Memorial Parkway Elementary School
Week of March 6, 2020
Parent Update
Events Coming up Week of March 16th-20th
- Beginning of 4th Quarter
- Happy Monday! Welcome back to School!
Tuesday, March 17 - Happy St. Patrick's Day!
- Panther Leadership Academy, 3:20-5:00 pm
- Sign Language Classes-MPE, 6:30-7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 18
PBIS DJ Dance Party
Secret Book Society, 3:20-4:30 pm
Robotics, 3:20-4:00 pm
- Wear lavender color to school for Core Essential "Forgiveness"
- Panther Leadership Academy, 3:20-5:00 pm
Friday, March 20
- Wear School Spirit Shirt, Go Panthers!
- Day of Awesomeness! Step It Up Fun Day for ALL Panthers
- Report Cards go home
- PTA Skate Night @ Mason Road Skating Rink, 7:30-10:30 pm
Events Coming up Week of March 23-27th
- Grade 3 Reading and Grade 5 Science District Level Assessment # 2, Logramos TWI Assessment Week
Tuesday, March 24
- Panther Leadership Academy, 3:20-5:00 pm
- PTA General Meeting, 6-7 pm, Cafe
- PTA Spirit Night-Panda Express
- Sign Language Classes-MPE, 6:30-7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 25
PTA School Store, 10:10 am-12:20 pm
Read, Deed, and Run, 3:20-4:30 pm
- Wear "I Got Your Back" T-Shirt
- Panther Leadership Academy, 3:20-5:00 pm
Friday, March 27
- Wear School Spirit Shirt, Go Panthers!
- Principal's Advisory Board Meeting
S.T.E.A.M. Night Winners
MPE wants to thank everyone for coming out and participating in steam night. We hope everyone enjoyed their time at our family event! We also want to congratulate the following winners of the STEAM Night door prizes.
Our PreK Door Prize winner is Nerio Socorro in Ms. Ortega‘s class.
Our 2nd Grade Door Prize winner is Valeria Calderius in Ms. Elizondo’s class.
Our 4th Grade Door Prize winner is Sophia Pino in Ms. Mullins’s class.
Our 5th Grade Door Prize winner is Mauro Clavijo in Mrs. Rio’s class.
Carnival Ticket Sales Flyer
PTA Yearbook 5th Grade ADs
From the Nurse
Coronavirus Parent Update in English and Spanish
Important Information:
- Great News! In an effort to improve customer service to all our families and visitors, we have expanded Visitor parking in front of MPE. We have added at least ten parking spaces for you to use whenever you come visit the campus. Please be mindful of the red curbs marked Fire Lane. At no times, are you allowed to park in fire lanes. This area must be kept clear so in the event of an emergency, a fire truck can get through the driveway.
- In order to keep everyone safe at arrival and dismissal times, please do not use your cell phone while driving in the school zones around MPE especially in the car rider lines. Talking on a cell phone held up to your ear is very dangerous to our children and staff and is illegal in school zones.
This is a reminder about Altitude Spirit Night on March 2nd and 3rd. This is a free night for our Panthers to have fun and fitness. March 2nd is for our ECSE-2nd grade and March 3rd is for our 3-5th grade students. We had to split it up so we could keep the groups manageable. Please be sure our Panthers bring socks to jump in. We want to thank Ms. Segura for providing this wonderful opportunity for our Panthers to have fun and use up some of that energy they have stored up!
Our Step it Up Day of Awesomeness is on Friday, March 20th. This event is for ALL Panthers. Please help us keep them safe from possible high temperatures by giving them lots of water starting on Monday, March 16 and keeping them hydrated through Friday, March 20th. If temps are high, please send them to school on Friday in appropriate hot weather clothing like shorts, light color shirts, cap, and with a water bottle.
Morning drop off reminders for Car Riders. In the morning, our car rider line is open form 7:25 until 8:00 am. At 8:00 am the line is closed, and all parents are directed to the front office for drop off. The front office driveway opens to drop off up at 8 am.
For the safety of the campus, please do not park in fire zones in front of school. All fire zones are painted red and are located near the major entrances of the school. Cars parked in fire zones could be towed or ticketed. Please keep these areas clear for emergency vehicles.
STEP IT UP school fundraiser began on Monday, February 10th. Please help us raise money for our school, this fundraiser will end on February 25th. On March 20th, ALL students will get to participate in the Day of Awesomeness jump and play party outside.
Please make sure your child reads at least 30 minutes every night. Research says if a student reads every day for at least 20 minutes a day, they will hear 1.8 million words a year, and are more likely to score better than 90% of their peers. Source: https://www.all4kids.org/2017/03/03/importance-reading-children/.
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As we enter fall, we know we will have rainy days, please be sure your child’s teacher has a rainy day plan for your child. Our campus Rainy Day plan posted on our MPE Campus Web Site at http://bit.do/MPERainyDay. Remember rainy days will be announced at 2:50 pm, so please make sure we have your current email and phone number so you will get a notification.
Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students)
Hey Dads, Step-Dads, Grand-Dads and Other Important Males in the lives of our MPE students. Do you want to be a Watch D.O.G.S.? To learn more about Watch D.O.G.S. click here https://www.smore.com/zhqx7, to view flyer go to http://bit.do/WATCHDOGSFlyer
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Thank you to our Sponsors for purchasing the PAWS T-shirts for our Panthers!
Let's Stay Connected!
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MPE Yearbook Order Form
MPE Campus WebSite
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About Us
Established: 1978
School Mascot: Panthers - "Parkway Panther"
School Colors: Black and Gold
MPE fosters an environment where individual differences are accepted and valued. The school houses various district-wide special programs including ECSE, Bilingual Education, Two-way Immersion Program and the Auditory Impaired Program. Due to the nature of the various special language programs at MPE we often have been referred to as the first Trilingual Campus in Katy ISD.
Email: doreenAmartinez@katyisd.org
Website: http://www.katyisd.org/campus/mpe
Location: 21603 Park Tree Lane, Katy, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 237-5850
Facebook: facebook.com/MPElementarySchool
Twitter: @MPElemSchool
PTA Meeting - Tuesday, March 24th
Please make plans to attend our next
MPE PTA General Meeting
Tuesday, March 24th
in the MPE Cafeteria
We will be holding officer elections, followed by a special presentation by
MPE Mom/Author Dulce Salas, Ph.D.
on the subject of Anxiety in Children.
***This program will be presented in Spanish and English. ***
2019-2020 PTA Officers & Meeting Dates
PTA Officers
- President - Sarah Gemmell
- 1st Vice President - Amy Lindsey
- 2nd Vice President - Vacant
- 3rd Vice President - Vacant
- Treasurer- Holly Smith
- Secretary - Tina Krause
Meeting Dates
- March 24, 2020
- May 7, 2020
*All PTA Meetings will be held in the Cafeteria and start at 6:15 pm
Our MPE PTA needs you! Show your support for our children by joining our PTA!
From the Principal
I hope you all have an wonderful spring break! Take time to enjoy the beautiful weather and we will see everyone on Monday, March 16th.
Your Proud Principal,
Dr. Martinez