DAVID NEWS

October 3, 2018

EARLY RELEASE DAY - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH Friday, October 5th, will be an early release day for all CISD students. The school day will begin at 8:05 a.m. and end at 12:10 p.m. Normal bus routes will run begin-ning at 12:10 p.m. If possible, students are encouraged to bring a sack lunch that day due to time constraints. However, a full menu will be available for purchase. Lunch times will be as follows: K 10:55 1st 11:00 2nd 11:05 3rd 11:10 4th 11:15

We request that parents not join their child for lunch on this day because all students will be eat-ing in their classrooms.

YEARBOOK COVER DESIGN WINNER Congratulations to Paige Worley, the winner of this year’s yearbook cover design contest! Paige is a fourth grade student in Mrs. Belanger’s class. Paige’s art-work will be featured on the 2018-2019 David Yearbook, which is available for pre-order now. She will also re-ceive a free yearbook. We also held a random drawing from all other entries and Gabrielle Larochelle from Mrs. Smith’s fourth grade class was our winner. Gabrielle will also receive a free yearbook. Congratulations, Paige and Gabrielle!

COATS FOR KIDS DRIVE The Conroe ISD Police Department is pleased to present the annual Coats for Kids Drive for the children of CISD who are in need of (new or gently used and clean) jack-ets, hoodies, sweaters and coats. A bin will be located in the front office for donations. Now is a great time to clean out those closets! The deadline is Monday, Octo-ber 15th.

RED RIBBON WEEK - OCTOBER 22ND - 26TH During the week of October 22nd - 26th, we will join with schools across the nation to celebrate “Red Ribbon Week”. There will be a theme each day and we encour-age students and staff to dress for the theme to help teach the message that will be taught. Please note that on Friday, October 26th, we will hold our Storybook Pa-rade at 8:15 a.m. Students will dress as a character that they admire from a children’s book. Start now by en-couraging your child to choose a book, read it, and start working on a costume appropriate for the parade. Chil-dren will wear their costume and carry the book during the parade. Please remember no scary costumes, play weapons, or face masks. Parents are invited to view the parade in the cafeteria. Please plan to arrive early so that everyone is in place for our parade which will begin promptly at 8:15.

Upcoming Events Oct. 5 8:30 am 2nd Gr. Parent Involvement 12:10 Early Release Oct. 8 Student Holiday Oct. 9 11 am PTO Meeting Oct. 11 4th Gr. Fine Arts Day @ the Pavilion Oct. 15-19 Fall Book Fair Oct. 16 Family Night at the Book Fair - Open until 7 pm Oct. 19 Fall Box Tops Deadline Oct. 22-26 Red Ribbon Week Oct. 26 8:15 am Storybook Character Parade 9 am 1st Gr. Parent Involvement Oct. 30 11 am Spring Fundraising Planning

SPRING FUNDRAISER - DAVID ELEMENTARY SPRING FEST - SUPER HERO HEADQUARTERS! Come one, come all! Want to be part of an amazing committee that raises money for our school and pro-vides an incredible family fun night? Our spring fund-raiser, “David Elementary Spring Fest - Super Hero Headquarters!” is coming with a new name and theme, but with the same fun evening full of games, inflatables, dinner, silent auction, kids’ raffle and more! We have several open jobs on the committee, plus we need help-ers with varying commitment levels. Please join us for our first planning and information meeting on Tuesday, October 30th, at 11 am in the Mini-Gym! **Games Co-Chairs needed** **Silent Auction Helpers needed** **Class Art Auction Item Chair needed (could be pottery or something new!** **Decorations Co-Chairs needed** **Dinner Co-Attendants needed** Please contact Jennifer Horn (713-851-3083 or horn_jm@hotmail.com) or Jennifer Thomson (936-933-0507 or thomson5family@yahoo.com), if you have inter-est or questions. We hope you will join us at the meet-ing on October 30th, for more information.

GIFTED AND TALENTED NOMINATIONS Nominations open October 2nd - December 19th, for the Conroe ISD Gifted and Talented program. Although the testing will not take place until February, nomina-tions are accepted at this time. Nominations can be made by the parents and/or teachers. If you are inter-ested in nominating your child, you may want to discuss this with your child’s teacher. Nominations will be ac-cepted through December 19th. You may request a nomination form from the front office or if you have any questions, please call Veronica Kiesz at 281-298-4700. You can also find the nomination form and other GT in-formation on the CISD GT homepage.

