Bryant Bulletin

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Celebrations of Learning - We are looking forward to celebrating your students achievements next week. Please remember that treats, flowers, balloons, etc. are not allowed in the Celebrations as they will not be able to stay in the classrooms. Please celebrate your student at home with these items. Thank you for understanding.

Who is my child's Assistant Principal?

Abby Bankston- PK/K & 3rd

Tracy Bashay- 1st, 5th & Special Programs

Christina Borgstedte- 2nd & 4th

If you have a praise or a shout out for a teacher or a staff member, we would love to hear it!! Please fill out this form. Thank you to all those that have been filling out this form already. Our teachers and staff love to hear from you.

We are continuing our focus on the character trait of COURAGE. According to Character Strong, the definition of COURAGE is choosing what is helpful, right, and kind - even when it’s hard or scary. We love the growth mindset that showing courage fosters! Parents, if you would like to know more about how to extend this trait at home, please see the attached Family Connection Newsletters: PreK, Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

Summer is quickly approaching! We would like our Bryant Bengals to continue to show kindness to each other and themselves. Please see the link below for some ideas about how to show kindness this summer. Click here for more details and to print your summer kindness challenge.

Need to Reach the Counselor?

Students at Bryant have the opportunity to talk with our School Counselors, Penny Flores (grades K, 2, and 4) and Julie Akerson (grades PK, 1, 3 and 5). If you would like to get in touch with either of them, please contact Dr. Flores at 281-234-4331 or at penelopewflores@katyisd.org or Mrs. Akerson at 281-234-0676 or at julianarakerson@katyisd.org.

Please click the link below for more information from Music.

https://www.smore.com/s5t81

If your child/children will be attending a school other than Bryant Elementary for the 2024-2025 school year, please fill out google form. If you have moved into a new home or leasing a home that is zoned to another KISD campus, please send a current gas, water, or electric bill to stacirdakus@katyisd.org. Thank you

Please fill out this form by Friday May 17, 2024.

https://forms.gle/gCjTDskNUhnb8T1K6

Please see the schedule below for the Celebrations of Learning in May.

In order to make your arrival easier, there is a Pre-Raptor form for each grade level also listed below. If you have previously come to the campus this school year and had a visitor badge printed for you, you may be eligible for a Pre-Raptor badge.

Please fill out the form for each grade level/student for which you will be attending.

With the exception of the 5th Gr Celebration, there is a 2 visitor limit per student at each Celebration. This INCLUDES younger siblings. No SCHOOL AGE siblings may attend, per Katy ISD policy. Due to space limitations, NO STROLLERS allowed on campus.

There will be NO EARLY CHECKOUTS from any of the Celebrations. Thank you for your assistance and understanding.

PK, 1st - 4th, Programs - Enter through front of school

Kinder & 5th - Enter through gym

**We are looking forward to celebrating your students achievements during the celebrations. Please remember that treats, flowers, balloons, etc. are not allowed in the Celebrations as they will not be able to stay in the classrooms. Please celebrate your student at home with these items. Thank you for understanding.

Tuesday, May 14th -

ECAP & YCAP 10am 23-24 CAP Program Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

ECSE 1pm 23-24 ECSE Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

Wednesday, May 15th -

1st Grade 9am 23-24 1st Gr Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

3rd Grade 2pm 23-24 3rd Gr Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

Thursday, May 16th -

2nd Grade 9am 23-24 2nd Gr Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

4th Grade 2pm 23-24 4th Gr Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

Friday, May 17th -

Pre Kinder 9:30am 23-24 PreK Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

Tuesday, May 21st -

5th Grade 9am Gym 23-24 5th Gr Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

Kinder 1:30pm Gym 23-24 Kinder Celebration of Learning Pre-Raptor Form

Bryant is having the final Blood Drive of the 23-24 school year on May 20th from 11am-5pm.

