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May 10May 10May 10May 10, , , , 2012201220122012

Website: www.humbleisd.net/pfe Phone: 281-641-2100

Fax: 281-641-2117 Absence Line 281-641-2119

Clinic 281-641-2105 Menu Hotline 281-641-5838

Principal: TJ Hall Asst. Principal: Lori Paschall

Counselor: Jennifer Vandenbrook Anonymous Tip Line 281.641.TIPS(8477)

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5/11 *4th

grade Field Trip – San Jacinto Monument & Battleship Texas

*All books due to the library! 5/14 *SUPER KIDS DAY!

-8:30am – 10:30am: grades K-2 -12pm – 2pm: grade 3rd & 4th * 2:15pm Go Green Member Party

5/15 SIP Field Trip to the Zoo

5/16 4th

/5th

grade GT Field Trip

5/17 *EARLY RELEASE @ 11:30 am/ Professional Development for Teachers

5/18 *9:30am – 1st grade Dr. Seuss program

*10:30am – 1st grade picnic

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BREAKFASTBREAKFASTBREAKFASTBREAKFAST LUNCHLUNCHLUNCHLUNCH

5/11 Breakfast Pizza OR Cereal Hamburger/Cheeseburger OR Jalepeno Cheese Dip Cup w/Nacho

Chips

5/14 Muffin & Yogurt OR Cereal Chicken Nuggets OR Mini Chicken Tacos

5/15 Pork Sausage on Biscuit OR Cereal Turkey Pot Roast or Oven Roasted Chicken

5/16 Whole Grain Pop Tarts OR Cereal Beef Fingers or Chicken Rings

5/17 French Toast Sticks OR Cereal Early Release : Turkey & Cheese Sub

Rotation Days:Rotation Days:Rotation Days:Rotation Days:

Friday, May 11th

– B Day

Monday, May 14th

– Super Kids Day K-4th

grade – No Specials

Tuesday, May 15th

– C Day

Wednesday, May 16th

– D Day

Thursday, May 17th

– Early Release:

Kindergarten Specials Only

Friday, May 18th

– E Day

PARENT SURVEY TIME PARENT SURVEY TIME PARENT SURVEY TIME PARENT SURVEY TIME ––––

We value your input!We value your input!We value your input!We value your input!

Humble ISD is administering a Parent Survey to collect information about perceptions and experiences related to school climate, safety, and effective and timely communication. Please take a moment to complete this short survey, as your input is important. This online survey will be available between May 4 - 15, 2012. English Survey Thank you! Humble ISD está administrando una encuesta de padres para recoger información sobre las percepciones y experiencias relacionadas con el clima escolar, la seguridad y la comunicación eficaz y oportuna. Por favor tome un momento para completar esta breve encuesta, ya que su opinión es importante. Esta encuesta la puede encontrar via internet estarán disponibles del 4 al 15 de mayo 2012. Spanish Survey ¡Gracias!

5/18-5/24 3rd

grade Camp Mystic

5/21 6:30pm – PTA Meeting with Performance by the Honor Choir

5/22 *10am – 2nd

grade awards in classrooms *11am – 2

nd grade picnic

5/23 10:30am – Kindergarten picnic

5/24 *8:30am – 5th

grade Talent Show *11am – 5

th grade picnic

*6pm – 8pm STUCO End of Year Ceremony at Tin Roof BBQ

5/25 9am – 3rd

grade Awards and Picnic

5/28 Holiday

5/29 *1pm – No Tardy Party: K – 1st

*1:30pm – No Tardy Party: 2nd

– 3rd

*2pm – No Tardy Party: 4

th – 5th

5/30 9am – 4th

grade Awards and Picnic to follow

5/31 8:30am – 5th

grade Farewell

6/1 *8:30am – Kindergarten Program *Report Cards go Home

*EARLY RELEASE @ 11:30 am/ Professional Development for Teachers

Library Chronicles:

All books are due back to the library

TOMORROW!!

