Exley Weekly Update
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School Bell Time 8:10 - 3:20
Upcoming Dates
Sept 20 - Progess Report Grades viewable in HAC @ 10:00am
Sept 22 - Fall Pictures
Sept 22 - Read, Deed, Run Parent Meeting 4:00-5:00
Sep 22 - DI Parent Meeting 5:00-6:00
Sept 23 - Student Holiday
Sept 27 - PE/Art Night for 2nd grade 5:30
Sept 30 - House Rally (wear your house color)
Oct 4 - College Tuesday (wear your favorite college shirt)
Oct 5 - National Walk to School Day
Oct 10 - Student & Staff Holiday
Oct 19 - Report Card grades viewable in HAC @ 10am
Oct 19 - Unity Day (wear orange)
Oct 28 - Book Character Parade 8:25-8:55
Book Character Parade
We are looking forward to our Book Character Parade on Friday, October 28th. Please check out the flyer for details. If you do not want your child to participate, please let your child’s teacher know, so that they can participate in an alternative activity.
Exley Excellent Dads
Exley is thrilled to welcome back our Exley Excellent Dads program!
We are so excited to invite all dads back to our campus to volunteer at JEE and spend a fabulous day with their child(ren). Dads will have a schedule to follow for the day which will include some time with their child, such as lunch, specials and recess. We hope to see all dads back again!
To offer every dad an opportunity to participate, we ask that each dad only sign up once. Below is the SignUp Genius link.
Destination Imagination Meeting Wants YOU!
Who: Parent and Student
When: Thursday, September 22, 2022@ 5:00pm
Where: JEE Library
Parents,
If you are interested in having your child join a team for Destination Imagination, we will have our second meeting in the Library this Thursday, September 22 at 5:00. Attached is a video of DI in action! Last year JEE’s Jokers team made it to the state finals. Please watch their performance to see the fun and learning DI creates for the students.
Destination Imagination
Calling all COOL kids in grades 1-5!!!! DI groups forming soon!!
Who: Students and families interested in Destination Imagination (DI)
What: Informational meeting about DI
When: Thursday September 22, 2022@ 5:00
Where: Exley Library
Why: To learn more about DI and hopefully join a DI team!!! TEAMS WILL BE FORMING AT THE MEETING, SO MAKE SURE TO ATTEND TO ENSURE YOUR CHILD IS PLACED ON A TEAM.
Contact person: Name and email address
What is DI?
Destination imagination is the world’s largest creative problem-solving program for kids. It is a community- based, school– friendly program that builds participant’s creativity, problem solving ability, and teamwork in enjoyable and meaningful ways. This year every state in the US and 42 countries will have teams. Competitions begin at the local level and proceed to state and national level competitions. Go to http://destinationimagination.org/ for more information.
Parents can help by:
Becoming a team manager (training provided)
Supporting the team manager
Ensuring their child attends practice sessions and actively participates when instructed by the manager.
5th Grade Challenge Screening
Students in fifth grade who are not currently identified for the elementary Challenge program have the opportunity to be screened for the Gifted and Talented Program with service to begin in the fall of sixth grade. Secondary gifted program options are available in english, reading, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students may be screened in any or all of these content areas. Screening will occur during the months of October through December. Parents will be notified of the placement decision in January.
Deadline to return/submit parent forms is September 21, 2022, at 4:00pm. NO LATE CHECKLISTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Please complete one of the following:
Please make sure you are completing the checklist for Secondary Screening and not the Elementary form.
There is a FAQ page on the Katy ISD GT/Advanced Academics website for more information about secondary screening that can be accessed at: https://www.katyisd.org/Page/4410
For all questions regarding screening, please contact Sylviampursley@katyisd.org.
Gifted and Talented Screening for Kindergarten Students
Information regarding screening of kindergarten students for the gifted and talented program will be sent home with kinder students beginning the week of August 22nd - September 2nd. Kindergarten parents who would like to refer their children for GT screening must return the K Parent Checklist to JEE by September 30, 2022, by 4:00pm. Checklists will also be accepted via email to sylviampursley@katyisd.org by 4pm on September 30, 2022. No late checklists will be accepted.
Please complete one of the following:
There is a Kindergarten Parent FAQ page on the Katy ISD GT/Advanced Academics website for more information about kindergarten screening that can be accessed at: https://www.katyisd.org/Page/4406
For all questions regarding screening, please contact Sylviampursley@katyisd.org
Gifted and Talented Screening for 1st - 4th Grade Students
We will have more information for parents interested in having their 1st – 4th grade student screened for the elementary gifted and talented program coming soon.
For all questions regarding screening, please contact Sylviampursley@katyisd.org
Lunch Visitors
Please note that KISD limits lunch visitors to parents/guardians/grandparents (with form on file), and younger non-school aged siblings. Form will be sent home the first day of school and will need to be returned to the front office. Grandparents will not be allowed to eat with your child unless this file is returned. We ask that parents limit their number of lunch visits to no more than one time per week. Lunch time is a time for students to socialize with their classmates and continue to build peer social skills. If you have a stroller, please put it in the designated stroller lot prior to entering the cafeteria. Videos and photos may not be taken during lunch as not all students at Exley are allowed to have photos taken. Please have ID when coming to the campus to eat lunch as you will need to have it to access the campus. Please leave through the front office when your child exits the cafeteria. Please do not follow the line back to your child’s classroom. We do only have one lunch visitor table, so space is limited. Per district guidelines, visitors are not allowed to sit at the classroom tables.
Homework and Deliveries
Deliveries for items left/forgotten at home are only made at 10am and 2pm. We ask that every
effort be made to send your child’s items, including lunch, with him/her every day. Items
include homework, lunches, backpacks and snacks. These may be dropped off to the cart in
the front foyer. Label the item with the child’s name, grade and teacher. Parents bringing in
lunch after 10am delivery will need to Raptor in and take the lunch down to the lunch table
outside the cafeteria. It is the responsibility of the child to pick up the lunch. Every effort must
be made to have lunches dropped off prior to the 10am delivery. Balloons, flowers, and other
things that cause distractions in the classroom will not be delivered.
Student ID Badges
The first ID Badge is free, and provided by your student's teacher
on the first day of school. Should there be a need to replace,
you can still purchase (for $3) with cash at the front office or
through PayNGo.
Birthday Treats
Per changes to district guidelines, no outside birthday treats (food, gift bags, flowers, balloons, etc.) can be brought in by students to be handed out to other students. Please do not send birthday treats to school with your student as they will not be handed out to other students. JEE will make your child’s birthday special by recognizing them on our morning announcements.
Note from the Nurse
Things to Remember
- Doors open at 7:50
- Tardy bell rings at 8:10
- Students must be in the classroom by 8:10 in order to not be counted tardy
- Please stay in your car and let us unload your child at one of our drop off spots. Cars must stay in the right hand lane of our front drive. Please do not park in the front lot.
- If you need to check our child out early, you must come prior to 2:45 pm. Parents arriving after 2:45 pm will not be able to check their child out early. Please be sure to bring your ID when checking out your child.
Home Access Center (HAC)
Remind
How to sign up for JEE-'s notifications:
Text @jee124 to (707) 549-6860 or Email jee124@remind101.com
Remind101 Inc., a safe way for teachers to text message or email students and parents. Standard text message rates apply. Learn more at www.remind101.com
All Campus Volunteers
Feeder School Info
Jo Ella Exley Elementary (JEE)
Website: https://www.katyisd.org/JEE
Location: 21800 Westheimer Parkway, Katy, TX, USA
Phone: 281-237-8400
Facebook: facebook.com/exleypta
Twitter: @exleyexpress