Stewart Stampede

We're so excited out the Stewart Elementary Birthday Bash that will take place on Friday, April 12th. Our wonderful PTO is working hard to plan this fun event that will include obstacle courses, a climbing wall, dunking booths, cake walks, food trucks, tug o war, sports games, and so much more. Dr. Stewart will also be visiting for the festivities. It will be a fun family evening event.

Come celebrate 10 wonderful years of learning on Friday, April 12th from 5:00-7:00PM.

Stewart PTO is looking for sponsors to help us celebrate our school’s 10th birthday! Sponsors will have their business name/logo on a yard sign out side of their sponsored attraction and will be featured on social media and our birthday party invitation (flyer) that will be sent out to all Stewart families + community members.

Interested in sponsoring? Please send an email to president@stewartpto.org for more information. Payment will need to be made via check by March 8.

We are so grateful for...

our wonderful parent volunteers. Thank you for making the library look so inviting and fun for students. You went over and beyond to decorate and transform the library. Our students are so excited! A huge thank you to all our parents who decorated the classroom doors for the bookfair. You have transformed our halls to a fun space for all our students and helped to support our library.

the Church at Woodforest. Thank you for your support and encouragement. We are so thankful for the payday breakfast each month. This month we were treated to biscuits, sausage, and gravy from Catering. What a treat!

parents who helped make our Dudes and Dolls event so successful. The girls and dads had such a wonderful and memorable evening.

the parents who help with Stellar Student and Mighty Mustang celebrations. What a special time this is for students and families.

the parents who have helped with field trips. We can't travel and enjoy off campus experiences without your help.

our wonderful PTO. Thank you for always supporting our students and staff. You go above and beyond every day.

our PTO parents for treating our staff to Mardi Gras cinnamon rolls. Thank you Mrs. Tigtig for baking them for us!

Field Day is a little early this year to avoid the heat we typically experience in May.

Field Day takes place on

Thursday, March 7th for Kinder - 2nd grade

Friday, March 8th for 3rd - 6th grade

Parents and guests are invited for all outdoor events. Most of the day will be spent outdoors but one will take place inside. Due to space availability, we will only be able to let volunteers join the indoor activities.

Important Information

• Students are asked to wear their blue tie dye shirt from the Stewart Stampede and sneakers, with school appropriate shorts/pants.

• Students WILL GET WET. A towel and extra change of clothes is encouraged.

• We recommend wearing sunscreen and a baseball cap.

• Please send a packed lunch. Each class will have a picnic outdoors or in the classroom. Due to limited space, parents will not be able to join students for lunch on this day.

• Parents are invited to attend all outdoor activities without checking in at the front office. Due to limited space and safety protocols, parents will not be able to observe students while they participate in the indoor activities.
• The front parking lot will be utilized by staff. Please park across the street at the church or along the road.

• If you wish to sign your student out after/during field day, you must check them out at the front desk and wait for them to be called to come meet you. We want to keep all our Mustangs safe!

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Below are the schedules for all grade levels

Thursday, March 7th

Kindergarten Schedule

9:00AM-10:00AM - field day games (outside)

10:00AM-10:30AM - restroom/water break (kinder and specials restroom)

10:30-11:30 - field day relay events and sno cones (outside)

11:30-1:00 - lunch

1:00PM-2:00PM - indoor field day events

First Grade Schedule

9:00AM-10:00AM - field day relay events and sno cones (outside)

10:00AM-10:30AM - restroom/water break (first and sixth restrooms)

10:30-11:30 - indoor field day events

11:30-1:00 - lunch

1:00PM-2:00PM - field day games (outside)

Second Grade Schedule

9:00AM-10:00AM - indoor field day events

10:00AM-10:30AM - restroom/water break (second, third, and fourth restrooms)

10:30-11:30 - field day games (outside)

11:30-1:00 - lunch

1:00PM-2:00PM - field day relay events and sno cones (outside)

Friday, March 8th

Third Grade Schedule

8:30AM-9:30AM - indoor field day events

9:30AM-10:30AM - field day relay on parking lot and sno cones * (outside)

10:30AM-12:00noon - lunch

12:00 noon-1:10PM - field day water games on parking lot * (outside)

