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March 2021 Volume 15 Issue 7
Upcoming Dates
Womens History Month/Youth Art Month/ Music in
Our Schools Month
March 1st – Boosterthon Kickoff Day
March 1st-5th – National Say Something Week/ Texas Public School Week / Educational Diagnosticians Week
March 2nd – Texas Indepedence Day / Read Across
America Day
March 2nd – 3rd/4th grade STAAR Math Simulation
& 2nd grade Benchmark – Alternate schedule
March 3rd – 3rd/4th grade STAAR Reading
Simulation – Alternate Schedule
March 5th – End of 3rd Term
March 8th – 4th Term Begins
March 8th – 12th - National School Breakfast Week
March 10th – I Am Pearland ISD Day
March 12th – Virtual Boosterthon Dance-A-Thon
March 14th – Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 15th-19th – Spring Break
March 25th – PTA Meeting @ 7:00
March 26th – Asynchronous Day for all students – students must log in to SeeSaw and complete work by 11:59pm to be counted present
April 2nd – Good Friday – No school
April 5th – I Am Pearland ISD Day April 6th – 4th Grade Writing STAAR
OUR Dance-A-Thon IS OFF AND RUNNING!
Has your Massey Maverick taken action to make a difference? Do they exhibit one of the IB Learner Profiles? We’d love to hear and share about it through our Morning Announcement Shout Outs!
Use this link to Send Your Maverick a Shout Out
Thank you for your support during this important school year. Our fundraising goal is $20,000 for PTA Programs to support our school, and we are already 15% of the way there! Help us keep the momentum! How you can help:
- Register your student on FUNRUN.COM
- Share! Go social to spread the word: Create
a Student Star Video by uploading your
student’s picture and sharing it on
Facebook, through email, or text for a fun,
easy way to ask for a donation from friends,
family, or even local businesses!
- Give online to support our school if you are
able to
Not only are we raising funds for Massey Ranch Elementary, our students are also learning how to live with character through Booster’s new character theme: SportsCity Now—a fitness theme about activating character and an active lifestyle! You can
check out all of this year’s character videos
on FUNRUN.COM.
Students and Parents –
Ms. Grote needs your help in showing
some love towards the Maverick Staff!
Please visit the link for more
information:
Nurse Archer’s Announcements Spring is upon us, so if your student has seasonal allergies please make sure if they take allergy medications that they
receive them before coming to school. Also, make sure to apply sunscreen and mosquito repellant at home before
your student comes to school. Please note that Pearland ISD policy for all medications including over the counter
medications like cough drops need signed documentation from a parent or guardian whose name is on skyward. The
documentation should include when to give the medication, how much to give and state if the medication would
need to be returned home daily. Any medication that is to be given longer than 10 school days must include a doctor’s
signature. Please find the form under Nurse on Massey’s school page or under Health Services on the Pearland ISD
main page.
Spring time reminders from Nurse Archer: Massey Mavericks remember to always wear your helmets while riding
your bikes and Stop, Look and Listen—then use your feet to cross the street.
Have a spectacular spring break. As always feel free to email or call me. archerc@pearlandisd.org or 281-727-1707.
Nurse Archer
Parents please remember the Pearland ISD guidelines for when to keep your kids home. Please see the pearlandisd.org website under Plan to Proceed.
The 3 ways to return to school when absent with illness are as follows: 1. 10-day isolation OR 2. Doctor’s note with alternate diagnosis OR 3. Negative COVID test
If absent from the following symptoms: FEELING FEVERISH OR MEASURED TEMP ≥ 100.0°F, LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELL, COUGH, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, FATIGUE, HEADACHE, CHILLS, SORE THROAT, CONGESTION OR RUNNY NOSE, SHAKING OR EXAGGERATED SHIVERING, SIGNIFICANT MUSCLE PAIN OR ACHES, DIARRHEA, NAUSEA OR VOMITING
Counselor’s Corner
I am back! It was so nice to have time with my
new baby girl, but it is also so nice to be able to
return to a place of work that I love! Thank you
all for the warm welcome back! During the
month of March, I will continue to see children
as needed. Please reach out to me if you have a
need or concern. Also, “15 Days of Caring” went
very well and I am so proud of our student’s kind
and caring actions! I know I will continue to see
these kind and caring actions continue
throughout the year! If you need me, please
feel free to call the school and ask for me or
email me. Thank you!
evansl@pearlandisd.org
Mark your calendars STAAR Testing is coming up!
