Madge Griffith Elementary School

Novem ber 5 , 2 01 8

Vol ume 5, I ssue 3

Thanksgiving Break November 19th – 23rd

We’re thankful for our Eagles and we wish them and their families a safe, healthy and happy holiday!

Celebrating our

Principals!

In celebration of Principal’s Month we would like to thank

Dr. Matt, Principal, and our new

Assistant Principal, Mr. Wilson for

going the extra mile every day to

make Griffith a great place to learn

and work! Thank you for all you

do! We are blessed to have such

amazing and caring leaders at our

campus!

Eagles Lead Pledges

at Board Meeting

Bartleby and Sebastian did an

excellent job of leading the

pledges at the Board Meeting this

month. Way to go Eagles!

Author H.J. Ralles Visits Griffith

Author, H.J. Ralles visited Griffith two

days this year! She spent one day with our

3rd graders and one day with our 4th

graders showing them ways to improve

their writing skills. She has written

several books. Be sure to check them out

in our library! Thank you for visiting

Griffith and thank you Ms. Burke for

inviting her!

Character Counts at Griffith!

4RT MADGE GRIFFITH

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Spelling Bee Winner & Runner Up

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Thank you to the Lake Jackson Fire

Marshall’s Office for coming to Griffith to

teach our Kindergarteners about fire safety.

They learned about the dangers of fire, ways

to protect themselves and what to do in case

of an emergency.

Kindergarten Fire Safety

Art Contest Winners

Congratulations to Emri and

Alaiah for being selected as

finalists in the HMH Art and

Literacy Contest. Their art will

be sent to Austin to be judged

on the state level. Thank you to

Meg Pieri for presenting them

with their awards!

Congratulations to Sonya for

her outstanding achievement at

the Brazoria County Fair.

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Pegasus Visits The Brazoria

County Fair! Thank you to Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Wright, Mrs.

Chance, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Silva and our

volunteers for taking our Pegasus students to

Special Children’s Day at the fair. They

enjoyed a rodeo, lunch and the Children’s Barnyard. A great time was had by all!

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-Literacy Picnic

It was a cool fall day for

the Literacy Picnic this

year. We would like to

thank Eagle families for

joining their children for

lunch that day. Thank you

to Kona Ice for providing

cool treats. We would

also like to thank Mrs.

Lopez for organizing this

event and Mrs. Speer for

choosing the books the

students got to take home

with them. It was a fun

day enjoyed by all.

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Thank you to Mrs.

Schurtz and our 2nd

Graders for providing

everyone with a special

performance of

“EIEI Oops!” Thank you to our

Specials Teachers

Kirstin Linder, Teresa

Castillo & Wendy

Burke for your help

organizing the show!

“EIEI Oops”

Thank you to Brittany Rosenbohm, Herbert Miles and Marcus

Herns from the Brazosport Rotary Club for presenting each of

our 3rd grade students with their very own dictionary. Thank

you for your generosity!

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Our Counselor, Mrs. Lopez is

teaching students about

responsibility and the

importance of learning how to

take care of themselves in case

of an emergency. Please help

your children to learn

important information

including parent’s names, their

phone numbers and addresses.

She will also be teaching them

to be safe by knowing the

people they can trust and what

to do in case a stranger

approaches them. Our goal is

to have safe and responsible

Eagles!

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Live. Life. He~ !thy • • •

It was an exciting week at Griffith as our Eagles learned how to make good

choices and live a healthier lifestyle. A special thanks to Captain Crittenden and

Officers Knopp and Whearley for sharing the importance of not using drugs or

alcohol and how to be safe Trick or Treating. Thank you to Mr. Rankin for

piloting the drone to photograph our human pillars of character! Special thanks

to Mrs. Lopez, for organizing our week of fun!

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We would like to invite you to join our PTO.

Our next meetings is:

November 6th -6pm

Please see our website or contact our officers @

madgepto@gmail.com for more information. You can

also find us on Facebook for more pics.

Important Dates to Remember Happy Birthday November Eagles!

Nov 1 – Chess Club Nov 2 - Colorguard Nov 3- Walk for Habitat MacLean park (7:45 am) Nov 6 - Mileage Club, Dancing Eagles & Colorguard / PTO Meeting (6:00 pm)

Nov 7 - Harry Potter, Lego (A) & Math Games / PK Report Cards go home Nov 8 - Fire Drill / Student Council Nov 9 - End of Progress Reporting / Popcorn Friday / Colorguard Nov 12 - Progress Reports go home / 3rd Gr Veterans’ Program (1:45 & 6:30) / Veteran’s Reception (2:00 - 3:00) Nov 13 - Mileage, Storybook, Colorguard & Dancing Eagles Nov 14 - Harry Potter, Lego (B), Math Games & Dancing Eagles Nov 15 - Kinder & 2nd to Brazoswood for Fairy Tale Plays / Chess Club / Family Turkey Trot (5:00 - 6:00) Nov 17 - Colorguard & Dancing Eagles perform at Festival of Lights (5:15 pm) Nov 19 - 23 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!!!! Nov 27 - Griffith Night at Texas Roadhouse / Mileage, Storybook, Colorguard & Dancing Eagles Nov 28 - Math Games, Harry Potter & Dancing Eagles Nov 29 - Campus Volunteer Day / Chess Club Nov 30 - Smencil sales during lunch / Colorguard Dec 1 - MADGE MARKET DAY!

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Check out our website: http://www.brazosportisd.net/

Tips for Moms, Dads and Kids from your school nurse:

*Get lots of rest- it can take several weeks to get into a new routine! Lots of good rest helps!

*Eat fresh fruits, veggies, whole grains and lean meats as part of a healthy diet!

*Start your day off with breakfast at home or at school! Remember all Eagles can get a free breakfast at school.

*Exercise together as a family.

* Talk about the day with your child! What was good, bad, fun, funny, and hard and so on. Communication is comforting!

*Wash hands and use Hand Sanitizer often!

***Flu Season is here!!! Staying healthy,

and getting a flu shot helps your body fight the flu!!!

Nurse Notes

The Library will be open late on Tuesdays

from 3:35-4:15 pm for parents who want

to bring their students to check out new

books and take AR tests.

Library News

When: Thursday, November 15

5:00-6:00pm

Where: Madge Griffith Track and Gym

Come join us for a fun family evening to promote health

and wellness. Bring the whole family out to walk/jog/run

a mile around the track(5 laps). Each participant will

receive a certificate for completing the mile.

November 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Clubs

2 Clubs

3 Walk for

Habitat

MacLean Park

7:45 am

4 5 Clubs

6 PTO Meeting

6:00 pm

Clubs

7 Clubs

8 Clubs

9 End of

Progress

Reporting

Popcorn

Friday

Clubs

10

11 12 Progress Reports

go home

3rd Grade

Veterans

Program 1:45

and 6:30pm

13 Clubs

14 Clubs

15 Clubs

Kinder & 2nd

Fairy Tale Field

Trip

Family Turkey

Trot 5:30pm

16 17 Colorguard &

Dancing

Eagles

perform

Festival of

Lights 5:15 pm

18 19

Thanksgiving

Holiday

20 21 22 Happy

Thanksgiving!

23 24

25 26 27 Clubs

TX Roadhouse

Night

28 Clubs

29 Clubs

30 Clubs

Smencil Sales

Dec. 1