Issue 04
ADAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
October 20, 2016
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Learner Under Construction
UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct.
20-21 3rd & 5th Nature Trails
21
1:20 pm Kinder-Pumpkins & Dad
End of 1st 9 wks
24
Texans Day
24-28 Red Ribbon Week
27
Papa John’s Day
31
Report Cards Go Home
Nov.
1-2
1
Vision & Hearing Screening
Texas Roadhouse Night
Kinder 50th Day
4
Picture Retakes
Spirit Cart Open during lunches
7
9 am PTO Meeting
9
Chick-fil-A Night
11
Veteran’s Day Program at 9 am
14
Book Fit Bowl Kickoff
15
Family Math/Reading Night for PK, K,
1st & 2nd from 6 – 7 pm
16
Freddy’s Night
21-25 Thanksgiving Holiday
29
Progress Reports Go Home
30
Papa John’s Day
A big thank you to both Jose at Harris
County Smokehouse and Harvey at
Goode Company BBQ for their help at
Family Fun Night. A huge THANK YOU
to all the teachers and staff members for
helping at FFN! It would not have been a
success without all of you!
Red Ribbon Week
October 24-28
Monday: It is sweet to be drug
free! Bring a sweet snack to
school.
Tuesday: I have the power to be
drug free! Wear a superhero shirt.
(No costumes)
Wednesday: Join the fight against
drugs! Wear camo.
Thursday: I elect to be drug free!
Wear red, white, and blue.
Friday: Orange you glad to be
drug free? Wear orange & black or
a Halloween shirt. (No
costumes)
Adam is now connected!
Every Friday is Spirit
Day at Adam. Students
wearing an Adam Spirit
shirt on Fridays, can also
wear a hat for the day!
School Messenger
Please go to the front page of the www.cfisd.net
Website to sign up for school messenger.
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@AdamElementary
Stay up to date with the
lastest Adam info.
If you come to eat lunch with your
child, please sit at the Parent Table.
This is a designated spot that we
have saved for you and your child.
Reminder! Go to ZPassPlus.com to sign up for email or text messages
when and where you student gets on and off the bus. If you have any
questions please call the number on the website. There is a $3.00
replacement fee for lost or damaged badges.
If your child was absent on picture day or is new to our campus since picture day,
retakes will be November 4th. If you are not satisfied with your child’s pictures and
would like retakes, please return your picture package with your child on picture day
so they can have their pictures redone. Picture retakes will not be allowed unless
complete picture package is returned.
PERSONAL ITEMS:
The First Friday of each
month the Spirit Cart will
be open during lunches.
Please label all lunch boxes,
backpacks, jackets/coats and
sweaters with your child’s
first and last name.
Adam Eagles
S.O.A.R.
Congratulations to the following students whose names were
pulled in the S.O.A.R drawing.
Each student will be allowed to eat lunch on the stage with a friend.
Congratulations to:
Kinder: Marisa Mendoza, Danalyz Aguilar, Eric Guerra, Madison
Snyder, Timothy Chang, Steve Gutierrez, Dihana Gonzalez, Aleksander
Vergara, Brian Ortega
1st : Audrina Castro, Peyton Dillan, Melanie Garcell, Kiyla Linton,
Aleena Ahmeo, Johnny Zhao, Lynette Gonzalez, Rocio Pascual,
Emannuel Salazar
2nd: Sanjay Belgrave, Madelyn Keifer, Connor Samante, Elliot Rouse,
Makayla Tysdal, Dominic Gutierrez, Nemani Sooden, Alexia
Botello
3rd: Kylee Granados, Quang Nguyen, Ben Palmer, Ximena Reyes,
Adrian Hughes, Jordan Schoenvogel, Adrienne Seesums, Jenny
Tran, Harry Lee
4th: Daniel Pan, Chloe May, Aliyah Alvarez, Emma Gonzalez, Alder
Guzman, Cayman Samonte
5th: Caleb Tamon, Karen Diaz, Khang Nguyen, Kona Downie, Fabiana
Hurtado, Chloe Tran, Cesar Cruz, Juan Acosta, Kianna Johnson
Have a Veteran You’d Like to Honor?
