Boyd Bulletin
Volume 23 - February 1-5
Mark Your Calendar
February 1st – February 8th - Candy Grams Sale
February 11 - Familly Virtual and Art Activity
February 15 - Student HolidayFebruary 19 - Coffee with Coffman
February 25 - PTA Board 5:00 PM and PTA General Meeting 5:30 PM
Coffee with Coffman
Take a Coffee Break with Mrs. Coffman!
Communication, Collaboration, and Coffee are a perfect combination.
Join Mrs. Coffman and other parents via Zoom for a time to
Provide feedback, ask questions, and collaborate
on improving procedures and practices at Boyd Elementary.
February 19, 2021
8:00-9:00 AM – In English
9:00-10:00 – In Spanish
Zoom Link:
https://allenisd.zoom.us/j/85924321741?pwd=NGNna1AwSUJDZU51Sm9rVXVQSTNMQT09
Meeting ID: 859 2432 1741
Passcode: BOYD
February 11 - Family Virtual Literacy and Art Activity
On February 11, 2021, we will be hosting our virtual literacy and art activity. Building self-confidence helps our child become more resilient and independent. Get involved in this literacy and art activity to create a quality learning experience at home. Please, take a picture of you and your child reading together and e-mail it to patricia.chavez@allenisd.org
Please fill out this form to reserve your activity materials.
At school students:
- Students will receive the activity materials at school with details and instructions.
At home students:
- Parents will pick up activity materials at Boyd Elementary on February 11, 2021 from 8:00am-3:00pm
Valentine's Day - No Deliveries
We understand that students will miss having a candy treat that day, and we want them to celebrate Valentine's Day. Therefore, we are currently preparing for every student a small treat bag with candy and a pencil. These bags will be put together using gloves and then sit for at least 3 days prior to being provided to students.
On February 12, In Person students will receive their treat bags at school. The At Home students can pick-up their treat bags from the teachers at 10:00-11:00 during the asynchronous time. This is intended just as a small treat and At Home students are not required to pick-up.
Please do not send any candy or treat with your students to share with friends. If you would like for them to give their friends candy or cards, please consider the option of purchasing Candy Grams next week.
Candy Grams will be on sale next week!
Student Council is selling Candy Grams for Valentine’s Day!
Sale Time: February 1st – February 8th
Delivery: February 12.
Pink Cards
Red Cards
6th Grade Parents - Immunization Requirement for 7th Grade
In order to comply with entry requirements for 7th Grade, your student will be required to have the following immunizations:
- Tdap (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis)
- Meningococcal
Turn in proof of immunization to Nurse Terry as soon as possible.
Thank you Mr. Angel (Watch DOG) for sharing this video!
Counselor's Connection
Take-Home Skill: Making Amends for Kids
Like adults, children can find themselves in situations where they recognize they’ve hurt or wronged someone either on purpose or by accident.
Although you might be tempted to ask your child to say they’re sorry, not all apologies are effective. A more helpful approach is to invite your child to think about how to make amends by following the steps below.
- Empathize: Begin a conversation—either about something that happened to your child, or about a story your child is reading or watching where one character harmed another, regardless of their intention. Open by helping your child notice how the victim could be feeling.
- Brainstorm Actions to Help: Ask your child, “What do you think you (or the character) could do to help right now?” Encourage them to move beyond a perfunctory and half-hearted “Sorry” to think about possible actions they could take to alleviate the hurt or right the wrong. This could be helping someone rebuild a tower of cards that they knocked over, bringing an ice pack to someone who tripped over their foot, re- placing someone’s markers that they let dry out, or asking someone they left out of a game to play with them.
- Act: Encourage your children to commit to an act of reparation (like the examples above) alongside their apologies.
Parent Chats
Parent Chats—AISD Support Counselors are continuing to offer support to struggling parents through support chats. Parents can register up to two weeks in advance by going to the District Counseling page.
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Chaos at the Capitol—From National Geographic
The events at the U.S. Capitol caused fear and confusion. Here's how to help children make sense of it all.
- First and foremost, assure them they are safe.
- Have a conversation so they know it’s okay to talk about it and ask questions.
- Maintain a sense of calm by using your own coping skills
Gifted Testing & Parent Information Meeting
Each year, Allen ISD hosts an informational meeting for parents providing information on the district’s Gifted and Talented services. This year’s informational meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be facilitated via Zoom webinar. To join the webinar meeting, please go to https://zoom.us/s/91674840215. There is no need to register for the meeting. The recording of the meeting will be posted to the Gifted & Talented Services webpage for those who cannot attend the live webinar session and for those who wish to review a recording of the information.
