Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary @okekoalas #GoOKEKoalas May 18, 2016 Congratulations Jennifer Hoeferlin on being OKE s Volunteer of the Year! Celebration of Learning Schedule Kindergarten 12:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Green Brooks Sanchez Perez Pre-K Thursday, May 19th 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. In the classroom 1st Grade Monday, May 23rd 1:00 p.m. In the classroom 2nd Grade Tuesday, May 24th 2:00 p.m. In the classroom Priest Rudd Dugosh Montesanto Vaughn In the Gym 3rd Grade Wednesday, May 25th 4th Grade Thursday, May 26th 5th Grade Wednesday. June 1st Friday, May 20th 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. In the classroom In the classroom In the Gym
OKE PTA Spring Fundraiser Don t forget to buy your Entertainment Digital Membership from now until May 16. For $20 you get a 12 month membership to a special App that finds you thousands of discounts on restaurants, entertainment and shopping all over the US. Click on the link below for more information and to purchase this great saving tool. https://fundraising.entertainment.com/odessa-kilpatrick-elementary Funds raised will go toward a number of OKE programs, services and initiatives including the playground refurbishment, library resources and technology purchases. I-Station and FASTT Math is now over. Thank you for your participation! The school bookstore for May 20th has been cancelled. Need Information on Summer Learning for Your Students? Check out the Katy ISD Curriculum and Instruction Canvas page. https://katyisd.instructure.com/courses/84117/ pages/summer-learning
Congratulations to Fifth Grade for collecting the most pop tabs this year! A total of 48 pounds of tabs were collected to donate to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Fifth Grade wins a stinky feet pass! Our totals per grade are as follows: Kindergarten - 9 pounds First Grade - 11 pounds Second Grade - 2 pounds Third Grade - 9 pounds Fourth Grade - 5 pounds FIFTH GRADE - 12 POUNDS Celebration of Learning Our Celebration of Learnings are quickly approaching. Our students are so excited about this and we know you are as well. Please give yourself ample time to check-in before the celebration. We are requesting that balloons, flowers, gifts, etc. not be brought to this event. If these items are brought to school, you will be asked to leave them in the front office while you attend the party. This has been our practice for the past thirteen years and it is referenced in the OKE Handbook. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. It is much appreciated.
Remaining Accelerated Reader Celebrations: Library News The Accelerated Reader Level 3 Popcorn With the Librarian celebrations are underway. Please remember, the library must receive a signed permission slip in order for your child to attend. If you have misplaced your child s permission slip, there are extras available in the library. Thank you for your assistance! The Popcorn Celebration schedule is as follows: 4th Grade Level 3 (Popcorn): Thursday, May 19th @ 2:45-3:15 PM 5th Grade Level 3 (Popcorn): Monday, May 23rd @ 2:45-3:15 PM The Accelerated Reader Level 10 Tech Blast! celebrations begin last week. Students who reached Level 10 before 4/28/16 will be invited to attend. A permission slip is not required for this event. The Tech Blast celebration schedule is as follows: 3rd Grade Level 10 (Tech Blast): Tuesday, May 24th @ 2:45-3:15 PM 4th Grade Level 10 (Tech Blast): Wednesday, May 25th @ 2:45-3:15 PM 5th Grade Level 10 (Tech Blast): Thursday, May 26th @ 2:45-3:15 PM Upcoming Dates: All library books were due Friday, May 13th. Please help us by returning OKE Library books to our library. A librarian from the Cinco Ranch Public Library will be meeting with all students at OKE on Tuesday, May 31st to introduce their summer reading program to our students. Summer Reading! Although our school library has closed, we hope you will continue to reinforce your child s reading skills over the summer by joining the summer reading program sponsored by the Cinco Ranch Public Library. This library is located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd., Katy. A librarian from the Cinco Ranch Public Library will be speaking to all students about this program on Tuesday, May 31 st. Also, the KISD Elementary Librarians have compiled a list of book recommendations for all elementary-age students. You can take a look at our suggestions for books that may interest your child using the following link: http://www.katyisd.org/students/documents/summer_reading_2016-english.pdf You also may want to get a head start on reading books for next year s Texas 2x2 Program (Grades K-2): http://txla.org/groups/2x2 and Texas Bluebonnet Award Program (Grades 3-5): http://txla.org/tba-nominees Finally, any student can join Bookopolis (see below for information)!
