PTA and The Wolford Staff - A True Partnership |
|
- 17-30 - Virtual Book Fair
|
|
|
|
- 2 - no school
- 6 - 4th grade Writing STAAR
-
12 - School Asynchronous Day
- 30 - Talent Show videos due
|
|
McKinney ISD will seek waivers from the Texas Education Agency for instructional days impacted by the recent winter storm. It is anticipated that these waivers will be granted. At this time, McKinney ISD is expected to only have to make up one Bad Weather Day. The district will follow the tradition of utilizing the second Bad Weather Day first on April 26. The first Bad Weather Day, April 2, is Good Friday and will continue to be a staff and student holiday assuming we do not have any additional days canceled as a result of inclement weather.
April 2 – Staff and Student Holiday (unless we experience additional bad weather and cancel school)
April 26 – Bad Weather Make-Up Day (regular school day)
We will continue to provide updates throughout this spring on events impacted by COVID and the recent inclement weather. We appreciate your ongoing support.
|
|
New Student Registration will begin on May 3rd and new student registration will continue at campuses through May 27th.
If you have an incoming kindergarten student or know of any NEW families in your neighborhood, please help us spread the word. The sooner we register new students, the better.
Teacher allocations depend upon the number of students we have each year and everyone wants to ensure that all of our fabulous Wolford teachers remain with us in the 2021-2022 school year. As always, we appreciate our community as we spread the word. Thank you.
|
|
STAAR Testing : New Information |
|
Dear Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Parents:
Below are the dates for the upcoming STAAR assessments during the months of April and May. Since these are important dates for your child, I ask that you please not schedule any appointments during the school dates listed below. Providing the best testing environment for your child is of paramount importance for each student. Our testing days will provide our students with a chance to demonstrate all the knowledge and skills they have accomplished during this past year. I am so proud of our students for always working their hardest and for doing their personal best.
Thanks for all that you do as parents to help support the educational process at Wolford. We love and appreciate our volunteers. Volunteers, however, are asked to please reschedule classroom volunteer times during testing days. THIS PERTAINS TO ALL GRADE LEVELS. STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING CELL PHONES ON TESTING DAYS BASED ON PROTOCOL GUIDELINES. Wolford will remain as a CLOSED CAMPUS on the dates noted below for all visitors and all grade levels.
PARENTS OF TESTING STUDENTS ARE ALSO ASKED TO NOT JOIN THEIR CHILD FOR LUNCH ON TESTING DAYS. TEA guidelines state, “Examinees must remain together as a group and be closely monitored by a trained test administrator to ensure that they do not discuss the contents of the test.” THIS PERTAINS TO ALL TESTING GRADE LEVELS.
Maintaining security is a priority and we appreciate your cooperation in providing the best test-taking environment for all of our students. Thank you in advance for helping us provide a conducive testing environment on these days ahead.
Fran Gratt
|
|
The Wolford Campus will be CLOSED for ALL GRADE LEVELS during the weeks of STAAR Testing Windows Noted Below
Weeks of April 6- April 9 and May 11- 14
|
Information below for our Virtual Test Takers – Reminders for Parents to Ensure Technology is Ready!
|
|
The state of Texas will transition to fully online state assessments by the 2022-23 school year, and McKinney ISD is preparing staff, students and families for this change in two phases.
Phase 1 will take place during the current 2020–2021 school year. Students will take their Math and Science assessments online in the spring of 2021—with the exception of 5th grade Math. (See links below.)
Phase 2 will take place during the 2021–2022 school year. In Phase 2, students will take Math, Science, Reading Language Arts and Social Studies tests online.
The district will work closely with our MISD campuses to ensure that staff and students are confident with the online testing platform and tools before the Phase 1 online tests this spring (2021). Online learning that has taken place over the past year has provided our students and teachers with experience that will support this transition to online assessment. Please note that students who receive testing accommodations will receive those accommodations in both paper and online formats.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires that state assessments be given in a secure environment, and they cannot be administered remotely. Therefore, all students are encouraged to report to campus on their assigned testing date to take their state assessment(s).
MISD campuses will continue to follow local health guidelines and procedures for social distancing to the extent possible during testing.
Your child’s campus will share more information with you as we approach the testing dates, but if you would like to explore more details about the state assessment changes, please refer to these resources: https://tinyurl.com/MISDtests. If you have questions, please contact your campus principal.
