JNE'S Friday Newsletter
Friday, November 10th
JNE's Weekly Campus Update
Dear JNE Parents and Guardians,
Thank you to our Longhorn Community for attending our annual Veteran's Day program. Our students did a wonderful job, yesterday! Thank you for Ms. Barrera and Ms. Waites for organizing a beautiful performance to honor our Veterans. We would also like to thank our JNE staff and parent volunteers who arrived early to ensure that we could have our assembly set up and ready to start on time while still running a smooth arrival. We appreciated our active and supportive parent group!
Upcoming Events
Week of November 13th- Bring Grandparents and Loved Ones to Lunch Week
Week of November 13th- Fall Book Fair Week
Monday, November 13th- Evening Book Fair Shopping Event
Wednesday, November 15th- College Colors Day
Wednesday, November 15th- PTO Spirit Night at Chipotle
Thursday, November 16th- Lunch With Loved Ones (extended Sign Up Opportunities)
Friday, November 17th- Lunch with Loved Ones (extended Sign Up Opportunities)
Week of November 20th- Fall Break
Monday, November 27th- Class Picture Day/Picture Retake Day
Please review our November student calendar, for additional upcoming student activities, posted below.
Items in our Newsletter Include:
- DreamBox: Growing Students in their Math Skills
- Campus Flyers
- JNE PTO Weekly Update
- November GT Parent Newsletter
- Lunch Visitors
- Campus Reminders
- Attendance Information
- 2023-2024 Health and Safety Protocols
- Link to FBISD 2023-2024 Webpage
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
The JNE Admin Team
DreamBox: Growing Students in their Math Skills
FBISD has purchased a Dreambox math account for all students. Students who actively engage in 5 Dreambox lessons or more per week show more than one year's academic growth. Dreambox is an adaptable learning tool that targets your child's unique and individualized learning needs, determined by their correct and incorrect answers on assessments within the web application.
Parents and Guardians, we are asking that you allow your student to engage in Dreambox lessons (approximately 20 mins. in length) weekly to support your student's targeted math growth.
For additional information on the platform, please see the flyer linked below:
Campus Flyers
Student Activity Monthly Calendar
Gifted and Talented November Parent Newsletter
JNE PTO Weekly Update
Upcoming Adult Volunteer Opportunities- NEW!
Book Fair Week (during school hours) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AACA82BA1FD0-45861892-fall?fbclid=IwAR0KsVpJlacQjRNmhv_iDPyEh9KaE1oWy7OGO50zvai_neqmI0byqoeNMto#/
Literacy Night (after school hours) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080944AFAC23AAF49-45630592-veterans?useFullSite=true#/
Chipotle Spirit Night - NEW!
33% OF EVENT SALES GET DONATED TO NEILL PTO
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH | 4-8PM
19235 W BELLFORT ST, RICHMOND, TX, 77407
ORDER ONLINE FOR PICKUP USING CODE GFWQG3
Neill PTO On-Demand Spirit Wear
The Neill PTO On-Demand Spirit Wear store is open, and updated with all HERD colors represented! Ships direct to your home (shop in bulk or join efforts with a friend to earn free shipping over $75) https://spirithero.com/collections/neill-1
Yearbook Early Bird Ad
Yearbook sales have begun and you can get 10% off until October 31st. Shop here to get yours now! https://web.treering.com/create-account/1016939357174068
Attention 5th Grade Parents, Guardians, and Loved Ones!
November's Harvest of the Month
Campus Reminders
Arrival Reminders
Our arrival line is longest between 7:45-8:10am. We invite families to take advantage of a shorter line by delivering their student to school between 7:30 and 7:45am.
Lunch Visitor Sign Up
Lunch Visitors
Neill Elementary School will be inviting parent to join their children for lunch. Only one guest per student will be allowed into the cafeteria. We strongly encourage parents to sign up only one time per week if space allows.
Due to space constraints with large grade level enrollment, as well as to ensure the safety and security of all students, staff and visitors, we will ask that lunch guest sign up to join us ahead of time. Each week in our Friday Newsletter, we will post the link to a sign up genius for the upcoming week.
Link to JNE's Lunch Visitor Sign Up Genius
On Monday, November 13th through Wednesday, November 15th, we will ask guests to continue to use our Sign Up Genius to visit for lunch. Students may have special guests join them as their lunch visitor on these days. We will host our extended Sign Up opportunities on Thursday, November 16th and Friday, November 17th. Please see the flyer and sign-ups links (below) to be a lunch visitor on these special days.
