1. education
2. school

Schindewolf Howler
From the Desk of Mrs. Hamilton
Wow! It is hard to believe that this is the last six
weeks of the school year. Before we know it, we
will be enjoying our summer vacation.
May and June will be busy months for our T-Wolves
with our grade level awards programs and all of
the special activities involving our 8th graders.
The 8th grade awards program will be held on
Monday, May 18th at 7:00 P.M. in the Schindewolf
gym. The 6th grade awards program will be held
on Monday, June 1st in the Schindewolf cafeteria
at approximately 9:15 A.M. The 7th grade awards
program will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd also
in the Schindewolf cafeteria at approximately
9:15 A.M. We look forward to the opportunity to
recognize our Timberwolves!
The last day of school will be a very special day
for our 8th graders as we honor them and their
efforts while at Schindewolf. This Appreciation
Day will involve a breakfast for our 8th graders, an
opportunity to sign Memory Books provided by
our PTO, a grade level lunch, and a party. It will be
an enjoyable day for our soon to be Tigers!
As we approach the end of the school year and all
the activities and excitement that come with it,
it is important for our students to maintain their
academic focus. Assignments will still need to be
completed and tests will still be administered. We
appreciate your assistance in reminding your child
of their scholastic responsibilities this last month
of school.
Shooting fireworks or explosive
devices of any kind in the building or on the campus, at any
time, during the day or night, is
forbidden. Students with such
paraphernalia in their possession
on the campus will be subject to
suspension or expulsion.
ELA Celebration!
Rylie McBride, 8th grader, has been awarded a place
as a national finalist in the Do the Write Thing
competition, which is a writing competition for Harris
County. She is representing the entire Houston and
Harris County area. We are so proud of Rylie!
Library News
The Schindewolf Library would like to wish
everyone a happy and safe summer. Stop
by the library daily to see our countdown to
summer. Don’t forget, whatever you do this
summer, KEEP READING!
We look forward to serving you and your children.
If we can be of any assistance to you, please
contact your child’s teachers, assistant principal,
counselor, or me, Debbie Hamilton, Principal.
Volume 13, Issue 5
May/June 2015
Digital Design
Attendance News
Attendance Information / Procedures
I am excited to serve you and your student this school year. Please follow the guidelines below to assure your child’s correct
attendance records. You may also refer to your Student Handbook for more details on attendance procedures. Thank you,
Karen Williams
Schindewolf Attendance
832-249-5920 Fax #832-249-4074
[email protected]
Student Absences:
We are required to have a note or email from the Parent/Guardian for each absence within five (5) days of the absence.
The note is needed to verify the absence as an excused absence. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept a phone call
as documentation of your child’s absence. We appreciate your call, and we strongly encourage you to continue to notify
the attendance office of your child’s absence, however, we now also require a written note or email within 5 days of
the absence. Please refer to the Student Handbook Intermediate School 2014-2015 pages 31-35 and 137. Any absence not
verified by a note from a student’s parent or guardian within five (5) days will be considered an unexcused absence. Not
turning in notes can result in an attendance warning letter being sent from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and
possibly being fined and summoned to appear in court. Please send the note or email to the attendance office and include the
following:
Student’s first and last name
Grade
Date of absence Reason for absence
Signature of Parent/Guardian
Date note was written
If you have any questions, please feel free to call.
Early Dismissals:
If your child needs an early dismissal, please send a note with your child to the attendance office before first period. We must
have written permission of the parent or guardian who signed the enrollment card before a student can leave campus with
any person other than the parent or guardian. Any one picking up a student must be 18 or older with valid , current picture
ID. For emergency dismissals call 832-249-5920. Parents and guardians must also be prepared to show your valid current,
picture ID to pick up your child.
Doctor’s Notes
Students that attend classes part of the day and leave school for a medical or dental appointment may have that absence
removed in any classes missed if he/she brings a note from the attending physician to the attendance office within 5 days of
the absence. Receipts will not be accepted. If your child was absent for a full day or longer and saw a doctor, please bring the
doctors note with the days to be excused within 5 days of the absence. It is not necessary for a student to have a note from a
doctor each time he/she is ill. However, parent notification is required within 5 days of the absence.
Tardies: If your student arrives to school after 8:55 (6th grade) or 9:00 (7th and 8th grade) in the morning they must check
into the attendance office to receive a pass to class. They are considered absent to first period after 9:18. After this time,
please either personally sign your student in, call 832-249-5920, email at the above address or send them with a note/Dr.
note.
Excessive Absences:
The state compulsory attendance law allows for legal action, if necessary, for excessive absences. If the number of absences
exceeds 18 in any school year (9 days per semester for high school credit courses) one of the following will be required in
order to receive academic credit unless waived by the attendance committee.
• Illness of the student as verified by a doctor’s written statement showing the dates of absence.
• A parent’s written request for a homebound teacher.
