The Paw Print Dr. Carla Brosnahan, Principal www.cfisd.net May 18, 2015 PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE MARK YOUR CALENDAR We have had a very successful year! We have grown to 1,241 students and 126 on our staff! We appreciate your support and your presence at school activities. May 15 All library books are due for grades K – 2nd May 18 All library books are due for grades 3 - 5 May 21 Reservations due for Kindergarten Graduation and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grade Awards Day May 25 Memorial Day – Student Holiday May 27 2:30 Birkes Volunteer VIPS Appreciation Tea in the Birkes Library May 29 Last day to purchase school supplies through PTO Yearbook signing during large group June 3 1:00 – 1:30 1st & 2nd grade Awards Day – no balloons, gifts, or flowers 2:00 – 2:30 3rd & 4th grade Awards Day – no balloons, gifts, or flowers 6:30 – 5th grade Recognition at Cy-Falls High School which is located at 9811 Huffmeister Kdg. Graduation Portraits & Spring Portrait money is due Last day students can bring their backpacks to school June 4 9:45 – 10:30 Kdg. Graduation in the classrooms – no balloons, gifts, or flowers 1:00 5th grade Celebration Students’ last day of school – no backpacks Report Cards go home except for students with outstanding library books or textbooks. All Lost and Found to local charity June 5 Last day to order school supplies online. Last opportunity to order through Birkes PTO!!! We are going to miss our families who will be graduating to Aragon, Arnold, Spillane, and Labay Middle Schools. We wish you success and invite you to visit us next year! School surveys were sent home in our last newsletter. Thank you for your feedback. We share your comments with our staff. The results are as follows: FEEDBACK ON OUR 2014/15 SCHOOL YEAR This survey went home to all our Birkes Yes families, Kindergarten – 5th grades. 1. The school projects a friendly, professional image. 99.6% 2. My child feels safe at school. 99.4% 3. The school’s discipline plan provides an atmosphere conducive to learning. 97.7% 4. If students have a problem they can’t solve on their own, they know they can go to 96.7% a school staff member (ex., teacher, counselor, principal) for help. 5. Teachers communicate (ex. phone call, progress report, work habits/conduct charts, notes, etc.) with me as needed regarding my 98.6% child’s progress. 6. I have attended or plan to attend activities this year (ex. Curriculum Night, STAAR Night, KISS/Field Day, my child’s 2nd grade music program, Awards Day etc.) 7. Do you think your child was successful this year at Birkes? 97.5% 99.% Thank you for your support. 488 surveys were returned. KINDERGARTEN & SPRING PORTRAITS Kindergarten Graduation Portrait and Spring Portrait money is due. Please return portraits if you do not want them. 2015-2016 REGISTRATION DATES SCHOOL SUPPLY SALES School Supply sales will end May 29. Extra order forms are available at the front desk. You can purchase school supplies online through June 5th. These are the only opportunities you will have to purchase school supplies through PTO. School supplies WILL NOT be sold during Registration, Meet the Teacher, or the first day of school as in previous years. We are wishing you a safe and restful summer. Kindergarten through 5th grade registration dates are August 11, 12, 13, & 14 from 8:00 – 3:00 for new students attending Birkes next school year. Kindergarten Express: August 11 & 12 from 9:00 – 11:00 and 1:00 – 3:00 LOST AND FOUND Parents, please check the Lost and Found for your student’s coats, jackets, and lunch kits. All items will be sent to a local charity on Thursday, June 4th. LIBRARY LINES CAFETERIA NEWS All library books were due today, Monday, May 18th. Overdue notices will be sent home if your child still has a library book checked out in his/her name. If your child brings home an overdue notice, please look for the library book and return it to the library when it is found. If you are unable to find it, then the book will be considered lost and you will need to pay for it. If the books are not returned or paid for, your child’s report card will be held. Thank you for helping your child locate any missing books. . All monies left in lunch accounts at the end of the year will remain in the account until next school year. Accounts with negative balances will also be carried over to next year, so please see that your child's account is current. If your child transfers to any CyFair school, the monies or negative balances will follow to the new school. If you are planning to leave the district, you can request a refund by calling 281345-3303 before the last day of school. No monies can be given to students; an adult will need to come to the cafeteria if the refund is $15.00 or less to receive the monies. If the refund is more than $15.00, it will be mailed to your home. Also, please remember that if your child is on free or reduced lunch and goes to any Cy-Fair school he/she will remain on the program for the first 30 days of school next year. You will need to re-apply over the summer or at the beginning of the 2015/2016 school year for the remainder of the