Magnolia Elementary Newsletter

Magnolia Elementary April 2016  MUSTANG MEMO  Volume 9 Issue 8 Reminders

April 4-7 Kindergarten Registration 8-11 AM 1-3 PM Tues. 5-7 PM April 10 National Librarian Week April 11 Dual Language Info Night For New Kinder Applicants 6:30-7:30 PM April 13 Progress Reports Home April 14 FUN RUN Dual Language Info Night For New Kinder Applicants 6:30-7:30 PM April 17 School Volunteer Week April 19 Lone Star Bounce House Night 6-8:30 PM April 21 2nd Grade Music Performance SQUIRM 6:30 PM Students Arrive 7:00 PM Performance April 22 Earth Day April 23 PISD Job Fair 9-12 AM April 26 Aluminum Can Drive –Drop off in front Dual Lang. Kinder Testing April 28 Spirit Night Marco’s Pizza

2016-17 KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP MONDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 4-7, 2016 8-11 AM & 1-3 PM LATE NIGHT TUES 5-7 PM To enter kindergarten in 2016-17, your child must. . . .

• Be five years old on/before Sept. 1 • Be enrolled by a parent/legal guardian who lives in Pearland ISD. For more information, check the Pearland ISD home page at Pearlandisd.org. ***IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN KINDERGARTEN DUAL LANGUAGE, YOU MUST ATTEND ONE OF THESE DAYS AND SIGN UP BEFORE GOING TO AN INFO NIGHT.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH Fun Run Thursday, April 14 We are super excited to work with Fundrunner to raise money for our College & Career school.

Day Students will The purpose of the participate money is to in ca purchase a shade structure for our playground.

Spring Picture Pkgs

Aluminum Can Drive

You have 3 options: 1.Return all of the Please theschool picturesvisit to the Pearland ISD & you pay nothing. webpage forpictures the 2.Return the you don’tenrollment want and required pay for what you documentation. keep.

Enrolling 3.Keep all of the Kindergarten pictures and paybefor5 students must the entire package. years old on or Please return one of before September 1, these options by 2015.

Friday, April 8, 2016.

All cans should be brought to school and put in the dumpster in front of the school. Any kinds of aluminum drink cans are acceptable. This is an easy way to help earn extra money for our school.

A can-count slip will come home on April 25 to be returned to homeroom on April 26.

Tuesday, April 26

Yes, failure can be a reward, for it is through failure that we can learn the most. –Ricci

Social Media Parent Night Attention GT nominated Kinder, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students and parents: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students who were nominated to be assessed for GT services

by September 30, 2015 will receive the results in the mail on or before April 15, 2016.

For more information regarding the Pearland ISD Gifted/Talented identification process, please visit the Advanced Academics webpage of the Pearland ISD website, www.pearlandisd.org, by selecting Advanced Academics under the Departments tab.

Melanie Grote Pearland ISD Advanced Academics Specialist K-4 281-485-3203

Pearland ISD invites you to its latest Social Media Parent Night: “Empathetic Social Media Responses in Crisis.”

This free workshop will be Thursday, April 21, 67:30 p.m. at the Education Support Center (1928 N. Main).

Everything said and done today can be filmed or recorded in real time -- even in crisis situations.

Learn how social media impacts us and how we can respond empathetically to crisis on social media.

(Presented by Clear Creek ISD prevention services coordinator Denise Zimmerman)

PISD Job Fair Have you been waiting for your chance to work in Pearland ISD? Your world-class adventure begins now!

During the Pearland ISD Job Fair, applicants will have a chance to interview and potentially receive a job offer.

The job fair will be Saturday, April 23, 9 a.m. to noon, at Pearland High School Searcy Campus, 3775 S. Main.

Pearland ISD offers full medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage and paid leave to all employees.

As contributing members of Teacher Retirement System of Texas, full-time employees also receive free basic life insurance ($20,000) and basic accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D).

Pearland ISD’s starting teacher salary in 201516 was $51,200.

In addition, the district offers competitive stipends for dual language, bilingual, English as a Second Language (ESL), Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD), life skills and behavior intervention teachers.

Thank you all so much for your help with drop off in the mornings. Please remember that our doors open at 7:15 AM, the first bell rings at 7:45 AM and your child should be in their seat by 8:00 AM. As you enter the drop-off zone, please make sure your child is prepared to exit your vehicle. They should exit on the side of the vehicle against the curb. Please watch to make sure they are on the sidewalk with all of their belongings before pulling away.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAY MAY 2- 6 Teacher Appreciation Week May 5 Middle School Open House Night May 9-11 Closed Campus-STAAR Testing