Sam Houston STEM

•Sam Houston Sunday Weekly Reminders• 🚫No visitors, early checkouts, or drop-offs this week-Common Assessment #1 for grades 3-5 Monday- Social Studies Tuesday- RLA Wednesday- Math Thursday- Science Friday- All Test Makeup Day This INCLUDES lunch visitors for ALL GRADES. 🚌 School Bus Safety Week 🧦sOCkTober Avid Sock Drive- this is the last week. The grade level with the most sock donations wins a prize! 🍬 CASA Candy Drive for Trunk or Treat 🎃 Grade Level with the most donations by weight wins a pizza party pizza •10/23• 1st & 2nd Grade GT field trip •10/25• Maverick Spirit & Crazy Sock Day 👀 Looking ahead… Red Ribbon Week 10/28-11/1 Mon.-Camo, Tues.- Wacky/Tacky, Wed.-Western, Thurs.- Storybook Character, Friday- RED out For any questions about this weeks events please contact our office. ❤️🤘🏽

🚨Don’t forget!!🚨 Tomorrow, 10/18 •Pink Out Mav Spirit Day 🩷🤘🏽 •Crazy Sock Day- Socktober Avid sock drive is still going for one more week! 🧦 *grade level that donates the most socks wins a prize*

We hope our Sam Houston STEM Families had an extraordinary Fall Break! Attached below are some reminders for this week. We are excited to see you all back on campus tomorrow, 10/15/2024!!

Happy Homecoming ❤️🤘🏽 A few reminders • Student Council Photo Booth $5- get your photo taken in your best Mav spirit/ Homecoming dress- all proceeds donated to Buncombe County Schools Foundation. The Photo Booth will be set up in room 111 beginning at 7:00am. •Students may wear Mums and Garters, please tape any bells or whistles to minimize distractions during instructional time. •We cannot accept special flower or gift deliveries for students on campus. • All Big Kahuna PTO fundraiser money was due today, if you have not already turned it in please do so asap. All online sales will continue through 10/15 and count toward student rewards. *Fall Break for students* October 7th-14th, students return to campus 10/15. Please reach out to Mrs. Livingston should you have any questions or concerns, livingstonjb@marshallisd.com

The Sam Houston STEM Academy Student Council has made the decision to donate the proceeds from tomorrow's photo booth to the Buncombe County Schools Foundation in Buncombe County, North Carolina, to aid in Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in their community. There are over 20 elementary schools alone in Ashville, NC, and surrounding areas of the county that have been affected by this catastrophic event. To help, please participate in our Homecoming Photo Booth on Friday, October 4th. Additional donations will also be accepted. We have been in touch with the Executive Director of Buncombe County Schools Foundation, Mrs. Cheek, who stated they " are in great need and appreciate your thoughts and support."

This morning's drill is complete and we are back to business as usual on campus! Thank you!

Good morning, Sam Houston STEM Family! We will conduct a lockdown drill on campus this morning at 8:10 am. Parents will not be allowed to check in/out during this time. We will send a message when the drill is complete, and the campus returns to business as usual. Please plan accordingly. Have a great day!- Mrs. Livingston

Thank you to everyone who joined in on all the fun at ETBU Fall Fest tonight! 💙🍁 •REMINDER• Tomorrow, 10/1, is early release at 12:06. Any transportation changes or early check outs must be called into the office or checked out no later than 11:15 AM. Transportation changes MUST be called into the office, not the teacher or your student. If you have not contacted the front office your student will be sent home their normal route of transportation. Due to an early release schedule tomorrow, all students will be served lunch as normal and eat in their classrooms. No lunch guests on campus tomorrow. Thank you for your cooperation ❤️🤘🏽

A couple of reminders for next week ❤️🤘🏽 Have a wonderful and safe weekend! ETBU Fall Fest @ SH Monday 9/30 5:30-7:30 Early Release for Parent/teacher Conferences Tuesday 10/1 @ 12:06

Letters From Livingston- Monthly Parent Newsletter ALL things Sam Houston STEM Academy September 2024! ❤🤘 Campus Current Events to Volunteer Opportunities! Unique to this edition: Check out this year's student attendance incentive plan, new parent and family volunteer opportunities, and the event calendar link in this month's edition, which includes campus events through the end of the 2024-2025 school year! Check it out now! https://secure.smore.com/n/b05xk?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3-o3n3mLYW93Hpkdw7AZFBMLH-wLLSREtQFVWa_ygQJ8jKng7Kt4-p8MI_aem_XZInCB9a-TKCiQuZMq3EYA

With rain in the forecast for tomorrow, we just wanted to remind our families that if it is raining in the morning, the 3-5 drop off location gate will be locked and one line will form for drop off following the same procedures as our usual afternoon pickup. On inclement weather days, we will start unloading students at 6:50 am to help with traffic flow and timeliness. Please ensure your student is ready to exit your vehichle with all of their belongings. Again this is only if it is raining in the morning and afternoon dismissal procedures will remain the same. Thank you for helping us make our students safety our top priority. Have a great evening! ❤️🤘🏽Mrs. Livingston

Good morning SH Family! We will be conducting a fire drill this morning at 8:00 am. Parents will not be allowed to check in/out during this time. Please plan accordingly. Have a great day! Mrs. Livingston

Good morning! Just a reminder today is picture day 📸 All students should be in uniform dress for pictures! It’s a great day to be a Maverick! ❤️🤘🏽

