• Mon 5/12: Nurse Appreciation Day
• Mon 5/12: Field Trip (1st Grade - Houston Zoo)
• Mon 5/12 - 5/14: Field Trip (5th Grade - Camp Cullen)
• Mon 5/12-5/22: Spring Book Fair
• Mon 5/19: 2nd Grade Yoga Day
• Tue 5/20: Garden Day (Pre-K & SLC) Click here to sign up!
• Tue 5/20: Dance Performance End of Year (PreK - 2nd)
• Wed 5/21: Final PTA Meeting 6 pm in the cafeteria
• Fri 5/23: Kindergarten Yoga Day
• Fri 5/23: Need 5 parent volunteers for Book Fair Take Down (Sign Up Here)

NEXT WEEK:

• Mon 5/26: No School Memorial Day
• Tue 5/27: 1st Grade Yoga Day
• Fri 5/30: Last Chalk-It-Up of the Year (Celebrate Student Leaders: Parent donation request drop off ice cream with reception)
• Tue 5/27-Wed 6/4: End of year ceremonies (see details below)
• Wed 6/4: Last Day of School for Students
• Thur 6/5: Last Day for Staff

FUTURE:

• June 11 - July 18: Summer School at Travis Elementary School (Questions: Contact your child’s teacher)

• 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!

Volunteer opportunity for anyone interested in helping to manage the lost and found area is welcome! Register below to sign up.

Hay oportunidad de voluntariado para quienes estén interesados ​​en ayudar a organizar el área de objetos perdidos! Regístrese a continuación para inscribirse:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4CAFAB2EABFB6-56439888-lost

Use this link to sign up as a volunteer/Use este enlace para registrarse de voluntario:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E4FA5AD2CA2FFC16-56415507-spring

Book Fair Schedule

5/12 – 5/22

The book fair is closed Friday, May 23rd.

Book Fair Visitation Options:

Option 1:

Students will visit the book fair during the afterschool program.

3:30 – 5:00

Option 2:

Students will visit the book fair

during their library enrichment time.

(Follow Thursday & Friday Library Schedule)

FREE BOOKS: also available for all students.

Want to make a difference in your child's education? Want to build lasting relationships and community? Want to stay informed about all the programs and initiatives at Helms Elementary?

Then become an official member of the Helms PTA! We can speak with more strength when we have more members. Signing up is easy at our website. Membership is free, but a $6 donation is encouraged. Join Helms PTA today!

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!

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR 5/20 - SIGN UP HERE:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E4FA5AD2CA2FFC16-50888988-helms

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