Mathis Elementary Weekly Update
March 22 - March 26
Upcoming Dates
- Teachers are teaching class and students are learning at 7:45 each morning.
- Tardies are counted daily at 7:50 am.
- Dismissal for Pre-K/Kinder students is at 3:00 pm.
- Dismissal for 1-3 Grade students is at 3:15 pm.
- Pre-K/Kinder students are dropped off and picked up at the Early Scholars building.
- No food items or gifts will be accepted for birthday or holiday celebrations.
- Mar. 29: Updated Spring Picture Day for Pre-K/Kinder/1st Grade
- Mar. 30: Updated Spring Picture Day for 2nd/3rd Grade
- April 2: Student/Teacher Holiday
Principal's Corner
Hello,
Welcome back after a long restful Spring Break week. We are excited to have everyone back on campus. Our next break will be at Easter for a long weekend.
We will continue to work hard to get kiddos where they need to be so they can be successful in the next grade level. Teachers are requiring students to attend afterschool tutorials if they are at risk of being retained. Please make sure they are attending tutorials so we do not have to have that conversation at the end of the year.
Our attendance has declined and we need to get it back to 97%. Try and make appointments late in the afternoon or on days we are not in school. If they are absent from school, please call the office and pick up their missed work.
We are continuing to offer Covid-19 testing for our students at the old McCraw JR High in the back and you must enter through Lee Street from 8:30-12 as well as on campus testing. All students must have a Parent Permission slip before we can test.
Always,
Mrs. Pittman
Morning Procedures
- Drop off 7:15 a.m.-7:45 a.m. (both buildings)
- Bus students will enter through the front (sanitize hands at door)
- Drop off students will have temperature checks prior to departing their vehicle and entering the school (sanitize hands at door)
PreK and Kinder students are dropped off at the Early Scholars building located on 516 E. Saint Mary's St. (Drop off time is 7:15 to 7:45 am and pickup is at 3 pm.)
PreK and Kinder will eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Early Scholar's building.
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade will proceed directly to the classrooms for breakfast (no lingering in the hallways keeping 6-foot distance)
- Tardy at 7:50 a.m. (Tardy slips are being written and after school detention is being served)
- No fever reducing medication should be given to students at home. (No perfect attendance awards issued this year.) Any student who has a fever should be kept at home. Any student who has a fever through our fever check will not be allowed to come on campus.
- Parents will not be allowed to enter the campus at any drop off point.
Attendance:
EE: 80%
PreK: 91.64%
Kinder: 89.98%
1st: 91.18%
2nd: 92.36%
3rd: 89.98%
Campus: 89.19%
Our Goal: 97%
We need to raise our attendance in order to meet our goal!
Happy Birthday!
3/22
Angelina Espinoza
3/24
Ayvah Martinez
3/25
Noah Gonzales
Zaniyah Liserio
3/26
Chevy Padron
3/27
Eliana Barajas
Andrew Mendoza
Devin Saldivar
Class Spotlight
Campus Students
Student Health:
Parents, please monitor your student's health. The health and safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Students exhibiting signs and symptoms of COVID-19 should not be sent to school. Please call the school for further instructions.
Back Packs:
Students will be allowed to bring backpacks to school.
School Supplies:
Please send your student supplies they will need to be updated to start the Second Semester of school.
Grades:
Please make sure that you and your student is logging into Skyward regularly to check for missing assignments. Should you need assistance logging in, please feel free to contact the front office.
Campus Dismissal:
P-K/K: 3:00 pm
1-3 Grade: 3:15 pm
Teacher's Corner
- Teachers in Classroom by 7:15 AM
- Students will be counted tardy at 7:50 AM
- Daily Attendance Slips by 8:00
- Lessons started at 7:45 AM
- Post Attendance at 10:00 AM
- Lesson Plans Due Each Monday
- Weekly Grade Input into Skyward
- Weekly Phone calls to parents. Phone Logs turned into Ms. Rose every 3 weeks.
