News for the week of October 7th , 2015
Wednesday’s Weekly Word
From the teachers and staff at Fonwood Early Childhood Center
Fonwood ECC is the best early childhood center for students in the North Forest area because we offer a
strong academic foundation in reading, mathematics, and social and emotional development.
www.houstonisd.org/fonwood
Dr. Kimberly Agnew Borders, Principal
We’re Wild about Learning!
This Week’s Wild Events
Wednesday,
October 7,
2015
Thursday,
October 8,
2015
Friday,
October 9,
2015
Students may wear college
T-shirts.
Our parent volunteer in the
office has information that she can share with you
about securing dental appointments that don’t
interfere with school time, and about how you can
get free transportation to dental appoinments.
Come to the office and ask to speak with Mrs.
Edmundson.
WIN A PRIZE
FOR COMING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY!!
Prizes for Monthly Perfect Attendance
OCTOBER
Carnival Tickets
NOVEMBER Thanksgiving Lunch for one
parent/caregiver & Drawings for
Grocery Baskets
DECEMBER
Toy Bags
Earn tickets to win a free bike each
month!
Community Helpers Day
Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
Students are allowed to dress as community
helpers.
“Paws” for These Events
Wednesday, Oct. 14th – Early Dismissal! Students are
dismissed at 12:30 p.m.
Monday Oct. 19th – Read Across the Globe! -Kindergarten
Thursday, Oct. 22nd - Read for the Record Celebration! PreKindergarten.
Thursday, Oct. 22nd – Community Helpers DayStudents are allowed to dress as their favorite community
helpers on this day!
Wednesday, Oct. 21st Head Start Parent Meeting,
1:00 p.m.-3:00p.m./ Fonwood Cafeteria
Tuesday, Oct. 27th- Academic Parent Teacher Teams
Meeting (Blue, Gold, Orange, Teal, and Yellow Teams) 4:30
p.m-6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 28th- Early Dismissal! Students are
dismissed at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 29th- Academic Parent Teacher Teams
Meeting (Pink, Green, Purple, Red, and Brown) 4:30 p.m6:00 p.m.
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Friday, Oct. 30 - Fall Carnival-Students are allowed to
dress as their favorite book characters. No scary costumes!
LITERACY FUN WITH PUMPKINS!
Fonwood ECC is getting into the fall spirit by having a Book Character Pumpkin
Decorating Contest! The purpose of the activity is to have fun while celebrating
reading. Each class will choose a favorite book and then decorate a pumpkin to
look like one of the characters from the book. Families who want to help decorate
the class pumpkins can call the school office at 713-633-0781. The contest will
begin on Friday, October 16, until Thursday, October 29, at 3: oo p.m. The
Fonwood Office Staff will vote for the best five Book Character Pumpkins. A
pizza party awaits winners of this fun and creative activity!
Examples of Book Character Pumpkins :
READ ACROSS THE GLOBE at FONWOOD
ACADEMIC PARENT TEACHER
TEAM (APTT)...October 29, 2015
Evidence suggests that family engagement matters
for student success. At Fonwood, there are several
opportunities for families to take an active role in
their children’s education. One very important
activity is attendance to the Academic Parent Teacher
Team (APTT) meetings. The APTT meetings at
Fonwood are held three times throughout the year
where teachers meet at once with all parents in their
classroom. Each parent is provided with a folder of
their child’s performance indicators. Teachers then
provide an in-depth coaching session on how to
interpret this data based on overall classroom
performance, school benchmarks, and state
standards. Parents are provided with strategies and
tools to help support learning at home, and together,
families and teachers set goals for their students,
individually and as a class.
Fall Carnival
Friday October 30th, 2015
Students are allowed to dress as their favorite book
characters.
No scary costumes!
9:00 – 10:30 Yellow, Pink, Gold
10:30 – 12:00 Green, Blue, Red
12:30 – 2:00
Orange, Purple, Teal, Brown
Pre-sale Tickets = 5 tickets for $1.00
Day of the carnival = 4 tickets for $1.00
Wristbands = $15.00 (Pre-sale or Day of carnival)
(Pre-sale tickets/ wristbands can be purchased
10/12/15 to 10/28/15)
Tickets can be used for food and games at the
carnival.
Wristbands include unlimited games, 1 popcorn, 1 hot
dog, 1 chip and 1 drink (water or soda)
On Monday, October 19th, Kindergarten students at Fonwood will
participate in the Read Across the Globe initiative. This initiative aims to
break the Guinness World Record for the number of children read to
within a 24-hour period. The book that will be read to our Kindergarten
students is “Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table” which is about a
former basketball player who became a farmer. We still need parents or
any member of the family to serve as a volunteer in this exciting event
which will help inspire the love of reading and promote awareness of the
importance of literacy in our students. Please call the office at 713-6330781 if you are able to volunteer.
Jumpstart's Read for the Record at FONWOOD
Every year, children and adults worldwide participate in the world’s largest
shared reading experience called Read for the Record. This year, Read for the
Record will be celebrated at Fonwood on Thursday, October 22nd. On this
day, very special guests from the community will visit classrooms and read
the book “Not Norman: A Goldfish Story” to our PK-4 and PK-3 students. This
book which is written by Kelly Bennett and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones is a
humorous tale about a child who finds a new friend in an unexpected place.
Parents or caregivers who would like to volunteer to read to our PK students
can call the office at 713-633-0781. Fonwood will help break the world
reading record (again!) for the most people reading the same book on the
same day!
It’s time to bring some of your favorite storybook characters to life!
This year, Fonwood ECC will host a school-wide Storybook Character
Parade on Friday, October 30th. Students are encouraged to dress up as
the story book character their teacher assigns them. Each class will walk in
the parade, and parents are welcome to attend. To support students’ feelings
of safety and security in our building, violent or frightening costumes are not
acceptable.
Each teacher will choose a theme or book to represent, and students who do
not wish to bring a costume from home may make signs, costumes, or props
during class time to wear or carry during the parade. Please talk with your
child about how he or she would like to participate in this event, and mark
your calendars! See your child’s teacher for further information.
Volunteer or donate for
Fall Carnival 2015
At the Houston Independent School District, communication is one of our top priorities. We all must work together to ensure our students are
successful, which is why we believe it’s so vital for our parents and students to stay informed. Therefore we have introduced a new communication
tool — text messaging. Text messaging does not replace our existing means of communications — callouts, emails, letters sent home with students
or notices posted on our website. Rather, it is an additional way to quickly and efficiently contact you about campus emergencies and other
important district and campus events. Signing up for HISD’s text message alerts is quick and easy. Simply text the word “YES” to 68453 from each
cell phone on which you wish to receive text messages. Make sure all your cell phone numbers are registered with the school your child attends. If
you have students in middle or high school, you can also register their cell phone numbers so they can be contacted by the school in case of
emergencies. To do this, simply contact the school and request that your student’s cell phone number be added to the School Information
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System, and text “yes” to 68453 from your child’s phone. Elementary school children will not receive texts. See the FAQs below for more
information about text message alerts. You may also contact your child’s school, if you have any questions.
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