year. MOVING??? If you are planning to move over the summer, please call our front office at 281-345-3300 and leave a voice mail message. This will enable us to update our records. Thanks! YEARBOOK SIGNING Our Yearbook signing day is Friday, May 29th during large group. NEW NON-SCHOOL FLYER SYSTEM Parents: Community Events and Activities are now advertised on the following website: www.cfisd.net/communityflyers. Please visit this site for information on area sports associations, scout groups, family events, lessons and other activities provided by non-profit organizations in the Cy-Fair area. MEDICATION Parents, if your child has medication in the clinic, please pick it up by Thursday, June 4th or it will be discarded. THANKS FOR OUR “BREAKFAST FOR LUNCH” LUNCHEON! Our PTO parents once again spoiled our staff with a “Breakfast for Lunch” luncheon last week! The homemade breakfast casseroles were delicious, and we enjoyed the yogurt, fruit and donuts as well! Thanks so much for all who made the casseroles, donated food items and helped out. We also appreciate Wendy Talton, Jamie Kennedy and Tracy Brugno who were there to help with the luncheon during the day. Our PTO takes such good care of us! Volunteers: We look forward to seeing you at our VIPS Tea Wednesday, May 27 at 2:30 in the Birkes Library! All volunteers are invited. FIELD DAY UPDATE 2015 Field Day was a GREAT success!! Thank you to those who were able to come out and show support to help make Field Day a memorable experience for our children. Field Day 2015 Helpers Jaeda Larry Ainsley Grothues Zack Ortiz Kevin Teran Trish Nguyen Maddie Pearson Bailey Scantlin Pamela Murray Josefa Goldsmith Madisyn Nguyen Mackenzie Hansen Jake Blotzer Bella DiAngelo Christal Biney Christian Duharte Tien Ong Briahna Meinte Aven Ellis Kara Kolek Lily Wachuku Kuhuk Kapoor Maile Furness Ashton Hernandez Dana Marji Kyle Ashy Daisye Ray Lily Delgado Riven Amdal Aram Hammad Ashton Luu Zac Reihl Madilyn Murray Liliana Pena Gabe Lopez Simoane Rodgers Arturo Acosta Malcolm Ferguson Daniela Iraheta Maison Bell Michael Anderson Kaylee Coffey Kyoka Piccolo Randall Castaneda Gurpreet Singh Sohanna Patel Keith Seafous Hailey Perez Field Day 2015 Line Judges We appreciate all those who were our line judges: Koula Torreblanca Andrew Casas Everlease Rosario Aaron Jablonsky Vicki Manning Greg Fischer Tony Madison Jon-Paul Bubb Trey Smith Gabe Carrillo Kelley Bell Larry Caudillo Renea Seymour Rebekah Deo Rodrigo Calvillo Doug Ayers Kim Fischer Pam Thomas Ryan Key Chris Smith Gio Lopez Richard Dahl, Jr Nancy Motley Sherrell Ogletree Greg Bartels Ivy Smith Bryce Pippitt Tommy Hayden Warren West Barkley, our mascot Nichole Gavelek Jason S Smith Valerie Hill Warren West Noel Manning Luisa Hutcheson Bryan Johnson Kristi Kolek Tammy Wells Rob Rule Staci Paradissis FIELD DAY RESULTS - 2015 Sportsmanship Kindergarten – Ramirez & Balboni 1st Grade – DiAngelo 2nd Grade – Chapman 3rd Grade – Curington 4th Grade – Hancock 5th Grade – Niles Winner Kindergarten – Murphy 1st Grade – Speer nd 2 Grade – Perkins 3rd Grade – O’Dell 4th Grade – Hughes 5th Grade – Kopecky Thanks to Birkes PTO for purchasing the participation gift, frozen treat, and water for all of our Bulldogs. A special “Thank You” to Renea Seymour for delivering the items needed to make the Field Day events and helper gifts possible. STUDENT SCREENING FOR CREDIT-BY-EXAM COUNSELOR INFORMATION 2015-2016 School Year Students in grades K-5 will have four opportunities during the school year to use “credit-by-exam” to accelerate to another grade level. Students will only have one opportunity to test for each grade level considered. To apply to take the test to skip kindergarten, a student must be 5 by September 1, and registered in a CFISD school. To apply to take the test to skip grade 1, a student must be 6 by September 1, and enrolled in a CFISD school. Students who earn scores of 80% or better on each component of the credit-by-exam will qualify to advance one grade. Only one grade level may be “skipped” each year. No retests will be given. If you are interested in getting more information about credit-by-exam, please contact the school counselor. Los estudiantes de Kindergarten a 5to grado tendrán cuatro oportunidades durante el año escolar para usar el sistema de “crédito por examen” para adelantarse y pasar al siguiente grado. Los estudiantes solo tendrán una oportunidad de rendir la prueba por cada grado considerado. Para rendir la prueba y saltarse Kindergarten, el estudiante debe cumplir 5 años al 1ro de septiembre y estar inscrito en una escuela de CFISD. Para rendir la prueba y saltearse 1er grado, el estudiante debe cumplir 6 años al 1ro de septiembre y estar inscrito en una escuela de CFISD. Los estudiantes que obtengan puntajes de 80% o más en cada uno de los componentes de las evaluaciones de “crédito por examen” calificarán para ser avanzados un grado. Solo se puede saltear un grado por año. No se pueden repetir las pruebas. Si están interesados en obtener más información sobre el proceso “crédito por examen” sírvanse contactarse con el consejero de su escuela.
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