Hamilton Elementary
November Lions Lines - November 2, 2018
It is hard to believe it is already the end of October! The time has gone by so quickly. Each nine-weeks we will be providing you with a survey to complete reflecting on the events from the nine-weeks. Your feedback, input and ideas are important to us and help us make decisions that better meet your needs, the needs of your child(ren) and our school as a whole. I would appreciate it if you would please take a few moments of your valuable time to complete the survey for the first nine-weeks. The survey will close on November 12, 2018.
Link to survey: https://goo.gl/forms/JPfOvA1vMp6Wgdcq2
I hope that you are able to spend some time enjoying the cooler weather with your family this weekend.
Kind regards,
Mrs. Conn
Upcoming Events
Yearly Calendar at a Glance: https://tinyurl.com/1819CalendarAtaGlance
November
5-9: Library Scholastic Book Fair
6: Kindergarten Field Trip
6: Election Day - NO LUNCH VISITORS
7: Kdg (1:45 PM) & 1st Grade (2:45 PM) 50's Day Program
7: NO LUNCH VISITORS
9: Veteran's Day Program 9:30 AM
14: KISS Lunch - PPCD/PK PM, 1st & 4th; KISS Breakfast PPCD/PK AM
14: NO LUNCH VISITORS for K, 2, 3, 5
15: KISS Lunch - K, 3rd & 5th
15: NO LUNCH VISITORS for PPCD/PK, 1, 2, 4
16: 2nd Grade Grandparents Day
16: 2nd Grade KISS Lunch
16: NO LUNCH VISITORS for PPCD/PK, K, 1, 3, 4, 5
19-23: School Holiday - Thanksgiving Holidays
27: PTO Spirit Night: Urban Air
No Lunch Visitors on the following days
Nov 6 - Election Day
Nov 14 - KISS Lunch Date, please no lunch visitors for K, 2, 3, 5
Nov 15- KISS Lunch Date, please no lunch visitors for PK/PPCD, 1, 2, 4
Nov 16- KISS Lunch Date, please no lunch visitors for PK/PPCD, K, 1, 3, 4, 5
Great Pumpkin
Thank you to Dan and Cindy Boutwell of The Boutwell Team for donating The Great Pumpkin to Hamilton Elementary. Using clues provided by the Boutwells, over 350 students did the math and turned in guesses for the pumpkin's weight. 5th grader Jeremiah Flores came the closest to the actual weight of 109 pounds and 9 ounces by his educated guess of 110 pounds! Congratulations, Jeremiah, and thank you to The Boutwell Team!
Book Fair Volunteers Needed
Our Book Fair is a week away! If you would like to volunteer to help with the book fair, please use this link to sign up!
Book Fair!
Our first book fair in over a year is finally here! The book fair opens Monday, November 5th and runs through 1 p.m. on Friday, November 9th. Students will be shopping & creating wish lists with their Language Arts classes on Monday and Tuesday, and can return on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We will have family night on Wednesday, November 7th and tentatively Thursday, November 8th. Also, students are invited to shop with their veterans after our Veteran's Day Celebration on Friday. Please remember to add money for tax!
The ONLINE BOOK FAIR is open NOW thru November 14th. Any books ordered online will be shipped free of charge directly to your child's classroom. Many teachers have Wish Lists online, too! Go to www.scholastic.com/bf/hamiltonlions for the online fair!
