Alvis C. Story ElementarySchool website: http://www.allenisd.org/storyes/site/default.asp

1550 Edelweiss *Allen, TX 75002 *972 727 0570Amanda Tabor, Principal

Kathy Parker, Asst. Principal

Storyteller- September 5th 2019

September Staff Birthdays

Gable - 1stPalmer - 5th

Abraham - 5thRupprecht - 7th

Lovell - 16thGrundei - 18thSmith A - 24thWolff - 25th

Sanders - 28thCook - 29th

Mark Your CalendarSeptember 5th - Chick-Fil-A Day

September 6th - Grandparents Breakfast @ 7:10

September 10th - Sky Ranch meeting For 5th grade Ice Cream Social

Watch Dog Sign Up

September 11th - Wear red, white & Blue to school

STAR CLASS WINNERClark

Best Tweeter in the WORLDCooley

Out of this WORLD Award

Langlais&

C. Adams

Character Trait of the month:Respect

ALL VISITORS

Per Allen ISD Policy , all visitors are required to show their ID when

entering our school building. Please have your ID ready to show to the

camera and state the reason for your visit anytime you wish to enter.

This includes frequent visitors, volunteers, Everyone.

This is for the safety of all students and staff.

Change in After School Dismissal

If you need to change theway your child is gettinghome please contact theoffice no later than 2:00so we can communicatewith the teacher and getyour child to the correct

Spot.If you prefer to email, please email your

child's teacher as well as:kim.wilson@allenisd.org andRachael.adams@allenisd.org

HOMECOMING

As Allen gets ready to celebrate HOMECOMING on September 13th

please note that Homecoming MUMS and GARTERSmay NOT be worn to

Story at all that week.

Thank you

Had a baby this summer:

At Story we like to celebrate new babies born to Story families - our future

Falcons.

If you have had a baby this summer, would you share a baby photo with us to put on

our baby wall. Please include babies name and date of birth, along with big brother or sisters

name.You may email them to:

Rachael.adams@allenisd.org

Crosswalks

Parents, please set a good example for your kids and comply with the

crosswalks located around our school. These are placed in the designated areas due to Texas ADA regulations.

BREAKFAST

Served between 7:25am till 7:45am

If your child eats breakfast at school, please have them here when the

doors open at 7:25am. Our school day starts at 7:45am and is is important that they are finished

eating and ready to start the day at

that time.

Grandparents breakfastSeptember 6th7:10am - 7:40am

Story Elementary invites Grandparents and their grandchild(ren) attending Story to

celebrate with us.

Please click on the link below to RSVP By September 2nd

https://forms.gle/kpF3CeaQ3B7zQjh2A

Important Dates

September 6thGrandparents breakfast

September 10thWatch Dog Sign Ups

September 25th - 27thNo Lunch Visitors

School Hours

7:25am - Doors open for students to enter the building

7:45am - School starts

2:55pm - School ends for the day

Allen ISD Attendance Policy:

Please call the school at 972-727-0570 by 9:00am if your child will be absent or late.

Send a signed written and/or doctor’s note with your child within 3 days of their return to school. You may also scan/take picture of a signed note and email it to our registrar within 3 days of their return or use the family access skyward system to enter their attendance. Please make sure the note includes your childs FIRST and

LAST name.

If your child is absent for 5 or more days in a row due to illness, a note from the doctor is required or they are unexcused. Anytime your child is not present because of a doctor’s appointment, please submit a note from the

doctor stating that child’s appointment date/time.

Please see compulsory attendance note for more information regarding attendance. Please take a look at the Story website to familiarize yourself with the Allen ISD attendance policy.

2019 - 2020

Story Yearbooks

on sale - Cheapest price all year!!

It’s never too early to go ahead and order your 2019-2020 Story all color

YEARBOOK! Visit: jostensyearbooks.com

and for only $25 you will get some amazing memories.

We are excited to have WATCH D.O.G.S. back in the house again in 2019-2020!

