Stewart Stampede

Our Stewart Stampede fundraiser wraps up on Friday, November 4 with our fun run and glow party! Thank you so much for your support! Our goal is to make this the main PTO fundraiser of the 2022-2023 school year. If we hit our goal, we will not host a spring fundraiser. Funds raised will be put toward building our outdoor pavilion and the many functions of Stewart PTO, such as field trips, school safety, technology, and school events. 10% of all funds raised will go directly back into our grade level funds for our teachers to utilize in classrooms.

Individual goals:<$125

School goal: $100,000

Due to the generosity of our sponsors, all students and staff members are receiving a shirt to wear on Friday. This shirt will be worn on field day in May too, so please hold on to these shirts.

Below are the run times for our Stewart Stampede. We hope you can join us for this fun day!

8:10-9:10 a.m.: 5th & 6th Grades

9:05-10:00 a.m.: 4th Grade

10-10:55 a.m.: 3rd Grade

10:55-11:50 a.m.: 1st Grade

11:50-12:45 p.m.: Kinder

1:15-2:10 p.m.: 2nd grade

It's Almost Here!!! The Stewart Stampede!!!

Families will be able to watch the run along the front drive and around the playground.

We're looking forward to having such a great time!

Grade level run times are included above.

3rd - 6th graders will be taking their math and reading Interim Assessments during the month of November. STAAR Interim Assessments are online assessments that align to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and that help educators monitor student progress and predict student performance on STAAR. The data from these assessments will help drive our instruction and truly understand what our students can do at this point in the school year. For more information from TEA, you can visit: https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/testing/staar/staar-interim-assessments

Dates for the upcoming Interim Assessments:

Nov 7 - 3rd Reading Interim

Nov 10 - 5th Reading Interim

Nov 14 - 3rd Math Interim

Nov 15 - 4th Reading Interim

Nov 15 - 6th Math Interim

Nov 16 - 6th Reading Interim

Nov 16 - 4th Math Interim

Nov 17 - 5th Math Interim

If you have any questions, you can reach out to our campus testing coordinator, Chelsea Rothe, crothe@conroeisd.net.

Class pictures will take place on Wednesday, November 2nd. Wear your best smile!

Don't forget to vote on Election Day!

No school for students.

Generation Texas is a statewide, grassroots movement promoting a culture of college and career readiness leading to the most successful generation ever.

To recognize the week, we will have a theme each day.

Tuesday - "In The Beginning" - wear your Stewart spirit shirt

Wednesday - "Earning High Grades in Jr. High and High School Is My Goal" - wear Peet or CHS shirt

Thursday - "College Suits Me to a T" - wear your favorite college/university shirt and/or hat

Friday - "Choose Your Career" - students are encouraged to come to school in their favorite career or professional attire.

It's such an exciting time of year. Book Fair time is almost here.

The Book Fair will be open each day from 7:30AM-3:00PM.

Late night for Book Fair will be on Thursday with a Picnic on the Playground.

NOVEMBER 14 - 18!!!

A huge thank you goes to Kelly and Dustin Morgan for the delicious lunch and Meghan TigTig for dessert on Friday, October 28th. It was awesome!

Thank you to Woodforest Church for a delicious bagel breakfast on November 1st. Everyone enjoyed having an awesome breakfast when they got to school.

Thank you PTO for providing a Mustang cart for our students. They look forward to having a fun way to spend their Mustang Bucks! It's a hit for all our Mustangs.

Please be sure to check out the PTO website for additional information and dates for upcoming events.

https://www.stewartpto.org/join-us/

We will be celebrating Veteran's Day on November 11th. We are inviting all veterans who have served or are currently serving to join us for a parade through the building to honor them.

The parade will begin at 8:30AM. Check in begins at 8:10AM.

Please use the link below to sign up to attend. We will have a badge ready for you when you arrive to ease check in.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1f9oyttOGFhtWZ_8wU71E4vZNl0P5ZU8oUTEZiFbtJ2HGBg/viewform

If you want to volunteer in any capacity on our campus, you must complete an application to "Volunteer in Conroe ISD." This is a very easy application to complete. You can access the application at:

https://www.conroeisd.net/parents/get-involved/

The Dads of Great Students WATCH D.O.G.S. program is one of the nation’s largest and most respected school-based, family, and community engagement, organizations in the country. WATCH D.O.G.S. is a family and community engagement educational initiative designed and developed by educators, experts and parent volunteers over more than two decades.

WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year. During the day, WatchDOGS may read and work on flash cards with students, play at recess, eat lunch with students, watch the school entrances and hallways, assist with traffic flow and any other assigned activities where they actively engage with not only their own students, but other students as well. Please click on the following link to find out more and/or to sign up. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zSMWalPrWeohoE3z4QfpqYuhje4-x30bFeJ1-RADP-s/edit

If you have any questions about Watch DOGS, please contact our counselor Tonya Mathews at trmathews@conroeisd.net.