Please remember to bring a photo id with you to campus as this is required to be signed in to campus as a visitor.
We thank you for supporting us as our current practice is set in the interest of safety and fairness to everyone who would like to enjoy lunch with their child.
Sign Up for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Bring a Grandparent or Loved One to Lunch
Sign Up Forms for Thursday and Friday
All Guests must bring a PHOTO ID in order to be signed in to attend lunch.
All Guests must bring a PHOTO ID in order to be signed in to attend lunch.
JNE Reminders for First Time Lunch Guests
- Lunchtime guests will be signed in to visit in the cafeteria only.
- Please be on time for lunch so that you and your student are able to enjoy the full lunch time together. Thank you for exiting the building through the front doors at the end of lunch.
- Guests can only join a student for lunch if they are an approved emergency contact in Skyward Family Access.
- Guest must have a photo ID to be allowed onto campus.
- Visitors may only bring food for their child.
- Families who need an allergy-free seat during lunch may leave a note in the comment section of the sign-up genius.
- Please exit the cafeteria at our 5-minute remaining mark to help us prepare for our next lunch and to allow students time to rejoin their class and prepare to return to their classroom.
- We will not be able to host lunch visitors during state testing or special events on campus.
Birthday Treats
Students will be allowed to celebrate their birthday at the end of the day, by bringing individually packaged store-bought food products, provided by the parent or grandparent. Treats may be distributed to classmates on or near (i.e. bring treats on Monday when the birthdate was on a weekend) the student’s birthdate.
Prior to sending any treats, we ask that you contact your child’s teacher to discuss the date you will send treats. The nutritional label must be attached to your store-bought item. A parent or guardian must bring them into the building and fill out the proper form which is submitted to FBISD’s Child Nutrition office.
Parents or grandparents of a student at Neill may provide one birthday treat per child to share with the student’s homeroom class only. This may be in the form of ONE individually wrapped edible or ONE small tangible item (such as a pencil) with the value of the individual item not to exceed $5.00.
We require single serving items, which must be pre-packaged and individually wrapped, such as mini- cupcakes, cookies, brownies, or Krispy treats.
We respectfully request no cakes, drinks, balloons, flowers, donuts, stuffed animals, or goody bags. To preserve instructional time, additional party favors ARE NOT permitted. Birthday treat time is not a “party” but a simple, quick recognition of the child’s special day.
Please keep in mind that we have several students with food allergies. For this reason, products containing peanuts or manufactured on equipment that processes peanuts are prohibited. No nuts please, due to allergies.
Attendance Information
Neill Elementary Parking Lot is a Hands- Free Zone as per Texas Transportation Code 545.425
Dismissal Traffic and Harvest Corner Drive
Dismissal Traffic and Harvest Corner Drive
Harvest Green's new constable, Constable Guerra, has asked JNE to remind our community that we must abide by all traffic signs posted. This includes parking/idling 30 feet back from a stop sign, as well as to refrain from parking in a no parking zone.
FBISD Health and Safety Protocols
FBISD Health and Safety Protocols & How to Report Testing Positive for COVID-19
The health & safety of students, teachers, and staff is the District’s foremost priority. Students and staff should stay home when sick and if they do test positive for COVID-19 self-report using the FBISD Wellness Screener. Individuals can return to school/work once they meet the following requirements: five days have passed since the start of symptoms (if no symptoms, five days after testing positive), improvement of symptoms, and the individual has been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.
Link: FBISD Health & Safety Protocols Webpage; FBISD Wellness Screener
FBISD Whole Child Health
Whole Child Health Parent Webinar – Vaping & What Parents Need to Know
Dates: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, 6-7 pm
Description: As a part of the Whole Child Health Initiative, Fort Bend ISD is excited to present our second parent webinar of the school year: “Vaping & What Parents Need to Know.” This session will focus on what e-cigarettes and vaping are, the effects of their use, why they can be illegal, and the warning signs that your child may be vaping or using e-cigarettes. This parent webinar will be held on Wednesday, November 15th at 6 p.m. Whole Child Health focuses on Whole Child Health, is aligned with FBISD's Profile of a Graduate, and is committed to supporting and developing the mental, behavioral, social, emotional, and physical health of all students in FBISD.
Updates from Fort Bend Education Foundation
James C. Neill Elementary School
Email: margaret.murphy@fortbendisd.com
Website: https://www.fortbendisd.com/jne
Location: 3830 Harvest Corner Drive, Richmond, TX, USA
Phone: 281-327-3760
Twitter: @JNE_Longhorns