
HES Parent & Family Newsletter
Friday, September 6th, 2024
Snack Break Change- Grades 1-6
In an effort to reduce milk waste and manage costs more effectively, we are making some changes to our milk distribution at snack time for students in grades 1-6. Moving forward, we ask that families who wish to purchase milk for their children at snack time complete the attached form. This will allow us to distribute milk more accurately and ensure that funds are collected appropriately.
Please take a moment to fill out the form and indicate which of your students you would like to receive milk during snack time It's important to note that students receive a free carton of milk each day during school breakfast and lunch. However, milk is only free at lunch if the student takes the school meal. Otherwise, students in grades K-6 will be charged $0.60 at lunchtime for their milk.
Milk distribution at snack will begin September 9th, 2024. We will add students to the list and milk will be delivered to students during their scheduled snack times.
Cost per milk $0.60:
- Quarter 1 - 9/9/24-10/31/24 (37 school days) = $22.20
- Quarter 2- 11/5/24-1/17/25 (41 school days)= $24.60
- Quarter 3- 1/21/25-3/21/25 (42 school days)= $25.20
- Quarter 4- 3/31/25-5/28/25 (40 school days) = $24.00
- Total cost for milk = $96.00
Thank you for your cooperation and support as we work to make this process more efficient.
Kind regards,
Angela McQuinn
Assistant Principal, Houston Elementary School
A look at the week ahead...
- Monday, September 9th- Snack Break milk delivery begins
- Tuesday, September 10th-
- Wednesday, September 11th-
- Thursday, September 12th- Boy Scouts representative at lunch
- Friday, September 13th- Fire Drill
- SRP Evacuate resources for your students at home
- Fire Drill social story
- Evacuate SRP social story
- Fire drill social story
- Video from Hays County SRP pre-k-2nd grade
Connections & Relationships
We're thrilled to introduce a new element to our Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum at Houston Elementary! In partnership with CharacterStrong, we're focusing on character development, problem-solving, and goal-setting to help our students succeed both in school and life. This program will also provide tools for families to stay connected and support their children's learning at home.
Check out the video below to learn more about how we’re bringing this exciting program into our classrooms!
- Learn more about CharacterStrong's FamilyStrong program
- Checkout this newsletter from CharacterStrong about our back-to-school Kindness Kickoff
Back-to-school Family & Parent Engagement Survey
We want your feedback. Take a moment to complete the short survey linked here. You can also you the QR code in the image below.
Important Dates
- Friday, September 16: Elementary and Preschool Picture Day
- October 14 & 15: Fall Conferences (3:15 - 6:00 PM)
- October 17- 18: MEA - NO SCHOOL
- October 25: Picture Retake Day.
- October 31: End of 1st Quarter
- November 11: Veterans Day Celebration
Please check the school website calendar for more information as well as other events/opportunities.
The boy scouts will join us at lunch time on Thursday, September 12th
Student drop off & pick up Zones
Helpful Links & Resources
Handbook & Resources
- School Website
- District Policies
- Houston Elementary School Student, Parent, Family Handbook
- Playground Zones
- Chaperone & Volunteer Forms
- Academic Assistance Grades 4-6