Please use the link below to sign up to donate!

https://www.commitforlife.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/379369

5/13-5/23 - NO LUNCH VISITORS

5/14- 5/17 - End of Year Celebrations (PreK, 1st-4th, Special Programs) See info above

5/16 - PTA General Board Meeting 4:30pm LGI

5/21 - Kinder & 5th Grade End of Year Celebrations (See above)

5/22- House Rally

5/23 - Last Day of School (EARLY DISMISSAL 12:25pm) NO LUNCH VISITORS

All children 18 and under can eat breakfast and/or lunch FREE; they do not have to be enrolled in summer school or a KISD student. Free breakfast and lunch will be available at: MPE, SES, USE, HJH, OAC and lunch at MCHS, and PHS. Check the link for specific dates and times available at each site.

https://squaremeals.org/Programs/SummerMealPrograms.aspx

*Online registration for the Katy Independent School District Prekindergarten program for the 2024-2025 school year opened April 1, 2024. Parents must complete the online registration process through Katy ISD’s PowerSchool Registration website in order for their child to be screened for program eligibility.

The Katy ISD Prekindergarten program follows the state Pre-K guidelines which focus on oral language development, reading and math readiness, as well as science and social studies knowledge and skills. Click the Katy ISD Prekindergarten program link for a list of eligibility requirements or call the Office of Interventions, at 281-237-7062.

La inscripción en línea para el programa de prekínder del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Katy para el año 2024-2025, estará disponible a partir del 1 de abril del presente año. Los padres y/o tutores legales, deben completar el proceso de inscripción en línea a través del sitio web Katy ISD’s PowerSchool Registration website, a fin de que su hijo sea evaluado para la elegibilidad del programa.

El programa de prekínder de Katy ISD sigue las pautas estatales que se enfocan en el desarrollo del lenguaje oral, preparación para la lectura y las matemáticas, así como el conocimiento en las áreas de ciencias y estudios sociales. Haga clic en el enlace del programa de prekínder Katy ISD Prekindergarten program link, para así obtener un listado de los requisitos necesarios de elegibilidad o comuníquese con “Office of Interventions” la oficina de intervenciones, a través del número 281-237-7062.

House Council will be running an end of year fundraiser to help fund our rallies! This will run from May 13-17. This will be a house competition. Students will have the opportunity to buy a dot to place on their house letter. Each dot will cost $1. The house with the most dots at the end of the week will get to vote on the event that will take place: silly string, slime or pie the principal from the winning house.

• House Shirts- To show house spirit, students are encouraged to wear their house shirts or house colors on Mondays. Of course, this is optional.

• House Points App- If you have more than one student, you will need to log in on the website to add them all. Once you have added them online, you can reload the app and they will appear.

• House Points- Students have to go above and beyond to receive a house point. They will not be in abundance like Bengal Bucks were. We love to see how hard the kids are working to earn those points. The BEST part has been students cheer on other students when they see them getting house points. Several times, the students praising each other don't know one another and aren't even in the same grade level, but are in the same house. It has been amazing

If you are interested in getting more involved in the PTA, please click the link below to see all the available chair postitions.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWPksEP47-yb7uip_YzaXqzRgPR3G9PZ6CJIQ4cvD1_zncGg/viewform?usp=sf_link

CORRECTION: Meeting is on 5/16 at 4:30pm

School Supply kits for sale for next school year and they include a PTA membership: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=1179071

www.officialbryantpta.com

Facebook: Robert & Felice Bryant PTA

Instagram: bes.pta

X (Twitter): Bryant Elementary PTA

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***There should be NO cars turning onto Hidden Village Dr to enter the car line. ALL CAR RIDER VEHICLES NEED TO CIRCLE THE SCHOOL TO ENTER THE CAR RIDER DRIVE BY MAKING A LEFT TURN. NO RIGHT TURNS INTO THE DRIVE, PLEASE. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in helping our car rider line run safely and smoothly.*** (see map above for requested route)

Car Riders:

Arrival: The first 16 cars will line up at each numbered spot in front of the school. The remaining car riders will stage for arrival via double stack lanes in our car rider line and take turns by zippering in one car at a time from the left & right stack lanes. To help speed up the arrival, please have your student ready to get out of the car when you arrive to a numbered spot. Tardies will not start for any car that is in the car rider line prior to the drive entrance gate being closed at 8:10am. Anyone arriving after the gate has been closed at 8:10am must come park in the front of the school to walk in and sign their student in tardy with the Front Office.

