IMPORTANT DATES Robison Elementary March 27, 2015

Robison Elementary
IMPORTANT DATES
MARCH
30
STAAR Writing (4th) Day 1
No Visitors, Please
31
STAAR Writing (4th) Day 2
STAAR Reading (5th)
No Visitors, Please
APRIL
2
PK/PPCD Egg Hunt
4th & 5th Grade Growth &
Development Course
5th Talent Show Practice @ 4:30 pm
Personal Messages due for yearbook
Field Day T-shirt Orders Due (K-2)
3
HOLIDAY—Good Friday
7
Report Cards
Pictures (Kinder Graduation & 5th
grade group picture)
Field Day (2nd grade) @ 9:00-11:45
Willie’s Night
8
Field Day (1st grade) @ 9:00-11:45
9
Field Day (Kindergarten) @ 9:0011:45
Kinder & Pre-K Registration for 20152016 (9:30-11:30 & 1:00-3:00)
District Choral Festival (7 pm @ Berry
Center)
10
Garden Day (Kindergarten)
Box Tops Due
Due to Field Days, Kindergarten & 2nd grade
will eat their lunch immediately afterwards.
Only sack lunches will be available from the
cafeteria for these grade levels on their
assigned Field Day.
March 27, 2015
FIELD DAY T-SHIRTS
If you are interested in
purchasing a 2015 Field
Day t-shirt for your child,
please complete the order
form that was sent home
today with your child. Please help us to
manage this very large order by using
SEPARATE order forms and payment for
each child. Each teacher has chosen the
color of the shirt for her class, so it is
important to keep the orders separate for
that reason as well. Parents are also
welcome to order shirts. All shirts are $10.
Purchasing a shirt is completely optional.
Students are welcome to wear a t-shirt that
matches their class color on Field Day.
Please return all order forms as soon as
possible to guarantee your child will receive
a t-shirt. Thank you!
STAFF APRRECIATION
At this time of year, we like to honor and
appreciate our staff for their hard work and
dedication that they give to our students.
The administrative team provides 4 special
days, and our awesome PTO provides a
special day to recognize our staff. We
typically provide lunch or snacks on these
days. The days we have chosen to do this
are each Monday beginning March 27
through April 27. On each of those days, we
also have drawings for door prizes. If
anyone is interested in providing door prizes,
we would greatly appreciate this. Ideas
include, but are not limited to: beach towels,
gift cards, candles, or anything you think our
teachers would like. Thank you!
KINDERGARTEN & PRE-K
REGISTRATION FOR 2015-2016
Mark your calendars, and please help pass
the
word,
that
pre-registration
for
kindergarten and pre-k will be Thursday,
April 9 (@ 9:30-11:30 am and 1:00-3:00
pm). If you have a child that will be coming
to kindergarten next year, please register
them early, as this helps us to plan for
staffing early, rather than having to add a
teacher just before school starts.
Registration information needed:
 Proof
of
residency
(Current
lease/closing papers, current utility
bill, i.e. water, electricity or gas)
 Photo id of parent
 Birth certificate
 Current Shot record
Pre-kindergartners have to be 4 by
September 1, 2015
Kindergarteners have to be 5 on or before
September 1, 2015
Students currently registered in Pre-K are
automatically enrolled in Kindergarten.
We are pre-enrolling students in April for
Pre-K that have a military connection, have
ever been in foster care or English is their
second language. Any child that will qualify
for Pre-K due to an economic disadvantage
will be registered in August. The date is
forthcoming based on the 84th Texas
Legislature decision as to when school will
start this 15/16 school year.
HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
The Human Growth and Development
curriculum will be presented to the fourth
and fifth grade students on Thursday, April
2, 2015.
Permission slips were sent home with
students today and must be completed and
returned by Monday, March 30, 2015.
If you have any questions, please contact
Joyce Rountree at 281-213-1704.
