As a Fine Arts Academy, all students in K-5 attend dance class.
Safety Patrol at Kent Elementary
Developing leaders is a priority at Kent Elementary. Our 5th grade students serve on Safety Patrol. The safety patrol is a vital function at our school. In addition, those who serve learn many life lessons such as: commitment to a job, punctuality to a job, completing a task with pride and doing your best, serving others, courtesy, and list goes on.
Kent Elementary Named Honor Roll School
The National PTA Reflections contest is kicking off for the 2018-2019. The theme this year is “Heroes Around Me”. Learn more by contacting reflections.kentpta@gmail.com.
Educational Results Partnership recognizing higher-performing public schools in Texas. Kent Elementary is proud to be named to the Honor Roll for 2017-2018.
ESDC Celebrates Excellent Customer Service
On Sep. 25, employees at the Educational Services Division Complex (ESDC) honored Shelley Moreno for her excellent customer service skills. Shelley was recognized with cheers, a reward, and team support. Community Relations Coordinator, Pam Peña, stated, “thank you, Shelley, for serving our staff and our community with the highest level of care.” CFB is committed to excellent customer service. Would you like to tell us about another CFB employee who excels in customer service, or tell us about an area that needs improvement? If so, please fill out our online iCare form.
Farmers Branch Elementary – October Newsletter
Important Dates for October
October 2 PTA Meeting—7:00 p.m.
October 8/9 Student Holidays — No School
October 12 Field Trip 4th —Outdoor Learning Center
October 12 End of 1st Nine Weeks
October 16/18 Parent Conferences 4:00-7:00 p.m. **More details to come from teachers.
October 17 Report Cards sent home
October 19 1st Nine Weeks Assembly:
7:45 a.m. – PK-AM (Classroom)
7:45 a.m. – PK-AM/K/1/2
12:00 p.m.—PK-PM (Classroom)
2:00 p.m. – 3/4/5
October 22-26 Drug–Free Red Ribbon Week
October 23 Field trip—Kinder—Dallas Arboretum
October 24 Track Meet—5th grade Standridge
October 26 Picture Retakes
October 30 Field trip—5th Grade– Crow and Opera
Friday Lunch Schedule for Visitors
We have been blessed to have so many visitors for lunch; however, we have a limited amount of space in our cafeteria. In order to have adequate space for all visitors, we have designated specific Fridays in which visitors are allowed for lunch based on student last name.
Example: If a student’s last name in TEAMS is Montenegro-Hernandez, visitors are permitted on the M-Z dates.
Oct. 5th Student Last Name M-Z
Oct. 12th Student Last Name A-L
Oct. 19th Student Last Name M-Z
Oct. 26th Student Last Name A-L
Nine Week Awards
We will be recognizing students each Nine Weeks at our assemblies.
Magnificent Mustang
Homeroom students will vote for 2 students who have demonstrated the Nine Week FBE Pledge criteria as listed below. Students may be selected by their peers for more than one Nine Weeks.
1st Nine Weeks – Be Respectful
2nd Nine Weeks – Be Responsible
3rd Nine Weeks – Be Honest
4th Nine Weeks– Be My Best
Mustang on the Move
The key is significant IMPROVEMENT!
Teacher selects ONE per class that he/she teaches.
Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Perfect Attendance – no tardies
- Magnificent Mustang – 2 per Homeroom
- Mustang on the Move
2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
- Perfect Attendance – no tardies
- Magnificent Mustang – 2 per Homeroom
- Mustang on the Move
- A Honor Roll – all As
- A/B Honor Roll – any combo of As and Bs
- B Honor Roll – all Bs
Collectible Awards – Dog Tags
Notes from the Nurse
- Cold and flu season is coming; remember to wash hands often to avoid illness.
- Children must stay home with fever (100.4º), vomiting, and diarrhea.
- Once a child no longer has those symptoms for at least 24 hours, he/she may return to school.
- Please call the office when your child is absent and send a note when he/she returns to school.
- If there’s any change in your child’s medical condition, please notify our school nurse.
- Notify the office with any phone number changes.
- If medication needs to be given during school hours, a parent must bring the medicine to the school and speak with the nurse.
- Do not send the medicine with your child.
