Maplebrook Elementary THE BEAR FACTS FAREWELL · Thank you! Cell Phones Inkjet & Laser Cartridges* GPS Devices Video Games & Consoles iPods Digital Cameras ... Maybe you just need

7935 Farmingham Road Humble, Texas 77346

Website: www.humbleisd.net/mbe Phone: 281-641-2900

Fax: 281-641-2917 Attendance: 281-641-2919

Clinic: 281-641-2947 Menu Hotline: 281-641-5838

MBE PTO: http://maplebrookpto.com

Marcia Reineking, Principal

Adriana Martinez, Assistant Principal

Learning is an adventure . . .

Enjoy the journey!

6/2-6/6 Book Swap-Library

6/5 5th Grade Farewell Fest

6/6 Kindergarten Program, 10:30 am LAST DAY OF SCHOOL EARLY RELEASE @ 12 PM

IMPORTANT DATES

THE BEAR FACTS June 2, 2014

Maplebrook Elementary

Cafeteria Menus

Breakfast

Lunch

Maplebrook Parents and Students, What a pleasure it’s been to serve this school and community for 13 years! You have made my life so happy. I’m fulfilled each and every day when I come into the building and see the smiles on these precious faces. I’m certainly going to miss the hugs from these kids and the crazi-est questions coming from the mouths of such innocence! Looking back to 2001, I remember opening the doors for the first time and greeting our Bears. They came from Timbers and Pine Forest to form a new family at Maplebrook---my family. I will miss all of you very, very much. However, I still have things to do and it’s time to get going. My husband, Al, is ready to travel and begin the bucket list. My daughter Keri and two granddaughters, Faith and Lexie, are ready for Mimi time and sleepovers. I’ll be back for the big events and to help as a volunteer many, many more times. So, I’m not saying good-bye, just thanks for the memories. What a wonderful journey it’s been!

Marcia Reineking

Early Release Day Friday, June 6th is the last day of school! Morning PreK classes will release at 10:00 am, while all others will dismiss at 12:00 pm. Lunch will NOT be served on this day. Have a safe and wonderful summer!

FAREWELL

Have a safe and happy summer!

The 2014-2015 school year begins

Monday, August 25th.

Tech Tidbits Julie Weldon, Instructional Technologist

Save Your Recycling! Maplebrook collected lots of recyclable items this school year! This enables us to purchase technology-related equipment and supplies and helps keep these things out of landfills. Please continue to collect the items listed below from your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers during the summer months. The items may be dropped off in the computer lab when school resumes in August. Thank you! Cell Phones Inkjet & Laser Cartridges* GPS Devices Video Games & Consoles iPods Digital Cameras DVDs Laptops PDAs Scientific/Graphing Calculators

iPads/Tablets/eReaders *Brand name cartridges only please. CFK does not accept refillable cartridges.

Summer Sites Do you want to encourage your child’s learning through the summer months? Would you like him or her to be able to practice skills such as keyboarding when school is out of session? Maybe you just need a place to turn when after all the fun in the sun, your child exclaims, “I’m bored!” If you find this to be the case, please keep in mind Humble ISD’s Elementary SuperSites. This extensive list of interactive websites main-tained by the Instructional Technology Department, includes math, RELA, sci-ence, social studies, music, art, and computer sites among many others. Check it out this summer!

The MBE News Team has worked hard all year to produce our weekly broadcasts which aired through the school every Friday morning. Re-cently, the news team went on a field trip to KPRC Local 2 studio where we got an up close look at how their newscasts are made. Special thanks goes to Mrs. Ensey and Mrs. Feske for their help with the news team this year!

MBC at NBC (L-R): Mrs. Weldon, Zachary Seidel, Belle Caldwell, Joelle George, Arianna Garza, Merae Gilmore, Channing Hanks, Kennedy Pierce, Karina Van Marter, McKenzie Coker, Dakala Clark, Mrs. Feske, Sydney Bogan, Josh Dominguez, Madeline De Simone, and Emma Sims. In the anchor seats: Torin Hill and Miranda Rayburn.

Book Swap Do your kids have books around that are taking up space on a shelf?