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CREEKWOOD ROUNDUP

2012 - 2013

“BACK TO SCHOOL” PACKET PICKUP THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 & FRIDAY, AUGUST 17

8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Students or parents may pick up their “Back to School” packet of required district forms.

CMS ROUNDUP – TUESDAY, AUGUST 21st Completed packets to be returned at the designated time.

7th GRADERS – LAST NAME BEGINNING:

A – E 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. F – M 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. N – R 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

S – Z 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

6th & 8th GRADERS – LAST NAME BEGINNING:

A – E 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. F – M 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. N – R 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

S – Z 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

OPEN SESSION: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Note: All required forms must be completed and immunization records updated in order to receive a schedule and a locker. School Spirit Supplies will be available during Roundup on Tuesday, August 21st. A separate check will be required for each purchase.

First Day of School & Orientation Monday, August 27, 2012

*If you are unable to attend packet pickup or Roundup at the designated times, packets may be

picked up and/or returned on the first day of school.

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“Back to School Information” *Packet Pickup and Registration for returning students *Orientation/Meet the teacher for ALL students

"Back to School" Packet Pickup Thursday, August 16 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Parents must pick up their students "Back to School" packet of required district forms. Parents need to return their completed packets and provide current proof of residency (Gas, Electric, or Water Bill dated June or July 2012) during your designated registration times below. Camp Panther - “Registration” for ALL Returning Students Monday, August 20 3:30 – 6:30 by alpha last name A - L Tuesday, August 21 3:30 – 6:30 by alpha last name M - Z Packets must be completed and turned in to receive your golden ticket/teacher assignment. Student supply/field trip fee ($20.00) and Party fee ($10.00) for Winter Party and Friendship Party due (cash preferred). Receive your special golden ticket to get into the building to meet your teacher on August 24th. Be sure to bring your ticket with you on August 24th.

Panther Premiere – Orientation and “Meet the Teacher” – ALL Students Friday, August 24 Parents and students are invited to attend this informative orientation and meet their teacher at the designated times below. Turn in your “Special Golden Ticket” in the front foyer for a chance to win. Plan to arrive EARLY if you missed your registration day to complete packet.

Kindergarten – 1:00 - 1:45 1st Grade – 2:00 - 2:45 2nd Grade – 3:00 - 3:45 3rd Grade – 4:00 - 4:45 4th Grade – 5:00 – 5:45 5th Grade– 6:00 – 6:45

***If unable to attend packet pickup or registration, packets will be available in the front

foyer at Panther Premiere on Friday, August 24th***

Packets must be completed and turned in to receive your “golden ticket” (teacher assignment) to Panther Premiere.

First Day of School – Monday, August 27, 2012 Doors open at 7:30 a.m.

Spirit

Store open

for

purchases

Spirit

Store open

for

purchases

Dress Code Reminders: Now that the weather is getting warmer, please make sure that your student is dressed according to district policy. No flip flops, short shorts, halter tops or spaghetti straps. Boys are not allowed to wear shirts without

sleeves. No wheeled shoes are allowed.

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Pine Forest would like to thank the following businesses and

individuals for making our “Faculty Appreciation Week” special. We appreciate the support of our community

and value you place on education. Thank you for making this a great week for our faculty.

Lawler’s – brownies

Culver’s – coupons Joe’s Crab Shack – coupons

Wazabi – lunch

Panda Express – lunch Spring Creek – coupons

Chick-Fil-A – lunch Italiano’s – lunch

MJ Nail Salon – coupons PTA - lunch

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PFE would also like to thank our wonderful PTA for also

providing lunch and recess coverage. Thank you all for your support and showing teachers your appreciation of their

dedication to your children.

