Madge Griffith Elementary School

Apr i l 5 , 2019

Volume 5 , Issue 8

Eagles Prepare for STAAR Testing April 9th-4th Grade Writing STAAR

May 13th- 3rd & 4th Grade Math STAAR May 14th--3rd & 4th Grade Reading STAAR

Volunteer of the Year!

The sound of drums echoed through the halls as the

Brazosport ISD Education Foundation's Cash

Caravan entered the cafeteria to surprise our two 3rd

Grade Bilingual Teachers, Mrs. Delgado and Mrs. Oros

with checks from the Coins for Classroom Grant. They

wrote the grants for virtual reality glasses to provide

enhanced classroom instruction.

Congratulations to Jeana Andrews, 2nd Grade Teacher, for

being chosen Griffith’s Teacher of the Year and to Ms.

Castro for being chosen Griffith’s Support Staff Member of

the Year! Thank you both for making Griffith a special place

to learn and work!

Coins for Classroom Grant

Congratulations to

Sandra Consilio for

being chosen

Volunteer of the Year!

Sandra is our PTO

President and is very

active in organizing

and planning events

and activities at our

campus. Thank you

for all your hard work

to make Griffith a

great place to be.

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Spelling Bee Winner & Runner Up

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Griffith has had 3 work days so far putting together the

new Outdoor STEM Lab. Thank you to everyone who

participated. We are looking forward to more work days

and will let you know when they will be.

Thank you DOW for the grant to create our Outdoor

STEM Lab which will allow our students to have many

hands-on learning opportunities.

We also want to thank Brazospoint’s Servolution Team for

coming out and helping lay the groundwork for our project.

Servolution Team Members:

Briana Delatorre

Priscilla Gonzales

Terry Jensen

Lauri Jensen

Amy Jensen

Rikki Lookingbill

Fallon Maldanado

Ruben Maldanado

Kelby Martinez

Cindy Mckelroy

Melanie Rodriguez

Stephanie Rodriguez

Bryan Rodriguez

Johnathan Rodriguez

Emmie Jo Rodriguez

Mackenzie Sanders

Amber Staner

Aubrey Staner

Johathan Wilkinson

Kathryn Wilkinson

Thank you so much for your hard work. We are looking

forward to many years of outdoor learning for our Eagles!

Outdoor STEM Lab

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Griffith Eagles enjoyed a week

of Dr. Seuss fun with Pajama

Day, Grinch Day, Wild Thing

Day, Cat in the Hat Day and

Oh The Places You’ll Go Day!

Thank you to Ms. Burke for

organizing this fun filled week

of activities!

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Griffith Colorguard was outstanding at the Brazoswood

Showcase! Thank you to Ms. Mohrman and Mrs.

Gomez and all of our club helpers for making Griffith

shine at the Showcase!

Eagles Design Pizza Boxes

Griffith Colorguard Performs at

Brazoswood Showcase

To help promote BISD’s character education program throughout the

community, Domino’s Pizza in Freeport and both All-Star Pizza

locations (Clute and Lake Jackson) agreed to include our “Character

Counts in Brazosport ISD” designs that were created by BISD

elementary students.

Thank you to the elementary counselors for coming up with this

wonderful idea and a special thank you to Domino’s Pizza in Freeport

and All-Star Pizza locations for agreeing to participate!

Tuesday.-- College READY! (wear favorite college team shirt or red)

Wednesday- Your future is BRIGHT! (wear bright or neon colors)

Thursday- Dreaming of our future! (wear PJ's)

Friday-Career Fair Day! When I grow up, I want to be...... (Career dress up)

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PTO has done an excellent job this year! They have helped out in so many

ways including All STAAR Saturday’s pizza and prizes, after school clubs

and field trips this year! The members volunteered to help out in the library,

Smencil sales, Popcorn Sales and at the Book Fairs. We are truly blessed to

have such a great group of parent volunteers at our campus! If you would like

to be a part of our PTO, please come to the next meeting April 2nd where they

will discuss ideas for next year and elect new PTO officers. We look forward

to seeing you! Please check out flyer on Peachjar for complete details.

Mrs. Lopez, our Counselor, has

put together a fun week of

activities and invited several

different people to come to

speak to our Eagles at the

Career Fair. Students will learn

about the many kinds of jobs

and careers they can choose

from when they get older.

College and Career Week

April 23-27

PTO News

Come join the fun!

Upcoming Events!

All 3rd and 4th Grade Eagles are invited to participate in our All

STAAR Saturday tutorials program. Each Saturday our teachers

will be reinforcing the skills students are learning in the

classroom. We look forward to seeing your children there.

Dates:

Time: 8:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

There will be pizza & prizes each Saturday.

Parents please be sure your children are picked up at 12:15 p.m.

Permission slips have been sent home. Please call your child’s

teacher if you have questions.

April 6 April 13

April 27 May 4

May 11

All STAAR Saturday Tutorial Program

Attention 3rd& 4th Graders

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Volunteer

Appreciation Breakfast

We appreciate our volunteers at Griffith and

would like to invite you to join us for a light

breakfast as we celebrate your commitment &

dedication as a Griffith Volunteer! Notes will be

sent home with students. Please RSVP to your

child’s teacher.