Newman Smith Athletic Report – Week of 9/24/2018
9/24/2018 – 9/29/2018
This Week’s Events:
Monday 9/24/18
- No Events Scheduled
Tuesday 9/25/18
- Tennis @ Bryan Adams @ Fair Oaks (3:45pm)
- Volleyball vs Creekview (6:00 / 7:00pm)
Wednesday 9/26/18
- No Events Scheduled
Thursday 9/27/18
- Football – JV vs Colleyville Heritage @ Polk MS @ 5:30pm
- Football – 9th Green @ Colleyville Heritage @ Heritage MS @ 5:30pm
- Football – 9th Gold @ Colleyville Heritage @ Heritage MS @ 7:00pm
- Swimming @ Lewisville Invitational (5:30pm)
Friday 9/28/18
- Volleyball @ RL Turner (6:00 / 7:00)
- Tennis JV vs The Colony @ Newman Smith (3:45pm)
- Football – Varsity @ Colleyville Heritage @ Southlake Carroll Dragon Stadium @ 7:00pm
Saturday 9/29/18
- Volleyball 9th @ Flower Mound Tournament @ Flower Mound HS (TBA)
- Cross Country @ Ben Robertson Stallion Stampede @ Springfield Park, Rowlett (8:30am)
Team Reports:
Volleyball:
The Lady Trojans travelled to Bryan Adams Friday night to take on the Lady Cougars.
It was a great night to be a Trojan. All Teams won. So stand up and do the HAPPY DANCE!!!! Proud of these young ladies. Everyone has been practicing hard and with the determination to succeed.
The Freshmen travelled Saturday to go play in the West Mesquite Tournament. They won their pool 5 -1 to place them in the Gold bracket. Way to go ladies.
This week is a big week for the Trojan Nation. The Lady Trojans play host to the Lady Mustangs of Creekview, Tuesday night. Bring that Trojan Spirit and lets “RAISE THE ROOF”.
Let’s All STAND UP AND DO THE HAPPY DANCE HAPPY DANCE !!!!!!
The Trojan Pride is strong!! The Lady Trojans played hosted the Lady Chargers Tuesday night. It was a great night to be a Trojan for we swept the Lady Chargers.
The Freshmen have been practicing hard on ball control and taking charge. They did an excellent job tonight winning 25-10, 25-9 Great job ladies
The Junior Varsity took the court playing with the same intensity as they did in the tournament. These ladies have grown in the game and their future looks bright. The scores were 25-5, 25-9
The Varsity team is now 2-2 in district play. We are focusing on discipline of the game and executing with determination to finish strong in the 1st half of District. We had 14 Service Aces, 5 blocks and 30 kills. Our Serve Receive was 97%. That is a WOW factor!!!
The scores were 25-7, 25-17, 25-10. Great job ladies.
The Lady Trojan finish the week at Bryan Adams on Friday. Next week we play host to Creekview on Tuesday, Sept. 25 and travel to Turner on Friday, Sept. 28. This will finish the 1st round of District.
Football:
We were on our BYE week. We are preparing for our first District game against Colleyville Heritage.
Cross Country:
What would their Mudder say?
The 2018 Coppell Invitational was one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen. Sinking in mud as deep as one foot in some parts of the course, the Newman Smith Cross Country team showed great heart on Saturday in conditions that can best be described as “character-building.” Due to the extreme amounts of mud that became encrusted on the automatic timing devices attached to the jersey bibs, only one third of all runners in the race were recorded as they crossed the line, so there are no official times or team scores. Despite that disappointment, this is sort of thing that the kids will talk about for years. Here is the list of kids who participated:
Jimena Robledo
Leslie Sanchez
Brisa Westbrook
Eitsy Castro
Lesly Villamil
Jose Caro
Cristofer Trujillo
Ryann Montalvo
Carlos De Dios
Francisco Martinez
Johan Alcocer
Jose Gutierrez
Subhaan Bilal
Jonathon Rodas
Gregory Kashpureff
Carmine Marino
David Pelayo
Angel Santana
Bryan Torres
Angel Marquez
Mario Mendoza
Parker Cremeans
Tennis:
The Newman Smith tennis team continued its dominating ways by defeating Dallas Conrad with a score of 19-0. We are progressively improving and playing more consistent tennis each week. Next week we look to continue our winning ways against Dallas Bryan Adams on Tuesday.
R.L. Turner Monday Announcements
Homecoming dance is coming up October 6th! This year’s theme is Red Carpet and will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Addison. Tickets are on sale during all lunches in front of the cafeteria or after school in B208. Tickets are $35 each, cash only. We hope to see you strutting your stuff on the Red Carpet!
It’s time for the annual PTSA Reflections Program! The theme for 2018-2019 is Heroes Around Me. Entries are due October 26 by 4PM. You may get the entry form from your fine arts and AMAT teacher and submit work for dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. You or a family member must be a PTSA member to participate. There is still time to join at the student rate of $5.00 per person or adult membership costs $8.00 per adult.
This Friday, 9/28, our football team will play an away game against Birdville. Football tickets are on sale in the Main office. If purchased at school, student tickets are $4 cash and adults are $6 cash. Dress up theme for Friday is “Disney/Pixar!”
