Memorial Parkway Elementary School

For General Information about MPE call 281-237-5850

School Starts at 7:55 am and ends at 3:05 pm

Office Hours are 7:40 am - 4:20 pm

Hello MPE Parents,

Thanks for a really great week! The children are really getting into the groove and really doing their best to socially distance. Thank you for sending your children to school with a mask, and we can tell you have been working with them at home.

I wanted to remind you that our first progress report grades will be coming out on Monday, September 21st. Starting this year, progress reports will no longer be printed by the district. In order to check grades, please log into the Home Access Center (HAC).

To our Katy Virtual Parents, please help us keep the instruction going strong. If you have questions or concerns about a lesson, please contact your child's teacher and set up a time to talk. I ask that you please honor the instructional time of every child in the virtual classroom and not interrupt the lesson. All our teachers have conference times where they can meet with you one on one to answer questions, help you with technology, and/or discuss assignments.

As always, thank you for your constant support of our Panthers!

Your Proud Principal,

Dr. Martinez

Sunday, Sept. 20

• Happy Birthday Nurse Rubio!

Monday-Sept. 21

• Happy International Day of Peace!

Tuesday-Sept. 22

• Happy National Ice Cream cone day!

Wednesday-Sept. 23

• Happy Wednesday!

Thursday-Sept. 24

• Wear "I Got your Back" or a black shirt for putting an end to bullying

Friday-Sept. 25

• Campus Professional Learning Day - Student Holiday
• Happy Birthday Ms. Wasiq!

Sunday, Sept. 27th

• Happy Birthday Ms. Garcia!

Monday-Sept. 28th

• Happy Monday!
• PTA Spirit Night at Jimmy Changas

Tuesday-Sept. 29th

• Happy Birthday Ms. Townley!

Wednesday-Sept. 30th

• PTA General Meeting (New Date) at 6:30 pm--More Information on PTA Facebook Site

Thursday-October 1st

• Wear Purple for Core Essential Empathy
• Family Night- No Homework
• Last day of YMCA child care at MPE

Friday-October 2nd

• Wear MPE Spirit shirt to school, Go Panthers!
• Happy Birthday Ms. Ambriz

Courage Family Letters / Cartas familiares de valor

• Kinder through 2nd grade - English
• Kinder hasta 2do grado - Espanol
  
• 3rd through 5th grade - English
• 3 ° a 5 ° grado - Espanol
  

Empathy Family Letter / Carta de empatía familiar

• Kinder through 2nd grade - English
• Kinder hasta 2do grado - Español
  
• 3rd through 5th grade-English
• 3 ° a 5 ° grado - Inglés

Through an extended waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Katy ISD is providing free meals to all students beginning, Monday, September 21. On-campus and virtual students can receive breakfast and lunch at no cost through Dec. 31, or pending available funds through USDA and TDA.

All students are eligible for one breakfast and one lunch per day per federal guidance. For example, if the student eats breakfast and lunch at school, the student is not eligible to pick up meals at the Grab ‘N Go sites.

On-Campus Students

Students attending on-campus instruction are eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost beginning Sept. 21.

Parents may add funds to their student’s meal account for a la carte purchases and in preparation for when the USDA waiver ends in their student’s Pay N’ Go Account.

Once this waiver expires, the District will switch back to the School Lunch and Breakfast Program. Free and reduced meal applications must still be submitted for the 2020-2021 school year to determine benefits after the waiver ends. Visit schoolcafe.com/KatyISD to apply online.

Katy Virtual Academy Students

Free curbside meals, breakfast and lunch, are available to students participating in virtual learning, as well as children 18 and under, who are not enrolled in Katy ISD.

Participants are able to pick up breakfast and lunch meals, curbside from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Meals are packaged to be heated and eaten at home. Meals are to be picked up a day prior to the intended use. Pick up is available at these sites:

• Morton Ranch HS
• Mayde Creek HS
• Cinco Ranch HS

Today, Thursday, September 17, is the last day for meal service at Seven Lakes HS.

Please remember, the Texas Department of Agriculture policy now requires parents picking up meals without a child present to present documentation for each child. (Accepted documentation is official letter/email/electronic school application, student report card, student ID card, attendance records with student’s names, or a birth certificate. Only one form is required.) You can find your Student’s ID number in the Home Access Center, by selecting the ‘Registration’ icon. Under Demographics, you will see your student’s ID displayed. Click here for more information.

For more information, please visit the Katy ISD Food Services webpage.

The next opportunity to opt-in to in-person instruction or Katy Virtual Academy (KVA) instruction for the second grading period will be from September 21-October 2. The opt-in commitment link will be available on your student’s campus home page and will open at 8 AM. All opt-in changes are in effect at the beginning of the nine-week (elementary) grading period. We appreciate your support, as campuses are working extremely hard to schedule and balance in–person and virtual learning classes for each grading period. If you have any questions regarding the next opportunity to change your child’s learning option for the second grading period, please email KVA@katyisd.org.

Technology & Digital Support Information

*New* Parent Tech FAQs
http://www.katyisd.org/dept/technology/PTH/Pages/Parent-Tech-FAQs.aspx

*New* Parent and Student Knowledge Base

http://www.katyisd.org/dept/technology/PTH/Pages/Knowledge-Base-for-Students-and-Parents.aspx

Technology Help Desk Contacts for Parents/Students Support Inquiries

· Online: Katy ISD Tech Help

· Or, click “Help” in Canvas

· Or, call: 281.396.7400 (6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)

· Or, e-mail: parenttechsupport@katyisd.org

“How to Guide” for Parents on the Home Access Center (HAC)

Need to know how to view a report card, student grades, or other information?

