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This Month at Lizzie Curtis - October
October 4th - 8th
October 5th - PTA Spirit Night @ Sweet Frog in Alliance - mention Lizzie Curtis!
October 6th - Picture Day, Lockdown Drill with Police Presence
October 8th - Early Release @ 11:40, 1st Quarter Ends
October 11th - 15th
October 11th - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
October 12th - 2nd Quarter Begins
October 13th - Wear Red for Dyslexia Awareness
October 14th - Report Cards available in HAC
October 16th NISD Moble Food Bank (See Flyer)
October 18th - 22nd
October 22nd Pink Out - Wear your Pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness
October 25th - 29th
Red Ribbon Week (See photo)
October 25th Wear Red
October 26th - Peace Out to Drugs - Wear tye die or peace sign.
October 26th - PTA's Trunk or Treat 5:30-7:00
October 27th - Lei Off Bullying - Wear your Hawaiian shirts and leis.
October 28th - You won't see me being a Bully - Wear Camo or animal print.
October 29th - Legends are Drug and Bully Free - Dress like a legend.
Coming Soon!!!
November 1st - No school for students or teachers
November 2nd - No school for students (Staff Development)
November 22nd-26th Thanksgiving Break
What's New
Storybook Pumpkins
It's almost time for Storybook Pumpkins!!! This is always such a fun tradition at Curtis!
All students are eligible to enter and participation is VOLUNTARY. At home, students decorate a pumpkin as their favorite book character and deliver it to the library by Monday, October 18th. Pumpkins will be on display until October 22nd. Students will vote on their favorite pumpkins during library times. There will be a winner for each grade level and one overall winner chosen. Winners will be announced on October 25th and they will each receive a small prize. Winning pumpkins will be displayed at our Trunk or Treat event. We cannot wait to see what our Legends come up with!!!
Contest Rules
1. The theme is “My favorite Storybook Character.”
2. Foam pumpkins are recommended; however, they are not required. Pumpkins may be painted, drawn or colored with markers, but NOT CARVED. Acrylic paints or permanent markers work best. Watercolors tend to run. Yarn, pipe cleaners, fabric scraps, cardboard, glitter, construction paper etc. may be used to decorate the pumpkin! Use your creativity!!
3. CARVED AND OVER RIPE PUMPKINS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
4. There may be only one (1) entry per student.
5. Include the book to be displayed with the pumpkin.
6. Pumpkins must be picked up by November 5th, 2021 by 3pm or they will be discarded.
7. Participation is completely voluntary and should be done by the student and on the student’s own time.
Bike Safe/Walk Safe
Each year the Texas Department of Transportation sends information about walking and biking to school safely. The school receives bookmarks and prizes that can be given to students to encourage walking and biking safely.
At school we talk to students about being safe when they are walking or biking, using crosswalks, and paying close attention to their surroundings, but once students leave school grounds, we must trust that they know and follow some simple safety tips.
It is our goal to partner with parents to keep all of our walkers and bikers safe, so we wanted to share this information with you. We know that it is you that ensures that your child has a safe route to walk or bike to school. Please check out the tips in the photo and feel free to visit TexasSafeRoutesToSchool.org if you would like any additional information.
Counselor Corner
SEL Focus: My Story
SEL Learning Targets
In October we will be talking about the virtue of SEL Focus: My Choices
Responsibility
This month we are talking about Responsibility! The dictionary talks about Responsibility in a few ways: duty, accountability, and the independence to make decisions. We are using a slightly different definition at school:
Responsibility: to take action and understand how our choices affect others, ourselves, and the world.
Every day we make choices and take actions. Being responsible means we know how those choices impact all people and things involved! Sometimes we get to choose what we are responsible for, sometimes we earn new privileges through consistent and healthy choices, and sometimes we are responsible for things simply because we are a part of a community (and we all have to do our part!). We will spend time talking about what it means to be responsible for our classroom. We will practice self-control and develop helpful practices. We will think about people with a lot of Responsibility like Michael Jordan and Eleanor Roosevelt. Together, we can take Responsibility for a more kind, generous world!
I will be able to appreciate and/or recognize the differences of my peers.
I will be able to use self-control at school and with my peers.
Home Connection
Home Conversation Starters
You really want a new game, but you need a new pair of shoes. How do you decide between wants and needs so that you can spend your money responsibly? Talk about wants and needs in your life and how you’ve learned to tell the difference!
What are the responsibilities you have at home? How do people know what they are responsible for? Which responsibilities are you really good at?
What’s something that you want for our home? Would getting this thing demonstrate Responsibility with our time, money, or energy? If so, how might we earn this special something by showing Responsibility?
Home Questions You Could Ask
Why is it important to consider other people when you’re making your decisions
Who is the most responsible person you know? What makes them responsible?
What are some things that might get in the way of showing Responsibility? What are some things that might help us practice Responsibility?
What does Responsibility feel like to each person in your family?
For Your Reading
Are You Teaching Your Kids Responsibility? by Cara Sue Achterberg
Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
Campus Information
District Resources
Important Information
PTA Information
PTA NEEDS YOU!
It's not to late to join!
Fantastic news! We've decided to extend the deadline for the PTA membership drive contest to Friday, October 15th! Please join today at https://www.joinpta.org and be sure to include your students' first names and teacher names on the "Membership Reference" field on the registration screen!
You can join PTA by clicking here.
