The mission of Finley-Oates Elementary School is to provide instruction and support to build a strong educational foundation, while promoting opportunities for all students to achieve their maximum academic, social, emotional, and physical potential.

Mary Lou Fox, Principal

mary.fox@bonhamisd.org

Cristi Uland, Assistant Principal

cristi.uland@bonhamisd.org

Parents,

Please be considerate when dropping off or picking up your student by not parking in our marked Handicapped Parking spaces unless you have a valid tag or sticker.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Normal arrival time is 7:15 am to 7:40 am.

• Please do not drop students off at the front doors (east side).
  
• Parents may drop-off on the west side of the building, or go through the drive on the north side.
  
• Students are tardy if they are not in class by 7:40 am.

Dismissal

Parents are no longer allowed to park and walk to the building to pick up students.

• Kindergarten Dismissal-West Side of the Building; 2:55 pm
• First Grade Dismissal-West Side of the Building; 3:10 pm
• Second Grade Dismissal-North Side of the Building; 3:00 pm
• Third Grade Dismissal-North Side of the Building; 3:00 pm

Anyone picking up a student before 2:30 pm must bring a valid government-issued photo ID

(ex: driver's license).

Please send a water bottle to school with your child. Students will be allowed to refill their bottles as needed throughout the day. Make sure his/her name is on it!

Cooperation: working together and helping others

Breakfast and lunch are free for ALL students.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Begins Friday, April 1st

https://ascender-prtl10.esc11.net/ParentPortal/login?distid=074903

For more information, contact Regina Sisk, PEIMS Secretary.

(903) 640-4090

Buy a ticket today! Proceeds help provide class trips and field days!

1 ticket=1 chance to win

Buy a ticket, write your name, phone number and preferred basket number on the ticket and return to school. Winner will be notified by phone.

Basket themes:

1. "Buc-ee's Snack" Basket #1

2. "Buc-ee's Snack" Basket #2

3. "Ball Field" Basket

4. "Arts & Crafts" Basket

5. "Outside Fun" Basket

6. "Kitchen Goodies" Basket

7. "Family Fun Night" Basket

8. "Ice Cream Party" Basket

9. Home & Garden" Basket

10. "Kids-Only" Basket

https://www.facebook.com/FinleyOatesPto

4th annual BISD Variety Show

Thursday, April 21, 2022,

6:30pm

BHS Auditorium

Family-Friendly Entertainment!

Students $2 Entry

General Admission $3 Entry

Ages 13-Adult

1st Place Prize $100

2nd Place Prize $50

3rd Place Prize $25

Contact Anna Waller with Questions:

anna.waller@bonhamisd.org

Buy a book at the Book Fair, and donate a free book to a classroom library for Teacher Appreciation Week in May!

Parents,

If you set up an eWallet account last fall and had money left over, you may use those funds for the upcoming fair. You can simply add money to what your child didn't spend in October, and all of it can be used at our BOGO fair in April. If you requested a refund for the money your child didn't spend, you will have a $0.00 balance, and will need to add funds to your account.

Tuesday, April 26th

Finley-Oates Library

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Be nice.

Be kind.

Be the yellow.

https://makesomeonesdayyellow.com/

Hello! We are so excited about the Class of 2035 and our pre-kindergartners!

All incoming 2022 kindergarteners, and their families are invited to attend our Round-Up! It will be a fun evening of free food, games, face painting, and more. You and your student will have a chance to see Finley-Oates Elementary and to get your Kindergarten student registered. You will fill out an application for your kindergarten student, and turn in all your required documents. It will be a wonderful evening, and we can’t wait to see you there! This year, we'll be having a Kindergarten Round-Up on Thursday, May 19, from 5-7 p.m.

All students should bring these required documents with them to the Kindergarten Round-Up:

• Student's Social Security Card

• Student's Birth Certificate

• Immunization Records

• Parent/Guardian's Driver's License

• Proof of Residency (current utility bill, lease agreement, mortgage statement, etc.)

April 4, 2022

Hello, friends and families of our Finley-Oates students!!! I wanted to reach out and give you some information about the upcoming concert and what the students are learning. We have been working on a Motown unit with different artists, including Jackson 5 and Marvin Gaye. We’ve also been hard at work nailing down the BISD Alma Mater. Our concert date was originally in April, but because of Covid, ice, snow, conferences, and the likes, I needed to move our 2nd and 3rd grade concert to Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 6:30PM. Students are asked to arrive by 6:10PM to warm up and line up. We will be having our concert at the high school again, so students should meet in the cafeteria like we did at Christmas. Students should dress in Sunday dress for this concert.

We are finishing up auditions for a solo that the students have been excited to show you, so that’s a fun treat coming your way. Also, 2nd and 3rd grades will perform TOGETHER at this concert, so no waiting for one group to finish before another begins.

Below are the words for our BISD Alma Mater. Students have been asking for the words to take home and practice, so I’m more than happy to give that to them. Also, there are links to the music we’ve been practicing in class so the students can rehearse at home. I would encourage them to keep working at home to get even better and better.

I’m so excited to show you their concert this Spring! It should last about 20 minutes. We appreciate all your support this year! We couldn’t have done it without our supporters!!!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out! Thank you so much!!!

Anna Waller

Finley-Oates Music Teacher

anna.waller@bonhamisd.org

BISD Alma Mater (lyrics)

Hail, Alma Mater,

Hear our song to thee.

So worthy art thou,

Of our loyalty!

Thou are the guardian

Of our youthful days

To thee belong

Our love and praise!

Thou are the guardian

Of our youthful days

To thee belong

Our love and praise!

I Want You Back/ABC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGdZll6ksbk

Who’s Loving You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yS_xr_sYM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqxROa5Auy4

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg

The Bonham Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs. Inquiries related to the policies of the Bonham Independent School District should be directed to: Superintendent, Bonham ISD, P.O. Box 490, Bonham, Texas 75418. Telephone number is 903-583-5526, extension 1100.