
Want to Recognize your Child's Teacher?
One great way to share words of encouragement, gratefulness and/or special recognition is by submitting a TAE for one of our staff members. This can be done through Parent Access Center (PAC).
Do you want to recognize an AWESOME Powell teacher? If so, follow the steps below:
- Log in to Parent Access.
- Click on communication.
- Choose Staff/Teacher excellence from the drop down menu.
- Select the employee to receive recognition from the drop down menu.
- Click create TAE.
- Click any of the pre-populated choices that apply.
- Type any additional comments in the Additional Comment box.
- Click the box labeled Create Teachers Achieving Excellence button.
- Done!
Our Mission and Vision
Mission:
At Powell Elementary, we are dedicated to providing a positive learning environment that empowers students to strive for excellence, accept others, and treat everyone with kindness. Our goal is to encourage all students to persevere academically and be responsible citizens in our school, community, and the world around them!
Vision:
The vision of Powell Elementary is to be a supportive, inclusive and intentional school community through:
- collaboration that provides consistent instructional practices to ensure daily learning and individual growth;
- focused instruction with high expectations that meets the needs of a diverse student population;
- cooperative partnerships with staff, parents, and the community to ensure a safe learning environment; and
- fostering compassion and character development through strong classroom communities.
Email: contactpowell@conroeisd.net
Website: powell.conroeisd.net
Location: 7332 Cochrans Crossing Drive, Spring, TX, USA
Phone: 936-709-1700
Twitter: @PowellCISD
