Eagle Eye April Maldonado, Principal

Donna Burkhardt, Assistant Principal

Eagle Springs Elementary

12500 Will Clayton Parkway ~ Humble, Texas 77346 Main (281) 641-3100; Fax (281) 641-3117; Attendance (281) 641-3103 School Hours: First Bell 8:00; Tardy Bell 8:05; Kindergarten Dismissal 1:50 Grades 1-5 Dismissal: Car Riders 3:10; Bikers/Walkers/Bus Riders 3:15

Upcoming Dates:

4th Grade

Musical

Performance

5/17

Kindergarten

Splash Day

5/19

Early Release

11:30 a.m.

5/19

Safety Patrol

Field Trip

5/20

BOGO

Book Fair

5/23

—

5/24

CLAW

Field Trip

5/24

5th Grade

Musical

Performance

5/24

Watch Us SOAR!

May 17, 2011

Issue 34

LUNCH MENU

5/17 Chef Salad with

Egg & Cheese or BBQ

Beef Riblet Sandwich

5/18 Bean & Cheese

Taco Boat or Chicken

Rings

5/19 EARLY RELEASE

Brown Bag: Turkey &

Cheese Sub Sandwich

5/20 Hamburger,

Cheeseburger or

Fish Nuggets

5/23 Chicken Nuggets or

Mini Corn Dogs

5/24 Beef Steak Fingers

or Chili Cheese Dog

Humble ISD’s Education Foundation Prize Posse

Surprises ESE!! ~ May 13, 2011

3rd Grade Teachers Stephanie Baker and Erika Enocksen received over $2,500 for their grant “Reading Exploration Stations”, which will help teachers meet the needs of all readers through skill-based reading comprehension stations in the classrooms. Our Librarian, Donna Smalley, received over $3,300 for her grant “Data Driven

Reading” that will focus on a web-based Accelerated Reader Program.

CONGRATULATIONS TEACHERS!!!

www.humbleisd.net/ese Page 2

Eagle Notes...

May Music Schedule

5/17 4th Grade Musical @ 6:30 p.m.

5/24 5th Grade Musical @ 6:30 p.m.

The 4th Grade Musical Production of

Annie is tonight!

There are very specific dress codes for each part of the show and for each teacher. You should have received a let-ter from Mr. Whorton detailing this information. Any ques-tions should be directed to Mr. Whorton or

your child’s homeroom teacher.

Students should report to the cafeteria

by 6:15 p.m.

dressed and ready to perform!

Cafeteria Refunds

If you are the parent of a student who will move to a different Humble ISD campus for the 2011-2012 school year, you may have questions about your child’s cafeteria account.

Any balance that is in the account at the end of this year will follow your student to his or her new campus. That money will be available for the student to use on the first day of school.

However, if your child will no longer be enrolled in an Humble ISD school, or you would like your money refunded, please contact Mr. Mark in the ESE Cafeteria and he will refund the remaining balance to you. You can receive your refund in person or by sending in a written request with

your child to Mr. Mark. THE LAST DATE TO RECEIVE YOUR REFUND IS MAY 31, 2011.

After that time, Mr. Mark will deposit all remaining cash and will be unable to make refunds. Any refund request after this date will have to be made to the Child Nutrition Office and a refund check will be mailed to you. The Child Nutri-tion Department wishes everyone a terrific summer and we look forward to serving all Humble ISD students in the fall!

Congratulations to Mr. DuFrene!!!!! 4th Grade Teacher, Silas DuFrene, was awarded a $4,316.87 fellowship/grant from the Fund for Teachers organization.

This organization awards grants to teachers who wish to pursue global opportunities that will impact the students they teach. This summer,

Mr. DuFrene will travel to England, France, and Poland retracing a World War II soldier’s journey from his engagement point in England to his final resting

place in Epinal, France. Afterwards, he will get to tour the Auschwitz Concentration Camp to demonstrate for students how and why soldiers valiantly serve our country. Awesome ~ have a GREAT trip Mr. DuFrene!