Sincerely,
McKinney ISD, Communications Department
|
|
Community Service Opportunity:
Fill the Bus!
|
|
Dear Wolford Parents:
MISD 2021 Election
Did you know? Fewer than 1/3 of MISD parents voted in the 2016 School Bond election. Let’s get 100% WOLFORD parent turnout in the 2021 MISD Election! Be informed—visit www.mckinneyisd.net/election/ for complete election information!
|
|
Calendar Update : Asynchronous Instruction Days
|
|
MISD COMMUNICATIONS|JANUARY 2021
MISD Updates 2020–2021 Academic Calendar with Designated At-Home Learning Days for Spring Semester
In December the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced a new waiver option for school districts that allows for the scheduling of periodic asynchronous (at-home) instructional days during the spring of 2021. Asynchronous learning is a general term used to describe education or lessons that do not occur in the same place or at the same time. For example, students would learn from home and receive classroom assignments from learning platforms such as SeeSaw and Canvas, and complete the assignment independently.
Under this new option, districts are provided with an opportunity to change a regular school day to be asynchronous instruction (students learn remotely and independently) in order to provide additional planned professional development, teacher preparation days, and to focus on teacher planning and student engagement.
The waiver option came at a critical time during the COVID-19 pandemic, when most school districts and teachers can benefit significantly from additional planning and collaboration, due to the demands of teaching in-person and virtual students simultaneously. The following date has been designated as asynchronous instruction days in McKinney ISD, and all students will learn remotely and independently on these days. There will not be a required time to log in on the asynchronous days, and assignments will be posted on SeeSaw and Canvas. More details coming soon from our teachers.
April 12, 2021
Club 360 Holiday Care will be available to elementary parents in need of childcare, however, due to staffing limitations students may not complete asynchronous assignments while in Holiday Care. Campuses will be providing additional information to parents regarding instruction on asynchronous/at-home learning days.
|
|
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
|
|
|
Most of us eat and drink too many added sugars, which can lead to significant health problems. Sugary drinks are the leading source of added sugars in the American diet.
What are sugary drinks?
Sugary drinks (also known as sugar-sweetened beverages) are any liquids that are sweetened with added sugars. Beverages such as regular soda (not sugar-free), fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, sweetened waters, and coffee and tea beverages with added sugars are sugary drinks.
Why should I be concerned about sugary drinks?
People who often drink sugary drinks are more likely to face health problems, such as weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney diseases, non-alcoholic liver disease, cavities, and gout, a type of arthritis.1-4
Limiting sugary drinks can help you maintain a healthy weight and have a healthy diet. Many people don’t realize just how much sugar and how many calories are in their drinks:
Sugar in drinks
|
|
“Sugar” by Any Other Name: How to Tell Whether Your Drink Is Sweetened
If these appear in the ingredients list of your favorite beverage, you are drinking a sugar-sweetened beverage.
· High-fructose corn syrup
· Fructose
· Fruit juice concentrates
· Honey
· Sugar
· Syrup
· Corn syrup
· Sucrose
· Dextrose
Tricks to Rethink Your Drink:
· Need more flavor? Add berries or slices of lime, lemon, or cucumber to water.
· Missing fizzy drinks? Add a splash of 100% juice to plain sparkling water for a refreshing, low-calorie drink.
· Need help breaking the habit? Don’t stock up on sugary drinks. Instead, keep a jug or bottles of cold water in the fridge.
· Water just won’t do? Reach for drinks that contain important nutrients such as low fat or fat free milk, fortified milk alternatives, or 100% fruit or vegetable juice first.
· At the coffee shop? Skip the flavored syrups or whipped cream. Ask for a drink with low fat or fat free milk, a milk alternative such as soy or almond, or get back to basics with black coffee.
· At the store? Read the Nutrition Facts Label to choose drinks that are low in calories, added sugars, and saturated fat.
· On the go? Carry a reusable water bottle with you and refill it throughout the day.
Remember that you can be a role model for your friends and family by choosing water and other healthy, low-calorie beverages.
|
|
Our Spring Virtual Book Fair is still going on!
Click here to go to the Wolford Scholastic Book Fair online site.