Maplebrook is having a book swap! In order to promote summer reading we are inviting students to bring in gently used books and swap them out for other gently used, but “new to them” books. Students may bring in up to five books to swap. The amount of books they bring in is the amount they will be taking home (5 or less). You may also donate books to the book swap for students who may not have any books to bring in. The book swap will occur the week of June 2nd-6th. Guidelines

The books must be “GENTLY” used and may not have any writing or drawing on the pages. Students in grades 3-5 will bring in chapter books. Students in grades K-2 will bring in picture books.

The last week of school we will transform the library into a book store and students who bring in books may select new ones for summer reading.

Cafeteria Refund News If you are the parent of a student who will move to a different Humble ISD campus for the 2013/2014 school year, you may have questions about your child’s cafeteria account. Any balance that is in the account at the end of this year will follow your student to his or her new campus. That money will be available for the student on the first day of school. However, if your child will no longer be enrolled in a Humble ISD school or you would like your money refunded, please contact your current cafeteria manager. The campus manager will refund the remaining balance to you. You can receive your refund in person or by sending a written request with your child to the cafeteria manager. The last date to receive your refund is Thursday, June 5, 2014. After that time managers will deposit all remaining cash and will be unable to make refunds. Any refund request after this date will have to be made to the Child Nutrition office and a refund check will be mailed. The Child Nutrition Department wishes everyone a terrific summer and we look forward to serving all Humble ISD students in the fall.

Lost and Found If your child is missing something, please have him/her check the Lost and Found bin in the Commons. Items not claimed by the end of the school year, will be donated to a local charity.

Are You Moving?

If you are moving during the summer and your child will not attend Maplebrook during the 2014-2015 school year, please complete the Intent to Move Form and return it to your child’s homeroom teacher as soon as possible. Please let us know even if you are moving to another Humble ISD school. Thank you!

IMPORTANT HAC INFORMATION

Do you have a Home Access Center (HAC) account? Now is the time to make sure you can log on or create an account. Mandatory HAC account updates for ALL students will begin August 4th. You will be required to update your account before picking up your back to school packet. At least one parent of every student will be required to have a HAC account. Please let us know if we can help you with your login. Try it now to prevent problems at the beginning of the school year. Please call 281-641-2900 for assistance.

Conflict Resolution http://www.kimscounselingcorner.com

Conflicts are a part of our lives every single day and because of this, we want our students to develop conflict resolution skills to help in these situations. There are many choices your child can make when in conflict in order to gain a win-win solution. You can help your child role play and decide when to use the following choices when in conflict:

• Talk it out (use an inside voice)

• Say "Please stop"

• Walk away and stay away

• Ignore...don't react

• Cool off (count to 10, take deep breaths)

• Say "I'm sorry"

• Share or take turns

• Use an I-message (I feel ____ when ____ and I need ____.)

• Have a Peer Mediation

Jana McLain, M. Ed., LPC, Professional School Counselor

www.humbleisd.net/mbe/jmclain

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C ounselor’s

Home Access Center

Medication Reminder! Please be advised that if your child has medication stored in the clinic from the school year (2013-2014) YOU MUST STOP BY THE CLINIC TO PICK UP THE MEDICATION BY 11:00 AM ON Friday, June 6th. Any medication left in the clinic after that time will be destroyed. Medi-cations are not carried over from year to year. Per Humble ISD policy, “Any unused medication must be picked up by a parent, guardian or an adult. NO MEDICATIONS WILL BE SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS”. If you have any questions, please contact me at 281-641-2900. Thank you. Donna Liptak R.N. Maplebrook Elementary School Nurse

Kindergarten-5th Grade New Student Registration

New student registration begins August 13th from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. First, complete the online regis-tration located on the Maplebrook website (www.humbleisd.net/mbe). Please call Maplebrook (281.641.2900) after enrolling online to make an appoint-ment to complete registration. You will need to bring the following documentation to your appointment:

• child’s original birth certificate • child’s up-to-date immunization records • parent’s driver’s license for identification • proof of residency shown by a 30-day current utility

bill (We can also accept a lease or rental agreement as long as the parent’s name and address is on the agreement with the leasing agent’s signature.)

