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End of Year Grade Level Celebrations!
We hope parents and families of our wonderful Mayde Creek children will join us to celebrate a year full of learning!
Children are encouraged to ‘dress for success’ on this very special day where each child will walk across the stage and receive an award.
May 22, First Grade at 11:00
May 23, Second Grade at 10:15 and Fourth Grade at 12:30
May 24, Kindergarten at 9:30 and
Third Grade at 1:45
May 29, Pre-Kindergarten at 9:45 and 2:30
May 30, Fifth Grade at 9:00
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KISD Bus Drivers Needed.
Contact Katy ISD Transportation at 281 396 2700 or 281 396 7560 | |
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Cell Phones in School Zones
Just a friendly reminder that it is against the law to be talking on your cell phone while driving in a school zone. We have noticed an increase in the number of people coming through our parent pick-up line while talking on their cell phone. Safety of our students is a top priority at MCE. Please help us to keep all our students safe by following the law. The DMV website states: You cannot use a cell phone while in a school zone, unless you're stopped or using a hands-free device
Thank you for helping to keep our students safe!
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Cartridges for Kids
CFK (Cartridges for Kids) is a recycling program that pays schools and non-profit organizations CASH for cell phones, empty laser and inkjet cartridges, laptops, iPods, PDAs, video games and consoles, scientific graphing calculators, digital cameras, DVDs, GPS devices, and iPads/tablets/eReaders.
Place items in drop off box located in front office. Thank you. http://www.cfktoday.com | |
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Calling all 5th Grade Parents
We’re looking for help with the 5th grade graduation at the end of the year. Historically many 5th grade parents help with this event but we’re extending the invitation to any 4th grade parent who would be willing and able to help. Help is needed with set-up, food/drink, and clean-up. It is a very simple and requires only a minimum amount of time. | |
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MCE Yearbook
Only a primary school yearbook can preserve your personal memories of friends and classmates and showcase accomplishments and events during these important first years. Parents, please turn in your photos via email mcegators@yahoo.com or on a cd at front office | |
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T-Shirt Blow Out Sale!
$5 each
We only have about 65 X-Small, 20 Small, and 4 Medium. | |
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WATCH DOGS
CALLING ALL DADS!!!!!! Dads, Grandfathers and Uncles, there are still time to sign up to join our Watch Dog program. If interested please contact MCE PTA or email Steve Cortes at stevecortes73@yahoo.com
This is a great way for dads to be a part of their child’s day at school. You will be a celebrity for the day! | |
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Low Cost Internet Access
Comcast Internet Essentials program link – Internet access is available to any family who has children who receive free/reduced lunch. Internet is $9.95 a month: http://www.internetessentials.com/ | |
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2011-2012
Breakfast and Lunch
Purchasing Breakfast - Students who do not have money in their account will not be able to purchase breakfast. Please make sure that if your child would like to eat breakfast at school that they have money in their account.
Purchasing Lunch -Elementary level students are allowed to borrow money for one
lunch meal per day in an emergency situation. Parents are responsible for monitoring the amount of money in their child’s account and for paying back any borrowed money in a timely manner. Accounts can be setup at MealPayPlus.com
Students may not charge a la carte items (snacks, second trays, ice cream) to their account.
Grandparents at lunch
Due to space and safety concerns, lunch visitors are restricted to parents/stepparents/ guardians, non-school aged siblings, and grandparents. Parents MUST provide written permission for grandparents to be allowed to have lunch with their grandchild. This form is available at our front office. Lunch visitors must have their driver’s license to get a Raptor badge.
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Visitors:
For security reasons, ALL visitors must register and pick up a name tag at the front office before proceeding to any part of the building. All visitors must enter and exit through the FRONT doors. This is an important part of our safety and security plan. Please understand that we have the safety of all our students in mind when we ask to see a driver’s license when you are picking up a child or request that you put on a name tag to enter the building. If you notice a safety concern with our building, please bring it to the attention of the office staff or an administrator. Katy ISD uses the Raptor tracking system.