TEACHER REQUESTS FOR
2015-2016
As we plan for next year, please know that
careful consideration will be given to each
student’s placement. Your child’s current
teachers and the assistant principals will
work together using their knowledge of your
child’s learning style, personality, and
academic strengths or concerns to make the
best classroom assignment for next year. If
you have information about your child that
you feel needs to be strongly considered,
please email both assistant principals
[email protected]
AND
courtney.nespeca@cfisd no later than
Friday, April 24. Information that is
considered to be helpful includes information
about your child’s learning style and/or
personality, as well as your concerns with
meeting their academic, emotional or social
needs. Please refrain from asking for your
child to be assigned to a particular teacher,
as staffing decisions are still in progress.
Please trust that we know our staff well, so
the information described above is what
helps us to match your child in the best way
possible. If there are specific qualities in a
teacher that have proven to be successful
for your child, please include that information
as well. We take this responsibility very
seriously, and we appreciate your trust in
our judgment. Teacher assignments will be
mailed in August, prior to our Meet the
Teacher event.
PTO NEWS
BOX TOPS
Congratulations
to
Mrs.
Hamann’s
homeroom for being our February Box Tops
top collector! Keep clipping! Our next Box
Tops collection day will be April 10th.
VOLUNTEERS FOR 2015-2016
We are already starting to plan for next
year’s volunteer base. If you are interested
in taking on a leadership role with
volunteering, or if you are considering a PTO
Board position, please contact Karen Finke
[email protected] Look for more
information soon about specific Board
position openings.
STAAR TESTING DAYS
We will be administering STAAR tests on the
following days. Visitors will not be allowed at
Robison on these testing days. This includes
both lunch visitors and visitors to the
instructional areas. Thank you for your
understanding.
Monday, March 30: 4th Grade Writing
Tuesday, March 31: 4th Grade Writing and
5th Grade Reading
Monday, April 20: 5th Grade Math
Tuesday, April 21: 3rd & 4th Grade Math
Wednesday, April 22: 3rd & 4th Grade
Reading and 5th Grade Science
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER
RECOGNITION
Please remember to log in your volunteer
hours! We will have a breakfast May 22
honoring our volunteers with 100 or more
volunteer hours. If your name tag says
volunteer across the top, then your hours
are logged in automatically for you. If you
help from home, you can log in the hours by
visiting www.v-volunteer.com and accessing
your account or creating one if needed. A
book is donated to the library in your honor if
you volunteer 100 or more hours. We have
a deadline of April 1 to determine hours
volunteered so we have time to order the
books. Thank you all for your dedication to
our school and our students.
ROBISON YEARBOOK PERSONAL
MESSAGE
$5.00 each
Place a SHORT personalized message in
the Robison yearbook to congratulate a
student on an achievement or just to say
how much you care! It is also a great way to
thank a teacher. Grandparents and family
friends can also purchase a personal
message. Buy yours today! DEAD LINE
APRIL 2, 2015 THIS WILL BE THE LAST
CHANCE
TO
DO
A
PERSONAL
MESSAGE!
Compose your message and print it legibly
on the line provided and we will type it up for
you. Message should MUST be able to fit in
a box approximately 2 ½ by 1 ¼ inches.
Keep in mind, longer messages means
smaller print.
Keep in mind these spaces go fast and
space is limited.
Stephaine Key [email protected] (281)
732-6431
or Amanda
McCumber
[email protected] (713) 906-7338
Robison…Where all students will reach their full
potential!
Please continue reading
to see additional
information
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ROBISON ELEMENTARY
FIELD DAY T-SHIRT ORDER
FORM
Purchasing a shirt is optional.
All shirts are $10.
ONE ORDER FORM PER CHILD
Adults are welcome to purchase shirts as well.
Color chosen by homeroom teacher.
Please return order forms by:
Thursday, April 2 (K-2)
Friday, April 10 (3-5)
Student’s Name: _______________________
Homeroom: __________________________
Size
Child Small Size 6-8
Child Medium Size 10-12
Child Large Size 14-16
Adult Small
Adult Medium
Adult Large
Adult X Large
Adult 2X Large
Adult 3X Large
Quantity
Please make your checks payable to:
Grade: _______
Cost Each
$10
$10
$10
$10
$10
$10
$10
$10
$10
Total
GRAND TOTAL
Robison Elementary
(PLEASE DO NOT COMBINE
PAYMENT FOR SEPARATE
ORDER FORMS.)
