The Mane Tail

Dear Parents,

You are welcome to come eat lunch with your student a total of 2 times each month. We ask that you sit at the tables labeled "Parent Table" in the cafeteria. Our custodians do not have enough time in between lunches to clean every table in the cafeteria. We appreciate your understanding.

Sincerely,

Heather Motzny

Tuesday, October 3rd- Sampson Family Night/ Open House 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Fall Pictures

Wednesday, October 4th- College and Career Week: wear College Shirt

Friday, October 6th- College & Career Week: dress for future career.

Tuesday, October 10th- 5th Grade Yearbook photo

Monday, October 16th- Teacher Work Day/ Student Holiday

Monday, October 23rd-Friday, October 27th- Red Ribbon Week

Friday, October 27th- Field Day

Tuesday, October 31st- Boosterthon

Our attendance average for the first 5 weeks of school is hovering around 97%. This is slightly lower than our attendance rate last year at this time. Please send your children to school every day that they are healthy.

Friday, October 27th

3, 4, 5 Field Day 9:00 - 11:00 am, Lunch to follow 11:00 - 11:30 am

K, 1, 2 Lunch 11:45 - 12:15 pm, Field Day 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Parents will be welcome. We will do pre-registration for stickers.

Lunch areas - Rockwall (4th/5th grade), Tree area by the trail (K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

T-Shirts can be purchased through schoolcash if you would like to purchase. The deadline to purchase is 10/12/23.

Next week in Spanish class we will review station/equipment procedures and safety rules:

We will also begin our Numbers unit:

K: numbers up to 10

1st grade: numbers up to 20

2nd-5th grade: numbers up to 50

Thank you,

Mrs. Betancourt

Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting. The following parents have volunteered to be Team Managers:

4th Grade Parent Team Manager: Anjali Gupta anjaliguptaag@gmail.com (203) 733-6702

1st Grade Parent Team Manager for Early Learning: Dennette Martinez Dennetterhall@gmail.com (563) 260-4550

If you are interested in joining a team, please reach out them directly. If you are willing to be a Team Manager, please email Mrs. Perry at katrina.perry@cfisd.net and she will share your contact information in the next newsletter. Team Registration forms must be completed and returned to Mrs. Motzny or Mrs. Perry no later than October 2nd, but the sooner the better. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Perry.

Thank you for a great turnout for our Watch Dog Kick-Off! We had an overwhelming response, and our fall dates are full! We will post here when spring patrol dates open. For more information and to order your shirts please visit our Sampson Watch Dog website.

https://sites.google.com/cfisd.net/sampsonwatchdogs/home

We have limited quantities of Watch Dog dad shirts in stock on campus, see image below of style that is available. Dad sizes large and extra large ($20) and student sizes medium and large ($15). Reach out to Mrs. Bickham ( michele.bickham@cfisd.net ) for more information. You can also order online. Online has a variety of styles and options.

Bringing Out the Best Character Education Program:

For the month of October, we will be focusing on the character trait Reliability as we Bring Out the Best in CFISD. Reliability is the ability to be trusted to do or provide what is needed. You can access any of our lessons and activities through the district website here: https://www.cfisd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=7582

Requests for Teachers to Complete Paperwork for Outside Sources

(Rating Scales, Observations, Areas of Strengths/Weaknesses)

In order for teachers to fill out forms or other information needed for outside sources (doctors, psychologists, agencies, private schools, taekwondo, tutors, etc.), we must have a release of information (consent) form from the parent. Parents may request the permission form from the counselor or through the teacher. A new permission form needs to be filled out each school year.

Once the permission form is completed and returned, the teachers may fill out the requested paperwork. At Sampson, we follow the CFISD’s procedure to send the paperwork directly to the outside source (doctors, psychologists, agencies, private schools, taekwondo, tutors etc.) via fax or mail. If the parent chooses for the information to be mailed, an envelope (addressed to the outside source with postage attached) should be included with the paperwork provided by the parent.

