5/13 (Monday) - MFHS Seniors Clap Out

5/14 (Tuesday) - Marathon Field Trip

5/16 (Thursday) - Millionaire Field Trip

5/17 (Friday) - Party with the Principals Assembly

5/20 (Monday) - 3rd, 4th, & 5th Field Day

5/21 (Tuesday) - K, 1st, & 2nd Field Day

5/22 (Wednesday) - Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance Awards in specials

5/23 (Thursday) - 5th Grade Celebration

5/23 (Thursday) - Last day of school, early release

Recognition Days for May:

• Military Appreciation Month - May
• National Mental Health Awareness Month - May
• Better Hearing and Speech Month - May

Colt families,

You should have received an email requesting your participation in a MFISD climate survey.

Participation in this brief 5-10 minute survey is very important for us to receive feedback on what we are doing well and where we can improve as a school district to best love and inspire students.

Complete the survey here: https://survey.k12insight.com/r/MFISDParentSurvey

All returning students for the 24-25 school year, need to register by the last day of school We have only had 150 register so far! Let's see if we can get ALL students registered by May 23rd!

By completing your registration by the end of the school year, you ensure that we have accurate enrollment numbers, which in turn allows us to allocate resources appropriately, plan class sizes, and provide the best possible educational experience for you.

Direct link to Skyward:

https://skyward.iscorp.com/MarbleFallsTXStuSTS/Session/Signin?area=Home&controller=Home&action=Index

How to Family Access videos for parents:

English

https://www.skyward.com/parents-and-students/qmlativ-toolkit/parents

Spanish

https://www.skyward.com/parents-and-students/spanish/system/qmlativ-padre

As we approach the end of the school year, I wanted to reach out to discuss an important matter. Recently, we have noticed an increase in instances of disrespectful or aggressive behavior among some of our students. While the majority of our students continue to uphold the school's values of respect, responsibility, and safety, it's crucial that we address this trend to ensure a positive and safe environment for everyone.

As a school community, we believe that fostering a culture of respect and understanding is a shared responsibility. That's why I'm writing to ask for your support in reminding your child about our school's behavioral expectations and the importance of treating others with kindness and respect.

Here are some ways you can help reinforce these expectations at home:

• Discuss the Importance of Respect: Talk with your child about the value of treating others with respect, including peers, teachers, and school staff.
• Review the School Code of Conduct: Take some time to review our school's rules and expectations of safe, respectful, responsible. This can help clarify the expectations for behavior and the consequences for not meeting them.
• Encourage Positive Communication: Remind your child to use positive language and effective communication skills, especially when resolving conflicts or disagreements.
• Promote Responsibility and Accountability: Encourage your child to take responsibility for their actions and understand that their behavior affects the school community.

Our goal is to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all students as we finish the school year. We will be working closely with students, teachers, and staff to reinforce positive behavior and address any instances of disrespect or aggression promptly.

Thank you for your support and partnership. If you have any questions or concerns, or if you'd like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me. We value your involvement in our school community, and together, we can help our students succeed.

WIth thanks,

Melissa Fletcher

The Mustang ACE Program would like to invite you to sign your student up for our free ACE Summer Camp! We will be offering a wide variety of academic enrichment, fun field trips, and opportunities to make new friends over the course of the summer. The ACE Summer Camp will take place June 3 – July 12 (no programming July 4 & 5). Breakfast, lunch, and a snack will be offered, as will transportation.

Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. Please complete this form as soon as possible to ensure your child a spot in the ACE Summer Camp.

We are excited to offer the ACE After School Enrichment Program. Our prior after school care program has been replaced with Texas ACE. We would love to see more students in our ACE program.

Please see below to apply for the program. If interested, please apply. Families will be notified if they have been accepted to the ACE Program by Teresa Greenburg, our Colt Site Coordinator.

Her email is: tgreenburg@mfisd.txed.net if you have any questions.

212 CREW Sign Up Google Form

We are always looking for extra help around campus. Complete the link and we will take volunteers at any time. We would love to see more volunteers on campus. You can email cmeza@mfisd.txed.net or call 693-3474 to let us know what days or times work well for you!

