What's Happening @ WES
Parent Newsletter for September
Upcoming Events
9/2 Labor Day- holiday
9/9 Grandparent's Breakfast (last names A-M) info & pre-registration to come soon from PTO via Facebook and email
9/10 Grandparent's Breakfast (last names N-Z)
9/16 Professional Development- no school for students
9/19 Fall pictures
Campus communication folders go home each Thursday.
Transportation changes & early check-out
Transportation changes must be completed prior to 3 pm. If you are going to change your child's transportation for dismissal, you must notify the front office. It is helpful if you also notify the teacher.
Early check-out ends at 3pm. If you are picking up your child early for any reason, this must be done by 3pm.
Lunch Information
PK 10:45-11:15am
Kinder 12:00-12:30pm
1st 10:50-11:20am
2nd 12:35-1:05pm
3rd 11:25-11:55am
4th 1:10-1:40pm
Due to limited space & safety concerns, only one lunch visitor per student is allowed each week.
Friends of the child may not dine with the parent, and food may not be provided to other students.
Parent & student pairs may dine at the Bistro tables. Please do not remove chairs for parent/student pairs at the Bistro tables. Parents with small children are encouraged to eat on the stage, where seating is more accomodating for small children.
Clinic Info
Lice: Head lice is common among children. Although not an illness or a disease, head lice spread through head-to-head contact during play, sports, nap time, and when children share things like brushes, combs, hats, and headphones. If observation indicates that a student has head lice, the school nurse will contact the student’s parent to discuss a treatment plan using an FDA-approved medicated shampoo or cream rinse that may be purchased from any drug or grocery store. After the student undergoes one treatment, the parent should contact the school nurse to discuss the treatment used. The nurse can also offer additional recommendations, including subsequent treatments, how best to get rid of lice, and how to prevent lice from returning.
Counselor's Corner: Mrs. Gonzales
As your child's school counselor, I will do whatever I can to ensure your student has everything they need to be successful at school and at home. If you need assistance, fill out the form below so I can do my best to assist connecting you with the appropriate local resources.
Car Rider
- The first several spaces are reserved for Fast Pass Auction winners. Those parents must be in line and ready to pick-up before the line begins to move, so this will not hold up car movement.
- All vehicles must have a car rider tag hanging from their rear-view mirror in order to pick up your child in the line.
- If you are in need of a tag or a replacement tag, please park and enter the school office to obtain one. You will then need to join the car rider line. Replacement tags will be $1.
- Please pull out of line to buckle your child if they need assistance, as this can delay the line.
- If you pick up your child at 4:20 or later, he/she will be taken to the Adventures After School Program. You will need to pull up to the same side of the building and call the number posted at the exterior door for your child to be brought to you. This service is provided for a fee. All campus staff, with the exception of Adventures employees, leave as soon as dismissal is completed.
Buses
If you need information about transportation, please contact the MISD transportation department at 281-252-2221.
Their webpage provides route information and approximate times for pick-up and drop-off.
Early Morning & After School Care
As you prepare for the start of school, did you know that the district offers childcare programs for students both before and after school?
The Early Morning Childcare program is offered free to all families and begins at 6:30 AM at the elementary and intermediate campuses.
The After School Adventures program is offered until 6:30 PM at the elementary and intermediate campuses at a low cost to families.
Visit the link for full program details, additional information, and to register. Registration is required for both programs. https://www.magnoliaisd.org/departments/childcare
Attempt at Active Start
WES trialed Active Start this past week. Your child may have talked about being able to go outside in the morning before school started. We had hoped to allow early-arriving students to play on the playground before instruction began. Keeping grade levels separated on the playground, making sure the right grade levels were in the correct locations in the building, supervising breakfast lines, and ensuring students obtained breakfast before the bell was a task that we simply do not have enough staff for at this time. We may try Active Start again in the Spring semester, with grand improvements to our plan.
Contact info for Williams Elementary
Cristal Bostain- Assistant Principal for K, 2, 4
Natashia Foglesong- Assistant Principal for PK, 1, 3
Brad Persinger- Academic Coordinator
Claudia Gonzales- Counselor
Nurse- Shane Bleess
Attendance- Adriana Avalos
Website: https://wes.magnoliaisd.org/
Location: 18101 Farm to Market Road 1488, Magnolia, TX, USA
Phone: 281-356-6866
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillieEWilliamsElementary/