Tuesday NEwsday at

Lizzie Curtis

This Month at Lizzie Curtis - August & September

August 30 - September 3

MAP Testing for 2nd - 5th Grade Students
August 31st NISD Parenting Webinar 7pm

September 6 - September 10

September 6th No School - Labor Day
September 9th, 10th, and 11th - NISD's Middle School Musical, Singing in the Rain Jr

September 13 - September 17

September 18th Mobile Food Pantry (see flyer to the right)

September 20 - September 24

September 23rd - Curtis Cares
September 24th - Childhood Cancer Awareness - wear Orange or Yellow

September 27 - October 1

Coming Soon!!!

Storybook Pumpkin Contest
October 6th - Picture Day
October 8th - 1st Quarter Ends

What's New

Communication

Campus Level Communication

Greetings, Curtis Families!

We are excited to partner with you this year at Lizzie Curtis! We pride ourselves on educationg the whole child so each student can achieve personal excellence. Collaboration and partnership with our families is of great value.

You will receive this campus newsletter - Tuesday Newsday at Lizzie Curtis - from me on a monthly basis. It will be published on the first Tuesday of each month. Additional information and reminders throughout the month will be shared, as needed, in an email called Lizzie Curtis News or through a text message.

Each classroom teacher will communicate weekly by sending a newsletter as well. If you do not receive the weekly newsletters from your child's teacher, please contact them.

Thank you for your partnership -

Carrie Pierce, Principal

Remember to follow us on Facebook @lizziecurtislegends

Are you receiving District Text Messages?

With feedback from Northwest ISD's latest parent survey, NISD plans to utilize text messaging as an efficient and preferred way to communicate with families and staff about important dates and events.

To opt in and receive messages - text Y to 67587

MAP Growth Assessments

All students in grades 2-5 will take the MAP Growth Assessment this week. This is a measure that we will use to measure student progress in reading and math. Our 5th grade students will also take the science assessment. We will assess students again in December and April. Parents will receive a report with information about individual scores and progress after each administration window. Feel free to reach out to your teacher for additional information.

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More Than Just Free/Reduced Lunch

DID YOU KNOW?

While school day meals are free this year for elementary school students, alerting the district that you qualify for free and reduced meals also helps your student have access to other programs such as weekend food assistance (Snack Packs), Angel Tree, and other services! This is an annual qualification process. Watch the video for how to submit your application. Click here for the form.

Counselor's Corner with Mrs. Crimmings

SEL Focus: My Story

SEL Learning Targets

In September we will be talking about the virtue of Courage – to help our children be courageous and learn to conquer things that frighten or scare them. Children need reassurance that fear is one of our feelings and to help them understand that it’s okay to feel afraid. Courage isn’t fearlessness, but instead our ability to choose the right thing even when we are scared! The definition we will be talking about is:

Courage: to choose what is good, right, and kind even when it is hard or scary.

I will be able to recognize and show different feelings.
I will understand what it takes to believe in myself.
I will share how I am special and unique.
I will understand what things I can do on my own.

Home Connection

Home Conversation Starters

Talk with your child about what used to frighten you as a child. Be open about how you courageously worked to overcome that fear. Talk about who helped you or what strategy helped you along the way.
Talk about the things that frighten you as an adult today. Open up an honest conversation about how you work intentionally to show Courage often.
Make a list over dinner about who are the people in your network that show Courage. How can you tell that they have Courage? Why is it important that they show Courage? How might their example help make your Courage stronger?

Home Questions You Could Ask

What is something that scares you? What do you imagine might happen if you do that thing? Who might encourage you to try it? What could someone do to help you?
Think back to a time when you showed or witnessed great Courage. What happened? How did it feel?
What are some strategies that have helped you feel calm even when you’re being asked to be brave? What have you learned in class about how to stay courageous even when it’s hard?