• Tues 10/8: National Dyslexia Awareness Day- Wear red!!
• Tues 10/8: Ready to Grow Garden (RTGG) K-2nd & SLC - VIPS volunteers needed
• Wed 10/9: National Bully Prevention Day (Bully Prevention Presentation by Mayor's Office during enrichment)
• Wed 10/9: Wear Pink Day - Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Wed 10/9: PTA auction committee meeting 6:30 pm at Crust Pizza
• Thurs 10/10: Coffee with Principal 8:30AM / Cafeteria
• Fri 10/11: Last day for WrapAround Shoe Drive

NEXT WEEK:

• Wed 10/16: PTA General Meeting 6:00PM
• Wed 10/16: Wear Pink Day - Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Thu 10/17: Coffee with Principal Virtual 5:00PM
• Thu 10/17: PTA Spirit Night at BBs- lunch and dinner Oak Forest and White Oak Locations
• Fri 10/18: Fall Picture Day (Individual Picture - All will take picture, to be used for yearbook)

FUTURE:

• Tues 10/22: RTGG day 3rd - 5th - VIPS volunteers needed!
• Wed 10/23: Wear Pink Day - Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Thurs 10/24: 50th Day of School
• Fri 10/25: Field Trip 3rd Grade - Crocodile Encounter (PTA Sponsored)
• Mon 10/28 - Fri 11/01: Red Ribbon Week (Dress up details below)
• Thurs 10/31: Book Parade (8:30AM), Literacy Night Trunk or Treat (4:30PM-5:30PM)
  

• Everyday: Playground open to Helms families 3:15pm-3:45pm. Enter through front reception. VIPS approval required. Playground is open to the public after 6:00pm once after school program ends.
  
• Helms Spirit Shirts can be worn everyday!

PAY ATTENTION

October is national Dyslexia Awareness Month! Help us bring awareness and acceptance to our Helms eagles with dyslexia by wearing red on October 8th. Want more information about dyslexia? Check out https://dyslexiaida.org/.

Please consult with teachers to determine if class will have a particular book for this event.

Consulte con los maestros para determinar si la clase tendrá un libro en particular para este evento.

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Trunk Or Treat Literacy Night, an evening full of learning and fun for the whole family! Inside the school, our wonderful teachers will be hosting engaging literacy activities, offering great opportunities to support and inspire your child's reading journey. But that's not all! Outside, in the staff parking lot, our amazing parent volunteers will be serving up treats for everyone to enjoy. It’s going to be a night filled with fun, learning, and community spirit! Mark your calendars, we can’t wait to see you there!

Use this link to sign up your vehicle / use este enlace para registrar su carro:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4CAFAB2EABFB6-51700821-family

Helms PTA would like to express our gratitude to all who made our Hispanic Heritage Festival a smashing success this year! We would like to offer a special thank you to Laura Player and Nicole Fuhrmann for their dedicated efforts in leading the HHF committee. Also, a big thank you to all HHF committee members, vendors, and especially our volunteers. Without volunteers, this festival would not have been possible. We look forward to seeing you back again next year.

Dine out for good on October, 17th at BBs for lunch and dinner! Helms will receive 20% of proceeds at the BBs Heights and BBs Oak Forest locations. Make sure to show the flyers below or mention Helms Elementary when ordering. See you then!

Join in on the fun by attending the next auction committee meeting. Meeting will be held at Crust Pizza on Shepherd at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you then.

The Helms PTA is excited to continue to support the Ready to Grow Gardens program for the 24-25 school year. This program gives students in 1st-5th grades an opportunity for hands on education in in our vegetable garden.

We love volunteers in the garden! Volunteers help in passing out supplies, washing and prepping vegetables, guiding students, etc. Volunteers must be VIPS approved. Have questions? Please reach out to Carra Moroni at moronicarra@gmail.com or 318-669-2904.

We need volunteers for 3rd-5th grade groups- parents of any grade level can volunteer! Thank you for your support!

If you have any questions you can reach the program at AfterSchool@helmsPTA.org or visit the HelmsPTA.org website.

Click here to register and to see the enrichment schedule.

The district's Student Information System (SIS), HISD Connect by PowerSchool, includes student contact, enrollment, and demographic information, as well as grades and online resources.

Parents are given a unique code, or access ID, for each of their students and are able to use those codes to set up an account to access their students' profiles through the parent portal. Parents who haven't received their student's access ID should contact their school.

Clever for HISD (access learning programs and more)

Helms Newsletter Archive.

Helm's PTA LinkTree here.

HISD Connect (AKA parent portal or PowerSchool. Access students grades, attendance, and forms.)

HISD 2024-2025 Academic Calendar

What is VIPS? VIPS stands for Volunteers in Public Schools. It is HISD's volunteer management program. You may also hear it referred to as RAPTOR.

Anyone volunteering for the school during school hours must be VIPS approved for safety reasons. Applicants register, complete an online orientation, and consent to a background check. Volunteers must reapply each year. After completion, look for an email verification from donotreply@raptortech.com confirming your application has been received. Approval process may take 0-5 days.

• VIPS English Registration
  
• VIPS Spanish Registration

Have a Student Need? Submit a SAF:

English: https://hisd.my.site.com/saf/s/?language=en_US

Spanish: https://hisd.my.site.com/saf/s/?language=es

Gabriela Echavarria

Wraparound Resource Specialist

Gabriela.Echavarria@houstonisd.org

Olga Chavez

Social Worker

OChavez@houstonisd.org

Email: Hello@HelmsPTA.org
Website: www.HelmsPTA.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelmsDLPTA/

Ms. Janechia Jerrols Director

Ms. Melissa Lichlyter Co-Director

afterschool@helmspta.org

https://helmspta.org/about-us/after-school-program/

“Two Languages, Endless Possibilities”

Principal: Alexander Gonzalez agonza30@houstonisd.org

Assistant Principal: Helen Patino (Anguiano) Helen.Patino@houstonisd.org

Magnet Coordinator: Julie Hernandez jhernan2@houstonisd.org

Registrar/Attendance Clerk: Patricia Hernandez phernan6@houstonisd.org

Nurse: Joanna Phillips Joanna.Phillips@houstonisd.org

Email: agonza30@houstonisd.org
Website: https://www.houstonisd.org/domain/22
Phone: 713.867.5130