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August 14th at AMS

8:30-12:30 and 2:00-6:00

August 15th at AMS

7:30-12:30 only

Items to bring to Tiger Check In

Proof of residence

Shots records (Up to date)

Application that will need to be downloaded from the AMS website, filled out and brought to the check in

AMS will also be hosting a Tiger Camp at AMS on August 16th (a one day event) where students will learn skills for success, that

includes test taking, organization and note taking skills, building positive professional relationship and teams, peers and teachers, fun

activities and more. Stay tuned to the AMS website for various information and events.

April 30 April 30 April 30 April 30 –––– May 11 May 11 May 11 May 11

Kindergarten Registration for Pine Forest Elementary will end tomorrow!

Where: Pine Forest Elementary Front Office

When: April 30 – May 11, 2012

Time: By appointment only, 8:30-10:30 a.m. and

1:00-3:00 p.m. daily. Fill out registration application

online before coming to your appointment.

Who: Children 5 years old by September 1, 2012

Please call the Registrar, Lisa King, at 281-641-2103 for an appointment.

Parents will go online at

https://eshac.humble.k12.tx.us/EO_Parent/user/Login.aspx and fill out the

enrollment form before coming in for their appointment.

The following documents are required to complete registration:

• Proof of residency (utility bill, house contract, or lease

agreement current within 30 days of registration date)

• Official Birth Certificate (not birth record or commemorative

birth certificate from hospital)

• Social Security Card

• Immunization Record

• Valid Drivers License of registering parent or

guardian

You must have all documents to register.

Congratulations!

We would like to congratulate the following winners of our Spring Creek Barbeque Spirit Night:

Mrs. Boening (2nd grade) Mrs. Rudd (1st grade) Mrs. Grant (2nd grade)

When will STAAR Results be

Available?

The STAAR performance standards for grades 3-8 will be

determined in late October 2012 by the Texas Education

Agency and will be applied when scores are reported to

districts in January of 2013. Once the STAAR results are

reported in January 2013, individual student results will be

reported to parents. Since the state has not established

passing standards, promotion requirements will not include

the use of STAAR results for the 2011-2012 school year.

COUNTDOWN TO SUMMER FUN

-DRESS UP DAYS-

Friday, May 25……… “Show your Team Spirit!”

Wear your favorite sports team

shirt & cap. No sharing!

Monday, May 28……. Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, May 29……. “Bon Voyage”

Wear your favorite vacation spot

t-shirt.

Wednesday, May 30… “Hats Off to a GREAT Year!”

Wear vacation hat or cap. No

sharing!

4th

Grade Awards Celebration – 4th

Graders dress your best!

Thursday, May 31….. “Bright Lights, Big Summer!”

Wear sunglasses and sun visors.

No sharing!

5th

Grade Farewell – 5th Graders

dress your best!

Friday, June 1………“Flip-flop into Summer Time!”

Wear Hawaiian attire, flip flops &

hats. No sharing! Early Release

11:30.

Primary Election Day, May 29, at PFE

PFE is a primary election polling site for the May 29, 2012

Election Day. Please keep in mind for arrival/dismissal and

lunch times the traffic and parking may be challenging. PFE is

recommending parents not dining with their students due to the high

volume of traffic and limited parking.

Congratulations to

Ms. Bice's 4th Grade Class

Ms. Bice's Class won the Kid-biz 'Reading rocks' competition! They worked really hard to achieve this goal! The class received a party PRIZE pack in the mail yesterday and were really excited about it! (pens, and magnets and such)

Way to GO! We are so Panther Proud of YOU!

Dear PFE Parents,

PTA needs YOU! Our PTA is searching for

officers for the 2012-13 school year. Without officers,

our PTA is in danger of dissolving. Please consider one

of the following positions: President, Parliamentarian, or

Treasurer. At this time, all positions are available. Please

see the nomination form and contact information for our

nomination committee. If you are interested or would

like further information, please contact us.

PTA supports and funds many items and/or events listed below with Pine

Forest Elementary. Please help us keep these traditions.