Dismissal: All Car riders will use Willowmoor Dr. to the west and circle the school to make a LEFT turn ONLY into the Car rider drive. Car riders stage for dismissal via double stack lanes in our car rider lane which wraps behind the school. Staff members will be entering your dismissal number and color into a Google Doc which is shared inside the school. It is imperative that once you have entered the left or right lane, you cannot change lanes. This causes great challenges because staff members are staging students inside using the order recorded in the Google Doc. If you are picking up your child as a car rider, please use the HANGING TAGS provided for you. If families are carpooling, a great idea is to use a hanger with clips to show more than one dismissal number on your rear-view mirror. Please hang the tag(s) from the rear view mirror, not in the corner of the window. If you do not have the physical number for the child or children you are picking up, you will not be able to pick up a child from the car rider line.

Daycare Riders:

On our transportation survey above, you can tell us your child’s teacher and the name of their daycare bus.

Walkers/Bike Riders:

Arrival: All walker/bikers will enter the campus through the doors closest to the bike racks via the path that runs between the main drive and the staff parking lot. (See map) At no time should any student be crossing the car rider line directly in front of the main doors of the school.

Walker/bikers are considered students that are traveling to school FROM their home. All others should be car riders utilizing the car rider drive. If being dropped off at the shopping center across Hidden Village to the east, vehicles MUST follow the instructions for car riders to circle the school and come up Hidden Village Dr. to make a RIGHT turn into the first driveway near the daycare. Please refrain from turning in to or exiting out of the shopping center drive closest to Kingsland as this causes large traffic backups and delays our busses. There will be NO TURNS on to Hidden Village Dr. from Kingsland. We appreciate your assistance with this to help our busses stay on time.

Dismissal: Students in PK-1st will be released to an adult only. If you have a PK-1st grader that you would like to walk home with an older sibling, please see the directions in the manila envelope provided during Meet the Teacher. The older sibling will not need a dismissal number to pick up their younger sibling. Parents MUST have the physical dismissal number in your hand in order to pick up your PK-1st grade child from school. If you do not have the number in your hand you will be asked by a staff member to go to the front office to show your ID. If you have a student in grades 2-5, once you have collected your PK-1st student, please proceed to the parent waiting area at the east end of the biker path on Kingsland. You may then walk WITH your student in their assigned/teacher led group until released by the teacher at the crossing guards on Willowmoor. No student should be pulled from their assigned group for safety reasons.

Students in 2nd-5th will leave campus on their own in a teacher led grade level group. Parents may not wait in the area of the walker door near the bike racks for 2nd-5th students. Students MUST remain with the group until released by a teacher at the crossing guards stationed at the intersection West of the school. Parents of westbound students may meet their students on the west side of Willowmoor or at the trees just to the east of the bike rack sidewalk on Kingsland. Eastbound student will be released at the sidewalk edge on Kingland. If you must meet your westbound child prior to the Willowmoor release, please wait on the sidewalk on Kingsland and you may walk WITH your student in their assigned grade level group until they are released by the teacher at the crosswalk at Willowmoor & Kingsland. No student should be pulled from their assigned group for safety reasons.

Bus Riders:

Click here to check current bus routes.

Katy ISD is implementing a new process with SMART tags this year for all bus riders. SMART tag™ is a system designed to increase the safety and security of students who use school bus transportation.

A secure on-board tablet on each school bus:

• Records when and where students get on and off their bus
• Provides bus arrival notifications for school administrators and parents

Our student ID cards are safe and secure. We use PVC cards with a passive RFID chip containing only a unique identification (UID) number. The UID in the chip is read by our card reader, and our system uses it to reference student information. The latest cloud technology, encryption, and security protocols ensure your child’s information is secure.

Please click HERE to read more about the SMART tag™ system

A parent/guardian of a school-age child has the responsibility to require that his/her child attend school regularly. When sickness or another reason necessitates an absence, a note signed by the parent/guardian or day-of online absence reporting is required prior to or when the student returns to school. If a student fails to submit a note from the parent or the school does not receive a day-of online absence report, the absence will automatically be considered unexcused.

Please report student full day absences by 2pm on the day of using the online link by clicking HERE.

· Full day absences must be reported for the current day via the absence reporting form under the Absence Reporting section on the Bryant Elementary website before 2pm. (https://www.katyisd.org/BES)

**Absences reported after 2:00PM will be entered the following day resulting in an attendance unexcused call out.

· If a prior day absence was not reported, contact the attendance clerk via email or phone.

· All doctor and parent notes must be received by the attendance office within 5 days of the absence. Notes can be dropped off, emailed, or faxed to 281-644-1965. After 5 days, notes will no longer be accepted.

