Michael L. Griffin Elementary
Volume XIV, Issue 3
Classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd.
Monday, Sept. 9th Benefitting KISD Teddy Cop Buddies! Participate and earn points for your
House! See flyer on page 8.
Wear BLUE
Wednesday, Sept. 4th, to
recognize
Trust
as our Core Essential
character of the month!
Reminder from our Student Handbook….
Lunchroom Visitors: After the first 2 weeks of school, parents/guardians may join their student for lunch on a limited basis. Visitors are limited to 3 per student (parents, grandparents and non-school aged children only). Students should not have lunch visitors more than ONCE per week. Parents are encouraged to limit their visits in the cafeteria in order to promote student independ-ence and peer relationships. Only the student being visited may sit at the visitor table, friends from class may not join. All visitors must bring photo ID with them to check in at the front office. Remember you may only provide food for your own child. *No lunch visitors will be permitted on early dismissal days, testing days, days reserved for Kindergarten and Pre-K registration and the last 2 weeks of the school year.* Other days where lunchroom visitations are restricted are Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, Field Days, Fall and Spring party days.
Griffin welcomes lunch visitors beginning
Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 28th.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
25 26
Kinder Orientation, 5
-6pm
District School Board
Meeting, ESC, 6:30p
27
1st Gr. Orientation,
5-6pm
28
Homeroom Parent Meeting, 10am in the LGA
CRHS Open House, 5-8p
29
30
31
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
3 4
Wear BLUE for Character Trait: Trust
5
9:00am-PTA Mtg., LGA
10am-PTA General Mtg.
6
Popcorn-Kinder
& 1st gr.
Book Fair Set-up
7
8 9 Grandparents eat
with Pre K/Kinder
Teddy Cop PJ Day
10 Grandparents eat
with 1st Gr.
Book Fair Night 3:30-
7:30pm
11 Grandparents eat
with 2nd Gr.
Patriot’s Day-Moment of Silence
12 Grandparents eat
with 3rd Gr.
13 Grandparents
eat with 4th & 5th
Popcorn-2nd & PK
14
15 16 17 Constitution
Day PTA GrizzFest Mtg-9a
Progress Reports
Go Home
18
Family Night—NO
HOMEWORK
19
5th Gr. Photo after
Announcements
20
Popcorn—3rd 21
22 23
6:30—KISD Board
Meeting @ ESC
24
Volunteer of the
Month Breakfast &
Announcements, 8am
9am—GrizzFest Mtg.
25
6-8pm - Legacy Parent
Academy
26
Jump Rope for Heart 27 Popcorn-4th
Jump Rope for
Heart
Campus Advisory
Team Mtg., 5pm
Grizzly Games,
6:30-8:30pm
28
29 30
Author Max
Brallier –3rd –
5th @ 9am
1
GrizzFest Meeting, 9-
9:30am
2
Wear RED for charac-
ter trait: COURAGE
3
PTA Executive Board
Meeting, 9:00am
4
Popcorn—5th/CAP
5
Grandparents Week at MGE
Book Fair
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
In the News…
It was lovely seeing so many new faces at the Griffin Greeter’s Coffee and Volunteer Orientation last week. We are lucky to have such enthusiastic parents who have an interest in our school. Thank you to all who came!
We still need to fill a few positions for this year. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in chairing any of the following or would like more information. Getting involved is a fun way to meet other parents and to make new friends.
Teacher Appreciation Week Chair
School Store Co-chair
Mark your Calendar…
Wednesday, August 28th at 10 am in the LGA
If you were selected as your child’s homeroom parent, please be sure to attend this informative meeting.
Contact Felicity Ammons at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Tuesday, September 3rd at 1 pm
Plans are underway for the 3rd annual Grizzly Games. If you didn’t make the meeting yesterday, but would still like to help, please join us next week. Ticket sales and more information about the event to follow.
For more information, contact Allison Brownlee at [email protected]
Thursday, September 5th at 10 am in the LGA
All current PTA members are invited to join us for our first General Membership Meeting. This is an opportunity to hear from and connect with your PTA officers and committee chairs about upcoming events. If you aren’t a member yet, please consider joining. Click: Join
September 9th – 13th during lunches
MGE Grandparents are invited to attend lunch with their grandchild during the week of September 9th – 13th. Please see the attached flyers with the lunch schedule for the week. Grandparents of students in special programs are welcome to eat with their grandchild on any one of the days during the week. Please contact the teacher.
For questions, contact Allison Lindberg at [email protected]
Thursday, September 19h at 10 am in the LGA
Our annual Fall Carnival, GrizzFest is coming soon and we need help to plan a memorable event for our kids. The theme for this year is “Wild About GrizzFest”.
For questions, contact Melinda Robinson at [email protected]
Have a wonderful week!