School Spirit store

Veteran's Day Program

Author Visits

Class Parties (Winter, Friendship)

Polar Express Day

Patriot’s Day

Teacher Stipends for classroom supplies

Supplemental education programs such as Wordmaster

Reflections

Junior Achievement

Teacher Hospitality

Wild West Day – School Carnival

Copy Room Coordination

Volunteer Coordination for school functions (such as science fair

judging, Super Kids Day, Polar Express, Thanksgiving Feast,

Grandparents Luncheon)

Yearbook

Social events, such as Manner's Banquet, Super Kids Day

New playground equipment for our younger grades

Please support our school and consider a PTA leadership position. Thank you

so much.

Melissa Pack

PTA President 2011-12

Attention PFE Parents:Attention PFE Parents:Attention PFE Parents:Attention PFE Parents: As we finish the 2011-2012 school year your PTA is already looking ahead to the 2012-2013 school year. Our PTA at Pine Forest is an excellent group of people who help out the school tremendously. This is a great way to get involved with your child’s school and make a difference. There are a few positions open on the board that we are in need of filling. If you feel you want to help us make Pine Forest the best it can be please indicate the office you would like to be considered for and return it to the front office or your child’s teacher. Again, this is an excellent and successful organization and we need your help. Thank you so much, PFE PTA

1. President-

2. Treasurer-

3. Parliamentarian-

Nomination Committee:

Johanna Coward- gjcoward@comcast.net

Shana Foley- shanafoley@gmail.com

Stephanie Riley- Stephanie@worldclothing.net

ATTENTION PARENTS & PETS!

For the safety of our students, PLEASE keep pets at home or in your vehicle during arrival and dismissal time. We have had several pet situations at dismissal that have caused students to get up from their designated areas and run over to the pet. Due to the traffic and assuring student safety, students must remain in their designated areas during dismissal and arrival. Additionally, some students are fearful and/or allergic to pets. Thank you for assisting us in a safe and smooth dismissal process.

Reinforcing the Importance of

Attendance with your Child(ren)

There are 3 more weeks of the school year. Students begin asking

the question, "Do I have to go to school today?" Days seem to be

longer. They may be tired. Maybe they are afraid of a test. Or they

may just want to stay at home with mom. Missing school means

missing instruction. There are consequences for days missed and

tardies. Here are some ways to make sure your child gets to school

every day - on time.

�Get your child to bed on time. Mornings can be difficult if a child

did not get enough sleep. Students move slowly in the morning,

rush through breakfast and miss the bus.

�Stay in touch with the school. Check your child's folder and ask

about test or assignments that need to be completed.

�Help your child to complete assigned task - don't let them stay at

home or run late to school. Let your child see that you value

education.

�Remind them that by missing school, they are missing the

opportunity to learn new things.

Thank you, thank you to all who supported our school through the Otis Spunkmeyer fundraiser! We had a whopping 95 students who participated in our fund-raising sales….thanks to you, our school earned over $4000 to support student programs, assemblies, and classroom supplies! The students who earned the pizza party award will receive a permission form to take home. Again, thanks to all who participated and those who volunteered to assist with delivery.

Pine Forest Elementary Super Kids

Day 2012

Super Kids Day for PFE is a special day for our students to “show-off” their locomotor and manipulative skills, through a variety of games/activities. The intent is to get students involved and/or maintain interest in physical

education and fitness. Although this could be viewed as competitive in nature, our students understand (based upon lessons learned in PE) that many core values (i.e. sportsmanship and teamwork) are far more important than winning and not winning. The main

objective here is to: HAVE FUN!! Super Kids Day will be an

ORGANIZED event! No class will be without their teacher and

volunteers at any time! Students will rotate from one event station to another by the sound of an air horn.

Students will need to bring: sack lunch, beach towel, hat/visor, sun

glasses, sun screen (no aersol). Students need to dress cool (and in Super

Kids Day t-shirt or a shirt the color of their grade level Super Kids Day shirt) but in dress code and wear running shoes. Water stations and

Concessions will be provided.