You do not need to contact the attendance office to notify that your child will be late due to a dr. appt or other business.

Attendance Errors

· Teachers are responsible for taking attendance for each day. Please contact the Attendance Office (same day) as the first point of contact regarding a student's presence/absence/tardiness in class, especially if you have received an automated call from the District. If a correction is to be made, the the attendance office will correct it.

· For healthcare appointments and teacher corrections, please allow at least 48 hours to update the system. Parents can access their student's attendance history on the Home Access Center to verify corrections.

· If your child was in another classroom or office, i.e. nurse, speech, counseling, etc., please give at least 48hrs for those changes to be made to your child’s attendance record.

You may contact our Attendance Clerk, Nikki Saenz, with any questions.

NicoleEApodaca@katyisd.org or 281-234-4406

Doors open: 7:48am - Students walk straight to class.

Tardy bell: 8:10am

Attendance bell: 9:35am

Dismissal bell: 3:20pm (12:25pm for Early Dismissal)

If you arrive after the 8:10am bell, your student is considered late. Late students must be escorted by a parent/guardian and signed in using the QR code at the front entrance using your phone. If you do not have a phone with you, a device is available for use at the front desk. Once the form has been completed, the front office will call your student inside to enter the building to proceed to class. Please bring your valid ID inside with you in case you are asked to scan your ID for processing the tardy.

Anyone checking out a child must be on the child's enrollment notification as a parent/guardian. In the event you need a person on your emergency contact list to pick up your child, a note and/or notice from the parent/guardian is required prior to for the date of the check out. A valid and unexpired ID is required for check out. The latest time you may check out your student is 2:45pm. Anyone arriving after this time will not be able to check a student out. No exceptions.

REMINDER: Early checkout cutoff time is 2:45 PM (11:45 AM on early dismissal days). Please arrive before 2:45, bring a current govt issued photo ID, and give at least 10 minutes for the sign out process. If someone other than a parent/guardian is to check out your child please read below for instructions.

Checking a Student Out Early

· Only a parent/legal guardian may check out a student. You must show your ID to enter the building and complete the sign out process. You MUST present a picture ID when checking out your student. The ID must be a non-expired, government issued ID.

· Allow a minimum of 10 minutes to sign out a student to give enough time to pull the student from class and meet you in the office.

· Students may not be checked out after 2:45pm PM (11:45 AM on Early Dismissal Days)

· In order to have someone else check out a student (including emergency contacts), the parent/legal guardian must first email the Bryant Elementary email (bryantelementary@katyisd.org) in the morning with the following information:

o Copy of parent/legal guardian ID/DL

o Legal name of student and grade

o Legal name of person checking out student

o Reason for dismissal

o Expected check out time

Transportation must be either sent in with your student on the day of the change by printing and filling out this form, emailing bryantelementary@katyisd.org from a registered email on your student’s account, or by coming up to the vestibule of the school with your valid ID to verify guardianship before 1:45pm. If emailing, please be sure to include student’s name, grade, teacher, change of dismissal (include bus #, address, and stop location if changing to bus), and the date(s) of the change.

Did your student forget their lunch at home? Leave their backpack in the car? No problem!

You may bring items for your student up to the school until 9:45am for a guaranteed delivery to the classroom.

Any item dropped off after 9:45am (that is not medically necessary) will be taken to a grade specific basket in a passing area to be picked up as the students head to lunch or specials. Please note: the classroom is not notified of the item, the teachers will check the baskets as they pass.

**No guarantee the item/lunch will make it to the student on time**

**Labels, pens, and tape are available in the front vestibule for you to place on the item being dropped off. Please place all labeled items in the basket near the front table in the vestibule.

Parents and Guardians are encouraged to come eat lunch with their students. Each student may have a lunch visit one time per week. Only grandparents on the approved form linked below may visit without a guardian. All other visitors MUST be accompanied by a guardian. Due to space limitations, only 3 visitors per student will be allowed at a time. This includes non-school age siblings (under age 5 and not enrolled in Katy ISD). If too many visitors at one lunch period, strollers may be denied and/or visitors may be limited. Fridays are very busy days for visitors. If you can visit on a different day other than Friday, please do so. Review the cafeteria visitor procedures below. Violation of these procedures will result in loss of visitor privileges.