These procedures are to ensure the student’s needs are addressed legally and ethically.

If you have questions regarding this process, please contact the counselor.

As part of the guidance program at Sampson Elementary, we are offering small group counseling sessions (1st-5th). The purpose of the group meetings is to help children be more successful in school and everyday life by learning and practicing strategies that can be used independently.

Possible Topics:

• Changes in Family-dealing with recent separation/divorce/remarriage, or death in family
• Friendship-learn how to get along with others and make/keep friends
• Academic Focus/Motivation-learn and practice positive strategies to manage behavior in the classroom
• Self-Confidence-building self-esteem
• Anger Management-identify causes of anger and practice positive coping strategies
• Worry/Anxiety- identify causes of worry/anxiety and practice positive coping strategies
• Problem-Solving Skills- learn and practice problem-solving strategies

Groups will meet for 4-5 sessions during a non-instructional time. Groups will be made up of approximately two to six students from a grade level.

If you would like your child to participate in a counseling group, please contact your child’s counselor via phone 281-213-1600 or email.

Brigitte Campbell

Counselor: 1, 3, 5

brigitte.campbell@cfisd.net

Leigh Ann Kasberg

Counselor: K, 2, 4

leigh.kasberg@cfisd.net

Information about K-Level classes for 6th grade:

Once students reach middle school, core classes are leveled: On-level and K-Level.

• On-level classes, just like K-Level classes, provide students with a college preparatory curriculum.
• K-Level classes have entry criteria to be put into the classes and criteria students must meet in order to remain in K-Level for the school year.
• K-Level classes are designed to challenge students beyond grade-level academic courses and prepare them for success in future advanced coursework. K-level classes are more rigorous and in-depth in content, often move at a faster pace, include different types of assignments and may require additional outside reading.

Students are eligible for K-Level classes in 6th grade (2024-2025 school year) if during their 5th grade year:

• Earn a yearly average of 85+ in subject (reading/language-average, math, science and social studies)

OR

• Earn Masters Level on the STAAR exam for the corresponding subject area

Students who meet the criteria will automatically be placed in K-Level courses for the corresponding subject. Parents may opt the students out of K-Level classes.

If students do not meet the criteria for eligibility, they will not be placed in K-Level courses.

College & Career Week is October 2-October 6. During this week, students will be hearing about different institutions of higher learning in Texas as well as a variety of careers.

On Wednesday, October 4, students and staff are invited to wear the College shirt of their choice or the colors of their favorite College team.

On Friday, October 6, students may dress for their future career.

5 th grade Yearbook Photo will be taken on Tuesday Oct 10 th during PEAMS. Please make sure your student is

there! Your student’s 5 th grade shirt will be distributed at school the morning they take their 5 th grade photo.

The colors are black with neon.

As a reminder, Field Day is one of the days our kids can wear their 5 th grade shirts. The days they wear their

5 th grade shirts include: Field Day, Boosterthon, Nature Trails, Spirit Days, and 5 th Grade Party.

A special thank you to ALL of our generous sponsors for the 23-24 school year. We appreciate you !

The Sampson Imagination Garden needs your help! Twice a month, our partner Ready to Grow Gardens teaches hands-on science lessons to all of our 2nd and 3rd-grade students. We need parent volunteers to help maintain the garden and prepare the beds for planting on these days. You do not need to be a gardener or know much about gardening to help! Please consider signing up in Membership Toolkit here: https://sampsonpto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/110509

Thank you to our VIP sponsors Brianna Bischoff, Realtor; Ryan Stegall with State Farm; and The Brook

Yearbooks are now available for purchase! Check this off your list and order yours TODAY! Prices will go up on Dec 1st. Follow this link to place your order.
https://www.balfour.com/texas/cypress/sampson-elementary-school

Email: sampson@cfisd.net
Website: https://sampson.cfisd.net/en/
Location: 16002 Coles Crossing Drive, Cypress, TX, USA
Phone: 281-213-1600
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Twitter: @SampsonElem