The fair dates are March 17-30. Please help support our school by purchasing books from the Scholastic Book Fair! Thank you so much for the many books that have been purchased so far! We appreciate your purchases!
|
|
Our book tournament will be starting after Spring Break. Right now, we are
gathering favorite book titles. The tournament will feature 16 book titles for grades 3-5 to begin voting and 16 titles for grades K-2 to begin voting. Each week, keeping time with the NCAA March Madness Basketball tournament, students will be voting on match ups between the books and narrowing
them down to one final winner - the Champion! The 16 titles for each group will be revealed on Monday, March 1st so that students can begin reading books they are not familiar with. Click here to go to the Wolford March Madness website with books and voting information.
|
|
Dear Parents,
MISD is pleased to announce that free curbside grab-and-go meals will be available at Finch Elementary on the dates below.
April 12
Finch Elementary
Breakfast 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM (Breakfast pickup will also include that day’s lunch. Parents can instead come just for lunch at lunchtime if desired.)
Pick up in driveway off Graham St.
These meals are free, but parents will need to present either a valid student ID number, student name, or other proof they are picking up for a student 18 years old or younger.
If you have any questions regarding the curbside grab-and-go meal service, please reach out to me!
Jason Vickery
Food Service Director
McKinney ISD
|
|
$$ for Wolford by Shopping for your family |
|
Attention Parents!! We need ALL student's pictures, whether you are attending school face to face or virtual, please submit your pictures! Parents, please note, if you are continuing virtual learning after Sept 3, we want your students included in the yearbook, but we cannot do that without your help!! Don't you worry, individual and school picture times will be arranged for everyone too! Keep an eye out for upcoming dates. In the meantime, send us pictures of your students' learning! It is easy to share, see flyer below for more information. |
|
|
Dear Parent or Guardian,
In an effort to promote a safe and healthy environment for students and staff, the District has been working to put in place new health and social distancing protocols in response to COVID-19. It is important for all parents to have a working knowledge of the infectious period of someone with COVID-19. People are infectious before they have symptoms, meaning they could be spreading the disease without even knowing it.
Therefore, it is imperative that parents abide by the following regulations:
- · Parents are to screen their child, daily prior to arriving on campus, for any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 including:
Feeling Feverish or Fever (100.0 or greater) Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Cough Fatigue (Excessively tired)
Significant muscle or body aches Headache
Loss of taste or smell Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose Diarrhea Chills
● If your child demonstrates any of the above signs or symptoms, he/she must stay home until COVID-19 Return to School Criteria is met OR an alternative diagnosis from a medical professional is received by the campus nurse. Please report your child’s absence to the campus nurse. Please do not give fever reducing medication and send your child to school.
● When a parent/guardian is called regarding an ill student at school, the parent/guardian must arrange for the student to be picked up in a timely manner (within 30-60 min). Please plan accordingly, and have a responsible adult who is willing and available to pick up your child. In the event you need to send someone that is not in your emergency contact list, make sure that you have communicated who the person is with the campus.
● A student displaying COVID-19 symptoms will be isolated in the clinic or other designated isolation area with a mask in place until your arrival.
● Continuously make sure all contact and emergency contact phone numbers are updated in the student information system. Please place your child’s campus phone number in the contacts on your phone. This will ensure calls from the campus are recognized.
● Students exhibiting signs or symptoms of illness will not, under any circumstance, be allowed to walk or bike home, ride the bus, or utilize a ride service.
● The District is asking that parents follow the recommendations set forth by the CDC, Texas State Department of Health Services(DSHS), and Texas Education Agency(TEA) and have your child wear a face covering when developmentally appropriate. If there is a medical condition that prohibits your child from wearing a face covering, please contact the school nurse.
● Please be sure your child washes or sanitizes his/her hands before leaving home for the school day.
|
|
|
|
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support WOLFORD Elementary every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from over one million organizations to support.
**To select Wolford, we are registered as : PTA Texas Congress 6641 Earl & Lottie Wolford Elemenar -- You must type this exactly to find Wolford...yes, Elementary is misspelled on Amazon*
How do I shop at AmazonSmile?
To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.
|
|
Wolford Elementary - Where Learning is Visible
6951 Berkshire Road / McKinney, Texas 75072
T: 469-302-4700 / F: 469-302-4701
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
