Sam Houston STEM

😎Summer Reading Challenge 📚 and Sneak Peek ALERT!!!👀🚨 The Back-to-School Countdown is FINALLY here! Reading during the Summer is SO Important! We have a BIG back-to-school Sam Houston Surprise to reveal, but first, let's get to reading!! We are releasing the Sam Houston STEM Bingo Challenge to help your child stay on track and prepare to return to school in August! Here are the rules: 1. Students will color or circle the box when completing the task. 2. Students who complete 5 tasks to create a BINGO will receive a certificate and be invited to our reading challenge celebration at the beginning of the 24-25 school year. 3. If students complete ALL reading challenge tasks to create a "blackout" BINGO. They will receive an additional reading surprise at our celebration! 4. Your child must bring the BINGO card back with them the first week of school, signed by a parent as proof of completion. It will be their ticket to the reading celebration. **BONUS Challenge** We miss seeing our students' smiling faces!! Snap a picture of your student completing one of their reading challenges for us to share and email it to Mrs. Livingston at livingstonjb@marshallisd.com. If they complete the reading challenge above, these students will be entered into a drawing for our BIG back-to-school reading reveal!! 📤If you do not have access to a printer, a cart will be placed out front of our campus, where you may pick one up at your convenience. Thank you for being an active part of your child's literacy and learning! Happy Reading!!! 31 days & counting!! ❤️🤘

Happy Last Day of School! 🥳 Just a reminder that we have early release today at 12:06. All transportation changes must be called in by 10:30. No early checkouts after 11:00. T-minus 4 hours & 30 minutes until Summer ☀️ 😎🎉🤘🏽

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 05/22, is our Annual SH Water Day. You should have received a note that went home, as well as digital correspondence. I did however forget to mention, students will want to wear some type of shoes that can get we but also protect their feet when walking between slides and events, crocs, flipflops, water shoes, etc., are acceptable. They may also bring money for concessions, an ice cream truck, and a taco truck. Lunch will be served as normal from the cafe, and if your student normally brings lunch, I would encourage them to do so tomorrow as well. They will eat with their teachers in the classroom or picnic style. Kona Ice is NOT on 05/22/2024 but will be here on the last day of school, 05/23/2024. Thursday, 05/23, is also an early dismissal for students at 12:06 p.m. Please be sure you have called before 10:30 a.m. with any transportation changes and have made arrangements for your student to be picked up on time. Please get in touch with our office if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!

Please don’t forget to take a moment to fill out our Parent Survey! We want your input to improve our school and all we do! Thank you in advance ❤️🤘🏽 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RafnhpP4tJRbT2UcfvI_Frrcn5Eqacy-FIJ195b0waY/viewform?edit_requested=true

Please see attached Parent Note and Volunteer Guidelines. Contact Mrs. Livingston at livingstonjb@marshallisd.com with any questions or concerns you may have. Have a great weekend! Volunteer Sign-up Link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B45AEA82DA6FCC61-49752031-water

School Climate Survey Information for Parents Our highest priority at Sam Houston STEM Academy as a school community is ensuring the safety, well-being, and success of our students and staff. Seeking insight from all stakeholders provides us with an opportunity to work together and contribute to a shared school vision. School climate refers to the quality and character of school life, and research has shown that it has a very sizable impact on student learning. The School Climate Survey serves as a tool to help administrators gain an in-depth understanding of our school climate and how campus administration can best meet the needs of our students, families, faculty, and staff. Participants will be asked about their perceptions of student engagement, school environment, and safety. The Google Form Survey linked below can be accessed online from May 14, 2024, to May 22, 2024. The results will solely be shared with the Sam Houston campus administration and MISD district administration.  Survey link: https://forms.gle/ietqBdzuqwmzr6d19 The survey results, which are entirely anonymous and will not identify any person or their responses, will help our campus improve student relationships, learning conditions, and the school's overall environment. As always, our ultimate goal is to continually foster student growth and achievement and ensure our students, faculty, and staff's sense of well-being. Your participation in the School Climate Survey is not only valuable but also crucial.  Your insights and perspectives as parents are essential in shaping our school environment. We encourage you to take the time to fill out the survey. Please remember that the survey must be completed online via the link listed above by May 22, 2024. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at livingstonjb@marshallisd.com or (903) 927-8862.

