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MONDAY MEMOS
Week of September 4-7, 2007
WHAT’S GOING ON THIS WEEK AT FIELDER?
Friday, September 7 – Individual school photos taken Also, if you designate your child as a car rider and
then decide that you want to park and pick up your
Upcoming: child, you must sign them out at the front office.
Tuesday, September 11 – 5th Grade Party General
Information Meeting Mr. V.
Wednesday, September 12 – Entertainment Book
sales end OLD SHIRTS NEEDED!! Art classes need old
Thursday, September 13 – Coffee Klatch with Mr. V button down shirts for painting and other messy
in the science lab at 9am projects. Long sleeve or short sleeve, Mom’s or Dad’s
Friday, September 14 – Grandparents Lunch are best because they fit ALL kids! We really
appreciate it, just send them down to your art
MESSAGE FROM MR. V teacher!
Wow!!! What a wonderful start to a wonderful new
year. I personally want to thank you, your children, Art also needs Baby Wipes for those dirty little
and our fantastic staff for a smooth opening. It was fingers...Oil pastels do not come off their hands very
awesome!! I also want to thank all of you for going easily so if you can spare a box or two of baby wipes
with the flow with the new way we held curriculum we really appreciate it!!!
night this year. I know there were some road bumps,
but I thought it went very well. I have always felt Thanks, Mrs. Florian and Mrs. Solis
that it is good to get you, the parents, informed
about our expectations as soon possible, so that we WE WANT YOU TO SUBSTITUTE FOR KATY
can begin working together towards providing your ISD! Have you ever considered substituting? With
children a successful experience at Fielder. convenient hours that will work with your children’s
schedules, flexible scheduling, half or full day
I know that this is a hold-over from last year, but my assignments, you choose the schools that work for
wife and I tried “The Texas Burger Palace” this you- this could be the perfect job! Please call the
summer and boy was it good!!! We also experienced Substitute Office to answer your questions about
“Star Pizza” and that was some good eatin’. substituting and how to apply. 281-396-2463; 281-
396-2359; 281-396-2345.
Next week (September 13th) we will be holding our
first Coffee Klatch of the new school year. We will 5th GRADE PARTY GENERAL MEETING Please join
be taking that time to explain some of the new us in the PTA room (end of 3rd grade hall) on Tuesday,
programs that we are incorporating this school year. September 11 at 8:30am to discuss plans for the 5th
Grade Party in late Spring. If you cannot attend this
TRANSPORTATION: initial meeting, but you want to help, please contact
We are having some glitches with our car rider Donna Matthews at djranch@comcast.net or Nancy
dismissal. Besides the kindergarteners not being able Gillooly at jgillooly@houston.rr.com.
to determine what to do when their name is called,
the biggest problem is cars without sign tags. Please NURSE NOTES Hello from the Nurse's office! We
make sure that when you come to pick you your child are looking forward to getting to know you and your
you have a sign in the window of your car stating your student this year. I am Phyllis Bell, RN,BSN your
child(ren) first and last names and their grade level
in large print.
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nurse, and we also have Claudia Nunez our afternoon head sized eggs stuck to the hair shaft usually close
bilingual clinic aide. Please do not hesitate to call us to the scalp. They do not flick off like dry
with questions or concerns, our phone is 281-237- skin/dandruff.
6475.
COUNSELOR’S CORNER
Clothes Needed: We are in need of girls cute Parent Loaner Library
ELASTIC waist shorts of all sizes. A big Thank You goes out to PTA for their support of
the counseling program at Fielder. Over the summer,
Stop the Spread of Cold and Flu: Please remind your PTA donated funds to be used to create a parent
student about good health habits when coughing: loaner library of books, CDs, and DVDs. Items
COVER mouth with inner elbow, use Kleenex included in the library are Love & Logic Resources
and throw away, and stay home if symptoms are (including some in Spanish) and resources from the
uncontrolled. Your child may also bring their own American School Counseling Associations. Please
bottle of the waterless gel to keep in their come by and take a look at the list of items available
desk or tub. This will keep us all healthy! for check-out. Topics include general parenting
issues, grief, divorce, academic motivation, anxiety,
Bathroom Etiquette: Please remind your students to special needs, and more.
