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Helms Newsletter #30
April 15th, 2024
We are ascending to new heights!
¡Estamos ascendiendo a nuevas alturas!
🗓 UPCOMING DATES:
THIS WEEK:
- Tue 4/16: Yoga Day for 3rd-5th Grade (PTA Sponsored)
- Wed 4/17: STAAR Reading (3rd-5th)
- Wed 4/17: PTA Meeting, 6pm cafeteria (free childcare. Vote in new board members.)
- Wed 4/17-4/19: Campus Closed to Vistors
- Sat 4/20: GT Expo 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Mon 4/22: Prek applications close for Phase 1 @ChooseHISD.org
- Wed 4/24: STAAR Science (5th grade only)
- Wed 4/24-4/26: Campus Closed to Visitors
- Fri 4/26: Report Cards available on HISD Connect
FUTURE:
- Tue 4/30: STAAR Math (3rd-5th)
- Tue 4/30-5/3: Campus Closed to Visitors
- Th 5/9: PK Field Day
- Fri 5/10: Muffins with Mom/Someone Special (details below)
- Th 5/16: Volunteer Sign Up for Ready to Grow Garden Days 1st/2nd/SLC
- Th 5/30: Volunteer Sign Up for Ready to Grow Garden Days 3rd/4th/5th
- 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 Feedback
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LUNCH MENUS
Pre-Kinder Lunch Menu -April
Kinder-5th Grade Lunch Menu - April
Attendance Note:
Please remember to send absence notes to Ms. Pat Hernandez at phernan6@houstonisd.org
STAAR Dates: All students 3rd – 5th required to bring a book on STAAR DATES.
Yoga Day - 4/16/24
Muffins with Mom/Someone Special 5/10/24
Deadline to register will be May 3, 2024
Use this link to register/use este enlace para registrarse:
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.
This Wednesday: PTA Board Election
The Helms PTA Board Member elections for the 2024-2025 school year will be held at the April general meeting on Wednesday, April 17th at 6:00 pm in the Cafeteria. The Nominating Committee has put together the following slate of candidates.
President: Nadia Heffernan
VP Programs: Nicole Fuhrmann
VP Membership: Mandi Wilder
VP Fundraising: Stephanie Pretorius
VP Communications: Maggie Strobel
VP Outdoor Spaces: Carra Moroni
Secretary: Catherine Krobath
Treasurer: Bettye Hobbs
If you or someone you know would like to serve on the board, additional nominations will be taken from the floor of the general meeting prior to the vote. Nominees from the floor need to be present at the meeting to accept the nomination.
Officers shall be elected by ballot, if there is more than one candidate. If there is only one nominee for an office, election for that position may be by acclamation.
In order to vote, you must be in person and a current Helms PTA member.
Thank you for your continued support of the Helms PTA and your participation in selecting our leadership for next year.
This Wednesday: PTA Meeting
Translators and free childcare will be available. The PTA meeting will start at 6pm in the cafeteria. An email from Hello@HelmsPTA.org will be sent out to PTA members before the meeting with the minutes from the previous general PTA meeting, the treasury report, and the proposed budget. You may email questions beforehand to Hello@HelmsPTA.org. Only PTA members may vote. Sign up for free PTA membership here to become a member and receive email updates.
Zoom Link (For listening only. Voting must be in person.)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86136224073?pwd=VHZuc0dFU0VITVZSWHA1amFQRXdKZz09
Meeting ID: 861 3622 4073
Passcode: HelmsPTA22
Thank you!
Thank you all for making our Carnival Fundraiser a great success!
If you saw a fun Social advertised at the Carnival and want to join, check them out here!
PTA After School Program
We are excited to offer a wide range of activities such as hip hop, art club, sports, culinary, coding, and more. The enrichment programing may change based on instructor availability. For questions, please email 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.
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
Volunteer Sign Up for Ready to Grow Garden Days 1st/2nd/SLC
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