Referral requests are now open for Conroe Independent School District Gifted and Talented program. Although the testing will not take place until late January, referral requests are accepted at this time. Referral requests can be made by the parents and/or campus staff. It is recommended that parents of 2nd grade students wait until CogAT scores have arrived before nominating their child because CogAT scores are part of the GT assessment. If you are interested in referring your child, you may want to discuss this with your child’s teacher. Referrals will be accepted October 3- December 16, 2022.

You may request a referral form from the front office or the Assistant Principal, Wesley Harness.

You will also find the link for the GT Screening referral form HERE.

You can also find the referral form and other GT information on the CISD GT homepage.

Stewart Elementary accepts and encourages comments or suggestions regarding safety. We are consistently monitoring our procedures and are open to what you suggest. Additionally, if you see something that concerns you, please take time to make us aware of your observation. You can do this by accessing a form through the QR code below. This QR code will be placed on each entrance door as well. Please access the link to the safety suggestion google form:

https://forms.gle/qwCYuUdhSqTJNTg76

If you have any special concerns or comments, please contact our campus safety coordinator, Wes Harness. You can email him at wjharness@conroeisd.net.

Just a reminder that a text message and email is sent each Sunday afternoon at 4:00PM. This communication (Stewart Happenings Week of...) includes weekly reminders for families. If you are not receiving this communication, please contact our registrar to update your child's information.

Contact information

Karen Scambray

kscambray@conroeisd.net

You are invited to sign up to have lunch with your student. Please use the Sign Up Genus link to reserve your date.
In order to allow more families to come please limit your visits to one per month.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4ea4aa2aa5f85-november

November 18th is the Friday before the Thanksgiving break. This year we will celebrate this day with a small event during PE classes. Students will have a Turkey Trot around the perimeter of the gym. Students will be encouraged to wear turkey shirts, hats and socks this day.

This decision was made because we know our families have put a great deal of work into preparations for the Stewart Stampede. We have however, scheduled holiday parties in December. We will communicate specific times after the Thanksgiving break.

The holiday store will be open after the Thanksgiving holidays.

Dates for the holiday store are December 5 - 9. The PTO will send home more information soon.

Join us for a Wonder Movie Night on Friday, December 2 at our school. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the movie will start at 6:00 p.m. More information will come home in Tuesday folders in the coming weeks.

Our Stewart PTO Staff Appreciation Committee has two events planned for our staff in December: gift wrapping and holiday treats. If you are interested in helping with these events, please sign up using the links below.

Holiday Treat Exchange:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b49acac23a0fc1-christmas1

Gift Wrapping:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b49acac23a0fc1-christmas2

Pre-order your 2022-2023 yearbook! Once yearbooks sell out, they are gone. We will not place a second order of yearbooks.

On December 31, prices will increase to $50/book. Deadline to order yearbooks is 1/27/2023.

*If your student is a yearbook committee member, please ask Mrs. Elmore or Ms. Myers for your promo code for $10 off.

https://stewart-pto-store.myshopify.com/products/stewart-2022-2023-yearbooks

( All dates are subject to change.)

Fall Semester Important Dates

November 2- Individual Make up Pictures / Group Pictures

November 3 – PTO Meeting

November 4 – Stewart Fun Run

November 8 – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

November 8- Voting Day

November 10 – 4th Grade Musical

November 11 - 2nd grade field trip to see Cinderella

November 11 – Veterans Day Program

November 14 – 18 – Generation Texas Week

November 16 – Picnic in the Park 5:30 -7:30pm

November 17 - Fourth grade field trip to Sam Houston Museum

November 21- 25 – Thanksgiving Holiday – NO SCHOOL

December 1 – Dr. Jean Stewart’s Birthday

December 2- PTO Meeting

December 2- Stellar Student Celebration

December 3 - Faculty Meeting

December 5- 9 – PTO Holiday Store

December 7 – Mighty Mustang Celebration

December 8 – Grade 3-6 Choir Concert

December 9 – Kinder Gingerbread House Building

December 13 – PE & Art Night – 1st Grade

December 14- Band and Orchestra Concerts

December 15 – Grinch Day / K- 2 Parties

December 16 - Polar Express Day / 3rd- 6th parties

December 16 – Early Dismissal 12:10 pm

December 19 – January 4 – Winter Break

Mrs. Lind is a compassionate, hardworking and loving teacher; She implements CISD best practices and is awesome at Guided Math; Mrs. Lind goes above and beyond for her students every single day and has their best interests at heart.

Mrs. Burrington is always willing to step in and help out when needed. She talks with the teachers she supports and helps to collaborate and identify what her students need. She cares so much for her students she works with and has a heart of gold.

Thank you to our wonderful PTO for purchasing this brand new Chromebook Cart! We appreciate everything you do for our school.