Please mark your calendars. There will be no school for students on October 11th, 14th, and 15th.

Enjoy your 5-DAY Weekend!

We will have our annual Veterans Day Assembly on Thursday, November 7th at 9am.

Part of this assembly is a slideshow presentation of Veterans.

If you are a Veteran, or your child has a Veteran or Military member in their family please add a photo to the link below. Please include the child's name, grade, and person in picture's name/relationship to the student.

This is the slideshow from last year. https://youtu.be/zHK7C_FH4-s?si=JTOA1ycKaaNl43FI

If the picture you'd like to use is on there, simply let me know and you don't have to resend it :).

FBISD Families, please see the TEA Dyslexia and Related Disorders document that provides information to families about dyslexia & dysgraphia as well as evaluation/identification, effective instructional strategies, and accommodations/modifications . For further information regarding our local dyslexia instruction and teacher qualifications, please visit our district Special Education website.

4th Graders will attend a field trip this month to the Nueces Delta Preserve. Please make sure they are prepared on their respective field trip day.

• October 9th (Wilson, Gonzales, Dyckman, Kaspar)
• October 16th (Rowe, Hobbs, Alvarado, Flores)
• October 17th (Atkinson, Ames, Watson, M.Flores)

I'm happy to report we met our campus goal of 96% Attendance the first Six Weeks of School!

It's crucial students are at school every day for student growth and success.

Thank you parents for your support getting your children to school each day. It doesn't go unnoticed.

Congratulations to our grade level class winners for best attendance the first Six Weeks!

3rd Grade-Mrs. Barnec Homeroom

4th Grade-Mrs. Watson's Homeroom

Dear Families,

Next week, our school will focus on the character strength of Open-Mindedness. This means being willing to consider new ideas and try new things. It involves looking at situations from all sides and not jumping to conclusions.

Open-mindedness is about seeking out and fairly weighing evidence, even if it goes against our own opinions or goals. Open-minded people listen to different viewpoints, including those that are less popular. They are often good listeners and provide balanced advice, which makes them great friends and confidants. This strength helps individuals form meaningful and lasting relationships.

To practice and encourage the character strength of open-mindedness at home, please visit the Positivity Project’s mobile-friendly P2 for Families. There, you will watch a video clip together and discuss a quote and three questions related to open-mindedness.

Thank you for your support!

• Down Syndrome Awareness Month

• Dyslexia Awareness Month

• Sept. 30--Oct. 4th Fall Book Fair
  

• 2nd-School Custodian Appreciation Day

• 2nd Delta Field Trip (McAliley, Woods, Baasel, Hurst, Mullins, Burke-4th)

• 3rd Open House & Book Fair

• 5th World Teacher Day
  

• 6th National Coaches Day

• 6th- Fire Prevention Week

• 7th-Positivity Project- Open-Mindedness

• 7th-10th- Running Club Tryouts
  

• 8th-Wear Red for Dyslexia Awareness

• 9th Delta Field Trip (Wilson, Gonzales, Dyckman, Kaspar)

• 10th Fall Pictures

• 11th-NO SCHOOL STUDENT HOLIDAY

• 14th-NO SCHOOL STUDENT HOLIDAY

• 14th-18th National School Lunch Week
  

• 15th-NO SCHOOL STUDENT HOLIDAY (STAFF PD DAY)

• 16th-18th- 3rd Grade STAAR Beginning of Year Pretest

• 16th Delta Field Trip (Rowe, Hobbs, Alvarado, Flores)

• 17th Delta Field Trip (Atkinson, Ames, Watson, M.Flores)
  

• 17th 2nd Six Weeks Progress Report go home
  

• 18th- Positivity Project- Integrity

• 21st- Positivity Project- Curiosity

• 21st-25th National School Bus Safety Week

• 21st - 25th PTO Halloween Gram Orders

• 22nd- Running Club Practice Starts

• 28th-Nov 1st- Red Ribbon Week (“Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free”)

• 28th- Positivity Project- Knowing my words and actions affect others
  

• 28th-50th Day of School

• 30th Halloween Pencils Distributed

Watch Dogs volunteer an entire day to work at the Elementary Campus. Watch Dogs offer additional safety and security, support teachers and administration in the classroom and around campus, and are a positive role model for students.

All Watch Dogs must have attended an in person orientation (at any time), volunteer an entire day at the school, follow the rules of orientation, and have a current background check cleared.

The Managing Librarian at Harte Public Library wants us to inform students and parents that Harte Public Library hours are changing beginning on Friday, Oct 4th to the following.

Monday – Thursday, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

Friday – Saturday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Students will no longer be able to enter the public library after 2:00 pm on Fridays. If you currently pick your child up from the public library after school, this will no longer be an option on Fridays beginning October 4th.

If you need to change your child's dismissal, please call 361-694-9587 or 361-694-9581 before 2:30 to ensure the message gets to your child and their teacher.

We do NOT send walkers if there is inclement weather, most likely rain, at time of dismissal. We will do a call out and send an SMS when this is expected. Please have a plan to pick up your child if they are a walker in the event of inclement weather.

Bus riders do have to walk into the building from buses. Please make sure their attire is weather appropriate for the short walk into the building.

We love to celebrate our students birthdays! Parents you may come eat with your child one time during their birthday month. If your child has a summer birthday...pick a day and month!

7:00 Students May Enter the Building

7:30 Students Enter the Classroom

7:40 Announcements Start

7:50 Tardy Bell

8:30 Pre-Attendance Bell

10:00 Attendance Bell

3:05 Dismissal

Dr. Nikol Duenas-Youngberg

nyoungberg@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-9599 (Elementary)

3rd Grade Assistant Principal

Mr. Frank Aleman

faleman@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-9598

4th Grade Assistant Principal

Mrs. Jeanine Hoover

jhoover@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-9590

Elementary Curriculum Supervisor

Mrs. Nadine Lynch

nlynch@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-95

Counselor

Mrs. Rachel Vardeman

rvardeman@flourbluffschoo@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-9593

Librarian

Mrs. Amanda Kalo

akalo@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-9561

Secretary

Mrs. Nadine Grabowske

ngrabowsket@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-9595

Registrar/Attendance

Mrs. Mardi Harms

mharms@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-9587

Receptionist

Mrs. Jessica Garcia

jgarcia@flourbluffschools.net

361-694-9587