Labrador Letter - Lee Elementary School

Labrador Letter
Labrador Letter
12900 W. Little York
Houston TX 77041
(713)849-8281
VISITOR PRE-REGISTRATION for FIELD DAY
Parents, guardians, and authorized visitors, you are
encouraged to pre-register as a campus visitor if you plan to
attend your child’s field day. Pre-printed nametags will be
sent home beginning November 14th. Visitors should wear
the nametag on the day of the event. This convenience is
available to any parent, guardian or authorized visitor who
has visited our campus this current school year and has
been scanned into the VSoft system. To pre-register, stop
by the reception desk and fill out a preregistration form.
Counselor’s Corner – Character Rocks
November’s Character Value: Gratitude. Gratitude is
letting others know how they have helped you. The animal
that represents gratitude is the hippopotamus. Some
aquatic birds sit on the back of the hippopotamus to catch
fish. In return, the hippopotamus lets the fish nibble on
the algae that can be found on the hippopotamus’s skin.
Hippopotamuses and fishes show gratitude for each other
by helping each other survive.
Suggested activity to do with your child: What better time to
speak to your child about gratitude than in November? If your
family celebrates Thanksgiving, make sure to speak with your
children about the meaning of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time
when we show gratitude to others.
Lee Elementary Canned Food Drive
Lee Labradors “CAN make good choices and stay
drug-free”. Lee will have a food drive until
November 14th. These items are greatly
appreciated: boxed potatoes, boxed pasta,
spaghetti noodles, canned chicken, chili, boxed
stuffing, and toilet paper. The class that donates
the most items gets an ice cream party! Donated
items will go to the Christian Assistance
Ministries.
November 7, 2014
Volume 10, Issue 6
Upcoming Events
November 10
3rd Grade Veteran’s Day Concert
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Lee Cafeteria
November 11
Fundraiser Pickup
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Lee Cafeteria
November 11
Spirit Cart
Grade level lunches
November 12-13
Math DPM 3rd and 4th grades
November 13-14
Math DPM 2nd grade
November 17
Keiko Kasza Author Visit
PreK - 1st
November 19
Science DPM 2nd -5th grade
November 20
Lee Family Adventures Night
4:30 p.m.
Houston Children’s Museum
Check out the Lee
Campus Website for
more information at
http://lee.cfisd.net/en
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News from the Library
NOVEMBER
The book fair was a great success! We were able to
raise over $4000 to purchase new library books,
and host author visits from Keiko Kaska and Phil
Bildner for our school! A special thanks to all the
volunteers who helped Mrs. Wetzig in the book fair.
Thank you for your support of Lee Elementary! Our
next book fair will take place March 23 - 27, 2015.
SPIRIT SHOP
Lee Elementary
Family Adventures Night
Spirit shop will be held
Tuesday, November
11th. Spirit shop is held
during grade level lunch
times. Thank you for
supporting our school!
Thursday, November 20th 4:30 p.m.
 Free Admission to the museum for all family
members.
 Bus Transportation to and from the museum will
be provided for ages 4 and over.
Student Screening for Credit by Exam
2014-2015 School Year
Wednesday, November 19
5th Grade: 9:30 - 11:30
Kindergarten: 1:00 – 3:00
Thursday, November 20
4th Grade: 9:30 – 11:30
1st Grade 1:00 – 3:00
Friday, November 21
3rd Grade: 9:30 – 11:30
2nd Grade: 1:00 – 3:00
If you wish to attend field day,
please fill out the attached preregistration form and return it
to school with your child.
Students in grades K-5 will have four opportunities during the school year
to use “credit-by-exam” to accelerate to another grade level. Students
will only have one opportunity to test for each grade level considered.
 To apply to take the test to skip kindergarten, a student must be 5 by
September 1, and registered in a CFISD school. To apply to take the
test to skip grade 1, a student must be 6 by September 1, and enrolled
in a CFISD school.
 Students who earn scores of 80% or better on each component of the
credit-by-exam will qualify to advance one grade. Only one grade level
may be “skipped” each year. No retests will be given.
 If you are interested in getting more information about credit-byexam, please contact the school counselor.
 Testing after the September 5, 2014 window will be for acceleration in
the following school year only.
 Students may be tested at their campus during the week of December
8-12, 2014 or during the week of February 16-20, 2015 to accelerate
for the upcoming school year, as well as in the summer. Grade
placement will be made at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year.
 Applications are due on December 3, 2014 to test during the week of
December 8-12, 2014. Applications are due February 11, 2015 to test
during the week of February 16-20, 2015. Students will not be tested
if the counselor does not receive the application by the due dates.
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HORIZONS Mid-year Testing/Students K-11
Open Referral Period
October 1st through December 5th
Parents who wish to refer their child must follow the process described below:
 Please access the HORIZONS website at http://cfisd.net/dept2/curricu/gifted/gifted.htm and review a PowerPoint
presentation entitled, Should I Refer My Child for the HORIZONS Program?
 If testing is appropriate, request a HORIZONS Parent Survey and Permission to Test form from your elementary
counselor, Samantha Gregory (713)849-8284. The form may also be accessed on the HORIZONS website.
 Return the HORIZONS Parent Survey and Permission to Test form to your elementary counselor or secondary
director of instruction no later than Friday, December 5th. Students will not be screened unless the parent
permission form is turned in on time.
 Kindergarten students will be tested on their campus during the school day in January 2015, and students in grades 111 will be tested on their campus during the school day prior to spring break. Specific testing dates will be provided
to parents by the campus at the start of second semester.
 Kindergarten students who qualify for HORIZONS will receive services beginning March 1 st with parent permission.
 Students in grades 1-11 who qualify for HORIZONS will receive services at the beginning of the 2015-16 school year
with parent permission.
News from the PTO…
Big Kahuna Item Delivery. Attached to this newsletter you will find all the
information regarding the November 11th delivery of items from our fall
fundraiser. Please pick up all items and prizes at the designated times.
Kona Ice Party. All students who qualified in sales from the Big Kahuna fall
fundraiser are eligible to participate in our Kona Ice party to be held on
Wednesday, November 12th.
Box Tops and Labels for Education Contest. During the month of October the
PTO was holding a contest for the students and classroom that brought in the
most Box Tops and Labels.
The Box Tops Winner is Elizabeth Vazquez (McAllister-2nd) with 216 Box Tops.
The Labels for Education Winner is Whitney Kessler (Sheldon-1st) with 138 Labels
in Points.
The Winning Classroom for October is Mrs. James’ Kindergarten Class with a
combined total of 394 Box Tops and Labels for Education.
Congratulations to all our winners!! You will receive your prizes next week. Keep
bringing in your Box Tops and Labels for Education and help us earn money for Lee
Elementary!
Spelling Bee News
Are you a great speller? If you are in third, fourth or fifth
grade and would you like to participate in the classroom
Spelling Bee, please let your Language Arts teacher know.
The classroom Spelling Bee will be held in class the week of
November 10, 2014. The winner for each class will qualify
for the Lee Elementary School Spelling Bee, which will be
held on December 12, 2014.