Message from the Principal, Mrs. McMullen

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13th place Lucas Till

February 7, 2018

Way to Go Ford Mustang UIL Teams

and Contestants! We are so very proud of ALL of our Mustangs who competed at the District UIL Meet! Thank you to all of our coaches who put in count-less hours with our amazing Mustang students! Thank you to all of our parents who allowed your children to spend time before, during,

and afterschool in pursuit of some of their passions! Congratulations to our Ford Mustang Winners:

Spelling: 4th grade: 2nd place Alexandra Browne 3rd place Sadie Boswell 8th place Gavin Malinowski Number Sense: 3rd grade: 1st place Kaleb Spuler 12th place Matthew Morales 4th grade: 1st place Brady Foster 4th place Colton Whitmire 5th grade: 7th place Nathan Aaker 10th place Cooper Werchan Ready Writing: 3rd grade: 4th place Matthew Morales 6th place Riley Jo Alexander 9th place Mikayla Firkins 4th grade: 1st place Owen Willard 3rd place Sadie Boswell 7th place Colton Whitmire 5th grade: 1st place Zoe Kriskey 3rd place Adeline Jansson 4th place Madison Strait Oral Reading: 3rd grade: 6th place Libby Lopez 4th grade: 4th place Copeland Madray 5th grade: 1st place Ella Allen 5th place Tanner Squyres Music Memory: 3rd grade: 3rd place Katie Albin Dictionary Skills: 5th grade: 9th place Tucker Duggan Chess: 3rd grade: 3rd place Roger Henson 4th grade: 2nd place Connor Kuchar 3rd place Brady Foster 8th place Cooper Rhea 5th grade: 1st place Nathan Aaker 3rd place Daniel Baran

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FORD NEWS:

Join our FORD PTA and other Ford families @ Baskin Robbins for this month’s

Mustang Mealtime on February 12th from 3-8PM! Be sure to tell them them you are a proud FORD Mustang!

MUSTANG MEALTIME on February 12th!

Thank you to ALL of our Ford Family for coming to our STEM night! We are SO proud of the work and perseverance all of

our students that participated demonstrated! Congratulations to these ribbon winners:

Kindergarten: 1st place: Peter Handakas 2nd place: Walter Luke 3rd place: Crawford Jansson & Quinn Spinks HonMention: Reese Armand

First Grade: 1st place: Piper Whitmire 2nd place: Luke Shinners 3rd place: Liam Shinners & Thomas Bowden HonMention: Kayleigh Hardiman, Cayden Hart, Riley Armand, & Colton Stevenson

Second Grade: 1st place: Silas Benge 2nd place: Ryan Cornell 3rd place: Merit McLain & Liam Fleming HonMention: Rachel Aaker, Haley Bowden & Annabelle Bowden

Third Grade: 1st place: Roger Henson & Ashlin Stevenson 2nd place: Matthew Morales 3rd place: Lauren Till HonMention: Nicole Sullivan

Fourth Grade: 1st place: Audrey Wood 2nd place: Colton Whitmire 3rd place: Lukas Epple HonMention: Andrew Cornell & AJ Stevenson

Fifth Grade: 1st place: Zoe Kriskey, Nathan Aaker, Adeline Jansson & Ian McAlister 2nd place: Brylee Wilder, Sabrina Eaton, & Paige Vogele 3rd place: Avery Berger & Lucas Till HonMention: Ella Fleming

Congratulations to our

STEM fair participants and

winners!

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Check Out the Home & School Newsletter in this week’s Thursday Folder:

There’s a great Home & School Connection

newsletter in this week’s Thursday folders

with great tips for parents in engaging your

students at home and so much more!

Check it out to read more about:

Conversations about school

Character Trait of respect and what it looks like

Strong Study Habits

Reading Challenge

Talking to kids about money

Short notes about attendance and student health

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Ford Student Council Valentine’s Day Candy Grams & Singing Telegrams!

This Valentine’s Day, tell someone you care about them with a Candy Gram or Singing Tele-

gram! Student Council will be selling grams February 5th-9th in the lobby from 7:20-7:55am.

Candy Grams are $0.50 and Singing Telegrams are $1.00. Grams include a card and treat!

School Breakfast & Lunch Menus are Online! Check out the free app for menus on the go, nutritional information, and to provide feed-

back in rating meals!

Access Your School Lunch Menu The district's food service provider, SFE, posts daily lunch menus. You can review them

online at georgetownisd.nutrislice.org and through a free app.

More details at georgetownisd.nutrislice.com.

Breakfast @ Ford Elementary: We welcome all of our Ford Mustangs to eat breakfast in our cafeteria! Our breakfast is served

every school morning beginning at 7:30—7:45a.m. Please have students to school before 7:45a.m. if they plan to enjoy breakfast

for the day! Check out the daily breakfast menus online or on the paper menu that comes home each month.

GISD Guidance & Wellness Parent Seminar:

The Georgetown ISD Guidance and Wellness department is hosting a parent seminar on Tuesday, February 27,

2018 at 6:30 PM at McCoy Elementary.

The topic of the presentation is: Keeping Kids Safe from Human Trafficking in Williamson County, and it will be

presented by renowned survivor and activist, Cynthia Borsellino. Please join us for this incredible seminar.

Childcare will be provided during the parent presentation.

For more information, please visit our parent resource page: http://www.georgetownisd.org/Page/17308.

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FORD Upcoming Dates to Remember:

February 9: PTA General Meeting open to ALL members @ 9:00a.m.

February 12: Mustang Mealtime @ Baskin Robbins

February 13: Book Fair “Sneak Peek” & “Paw”Tea event @ 4:00-5:30

February 14: Book Fair Opens & Valentine’s Class Parties (K @ 1:15, 1st @ 1:30, 2nd @ 1:30, 3rd @ 12:30, 4th @ 2:00, 5th @ 1:00)

February 19 & 20th: No School for Students/ GISD Professional Learning Days

February 22: Raise the Woof Ford Family Night @ 5:00-7:00 PM!

February 27: Spring Picture Day & Last Book Fair Day!

March 4: Chase the Chief Fun Run

March 12—16: Spring Break

March 22: Ford Spring Fun Run

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Spring Book Fair & Ford Family Night News:

Book Fair Dates & Times Special Event for Sneak Peek & “Paw”tea

FORD “Raise the WOOF” Family Night on Feb 22nd!

Ford Creations for All for Books Barking for Books Reading Challenge