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NITSCH ELEMENTARY
4702 W. Mount Houston Rd.
Houston, TX 77073
832-484-6400
Principal: Amber Kent
Associate Principal: Dr. Julie Barrett
Assistant Principal: Pam Demny
Spring 2015
April 2015
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER
CLINIC’S CORNER
I love this time of year as the growth of not only the
landscape outside is prominent, but the academic and social
growth of our students is blooming, too. I am proud of how
hard our students and teachers are working to improve
overall growth this school year. Thank you so much for your
support in continuing to communicate with our teachers, your
child, and assisting with homework. A great team builds each
other up, and we all are doing that together for the benefit
of children.
In addition, testing season is among us, and we ask that you
continue to hug, love and encourage your child through the
end of the school year. We know our Nitsch Knights will
conquer these state assessments successfully, as quality
teaching and learning occurs daily in our school.
Thank you,
Amber Kent
The 4th Annual Kleinwell Family Fitness Fair is Saturday, May
2, from 8:00 a.m. to noon at Klein Memorial Stadium. The
Fair features community vendors, games, music, moonwalks,
and FREE fun activities for everyone. During the Fair more
than 50 Door prices will be given away including restaurant
gift cards, selfie sticks, ear buds, lego sets, Top Golf
package, and much more! The goal of the Fair is for
everyone attending to have a great time and to promote a
culture of wellness throughout the Klein community. Bring
your family, friends, and neighbors and have a fun morning
together. Please view the Nitsch website or ask our Parent
Liaisons for more information.
COUNSELOR’S CORNER
Test-Taking Tips for Elementary Students
� Relax.Do the best you can.
� Get a good night’s sleep and eat properly the night before
a test.
� Maintain a pleasant home environment and avoid
unnecessary conflicts. Try to make the
morning of the test a pleasant one. Avoid adding to your
child’s stress.
Ms. Ogletree
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CORNER
Testing Accountability
The Klein Independent School District is sharing
information about the district and your child’s campus with
you as part of Klein Independent School District’s
obligations under the federal
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Federal Report
Cards for the state as a whole, the district, and each of the
district’s campuses are now available on the district’s web
site at this link: www.kleinisd.net/annualreport.
If you have difficulty accessing the information from the
web site, hard copies of the reports are available through
the campus principal’s office.
LIBRARY’S CORNER
We had SUCH a GREAT TIME during our Read Across
America Day, celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday! We had
wonderful reading activities going on, everyone dropped
everything and READ together across the campus, and we
had a fabulous CHARACTER DRESS UP DAY with a
wonderful parade that night at Open House to wrap things
up! Thank you for supporting reading with your
children! We’ll look forward to another great celebration
next year!
Ms. Zachary
AT-HOME READING/MATH
CONNECTIONS
Start a vocabulary notebook: Teach your child new words
each week and encourage them to use them. Make it into a
game and give points for using the new words. Your child can
keep a vocabulary notebook and get rewarded for the
number of new words learned. The words will begin to appear
like magic in their oral language and writing.
Math Words of the Week
Addition: Addend + Addend = Sum
Subtraction: Minuend – Subtrahend = Difference
Multiplication: Factor x Factor = Product
Division: Dividend ÷ Divisor = Quotient
April 10 Donuts with Dad
April 20 STAAR 5th Grade Math
April 21 STAAR 3rd, 4th Grade Math, and 5th Grade Science
April 24 No Place for Hate Parade
May 1 Field Day
May 5 Colleges and Career Day
May 8 Morning with Mom
Reminder ~
Due to STAAR Testing Nitsch will remain a closed
campus for all parents, visitors and volunteers on April
20, 21 & 22 2015.
PTO CORNER
Candice Bolden-President
Gloria Worner- Vice President
Latoya Patel- Secretary
Jocelyne Velazquez -Membership Coordinator
Lykeithia Coleman -Volunteer Coordinator
Rosa Escamilla - Fundraiser Coordinator
Membership-$ 5.00
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at
6:15pm.
Free Dress is on the first Thursday of every month, $1.00
participation.
Congratulations Mrs. Garrett, you were selected from the
PTO wish list!
Congratulations to Karla in Mr. Blaise's 4th grade class in
winning the giveaway for the IPad Mini!
Thank you all for supporting PTO!
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