April 9, 2013

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Dates to RememberDates to Remember Important Numbers

Main Number ……. 281-641-3400

Absence Line ……..281-641-3419

Nurse ………………. 281-641-3405

Cafeteria …………… 281-641-3408

Fall Creek website - www.humbleisd.net/fce

Humble ISD website - www.humble.k12.tx.us

Apr. 16th - Kindergarten Round-Up 6:30 PM Apr. 17th - Chick-fil-A Spirit Night 3:00-8:00PM Apr. 18th - 2nd Grade Program 7:00PM Apr. 23rd - STAAR Testing 3rd & 4th Math Apr. 24th - STAAR Testing 3rd & 4th Reading - STAAR Testing 5th Science May 2nd - K-2nd Super Kids Day

May 3rd - 3rd– 5th Super Kids Day

2013 – 2014

It is that time of year again! Please join us for

Kindergarten Round-Up Tuesday, April 16th begin-

ning at 6:30pm. This event will be held in our

school cafeteria and is open to parents only. Dur-

ing the meeting teachers will be discussing our Kin-

dergarten Program and you will also have classroom

visits. After the meeting is over, Stacy Bloedorn

(Registrar) will be avail-

able to make appoint-

ments for Pre-

Registration beginning

April 17th. Hope to see

you there!

No Place for Hate

Our school is participating in a campaign sponsored

by the Anti-Defamation League called No Place

for Hate. Our goal is to be recognized as a No

Place for Hate campus. This week, our students

will be discussing Random Acts of Kindness. The

students will learn the power of spreading kindness

throughout their classroom, school, and community.

The students will participate in discussions on how

it feels to give or receive an act of kindness and

how it can change attitudes. Classrooms will then

choose and perform Random Acts around the

school. At home, you can help your child(ren) look

for opportunities to show kindness and gratitude.

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ~ Aesop

Kindergarten is planting the seeds of knowledge!

Kindergarten will be learning about many characteristics of seeds. As we get to dissect

a seed, we will be learning about its parts. We also will be learning about what a seed

needs in order to grow. Not to mention our students will examine various types of

seeds and will get to classify them based on their physical characteristics.

Please send your child’s seed to school no later than Friday, April 12th. We will accept a variety of

seeds (all shapes, colors, and sizes).

Important Reminders –

• You may have noticed that on occasion your child receives a math activity page in their folder. We ask

that you complete this activity at home with your child and return it to school the next day.

• Girls need to wear shorts under skirts or dresses.

Please remember to sign your child’s take home folder each night and take out notes daily.

Important Upcoming Dates –

• April 16th: Kindergarten Round-Up (This is for the parents who have a Kindergartner coming to Fall

Creek next year.)

• May 2nd: Super Kid’s Day

• June 7th: Kindergarten End of the Year Program at 8:45 a.m

Kinder

Korner

This week’s social skill:

Random Acts of Kindness

Steps:

1. Think of something kind you can do for someone

else.

2. Do it.

Attention 2nd Grade Parents:

Spring is in the air and your

children have been working hard

in preparation for their musical,

How Does Your Garden Grow. Our show is on Thursday, April

18th. We will be performing

twice in the morning (8:30 & 9:15) and again at

7:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you at the

show!

Girl Scout Troop 9760 is holding a donation drive

for the Houston SPCA. Please drop off the follow-

ing items this week and help a pet in need! Bins

are located in the main hallway.

• Dog/Cat Toys

• Dog/Cat Treats

• Hand Sanitizer

Thank you for your support!

Help the Houston SPCAHelp the Houston SPCAHelp the Houston SPCA

Fall Creek’s third and fourth graders will be tak-

ing the state test, STAAR, on April 23rd and

24th. Fifth graders will take the Science STAAR

test on April 23rd. The state mandates that NO

VISTORS will be permitted in the building during

the STAAR testing. Additionally, the workroom

will be closed and all volunteer activities are can-

celled. Please do not schedule dental and doctor

appointments for 3rd, 4th or 5th graders on

these testing dates. Make sure your child has a

good night’s sleep and a good breakfast. Thank

you for your help in making these two days great

for our students.