Regular Early Release
Begin End Table # Grade Teacher Begin End Table #
10:30 11:00 1 1 Saavedra 9:30 10:00 1
10:30 11:00 2 1 Baker, Lauren 9:30 10:00 2
10:35 11:05 3 1 Alvarado 9:35 10:05 3
10:35 11:05 4 1 Miller 9:35 10:05 4
10:40 11:10 5 1 Russell 9:40 10:10 5
10:40 11:10 6 9:40 10:10 6
10:45 11:15 7 K James 9:45 10:15 7
10:45 11:15 8 K Gill 9:45 10:15 8
10:50 11:20 9 K Lundahl 9:50 10:20 9
10:50 11:20 10 K Marshall 9:50 10:20 10
11:00 11:30 1 K Bryant 10:00 10:30 1
11:00 11:30 2 K Flynn 10:00 10:30 2
11:05 11:35 3 2 Truitt 10:05 10:35 3
11:05 11:35 4 2 Simmonds 10:05 10:35 4
11:10 11:40 5 2 Walton 10:10 10:40 5
11:10 11:40 6 2 Linkenheimer 10:10 10:40 6
11:15 11:45 7 2 Baker, Laura 10:15 10:45 7
11:15 11:45 8 2 Salinas 10:15 10:45 8
11:20 11:50 9 GT Morgan 10:20 10:50 9
11:20 11:50 10 10:20 10:50 10
11:30 12:00 1 3 Baker, E. 10:30 11:00 1
11:30 12:00 2 3 Lessenger 10:30 11:00 2
11:35 12:05 3 3 Thomas 10:35 11:05 3
11:35 12:05 4 3 Terrell 10:35 11:05 4
11:40 12:10 5 3 Smith 10:40 11:10 5
11:40 12:10 6 3 Cella 10:40 11:10 6
11:45 12:15 7 Pre-K Peterson 10:45 11:15 7
11:45 12:15 8 Pre-K Fox 10:45 11:15 8
11:50 12:20 9 10:50 11:20 9
12:05 12:35 10 4 Tise 11:05 11:35 10
12:05 12:35 1 4 Strong 11:05 11:35 1
12:05 12:35 2 4 Hillers 11:05 11:35 2
12:05 12:35 3 11:05 11:35 3
12:10 12:40 4 4 Gonzalez 11:10 11:40 4
12:10 12:40 5 4 Hatcher 11:10 11:40 5
12:10 12:40 6 4 Martin 11:10 11:40 6
12:10 12:40 7 4 Hassig 11:10 11:40 7
12:45 1:15 8 5 Trevino 11:45 12:15 8
12:45 1:15 9 5 Stassen 11:45 12:15 9
12:45 1:15 10 5 Payne 11:45 12:15 10
12:45 1:15 1 5 Bailey 11:45 12:15 1
12:45 1:15 2 5 Todd-Atencio 11:45 12:15 2
12:45 1:15 3 5 Defreitas 11:45 12:15 3
12:45 1:15 4 5 Teehan 11:45 12:15 4
Teddy Cops and Griffin Elementary invites you to
participate in our National Pajama and Teddy Bear
fundraiser on Monday, September 9th. Students
may wear their pajamas to school for a donation of
$1.00 (or more). Their donations will go toward
buying Teddy Cop Buddies for our new Katy ISD
special needs students.
Please detach and return the form below to your
child’s homeroom teacher and earn points for your
House! Thank you for your support!
MGE Teddy Cop Pajama Day Monday, September 9th
Teddy Cop Pajama Day
Monday, Sept. 9, 2019
$1.00 (or more) Donation
My child would like to support Teddy Cops Program by donating $1.00 to wear PJs to school on
Monday, September 9th.
*Student Name: _________________________________________________________________
*Student’s Homeroom Teacher: _____________________________________________________
*Student’s ID Number: ____________________________________________________________
Donation Amount: _________________
Please complete and return to your child’s homeroom teacher on or before Monday,
September 9th.
*REQUIRED
Legacy Parent Academy 2019-2020
Legacy Parent Academy will continue in the 2019-2020 school year with sessions focusing on
prevalent social-emotional topics. This year’s sessions are as follows:
Special Education Training Sessions for Parents
Department of Special Education will offer training sessions for parents on relevant topics
pertaining to special education. Below you will find the Special Education Parent Training
Session for September which is also located on the Special Education Website. All training
sessions will be held at the Jeanne Coleman Support Annex (JCSA).
Katy ISD Special Education Department, Programs, Supports, and Services
Presenter: Dr. Brian Malechuk, Executive Director for Special Education
Thursday, September 5, 2019
2:00PM-3:30PM and 4:30PM-6:00PM
Learn more about the Katy ISD Department of Special Education and the programs that are
offered across the continuum of supports and services.
The academy is intended to provide parents with information on current topics that impact students
and schools district-wide. Academy sessions are supplemental to campus-based programs and
initiatives.
The Legacy Parent Academy webpage, which includes session descriptions and a link to register
for the sessions, is accessible at http://www.katyisd.org/parents/Pages/Legacy-Parent-
Academy.aspx.