Hamilton Elementary
November, 2019 Lions Lines
Upcoming Events
NOVEMBER
1 Report Cards go home
4 Blue Chess Club 8 AM
5 Student Holiday/Parent Teacher Conference Day
-Voting in Gym
8 PTO Meeting 9:30 AM
- No Lunch Visitors for 4th & 5th Grades
-Kindergarten & 1st Grade 50's Day Program
-Kdg @ 1:30 PM, 1st Grade @ 2:20 PM
11 Library Book Fair thru 11/15
- Red Chess Club 8 AM
- Veterans Day - A Salute to our Heroes Program 9:15 AM
14 1st Grade Garden Day
15 Student Council Snack Attack
18 Blue Chess Club 8 AM
19 2nd Grade Garden Day
20 PTO Marco's Pizza Spirit Night - 3rd Grade decorated boxes
-Lifetouch Picture Retakes
22 2nd Grade Grandparents Day Program
25-29 Thanksgiving Break
Lunch Schedule Changes
November 8 -
- No Lunch Visitors for 4th and 5th Grades
- 2nd Grade lunch at 10:45 AM
- Kindergarten lunch at 11:45 AM
Salute to Our Heroes on Monday, November 11
Hamilton Elementary School
Salute to Our Heroes
Monday, November 11, 2019
9:15 a.m.
If your Veteran will be able to attend, please RSVP online at https://forms.gle/Cuh1srhQvKqm29QJ8. Due to limited seating and fire marshal regulations, each veteran will only be allowed one guest.
Kdg & 1st Gr 50's Day Program
Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Celebrate 50's Day Program
Friday, November 8
Kdg performs at 1:30 PM
1st Grade performs at 2:20 PM
Parents are welcome to attend.
Please RSVP https://forms.gle/hitRxknH9gujxiyn9
**Students are encouraged to dress in 50's style attire**
Attention Car Rider Parents
Any car rider arriving at 8:45 or later will be considered tardy and issued a tardy slip.
In order to help the line flow smoothly and get students into the building promptly:
- The 1st car in each round should pull all the way up to the car rider exit.
- Keep space between cars to a safe minimum so we can load and unload as many students as possible at one time
- Have students ready to enter/exit the vehicle on the right side. We need to keep the line moving.
We encourage students to ride the bus.
Library News
The fall BOOK FAIR is just around the corner! All purchases will put new books on the shelves and add new, fun furniture to the library. The fair will set up on November 8th, and it will be open November 11th thru 15th.
Veterans and their students will have a private shopping event after our Veteran's Day celebration, and Family Night is Tuesday, November 12th from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Gift cards for students and teachers can be purchased online only at www.follettbookfairs.com and select GIFT CARDS from the menu.
Volunteers are needed and will receive a 20% discount. Register as a Book Fair volunteer in PTO Manager in order to receive volunteering information. Thank you for supporting our library!
November Birthday Book Club
Liam Babikian
Cameron Skidmore
Sydnie Stout
Hanna Stecker
Hannah Steckler
Brinkley Young
Katherine Graves
Audrey Andrews
Brooks Heitzman
Peyton Sherman
Drake Newman
Peyton Ortego
Abigail Fink
Audrey Parker
Jackson Miller
Presley Davis
Harper Broome
Last training for parent volunteer training before 3rd & 5th Grade Nature Trails in December
Lost & Found
Mrs. Puentes Read Your Little Heart Out Newsletter
***Hamilton Elementary Helpful Information***
Student Lunch Accounts
Use the following link to check the status of your child’s account. http://www.schoolcafe.com/
Questions on Student Lunch Accounts or Cafeteria Items?
If you are wanting to purchase cookies for the class to celebrate your child's birthday, please contact Ms. Jae at least two weeks in advance.
Free & Reduced Lunch Applications
Families can renew applications for benefits online at https://freeandreduced.cfisd.net/register.aspx
They also can apply for benefits using the school café app.
Student ID Program (Zonar)/ZPass App for Bus Riders
CFISD parents can sign up to receive notifications when your student enters or exits the bus using their RFID enabled ID card. The parent portal is free of charge to all CFISD parents.
Watch Dog Dads Program
If you have not yet been a Hamilton Elementary Watch Dog Dad, you will need to attend training.
- January 15 (7:30 am OR 5:30 pm)
Watch Dog Training Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b44aaa62aa2f58-20192020
Watch Dog signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b44aaa62aa2f58-201920201
HORIZONS TESTING (GIFTED & TALENTED)
For parents interested in having their child screened for the Horizons (Gifted and Talented) program, the referral period for spring GT testing begins on Tuesday, October 1, and ends on Friday, November 22 at 4:00 PM. “Parent Survey and Permission to Test forms” will be available at the front office, or by contacting Kim Graley or Michelle Erickson. Completed forms must be returned to Kim Graley by November 22 at 4:00 PM. Late forms will NOT be honored, no exceptions.
For more information, please visit the CFISD Horizons website:
https://www.cfisd.net/en/parents-students/academics/gifted-talented/
Lending-to-Learn Program
Your child has the option to check out a Chromebook and Kajeet wifi hotspot for home use. The Kajeet device provides filtered wifi blocking social media and YouTube. In order to participate in the Lending to Learn program, parents must first sign the agreement form which will be kept on file in the library for the entire year. Then each day a student wants to take home a laptop and hotspot, a slip must be turned in that morning to the library. At dismissal, students stop by the library to pick up the assigned devices and place inside their backpacks. Devices are to be returned the next morning by 9:00 a.m.. If you have any questions about the Lending to Learn program, please contact our librarian at jennifer.lucas@cfisd.net.
PTO Information
Access the Hamilton Elementary PTO website here: http://hamiltonelementarypto.org
Don't forget to keep up to date with PTO events, news, and reminders by "liking" their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonElementaryPTO
Hamilton Staff - Who to Contact
Assistant Principal: Kerry Iselt (kerry.iselt@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7097
Assistant Principal: Lorie Gregurek (lorie.gregurek@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7098
Counselor: Michelle Erickson (michelle.erickson@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7055
Diagnostician: Courtney Trevino (courtney.trevino@cfisd.net) / 281-320-3206
Registrar: Amy Hoffman (amy.hoffman@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7051
Front desk: 281.370.0990
Hamilton Elementary
Email: hamiltonelem@cfisd.net
Website: http://hamiltones.cfisd.net/en/
Location: 12050 Old Kluge Road, Cypress, TX, United States
Phone: 281.370.0990
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonLions
Twitter: @Hamilton_Lions