


Miles Elementary
Welcome to the Miles Elementary Newsletter
Week of January 8th-12th
Upcoming Events
- January 9th: Begins 2nd Semester
- January 11th: AR Party
- January 11th: 1st Semester Awards at 2:00pm for 1st grade-6th grade in the Auditorium
- UIL Awards have not come in yet. We will have the Award Presentation when they do.
- January 12th: Student Holiday
- January 15th: MLK Day/ Student Holiday
- February 5th: Student Teachers from South Korea begin observations on the Elementary Campus
- February 5th: 5th and 6th Grade Reading Benchmark Tests
- February 6th: 3rd and 4th Grade Reading Benchmark Tests
- February 7th: 5th and 6th Grade Math Benchmark Tests
- February 8th: 3rd and 4th Grade Math Benchmark Tests
- February 9th: 5th Grade Science Benchmark Test
- February 14th: Valentine's Day Parties 2:45pm-3:35pm
- February 23rd: Teacher Workday/ No School
- March 11th-15th: Spring Break
Important Information
- Elementary students must have a parent or guardian present to attend athletic events. An older sister or brother does not count as a guardian unless they are out of high school and at least 18 years of age. Elementary Students are also encouraged to sit with their parents and asked not to play within the fences of the field.
- Drop-off and Breakfast begin at 7:30am. Please do not drop off before 7:30am. The building is not open.
- The first bell rings at 7:50am. The tardy bell rings at 7:55am.
- School ends at 3:35pm.
- PreK Dismissal begins at 3:20pm, and Kindergarten Dismissal begins at 3:25pm.
- 1st-6th Grade Dismissal is at 3:35pm.
- Please do not arrive early for dismissal. Dismissal usually takes 15 minutes.
- If you do not stay in your car and choose to park and pick up, please walk to the cover of the elementary to retrieve your child and hold your child's hand while crossing the road.
- Please place the car tag in your car for quick pickup.
- Please refrain from conferencing with your child's teacher during dismissal. Please pull up and park, and wait to talk with a teacher or schedule an appointment.
As required by Texas Education Code 37.222, the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC), in collaboration with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), is providing these resources to each school district and open-enrollment charter school. Districts must provide information and resources regarding the safe storage of firearms including information on section 46.13 of the Texas Penal Code to the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the district or school. DPS has made an update to the safe storage tool kit on https://safegunstoragetexas.com/. Please see the attached flyer below from TxSSC with details and links.
Contact Information
Elementary Principal
Curt McKneelyElementary Counselor
Sarah Crouch
Transportation Director
Lane McFarland
Food Service Director
Kathy Glass