Attention student drivers, please clear the south end of the student lot by 4:30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Lion Band will be rehearsing and will need that space cleared.
Are you interested in chess? If so, check out the chess club. We meet Monday’s after school in S203, Mr. Hurst’s room. See you on Mondays.
If you’re looking to join a community service club and want to make a difference you can see, join the Interact Club! We meet every Monday in Metsa-EG203 after school.
Model United Nations will be meeting Mondays after school in B102. Anyone interested who cannot make the Monday meetings should see Mrs. Dumerer for an alternative meeting time. We have been invited to the Dallas Area Model UN at the North Hills School in Irving.
Attention Senior Exec. Members
We will meet on Tuesday September 25th in B-109 immediately after school. Also, if you did not fill out an application for Senior Exec., come to this meeting to officially sign up.
Do you love the thrill of competition? Are you intrigued by trials on T.V.? See Mrs. Dumerer about Mock Trial. Short organization meeting is Tuesday, September 25th in B102 from 3:40-4:00.
Sophomore Exec members…be sure to stop by D103 and sign up for your time slot for the night school food concessions fundraiser. The sign-up list will be handing on the clipboard attached to the door.
Underclassmen Picture day is coming up on September 26th and Sept 27th. Your English teacher will let you know which day your classes picture day.
Hey Lions!!! Our German Exchange partner school visitors will be here next week! If you are hosting one of the Germans, don’t forget about the mandatory family meeting on Thursday the 27th at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the ESDC building in the Irving room. If you have questions stop by D103 and talk with Frau.
Mu Alpha Theta students: The deadline for paying $10 dues has been extended to this Friday, 9/28. If you do not pay your dues you will no longer be a member of Mu Alpha Theta! Please pay in C103 with Ms. Price or B104 with Ms. Dillon. If you have any questions, please see either Ms. Price or Ms. Dillon before Friday.
GSA is still welcoming new members! Meet and learn about new friends in a safe and accepting environment for all! Meetings are held on Fridays after school in S204 after school from 4:00-5:00.
The next meeting of the National Honor Society is Tuesday, October 2nd. Please plan on attending either the 8:00am or 3:45pm meeting in C-108. If you cannot attend, please see an officer for information. Also, the mid-semester point sheets are due Thursday, October 4th by 4:00pm. Please drop them off in C 108. See an officer or Ms. K if you have questions.
Attention Seniors: A Free College Prep Workshop is being held at Newman Smith on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 10 am – 1pm. Get started on your college applications and FAFSA with some folks who can show you how! Parents are encouraged to attend this workshop, too. Find the “Thinking About Going to College?” posters around the school, and scan the QR code to RSVP by September 29th – that is this Saturday. There will be speakers from UT Dallas and the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers. You will take your SAT on October 10th, so make plans now to attend this workshop on October 6th, and you will have taken very important steps in your journey to college!
All Seniors: Seniors must schedule a time to have their yearbook photo taken with Prestige portraits before December 1st. You may call (972) 669-9200 or visit prestigeportraits.com to schedule an appointment. All portrait sessions for yearbook photos are free, but the appointments book up quickly, so make sure to schedule a time soon. There will be a senior portrait day on campus on Nov. 28th from 8 am to 4 pm, but seniors that opt to have their photo taken during that time will only have the opportunity to have one photo taken. The best way to ensure that you have a senior portrait for the yearbook that you love is to book a photo session at a Prestige Portrait studio. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Latvatalo at latvataloj@cfbisd.edu.
Rosemeade Students Work on ST Math
Third, fourth, and fifth-grade students at Rosemeade Elementary used Chromebooks in their classrooms to work on ST Math. ST Math is a visual instructional program that builds deep conceptual understanding of math through rigorous learning and creative problem solving to engage, motivate, and challenge students toward higher achievement. This program is based on brain-research and captivates the students’ attention. At Rosemeade, the staff are setting, meeting, and exceeding math goals for each student.
View more photos of students learning ST Math in our Flickr gallery.
Rosemeade First Graders Improve Letter Formation
First-graders improve their letter formation with the help of Rosemeade Elementary’s Occupational Therapist. The students in Mrs. Thomas’ class are practicing the rules for better letter formation. Tall letters touch the top line, small letters sit on the bottom line, and fall letters go underneath the line. The first-grade students made goals to improve their writing, and letter formation is just one of steps toward this goal.
PTA September Luncheon
Thursday Country Place PTA cooked up a chili dog and Frito pie lunch for the staff today – and it was delicious! We are so thankful for our PTA members at Country Place – all the time, work and support they give our staff and students is invaluable! They are part of what makes CP great!