PARENTS: Please click here to list Grandparents who have your permission to visit your student.

***Form must be filled out from a guardian email listed on the student's account at the school***

Bryant Elementary is utilizing the A+Pay & Go App for all payments for campus items and events. You will need to go to Katyisd.org and create and account with A+ Pay & Go if you have not already done so. Click HERE to go to the A+ Pay & Go website. Once you log in, you will click: Elementary > Elem A-H > Bryant Elementary for our A+ Pay & Go Menu

The Birthday Marquee is for your student's name to appear on the lighted front marquee for the week of your student's birthday from Sunday to Saturday. Please sign up at least 5 school days prior to the week of the birthday. Cost is $25.00

For Birthday Marquee, once you log in, click: Elementary > Elem A-H > Bryant Elementary > Campus Fundraiser

The Birthday Book Club is for your student's name to be added to the Book Club Calendar, a book plate with their name is placed on the inside cover of the book of their choosing and donated in the honor of his/her birthday, they will be recognized on the morning announcements, and they get to be the first to check the book out.

For Birthday Book Club, once you log in, click: Elementary > Elem A-H > Bryant Elementary > Library > Birthday Book Club

Child Find is a process designed to identify, locate, and evaluate individuals from birth to 21 years of age who may need special education and related services. If you are concerned that your child may have a disability, contact your student’s Assistant Principal at Bryant.

Tracey Bashay - 1st & 5th

Abby Bankston- PK/Kinder & 3rd

Christina Borgstedte - 2nd & 4th

Visit the Katy ISD Child Find Information Page for more information about Child Find.

As Katy ISD continues its review of safety practices and protocols, it's essential to stress the significance of physical/hard copy government-issued identifications for accessing campuses/facilities, student registration, and student pickup. The district is strictly enforcing this requirement and will no longer accept paper or digital copies of driver's licenses, visas, and passports at any of its campuses or facilities, for these purposes. Katy ISD greatly appreciates the community's cooperation with these safety procedures and the ongoing partnership to maintain safe and secure environments across campuses.

See below for examples of acceptable forms of IDs.

Need to know how to view a report card, student grades, or other information? Check out the how to guides in the Home Access Center or click below.
Home Access Center (HAC) User Guide (English) Home Access Center (HAC) User Guide (Spanish)

To view your student’s IPR/ Report Card, login to MyKaty Cloud and select the Home Access (HAC) tile:

Select the “Grades” icon – IPR or Report Card Tab

Please be sure to type your full name in the space provided and click the acknowledge button to verify receipt of the report.

• Annual volunteer registration launched July 1.

  Katy ISD requires all volunteers serving on or off-campus during or after the instructional day to register with the district through its Raptor security system.
  
  Katy ISD’s Raptor safety protocol will require volunteers to register (or re-register) annually thus creating a new volunteer profile each year. The district’s 2023-2024 school year volunteer registration process launched July 1. The link will be included in Katy ISD’s PowerSchool student enrollment plus readily available via campus eNews and on district and campus websites.
  
  The District's Raptor Volunteer Initiative provides an additional layer of protection for our Katy ISD students, staff, volunteers, and visitors, prioritizing the safety and security of our entire Katy ISD family.
  
  Once registered and approved, individual volunteers can submit and track hours via their volunteer profile for every Katy ISD campus at which they volunteer. The system also provides quick and easy submission of individual off-campus volunteer hours.

  The 2023-24 Volunteer Registration update will feature:

  An expanded range of volunteer functions for athletics, fine arts, and CTE (Career and Technical Education).

  Enhanced communication capabilities with volunteers, allowing for better district-to-volunteer messaging.

  
  

Raptor ensures quick and easy volunteer registration allowing individual volunteers to create and manage a personal volunteer profile. In addition, the Raptor Volunteer Initiative will:

• Provide an additional layer of protection for Katy ISD students, staff, volunteers, and campus visitors.
• Unite all district volunteers into one Katy ISD volunteer community.
• Measure and communicate the positive impact of Katy ISD volunteer organizations.

Once registered and approved, individual volunteers can:

• Submit and track hours via their volunteer profile for every Katy ISD campus at which they volunteer.
• The system also provides quick and easy submission of individual off-campus volunteer hours.

Join our volunteer community and register today!

Volunteer Application-English

Volunteer Application -Spanish