Bookopolis: Library News Continued... Our 2 nd and 5 th graders were recently invited to explore Bookopolis with their classmates (https:// bookopolis.com/#/ ), an online community for young readers that helps ignite a love of reading by letting students connect with friends to share their favorite books. In 2015, the American Association for School Librarians selected Bookopolis a Best Website for Teaching and Learning. In Bookopolis, students can: Create virtual bookshelves of books they ve read, are reading now, or want to read Rate and review books to practice opinion writing Complete book reports to practice comprehension and critical thinking Track daily or weekly reading in an online reading log Connect with friends to see what books they ve read Explore new book ideas and reviews from curated lists and other Bookopolis readers Earn points and badges for their reading achievements Bookopolis is a free site that is compliant with COPPA (child online safety standards.) The creator is a parent and book club facilitator, Kari Riedel. Email her directly with any questions or suggestions you have about the site kari@bookopolis.com. Bookopolis also offers a Summer Reading Challenge for anyone interested (https://bookopolis.com/#/myworld/new-books-summer-challenge): Read 1,000 minutes between 6/13/16 and 8/13/16 and earn a FREE BOOK (while books last)! Log your minutes on your Bookopolis Reading Log. Bookopolis READ-O (Reading Bingo) If you get a Bingo (5 in any direction) or a Blackout (all squares are marked out) between 6/13/16-8/13/16, email Bookopolis a copy or picture of your Read-O card to info@bookopolis.com. Bookopolis will pick weekly winners to receive a FREE BOOK. Have a safe and enjoyable summer and, as always, happy reading!
Your child has completed the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) for his/ her enrolled grade level. Student test results are indicated on the Confidential Student Report (CSR) and will not be delivered to districts until mid-june. Campuses will send home Confidential Student Reports (CSRs) by Thursday, September 1, 2016. This does not include STAAR grades 5 and 8 mathematics and reading test administrations. The Confidential Student Report (CSR) for the STAAR grades 5 and 8 mathematics and reading will be provided to parents before the end of the school year. Beginning on Thursday, June 30, 2016, parents may view their child s 2016 STAAR 3-8 test results using either the Home Access Center (HAC) or the state Student Data Portal. If you do not have internet access during the summer, please contact your child s campus. In order to access the Student Portal, parents must have the child s Unique Access Code and the date of birth. The Unique Access Code: remains the same for the student during the entire state testing program, located on any past Confidential Student Report (CSR) in the bottom right corner of the CSR, and located in the Home Access Center (HAC). STAAR RESULTS NOTIFICATION INFO The back of this letter contains the directions on how to obtain test scores and the unique access code. Contact Brianna Pollinger at 281-237-7600 if you have any questions. If your child had a scheduled medication, emergency medication or an as needed medication in the clinic this school year and will be requiring this medication for the 2016-2017 school year, please visit Katy ISD Health services department at http:// www.katyisd.org/dept/healthservices/pages/default.aspx. To access the necessary forms to be completed by your physician. All forms must be dated after June 6 th 2016 to be valid for the 2016-2017 school year If you have any questions, please contact Teena Bacher R.N. 281-237-7611 teenambacher@katyisd.org
OKE TECH CAMP We will once again be hosting a Tech Camp this summer. More information and applications were sent home today. Tech Camp is open to all currently enrolled Kinder through 5th grade students at OKE (current student means they were enrolled in Kindergarten through 5th grade for the 2015-2016 school year). The cost is $90 CASH per student. Tech Camp will be July 25-27, 2016 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Students will have the opportunity to learn about new ways to use the ipads that are in the classrooms. We will be introducing several new apps and other cool things. Registration will be first come first serve. It will be limited to the first 25 students in grades K-2 and the first 25 students in grades 3-5. All proceeds go to purchasing additional technology for classrooms. Registration is now open in the front office.
2016 2017 Registration Dates & Times ALL REGISTRATION TIMES ARE 8:00AM 12:00PM (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) NOTE: Parents/authorized adults must first electronically register their child by going to www.katyisd.org/registration and selecting New Student Registration. This process may be done from any computer or hand-held device. Parents/authorized adults are also required to go to the appropriate campus during the dates and times specified below in order to complete the registration process. Parents who arrive after the scheduled ending time will be asked to return on the next scheduled registration day to finalize enrollment.
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Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary 26100 Cinco Ranch Blvd. Phone: 281-237-7600 Fax: 281-644-1570 Outback Outlook Friday, May 27th and Monday, May 30th are both school holidays. Have a safe and happy Memorial Day!