Emmott Eagle News

CFISD College & Career Week is Oct. 2nd - Oct. 6th. We are excited to show-off our favorite college and career!! See the flyer below for the week of dress-up. We encourage all students to participate during the week.

Visit Lifetouch at mylifetouch.com and enter the Picture ID code: EVTTGQM26.

Parent lunch visit have begun and we are so excited to have parents/guardians visit their students during lunch. We will have two days available for lunch visitors, Tuesdays and Thursdays. This year we will be encouraging our parent/student lunch tables to serve as a PHONE FREE ZONE. We ask that if you choose to have lunch with your child during their lunch period, that our EAGLE PRIDE continues and you allow your child to teach you our EMMOTT ways and share the great things happening in their classrooms through positive conversations!

Please remember that ALL Visitors must have a form of Identification (ID) in order to visit the campus.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

NOTICE TO PARENTS

As a parent of a student at a campus receiving Title I funds, federal law allows you to ask for information about the certification, college major, and advanced degrees of your child’s teacher(s). You also have the right to request information about the qualifications of a teacher, aide or paraprofessional providing direct services to your child. If you would like to receive this information, you may contact the Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. Human Resources Department at 281-897-4099.

AVISO A LOS PADRES

Como padre o madre de un estudiante en una escuela recibiendo fondos del Título I, la ley federal le permite pedir información acerca de la certificación, especialidad, y grados avanzados del maestro de su niño. Usted también tiene el derecho de pedir información sobre las calificaciones de un ayudante de maestro o paraprofesional que proporciona servicios directos a su niño. Si desea recibir esta información, usted puede comunicarse con el Departamento de Recursos Humanos de Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. llamando al 281-897-4099.

Notes from your school counselors:

September updates

· Classroom visits

o During September, the counselors were excited to visit each classroom for a "Meet the Counselor" lesson. Students learned the school counselor's role and how we can help them at school.

· Bringing Out the Best

o The district focus for September was "Concern for the Common Good". Students discussed "serving and supporting all" within our schools, at home, and in their community.

· Extracurricular activities - At Emmott Elementary, our goal is to provide students with opportunities to acquire skills needed to be successful in school and throughout life. One of the ways we have chosen to achieve this goal is by offering a variety of leadership opportunities, extracurricular groups, and other opportunities for students to be actively involved in their school.

o September 20th - Kicked off Emmott’s Step Team with a fantastic group of 4th and 5th graders. These students are learning to work as one team, representing Eagle PRIDE, and looking forward to some future performances!

o Teachers recently put forth nominations for students to show off their leadership skills in our Welcome Buddies and Red-Carpet Crew. This group of students will help us welcome new students to Emmott, give campus tours, and will partner with new students in the classroom to help them adjust to their new school.

o We are actively taking teacher and parent recommendations for our Cool Down Crew. In these small group counseling sessions, students will learn and practice a different strategy for self-regulation each week. The first small group sessions will take place the week of October 9th and run for 4 weeks through November 3rd. If you would like to recommend your student for the Cool Down Crew, please complete the google form linked HERE.

Happening Now

· Classroom visits

o During the month of October, the counselors will visit each classroom for lessons over "Controlling Myself" in grades KG–2nd and “Healthy and Unhealthy Friendships” in grades 3rd–5th.

· Minute Meetings

o These brief meetings give us the opportunity to connect with every student 1st-5th individually and help us see the needs of our students so we can better support them.

· Bringing Out the Best

o The district focus for October will be "Reliability". Students will discuss "The ability to be trusted to do or provide what is needed" within our schools, at home, and in their community.

· Gifted & Talented Referrals

o Currently enrolled students in grades 1-5 may be referred by parents or teachers for the HORIZONS program. The Emmott counselors are asking for referrals by November 17th for students to be assessed this school year. If students in grades 1-5 qualify, services will begin in the 2024-25 school year.

o For Kindergarten students, no referral is needed. All Kindergarten students will be assessed for Gifted & Talented in the spring. For Kindergarten, services will start in March 2024.

o For more information about the HORIZONS program and referral process, please refer to the CFISD Gifted & Talented HORIZONS link HERE. To refer your student for testing, please contact the Emmott Counseling Office by November 17th.

October Observances

· Monthly Observances

o National Principals’ Month

o National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

· Weekly Observances

o Oct. 2-6 College and Career Week

o Oct. 23-27 Red Ribbon Week

· Daily Observances

o Oct. 2 Custodian Appreciation Day

o Oct. 6 Instructional Coaches’ Day

Alexandria Stumbaugh PK, KG, 2nd, 4th Kristal Shaikh 1st, 3rd, 5th

Alexandria.Stubaugh@cfisd.net Kristal.Shaikh@cfisd.net

281-897-4502, ext. 1 281-897-4502, ext. 2

Today we celebrated our ST Math Launch Day! Students will begin a journey to deepen their mathematical understanding all year long! We encouraged our students to build on their math skills from home and utilize the wonderful resource. Each week we will be monitoring student progress! Here are ways to help support the learning with your child.

Click the link below to see how you can support your student at home with ST Math!

https://play.stmath.com/raft/resources/interactive_activities/family_intro/index.html

If you are needing to change your child's transportation, please contact the front office at

281-897-4500 before 2:45 p.m. Reminder from our Parent Reference Guide in order to maintain a safe and secure method of dismissal, no changes will occur after 2:45 p.m.

Please consider signing up for Traversa, the new application for bus riders. Student IDs are scanned getting on and off the bus, which allow you, the parent (through TRAVERSA) to track their location.

Click below to visit the CFISD Traversa webiste.

Thank you parents for adhering to our "car rider procedures". As we end our 5th week of school the process continues to improve and move faster. Also, thank you for having your car rider number visible, and understanding if a car rider number is not visible that students will need to be picked up in the front office.

Please consider joining our PTO, it is a wonderful way to be a part of our Emmott community. Below is a flyer with information on joining. For a small fee of $10, you will be a part of a group that provides fun for all students and staff. Thank you in advance for being a part of Emmott PTO, where... "WE CAN'T HIDE OUR EAGLE PRIDE!!"

Oct. 2 - CFISD College Week - See flyer above

Oct. 3 - Individual Fall Pictures

Oct. 4 - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.

Oct. 16 - Teacher Work Day - Student Holiday/No School

Oct. 17 - Chick-fil-a Spirit Night

Oct. 23 - Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 27 - End of the First Nine Week Grading Period