• Extenuating circumstances approved by the campus attendance committee consisting of the principal and two
classroom teachers. Sports News for 2015-2016
No Place for Hate
Klein ISD Summer Camp information will be coming out
around the first week of May. Once we have the forms
we will be sending them home with the students. The
form will also be available on Coach Burleson’s website.
www.teacherweb.com/Tx/Schindewolf/CoachBurleson
The No Place for Hate Club wants to thank all
students, staff, and parents for your support of
this year’s activities. Club members worked hard
this year to help create activities that promote
respect for all and an understanding of individual
differences. Thanks to all of you who helped to
support the “Be the One” project which created
care packages for the Women’s Shelter at N.A.M.
Our sponsors are planning for next year and would
love to hear your ideas about how we can impact
our school and community. Please email Coach
Linville with any activity/project ideas you may
have. We want to hear from you.
All perspective basketball players are encouraged
to get a ball in their hands as much as possible this
summer. Klein will host a girls’ basketball camp June
22-25 from 8:00-12:00 at Klein Collins. There will also
be a basketball league hosted by Klein this summer.
For more information, please email Coach Linville at
[email protected]. Forms for all Klein summer
activities will be available in May.
We encourage all of our players to stay active playing
volleyball with clubs and/or leagues throughout the
year and to attend the KISD volleyball camp in the
summer of 2015. The date for the KISD volleyball
camp at Klein Collins is July 27 through July 30 from
8:00 am – 12:00pm.
There will also be a volleyball league at KCHS this
summer- for more information please email Coach
Landers- [email protected]
Volleyball try-outs for the 2015-2016 school years will
begin the second day of school, August 25th through the
27th. All athletes trying out for a sport at Schindewolf
must have a physical. Tryouts begin at 7:00 am each
day. For any additional informational please emailCoach Landers [email protected]
STUCO News
Student Council has been busy. We still have a few
projects to go! Stuco made dog toys for the animals
in the Montgomery County Animal Shelter. It was a
fun project as everyone donated gently worn or even
new t-shirts and braided them for the animals. There
were some beautiful designs and colors. The shelter
was appreciative.
Also, we are gearing up for officer elections next
year. A big thank you to our officers this year: Rylie,
Emerson, Kwame, Peyton, and Karenna, we thank you
for a great year!
Custodial Reminder
Please assist us in the handling of custody related
issues. It is the responsibility of the parent to
provide the principal a certified copy of the court
order affecting any other person’s right to their
children. Should you have any questions, please
call the Schindewolf administration at 832-5900.
Theater Arts News
Theater Arts News
Cast members relax after their performance of The Sequence by Vincent Delaney. On April 18th, Schindewolf performed at the Klein ISD One Act Play Festival. Receiving awards were
(l. to r.): Madison Webb and Rylie McBride for All Star Cast, Kindall Walker received Tech Award, and
receiving Honarable Mention were Caty Nordeen and Lizzy Cooper. Arts News
On Saturday, May 2, Schindewolf Art Students attended the Texas Art Educators Association’s Jr. Visual Arts
Scholastic Event. The following students came away with 1st place medals for 8th graders: Kristen Conklin, Madelyn
Flores, Lindsey Hodges, Paige Little, Danielle Moreno, Gabriel Mullis (awarded 2 first place medals), R. Eric Perez,
Autumn Smith (awarded 2 first place medals), and for 7th graders: Brycelinn Gilbert, Courtney Rowley, and Shannon
Sheffer.
Clinic News
6th GRADE: Important Notice regarding your child’s immunizations:
All present 6th graders are required to show proof of the following immunizations prior to the last day of school,
Thursday, June 4th. If you have not already provided a copy to the clinic, please do so as soon as possible.
TDaP (Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus): must have one 5 years after the last tetanus
Meningococcal: one dose before 7th grade
Varicella (chicken pox): 2 doses are required prior to 7th grade. Written documentation of illness is acceptable
proof of immunity.
Notices were mailed in February. The clinic will be closed for the summer however if you are unable to provide the
proof of immunization before the end of school, there will be a box located in the front office for you to provide the
immunization information. If your child receives his/her immunizations over the summer, you can also scan and email
them to the school nurse clinic. You will receive a response before August 7th once they are received.
Immunizations not received prior to the last day of school may result in a delay in your child receiving a schedule on
the first day of school.
Information related to immunizations can be found on the Schindewolf Intermediate website/clinic or on the KISD
website.
If you need your child’s immunization records for your child to attend summer camp or if they are planning to attend a
different school, please contact the clinic before Friday, May 29th so you may pick them up before the end of the school
year. Medical records for students transferring to Klein Collins High School or any other Klein school will be sent from
the clinic directly to those schools.
If your child has prescription medication in the clinic, a parent or guardian must pick it up by the end of the school
day on Thursday June 4th. After that date all medications must be destroyed in accordance with KISD policy. If you are
unable to pick up the medication and wish the clinic to destroy please email or send written notification to the clinic
before the last day of school
SCREENING RESULTS: If you received a notice that vision, hearing, spinal results indicated your child needed a follow-up
visit with his/her doctor or that your child needed to be evaluated for risk factors for diabetes or hypertension and have
not yet returned the referral form to the clinic, please do so as soon as possible and return the information to the clinic.
Have A Safe & Happy Summer!
Donna Streeter, MSN,RN
Dana Lawson
School NurseClinic Assistant
832-249-5890
832-249-5891
[email protected]@kleinisd.net
Clinic Fax: 832-249-4071