Buffalo Community Bulletin
Blackshear Elementary - September 2022
Message from Mrs. Baker
Thank you for your continued support of Blackshear! Make sure to check through our upcoming events dates and flyers to join us for spirit nights, Open House, and ways to support our campus.
We want to give a huge shout out to our Cub Scouts Pack 1201 and Blackshear families - Pulido-Foust, Chojnacki, and Lewis for their help with our Garden Clean Up this past weekend. Seeds are planted and we cant wait for our classes to enjoy exploring our Learning Garden.
We use REMIND to regularly communicate with families. If you have not been getting the weekly messages, please make sure to join now. BLACKSHEAR REMIND LINK
Please reach out if you need anything abaker1@kleinisd.net
Ashley Baker
Principal
Parents must walk in with students if dropping off after 8:10
Brandi Puryear
Sharon Bailey
Ms. Boles
Is there an Amazing Blackshear Staff member you'd like to celebrate?
Hispanic Heritage Month
From September 15th through October 15th, we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic champions who have inspired others to achieve success.
CLICK HERE to check out our slide deck. We share about these people on announcements and it is scrolling in the cafeteria at lunches. Use THIS FORM so we can showcase the amazing Hispanic cultures represented right here at Blackshear.
Important Dates
September:
- 9/30 - Spring Creek Athletics Spirit Night 7-11 PM
October:
- 10/4 - Character Book Parade - 9:00 AM
- 10/4 - General PTO Meeting - 5:40 PM
- 10/4 - Fall Open House - Literacy Night - 6:00 - 7:30 PM (Come and Go)
- 10/5 - Fire Drill
- 10/10-10/14 - Fall Break - No School
- 10/17 - Staff PD/Student Holiday
- 10/19 - Big Kahuna Delivery
- 10/20 - Picture Day
- 10/20 - PTO Main Event Spirit Night
- 10/28 - Blackshear Trunk or Treat
Big Kahuna Happening NOW
We are excited about our Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kick Off. We would love your support! The money we raise goes towards student enrichment materials and activities. In addition, this year our goal is to add to our playground equipment!
Today a fundraiser packet is going home with your student that will have all the details.
Your school ID to register online is 4088
Online Sale Site: www.bigkahunaprime.com
Important fundraiser dates:
Start Date: 9/13
End Date: 9/28
Online Site Closed: 10/5
Product Delivery Date: 10/19
The link below has more information about the fundraiser. There are some great incentives the students earn as well! The more they sell the more great incentives they can earn! We are super excited to bring back the very popular party bus ride! The students just have to sell 15 items or more and they will get to go on the amazing party bus! We will also have a family plan option at 20 items. See the fundraiser packet for details.
Thank you for supporting the Blackshear Fundraiser!
MAP Family Reports
Our students have completed their beginning of the year MAP tests (Measuring Academic Progress). Your child’s teacher will be sending home a personalized report of your student’s assessment results. This Family Report will provide an insight on the skills your child knows in a specific subject compared to similar students nationwide (achievement), and a measure of your child’s progress over time (growth). If you have any questions in regards, please reach out to us anytime!
Sponsor Blackshear PTO
Blackshear PTO is in search of parents, families, and businesses to become Sponsors for our PTO. Your sponsorship provides extra services, resources and programs for Blackshear Students.
We appreciate your support!
Peach Jar Flyers
Parents and Teachers – Sign Up Today for a Peach Jar account. Peach Jar is a communication tool used at Blackshear to promote School Events.
Don’t miss out on information regarding school family nights, spirit nights, etc.
Sign up today! https://accounts.peachjar.com/signup
Library Updates
Hello Buffalo Community! We are only ONE WEEK away from our first book fair. This year, I am using a new company. It is called Literati and they boast a plethora of titles.
In your child’s Tuesday folder, you will find information about books, dates and times, and ways to pay. There are even ways to purchase gift certificates for your child's teacher. I am looking forward to seeing you next week!
If you have any questions, please reach out to me at lhales@kleinisd.net.
Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and lunch are NOT free for all students this year. Please make sure to complete the application for Free or Reduced Priced meals in Skyward during enrollment update. Reach out if you have questions or need assistance.
We encourage families to apply for Free and Reduced Meals, by visiting https://www.schoolcafe.com/KLEINISD and complete the application. The application will open in a new window. Please complete the application and return to this screen or complete the application after submitting your enrollment/registration forms.
Front office will not be accepting any drop off lunches. Information about school meals. Students who forget their lunch will be provided one from the cafeteria. CLICK HERE to preview the menu for our Blackshear Cafeteria. Class lunch schedules will be shared by individual teachers.