DYNAMITE DOLPHINS Having good character builds confidence in our chil-dren and allows them to shine in all areas. Each month, our school will talk and learn about why it is beneficial to have good character. At the end of the month, one student from each class will be selected for demon-strating that month’s character trait. Our nine charac-ter traits for the year are as follows: Aug./Sept.: Courage Oct: Caring Nov.: Gratitude Dec.: Forgiveness Jan.: Respect Feb.: Kindness March: Self-control April: Honesty May: Hard working (Diligence) The following students were chosen for showing cour-age during the month of September. We are very proud of these students! Kindergarten Mrs. Allen - Hudson Kirkpatrick Mrs. Genseal - Rylen Rogers Mrs. Kent - Fiona Everhard Ms. Lewis - Juliana Kiesz Mrs. Nusbaum - Lizzy Williams Mrs. Shaw - Gage Fetter First Grade Mrs. Andrews - Avalynn Hodge Ms. Arita - Coltin McKenzie Mrs. Buck - Claire Albritton Mrs. Cook - Savannah Davila Mrs. Hudson - Sofia Beltran Miss Morte - Noah Harrison Second Grade Mrs. Bass - Oreoluwa Akinyemiju Mrs. McCormick - Oona Lahey Mrs. Rabold - Ayaka Morita Mrs. Silveira - Matthew Hollas Mrs. Tasch - Jayden Leger Mrs. Williams - Oliver Stone Third Grade Ms. Colson - Arjun Paripelli Mrs. Loving - Sam Powell Mrs. McGowan - Sindi Nombela Mrs. Moss - Denholm Giering Mrs. Solis - Kamryn Tasch Mrs. Wright - J. P. Roman

Fourth Grade Mrs. Belanger - Alba Villar Sanchez Miss Darling - Hayden Bass Mrs. Fortune - Pranav Chunangad Mrs. Moleres - Victoria Mirabetty Miss Nelson - Elliott Howell Mrs. Robey - Anny Munhoz

LIBRARY NEWS Our fall Book Fair is coming soon! The students will be coming to the Book Fair preview next week to make their wish lists. Book Fair sales will be Oct. 15th - 18th, with Family Night on Oct. 16th. We will need volunteers to help during Book Fair sales, so if you are interested, please sign up here: https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/GoOJvHixc.

THE FOUR STAR PROJECT - YARN NEEDED Students from The Woodlands High School are par-ticipating in a yarn drive for The Four Star Project. This project will consist of collecting soft or baby blanket yarn, which will be used to knit hats to do-nate to the children’s wing of MD Anderson and oth-er hospitals in our local area. If you would like to donate soft yarn (any pattern or color), please send in with your child or drop off in the front office at David Elementary by October 30, 2018. For more information, please see the at-tached flyer.

BOX TOPS Our fall Box Tops collection for the 2018-2019 year is underway. Participation is easy. Simply clip the Box Tops from participating products, place them in a Ziploc bag or envelope (labeled with your child’s teacher’s name and grade), and have your student drop them in the collection bin located near the front office. One class per grade level will earn a prize for collecting the most Box Tops during each collection period (fall, winter and spring), so start clipping! Please mark your calendar for our fall submission deadline, October 19, 2018. If you have any ques-tions, please contact Cathy Bleakley or Carly Jones at DavidPTOvendor@gmail.com. Standings as of Friday, September 28th are: KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE Lewis 352 Andrews 263 Genseal 63 Hudson 189 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE Tasch 234 McGowan 256 Silveira 164 Solis 197 4TH GRADE

Moleres 139 Clark/Stokes 125 Smith 121

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NON-DISCRIMINATION The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity

educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs

or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required

by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as

amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with

Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.

For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the

Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7752.

16th AnnualConroe ISD PoliceCOATS for KIDS DRIVE The Conroe ISD Police Department is pleased to present the 16th Annual Coats for Kids Drive for the children of Conroe ISD. On October 1st, all schools able to help collect coats/jackets will place a collection bin at or near the front office of the school. Last year several schools utilized the talents of students in art, student council, or other student organizations to design and decorate collection boxes. Items will be collected through October 15th. On October 16th, collected items will be picked up, cleaned, and sorted. The collected coats, jackets, and hoodies will be distributed to campuses in need. If bins become full during the collection process, campuses should e-mail or call Sgt. Julie M. Thompson at (936) 709-8921 or jmthompson@conroeisd.net for pick-up to make room in the bins for additional donations. If your campus wishes to participate in receiving coats/jackets for students at your campus, please e-mail Sgt. Julie M. Thompson by October 16th.

All items will be ready for disbursement during the week of

October 29th - November 9th, 2018During last year’s Coats for Kids Drive,

1,400 coats, jackets and hoodieswere collected and distributed!

Please e-mail Sgt. Julie M. Thompson at jmthompson@conroeisd.netby September 28th, if your campus would like to participate

in this year’s Coats for Kids Drive.

For additional information contact:Sgt. Julie M. Thompson

(936) 709-8921 or jmthompson@conroeisd.net

CARING HANDS FOR COVERED HEADS WHEN

The WHOLE month

of October!

WHERE

Your school! The Woodlands, Texas

DETAILS:

WHAT YOU

CAN DONATE: ‘Baby blanket’ yarn OR

Soft/ “simply soft” brand

yarn

WHAT TO DO: Please place any donations

In the boxes located

In your school

HOW YOU’RE

HELPING: All your donations

Will be picked up and used

By student and members

Of a local senior home

to knit hats.

WHO YOU’RE

HELPING: All hats made will be

Donated to a local children’s

hospital and used

In the cancer wing by

Chemo patients and in

NICUs For infants