We are in desperate need of volunteers! Please use the Sign-Up Genius link if you are available to help. Volunteers receive a one-time 10% discount to use at the end of their shift! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094da5a92ea13-hamilton1
Library Volunteers
Name That Book
Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade have learned about Name That Book, a special book club at Hamilton Elementary. Students are eligible to participate if they have read at least 10 books from the list (https://www.cfisd.net/download_file/20662/348/) when we return from Thanksgiving Break. We will have official meetings and create teams the last week of November, and then begin practice sessions. If you would like NTB updates or volunteer with practice sessions, please sign up in PTO Manager under Grade Level Volunteer Opportunities: https://hamiltonelementarypto.membershiptoolkit.com/
Watch Dog Program
Thank you to the following dads for getting our Watch Dog program for the month of October off and running:
Mehmet Kelekci
Charlie Jones
Eric Powell
Kevin Liu
Jason Mangold
Camden Alford
Zach Aguilar
Kris Slayton
Adam Stout
Jamey Landrove
Brian Murphy
Greg Svrcek
Mike Kuhn
Ken Hood
Seth Gavin
Jason Miller
Box Tops for Education
Attention All Kindergarten & 1st Grade Parents
We will be celebrating the 50th Day of School with a 50’s Day Program on Wednesday, November 7th. Parents are welcome to attend! Please RSVP if you plan to attend. We will be singing and dancing to songs from the 50’s and students are encouraged to dress in 50’s Day attire!
RSVP online at https://goo.gl/forms/oSlTHZeFTRXFWsim1 to have your visitor sticker pre-printed and sent home prior to the event. RSVP by November 2nd.
Kindergarten will perform at 1:45 pm
First grade will perform at 2:45 pm
Please note CFISD district policy: School-age children will not be allowed to check out and attend sibling events held on campus. In addition, school-age children from other campuses including home-schooled and private school students are not permitted on campus to attend this event.
Salute to Our Heroes
Hamilton Elementary School
Salute to Our Heroes
Friday, November 9, 2018
9:30 a.m.
We are very fortunate to live in America. As Americans, we have many freedoms. These freedoms are protected by the men and women who have served and are currently serving in the U.S. armed forces—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy including all the Reserves.
Salute to Our Heroes is Hamilton Elementary’s way of saying thank you to our students’ family members for serving our country. We are excited to honor our Veterans. Students, their Veteran and a guest will be treated to a special performance by the 5th Grade Choir and a breakfast served by our Student Council in the cafeteria. To conclude the morning, all students at Hamilton will recognize the service men and women as the Veterans walk the halls during a patriotic parade.
We would like to include a slideshow of our Veterans. If you have a photograph of your Veteran in uniform and have not submitted a photograph in the past two years, you can email the digital photograph to your child's homeroom teacher.
If your Veteran will be able to attend, please RSVP online at https://goo.gl/forms/Hl2s6p7S0YjN81a83. Due to limited seating and fire marshal regulations, each veteran will only be allowed one guest.
RSVP and photo due by Wednesday, October 31st.
K.I.S.S. (Kids Invite Someone Special) Lunch Dates
Please RSVP online at https://goo.gl/forms/g0D58oLg3L6UqVVz2 to have your visitor sticker pre-printed and sent home prior to the event. RSVP by November 9, 2018. Thank you!
Wednesday, November 14
1st Grade 11:15-11:45 AM
4th Grade 12:45 -1:15 PM
(AM)PPCD/PK Breakfast at 9:00 AM
(PM) PPCD/PK Lunch at 12:50 PM
*Please no lunch visitors for K, 2, 3, 5
Thursday, November 15
Kindergarten 10:45 -11:15 AM
3rd Grade 11:45 AM-12:15 PM
5th Grade 1:15 - 1:45 PM
*Please no lunch visitors for 1, 2, 4
Friday, November 16
2nd Grade 10:45-11:15
*Please no lunch visitors for K, 1, 3, 4, 5
Please note CFISD district policy: School-age children will not be allowed to check out and attend sibling events held on campus. In addition, school-age children from other campuses including home-schooled and private school students are not permitted on campus to attend this event.
Sonic Giftcards
*Hamilton Elementary Helpful Information *
Watch DOGS Volunteer Information and Sign-Up
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: Ann Le (ann.le@cfisd.net) / 281-320-3206
Registrar: Amy Hoffman (amy.hoffman@cfisd.net) / 281-320-7051
Front desk: 281.370.0990
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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