CASH
CHECK #_______
I will pay at the time of
delivery. A reminder will
be sent the week prior and
shirt(s) will be delivered
when payment is
received.
April 2015
Physical Activity Daily Movement Calendar
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1 Flex and Hold
Get in a muscle man
position and flex your
muscles as hard as you
can. Don’t forget to
breathe!
2 Tree Time
Stand on your tip toes
and reach high to the
sky. Here comes the
wind! How far can you
sway your branches
without falling over?
3
7 Side Line Jumps
Stand with your feet
together. Draw a
pretend line with your
finger on the floor
beside one of your
shoes. Jump side to
side over your line 50
times.
14 One Leg Cross
Jumps
Review the jumps
from yesterday.
Do the same thing as
yesterday but only use
one leg. After 30
seconds, switch legs.
8 Hula Hoop
Pretend you have a
hula hoop around your
waist, and hula hoop
for 100 consecutive
rotations.
15 Upper Body Twist
Stand with feet apart.
Twist upper body as
far as you can to the
right and hold. Now
twist to the left and
hold.
9 Lunges
Stand with feet
together. Step 1 foot
forward. Bend both
knees until the back
knee touches the
ground. Straighten
knees and feet
together. Other leg.
16 Shoulder Stretch
Reach the right arm up
and back behind back,
and left arm under and
up behind back.
Attempt to meet your
fingers together.
10 Flexible Alphabet
Can you make your
body look like these
letters in the alphabet?
(Call out letters or
teachers can). (ex. T,
F, A, D, L) Can you
make the letters that
spell your name?
17 3..2..1 Blast Off!!
Begin in a tuck
position (feet together,
knees bent, touch
floor) On “Blast Off”,
jump as high as you
can. Reach for the sky.
Tuck again to repeat
10 times.
24 High Knee Punch
Run in place with high
knees. At the same
time punch arms
straight up to the
ceiling alternating
right and left.
DIRECTIONS:
For each daily activity, execute the
movement for 1 minute or the
indicated number of repetitions.
5
6 Line Jumps
Stand with your feet
together. Draw a pretend
line on the floor with
your finger in front of
your toes. Jump forward
and back over your line
50 times.
12
13 Cross Jumps
Stand with feet together.
Jump forward, back,
side, side to make the
pattern of a plus on the
ground. Repeat for 1
minute.
19
20 Huggers
Open arms out to the
side. Give yourself a big
hug. Open and repeat
quickly for 1 minute.
For best results: Keep
elbows slightly bent.
21 Shakers
Jog lightly in place
while at the same time,
hang arms by your
side and wiggle like a
loosey goosey.
22 Flamingo Stand
Place arms out in a T,
stand on 1 foot while
the other foot raises up
to touch the inside of
the opposite knee.
Switch legs.
23 Quadriceps
Stand on left leg, and
bend right knee, raise
right foot up behind
you. Grab your right
ankle with your right
hand. Switch legs.
26
27 Basketball Jumps
Pretend to shoot a
basketball. Bend knees
and prepare to shoot.
Jump as high as you can
and make your shot.
Repeat.
28 Football Drill
29 Feet Switches
Jump and switch feet,
placing a different foot
in front each time you
land.
30 Wide Tire Run
Run in place with your
legs apart as if
stepping inside large
tires.
Run as fast as you can in
place with your knees
bent. Turn right and face
the next wall (keep
running), turn right
again, and again until
back to front.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
4
Holiday
11
18
25
April 2015
Family Fitness Daily Movement Calendar
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
DAILY CHALLENGE: CFISD would like to challenge all families to
incorporate more movement into their daily routine for a healthier lifestyle.
