Deretchin Elementary

Sarah Howard

Assistant Principal (4th-6th)

Melissa Johnson

Assistant Principal (K-3rd)

Angie McGhee

Counselor (4th-6th)

Tisha Smith

Counselor (K-3rd)

11000 Merit Oaks Drive

The Woodlands, TX 77382

832-592-8700

Fax-832-592-8780

Lunch Schedule:

Kinder- 12:10-12:40

1st- 11:15-11:45

2nd- 12:40-1:10

3rd- 11:50-12:20

4th- 11:15-11:45

5th- 10:40- 11:10

6th- 10:40-11:10

Fine Arts Schedule:

Kinder- 9:40-10:30

1st- 9:40-10:30

2nd- 8:50-9:40

3rd- 10:30-11:20

4th- 11:50-12:40

5th- 12:40-1:30

6th- 1:30-2:20

Alicia Reeves

Principal

Check out our NEW Deretchin Website!

We are pleased to announce that we have launched our new campus website. The new

website provides all the same information as before, but with a streamlined, updated

appearance as well as additional features and functions.

http://deretchin.conroeisd.net/

April 2017

Nurse News:

Parents/Guardians,

Mylan Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary recall for certain lots

of EpiPen/EpiPen, Jr. (generic epinephrine auto-injectors are NOT

INCLUDED). I have called all of the parents of students who are

affected by this at Deretchin. If you have other children in CISD,

please check their EpiPens, as well as, your EpiPens at home. As

recommended in the FDA announcement, CISD WILL continue

to use the recalled lots until you are able to bring a replacement.

See the links below for full information.

Be sure to check all of the Epipens you have at home.

https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm550173.htm

http://www.mylan.com/EpiPenRecall

(Instructions from Mylan on how to confirm a recalled EpiPen, how

to obtain a voucher for a new EpiPen, and how to return the recalled

EpiPen).

Thank you,

Colleen Magee RN

(832)592-8770

WHAT WE ARE DOING IN MRS. PARRA’s P.E CLASS

FITNESSGRAM is a health-related fitness assessment tool that provides a snapshot of

each child's health in grades 3-6. The assessment covers each component of health-

related fitness: aerobic capacity (PACER test), body composition (height, weight),

muscular strength (push-ups, curl-ups), muscular endurance (PACER test, push-ups,

curl-ups) and flexibility (trunk lift, shoulder stretch). Students in Kindergarten-Sixth

grade are learning about the Olympics and competing in Olympic type activities:

torch relay, footrace, long jump, discus throw, hurdles, javelin throw, fencing and

more!

WHAT'S COMING UP IN MRS. PARRA’s P.E. CLASS?

Summer is right around the corner! The students will be learning about water and

sun safety.

Taking good care of our bodies is important! Students will be participating in

games/activities that relate to personal hygiene and the body.

Orchestra Info:

4th grade: Join us for an informational meeting about the band and orchestra

programs at Deretchin on April 12th from 5:30-6:00. We will be discussing the

different instruments, how to obtain all necessary supplies, and the structure of our

programs. After the meeting, Mr. Dillard (orchestra) and Mr. Plummer (band) will be

available to size/fit students on instruments. All elective choice sheets are due on

Thursday, April 13th.

5th Grade Orchestra: Students are learning how to play in the key of C Major. They

are also learning string orchestra music in preparation for the spring concert on May

23rd. Reminder: Practice reports are due each week on Monday, signed by a parent.

Students will be tested each Monday on the previous week's objective as listed on the

practice report.

6th Grade Orchestra: Students are writing their own composition for the

composition contest. Students should complete at least eight measures of their music

per week, finishing with at least 24 measures by May 1st. The student(s) with the best

composition will have the opportunity to perform their composition at our spring

concert on May 23rd.

Our Character Trait for the month of April is "Perseverance". Perseverance is the

ability and self control that pushes you to work through challenges. Parents should

talk to their children and tell them about a time in your life that you’ve showed

perseverance.

When we persevere we shown persistence and tenacity. We sustain the effort

needed to complete a task, even if it's hard. "Many of life's failures are people who

did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up". - Thomas

Edison

Counselor's Corner K – 3rd GradeCounselor's Corner

Upcoming Mentor Meeting

The next mentor meeting date is on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. If your child is

part of the mentor program, please remind them to bring a special picture they would like

to share with their mentor.