Blackshear Lunch Visitor Days 2022-2023 - Starting Monday SEPTEMBER 12th
We are excited to welcome parents back to Blackshear for lunch visits! In order to be able to comfortably accommodate the large number of students eating lunch in the cafeteria at one time, it is necessary to assign days for parents to eat lunch with students.
Grade level assigned lunch days are listed below. Lunch visitors on days other than the assigned day will be permitted with prior permission from campus administration and will be limited to special circumstances such as birthdays, out of town visitors, etc.
Kindergarten - Monday
1st Grade - Tuesday
2nd Grade - Wednesday
Pre - K and 3rd Grade - Thursday
4th and 5th Grade - Friday
ALL visitors must check in in the front office. Please bring ID to receive your temporary badge.
Arrival - Doors OPEN at 7:45
Doors will open at 7:45 for all students, please do not leave your child unsupervised before this time. If you are bringing your child to school, there are two options for drop off. Please review the procedures for each option and reach out with any questions.
Walk Up Drop Off:
- Use Gold Lot ONLY
- Pull head first into space, TWO cars per space please.
- Parent must escort student all the way to FRONT DOOR.
- Buses and Daycare have the right of way.
- TURN LEFT when exiting lot onto Lacey Rd. as to not drive into our walkers and bikers crossing street.
- Please do not leave children at front door until 7:45.
Car Rider Drop Off:
- Use Red Lot ONLY
- Follow staff direction for the safety of all.
- Drive through lanes, pull all the way up to stop sign.
- Cars will split into TWO lanes at the last turn, by the buffalo statue.
- Students stay in car until all cars are stopped in the drop off zone.
- Parents do not move car to leave until stop sign drops.
- NO walk up parents.
- Please do not release students from your car until 7:45
Dismissal
Walker/Bike Rider:
- Students should be walking/riding off property, NOT to a car in the parking lot. The only cars moving in our parking lots at dismissal are following the car rider procedures.
- PreK - 1st grade walkers will be held in the students area until their parent comes to pick them up. Parent will need to have the transportation Tag or photo of it to pick up child from walker area.
- 2nd-5th Grade Walkers will be escorted from the building and walked to the crossing guards by a Blackshear teacher.
- Please keep pets at a distance from students on property. An accidental bite or scratch can be a liability for Blackshear.
If you are driving to pick up your child, we encourage all parents to use the car rider line and yellow tags. It is safe, organized, and has become more efficient with practice.
If you choose to park off campus, please follow these safety measures:
- state law states that you cannot park within 30 feet of a stop sign.
- parking in front of a drive way is liable to be towed or ticketed.
- pedestrians, especially our amazing students, always have the right of way
- drive slower than the posted speed limit to be able to keep watch for students
Car Rider:
- Please pull in the middle of the lane when turning into parking lot to get in line.
- Every car rider must have a Car Rider number and tags. Please attach small tag to your child's backpack to help us find car tag numbers quickly while students are still learning their car tag numbers. If you need a tag, you can come up to the front office to get one or email lcollins1@kleinisd.net or call the front office, we will deliver one to your child.
Parents who pick students up in bus lot must have a YELLOW SIGN to park in bus lot. All other parents picking up students in a car will need to get in car rider line and get a Neon Green tag. Thank you for following our dismissal procedures.
Smart Tag IDs
As we prepare for the upcoming school year, we remind you of our student identification cards used at all elementary campuses. The primary use for elementary student identification cards are for riding Klein ISD transportation to ensure each student gets on safely and gets off at the correct location. These cards remain on the students backpacks for quick identification and use as needed. Please note that our students are always supervised by a properly identified Klein ISD employee while on our campuses or on our buses. In case any student Smart Tag ID gets lost, the cost of replacement is $5.00.
Clinic Reminders
Per Klein's medication policy; ALL medications at the elementary school level will be kept in the nurse’s office and administered by the nurse or another authorized district employee. At this level, these medications must be brought to and picked up at the clinic by a parent or guardian in the original container, where it will be inventoried with the parent or guardian. This includes prescription medication, all over the counter medications and cough drops.
If you would like to sign in any medication to the clinic, please make sure you bring the medication in its original packaging. School personnel must follow manufacturer’s non-prescription medication administration directions; therefore, non-prescription medications will only be administered for a period of two weeks or less if indicated by manufacture with written parental permission. A physician’s note will be required for any non-prescription medication needed for longer than two weeks.
For more information please see Klein's Student Handbook.
If you have any questions I am happy to help.
Nurse Wise
832-375-7606
Klein Cain Events
Blackshear Elementary
Email: abaker1@kleinisd.net
Website: blackshear.kleinisd.net
Location: 11211 Lacey Rd, Tomball, TX 77375, USA
Phone: (832) 375-7600
Twitter: @BlackshearKISD