The Mane Tail

Dear Parents,

We hope that you will mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 3rd. Sampson will be hosting an Open House from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Parents and students are invited to visit their classroom(s) to enjoy curriculum based activities. All classrooms (including large group) will be open to visit. We hope that you will be able to join us.

Sincerely,

Heather Motzny

Monday, September 25th- Teacher Work Day (No School)

Wednesday, September 27th- Progress Reports

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

Fall Pictures

Friday, October 27th- Field Day

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

Did you know that Sampson student attendance has steadily decreased since the 2017-18 school year? In 2017-18 our attendance rate was 97.12% for the year. Last year our attendance rate at Sampson was 95.91%.

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

K and 1st grade:

Camina a la estación (walk to the station)

Haz tu estación (do your station)

Tres, dos, uno, alto (three, two, one, stop)

Manos a los lados y junta los pies (hands and feet to yourself)

Señala a la próxima estación (point to the next station)

2nd-5th grade:

Pon las manos en las barras (put your hands on the handles or bars)

Pon los pies en los pedales (put your feet on the pedals)

Usa el equipo correctamente (Use the equipment correctly)

Bájate del equipo correctamente (get off the equipment correctly)

Señala a la próxima estación (point to the next station)

Camina a la próxima estación (walk to the next station)

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.

For the month of September, we will be focusing on the character trait Concern for the Common Good as we Bring Out the Best in CFISD. Concern for the Common Good is serving and supporting all. You can access any of our lessons and activities through the district website here: https://www.cfisd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=7582

You can also find a Home Connection Activity for your family to do at home below.

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.

New Student Lunches

Students (1st grade-5th grade) who are new to Sampson will be receiving an invitation for a “Lunch Bunch” with the counselors. Invitations will be sent home with students by the end of next week.

Anti-Victimization Notification

You should have received an email notification from CFISD’s Guidance and Counseling Department regarding Anti-Victimization lessons.

The elementary school curriculum will use WHO (We Help Ourselves), developed by the Association of Mental Health America of Greater Dallas. All materials are designed to meet student needs and are age-level appropriate. Materials used in each lesson can be viewed on the CFISD Guidance and Counseling web page at https://www.cfisd.net/Page/8799. Specific instructions for viewing the materials in person, if desired, will be located on the same web page under the “Anti-Victimization Curriculum” heading.

At least 14 days prior to the lessons being taught, a notification will be sent asking for students to either “opt-in” or “opt-out” of instruction. Should you decide to not allow your student to attend these informative sessions, an alternate plan will be created by the campus staff. There is no disciplinary action or academic penalty imposed.

CFISD is committed to the safety of all students.

The next viewing for parents at MHAB is September 21 @ 5pm.

Schedule

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

Lunch Plan - The cafeteria would like to know your LUNCH PLANS for the day. There are two options, you can either bring your own SACK LUNCH or purchase one from them. LUNCH will be PICNIC style on the playground! Please email your teacher no later than TUESDAY morning (Sept 26th), if you would like to BUY a cafeteria lunch that day.

FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS - WE NEED YOU! We cannot put an event of this size together without our wonderful parents. Be on the lookout for an email from our FABULOUS PTO FIELD DAY COORDINATORS to sign up for this fun day with your students.

FIELD DAY/BOOSTERTHON T-SHIRTS - Be on the lookout for our design and order through SCHOOLCASH! These shirts will double as a FIELD DAY TSHIRT and a BOOSTERTHON TSHIRT which will happen the Tuesday after Field Day October 31st.

Thank you to Mary Watzek and Susie Dickerson for getting the front of Sampson ready in time for Meet the Teacher and the first day of school.

Please be on the lookout for additional opportunities to help us maintain the beauty of

the front of our school.

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

Come explore the Sampson PTO

https://sampsonpto.membershiptoolkit.com/

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

Thank you to our VIP sponsors Brianna Bischoff, Realtor & Ryan Stegall with State Farm

Call for Sponsors - Do you own or represent a business that wants to help?
The Sampson PTO needs corporate sponsors for the upcoming school year. In addition to our usual support of Sampson teachers, staff and students, this year we are fundraising to improve our playground into a more inclusive environment!
We need you! Contact Amber Fasheh 713-553-4423
https://sampsonpto.membershiptoolkit.com/sponsorsinfo

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