For each daily activity, try to move consistently without stopping for at least
15 minutes. If you move for 20 minutes, GREAT! If you move for 30 minutes,
EVEN BETTER! If you move for 60 minutes, AWESOME!!!
5 Abdominals
10 sit-ups
10 leg lifts
10 bicycle crunches
10 regular crunches
Repeat!
12 Triceps
Sit on the floor, bend
knees, feet flat on the
floor. Lean back on
hands. Bend elbows and
lean back as far as you
can. Push back up to
sitting. To make it harder,
straighten legs out in
front.
19 Triathlon
Swim- lay on belly, kick
arms and legs. 30 seconds
Bike- bicycle crunches 30
seconds
Run- stand up and run in
place 30 seconds. Repeat.
26 Feet Switches
Jump and switch feet,
placing a different foot in
front each time you land.
How many can you do in
1 minute?
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1 Race
Have a race at the
park with your family
today.
2 Tape It Side
Put a piece of tape on
the ground on the side
of 1 foot jump side to
side quick as you can
for 30 seconds. Repeat
10 times.
9 Partner
Get a partner and
practice playing catch
with a ball. Throw it
high and low to make
it more difficult.
3
Holiday
Get outside and get
moving!
4 Hula Hoop
Hula hoop for 100
consecutive rotations. Do it
10 different times. Take a
break if you need to. Don’t
have a hula hoop? Pretend
hula hoop!
11 Criss Cross Jacks
Jumping jacks that cross 1
leg in front of the other as
the legs come together and
raising the opposite arm in
the air. Open legs apart and
switch to other leg and arm
6 Jumping Lunges
Lunge forward with
one leg in front, jump
and switch legs in the
air landing in a lunge
with the other leg in
front. Try 20 in a row.
Always land with bent
knees.
13 Burpees
Feet together, arms
up. Squat down, touch
ground, jump back
into pushup position,
jump back in, stand up
and jump up in the air.
Try doing 10 in a row
without stopping.
7 High Knee Punch
Run in place with high
knees. At the same
time punch arms
straight up to the
ceiling alternating
right and left.
8 Standing Abs
Stand with legs apart,
toes slightly turned
out, knees bent. Lean
side to side attempting
to touch your elbow to
your knee. Keep your
body upright.
14 Planks In and Out
Hold a plank position
(push-up position).
Jump both feet in
close to hands at the
same time. Jump back
out. Try doing 20 in a
row without stopping.
Repeat.
16 Family Game
Play a family game of
kick ball in your yard
or at the park.
17 Side Lunges
Stand with legs apart.
Lunge to the right side
and touch the ground
with left hand. Lunge
to the left and touch the
ground with right hand.
Try 20 in a row.
18 Power Jacks
Like jumping jacks, but
jump out into a squat and
then jump back in. Do as
many as you can in 1
minute.
20 Tag
Play your favorite tag
game with some
friends or family
members after school.
21 Side Plank Hold
In the plank position
(push-up position),
take one hand off the
floor and turn to the
side. Balance as long
as you can. Switch.
15 Kick Walk
Hold arms out in front
of your body. Keeping
legs straight, begin to
step and kick
attempting to touch
your foot to your
hands. Try to do it for
50 feet. Then stop turn
around and repeat.
22 Wide Tire Run
Run in place with
your legs wide as if
attempting to step
inside a tire each time.
Try to run for 30
seconds. Don’t stop.
23 Wall Sits
Place back on the wall
while keeping your
knees at 90 degrees.
Have a contest for
who can stay in the
position the longest.
24 High Knee Punch
Run in place with high
knees. At the same
time, punch arms
straight up to the
ceiling alternating right
and left.
25 Stretch Day
Take turns with friends,
each person leading a
stretch for a different
muscle. How many
stretches can you come up
with?
27 Basketball
28 Soccer
Play a 3 vs. 3 game of
soccer or practice
your dribbling skills
by running the ball
from one end to the
other.
29 Water Bottle
Biceps
30 Aerobics
Play a game of 3 vs. 3
basketball, or pretend to
shoot a basketball for 20
consecutive jumps.