• Last report card (unless Pre-K or Kindergarten)

Back To School packets will be available for pickup:

August 19th & 20th 8:30 - 11:00 and 1:00 - 3:00 A signature is required to pick up packets. Neighbors and friends are allowed to sign and pick up for you, but no students will be allowed to pickup a packet without an adult present. Please complete the entire packet and return it along with a 30-day current utility bill on:

August 21st 8:30 - 11:00 and 1:00 - 3:00 August 22nd 8:30 - 11:00

Once the completed paperwork is returned, students will re-ceive a Fast Pass. The Fast Pass will include the students’ teacher assignment and will ad-mit them to First Day Fest which will be held on Friday, August 22nd. From 3-3:30 pm, you can shop and make various payments or set up ac-counts and then from 3:30 to 5:30 you can show your Fast Pass and go meet the teacher and visit the classroom.

Back to School Packets & First Day Fest Info

School Supply Packs

Order forms for EPI school supply packs are due back by June 2nd. You can also order online through June 15th by going to www.epipacks.com and entering the school ID MAP040. If your child will be attending another Humble ISD school next year, please contact EPI to ob-tain the appropriate school ID—[email protected] or call 832.327.6330.

Mandatory Update for (HAC)

Parents of students in all grades will be required to have a Home Access Center account to access the online update forms for the 2014 – 2015 school year. Forms will only be available August 4th—September 12th, but we encourage you to sign up for your HAC account now. You will need a valid email address. If you do not currently have a HAC account, please set one up at https://eshac.humble.k12.tx.us/homeaccess/ . All sib-lings will be linked through one account. For more in-formation, visit the district’s Back to School webpage: www.humbleisd.net/Page/37045 or contact the campus registrar at 281.641.2900.

Meet Your Teacher at First Day Fest August 22nd

PreK Registration

Parents of students who are eligible for Humble ISD’s 4 year old pre-kindergarten program who are zoned to Ma-plebrook must complete registration paperwork on Wednesday, August 6th from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. The following schools are zoned to MBE: Pine Forest, Lakeshore, Summerwood. One of the following eligibility requirements must be met to register for this half-day program: 1. Homeless/Foster children 2. Low Income 3. Language other than English spoken at home (testing

required) 4. Child of active military member 5. Child of military member who was injured or killed

while on active duty In addition to the documents listed above for K-5 regis-tration, eligibility documents must be provided: CPS/foster care paperwork, pay stubs for income, or military orders.

The Maplebrook Staff wishes to thank everyone for a great year! Have a safe and fun summer and we’ll see you again in August. To our 5th grade students, we wish you the best in middle school!

***The front office will be closed JUNE 13TH and will re-open on AUGUST 11TH.***

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Holiday Semester Begins/Ends

Professional Growth Day, Student Holiday Summer Closing Days

umble ISD 2014-15 Calendar

Calendar Code

18 school days

20 school days21 school days

4 school days

15 school days15 school days

17 school days19 school days

22 school days

Days of Instruction Students Teachers1st Semester 78 852nd Semester 99 102Total Days 177 187

HolidaysLabor Day ............Sept. 1Thanksgiving ......Nov. 24-28Winter Break ....... Dec. 22-Jan. 2MLK Day .............Jan. 19Spring Break ........March 9-13Good Friday .........April 3Memorial Day ......May 25

Inclement Weather Days* Feb. 16 and June 5

Semesters1st ..... August 25- Dec. 19, 20142nd.... Jan. 6 - June 4, 2015

Professional Growth/ Workdays for staffHolidays for studentsAugust 15 will be the first day back for instructional staff. Employees who attend ONE of the district-focused staff development days listed (June 10; June 11; Aug. 4; Aug. 5) may report on Aug. 18. August 18-22 October 13 January 5 February 16 June 5 Summer Closing Days2014 June 13, 20, 27 July 4, 11, 18, 25 August 1, 82015 June 12, 19, 26 July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

* May become student school days if time is lost to bad weather. Otherwise, will be Student Holiday/Prof. Growth Workdays.

State Testing Days affecting individual grade levels:TELPAS Window: March 16-April 8TAKS STAAR/EOC

All grade levels (K-12) will have 9-week grading periods.

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