Hi Families,

The Annual IB portfolio picnics are taking place in the next few weeks. You can come have lunch with you student during their lunch time, outside on the front lawn while they show off all their works and projects they have worked on this year. Benches are limited so bring a blanket if you'd like.  3rd grade picnics are scheduled for June 2nd and 3rd. Please sign up for a slot below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084FA9A628A2F85-56628085-ibstudent#/

Best,

Madeeha 

After working so hard on their STAAR tests, it's now time for our 3rd - 5th graders to relax and have fun at the STAAR Ball this Friday evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. If you haven't bought your child a ticket yet, they will be for sale at the door. We also need some volunteers to help work the event (snack table, entrance, chaperoning the dance floor, etc.) If you are free and want a front-row seat to watch the dance, please sign up here to help. Thanks!

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 5th - 9th

Good Morning Mrs. Mack's Class Families, 

Next week (May 5th - 9th) is Teacher Appreciation Week! The Poe PTO will be providing teachers with various meals and snacks all week, and PTO has also provided the attached .pdf of ideas for other ways students can show appreciation for their teachers each day. Each teacher also receives a gift from the PTO, so we will NOT be doing an individual classroom collection for Mrs. Mack next week.

We will, however, have a monetary collection for an end-of-year gift for Mrs. Mack and Mrs. Wren later this month. Please reach out if you have any other ideas about ways to celebrate them!

Thanks,

Molly

Good Evening Ms. Mack's Class Families! 

As a reminder, 3rd grade will be taking their STAAR Tests on Tuesday, April 15th (ELAR) and Tuesday, April 22nd (Math). Ms. Mack and Ms. Wren are still welcoming parent helpers to come to the classroom for short periods of time over the next few weeks to help students with extra STAAR test preparation. 

We've had a great volunteer response from both classes and wanted to remind folks that there are still open sessions that need someone to fill them this week and next. These sessions are available as follows:

Monday to Friday, 10:00–10:30 AM
Monday to Friday, 2:00–2:30 PM

Volunteers work with small groups of students, either going through practice problems or focusing on multiplication facts, depending on the group for that day. You don't have to be a math expert to help with math and they need help with reading, too! 

If you can spare any 30-minute window on any day to help in the coming weeks, that would be wonderful. You can sign-up for a time slot here:

Sign Up Here!

The STAAR tests are SO important, so any help you can provide the students and their teachers would be great.

Thank you so much!

Good evening families!

Apologies for the sudden influx of emails. Its a busy week! The 3rd grade play is taking place this Thursday, March 20th and we need some help getting the show on. Mr. Sharp has asked for some assistance with labeling costumes and putting the set together tomorrow and Wednesday. If you are able to come help during school hours after 8:30 am, for however long, please come to the theatre room. You must be VIPS approved to assist during school hours. You may also come and help between 3:15 pm- 4:45 pm. (preferred) Please enter through the front office, and head to the theatre room inside the cafeteria. 

Thank you so much for your help!

Best,

Madeeha 

Good Evening Ms. Mack's Class Families! 

As you know, 3rd grade will be taking their STAAR Tests on Tuesday, April 15th (ELAR) and Tuesday, April 22nd (Math). Ms. Mack and Ms. Wren have asked for some parent helpers to come to the classroom for short periods of time over the next few weeks to help students with extra STAAR test preparation. 

There are two 30-minute time slots each day when they would welcome help. Those are:

Monday to Friday, 10:00–10:30 AM
Monday to Friday, 2:00–2:30 PM

Volunteers will work with small groups of students, either going through practice problems or focusing on multiplication facts, depending on the group for that day. You don't have to be a math expert to help with math and they need help with reading, too! Ideally, they would like to begin on Monday, March 24th.

If you can spare any 30-minute window on any day to help in the coming weeks, that would be wonderful. You can sign-up for a time slot here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F4EAFAC2DA3FB6-55772203-msmack

The STAAR tests are SO important, so any help you can provide the students and their teachers would be great.

Thank you so much!

Good Morning!

The annual Poe All Art Day is this Friday. Our class will be chalking outside from 9:15 am - 9:55 am. Parents are welcome to attend the chalking time with the students and teachers. 
The PTO has requested that each class has wipes handy for easy clean up after. If you can, please send a pack or 2 of hand wipes and hand sanitizer for the class tomorrow.

As a reminder, Spring Break begins tomorrow. There will be no school from Monday 3/10- Friday 3/14. 

Have a great break everyone.

Madeeha

Hi all,
The handout that came home today had Ms. Boyer and Ms. Becker's classes switched for the costume requirements. Please see attached for the corrected version. Thank you!

Hi Parents,

Thursday February 13th is Poe's annual I love Science Day. Students will be exploring different themes in science all day by participating in experiments, listening to guest speakers and watching a demonstration by Mad Science. The teachers have requested some assistance for the experiment rotations in their respective classes. Please sign up for a slot below if you are able to. The slots are 30 mins so if you would like to stay longer, please feel free to sign up for more then 1. This should be a really fun day!