Attached is a form you can fill out to honor your special veteran. Please either attach a
photograph or have your child draw a picture of your veteran. Have your child tell us a little
bit about the veteran. Be sure to include the veteran’s name, branch, rank, your child’s name,
relationship to the veteran, and the name of your child’s homeroom teacher. Your photo and
paper will be returned to you. Please have your child turn in their picture to their homeroom
teacher by Tuesday, November 2nd. These will be displayed for our Veteran’s Day celebration
on November 11th.
Just a reminder regarding Dress Code:
Students are not to wear clothing that is tight, loose, sagging, baggy, revealing, spaghetti-strap,
backless, low cut or short.
Pants– must be worn at the waist or upper hip and must not reveal underclothing.
Shorts and Skirts - must fit at the waist or upper hip, must not reveal underclothing, and must
be mid-thigh in length or longer.
Tops, Shirts and Blouses – must not reveal underclothing, midsection, torso, back, chest,
breasts or cleavage.
Dresses – must not reveal underclothing, midsection, torso, back, chest, breasts, or cleavage
and must be mid-thigh in length or longer.
Shoes – must not detract from or interfere with the learning environment or present a safety or
health hazard Tennis shoes or closed-toe shoes are preferred. House shoes/house slippers of any
kind are not allowed.
HORIZONS IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
A Guide to Parent Referrals for GT Program Eligibility in CFISD
A parent’s first step is to review the information located on the HORIZONS website:
www.cfisd.net/en/parents-students/academics/gifted-talented/ especially
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Program Overview
Parent Information
Testing for the HORIZONS Program
Parents should discuss appropriateness of GT testing referrals with child’s teacher(s) and/or
campus elementary Counselor or secondary Director of Instruction.
HORIZONS Testing Open-Referral Period: October 3 through December 2, 2016
Parents and teachers can refer students for testing.
Parents/guardians can obtain the Parent Survey and Permission to Test form from their child’s campus.
Completed forms must be returned to the elementary campus Counselor or the
secondary Director of Instruction by December 2, 2016.
Late forms will NOT be honored.
Referred students’ information is placed on the Mid-year Testing Roster by Counselors/Directors of
Instruction; students are then scheduled for testing.
Testing is administered on campus during school hours on a date set by the campus during the
district testing window.
Testing includes the administration of two nationally-normed standardized abilities tests.
Students who score 130 or higher on the
abilities tests qualify for HORIZONS services.
Results are then sent home to parents from
each campus.
Students who do not score 130 as a minimum score
on the abilities tests do not qualify for HORIZONS
services. Parents of students with scores of 125129 may wish to view information about the appeal
process contained in the Appeal Process guide.
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Have a Veteran You’d Like to Honor?
Attached is a form you can fill out to honor your special veteran. Please either
attach a photograph or have your child draw a picture of your veteran. Have your
child tell us a little bit about the veteran. Be sure to include the veteran’s name,
branch, rank, your child’s name, relationship to the veteran, and the name of your
child’s homeroom teacher. Your photo and paper will be returned to you. Please
have your child turn in their picture to their homeroom teacher by Tuesday,
November 2nd. These will be displayed for our Veteran’s Day celebration on
November 11th.
¿Tienes un veterano al que te gustaría rendir honores?
Enseguida se encuentra incluida una forma para honrar a ese veterano tan
especial. Debe de agregar una fotografía o su hijo puede hacer un dibujo. Su hijo
debe de escribir algo acerca de esta persona. Asegúrese de escribir el nombre
completo del veterano, área de desempeño, rango, y el nombre de su hijo y la
relación que tiene con el veterano así como el nombre del maestro de clase. La
fotografía y la forma serán devueltas a usted. Es importante que devuelva esta
forma a la escuela y sea entregada a su maestro a más tardar el martes 2 de
noviembre. Estas serán exhibidas en la celebración del Día de los Veteranos el
próximo 11 de noviembre.