The 3rd Grade Teachers would like to give an EAGLE SHOUT OUT to all the 3rd grade

students for doing such an AWESOME job on their musical performance last week!

We are extremely PROUD of each of you!

We also want to say THANKS to Mr. Whorton and all the volunteers who put in countless hours practicing with our students and making amazing

backdrops for the show!

It was the BEST performance we have ever had ~ WAY TO GO! ~

Around Campus...

www.humbleisd.net/ese Page 3

Around Campus Cont... Kindergarten Splash Day!

Thursday, May 19th ~ 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Parent volunteers are welcome but please remember that younger siblings are not allowed for safety reasons. If you did not order a t-shirt, you need to send in $4.00 for your snack bucket. We are looking forward to a fun-filled morning!

Seven ESE artists received top honors at the State Elementary Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) in April. Student work is judged based on the Visual Arts TEKS and student answers to a set of questions based on the creative problem solving process the student used with their work. Seven works were

submitted from ESE and all seven students received GOLD MEDALS! A Gold Medal indicates that the work received an excellent rating. Of the seven Gold Medal Winners, five received the added designation “TOP OF THE TEAM”. This means the student scores placed them in the top 10% of the work for their grade level! Top of the Team award winners and Gold Medalists are: Erin M. (5th);

Neikko D. (4th); Ema L. (2nd); Carson P. (1st); and Maya M. (1st). Gold Medal winners included Brennen R. (5th); and Billy M. (4th).

We are VERY PROUD of these awesome young artists!

ESE Award Winning Artists

Don’t forget to practice for the Annual Typing Competition

happening this week in the Computer Lab!

Click on the “Announcements” section of the ESE website for the link!

Good luck 5th, 4th and 3rd grade typists!

Library News!

Missing Library Books:

If your student has an overdue or missing library book, please help him or her find the book and return it to the Library. The ESE Library does not charge late fees, but stu-dents are expected to pay for lost or damaged books.

Summer Reading ~ Scholastic Book Fair:

A Buy-One-Get-One Scholastic Book Fair is coming the ESE Library on May 23 and May 24 only! This is a great time to get summer ti-tles for your students.

Time: 7:30 to 3:30 / Place: ESE Library Please make checks payable to Scholastic

NEWS CREW PIZZA PARTY!!! If you are on the 2010-2011 ESE News Crew, don’t forget to have your parents RSVP to Mrs. Maugans for our end of year party on May 23rd. Transportation home at 4:30

must be arranged and confirmed by your par-ents with Mrs. Maugans in order for you to

attend. Parents can email lori.maugans@humble.k12.tx.us to confirm.

If you have a 5th grade student who will be moving out of Humble ISD for 6th

grade, please let our Registrar, Mrs. Follis, know where your student will be moving to. You can reach her at 281-641-3103 or email her at shannon.follis@humble.k12.tx.us

www.humbleisd.net/ese Page 4

YEARBOOKS ARE IN!

The yearbooks are in and will be ready for pick-up on Thursday, May 19th for those who pre-ordered a yearbook this year.

Parents must come in and sign for their child’s yearbook. We will be set-up in the commons beginning at 7:30 a.m. through early

release at 11:30 a.m. that day. This is to ensure that the yearbooks make it home with the correct student. If you cannot make it in on Thursday, we will also be issuing them out on Friday, May 20th before school and during lunch. Any extra books will be sold next week on a first come, first serve basis. Information on those dates and times will

follow. If you have any questions, please contact the Yearbook Coordinator, Carmelita Forero, at yearbook.ese.pto@gmail.com.

The Top 4 Classes so far in May are:

Reynolds ~ 2nd grade ~ 149 Phipps ~ Kindergarten ~ 140 Petzold ~ 1st grade ~ 109 Miller ~ 5th grade ~ 103

There are only 2 weeks left before school is out, but we hope parents and students will continue to collect Box Tops all summer long. Thank you

for your participation in this program!

ESE would like to send out a special THANK YOU to Mrs. Chris Weikel

for all of her hard work and dedication to the Rebate Program this year! She has

worked hard to promote these programs and has raised valuable dollars for ESE!

