Whales Tails
December 2023
Notes from Mrs. Roberson.....
I want to thank all the families who came out on the 28th for our annual Multicultural Event! Our teachers organized meaningful experiences, food and entertainment that everyone really enjoyed! Be sure to click on the button below for a peek at the dancers from the Day of the Dead station.
Lots going on here at Willbern this month. I encourage you to read through this email carefully so you and your family don't miss opportunities. While we are celebrating the holiday season, learning and teaching is taking place all day every day. Please send your children to school every day if they aren't sick. They miss vital instruction and idependent practice when absent.
December Events:
7th: Pictures with Santa
8th: Family Movie Night
Deadline for students to use PBIS points for the Holiday Cocoa Party
9th: Breakfast with Santa at CyCreek High School
12th: 1st Grade Concert
Spirit Night @ Hungry Howie's
15th: Deadline to register for the Holiday Parties
19th: Willbern Choir Holiday Concert
21st: Holiday Parties / No students checked out after 12:30pm on this day. No exceptions.
22nd: Winter Break Begins
See flyers below for details on all these events!
Important Party Information
We are excited to welcome parents/guardians to our Holiday Parties on December 21st. You may use the QR code in the flyer or click HERE to register for the parties. Forms will also be sent home in Tuesday Whale Folders. Registering by the deadline and wearing your name badge on the day of the event is the only way to attend as we will not be able to sign visitors in the day of the event. On the registration form there is a place to let us know if you plan to take your child/children home after the party. You will check your child out from their homeroom teacher and present a pass to the staff member at the exit doors. Parents who decide to check their child out the day of the party will have to go to the front office to do so. There is usually a very long line so we recommend you add this to your registration form.
We WILL NOT CHECK ANY STUDENTS OUT AFTER 12:3OPM on the day of the party. There will be no exceptions so please plan accordingly.
Attendance Counts
The No Tardy Taters Club is Growing
Our first three homerooms have earned the No Tardy Tater Award! This means they had 10 days where no one was absent, tardy, or left early!
Ms. Concannon's Class
Ms. Aibinuomo's Class
Mr. Harris' Calss
Safety Reminders
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Bus Safety
Just as we do in the building, we focus on safety on our busses as well. Beginning this year, all school busses have seatbelts as an added feature. You may click below to see our new bus behavior incentive. If you child rides the bus, please talk with them about following all bus rules!
From the Counselors
From the Willbern PTO
Spirit Night at Hungry Howie's
Join Ms. Rivas and Ms. McBride at Hungry Howie's for some hot cocoa while you wait on your delicious pizza to be made!
Morning Announcement Shout Outs
Birthday Signs
Parent Resources/Information
District Considers Becoming a District of Distinction
House Bill 1842, passed during the 84th Legislative Session, permits Texas public school districts to become Districts of Innovation and to obtain exemptions from certain provisions of the Texas Education Code that are available to open charter enrollment schools.
On October 9, 2023, the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD School Board approved a resolution to initiate the process of becoming a District of Innovation, held a public hearing on Districts of Innovation and agreed to have the members of the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) serve as the District of Innovation Committee. The committee met on October 19, 2023, November 2, 2023, and November 14, 2023 to develop the proposed plan.
The proposed plan is posted on the district website for 30 days from November 17, 2023 to December 16, 2023, and a public meeting will be held on December 14, 2023, for stakeholders to give feedback on the proposed plan.
Upon approval of the proposed plan by the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council (majority vote required to pass), the proposed plan will be placed on the CFISD Board of Trustees agenda for consideration in January 2024 (2/3 majority to pass). To view the proposed plan click here.
To sign up to speak about the proposed plan during the public meeting on December 14, 2023, at 4:30 pm at the Mark Henry Administration Building 11440 Matzke Road Cypress, TX 77429 click here.
Important Times
Track Your Child on the Bus w/Traversa
School Messenger Sign-up
Willbern is a Title I Campus
Title I is a federally-funded program designed to reinforce the basic and advanced skills of students who are struggling in school. Title I is part of the No Child Left Behind Act passed by Congress in 2002. A school is selected as a Title I school on the basis of the number of families within its boundaries who are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Students are selected to participate based on academic need.