WASH HANDS after using the restroom (wash with
bubbles for 20-30 seconds - sing "Happy Birthday to FIELDER PTA NEWS
Me" - twice) and for BOYS: aim well! We have brand News from PTA President Kari Snyder . . .
new bathroom walls and floors by toilets, so we want Campbell’s Soup Labels - Parents, we collect
to protect and keep them nice. Campbell’s Soup labels for the P.E. department.
Fielder earns money by collecting these labels and
When should my student stay home from school? submitting them to Campbell’s. Funds received by
Your student should stay home from school if they Campbell’s are spent on physical education.
have a fever (over 100.4), vomiting, diarrhea, Box Tops for Education - Student Council collects
unexplained rash, possible chickenpox blisters, Box Tops to earn money to spend on the school. Last
pinkeye, strep, etc. These conditions should be WELL year's Student Council voted to buy a new piece of
for 24 hrs. BEFORE returning to school. This allows playground equipment due to be delivered some time
the disease to run its course, antibiotics to 'kick-in', in August.
and know they are eating and feeling well enough to Printer and toner cartridges - Fielder PTA
be strong for a day at school. THIS MEANS: if they collects used toner and printer cartridges to earn
are vomiting or feverish on Monday, the EARLIEST extra money for the school.
they should return to school is Wednesday, providing Please help us by sending in your labels, box tops and
they are FREE OF SYMPTOMS on Tuesday. Does toner/printer cartridges. There are collection
that make sense? Just call us if you are wondering or containers by the greeter's desk in the front of the
have questions. school.
Finally, please remember to register your Target
Lice Head Checks: We will be having 2 school wide card, Kroger card, and Randall’s card via link to
checks, first being on 9/7. If you find that your Fielder PTA.
child has contracted Head Lice, please call me as I Parents, please do not hesitate to contact Kari
can greatly assist you in getting rid of them! All Snyder at 281-237-2655 or ptafe@katyisd.org
parents should check their children's hair routinely should you have any questions.
for lice eggs. They are small gray/white colored pin-
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ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS brought in the following day, the early release will be
One of the PTA's fundraisers this year is the sale of excused. Also, if you are taking your child out of the
the Entertainment Book. It is a book FULL of car rider line or bus line, you will need to check your
coupons for Katy and Houston, the cost is $20 child out at the office. This becomes a safety issue
per book. Each of your children was sent home with a and if at all possible, we would like for you to remain
book last week. The PTA will get 50% of every book in the car line or leave your child on the bus and meet
that is sold. them at the bus stop. Thank you for your
understanding.
If you have relatives out of town, they can order
Entertainment Books on line for their area by going YEARBOOK There are some changes regarding the
to fundraising.entertainment.com/support and yearbook this year. For the first time, Fielder will
entering Fielder's number 0285411. The books will have an all-color yearbook! We did a survey in the
be delivered to them directly. spring, and 84 % of parents who replied said they
were in favor of paying an extra $5.00 per book to
The PTA uses the money earned to support the get the entire book in color.
library, Hands on Science, class room materials,
workroom equipment and a whole bunch of other Another change for this year is that you now have to
stuff! If you aren't comfortable selling the books order the yearbook online. As any parent with a
and would like to make a donation, Fielder PTA will junior high kid can attest, ordering online is fast,
receive 100% of that. easy and secure. An added advantage is that you can
choose to personalize the cover of your children's
If you have any questions about the Entertainment yearbook by adding their name and some icons. To
Book fundraiser, please email Laura Peddicord at order the yearbook, go to http://shop.jostens.com
laurapeddicord@comcast.net. Thank you for and follow the instructions given.
supporting Fielder students and Fielder PTA.