4th Grade Writing: April 6th 3rd/4th Grades Math: May 11th
3rd/4th Grades Reading: May 12th
We will start working on running form and
track and field events. We will try to do more outdoor activities as the weather
permits. If you are remote, please be sure
to submit at least one assignment per week
for PE. Have a great spring break!
Coach Osteen - PE
Hola! This month we will learn about different
cycles, seasons and the five senses. Thanks for
your continued support and patience this year.
If your child is on campus, they do not need to
complete the seesaw activities for specials.
Thanks!
Sra. Castillo & Sra. Miller
It will soon be time for one of our favorite weeks of the school year – we’re having a
virtual Scholastic Book Fair in April! Be on the lookout for more information before the end of the month. We have been able to celebrate several classes lately with shout-outs and extra checkouts because all of the students in the class returned their library books on time. Please remember to keep your books in your backpack so that you are ready to turn your
books in on your scheduled library visit. I plan send notices out soon to those students who have lost or misplaced books. I love for all of our students to have the opportunity to have access to our library’s resources each time they visit the library. Last month our 3rd and 4th grade students had the opportunity to vote for their favorite Texas Bluebonnet Book. I’m happy to announce that our students voted for the book New Kid by Jerry Craft as their favorite, with a 3-way tie for
2nd place: A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry, If I Built a School by Christ Van Dusen, and Stay by Bobbie Pyron. The 2021-22 list is available at https://txla.org/news/2021-2022-texas-bluebonnet-award-master-list-released/
if you would like to begin reading for next year’s vote. Mrs. Gilmore - Librarian
Upcoming Music Concepts: PreK/Kindergarten: High and Low pitch exploration
1st grade: Singing pitch patterns of Sol, Mi, and La
2nd grade: Lines and spaces of the staff
3rd grade: Reviewing reading lines and spaces and applying to pitched percussion 4th grade: Composing music using notation
Happy 2021! Mrs. Maxwell
Hello from the art room where the students are springing into creativity with new and exciting colorful art as we explore elements of art. March has come and spring will soon be in full bloom. The students are working on a heart collaboration project featuring various contemporary pop artists used as inspiration. We are using various tools to create colorful masterpieces. It is also Youth Art Month, also known as YAM. Spring is a wonderful time of the year to get out and explore color. Never forget ~ Get Smart, Create Art…
PTA Happenings MEMBERSHIP AND MEETING
Our next PTA meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 25, at 7:00 PM. This meeting will
be held virtually via Zoom. Please sign up here for the Zoom Link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E49ADA62EA0FD0-ptageneral3
Remaining PTA Meeting: May 6th
It’s never too late to join the PTA. We encourage all of our Massey parents to become PTA members and support our school, please join at www.joinpta.org
Thank you for your continued support of our school and local businesses at our Spirit Night events! March 10- Spirit event at MOD pizza, 10:30am-10pm 2682 Pearland Pkwy, Suite#120 Mention Massey Ranch Elementary PTA when ordering, dine in and carryout. March 23 -Raising Canes Spirit Night, 4:30-9pm 9527 Broadway, 77584 Mention Massey Ranch Elementary PTA when ordering! April 7 – Menchie’s on Pearland Parkway April 26 – Gringo’s East Pearland May 4 – Chipotle
MASsey Ranch PTA is On Facebook and Instagram!
Don’t miss your opportunity to order a yearbook!!
If you wish to purchase a book, please order via the following link: https://www.jostens.com/.../202101140422384.../CATALOG_SHOP/
In a school year like no other, this will certainly be a yearbook to remember!
IB Spotlight – By Jennifer Hoot, IB PYP Coordinator
Massey Ranch parents, students and staff showed how generous and caring they
were during our 15 Days of Caring Service project by collecting hygiene items for
the homeless. We collected over 400 toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, more
than a hundred deodorant bottles, a lot of shampoo and soap, plus much more. I
know that our service partner Crosspoint Church in Pearland will be thrilled when
we make the delivery next week. Thank you all so much for your generosity.
This month parents and students will be focusing on what it means to be an
inquirer.
Students who are INQUIRERS are curious about the world. They can conduct
research independently. They love learning and discovering new things and will
carry this love of learning with them throughout life.
How can parents help to develop students who are inquirers at home?
Encourage areas of your child’s interest by visiting the library to borrow
books that explore these topics.
Develop and understanding of the internet. Work with your son or daughter
when the internet is being used and try to instill the understanding that
some internet sites are not safe or reputable.
Model being an inquirer. Admit when you don’t know the answer to a
problem or a question and seek out the answers in front of your child.
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