Grades K-2 – Monday, May 14th, 2012 8:30-10:30 Grades 3-4 – Monday, May 14th, 2012 12:00-2:00 Games/Activities: Students will be challenged in many areas such as: balance, speed, throwing, aiming, etc. (jump roping, hula hooping, relay races, distance throwing, and much more!!) Field Day will be held in the

open, grassy area, where the track and play grounds are at Pine Forest

Elementary School.

Super Kids Day shirt colors: K-orange 3rd-blue

1st-yellow 4th-purple

2nd-bright green 5th-red

Attention all 3Attention all 3Attention all 3Attention all 3rdrdrdrd graders!!!! graders!!!! graders!!!! graders!!!! It is time to bring in those “home“home“home“homegrown”grown”grown”grown” cabbage plants you’ve been growing. We will collect our data to determine who

has the winning cabbage plant in each of the 3rd

grade classes. The winner from each class will then be entered into the

““““Bonnie Plants” Bonnie Plants” Bonnie Plants” Bonnie Plants” 3rd grade State Contest.

Bring your entire cabbage plant in a plastic bag on your Science Lab Day the week of May 21

st – May 25

th.

Some of you may want to let it keep growing and harvest at a later date for your family to enjoy. If you prefer to let it keep growing and do not want to bring it in, that is fine, too. Thanks to all the families

who planted the cabbage plant that was provided by “Bonnie Plants”“Bonnie Plants”“Bonnie Plants”“Bonnie Plants” and shared in this wonderful

project with their child.

Congratulations

Fine Arts Festival

Artists!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to the following PFE students who had their

artwork on display at this year’s 10th Annual Humble ISD/Lone Star

College Fine Arts Festival held on April 28th:

Zoe Stepp, Miya Montoya, Anthony Stawarz, Jennifer Le, Virginia

Lucconi, Shelby Winn, Ryan Rhodes, Megan Walden, Bennett Fisher,

Vincent Adams, Jordyn Jenkins, Danielle Shannon, Briley Wehr,

Angela Sasic, Austin Colescott, Haley Foresman, Carolynn Velaquez,

Brooke Searcy, Emily Luke, Farris Dees, Gillian Fisher, Caarson Ellis,

Lexi Montenegro, Emma Rossiter, Brooke Callaway, Shannon

Donoho, Emmah Barboza, Hannah Emerick, Julien Berry, Caroline

Sims, Madison Richards, and Faith Ferguson.

These AWESOME ARTISTS did a BEAUTIFUL job of depicting the

various themes, styles and methods of drawing, painting, collage and

sculpture taught throughout the year.

WAY TO GO, PFE ARTISTS!!!

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In case you didn’t get a chance to go to the festival to see this

wonderful artwork, this artwork will be on display at PFE by the front

office. Kindergarten through Second grade artwork will be on display

this week and then Third through Fifth grade artwork will be on

display next week.

Also, A VERY BIG THANK YOU to our PFE PTA for their generous

donation to the festival this year! This festival would not have been possible without donations such as

theirs to fund the event.

Thank you to Ms. Hall and Ms. Paschall for their help and support

throughout the year and at festival time!

A special thank you to Tracy Painter for helping to prepare supplies

for Ms. Ransdell’s creation station booth, and to Stephanie Reilly and

Sarah Reilly for volunteering their time working at the booth during

the festival.

Name______________________________________ Grade______ ARE YOU PLANNING TO MOVE? IF SO, PLEASE INDICATE NEW ADDRESS BELOW: ___________________________________ ________________ STREET ADDRESS PHONE

___________________________________ _________________ CITY/STATE ZIP CODE

_______________________________________________________ NAME OF NEW SCHOOL

“This document acknowledges the parent’s/guardian’s intent to enroll their student in another school.” _____________________________________ _______________ Parent/Guardian Signature Date

INTENT – TO – MOVE SURVEY

This form is used to assist in tracking students who withdraw from school or who become “no shows” in the fall.

A written, signed statement from the parent or guardian may also be acceptable documentation for students who transfer to another district.