- Tutorials 3:15-4:15 (Starting after MAPS Testing)
- Staff Meetings Every Friday
- All gates are locked at 5:00 p.m. daily.
Coach's Corner
Here are some fun and creative exercises for you to try at home!-Coach Rosa Oliva
Study Tips
1. Set (and keep) a schedule
2. Make sure they have any materials necessary to complete all assignments
3. Provide an environment conducive to learning
4. Create a daily plan
5. Don’t teach–help them understand
6. Make sure all work is completed
7. Help them check messages and communicate with school
8. Keep in mind that it’s about the child, not the work
9. Learn to identify the barriers
10. Use school resources
Ways to Build Character in Children
In some schools, structured character education is a part of the curriculum, right alongside reading, writing, and math. Schools seek to instill the values of integrity, respect, responsibility, fairness, honesty, caring, and citizenship in their students to strengthen the social fabric of the school and community. But building character for kids can't just happen in the classroom.
The qualities of character develop through an interplay of family, school, and community influences and the child's individual temperament, experiences, and choices. Parents have many opportunities and tools to build their children's character. Using them will give you the joy and satisfaction of seeing your kids grow into people of integrity and compassion.
Be a Role Model
Parents who exhibit the qualities of good character powerfully transmit their values to their children. Model the choices and actions that are essential to being a person of good character. If you are honest, trustworthy, fair, compassionate, respectful, and involved in the greater good of your family and community, your children will see this in your everyday actions and choices. They will also see that this behavior brings a sense of joy, satisfaction, and peace to their family.
Empathy in the parent-child relationship allows us to teach all of the other character values to our children. When your children feel that you understand and care about them deeply, they have the intrinsic motivation to learn the lessons of love and character you share.
Use Teachable Moments to Build Character
Children also need to learn that when they violate your family's guiding ethics, you will implement consequences with fairness and dignity. Effective discipline strategies help you use teachable moments to build character. Always take the opportunity to explain why your child's behavior is wrong when you correct him. Make a habit of identifying in your own mind the value you wish to teach the child based on the particular behavior. Choose a consequence that is appropriate to teach that value.
One natural consequence that you can use is to make amends. For example, dishonesty is best resolved when you confess and are held accountable. Sometimes an apology to the person wronged is enough; other times you must take action to right the wrong (say, returning a "borrowed" toy to a friend or sibling). Brief, but direct instruction about why you have a family rule and the underlying value you hold helps children learn from consequences and discipline: "In this family, we believe in honesty. Was it honest of you to take Sam's car and pretend you didn't? What should you do to make it right?"
Tell Stories from Literature and Life
Parents and teachers used stories to teach moral lessons long before books were even invented. As you tell the stories of your life and the world around you, you convey lessons in values and ethics to your children. And as you discuss the stories you see around you (on TV, in books, in the media), you reinforce your values. Children's literature abounds with great books that illustrate important values.
When you listen and respond to your children's stories about school and peers, you can help them think through the right thing to do.
Provide Opportunities to Practice
Kids must practice what they learn before it comes naturally to them. This applies in learning character, too. Children can learn vicariously when they see character-building in action and learn directly when they hear lessons in values. But they need hands-on experience to know the true meaning of character.
Remote Learner's with Medical Letter
Grades:
Please make sure that you and your student is logging into Skyward regularly to check for missing assignments. Should they need assistance logging in, please feel free to contact the front office.
Attendance:
Students will log into the Google Classroom or Seesaw for Daily Attendance, Monday through Friday. If they are not making contact with the teacher, they are being marked absent for the entire day.
Tutorials:
Tutorials are mandatory for all remote learners daily as set by the teacher. This will give the students the opportunity to have any questions answered, receive extra assistance or take assessments.
Inspirational Corner
Handbook Forms
About Us
Maggie Eckhoff, Assistant Principal
Brenda Leal, Counselor
Email: ppittman@mathisisd.org
Website: www.mathisisd.org
Location: 315 South Duval Street, Mathis, TX, USA
Phone: (361)547-4106
Facebook: facebook.com/mathiselementary