Counselor's Corner 4th - 6th Grade

In lunch bunch we are continuing to talk about coping skills. It's important for

our mental and physical health to take care of ourselves, using healthy coping

skills, when we are facing a problem we can't control.

Deretchin Elementary would like to congratulate and wish "good luck" to our two teams

that will be competing in the UIL competition this week:

Team Brengel/Edmond: Team Athreya/Baja:

Jessica Bird Shreyas Athreya

Zachary Brengel Ariana Baja

Sophia Costeira Delayne Fox

Isabella Costeira Neel Kura

Nikita D'Sousa Akshay Marupudi

Alastair Edmond Natalia Rios

Blake Trushenski

We are so proud of each of these students! They are already winners to us!

Nominations for Summer Gifted and Talented Testing

Nominations for summer GT Testing will be open April 1 - April 28, 2017. Summer testing

will be held at Mitchell Intermediate June 6 - June 8, 2017 from 8:30 to 11:00. Nominations

may be made by parents and/or teachers. If you are interested in nominating your child,

you may want to discuss this with your child's teacher. Nominations will be accepted

through April 28th, 2017. You may request a nomination form through the front office or

Mrs. McGhee. You can also find the nomination form and other GT information on the

CISD GT homepage.

4th & 5th Grade Electives:

Fourth and Fifth Grade Parents: Information will be coming home in April regarding Fine

Arts elective choice for the 2017-2018 school year. Band and Orchestra Information Night

is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12th from 5:30 to 6:30.

Upcoming Events:

April11th- 6th Grade Girls Volleyball (3:30-4:30)

12th- Kinder Graduation Photos

12th- 4th Grade Instrument Selection Night (5:30)

13th- Tech Club Meeting

14th- NO SCHOOL

18th- 1st Grade Program (8:30 & 5:30)

18th- PTO Meeting (9:30)

25th- 6th Grade Girls Volleyball (3:30-4:30)

28th-2nd Grade Economics Fair (10:00-2:30)

28th- Principal Proud

Parent InformationAbsences:

Please remember Absences are documented as

"Unexcused". If you would like to change your

child's unexcused to an Excuse please do one

of the procures below. Please note that this is

not removing the absence it is simply changing

the title of the absence. When reporting an

absence make sure you provide the child's: first

and last name, grade, homeroom teacher and

the reason for the absence.

Report an Absence by phone: Please call the

Front Office at 832.592.8700.

Report an absence by handwritten note or a

doctor's letterhead: Give to student and they

can give the to the teacher or drop it off with

the Front Office.

Report an absence by email: Cory at

cognisty@conroeisd.net and/or the student's

homeroom teacher.

Report an absence by fax: 832.592.8780

It is the school's discretion to decide what

reason is considered for an excused absence if

the child is not ill. If the school feels it is not

excused the unexcused will be changed to a

UPC "unexcused with parent contact".

By Texas state law, if your child has 16 or more

excused, unexcused, and/or UPC absences

your child's attendance records will be

reviewed by an attendance community to

determine if your child will advance to the next

grade level.

Cell Phones

Please refrain from using your cellphone in the

front office.

Morning Hours:

School begins at 8:05am. Students should not

arrive before 7:30am. When they arrive before

8:05 students go to active start on the dragon

playground or the gym.

Arriving to school after 8:05:

Students arriving after the tardy bell (8:05) are

considered tardy. Students must stop at the

front desk for a tardy pass.

Medication at School:

Students may not bring medication to school. A

parent or guardian must bring medication and

sign it into the clinic. All medication must be in

the original container and properly labeled.

Illness at School:

Your child will be sent home from school if:

they have a fever 100 degrees or greater,

diarrhea, vomiting, suspicion of having a

contagiour illness, or are too ill to function in

the classroom. Your child should not return to

school until they are fever free for 24 hours

without medication.

Transportation Changes:

All transportation changes must be received in

writing by 2:30pm. We are unable to accept an

email or phone call. You may send a note to

your child’s teacher, fill out a form in the front

office or send us a fax (832) 592-8780 with your

signature.