This year, Allen ISD will begin offering the computerized version of the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) for all students in grades 1-11 who test for potential gifted identification. All students interested in participating in phase I of testing for potential gifted identification will take this administration of the CogAT onsite. Separate testing sessions will be offered for in-person and at-home learners. Registration for phase I testing for students currently in grades 1-11, opens January 26, 2021 and closes February 5, 2021. Please access the registration form for more information, including testing dates, at https://forms.gle/GRSfCChSGmcuuBRZA.
In Person Leaners - Do not send student to school with ANY COVID-19 symptoms
Daily Self-assessment
Everyone has to do their part to reduce the spread of COVID. Each day parents are asked to assess their students prior to sending them to school. The self-screening consists of parents answering questions regarding exposure to and symptoms of COVID-19. If your child or someone in the home has symptoms that may be COVID-19, please do not send the student to school. For example: If a parent or sibling has multiple symptoms and is being tested, please do not send the student until you have the result from the test confirmed negative. Contact the school nurse for guidance if you are not sure.
Students should not be sent to school if;
- they have been in close contact with any person with a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 10 days (CDC updated this time from 14 days to 10 days)
- they have been diagnosed with COVID-19 until released by the doctor, or
- they exhibit any of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit.
PTA needs your help!
Due to our current COVID guidelines, the PTA has been unable to grow our membership as we have traditionally done in the past. Our school benefits greatly from the PTA’s membership income each year.
Please consider joining our PTA for the 2020-2021 school year at joinpta.org for $10. Once at the website, click on the white “Join PTA” in the middle of the screen and then use the drop-down menus to find our school. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Free and Reduced Lunch Application
It is an unusual year due to coronavirus disruptions. Nevertheless, one thing has not changed, parents need to complete the Free and Reduced Lunch Application. This is important data because it can impact school funding from federal grants. The Title 1 federal grant provides our school with funding for additional staff and resources needed to meet the needs of all of our students.
- Information: Free and Reduced Lunch Storyboard for Parents in English and Spanish, https://www.esc16.net/page/title1swi._PFE.Video.FRL.Strybord.Parents
If you qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch, please assist our school in receiving the needed funding to meet the needs of all of our students by completing the Free and Reduced Lunch Application.
Parent, Student, & Teacher Compact
The compact is another word for “contract” or “agreement.” The Boyd Elementary Parent – Student – Teacher Compact is an agreement between parents, students, and the school (teachers and staff) to foster student achievement. Please read and complete the form below and let’s all take active roles in improving student academic achievement and in building and developing a partnership that will help children achieve success in school and in life.
Student Nutrition
Please visit the Student Nutrition webpage for menus, meal prices, and updates to the curbside lunch pick-up.
https://www.allenisd.org/Domain/37
Daily meal pick-up will be 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Student nutrition personnel will greet and assist at the pick-up area. Heating instructions will be provided daily with meals.
Parents/guardians will need to provide proof of AISD enrollment (Student ID#).
Please pick-up meals in the following areas:
- Boyd Elementary, 800 Jupiter Rd, Allen, TX 75002– In front of the school drop-off next to the cafeteria.
- Rountree Elementary, 800 E. Main St., Allen, TX 75002 – In front of the school drop-off next to the cafeteria.
- Ereckson Middle School, 450 Tatum Dr., Allen, TX 75013 – Enter the first driveway from Tatum and follow to the back of the school.
- Curtis Middle School, 1530 Rivercrest Blvd, Allen, TX 75002– From Malone take the second left at the athletic fields and follow the road to door #10.
Help Desk - Technology Issues
This link is intended to support parents when the technology is not working correctly. https://allenisd.on.spiceworks.com/portal
Alton Boyd Elementary School
Address:
800 S Jupiter
Allen, Texas
Phone: 972-727-0560
Fax: 972-727-0566
Administrators
Principal: Judith Coffman
Asst. Principal: Jenna Capps
Asst. Principal: Wendy Williams
Office Staff
Secretary: Elaine Gamboa
Registration: Gabby Villegas
Receptionist: Ale Reyes
Nurse: Terry Phillips
Counselor: Patricia Chavez
CARE: Marisol Puterbaugh
Campus Intervention Specialist (CIS): Yessica Schessler
PTA President: April Cheney
School Website
https://www.allenisd.org/Page/15028
@boydblackhawks