Helms Newsletter #37
June 3rd, 2024
We are ascending to new heights!
¡Estamos ascendiendo a nuevas alturas!
🗓 UPCOMING DATES:
- Mon 6/3: 3rd Grade End of Year Ceremony 1:00PM-1:45PM
- Tue 6/4: 4th Grade End of Year Ceremony 8:30AM-9:15AM
- Tue 6/4: 5th Grade End of Year Dance 6:30-8:30PM (Cafeteria, Students Only)
- Wed 6/5: 5th Grade End of Year Ceremony 8:30AM-9:15AM
NEXT WEEK:
- Summer break
- Free Dress til the end of the school year.
- Everyday: Playground open to Helms families 3:15pm-3:45pm. Enter through front reception. VIPS approval required. Playground is open to the public after 6:00pm once after school program ends.
- Helms Spirit Shirts can be worn everyday!
Social Skill for the Week - Accept No
Accept No
LUNCH MENUS
Pre-Kinder Lunch Menu -June
Kinder-5th Grade Lunch Menu - June
Attendance Note:
Please remember to send absence notes to Ms. Pat Hernandez at phernan6@houstonisd.org
Note from Nurse Phillips
Library Note
Join Neighbors for Helms
Contact NeighborsForHelms@gmail.com for more information or to connect with other families.
End of Year Ceremonies
Last Day of School/Último día de escuela 06/05
Summer School Info
Summer Resources
Online Spanish Learning in CLEVER
Access books in Spanish through MyOn, Spanish literacy through ImagineEspanol, and math in Spanish through ImagineMath during most of the summer with your Clever for HISD account.
HPARD Summer Enrichment
Waltrip Summer Sports Camps
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Waltrip Summer STEM Camp
$100, 2 week camp for grades 4th-12th: http://waltripsummerbridge.weebly.com/
Welcome to Waltrip Engineering and Fabrication STEM 2 week Summer camp, the ultimate summer camp experience for 4th to 12th graders! We inspire innovation through hands-on activities like 3D printing, robotics, and programming, screen printing, and so much more. The goal of the camp is to foster teamwork and critical thinking, empowering campers to solve real-world problems. With an inclusive environment and a curriculum for all skill levels, we encourage exploration and friendship. Join us to unleash your child's potential as they become the problem solvers and inventors of the future.
Language Kids
Cougar STEM Camp
Summer Art Labs
Yearbooks Still Available
Did you miss getting the Helms 2023-2024 Yearbook? Don't fear, there are a few yearbooks left available for purchase. Head to this site to purchase your copy today. Yearbooks will be available for pickup at the school.
School Supply Packs
Save yourself some time this August and purchase your school supplies now! All purchases will be delivered to the school on behalf of your student. Purchase orders will be accepted through June 23rd.
PTA Year in Review
PTA End of Year Survey
We welcome parents, teachers, staff, community members, etc to participate in the survey.
PTA After School Program
We are excited to announce that the Helms Afterschool program will be back for the 2024-2024 school year! Registration will begin over the summer, please check the Helms PTA website for updates.
We are also excited to announce next year's co-directors as Ms. Jerrols and Ms. Melissa Lichyter!
If you have any questions you can reach the program at AfterSchool@helmsPTA.org or visit the HelmsPTA.org website.
Resources
Parent Portal HISD Connect for PowerSchool
The district's Student Information System (SIS), HISD Connect by PowerSchool, includes student contact, enrollment, and demographic information, as well as grades and online resources.
Parents are given a unique code, or access ID, for each of their students and are able to use those codes to set up an account to access their students' profiles through the parent portal. Parents who haven't received their student's access ID should contact their school.
How to Access OnTrack for Students
HISD 2023-2024 Academic Calendar
School will be in session Feb 20th.
Helpful Links
Clever for HISD (access learning programs and more)
HISD Connect (AKA parent portal or PowerSchool. Access students grades, attendance, and forms.)
Memorial Hermann Hogg Health Center (provides medical and dental service with no out of pocket cost for Helms families)
Volunteer Sign Up for Ready to Grow Garden Days 3rd/4th/5th
VIPS
Register with VIPS to volunteer on campus
What is VIPS? VIPS stands for Volunteers in Public Schools. It is HISD's volunteer management program. You may also hear it referred to as RAPTOR.
Anyone volunteering for the school during school hours must be VIPS approved for safety reasons. Applicants register, complete an online orientation, and consent to a background check. Volunteers must reapply each year. After completion, look for an email verification from donotreply@raptortech.com confirming your application has been received. Approval process may take 0-5 days.
WRAPAROUND SERVICES:
Student Assistance Form (SAF)
Have a Student Need? Submit a SAF:
English: https://hisd.my.site.com/saf/s/?language=en_US
Spanish: https://hisd.my.site.com/saf/s/?language=es
Gabriela Echavarria
Wraparound Resource Specialist
Gabriela.Echavarria@houstonisd.org
Olga Chavez
Social Worker
CONNECT WITH US:
HELMS FAMILIES
Grade Level Chat Groups (ask a community member for invite)
HELMS PTA
Email: Hello@HelmsPTA.org
Website: www.HelmsPTA.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelmsDLPTA/
HELMS ELEMENTARY
“Two Languages, Endless Possibilities”
Principal: Alexander Gonzalez agonza30@houstonisd.org
Assistant Principal: Helen Patino (Anguiano) helen.anguiano@houstonisd.org
Magnet Coordinator: Julie Hernandez jhernan2@houstonisd.org
Registrar/Attendance Clerk: Patricia Hernandez phernan6@houstonisd.org
Nurse: Joanna Phillips Joanna.Phillips@houstonisd.org
Email: agonza30@houstonisd.org
Website: https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22
Phone: 713.867.5130