I love Science Day Sign Up

Thank you for your support.

Best,

Madeeha 

Hello Parents!

Our Class Holiday party will take place on December 20th at 1:45pm -2:30 pm. Parents welcome! You must be VIPS approved to enter the building. Get approved here: https://www.houstonisd.org/VIPS#calendar347170/20241216/month

Thankyou to everyone who has volunteered to help with the party. To make the party even more fun, we plan to decorate the classroom TODAY, 12/16 after dismissal at 3:30-4:30pm. If you would like to donate decorations or come help, please come by. Kids welcome!

SIGN UP HERE FOR HOLIDAY PARTY SUPPLIES

In addition, we would like to give Ms. Mack and Ms. Wren a holiday gift from the class. We will purchase 2 gift cards and a one of their fav things each. If you would like to contribute please Venmo or Zelle Molly Butkus (info below). We are hoping for $20 from each family, but any amount is appreciated. Please make your contributions by WEDNESDAY 12/18.

VENMO: Molly-Butkus (last 4 digits 2573)
ZELLE:  713-791-3353

Please let me know if you have questions.

Best,

Madeeha, Molly and Deepthi. 

Hello Parents!

It's the most wonderful (and busy) time of the year! The holidays are right around the corner. Where did November/December go?

Our Class Holiday party will take place on December 20th at 1:45pm -2:30 pm. Parents welcome. Please help us celebrate and make the party a fun one for students by signing up to provide supplies (link below) To make the party even more fun, we plan to decorate the classroom NEXT MONDAY  12/16 at 3:30-4:30pm. If you would like to donate decorations or come help, please come by. Kids welcome!

SIGN UP HERE FOR HOLIDAY PARTY SUPPLIES

In addition, we would like to give Ms. Mack and Ms. Wren a holiday gift from the class. We will purchase 2 gift cards and a one of their fav things each. If you would like to contribute please Venmo or Zelle Molly Butkus (info below). We are hoping for $20 from each family, but any amount is appreciated. I am also including their fav things in case you would like to get something for them in addition. (For some reason, Not able to upload Ms. Wren's fav things here but happy to send it via email. Please email me back if you would like it)

VENMO: Molly-Butkus (last 4 digits 2573)
ZELLE:  713-791-3353

Please let me know if you have questions.

Best,

Madeeha, Molly and Deepthi. 

Hi everyone,

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I had a great weekend now that the Yankees are going to the World Series, woo hoo!!

Sending a couple of reminders and details about some important dates.

The Carnival is THIS SATURDAY 10/26 from 10 am- 2 pm. Our class has a designated booth > "Confetti Eggs" and We still need one more volunteer to sign up up for shift to man the booth. Please consider signing up for the 12:30-2:00 pm shift HERE. The drink contest is still going strong but ends on Wednesday,10/23 at 3:00 pm. Soda is still needed. Please consider donating a box or 2.

You can still drop off Stuffed Animals at the front in the bin till Wednesday. 

HALLOWEEN:

Ms. Mack's Class will have a small Halloween celebration on 10/31 at 2:00 pm. Kids will be decorating some Halloween cookies and if time permits, another craft before indulging in some fun treats.  We plan to decorate the class in a fall/Halloween theme on Wednesday 10/30 at 3:30 pm and need some parent Volunteers to help. You must be VIPS approved to help decorate. Please sign up to help decorate or send supplies to help facilitate the party HERE. We can't do this without your help and we appreciate you all so much!

Hope to see you on Saturday at the Carnival!

Best,

Madeeha, Deepthi and Molly

Dear Parents of Ms. Mack's Class,

We hope this message finds you well! Molly, Deepthi V and I, Madeeha are excited to introduce ourselves as your room parents for the year. We’re looking forward to partnering with you to make this school year a fantastic one for Ms. Mack and our kids. If you wish to connect with other parents in the classroom and share your contact info for birthday parties, outings or study sessions please fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/E6CVgBN9TKyLzAKH8 We will be creating a WhatsApp group to stay in touch with each other. 

As part of our support, we would love to invite anyone who is interested to contribute towards items on Ms. Mack's Amazon wish list, which helps provide extra supplies and resources for the classroom, link provided below. Also included is Ms. Mack's Fav things, attached below. 

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3L47L62XGBKVS 

Finally, we have some important upcoming events for the class so keep an eye out.

In addition, the Carnival Drink Contest starts tomorrow. The class with the most drinks donated wins a pizza party! Please drop off your donated drinks labeled with the teacher's name at the school, starting tomorrow!

We’ll be in touch with more information as the year unfolds. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or ideas to help make this year special!

Warm regards, 

Madeeha Sheikh, Molly Butkus and Deepthi V.
Room Parents for Ms.Mack's Class