Conroe Independent School District
Weekly Campus Briefs
Week 27
March 10-16, 2010

Austin Elementary
Congratulations to kindergarteners Hayden Tully and Andrew Obrajero, first graders Logan Podraza and Lizet Ramirez, second graders Rheanna Blair and Karla Ramos, third grader Austin Shields, and fourth grader Oscar Pereira. These students will have their artwork on display at the Montgomery County Public Library during the month of March.

Birnham Woods Elementary
Birnham Woods will have Chick-fil-A night on March 10 at the Chick-fil-A restaurant on Lake Woodlands Drive in the Woodlands.

Kite day is March 12; Students will be able to fly their kites during their specials time. Parents are invited.

Broadway Elementary
Many thanks to all the families, friends, and partner businesses as well as the Parent Teacher Organization who helped make the Spring Festival event such a huge success.

The choir will be singing at halftime for the Houston Aeros on March 21.

Buckalew Elementary
Third graders will have a great time during Camp Read-A-Long to be held on March 10. They will participate in all types of fun activities related to reading.

All students will have their spring pictures taken March 11.

First grade’s Rodeo Day will take place on March 12.

Bush Elementary
Kindergarten Rodeo Roundup will be held March 12 on playground at 12:30 p.m. All students are invited to dress western that day.

Bush Elementary
Thursday is Book Fair and Grandparents Day. Grandparents are encouraged to eat lunch with his/her grandchild then visit the book fair.

Thursday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m. the second and third grade students will showcase art and music skills for parents. The book fair will also be open during the evening.

College Park HS
The Woodlands College Park Yearbook Team and their teacher, Ms. Donna Brawner has been recognized by Taylor Publishing with an Honorable Mention Certificate of Recognition for its dedication, effort and accomplishments. Each year, Taylor recognizes less than fifteen percent of yearbook programs with Honorable Mention distinction. Recognized yearbooks are selected by an independent panel of judges who look at theme concept, page designs, photography, secondary packages and covers.

Congratulations to The Woodlands Shooting Stars Basketball Team on their Silver Medal win at the Special Olympics Regional Basketball Tournament. Four students on the team attend College Park: Congratulations to Daniel Grimes, Henry Gaughan, Kyle Warrender and Alex Alston.
Creighton Elementary
Third grade teachers and students are planning a Cinderella around the World Celebration. Students will be studying different cultures, including their customs, heritage and their culture. Each class will present the fairy tale of Cinderella as portrayed by different cultures.

Teacher of the Year for Creighton is Mrs. Marilyn Gaylord, who teaches fourth grade,
Humanitarian of the Year is Susana Gutierrez, Custodian, and Friends of Education are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Asaro, Crystal Oliver, and Fritz Pearson.

Three classes won the Box Tops for Education Contest: Mrs. CynthiaVitale’s class brought in the highest number of box tops and will receive a popcorn party. The other two classes that did a great job in bringing Box Tops were Mrs. Marilyn Gaylord’s class with 202 box tops and Mrs. Jerilynn Gallegos’ class with 160 box tops.

English as a Second Language (ESL) classes will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. Childcare is provided on the premises.

David Elementary
The Book Fair is scheduled April 5 - 9.

Family Night will be held on Tuesday, April 6 from 4-8:30 p.m.

Deretchin Elementary
In order to celebrate Art Education and the fine work produced by the visual art students, the art teachers are hosting a student exhibit at all three of the Montgomery County Libraries in both North and South counties. Fourteen students will have their artwork displayed at the Mitchell Public Library at 8125 Ashlane Way in The Woodlands. Please feel free to drop in during regular business hours. Students who will have artwork on display are: Eli Kerim, Alicia Kong, Mckenzie Kurtz, Alexa Millan, Emily Mills, Bella Pereyra, Emilee Powell, Dolapo Ayewale, Kate Benandi, Elizabeth Billig, Zoe Conway, Cassie Ead, Adaly Guasso, and Tatum Vanderpool.

Galatas Elementary
This week students will learn golf during physical education classes with golf instructors from Total Golf Adventure.

The following students have art work displayed at the Mitchell Library this month: Courtney Klein, Hannah Strong, and Elizabeth Butero in fourth grade, Lucia Mesa in third, Liesl Wilker in second, Maisy Chick in first, and Ashley Craft in kindergarten.

Choice Tee Golf will be offering a donation of a portion of the proceeds from Saturday and Sunday March 13 and 14 to the Parent Teacher Organization.

Giesinger Elementary
Volunteers will be honored on Friday, March 5 at a luncheon given by the staff.

Grangerland Intermediate
Many students are involved in 4-H. Students and staff are very proud to be represented by such dedicated, community minded students and look forward to seeing them and supporting them during the Montgomery County Fair and Rodeo.
Hailey Elementary
Third grade students recently celebrated Pioneer Days. Students and teachers came to school dressed as pioneers and the day was filled with “pioneer” activities. The classes made flapjacks and played traditional games such as jacks, pick-up sticks, and marbles. This day culminates a two-week long study of the pioneer movement in America’s westward expansion.

Students recently celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by inviting guests to read to all of our classes. Guest readers included parents, grandparents, community members, school board members, and other CISD employees.
Houser Elementary
Destination YMCA will be on March 12.

The Hot Houser Hawk Luncheon will be held March 25.

Second grade will host a music program on March 25 at 7 p.m.

Milam Elementary
Third grade classes participated in an election for class president and vice-president. Candidates wrote and delivered speeches, and the winners will present a proposal to Mrs. Davis, the principal, for activities to help the school and environment.

Oak Ridge HS
State welding certification through the National Center for Construction Research is offered and teacher Raymond Martinez will be graduating 64 students through the program this year.

Rice Elementary
Parents and students are invited to the Family Game Night on Thursday, March 4. Board games, BINGO, and Loteria are just a few of the games that will be offered that night. The night begins at 6 p.m. with the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meeting followed by the second grade program preview. The games begin at 6:30.

Wilkinson Elementary
The “Got Green?” was a huge success. In only a matter of two hours, families and staff members planted 47 trees, prepared a tree nursery, started a garden and learned a variety of tips and tools on topics ranging from outdoor education to recycling to preventing forest fires. Not only did families get to plant their very own tree on campus from start to finish, but students were able to take home terrariums, make tree cookie necklaces, pet live snakes, create bird feeders, meet Smokey the Bear, see how a cotton gin operates and learn about camping. What a wonderful sight it was to look across the field and witness a sea of green t-shirts beautifying the playground area and preparing the staging area for lots of learning to come!