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Happy Thursday!

Our Annual Veterans Day Program and Performance by our fifth grade will be held on Monday, November 11th. We would love for you and your special Veteran to join us. We will have two assemblies and each performance will be the same:

8:15 K-2

9:15 Grades 3-4.

5th grade will be performing at both assemblies

Please complete the form below by Friday, November 8th at 1:00, so we can have badges printed out for you and your special Veteran. If you have more than one person attending the performance, please submit a separate form for each person.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzzoK5xpMUmRLFIUybjm3TUwumIey0JMC9kBPw2KfvERTbcw/viewform?usp=sf_link

I appreciate your continued support and partnership!

Your Proud Principal,

Tami Braun (braunt@lisd.net)

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Please consider sending a special thank you to a staff member who made a difference at Wellington ES or in LISD. We read these special messages at every faculty meeting and it means so much to our staff!

Please click the link to send your words of gratitude. RECOGNIZE SOMEONE TODAY

2024-2025 Spring STAAR & End-of-Course (EOC) Paper by Request (HB 1225)

House Bill 1225 provides a new optional process for school districts to provide a paper administration of a STAAR assessment to any student whose parent, guardian, or teacher requests a paper version. A request for a paper administration of spring STAAR High School EOCs and spring STAAR grades 3-8 must be submitted by 4 PM on December 1st and will be considered on a first come, first serve basis. The number of students who are provided a Paper by Request administration of STAAR may not exceed 3% of the number of eligible students testing. Applicants will be notified of status by 4 PM on December 13, 2024.

If a student receives Special Education or 504 services and is requesting a paper test, please contact the appropriate campus ARD or 504 committee. There is a different process and form for those requests.

If you have any questions, please contact the LISD Assessment department at 972-350-0960.

On October 24th, parents/ guardians should have received an email with a link specific to them for our first parent survey for the 2024-25 school year. The window will run from October 24th to November 8th for you to complete. The survey will contain the 8 questions below (no changes from last year). The spring survey will contain these questions and some additional ones.

We are always wanting to know what is working well and what items we need to improve upon, so I encourage parents to check their email to complete the brief survey. Many thanks in advance for your time and feedback. I am always available if you need to reach out as well at braunt@lisd.net

We wanted to remind our families that Lewisville ISD requires that a parent or guardian be present at the bus stop in order for Kindergarten and 1st grade students to be released from the bus. If a parent is not present, the bus must complete the route and then return the bus back to the school at the end of the route, thereby causing delays. Our buses run on a tiered system, meaning that bus routes for elementary, middle and high school are staggered. When an elementary bus is late due to a parent/ guardian not being at the stop, it causes the subsequent middle school and high school routes to be late, as well. Any students who do not have a parent/ guardian at the bus stop will receive a formal warning letter and if it occurs again, may lose bus privileges for the remainder of the year. If your Kinder or 1st grade student (s) ride the bus, thank you for ensuring a parent/ guardian is present at the bus stop each afternoon.

Flower Mound High School is excited to announce we are now accepting nominations for the 2024-25 FMHS Hall of Fame. Induction into the FMHS Hall of Fame shall be awarded to former students of Flower Mound High School who are true role models and whose achievements, character, and service to others serve as an inspiration to our students today.

Criteria to be considered for this award include:

• Graduate of FMHS
• Must be out of high school for a minimum of 10 years.
• Achievements in their chosen field
• Service to community and/ or country
• Personal Accomplishments
• Contributions to society
• Role model for youth

Our current Flower Mound High School Hall of Fame Alumni may be viewed at the link below:

https://sites.google.com/staff.lisd.net/fmhshalloffame/home

If you would like to nominate a Flower Mound High School Alumni that meets the above criteria please use the nomination form link below. The nomination deadline is Monday, Nov 11, 2024 11:59 PM CST.

https://forms.gle/rpEMVfSy4tZ2irxEA

On January 20, 2025, we will celebrate our 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Festivities. The theme for this year is Building Bridges of Hope Toward Unity. As we prepare for this significant event, we kindly request that you extend the invitation to engage and empower every student.

The documents attached detail our student competition guidelines for Art, Essay, 3D Art, and Graphic Design/Photography entries. We encourage students in our community to display their gifts and talents as a way to connect with Dr. King's legacy. We aim to have students from each LISD campus take part in the contest. In the past, many have used this contest as a class assignment, extra credit, or club projects. Feel free to display these posters around your campus.

Please take note of the new 2024-2025 student submission requirements. Please follow these steps when preparing contest entries:

1. Write or attach student name, school, and grade level on the box that holds the 3D art, back of the drawing/painting, or essay.

2. Scan the QR Code on the document attached to complete a brief submission form to confirm your entry. A submission form must be completed for each entry. You may find the submission form here: https://shorturl.at/KBQIW

Completing the steps above ensures that we have accurate student information. All entries must be turned in at the Lewisville Administration Building, Room 209. Please note, the deadline for contest entry is Friday, December 13, 2024.

Please save the date for the 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration:

Date: Monday, January 20, 2025

Time: 6:00 P.M.

Location: Marcus High School

Trade Credit Eligible

Additional details can be found at https://www.mlkofnorthtexas.org/.

Thank you for your assistance and willingness to support students with this opportunity. Please share!