What's Happening @ WES

Parent Newsletter for February

Upcoming Events

February 3-7 is National School Counseling Week

2/6 Last day for Valentine's Gram orders

2/7 MISD Elementary staff volleyball game (see advertisement below)

2/10 MISD School Board Meeting @ 6:30PM

2/11 PTO meeting @ 5pm in the library

2/14 Valentine's Day card exchange

2/15 National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day! Thank you for keeping our campus safe, Officer Luis Hernandez.

2/17-2/18 MISD Professional Development days, no school for students

2/24-2/28 Book Fair Week

2/24 Crust Pizza Spirit Night

2/27 Literacy Night (see flyer below) @ 5-6:30 PM

Campus communication folders go home each Thursday.

Valentine's Reminder

Although this is a fun day to celebrate, we ask that parents please not drop off or deliver any items for the classroom (flowers, balloons, sweets, stuffed animals). Cards that have candy attached will be accepted, as most are now packaged this way.

Arrival & Dismissal Reminders

Arrival: If you are walking your child into the building in the morning, you must park in the large lot on Buddy Riley. The front lot is always reserved for bus unloading only.
Car rider dismissal: Never opt for cutting the car rider line. We are experiencing an uptick in this concerning behavior. Cars who cut will be caught every time and must then rejoin the end of the car rider line. We need everyone to pull bumper to bumper and not leave gaps, except for roadways.
Car rider dismissal: You must have your tag displayed on your mirror when you pick-up. A photo of the tag or telling us the number on the tag will not be permitted. If you do not have the tag, park and walk in to obtain one, and then rejoin the line. Please keep your tag displayed all the way through car rider pick-up.

Thank you for helping to keep our kids safe and following our arrival and dismissal protocols.

Transportation changes & early check-out

Transportation changes must be completed prior to 3 pm. If you are going to change your child's transportation for dismissal, you must notify the front office. It is helpful if you also notify the teacher.

Early check-out ends at 3pm. If you are picking up your child early for any reason, this must be done by 3pm.

Lunch Information

PK 10:45-11:15am

Kinder 12:00-12:30pm

1st 10:50-11:20am

2nd 12:35-1:05pm

3rd 11:25-11:55am

4th 1:10-1:40pm

Due to limited space & safety concerns, only one lunch visitor per student is allowed each week.

Friends of the child may not dine with the parent, and food may not be provided to other students.

Parent & student pairs may dine at the Bistro tables. Parents with small children are encouraged to eat on the stage, where seating is more accommodating for small children.

Clinic Info

Illness: State rules require schools to exclude students with certain illnesses from school for certain periods of time. For example, a child with a fever over 100 degrees must stay out of school until fever-free for 24 hours without use of fever-reducing medications. Students with diarrheal illnesses must stay home until they are diarrhea-free without use of diarrhea-suppressing medications for 24 hours.

Early Morning & After School Care

As you prepare for the start of school, did you know that the district offers childcare programs for students both before and after school?

The Early Morning Childcare program is offered free to all families and begins at 6:30 AM at the elementary and intermediate campuses.

The After School Adventures program is offered until 6:30 PM at the elementary and intermediate campuses at a low cost to families.

Visit the link for full program details, additional information, and to register. Registration is required for both programs. https://www.magnoliaisd.org/departments/childcare