Quarter 1 through Quarter 3 Attendance: 22students in all

This means that these students were not tardy and were present every single day for the entire first 3 nine weeks of school.

Quarter 2 Overall Attendance: 131 students with PERFECT ATTENDANCE

This means that these students were not tardy and were present every single day for the entire first nine weeks of school.

Quarter 1 Overall Attendance: 134 students with PERFECT ATTENDANCE

This means that these students were not tardy and were present every single day for the entire first nine weeks of school.

If your child has 3 or more tardies, the school will call to conference to make a plan on how we can improve and arrive at school on time. If tardies become a concern, there will be activities that you will complete as a family at home.

Attendance Guideline:

The limit is 10 unexcused absences in a year. A Truancy Prevention Plan is required after 5 unexcused absences. This allows open communication and a plan to help resolve any issue.

Our campus goal is to increase our overall attendance by 1% per our Campus Improvement Plan. To help us meet this goal, Colt will recognize student perfect attendance every 9 weeks, award a weekly "Golden Present" to the grade level with the most students "present" that week, and report attendance to parents through the Smore newsletter.

More information regarding attendance.

Rule of the week: Respectful

Word of the week: Compassion

Quote of the week: If you see someone without a smile, give them on of yours." - Dolly Parton

Mission Statement: I will have compassion for others' thoughts and feelings.

Pre-K - 10:15-10:45

Kinder - 10:55-11:25

1st - 11:00-11:30

2nd - 11:35-12:05

3rd - 12:10-12:40

4th - 12:15-12:45

5th - 11:30-12:00

Recess will follow each lunch.

Families are welcome to come eat lunch with their child. Guardians and Emergency Contacts will be allowed to eat with the child. Due to limited space, we will monitor the size of the groups, asking groups to eat outside or split to different tables.

This can be a special time to visit with their child about their day or to bring lunch from your favorite place if you would like to! Visitors must sit at a table separate from the lunch tables to eat lunch as we do not allow visitors to sit at student tables. At this time we are asking that they not bring any friends with them to the table when they sit with their families. Photography/videoing is strictly prohibited in the cafe to respect the privacy of all students.

We use Thursday Folders to communicate with families. These folders will be sent home each week on Thursday. Please review all the graded work/Flyers, and sign every Thursday next to the corresponding date. Thursday folders are to be returned to school every Friday.

• Doors open at 7:15 am
• Announcements and Pledges start at 7:35 am
• Tardy bell rings at 7:45 am
• Dismissal begins at 3:15 pm
• Transportation changes need to be called in by 2:15 pm

All visitors will need to scan their driver's license or other valid ID at the start of each year, even if you scanned into our system last year. All visitors must sign-in at the front office before entering our campus.

For arrival: In the morning, please have your child ready to exit the vehicle on the passenger side with all items ready to leave the car (lunch box, backpack, etc.). We appreciate you staying in line and not going around vehicles in front of you to help with the traffic flow.

For dismissal: We will dismiss beginning at 3:15. Please remain in your car in line and do not walk up to the front of the building during dismissal. Please be patient with our staff as we work to ensure that all of our students get home safely. Expect longer than normal wait times as we become familiar with new routines, students, and families. Staff members will be in the carline typing names into a spreadsheet for our staff inside the building. For this reason, you MUST have your CAR TAG displayed in the window for our staff members to easily type the name. Extra car tags are available in the front office.

Melissa Fletcher - Principal, mkfletcher@mfisd.txed.net

Kathy Payson - Assistant Principal, kpayson@mfisd.txed.net

Shanna Gatlin - School Counselor, sgatlin@mfisd.txed.net

Cintia Meza - Administrative Assistant, cmeza@mfisd.txed.net

Kara Dalton - Registrar, kdalton@mfisd.txed.net

Daniela Torres - Receptionist, dtorres@mfisd.txed.net

Email: mkfletcher@mfisd.txed.net
Website: https://www.marblefallsisd.org/Domain/12
Location: 2200 Manzano Mile, Marble Falls, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 693-3474
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColtPTO/?_rdr
Twitter: @ColtElementary