STEM families, We wanted to remind you all that tomorrow, 08/27/2024, is picture day. All students should be in uniform dress for pictures. We have also been seeing many students out of dress code. A copy of the MISD elementary dress code was sent home with all students and is in the August newsletter. The dress code is enforced on our campus in accordance with the MISD Discipline Matrix. If you have any specific questions, please reach out to our office for further clarification. Thank you all for your patience and cooperation with afternoon dismissal. It has gotten quicker with each day and will continue to improve. A few ways you can help: make sure your student's car tag is visible until the student is safely in your vehicle, the school day ends at 3:20 pm, and all students should be picked up no later than 3:45 pm; ALL transportation changes (k-5) must be called into the front office or your student will be sent home via their usual route of transportation. All early check-outs and transportation changes must be completed before 2:30 pm. To ensure the safety of all students, if you do not have your student's car tag for pick-up or someone else is picking them up at the end of the day, you will be asked to come inside and present your ID. The safety of our students is of the utmost importance, and we want to ensure the same as they leave our campus to return home.

Letters From Livingston❤️🤘 Parent Newsletter August 2024- ALL things Sam Houston Important Information and Calendar Events Thank you to Sam Houston PTO for Sponsoring!! https://secure.smore.com/n/74tq6

Good morning! We are excited for day 2!! Today we will have 2 drop off lines and follow our normal traffic guidelines. Please remember that all transportation changes must be called into the office not teachers. Early checkouts and transportation changes must be done by 2:30pm. We are looking forward to another wonderful day! It's a great day to be a Maverick ❤️🤘🏽

Please review the First Day of School procedures, traffic guidelines, and map regarding student drop-off and pick-up. For student safety and to minimize traffic disruptions, parents will ONLY be permitted to walk their students to class or the building on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. If you were not able to attend meet the teacher, you should be able to view your child’s homeroom teacher in Skyward. We will also have that information available in the cafeteria on the first day of school. If you requested additional car tags or mergers, these will be sent home with your child on the first day of school. To help our students learn and master new cafeteria expectations, lunch visitors or guests are not allowed for the first two weeks of school. Lunch visitors can begin to join us on August 26, 2024. Campus opens at 7:00 am The Tardy Bell rings at 7:31 The school day is from 7:31 to 3:21 During the first week of school, please be patient as everyone adjusts to student drop-off and pickup procedures. Our main priority is ensuring the safety of our students. Your cooperation in ensuring your student is ready to safely exit your vehicle with all of their belongings will help the line move as quickly as possible. Lines and traffic will improve after the first week of school. We are excited for a wonderful year at Sam Houston!

We're so excited to see you at Meet the Teacher tonight! Our Parent Teacher Organization volunteers will be here to greet you and help you move around campus. In 2023-2024, families and PTO funded field trips at every grade level, NEW sporting equipment for all our kids, STAAR Pep Rally, staff Christmas Party, and much more! EACH PTO PAID membership of $5 will earn the child one personalized "ice cream scoop" for their teacher's "cone" on the enormous wall of fame at our Cafeteria. There is NO limit to the number of $5 membership dips a child can earn as one first-grader is trying to get five from all his family tonight.

It’s almost that time!!! We are so excited!! Meet the Teacher is TONIGHT!!!! Here are some helpful tips!!✏️❤️🤘🏽 1. Enter through the main front office entrance 2. You will need to make your way to the cafeteria. 3. Find your student's grade level check-in table. 4. Here, you will sign in and receive your child's teacher reveal card with their homeroom teacher and room number and your car rider tag. 5. If you need additional car tags or would like to merge siblings into one car tag, you will need to visit that table next. 6. Please take time to stop by our campus information tables set up around campus and the main hall. 7. Make your way to meet your 24-25 homeroom teacher!!! 🤩 See you there!!! 😎 **This Friday, you will receive an email and Thrill Share communication from Mrs. Livingston regarding the First Week of School Campus Procedures, including Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures.**

😎Summer Reading Challenge 📚 and Sneak Peek ALERT!!!👀🚨 The Back-to-School Countdown is FINALLY here! Reading during the Summer is SO Important! We have a BIG back-to-school Sam Houston Surprise to reveal, but first, let's get to reading!! We are releasing the Sam Houston STEM Bingo Challenge to help your child stay on track and prepare to return to school in August! Here are the rules: 1. Students will color or circle the box when completing the task. 2. Students who complete 5 tasks to create a BINGO will receive a certificate and be invited to our reading challenge celebration at the beginning of the 24-25 school year. 3. If students complete ALL reading challenge tasks to create a "blackout" BINGO. They will receive an additional reading surprise at our celebration! 4. Your child must bring the BINGO card back with them the first week of school, signed by a parent as proof of completion. It will be their ticket to the reading celebration. **BONUS Challenge** We miss seeing our students' smiling faces!! Snap a picture of your student completing one of their reading challenges for us to share and email it to Mrs. Livingston at livingstonjb@marshallisd.com. If they complete the reading challenge above, these students will be entered into a drawing for our BIG back-to-school reading reveal!! 📤If you do not have access to a printer, a cart will be placed out front of our campus, where you may pick one up at your convenience. Thank you for being an active part of your child's literacy and learning! Happy Reading!!! 31 days & counting!! ❤️🤘