The Knightly News
2023-24 School Year
This Week
- April 5: Kingdom Color Out
- April 9: English Language Arts STAAR
- April 16: Science STAAR (5th grade)
- April 23: Math STAAR
- April 26: Kingdom Crown Announcement
- May 9: Multicultural Knight (Details Coming)
- May 20: Graduation and Class Party Week (Details Coming)
See Detailed Fliers.
Please note that dates, events, and times are subject to change. There have been some changes to the district calendar, so please be sure to check the instructional calendar for the newly added breaks, long weekends, student & staff holidays, grading periods, and more.
Happy Monday Phelan Parents-
I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter Break!
We have another 4-day week ahead of us AND this week begins STAAR camps for grades 3rd-5th. STAAR camps are engaging, learning environments where we focus on learning standards that are rigorous for students. We collect data throughout the week to develop activities to reinforce learning and then reteach, through differing teaching strategies.
We have a KINGDOM COLOR OUT this Friday, April 5, 2024. We encourage ALL students to dress decked out in their Kingdom Colors for a day of academic battling! Students who choose not to participate MUST follow the Phelan Dress Code.
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LET's have a GREAT WEEK!
Greatness is met by giving each and every day the hard work it deserves.
As always, "It's a good day to have a good day"
#PhelanEmpire
Principal,
Kevin Croft
832-223-6300
Financial Literacy Learning
Frost Bank Presents a Financial Literacy Learning Calendar-
March 7: Banking Basics
March 21: Budgeting
April 4: Credit Scores
April 11: Identity Theft
All events are located at Pink elementary.
9:30-10:30 am
Click HERE for sign up or click the QR code on the flier.
Compact Provisions and Student Responsibility
This section outlines the purpose of the compact and the student's responsibility.
Paper copies can be requested through the front office, any Phelan Parent Night or by clicking the blue button link below.
Parent Responsibility
This section outlines the parent responsibility.
Paper copies can be requested through the front office, any Phelan Parent Night or by clicking the blue button link below.
All Knights follow the Phelan Statutes and the Knight's Code!
Easy Reminders:
- School Start Time= 7:15 am
- School Dismissal= 2:40 pm
Homework:
- Dream box Math= 20 mins.
- Dream Reading= 20 mins.
- Students Reading= 20 mins.
Dress Code:
- Bottoms: Solid khaki, navy, or black shorts, skirts, skorts, capris, pants or jumpers. Blue or black denim pants, skirts, or shorts may be worn any day with provisions such as no holes. All bottoms must be past the student’s fingertips. Basketball shorts are not part of the uniform dress.
- Tops: Blue (any version of blue), Black, White, or Gray solid colored, collared shirt/blouse or Phelan t-shirt. All shirts must be tucked in unless it is a Dress Down Day.
Shoes: Shoes must be suitable for PE/ Recess. No backless shoes, Slides, Roller shoes, or flip-flops allowed.
ALL students and staff are REQUIRED to wear their ID at ALL times. Parents MUST Raptor into the school through the front office, no exceptions. This is a safety requirement. Safety First.
Do Your Extension Assignments!
Dreambox math is our game based program to help students excel academically. Last year, Phelan students blazed through the math lessons and NOW, Dreambox has a Reading side; Reading Park (grades pre-k-2) and Reading Plus (grades 3-5).
All Phelan students are required to use Dreambox math for 20 minutes a day and Dreambox Reading for 20 minutes a day. All Phelan programs are located in Classlink.
For easy access click: Classlink
If you do not know your student's login and/or password, please let us know.
Earn your Kingdom Points and help your Kingdom WIN the first round in the 23-24 Championship!
Let the games begin!
Calling ALL Phelan Business Owners
Please bring your business card to the Phelan front office, drop it in the jar, and help us develop a phonebook. When we need a plumber, we have a Phelan Knight who is a plumber, or a computer whizz, or a mechanic. Being connected is about making each other stronger people. Let's help each other!
Recent Parking Updates
Cars are not allowed to park on the side of Phelan. Parents parking on the side of Phelan, or in areas marked, "No parking," are violating school rules, placing students in danger, violating traffic laws, and creating traffic issues for those following the rules. Please use the drop off line, have your student ready to exit the vehicle. If your student needs a little extra time, please pull through the line to Cone "0."
Regular Morning Drop Off
Phelan students will exit the vehicle independently in the morning car rider line.
If you are dropping your student off in the front, please follow Phelan parking lot drop off procedures:
- Pull ALL the way up to the nearest cone (Phelan Parking Lot Assistants will guide as needed)
- Your student should be on the right hand side of the vehicle. This is done to maintain a consistent flow in the drop off line.
- Once the car has stopped, all 6 students will exit their vehicle.
- Phelan Knights will have duty stations throughout the main corridor to assist your student as needed.
- Please do not cut, speed, or block any driveway areas or roads.
- Please keep your music at a volume that does not impede communication between Phelan parking lot attendants, drivers, and/or students.
Parents ARE NOT permitted to park in the Phelan parking lot and/or to walk their student to the front of the school.
- All traffic violations and aggressive or unsafe driving will be reported to Officer Armstrong, the Phelan Police officer.
Regular Pick-up
Parents will pull up at to the cones in front of the school in the afternoon; there are 6 cones. Please have your family number displayed in the front window of your vehicle (hanging from the mirror). A Phelan parking lot monitor will be walking and calling numbers back to the front office who is communicating with each grade level. Your students will be ready for pick up when you pull to the cone. We will load students at the same time. A parking lot monitor will release vehicles once all safety protocols are met. The student loaded cars pull out and the next set of vehicles move in.
Smart Tags
Smart Tags is a campus and district requirement. It is a safety measure and part of the Phelan Dress Code. Please note that Smart Tags shall be strictly enforced. Your student will use their ID Badge to purchase lunch/breakfast, ride the bus, and library book check-out. Bus routing information will only be available in Smart Tag Parent Portal. The Smart Tag Parent Portal will show updated bus route information.
The Smart Tag Parent Portal link can be found HERE or the Blue Button Quick Link below.
Parents please go into the Smart Tag Portal and make sure you are registered. Again, bus routing information is for all bus routes, numbers, times, etc. Please be sure you have checked your bus stop times, drop off, downloaded the app, etc.
School Safety and Security
This year, to increase our safety measures, students and staff are required to wear their district issued ID on their upper torso AT ALL TIMES. There are no exceptions to this rule. Students who arrive without their ID will be required to call their parent to resolve the safety ID issue. Please note that a Phelan student will not be allowed to enter the classroom without their badge.
Student badges will serve as the student ID and SmartTag all in one card. An added safety card contains Lamar CISD's Standard Response Protocol, important emergency numbers, as well as a QR code that links directly to the District's anonymous tip line.
Any individual who is on campus without a visible badge or temp sticker from the front office WILL be escorted back to the front of the building for a tag. A repeated violation will result in campus removal.
Bottoms: Solid khaki, navy, or black shorts, skirts, skorts, capris, pants or jumpers. Blue or black denim pants, skirts, or shorts may be worn any day with provisions such as no holes. All bottoms must be past the student’s fingertips. Basketball shorts are not part of the uniform dress.
Tops: Blue (any version of blue), Black, White, or Gray solid colored, collared shirt/blouse or Phelan t-shirt. All shirts must be tucked in unless it is a Dress Down Day!
Shoes: Shoes must be suitable for PE/ Recess. No backless shoes, Slides, Roller shoes, or flip-flops allowed.
ALL students and staff are REQUIRED to wear their ID at ALL times. Parents MUST Raptor into the school through the front office, no exceptions. This is a safety requirement. Safety First.