Bend knees and prepare
to shoot.
With an adult or family
member use water
bottles to exercise your
biceps (upper arms). No
water bottles? Use soup
cans.
Do an aerobic activity of
your choice for at least 15
minutes. Try not to stop!
Get your heart rate up!
Aerobics can be running,
dancing biking, skating,
jumping rope...
10 One Legged
Marathon
Have a contest with
your family to see who
can stand on 1 leg for
the longest time. Do it
again, but this time
with your eyes closed.
SATURDAY
So, grab a family member or
a friend and
GET MOVING TODAY!
Abril de 2015
Calendario del Movimiento Diario para el Bienestar Físico de la Familia
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
DESAFÍO DIARIO: A CFISD le gustaría desafiar a todas las familias a
incorporar más movimiento en su rutina diaria para un estilo de vida más
saludable.
En cada actividad diaria, traten de moverse consistentemente sin detenerse
por lo menos 15 minutos. Si se mueven por 20 minutos, ¡FANTÁSTICO! Si se
mueven por 30 minutos, ¡MUCHO MEJOR! Si se mueven por 60 minutos,
¡INCREÍBLE!
1 Carreras
2 Saltar de lado
3
Hoy hagan una carrera en
el parque con la familia.
Pegar dos trozos de cinta
en el piso dejando un pie
de distancia entre ellos.
Saltar de lado a lado tan
rápido como puedan en 30
seg. Repitan.
Feriado
¡Salgan a hacer un
poco de ejercicio!
5 Abdominales
6 Saltar pateando
7 Rodilla en alto
8 Abdominales de pie
9 Pareja
10 Maratón con un
10 sentadillas
10 elevaciones de pierna
10 bicicletas (echados)
10 abdominales normales
¡Repitan!
Saltar con una pierna
hacia adelante y cambiar
de pierna en el aire,
aterrizando con la otra
pierna hacia adelante.
Hacer 20 seguidas.
Siempre aterricen con las
rodillas dobladas.
Corran en su sitio
levantando las rodillas.
Al mismo tiempo
levanten los brazos como
golpeando hacia arriba
alternando izquierda y
derecha.
Busquen una pareja y
practiquen lanzar y atrapar
una pelota. Láncenla alto
y bajo para hacerlo más
difícil.
pie
Hagan un concurso en
familia para ver quién
puede quedarse parado
en un pie por más
tiempo. Háganlo de
nuevo pero esta vez
con los ojos cerrados.
12 Tríceps
13 Burpees
14 Lagartijas adentro
16 Juego familiar
17 Inclinarse de
18 Saltos de tijera poderosos
Siéntense doblando las
rodillas, los pies sobre el
piso. Recuéstense para atrás
sobre las manos. Doblen los
codos y estírense hacia atrás
todo lo que puedan.
Vuelvan a sentarse. Para
hacerlo más difícil, estiren
las piernas.
19 Triatlón
Nadar: echados sobre la
barriga, muevan brazos y
piernas. 30 seg. Bici:
echados sobre la espalda
muevan las piernas, 30 seg.
Correr: párense y corran en
su sitio durante 30 segundos.
Pies juntos, brazos en
alto. Agáchense, toquen
el piso, vuelvan a
pararse, den un salto en
el aire. Vuelvan a la
primera posición. Hagan
esta seguidilla 10 veces
sin detenerse.
y afuera
Posición para hacer
lagartijas (o planchas).
Salten doblando las
rodillas hacia adelante.
Vuelvan a la posición
original. Traten de hacer
esto 20 veces sin
detenerse. Repitan.
21 Lagartija de lado
En la posición de
lagartija (o plancha)
levanten una mano del
piso y pónganse de lado.
Mantengan el equilibrio
todo lo que puedan.
Cambien de lado.
Párense con las piernas
separadas, las puntas de
los pies un poco hacia
afuera, rodillas dobladas.
Inclínense hacia los lados
tratando de tocar las
rodillas con los codos.