Parents of 5th graders: One very interesting feature
PTA MEMBERSHIP of the yearbook is the baby pictures of our
Don't be counted out! You are invited to join! graduating students. So, please parents, start
WHO? Any adult (parents, grandparents, neighbors, looking around your photo albums for a baby picture
friends) of your child. To get a digital version, you can scan it
WHAT? The Fielder PTA or take a photo of the baby picture with a digital
WHERE? On the PTA Membership forms sent home camera. You can then upload it to the website (just
WHEN? Now! Let's meet our goal of 100% follow the instructions given below). If you have
membership (one member for every student) problems getting a digital version, you can bring
WHY? To support our students and school through your photograph to Nancy Butschek, at the school's
programs and activities and get a FREE student front office, or send it to school with your child. In
directory for EVERY membership!!! both cases, please put the photo in an envelope
marked "To the attention of Nancy Butschek, front
ABSENCES; EARLY RELEASE Parents: Just office", and make sure you write your child's name
wanted to remind you of the fact that if a student is and teacher's name on the back of the photo.
checked out of school before 3:40, this is counted as
an unexcused early release, five of which result in an To all parents: If you want to see more pictures of
unexcused absence. If your child is being checked out your children in the yearbook, please take the time to
due to an appointment and a doctor’s excuse is upload all the interesting shots you took this
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summer or that you will take throughout the school wins $5000 and a visit from Sabrina Bryan, a
year. Here are some of the themes we will have in member of the Cheetah Girls!
the yearbook: travel and vacation, sports, scouts,
school patrols, cafeteria, first day of school, Dare, Please stick the points on a piece of paper and write
Funky Friday, Falcon choir, etc. Fielder Elementary, 2100 Greenway Village Dr, Katy,
TX 77494. Fill the page up with points! Thanks for
The instructions to upload the photos are as follows: helping us win this AWESOME contest.
To access the website, go to:
https:\\portal.jostens.com\login.asp VOLUNTEERING AT FIELDER
Our User ID is: 1147348 We need you and want you to "Get Plugged In" at
Our Password is: fielder Fielder! Our big volunteer open house will be
Once you’re in the website follow these prompts: Tuesday, September 18 at 9:30 at school. Come
1. Insert your digital image file name from your and learn about all of the opportunities that there
computer are for volunteering in the school. If you are a
2. Your email address and parent name working parent and can't make it, please email Staci
3. Your child’s name or primary person in the Millican at s_milligan@msn.com, and she will get you
picture, grade and the description of all other "plugged in" at home. There are many opportunities
students in the picture along with teacher for you as well.
name.
4. This one is very crucial….you MUST check the We still need each of you to PLEASE mark your on
terms and conditions box. You MUST click on campus and off campus volunteer hours in the VIPS
the highlighted “Terms and Conditions” prompt. notebook on the front desk. This is very important
You MUST scroll all the way down to the as we need a record of each one of your valuable
bottom of the terms and conditions page or hours. With the Raptor system, many of you forget
your images will not be accepted. Even if you to record your hours, it is still necessary as this
don’t read it all, you MUST scroll all the way system can not distinguish between visitors and
down. You MUST do this step each and every volunteers (YET!).
time you submit an image.
5. Click on UPLOAD IMAGE. You should see that
your file has been uploaded successfully. Click
BACK button to upload additional images.
Remember to put your child’s name, grade, and
teacher along with any others in the photo or
they will not be accepted. Please visit our webpage at www.fielderpta.org
***Jostens has guaranteed us that this is a secure
website even though you may see some pop-ups that
states you are being redirected to a non secure
website, please ignore these.
HEB BUDDY POINTS
Start turning in your HEB Buddy Buck points to the
box in the front lobby of the school. The Texas
elementary school with the most Buddy Buck points
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