1:10PM-2:20PM - field day games on the parking lot * (outside)

Fourth Grade Schedule

8:30AM-9:30AM - field day relay on parking lot and sno cones * (outside)

9:30AM-10:30AM - indoor field day events

10:30AM-12:00noon - lunch

12:00 noon-1:10PM - field day games on the parking lot * (outside)

1:10PM-2:20PM - field day water games on the parking lot * (outside)

Fifth Grade Schedule

8:30AM-9:30AM - field day games on the parking lot * (outside)

9:30AM-10:30AM - field day water games on the parking lot * (outside)

10:30AM-12:00noon - lunch

12:00 noon-1:10PM - field day relay games on the parking lot and sno cones* (outside)

1:10PM-2:20PM - indoor field day events

Sixth Grade Schedule

8:30AM-9:30AM - field day water games on the parking lot * (outside)

9:30AM-10:30AM - field day relay games on the parking lot* (outside)

10:30AM-12:00noon - lunch

12:00 noon-1:10PM - indoor field day events

1:10PM-2:20PM - field day relay games on the parking lot and sno cones * (outside)

If you are an official volunteer, you will receive a fast pass to take your child home after field day and you are welcome to eat lunch with your child's class.

Please use the link below to sign up to volunteer and indicate if you will be taking your child/children home with you when field day is over. If you are coming to observe your child and not volunteer to help, you do not need to complete this form.

Kinder-2nd:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050844A9A72DA0FC1-47788948-k2field

3rd-6th:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050844A9A72DA0FC1-47823348-36field

Contratulations to Stewart Elementary for obtaining the first level as a High Reliability School. Level 1 addresses the factors considered foundational to the well-being of a school. The most crucial step at level 1 is for schools to build a safe, supportive, and collaborative culture by operating as a professional learning community (PLC). It is a certification, at the national level, that we have been working to earn for about two years now. This is a credit to our hard working and committed teachers and staff and to our wonderful parent community.

We are currently working on level 2. At Level 2 of the framework, educators learn how to develop and maintain effective instruction in every classroom by building a shared language of instruction and using this common language to raise the level of pedagogical skill both individually and collectively.

Bloomington, Ind., [February 6, 2024] Stewart Elementary School is pleased to announce the achievement of Level 1 certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools™.

Level 1 certification means Stewart Elementary School has created a “Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows. Without such a culture, student achievement will be compromised. Day-to-day school operations are addressed and evaluated in Level 1.

The high reliability school (HRS) program was created by Marzano Resources to help transform schools into organizations that take proactive steps to ensure student success. Using a research-based five-level hierarchy, along with leading and lagging indicators, educators learn to assess, monitor, and confirm the effectiveness of their schools.

This framework, based on 50 years of educational research, defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become an HRS—where all students learn the content and skills they need for success in college, careers, and beyond.

“As you move through the levels, it represents a complete transformation in how schools are run,” says CEO Robert J. Marzano.

Schools must collect data and validate their performance to climb each level of the hierarchy. Certification is determined by Marzano Resources analysts in cooperation with school data teams.

Using the HRS framework and indicators, schools can drive sustained, positive, and significant impacts on student achievement by synthesizing multiple complex initiatives into one harmonious system.

About Marzano Resources

Built on the foundation of Dr. Robert J. Marzano’s 50 years of education research, Marzano Resources supports teachers and administrators through customizable on-site professional development, educator events, virtual coaching, books, videos and online courses. Our associates and authors are thought leaders in the field of education and deliver research-backed guidance for all major areas of schooling, including curriculum development, instruction, assessment, student engagement and personalized competency-based education.

Contact Name: Dr. Julie English

School: Stewart Elementary

School Address: 680 Fish Creek Thoroughfare

Montgomery, TX 77316

Phone: 936-709-4200 Email: jenglish@conroeisd.net

2023-2024 yearbooks are still for sale on the Stewart PTO store. We have about 10 yearbooks left. Once we sell out, we are unable to replenish them.

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

Conroe ISD will be closed for Spring Break March 11th- March 15th. School will resume on
March 18th.

Enjoy your time off with family and friends.