Mantengan el cuerpo
derecho.
15 Caminar pateando
Estiren los brazos hacia
adelante. Manteniendo las
piernas derechas empiecen
a caminar y a patear
intentando tocarse las
manos con los pies. Traten
de hacerlo por 50 pies de
distancia. Deténganse,
dense vuelta y repitan.
22 Carrera de ruedas
Corran en el sitio con las
piernas bien abiertas como
intentando pisar dentro de
una rueda. Traten de
correr por 30 segundos sin
parar.
Practiquen un juego en
familia de patear la pelota
en el jardín de la casa o en
el parque.
lado
Párense, piernas
separadas. Inclínense
a la derecha y toquen
el piso con la mano
izquierda. Luego a la
izquierda tocando con
la mano derecha. 20
veces seguidas.
24 Rodilla en alto
Corran en su sitio
levantando las rodillas.
Al mismo tiempo
levanten los brazos
como golpeando hacia
arriba alternando
izquierda y derecha.
Igual que los saltos de tijera,
pero tienen que agacharse y
luego volver a pararse. Hagan
todos los que puedan en 1
minuto.
26 Cambios de pies
27 Baloncesto
28 Fútbol
29 Bíceps con botella
30 Aeróbicos
Salten cruzando los pies,
poniendo adelante un pie
diferente cada vez.
¿Cuántas veces lo pueden
hacer en un minuto?
Jueguen baloncesto 3 contra
3 o hagan como si lanzaran
una canasta 20 veces
seguidas. Doblen las
rodillas y prepárense para
lanzar. Salten todo lo alto
que puedan y lancen.
Repitan.
Jueguen un partido de
fútbol de 3 contra 3 o
practiquen el dribleado
corriendo con la pelota
de un extremo a otro.
Con un adulto o miembro
de la familia, usen botellas
de agua para ejercitar los
bíceps (brazos). Si no hay
Hagan cualquier actividad
aeróbica durante 20 min. ¡No
paren! ¡Suban su ritmo
cardíaco! Los aeróbicos son
actividades como correr, ir en
bicicleta, saltar la cuerda,
patinar.
20 Jugar a perseguirse
Jueguen su juego
favorito de perseguirse
con sus amigos o su
familia después de la
escuela.
botellas de agua, usen
latas de sopa.
23 Sentadillas de pared
Espalda contra la pared,
rodillas dobladas en
ángulo de 90°. Vean quién
puede mantener la
posición por más tiempo.
4 Aro de hula-hula
Hagan girar el aro de hulahula por 100 rotaciones
consecutivas. Háganlo en diez
horas diferentes. Descansen si
lo necesitan. ¿No tienen un
aro de hula-hula? ¡Usen uno
imaginario!
11 Saltos de tijera
Salten con una pierna delante
de la otra levantando el brazo
opuesto. Abran las piernas y
cambien al otro brazo y la otra
pierna.
25 Día para estirarse
En turnos, cada uno enseña un
estiramiento para un músculo
distinto. ¿Cuántos
estiramientos hicieron?
Así que agarren hoy a un
familiar o a un amigo y
¡PÓNGANSE EN
MOVIMIENTO!
Family Carnival & Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 4 2:00-6:00 PM
Hop on in and join us for a fun-filled day the whole family will enjoy!
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Easter Egg Hunts (Babies-Fifth Grade)
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Rock Climbing Wall
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Bounce Houses & Slides
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Petting Zoo
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Carnival Games
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Free Food
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Dunk Tank
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Music
This activity is not related to or
sponsored by the Cypress-Fairbanks
Independent School District.
Shalom Cypress invites you to join the
Jewish Community
Passover Seder
Saturday evening
April 4th at 5:30pm
Join us right here in
Cypress for a familyfriendly traditional
Jewish Passover seder
and pot luck meal.
Contact us for more
information:
[email protected]
www.shalomcypress.org
THIS ACTIVITY IS NOT RELATED TO OR SPONSORED BY THE CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT