The Minett Connection

FISD 2023-2024 School Calendar

Friday, October 13th: End of Nine Weeks

Monday, October 16th-Friday, October 20th: Book Fair Week, see flyer below
Wednesday, October 18th: Fall Picture Retakes

Friday, October 20th: Future Kinder Story Time, Minett Library, 2:15 pm, see flyer below

Saturday, October 21st: Putt and Plate at Panther Creek HS, see flyer below

Monday, October 23rd-Friday, October 27th: Red Ribbon Week, see flyer below

Monday, October 23rd-Friday, October 27th: Storybook Pumpkins, see flyer below

Monday, October 23rd: Minett Day of Service, see flyer below

Tuesday, October 24th: PTA School Assembly- Perfection on Wheels, 1:00 pm

Tuesday, October 24th: Parent Tours
Friday, October 27th: Trunk or Treat, Minett Parking Lot, 5:00 pm, see flyer below
Wednesday, November 1st-Friday, November 3rd: 5th Grade Camp, Sky Ranch

Wednesday, November 1st: MOD Pizza Spirit Night

Monday, November 6th: No School

Monday, November 6th: Internet Safety Parent Event, details and RSVP below

Friday, November 10th: Veterans Day Program, details and RSVP below

Friday, November 10th: ESL Parent Resource Fair, details and RSVP below

Friday, November 17th: Future Kinder Story Time, Minett Library, 2:15 pm, see flyer below

Monday, November 20th-Friday, November 24th: No School/Fall Break

Monday, December 4th: PTA Program- Magic of Science, 8:00-8:45 (3-5), 9:00-9:45 (K-2)

Friday, December 15th: Future Kinder Story Time, Minett Library, 2:15pm, see flyer below

If you would like to order some PCHS gear, the link is below.

The DEADLINE TO ORDER IS October 25th

LINK TO Spirit Store

Trunk or Treat Sign Up

Parent RSVP for Internet Safety Event

Join us for our Veterans Day Program- RSVP HERE.

Honor a Veteran by uploading a PHOTO HERE.

If you are able to attend the Career Fair above, please make sure you complete/prepare for the following:

1. Business Professional Survey (background will not be required for career fair) *Deadline to sign up is November 10, 2023*
2. Each professional will have a table. You will be able to display/set up items. You do not need to prepare a presentation but are welcome to bring items to give away (you are not allowed to sell anything).
3. Students will have an assignment to complete during their time visiting the career fair
4. Light snacks will be provided for business professionals

Further communication with specifics for the day will be provided. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with further questions.

Paws up,

Alleigh Carthey, Lead Counselor

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Specials

To review guidance lessons and Morning Meetings for the month of October, you can find them all linked here.

During October, we talk about Handling Disappointment, Bullying Prevention, and Peer Pressure/Refusal Skills.

Mrs. Reynolds meet with every classroom as a whole group once a month for Guidance for 45 minutes. The lessons for the month will be shared at the beginning of the month.

Guidance Schedule

Some topics that are covered throughout the year are:

• Interpersonal & intrapersonal skills
• College & Career Readiness
• Anti-bullying
• Regulating & Identifying Emotions
• Conflict Resolution
• Personal Safety

Tuesday, February 13th, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, March 19th, 7:00 pm

Friday, May 3rd, 8:00 am

Arrival, Dismissal and Traffic Procedures

Arrival and Dismissal Map

Each FISD campus has several supports in place to ensure each student receives personalized attention and assistance to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. The comprehensive MTSS webpage has resources to empower staff and parents with valuable information about the different tiers of support to enhance collaboration between schools and families.

Please explore the valuable resources and information, aimed at empowering families to make informed decisions.

This year we are inviting our parents to tour our building to get a first hand look at the amazing learning experiences students are given each day.

These tours are ONLY for parents/guardians of CURRENT Minett Students. Parents must provide their driver's license or passport upon checking in, as well as providing their student(s) name.

Each parent must sign up. For example, if a mom and dad want to attend a learning walk on the same day, they must be signed up for TWO TOTAL spots (one for mom and one for dad).

Please sign up here.

Reach out to Kyla Prusak at prusakk@friscoisd.org for any questions.

The school year is getting into full swing and there are lots of exciting things happening! One being parent visitors at lunch! Lunch is a point of the day we spend a lot of time teaching expectations and ensuring it is an enjoyable time for all students.

If you are planning to come visit your child at lunch, we ask that you hold tight to the following expectations:

1. Please only plan to visit your child at lunch, at maximum one time per week. Our reasoning behind this is that lunch is a social time for students to talk with their classmates and build their social connections.

2. We will be dismissing parents five minutes before lunch ends due to a silent cleanup/line up.

3. Fridays are very popular for lunch visitors. Considering coming to lunch on another day during the week to spread out the number of visitors.

Minett is excited to announce that we are starting our WATCHDOG program again! This is a way to have positive role models on our campus volunteering in the classroom and throughout our school. See this document for more information and how you can sign up to come serve at Minett!

The Minett Yearbook invites you to upload your favorite pictures from this year for the chance to be featured on the pages of our 2023-2024 story! We know our parents capture some of the best photographs of the students in action. If you have a great photo you would like to share, scan the QR code below and upload your memories to our family album!