Please make plans to attend our 2nd annual 5th and 6th grade Art Show. This event takes place on Tuesday, March 26th. This is a wonderful event and it's a great time for students to show off their amazing pieces of art. The art show will take place in the Stewart cafeteria at 6:00PM on March 26th. All are welcome to attend!

Smile!!! It's time for spring pictures on Wednesday, March 27th. More information will be going home soon.

State testing will be here soon. Some children experience worries and anxiety due to testing. Please assure your child that they are well prepared for this assessment. Many of the assessments they have already taken have been very much like the state test. Just encourage them to do their very best like the do every day. We are so very proud of all our Mustangs!!!

STAAR Testing will begin in April. Below are the dates, grade levels, and subject areas.

3rd Grade -

• April 16 - Language Arts
• April 25 - Math

4th Grade -

• April 11 - Language Arts
• May 1 - Math

5th Grade

• April 16 - Language Arts
• April 23 - Science
• May 1 - Math

6th Grade

• April 16 - Language Arts
• April 30 - Math

Due to state testing and limited space and resources, the building will be closed to visitors on the following days:

April 11

April 16 and 17

April 23, 24, and 25

May 1

If you have a child in Kinder-2nd grade who will be celebrating a birthday on a closed campus day, please contact the homeroom teacher for other arrangements.

For students in 3rd-6th, on closed days, please celebrate their birthday on an open date.

The eclipse will last about an hour in the middle of the school day. Our PTO is working to help us purchase approved eye wear for students to use to experience this event on April 8th. More information will be coming out soon.

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/

You are invited to sign up to have lunch with your student. Use the Sign Up Genus link to reserve your spot.

We ask that you eat with your child only. Friends will need to stay with their class during lunch.

Students are able to share birthday treats with their homeroom at the end of the lunch period. Students should not share treats with friends in other homerooms. This is for safety reasons due to allergies students may have.

In order to allow more families to come please limit your visits to one per month.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EABA72FA2F9C52-45350845-november

Each year the Stewart teachers and staff nominate and vote for a fellow colleague to be recognized as Teacher of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year, Rising Star and a Friend of CISD Education,. This is a valued tradition and an honor to be chosen. Please help of congratulate the following people.

Our kids sometimes go through stressful experiences.

Whether its something that occurs at school, home, or through social media, there are helpful ways that your child can heal and grow.

This article provides information that helps children cope during these difficult times.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Building-Resilience/Pages/stressful-experiences-how-to-help-your-child-heal.aspx

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.

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

March

1st - PTO Meeting

3/1 - 6th grade Peet JH Course selections due to homeroom teacher

5th - Staff Development

7th - K-2 Field Day

8th – 3-6 Field Day

(19th & 20th Field Day Rain Out)

11th – 15th - Spring Break

18th - 6th Grade Field Trip

19th - Mighty Mustang

21st - Kindergarten Field Trip

22nd – Stellar Student

27th - Spring Pictures

28th - 1st Grade Event - Come Read with Me 9:00AM

29th – Student Holiday

April

1st - Student Holiday

2nd - Kindergarten Graduation Pictures

4th – 2nd Grade Program

5th - Stellar Student

5th - PTO Meeting

9th – Mighty Mustang

9th - 3rd & 4th grade music program

12th – Stewart Birthday Party Community Event 5-7 pm

19th – Student Holiday

May

3rd – Stellar Student & Mighty Mustang

3rd - PTO Meeting

6th – 10th Staff Appreciation Week

9th - Band Concert 6:00PM

10th - Sixth Grade Event - Around the World 9:15-10:15AM

14th – 5th & 6th GT Expo

14th - Choir Concerts 6:00PM

15th – 4th GT Expo

16th – 2nd & 3rd GT Expo

17th - Senior Walk Day - Graduating Seniors from CHS

20th – 1st grade Awards @ 8:30AM and 2nd Awards @ 9:30AM

21st – 3rd grade Awards @8:30AM & 4th grade Awards @ 9:30AM

22nd - Kinder Graduation @ 9:00AM

23rd – 5th and 6th Promotion Ceremony 8:30AM and Clap-out (following the Promotion Ceremony)

23rd- Student's last day of school