Dads, granddads, uncles, step-dads and adult brothers this is your

chance...

Please save the date for our 12th annual Dads & Kids SIGN UP event which will occur on September 10, 2019 at 6 pm. We will learn about our WATCH D.O.G.S.® (Dads Of Great Students) Program, and

have the opportunity to sign up for a date(s) to volunteer!

Watch DOGS is an innovative program being used by schools across America to help positively impact students by committed involvement of fathers and father-figures. The goal is to have a father/father figure on campus most days of the school year to be an extra set of eyes and a

positive male role model.

Please join PTA first, apply as an approved Allen ISD volunteer and then you can pick a date to be a Watch DOG. Each of these opportunities will be available this evening or see links below.

Join PTA: www.joinpta.org

Sign up as an Allen ISD approved volunteer:

https://ahsweb.allenisd.org/winocular/workspace/

***BUT MOST IMPORTANTLYcan you please copy the link and RSVP for our

upcoming Watch DOG sign up night. Link will be open until Friday, September 6 at noon. We need your RSVP in order to have enough pizza that evening. Thank you!

https://forms.gle/eD6pyiUGsAHJctkRA

HEAD LICE

FACTS:● Head lice crawl from child to child through head to head contact.● Lice cannot hop, jump or fly.● ANY child can get head lice.● Lice can live up to 30 days on a person’s head and lay from 50 to 150 eggs. If the louse falls off a

person, it dies within 2 days.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR:· Lice are small brown, tan to grayish-white insects, about the size of a sesame seed.· The nits or egg sacks are opaque, white oblong-shaped sacks which are firmly attached to the hair shaft. These nits cannot be brushed out. They can only be manually removed with a nit comb or pulled out by hand. · Suspect lice if your child scratches and/or complains of an itchy head. Itching is the first sign of head lice.· Check the hair and scalp very carefully especially behind the ears and near the neckline. The best method is to use a magnifying glass under a bright light.HOW TO TREAT IF INFECTED:

● Wash your child’s hair with a product formulated to kill lice.● Have your child sit under a bright light and remove all nits with a metal comb that is designed to

remove nits. Remove remaining nits with your fingernails. Failure to do this important step always results in reoccurrence.

● Nits are not killed by lice shampoos, so it will be necessary to wash the hair with the lice product a second time in 7 to 10 days to kill any newly hatched lice.

● Launder all clothing and bedding. Laundry water should be at least 130 degrees Fahrenheit to kill the lice. Dry on highest heat setting.

● Vacuum all carpets, upholstery and mattresses in the house. Throw away the vacuum bag.● Sealing clothing, stuffed toys, pillows, blankets or other small soft items, for two weeks in tightly

closed plastic bags will kill both lice and nits. Dry cleaning will also kill lice.● Soak combs, brushes and other washable items for one hour in one of the approved lice

shampoos; or, soak them for 5 to 10 minutes in a pan of 130 degree hot water.

PROACTIVE MEASURES● Teach your whole family about how lice is spread and treated.● Teach your children not to share combs, brushes, hats, hair accessories, jackets and other

personal items with other children.● Check your child frequently for signs of lice or nits.

The internet and world of smartphone apps are wild and wonderful places that allow us to learn and share at never-before-seen speeds. The problem is, not everything being shared is appropriate for everyone who has

access to view it. Teaching your kids to be responsible about how they behave online is half of the battle. Here are some sites and apps you should be aware of (see picture). Two that we know some Falcons enjoy are

TikTok and Snapchat specifically. Both of these apps can be totally fun and appropriate, however, please be aware of what your child has access to.

TIKTOK

Purpose: TikTok is an app for creating and sharing short videos. Users can create short music videos of 3 to 15 seconds and short looping videos of 3 to 60 seconds. It encourages users to express themselves creatively through video. Special effects can be added to the videos.

