Mott News

Congratulations to our Destination Imagination Team! A heartfelt thank you to Angela Njororai, Adrianne Anderson, Mrs. Broadhead, and Mrs. Whybrew for your dedication and hard work in supporting Owl of This World and The Sunny Sunshines on their successful journey.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to share some important updates and reminders to keep you connected and engaged with our school community.

We are excited to celebrate Counselor Appreciation Week and recognize the incredible work of Mrs. Portillo, whose dedication and support greatly impact our students' academic success and emotional well-being. Please join us in showing your appreciation for her commitment to our students.

We’re also looking forward to the upcoming Parliament Dance on February 7th, which promises to be a fun and memorable event for our 3rd - 5th grade students. Please refer to the flyer below for more details. Doors will open at 4:55 PM.

As part of our Black History Month celebration, we will hold our Black History Program this Friday during the assembly. After the program, our talented choir has been invited to perform for the Cele Colts.

As a friendly reminder, school opens at 7:05 AM, and learning begins promptly at 7:20 AM. We are committed to teaching bell to bell to maximize instructional time, so it’s important that students arrive on time to start their day successfully. We’ve noticed an increase in both tardies and early pick-ups, which can disrupt learning and classroom routines. If your student arrives late, please walk them into the building and sign them in. For their safety, do not drop them off at the curb unattended.

Whenever possible, we encourage you to schedule appointments after school hours to ensure your child doesn’t miss valuable instructional and social development time.

Thank you for your continued partnership, support, and respect for the work we do. Together, we can create a positive and productive environment where every student thrives, helping our school reach its highest potential.

Warm regards,
LaTrese Smith
Principal, Vernagene Mott Elementary

The PTO will be selling candygrams for students and flowers for teachers in the cafeteria during lunch the week before Valentines Day. There will be be two shifts each day, PreK-2nd and 3rd-5th. Candygrams and flowers will be sold for $1 each and during lunch it will be CASH ONLY. For the younger grades, volunteers may need to help students fill out their cards.

Pre-K, Kinder, 1st and 2nd grade lunch is 10:15-11:45

3rd, 4th, and 5th grade lunch is 11:45-1:30

If you are able, please consider signing up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084EA5AC2EA2F58-54361618-candy/29705333#/

We “Can” Help Our Community!

To show our love for our neighbors in need this Winter, we are collecting canned and non-perishable food items at Mott Elementary from Feb. 10-14 during Friendship Week. Please help support your child’s homeroom in our friendly donated food items contest by sending your food items to school with your child as we line the halls with love!

Thank you for helping us “Spread the Love” during this season of friendship!

Feb 3rd-7th: Counselor Appreciation Week

Feb 7th: Mott Parliament 3rd-5th Dance 5-6pm

Feb 10th-14th: Friendship Week and Canned Food Drive

Feb 12th-19th: Book Fair!

Feb 17th: Student Holiday

Feb 18th: Spring Picture Day

Feb 18th: Book Fair open until 6pm

Feb 18th: PTO Game Night 5:00-7pm

Feb 19th: 5th Grade Visits Cele Middle School

Feb 27th: 5th Grade Field Trip

If your child is ill, please report their absence by completing our "Report an Absence" form.

Additionally, all doctor’s notes must be submitted within three days of the absence. Otherwise, the absence will be documented as a parent note and recorded as unexcused.

Thanks from Mr. Ray

We love Volunteers and love having you come on campus and work with students and help out with projects around school...but first you must complete the volunteer form. This form must be completed every school year in order to volunteer at Mott.

Please let Mrs. Shellenberger @ pam.shellenberger@pfisd.net know if you are interested in specifically volunteering in the library.

If you would like to volunteer as a lunchroom monitor, please click THIS LINK to sign up.

There are 2 time slots available:

10:15am-11:45am (Pre-K, 1st, & 2nd Grade)

11:45am-1:30pm (Kinder, 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade)

When you arrive you will need to sign in with a valid ID at the front office before heading to the cafeteria.

Could This Be You? Or Perhaps Someone You Know?

We are actively seeking additional substitutes at Mott to support our dedicated teachers and Educational Associates. Substitutes play a crucial role, allowing our staff the flexibility to attend appointments, care for their families, or take a well-deserved break. We are fortunate to have a small, dependable group of regular substitutes, many of whom are parents or family members of our Mott students, and we reach out to them whenever we need coverage. If you have availability and flexibility, we encourage you to consider joining our team. You can choose to work solely at Mott, and the compensation is highly competitive!

Here is more information on the district website: Guest Educator (Substitute) Information

The Mott Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization works as a partnership to support the education of our children.

All Mott parents, educators and staff are automatically members of the PTO. You don’t have to do anything to join.

Please join us for our monthly meetings. We value your input. Whether you can help a little or a lot, we'd love to have you join as we work to help our children.

Fill out this form to get involved and learn about our meetings and volunteer opportunities.

Check out the PTO website for additional information.

• The students are expected to follow the dress code, click here for the PfISD dress code. Students are strongly encouraged to wear tennis shoes on days that they have PE.
• Students may wear a mask if they choose; however, the school does not offer masks. Students must bring their own masks.
• Students may bring disposable or refillable water bottles with a secure lid. We have bottle fillers throughout the campus that can be used to refill their water bottles.

Free Breakfast will be available to all students from 7:05am- 7:35am. Once a student arrives at school they will head to the cafeteria and eat breakfast before heading to class.

NO DOOR DASH, UBER EATS OR OTHER FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE.

Purchasing School Lunch

If your student would like to purchase lunch you have two options. One, you may send cash to school with your student. It will be added to their lunch account. (Change will not be given). Please seal the cash in an envelope and clearly label with your child's name and lunch money. You may also set up an account and add money electronically. You will need to set up an account on Myschoolbucks.com. You will be available to add money as well as monitor what your kids are eating and set limits on what they can purchase.

Free and Reduced Meal Application

Fill out the Free and Reduced application linked below to find out if you qualify. Otherwise, your child will pay full price for cafeteria meals.

https://www.pfisd.net/Page/500

Parents can now eat lunch with their students, but space is limited. We ask that you please sign up for a lunch spot. We allow 5 families per grade level each day. Please use the Sign Up Genius link below to reserve your spot.

Skyward is here to support you. Want to check your student's grades? Turn to Skyward. Curious about any missing assignments? Skyward has the answer. Need to review attendance records? Skyward provides it all.

These are just a few of the resources Skyward has to offer. Explore all its features today!

Capstone Interactive eBooks provide critical supports like text-highlighting and read aloud audio, recorded by professional voice-over artists, to model pronunciation and fluency. Also try PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next if you are a non-fiction lovers! Access both through Classlink.

And don’t forget Sora for ebooks and audiobooks curated especially for PFISD! Access through Classlink.

If you haven’t tried logging in your nightly reading minutes with Beanstack, this break is a great time to try it out. You can find the Beanstack link also on Classlink.

Mott Elementary School

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Website: https://www.pfisd.net/mottelementary

Location: 20101 Hodde Ln. Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone: 512-594-4700