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Dress Code
According to Katy ISD policy, shorts are to be no shorter than mid-thigh and may not be split or fringed at the hem or seams. Students wearing shorts that are too short or fringed will be calling home for a change of clothing. Please remember that tank tops, see-through shirts or blouses, midriff tops or clothing with spaghetti straps are not acceptable for school wear unless worn under other clothing. | |
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Emergency Contacts
Parents/Guardians,
On the enrollment card it says, “Emergency Contacts are only authorized access to information regarding the student and authority to transport the student in an emergency situation occurring at school when the parent/guardian cannot be reached. At any other time, emergency contacts have no rights regarding the student and must have a written authorization from the parent/guardian for a specific date/time to pick up the student from school.”
This means the people you have listed as emergency contacts must have a note from you if they are picking up your child for anything other than a true emergency. For example, if a student has a doctor’s appointment and someone other than the parent/guardian is picking them up from school for the appointment that person must have a note, with the date and time of the pickup, from the parent or we cannot release the student.
If you have any questions about who can pick up your child, please contact the attendance office. | |
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Notification to Parents of Teacher Qualifications
As a parent of a student at Mayde Creek Elementary, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child, and Federal law requires the school district to provide you this information in a timely manner if you request it. Specifically, you have the right to request the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers:
· Whether the teacher meets the state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grades and subjects he or she teaches.
· Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status because of special circumstances.
· The teacher’s college major, whether the teacher has any advanced degrees, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
· Whether paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if so, their qualifications.
If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact Juli Noeldner at 281-237-3950.
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GT General Screening
Parents, are you interested in screening your children for Gifted and Talented? Challenge is Katy ISD’s pull-out program for elementary-aged students. Testing takes place early in the 2nd semester for the 2012-2013 school term.
In order to get started, you must have a completed Parent Checklist. Where do you find a Parent Checklist? Starting November 28th, Elementary Parent Checklists will be available at the counselor’s office. You may also go on-line to http://www.katyisd.org/gt/Pages/default.aspx Please complete, sign, and return the form by 3:40 p.m. on December 14th. You will return the form to the counselor or at the front desk.
Any student who has not already been screened for G/T within this school year has this opportunity.
To find out more about the Challenge program, attend the GT Awareness meeting. It will be held on Monday, December 5th at the ESC. Its location is at 6301 S. Stadium Lane, next to the Merrell Center. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
Questions regarding G/T screening may be directed through the Counselor’s Office or to Liz Steinger, Challenge Teacher. Her contact information is: elizabethjsteinger@katyisd.org or 281.237.4108.
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| Community Education
This program offers evening and on-line classes to adults for fun, enrichment and learning.
Some of the classes offered are:
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Foreign Languages
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Arts and Crafts
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Finance
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Computer
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Sewing
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Dance and Music
or call 281-396-6365 | |
| Mealpay Plus/Free & Reduced Lunch Application
2011-2012
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| 2011-2012
Elementary Fact Sheet
You can download this attachment to review the KISD Nutrition and Food Service Department Fact Sheet for the 2011-2012 school year.
It provides information on meal costs, meal payments, and nutritional information from the state of Texas. | |
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Does Your Child Need Afterschool Care?
The YMCA will be offering Afterschool child care in our school for the 2011-2012 school year if enough people are interested in the program. The fees are paid monthly via automatic draft.
Registration begins on May 1 2011
www.ymcahouston.org; 281-392-5055 | |
| Please click on the attachment to learn about Katy ISD's Child Find Notice | |
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Katy ISD is sharing information about the district and your child’s campus as part of our obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2007 (NCLB). An information letter, along with a copy of the NCLB School Report Cards for the district and our campus are available for your review in the front office of our school or online at www.katyisd.org. | |
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Student Software Discounts
Katy ISD students may now purchase Adobe and Microsoft software titles at special K-12 pricing due to the district’s participation in the Adobe K-12 Student Licensing Program and Microsoft Student Select Program Agreement.
These purchasing programs are similar to what is found on college campuses where students purchase software at campus bookstores. We are pleased to offer two websites for this K-12 purchasing program. All purchases are made directly from the vendor and require proof of Katy ISD student status. We are publicizing this program so that students may use the same software tools at home as they are using in our classrooms.
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