Why Parents Should Be Worried: Thirteen is the minimum age, but there isn’t a real way to validate age so anyone can download the app. Also, parents express concern that there is a lot of inappropriate language in the videos so it’s not appropriate for young children. Lastly, by default, all

accounts are set to public so strangers can contact your children.

Welcome to Story Elementary!

We are so happy to have you join usfor lunch!

Lunch guests will join their child(ren) on the stage for lunch.You may wait on the stage for their class to arrive.

Only your student is able to eat on the stage with you and food may only be brought in for your child.

Please enter thru the cafeteria doors closest to the stage. Preschool siblings are also welcome to

join us for lunch if they are able to follow Story’s cafeteriaexpectations which include staying in the assigned area, using

inside voices, keeping area clean and using appropriatelanguage and manners.

Please refrain from taking pictures or video while in thecafeteria. We also ask that you refrain from “conferencing”with teachers in the cafeteria. Teachers are happy to meetwith you or answer questions if you will call or email them.

Lunch visitors may not walk their student back to class whenlunch is complete.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask so that wecan help you have a fun lunchtime experience.

We know your child will be excited to see you for lunch!

Your child will have the opportunity to go on the FIFTH grade annual Outdoor Education trip to

Sky Ranch in Van, TX. As our trip is early in the school year, the Fifth grade team wanted to go ahead and give parents some information.

Trip dates: October 30th, 31st and November 1st

We leave at approximately 8:30 AM on Wednesday morning on AISD school buses from Story

Elementary. We will arrive back at approximately 2:30 on Friday afternoon.Please bring your students to school and pick them up so that they will have help with their

suitcases and other items.

The cost will be $210.00 for students. This cost covers bus expenses, lodging, and food.

You can pay for the trip in cash, by check (if you write a check you MUST write your DL number

on it) made out to Story Elementary, or online through School Pay (takes credit cards). https://allenisd.schoolpay.com/login The School Pay link will open up on August 1st. You may

pay in full, or make 3 payments of $70.00. However, you must be paid in full BY September 27, 2019.

Chaperones

· You must have completed a Criminal History Check and be approved before you will be considered as a Parent Chaperone candidate. This can only be done online at www.allenisd.org,

and must be done after July of 2019 to be valid for next school year.· Click on the section entitled “Hot Topics”, and then Volunteer Registration.

· The cost to chaperones will also be $210.00

There will be a Sky Ranch parent meeting in October to cover information on the educational program and classes, cabins, meals, procedures, etc.

For more information: www.skyranch.org Outdoor Education

News from the PTAStory PTA Website: http://storypta.org/

PTA Communication Contact: Rebeca at vpcommunications@storypta.org

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Story PTA was delighted to have done the following for our school in the month of August!

*Hosted Popsicles in the Park & Face Painting by the Talented Mrs. Lupe Croniser*Hallway Deco Crew helped teachers prepare their bulletin boards*Delivered School Supply Kits for students*Provided back to school lunch for Story Staff from Jason’s Deli*Provided entertainment during the Meet the Teacher

Spooky Fun Run Is Coming!

Rita’s Italian Ice can bepurchased at Watch Dogs Meeting! Flavors Will be: Cotton Candy & Cherry

Friday September 6thStop by and support Story PTA we will be

selling Spirit Sticks & Smencils at Goodies

with the Grandparents!

Want to help offset the cost of your child’s Field Trip Shirt? Join the Story PTA! Our PTA is one of the few in Allen that provides shirts at no cost to parents! Your membership in our PTA means a lot to us!

Interested in

helping out? PTA

still has positions

available! Contact

Shandy at:

volunteer@storypt

a.org

Hey Watch Dogs!Beat the lines on Watch

DOG night and sign up as a Story PTA member

ahead of time!!

Upcoming Dates:

● Goodies with Grandparents 9/6● Spirit Stick & Smencil Sale

9/23-9/27● Fun Run Kick Off 9/30● Reading with Eagles 10/3