Thursday, April 18th

7:15 am- 7:50 am

Madge Griffith Elementary

Teachers’ Lounge

Upcoming Testing Dates-3rd & 4th Grade

April 9th-4th Grade Writing STAAR May 13th- 3rd & 4th Grade Math STAAR

May 14th--3rd & 4th Grade Reading STAAR

Campus will be closed during lunches these 3 days!

2018 Pre-K & Kinder Round Up

Yearbook Reminder

Yearbooks will be on sale until April 13th

They will be $25 each if you pre-order.

Please watch for notes with more details!

Kinder Program “Oh the Places You’ll Go”

May 9th 6:30 pm

Griffith Cafeteria Students in the program need to arrive by

6 pm please.

We would like to invite you to join our PTO.

Meetings will begin at 6 pm.

Our next meetings is:

April 2nd, 2019 – 6 pm

Please see our website or contact our officers @

madgepto@gmail.com for more information. You can

also find us on Facebook for more pics.

By Kirsten Linder

Important Dates to Remember

Happy Birthday April Eagles! Apr 2 - Clubs: Mileage, Dancing Eagles, Colorguard & Storybook / PTO Meeting 6pm Apr 3 - Math Games, Dancing Eagles, Harry Potter, Mosquito (K-2), Lego (A) Apr 5 - Nutrition Assembly for 1st & 2nd (9:00) /Colorguard & Mosquito Club (3-4) Apr 6 - All STAAR Saturday Apr 9 - STAAR WRITING TEST / 1st gr field trip to Lake Jackson /Mileage, Dancing Eagles & Colorguard Apr 10 - 2nd Grade SEARCH testing for Academy / Math games, Dancing Eagles, Mosquito (K-2), Lego (B) Apr 11 - 2nd Grade SEARCH testing for Academy / Student Council & Chess Club Apr 12 - Popcorn Friday / Colorguard and Mosquito Club (3-4) Apr 13 - All STAAR Saturday / Name that Book Competition Apr 15 - Birds of Prey (2:00) Apr 16 - Griffith Night at Texas Roadhouse / Mileage, Dancing Clubs Apr 17 - Math Games, Dancing Eagles, Harry Potter & Lego Club (A) / Elementary Track Meet (5:30 - 7:30 at Hopper Field) Apr 18 - End of Progress Reporting Period / Volunteer Appreciation Day Apr 19 - Apr 22 - EASTER HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL Apr 23 - Dancing Eagles & Colorguard Apr 24 - Math Games, Dancing Eagles, Harry Potter & Lego (B) Apr 26 - Smencil Sales / Career Fair / Colorguard Apr 27 - All STAAR Saturday Apr 29 - May 3 - PK & Kinder Roundup Apr 30 - Mileage Club (last one), Dancing Eagles, Storybook & Colorguard

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Follow us on #BISD Pride Check out our website:

https://www.brazosportisd.net/schools/madge_griffith_elementary

Join us for our Buy

One, Get One Free

Book Fair. There are

lots of titles to choose

from.

May13th-17th

We would like would like to

congratulate these students on

making the Griffith Name That

Book teams. On our K-2 team is

Alexis, Joel, Elijah, Andrew,

Lionel and Kassandra. On our 3-4

team is Christian, Kaiden, Hayden,

Yumalay, Genaro, Amyah, Sokaiya

and Brayden.

Congratulations to those students

and we know you will represent our

school well at the competition on

Saturday April 13!

Immunizations Please bring immunization records if your child has

received more vaccinations this year, or if your child

was not up to date.

Pre-K will need to receive vaccinations for the

upcoming school year, so make sure to get them as

soon as possible. Pre-K Round Up is April 29th-

May 3rd and August 5th- 9th.

Nurse Notes

April is a busy month for Physical Education. 4th grade

students will be trying out and preparing for the district

track meet scheduled for April 17. We are able to take 20

hardworking, dedicated boys and girls to participate in this

fun community event at Hopper Field. We will also be focusing on sun safety, water safety and

bike safety preparing our students for their outdoor summer

activities and taking proper precautions while having

fun. Lots of exciting things while staying healthy and fit. Mileage club is also coming to an end for this school

year. The last club morning is April 30. I have really

enjoyed spending Tuesday mornings with many of our

Eagles getting FIT and having fun.

Health & Fitness

Corner

April 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

PTO Meeting

6 pm

Clubs

3

Clubs

4 5

Nutrition

Assembly

1st & 2nd

Clubs

6

All STAAR

Saturday

8:45-12:15

7 8 9

STAAR

Writing Test

4th Grade

1st Field Trip

Lake Jackson

Clubs

10

2nd Grade

SEARCH

testing for

Academy

Clubs

11

2nd Grade

SEARCH

testing for

Academy

Clubs

12

Popcorn Friday

Clubs

13

All STAAR

Saturday

8:45-12:15

Name That

Book

Competition

14 15

Birds of Prey

Program

16

Texas

Roadhouse

Night

Clubs

17

Elem. Track

Meet Hopper

Field 5:30pm

Clubs

18

End of

Progress

Reporting

Volunteer Day

19

No School

Easter Holiday

20

21

22

No School

Easter Holiday

23

Clubs

Career Week

24

Clubs

25

26

Smencil Sales

Career Fair

Clubs

27

All STAAR

Saturday

8:45-12:15

28 29

Pre K &

Kinder

Round Up

30

Clubs

May 1 2 3

Clubs

4

All STAAR

Saturday

8:45-12:15

Happy Easter, Happy Spring,

Happy, Happy Everything!