Check out our “how to guides” on the Home Access Center, or click below.

· Home Access Center (HAC) User Guide (English)

· Home Access Center (HAC) User Guide (Spanish)

How to Access Them

Elementary and secondary students can access a temporary ID badge via the Student ID App available on the MyKaty Cloud. Families received an email on Friday, August 14 with instructions on how to access and use the Student ID App. Secondary campuses will soon communicate additional information about specific dates and times when secondary students will receive their permanent student ID.

Hello MPE Parents and Students,

I hope this finds you healthy and safe at home. I am sending resources that can be helpful for all. Please review those resources, which you can also find in the Katy ISD website.

Services for Students Experiencing Homelessness:

If you have lost housing due to economic hardship, complete the Student Residency Questionnaire to determine if you are eligible for services through the McKinney-Vento Act. Email the completed form to SRQ@katyisd.org and the District Homeless Liaison will contact you to discuss eligibility. More information on this act is available here and on the District webpage at http://www.katyisd.org/dept/fpef/Pages/Homeless.aspx.

I am available from Monday-Friday from 7:30-3:30.

Feeling Stressed and Need Someone to Talk to?

The MHSL is not a crisis line, but a help line designed to support families and individuals who may be experiencing mental health stress related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In addition to a listening ear, the Mental Health Support Line will provide callers with access to mental health support, guidance, and will connect callers to agency and community resources as needed. Individuals can access a Mental Health Professional Monday through Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, by calling 713-558-3777. The Mental Health Support Line is offered at no cost in English and Spanish.

http://www.katyisd.org/campus/MPE/Documents/MHSL%20Flyer_Rev2%20copy.pdf

Alejandra Páez

MPE Counselor

Alejandracpaez@katyisd.org

Phone (281) 237-5898

Phone (281) 829-8685

Greetings from the Clinic!

Illness prevention:

• Handwashing (soap and water is best; hand sanitizer is second best)
• Cover your cough/sneeze
• STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK (fever > 100F, vomiting, diarrhea)

Please report all cases of communicable disease (strep, staph, flu, pneumonia, bronchitis, pink eye, vomiting, diarrhea, etc) to the clinic.

Please report all absences to the attendance clerk. A parent note must accompany child's return to school. A doctor's note is required for absences of 5 consecutive days or more.

Be on the lookout for Notification of Immunizations forms which are sent home/emailed at the end of each month for vaccines due the following month.

If your child has recently turned 4 years old, please send the proof of immunizations to the clinic. Most students need additional vaccines before going to kindergarten.

Immunization records can be submitted via fax, email or by sending a copy to school with your student.

Please keep the campus nurse update on any changes to your student's medical information and keep your contact information updated with the registrar.

Please send an extra set of clothing (including socks, underwear, and shoes) in your child's backpack.

Information on medication administration at school, forms for medication administration at school, immunization requirements, and other up to date health service department information can be found on the Katy ISD website Health Services Page.

Helpful Number to Have on Hand-Poison Control Centers – 1-800-222-1222

Flow Chart - Can my child go to school?
Contact Information:

Brandy Zammit-Guidroz, M.S.N., R.N.
brandylzammitguidroz@katyisd.org
p: 281-237-5875 f: 281-644-1561

Janett Rubio De Asaad, C. A.
janettrubiodeasaad@katyisd.org
281-237-1419

Hi, everyone!

I’m Ms. Palestina, the new librarian! I’ve been working at MPE for the past 10 years and I’m excited see you all in the library very soon! But first…some important information:

• Bring your iPad or Chromebook to school everyday.
• If you don’t have a device click here: Device Request Form.
• At this time only ebooks are available for check out.
  
  

Thank you for your patience!

Ms. Palestina

melissapalestina@katyisd.org

281-237-4658

Technology for Virtual Learning

All students may use their personally-owned laptops, computers and/or smart devices for intermittent and KVA virtual learning. Parents with a child(ren) in need of a device, may request a device through the Student Device Request Form which will be available on the Smart ReStart webpage beginning on Thursday, August 6.

Curbside “Grab and Go” campus distribution of devices will take place on Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18. Students’ campuses will communicate their “Grab and Go” schedules. Campus “Grab and Go” check-outs will include distribution of all devices requested via the Online New Student Enrollment & Registration, the Katy Virtual Academy commitment form, the Annual Student Update in PowerSchool and/or the Device Request Form.

• Intermittent Virtual Learning Resource Guide

• KVA Resources Guide | KVA Guía de Recursos
  

​Need Free or Reduced Cost Internet Access?
Katy ISD has compiled a list of resources for students, parents and staff for Low Cost Internet Options.

Parent/Student Technology Support (Students and Parents)

Parents and students communicate their requests by filling out a form, E-mail or by calling 281-396-7400.

1. The preferred method of contact from parents and students is through an online form.
   

2. Parents can email the team at parenttechsupport@katyisd.org, and the team will reply to them.

3. Parents and students can call 281-396-7400.
   

4. If a parent or student does not reach the team, they can leave a voice message.

Established: 1978​​​
School Mascot: Panthers - "Parkway Panther"
School Colors: Black and Gold

MPE fosters an environment where individual differences are accepted and valued. The school houses various district-wide special programs including ECSE, Bilingual Education, Two-way Immersion Program and the Auditory Impaired Program. Due to the nature of the various special language programs at MPE we often have been referred to as the first Trilingual Campus in Katy ISD.

Email: doreenAmartinez@katyisd.org
Website: http://www.katyisd.org/campus/mpe
Location: 21603 Park Tree Lane, Katy, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 237-5850
Facebook: facebook.com/MPElementarySchool
Twitter: @MPElemSchool

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