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Helpful Links
  • 19 - Pie Drive - see below for links to help!
  • 22-26 Thanksgiving Break
  • 9 - Choir/ Instrumental Performance 6:30 PM- Cafe
  • 10 - Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance 8:15 AM- Cafe
  • 14 - Spelling Bee 1st, 2nd, 3rd grades 3:30 PM- Cafe
  • 15 - Spelling Bee 4th & 5th Grades 3:30 PM- Cafe
  • 16 - Kinder Winter Wonderland / Wolford Staff Caroling
  • 17 - Winter Class Parties
  • 20 - Winter Break Begins - See you next Year!!!
  • 25 - Happy Holidays
Kiss Our Students at the Clock
in the Front Hall
Dear Parents,
 
Please remember that we wish to support independence for our students. We know you love your children and so do we!
However, please help us start our mornings daily by giving your child a HUG and a KISS at the BIG CLOCK each morning. We ask that parents not walk their child down to the classroom each day. Thank you in advance for your support as we help our students gain independence daily.
 
Fran Gratt
Lost and Found Items
Our lost and found is overflowing again! If your child is missing any clothing item, please take the time to come look if there might be something belonging to them in our collection. All lost and found items our located in our cafeteria on a clothing rack. After the winter holiday break, we will be taking any left items to the Samaritan Inn as a donation.
Thank you for helping us find your lost items by taking a peek at what we have collected in our cafeteria.
Three- Year Safety Audit Survey
Dear Wolford Parents,

Every 3-years MISD schools undergo a Safety Audit. Wolford Elementary is one of the schools that will be participating in their Safety Audit this year. Below is a link for parents to complete as we garner feedback on how you feel our school is doing. I would appreciate each parent taking a few minutes to complete this survey as the safety of our community is always something we take very seriously. Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this survey so we can see if any changes need to be made based upon your input.

Parent Climate Survey Link https://mckinneyisd.wufoo.com/forms/parent-safety-survey - this link will remain acticve until February 15, 2022
Happy November, Wolford Families!
This month in our counseling lessons we will be discussing healthy relationships and touch on the following topics: bullying, reporting abuse, and personal safety. Ms. Cortez will teach students to have at least 5 adults, within the school and home setting, that they trust in unsafe situations and will be talking to students about how to advocate not only for themselves, but their peers as well. This is an important topic for our students and she is excited to teach safety to them. 
Additionally, we will be having our annual Wolford Angel Tree during the holiday season for our community. If your family would like to be considered for the angel tree, please email Ms. Cortez no later than Monday, November 29th at fcortez@mckinneyisd.net
Thank you and have a wonderful week!! 
Ms. Cortez
School Counselor 
Hour of Code is a global movement sponsored by the Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to help students become aware/learn about computer science. Anybody anywhere can participate! The Hour of Code can be done anytime throughout the year, but is especially highlighted by a designated Computer Science Education Week in December. That week is next week, December 6-10.  Visit code.org or hourofcode.com for free, kid-friendly games and instructional videos. Students and teachers at Wolford will be encouraged to spend an hour next week doing some coding activities. Students will be able to choose a coding activity from these Choice Boards or come to the Learning Commons to take part in some coding activities.  
Don’t forget that your child may access ebooks and audiobooks from our library catalog (Destiny Discover). Your child can check these out to himself/herself. Click here for a quick video tutorial from Mrs. Perret that shows how to check out ebooks from the Follett Discover Library Catalog. Click here to see how to check out books from our other ebook platform called Sora. Students should log in to their SSO dashboard to access our library catalog to utilize both of these resources.
If you have any questions or concerns about books or the Learning Commons, please contact Peggy Perret at (469) 302-4731 pperret@mckinneyisd.net or Michelle Drane at (469) 302-4730 mdrane@mckinneyisd.net.
Spinal Screening for Ten and Twelve Year Old Girls
Spinal screening for all 10 and 12 year old girls at Wolford is scheduled for the weeks of December 6, 2021. Letters with more details regarding screening will be sent home with students who will be screened this week. Please help your student remember to come to school dressed for screening each day this week. Please see below for additional information.
 
The State of Texas, in compliance with Health and Safety Code Chapter 37, states children shall undergo screening for abnormal spinal curvature in accordance with the following schedule:
Girls will be screened two times, once at age 10 and again at age 12. (regardless of grade level)
Boys will be screened one time at age 13 or 14. (regardless of grade level)
 
In McKinney ISD, we will consider a student to be 10, 12 or 13 if the student is already this age or turns this age between May 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022.
The procedure for screening is simple. Your child will be examined while he/she stands and then leans forward, observed from the front, back, and side. Girls will need to wear a halter-top, sports bra or a two-piece swimsuit with pants, shorts, or skirt.

 
COVID Vaccine Information :
 
If you choose to vaccine your student and would like for the vaccine to be added to their school health record please provide a copy to Nurse Beth. There is information available regarding COVID vaccines on the MISD website at https://www.mckinneyisd.net/health-services-wellness/coronavirus-covid-19/ .

 
Scan and Earn
Want to help raise money for our school, just by scanning your receipts?? Download the Box Top App on your phone and quickly scan your receipt which gives money directly to our school!! It takes less than 1 minute. Watch this video to learn how. Click Here
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Wolford Elementary
Wolford Elementary - Where Learning is Visible
6951 Berkshire Road   /   McKinney, Texas 75072  
T: 469-302-4700   /   F: 469-302-4701