Spirit Winner for March

The winner of our spirit wear contest last month is

Ms. McGuffey's 5th grade class – way to go car-

dinals! This means ice cream for the whole class –

enjoy! Mark your Fridays and don’t forget to show

your spirit, your class will be rewarded with an ice

cream for everyone! Get ready and win APRIL!

Spirit Night on April 17

Please support Fall Creek Elementary at Chick-

fil-A on Wednesday, April 17, from 3pm-8pm

for dinner. FCE will receive 20% of all sales.

Remember you can dine in or drive thru. Please

come out to support Fall Creek Elementary!

PTO General Meeting April 18

FCE PTO will briefly summarize our activities in

the 2nd semester and inform all parents before the

2nd grade musical! Find more information about the

PTO under www.fcpto.com.

PTO Positions open for 2013/14

Attention FCE Parents!

It's that time of year!! We are

opening all PTO Board positions

to the FCE Parents for the

2013/14 school year! Applica-

tions and job descriptions can

be found in the front office or

on the PTO Website at www.fcpto.com. All appli-

cations are due by Friday, April 19th, 2013.

The Executive positions are nominated by appli-

cation and then approved by a nominating com-

mittee. At a later date the positions are final-

ized by the general PTO members.

This is a wonderful opportunity to support our

school and meet lots of people.

Executive Board: President, Vice President (2),

Secretary, Treasurer, Yearbook Coordinator

(lead person), Special Events Coordinator (lead

person), Room Parent Coordinator (2), Spirit

Shop (lead person)

General Board: Spirit Shop (co-person), Hospital-

ity, Media/Publicity, Rebate Coordinator, Spirit

Night Coordinator, Special Events (co-person),

Yearbook (co-person), Health & Safety Coordina-

tor, Cultural Arts, Beautification.

You may also email Karen Hackfeld at

PTOConnect@fcpto.com if you have any questions

or need additional information.

Parents of students enrolling in

Kindergarten 2013-2014:

Does your child have an interest in learning Span-

ish? If so, your child might be a candidate for

Humble Elementary’s Two-way Dual Language

Program, “No Limits.” The pro-

gram is designed to teach chil-

dren a second language in a natu-

ral way through subject content

instruction and every day class-

room conversation.

What is the Two-way Dual Language Program?

The Two-way Dual Language Program teaches Span-

ish and English to native and non-native speakers of

English in a mixed group setting through literacy

and the core content areas. The Dual Language pro-

gram at Humble Elementary adheres to the 50/50

model which provides 50% of instruction in Spanish

and 50% of instruction in English. The goals of the

program are to develop students who are bilingual,

bicultural and bi-literate.

If you are interested in finding out more about the

Two-way dual language program, please plan on at-

tending the following parent informational meet-

ing :

April 11, 2013 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Humble Elementary, 20252 Fieldtree Drive, Humble, TX 77338.

Questions regarding this meeting may be directed

to Humble ISD Dual Language personnel:

Chandra Elizondo

Humble ISD

Bilingual Facilitator

281-641-8336

Chandra.elizondo@humble.k12.tx.us

Kelly Nunn

Humble Elementary

Dual Language Coordinator

281-641-1175

Kelly.nunn@humble.k12.tx.us

Last P2P meeting April 17th, 8:30am Cafeteria

We are having our last meeting of the school

year next week. If you were researching pro-

grams or gathering ideas (orientation process),

etc., please have all of your notes/thoughts/

suggestions/research regarding your topic to

Karen Hackfeld, hackfeldkaren@att.net by

then. Karen will be presenting/reviewing all of

our ideas to Mrs. Stroud for possible implemen-

tation next school year. Thanks for a wonderful

year of bringing ideas together in a positive fo-

rum to help make Fall Creek an even better

school. Looking forward to continuing this group

into next school year!

Box Top Winner for March

The winner for March is Mrs. Washington's 5th

grade class -- they submitted over 450 Box

Tops. We have one more month for the class

competition, but we will collect Box Tops through

the end of the year. Please keep sending them in!

If you have Deerbrook Mall re-

ceipts please turn them in to

your child’s teacher or the My

School's Cool box located by

the black bench in the front

hallway. If you need your origi-

nal receipt you can send a copy

or email a copy to Kelly.Griffith@humble.k12.tx.us .

Every dollar spent at Deerbrook Mall helps our

school earn points!