Week of May 11, 2020
Elementary School Weekly Announcements
Don't forget, you may retrieve student belongings this week, take the PTO Spirit Challenge, read about the seniors, attend the School Board Meeting! Also included is Dress Code and Immunization information for the '20-'21 academic year!
Upcoming Events
School Board Meeting, May 11th @ 5:30 PM

You are invited to the Aristoi School Board Meeting, May 11, 2020 5:30 PM.

Please join us on  your computer:
Password:  635037

On your iPhone one-tap :   
  US: +13462487799,,87967887332#,,1#,635037#  

On your Telephone:  
  Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
   
+1 346 248 7799  
ID: 879 6788 7332
Password: 635037

Please contact Mrs. Boling   if you have any questions.
Retrieving Student Belongings, May 12th & 14th

Aristoi is providing an opportunity for you to retrieve your student’s remaining personal items from the classrooms. Items will include: school supplies/workbooks, medications from Student Care, art work, music recorders (4th grade), headphones, and personal belongings. The schedule is as follows:
 
Kindergarten & Grade 1 (and siblings):
May 12th 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM         
May 14th 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM   
 
Grades 2, 3 & 4:
May 12th 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
May 14th 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM  


Please  contact Mrs. Sanders  if you have any questions.
Used Dress Code Drive (during Retrieving Student Belongings days), May 12 & 14
Donate your gently used dress code items during the Retrieving Student Belongings days, May 12th & 14th.

Bins will be available curbside to drop off dress code items. We are accepting clean, stain- and rip-free, shirts, bottoms, jackets, shoes, belts and sweaters. Red shirts are no longer being accepted, but may be donated to Clothed by Faith, Katy Christian Ministries, or Goodwill.

Post entries on the Aristoi PTO Facebook page or email them to Aristoi PTO . You may also submit a video! Please email PTO if you have any questions.
Flynn O'Hara, Optional Dress Code Supplier
With summer coming, it is time to check your student's sizes and inventory what they need for the '20-'21 academic year. Flynn O'Hara is an optional supplier who takes the guess work out of buying dress code items. Please check the Student Handbook for dress code details.

End of Year Grading Procedures
As we wind down the year, please remember this year's grading procedures. Please refer to the entire document if you have questions.

Grades K-4
  • The final “teaching week” will be the week of May 11 with new content loaded.  
  • No new content will be loaded the week of May 18 for grading purposes; optional enrichment opportunities may still be provided.
  • Last day for students to submit assigned/late work will be Tuesday, May 19.  
Giving Our Kids Hope During Tough Times is the Love & Logic topic for this week.
Please contact Mrs. Cummins if you have any questions about the Love & Logic program.
It's time to order your 2019-2020 Aristoi yearbook! Cost is still $42.  Please use this link to place your order.

Please contact  Ms. Giebler  if you have any questions.
Immunization Information from Student Care for the '20-'21 Academic Year

Please review school immunization requirements at the   Texas Department of State Health Services  to ensure your child is properly immunized for the new school year. The 2020-2021 Texas Minimum State Vaccine Requirements for Students Grades K-12 is included here.

If immunizations are required for your student, you must turn in a copy of your student(s) shot record or a notarized Affidavit for Exemption of Immunizations no later than August 17, 2020, the first day of school. Request for an Exemption of Immunizations can be found at   Exemption Information - School Immunizations . If you have any questions, please contact Jill Smock .  
Order your '20-'21 School Supplies from Sprout Supplies (Aristoi Elementary - Katy Only)
Next year's school supply lists have been uploaded to Sprout Supplies and they are ready to make your school supply shopping a one-click event..

Go to Sprouts and enter Aristoi Elementary - Katy's code: ACA001. The deadline to order is June 30th. Sprout Supplies is an optional vendor.

The school supply lists are available on the Aristoi website as well.

Please email PTO if you have any questions.
Pictures from the Teacher Appreciation Carpool Drive By
Class of 2020 Valedictorian & Salutatorian
Darius T.

Activities & Accolades:  Trumpet and Band member, basketball, flag football, soccer, MVP Award for football and basketball, Griffin Award winner, Male Athlete of the Year, named to the All-Region Football Team and All-State Football Team, member of Aristoi's State Champion Flag Football Team, National Merit Scholar Commended Student, NHS, All-Region First Team for Academics, Honor Roll and Exemplary Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance twice, member of Greenhouse Community Church, Class of 2020 Valedictorian .

Favorite quote:  "Time is money, money is power, power is pizza, pizza is knowledge."

Favorite Aristoi Memory:  Hanging with his friends.

After Aristoi:  Darius plans to attend Abilene Christian University to study Mathematics & Sports Management. Darius plans to minor in Spanish as well.
Rosemary W.
Activities & Accolades: NHS Secretary, co-creator and counselor for "Cooking with Character" club, Actress, Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet , Antigone , Letters to Sala, The Brothers Menaechmus, and The Tempes t;  assistant director, And Then There Were None; Magna Cum Laude recipient on the National Latin Exam, SAT Khan Academy Ambassador, Choir, Helping Hands Club, Student Ambassador, and Class of 2020 Salutatorian .

Favorite quote:  “But in the end, it's only a passing thing this shadow, even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer. I know now folks in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding on to something. That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for.”
-- Samwise Gamgee

Favorite Aristoi memory:
Carrying on the previous seniors' tradition of singing "Happy Birthday" to Mr. Slowey, nearly every day that was not his birthday. On his real birthday, we all threw him a party in class, with cake and ice cream.

After Aristoi: Rosemary plans to attend Benedictine College and pursue a career in psychology.