Good afternoon, SH families, Tomorrow morning, several charter buses will be parked on Travis St. in front of the school for students traveling off campus for the day. We will still have two drop-off lines as usual. Please do not form a line in front of the school to avoid blocking MISD buses dropping off students in the circle drive bus drop off. We will start the line at the 4-way stop if you arrive before 7 am. Once the buses have departed, the drop-off lines will flow as usual. If you should have any questions, you can contact me by email before tomorrow morning at livingstonjb@marshallisd.com. Thank you, and have a great evening!

Don’t worry about it Wednesday… dinner that is 😉 🖤 05/01/24 💛 Let Golden Chick do the work!! Just mention Sam Houston STEM Academy when you grab your dinner between 4pm-8pm 🤩 👏🏽 😋

ALL things May at SH ❤️ 🗓️ 🤘🏽 See events Calendars attached

📢 Please see the message below from PTO We are excited to celebrate our wonderful teachers and staff at Sam Houston during Teacher Appreciation Week May 6 - 10! 🎉We have several sponsorship opportunities available to help make sure our teachers and staff are showered with the appreciation they deserve. All sponsors will be listed at each event throughout the week. Deadline to sponsor: Thursday, May 2. Sponsorship money can also be sent to the main SH office marked "PTO." Sponsorship Opportunities: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/teacher-appreciation-week-sponsor?cart=a42b9353-2e75-4e84-956d-ffa8393c9a5d%21%2177764478

We have additional forms available in the front office if needed!! ❤️🤘🏽 #hornsup

📣JOIN US 🎉Chalk•the•Walk•for•STAAR 🎉 4/15📣 4:30-5:30

Reminder to all Sam Houston Families ❤️🤘🏽 •STAAR Pep Rally is students ONLY •Join us for Chalk the Walk 4/15 @ 4:30 •Closed Campus K-5: 4/16-4/26 for ALL testing- no drop offs, campus visitors, or early checkouts. Please arrive on time and early if your child will be eating breakfast. •Should you have any questions please contact our office. Thank you for helping us to create the most conducive testing environment possible for ALL students!

Thursday, March 28th will be our next Kona Ice day! Don’t forget you can prepay online ❤️ or send money with your student on Thursday https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/user/search

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Chocolate Fundraiser! If you have not done so already please turn your fundraiser money into the office ASAP! Prize winners will be announced when we return from Easter Break. 03/25- 5th Grade Advanced Math Meeting @ MJHS Library 5:30PM 03/26- 3-5 Students who earned the bowling growth incentive reward- Permission slips are due (Your student has theirs if they qualified for the trip) 1st Grade Music Program- Students should arrive at 5:30pm and report to the gym 03/28- Kona Ice Day- Please send your money ahead of time or pay online PTO Meeting 6:00 pm- Please join us! APEX PTO Fundraiser ends- APEX Funday will be help 04/29/24 03/29-04/02- NO SCHOOL- Easter Break It's a GREAT week to be a Maverick. Please reach out if we can be of any assistance to you.

Please join us for our March PTO Meeting!

Students and Staff are encouraged to dress up as their favorite storybook character on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Make sure to bring your book too!

Fall Break will be here before you know it! Fall Break is October 16th-20th! There is no school for students on Monday, October 23rd, for staff development day.

Please join us for our yearly Campus Needs Assessment and Campus Improvement Plan for Sam Houston Elementary Site Based Committee. Feel free to reach out to the campus if you have any questions.

The attendance of our students matters! Missing a day of school here and there may not seem like much, but absences add up!