Gleason PAWS

Email: gleason@cfisd.net
Website: https://gleason.cfisd.net
Location: 9203 Willowbridge Park Boulevard, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-517-6800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gleasontigers/
Twitter: @gleasontigers

April 4, 2025

It is hard to believe we are in the last marking period for the 24-25 school year. While we have so much to celebrate, there is a lot of learning left to take place. We appreciate your child being in attendance and here on time daily.

Please take note of the upcoming 3rd-5th grade STAAR assessments. Our students have worked hard all year and we look forward to seeing great things. We ask that your child get a good night's rest and eat a healthy breakfast. Please be sure your child comes to school with a fully charged computer and is here by 8:45 am. Due to potential make ups, lunch visitors will not be allowed on the weeks of testing. We will not be able to accommodate lunch deliveries on April 8th, April 15th and April 29th.

Mrs. Melancon

April 2- 2nd Grade Field Trip

April 4- Last Day for Watch DOGS

April 7-11- No lunch visitors or lunch deliveries this week due to testing.

April 8- 3-5 ELAR STAAR *No lunch visitors or lunch deliveries due to testing.*

April 14-17- No lunch visitors or lunch deliveries this week due to testing.

April 15- 5th Grade Science STAAR *No lunch visitors or lunch deliveries due to testing.*

April 15- 2nd Grade Spring Program

April 17- PK Field Trip

April 18- No School

April 21- No School

April 22- Mother Goose Visits PK & Kinder

April 28-May 2- No lunch visitors or lunch deliveries this week due to testing.

April 29- 3-5 Math STAAR *No lunch visitors or lunch deliveries due to testing.*

May 5-9- Teacher Appreciation Week

May 9- Family Dance Night

May 12- Pre-K/Kinder Transition Night

May 13- Multicultural Night

May 16- Get Your Green On - Mental Health Awareness(wear green)

May 21- Awards Ceremonies for PK-4th

May 22- Glow Day- Life Skills, ECSE, AB, 1-3

May 23- Glow Day-PK, KG, 4, 5

May 27- 5th Grade Day

May 27- 5th Grade Recognition

May 28- End of Year Celebrations

May 29- Last Day of School

Monthly Character Traits

(Gleason will introduce the trait the first Wednesday of each month)

April: Charity

Thank you for your continued support in helping set your child up for success in 6th grade. Please continue to watch for School Messengers, the PAWS Newsletter and all the flyers can be found in the Parent Information: Middle School Transition 25-26 folder.

All 5th graders have been scheduled for their elective. Most students will be scheduled for their first choice on their elective sheet and physical education/pre-athletics. Art only has 24 seats available for Gleason students, so some students who chose art have to be in their second elective choice. The elective sheets have been passed onto your child’s zoned middle school. The middle school administration will be looking at class sizes. Randomly, some students will be moved to their second or third choice due to managing class sizes. Lastly, if your child’s elective is band or orchestra here are the dates for your child to go to Cook Middle School to pick out his/her instrument.

I am currently scheduling your child's 25-26 courses. Your child’s courses will be available to be viewed and checked the week of April 21, 2025- April 30, 2025. This is called Course Verification. You will have the opportunity to review course selections by logging into your parent Home Access Center (HAC) account. Instructions will be sent out via School Messenger closer to verification time. A Google Form will be available for you to request a change.

6th Grade Courses

• Language Arts (reading and writing block)

• Math

• Science

• World Cultures

• Physical Education/Pre-Athletics

• Elective- students were scheduled for their first choice. Art only has 24 seats. Some students were placed into their second choice. Dyslexia takes the place of an elective.

Course Information:

Courses will be four numbers

• The first number represents the subject matter.

• The second number represents grade level.

• The third number represents service.

• 1 = K-level

• 2= On-level

• 3= Accommodations Only

• 4= In Class Support for Special Education

• 6= Horizons/GT

• 7= Essential for Special Education

• 8= Basic for Special Education

• The fourth number represents semester (1- 1st semester, 2- 2nd semester, 3- entire year)

Classes and Services pending qualifications:

• On-level Services

• move at a regular pace.

• Students will be assigned on-level classes if he/she does not have a yearly average of 85% or higher and does not receive other services.

• K-level Services

• move at a faster pace.

• Scheduling will be tentatively based on the 3rd 9-weeks. K-level letters went home to fifth graders who earned an 85% or higher yearly average on Friday, March 21, 2025. Once the 4th marking period is completed, I will check yearly averages again and make any scheduling updates.

• Also, earning “Masters Grade Level” on the Science, Social Studies, and/or Reading STAAR exam or scoring in the 60th percentile on the Math STAAR exam.

• Students receiving Gifted and Talented Services

• Must meet K-level requirements to be placed into HORIZON classes.

• Exception is World Cultures. This is the only HORIZONS class that is purely students who receive GT services.

• Students receiving ESL or Bilingual Services

• At this time, students will be scheduled for the services he/she is currently receiving.

• Students may enter K-level language arts if he/she exits the ESL/BIL program by scoring Advanced High on TELPAS and passing STAAR Reading.

• Students Receiving Special Education Services or 504 Services

• I will schedule the students based on their individual plan. Some accommodations and modifications are not allowed in K-level because it will alter the pace or rigor of the class.

If you have any questions about your child’s schedule please feel free to reach out to me at elizabethr.salazar@cfisd.net.

Students in grades K-8 will have four opportunities during the school year to use “credit-by-exam” to accelerate to another grade level or accelerate in math only. Students are permitted to have one opportunity to test for each grade level or math course considered.

To apply to take the test to skip kindergarten, a student must be 5 by September 1, and registered with a CFISD school. To apply to take the test to skip grade 1, a student must be 6 by September 1, and enrolled in a CFISD school.

Students who earn scores of 80% or better on each component of the credit-by-exam for grade level acceleration will qualify to advance one grade. Students who earn a score of 80% or better on the math credit-by-exam assessment will qualify to advance one grade level in math. Only one grade level may be “skipped” each year. No retests will be given.

If you are interested in getting more information about credit-by-exam, please contact your school counselor.

Please remember to pack a spare set of clothes (socks and underwear) in case of bathroom accidents or drink spills. PreK and KG should have several sets. Borrowed clothes should be returned clean to clinic as soon as possible since we are running very low.

Parents should anticipate a call from the clinic to provide clothing if the student does not have a spare set and if the clinic is out of clothes in their size.

We are looking for gently used girls/boys shorts, new girls/boys underwear donations (size Small-Medium/6-8), and baby wipes. Thank you so much!

Thank you to all dads who visited our school and volunteered this year! We hope to see you in our halls again next year.

Below is the link to the district’s student insurance webpage.

https://www.cfisd.net/Page/1953