The ESE Staff & PTO want to say THANK YOU

to everyone who helped make Teacher Appreciation Week a HUGE SUCCESS! Thank you so much to all the parents who sent in gift cards or other items, helped with set-up,

serving or clean-up. Special thanks to our business sponsors: Elegant Beginnings, Ruth’s Cakes, Pho Nga,

Panera Bread and Chick-Fil-A. Everyone helped make this week very special and

we thank you so much!

www.humbleisd.net/ese Page 5

A “Hollywood-Size” Manners

Banquet THANK YOU!

I want to express my sincere appreciation to all who helped contribute to a remarkable Manners Banquet this year! The décor and set up looked amazing! Our 5th graders had such a great time they did not want it to come to an end! I want

to recognize, at this time, the many volunteers who were responsible for the success of this banquet.

Thank you PARENT VOLUNTEERS for your time and effort in setting up, serving, and cleaning up after the event! Thank you GUESTS for taking time out of your day to come and enjoy this special occasion with us! Thank you MR. MARK AND THE ESE CAFETERIA CREW for preparing a luncheon fit for the stars! Thank you also to Mr. Mark for your helpful direction and for your donation of Hollywood decorations that put us over the top! Thank you MR. WHORTON for providing the needed sound system and for directing the 4TH GRADE CHOIR in their award-winning performance! Thank you MR. MALDONADO for designing and printing the invitations and for your unfailing help with designing the programs! Thank you SUMMER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL THEATER DEPARTMENT for allowing us to borrow your inflatable Oscar statue! Thank you MR. RICH NIEMIEC and HOME DEPOT for the donation of paint used to paint our Hollywood backdrop! Thank you PROFUSION PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO for allowing us to borrow your red carpet! Thank you DENISE COBB for arranging this loan with Profusion and delivering and returning the carpet for us! Thank you to AMC DEERBROOK MALL THEATER for the donation of multiple movie posters and a cardboard display from the movie Hop! Thank you ATASCOCITA WALMART for the donation of the Harry Potter cardboard display! Thank you KATHY WATTS for taking individual photos of our 5th graders! Thank you ROMI FARIAS and PAUL BRAUN for taking photos prior and during the event! An extraordinary thank you goes out to JILL VIDAL OF ELEGANT BEGINNINGS for her generous donation of the table cloths, napkins, and chair covers! The linens definitely set the tone for our Hollywood event!

A special thank you to LORI MAUGANS for her “Best Film of the Year” video presentation of our 5th graders! The video provided the perfect, culminating peak for the end of the banquet!

A particular thank you to CLIFFORD and SHARON SILVERIA for building our Hollywood backdrop! It was the precise focal point we needed for the banquet! It looked incredible!

A sincere thank you to the ESE PTO for providing the necessary funds! The funds certainly made our job of realizing our vision for Manners Banquet this year easier!

A much appreciated thank you to our PRINCIPAL, APRIL MALDONADO and our ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, DONNA BURKHARDT and their OFFICE STAFF, for their constant help and support!

And last, but not least, I want to thank the MANNERS BANQUET COMMITTEE for their consistent efforts in plan-ning, arranging, and bringing to life a spectacular “Hollywood Style” banquet! Thank you DEBBIE BRADDY, LORI VENEGAS, DEB DOXEY, ROXANNE BROWN, CRYSTAL KIRTIKAR, MANDY DECOLA, THERESA DREW, COURTNEY RICHMOND, AND LISA TAYLOR! A special thank you to ROMI FARIAS for your insight and support! Your help was invaluable!

Parents, don’t forget our 5th grade “End of Year Picnic” is just around the corner, on May 31st! More details will follow! Also, please don’t forget to turn in your order forms if you are interested in requesting copies of the Manners Banquet video presentation.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with and getting to know many of you better through this experience! Have a safe and enjoyable summer!

Sincerely, Pele M. Tate ~ 5th Grade Lead Room Parent

www.humbleisd.net/ese Page 6

Make Noise 4 Kids and SummerMake Noise 4 Kids and SummerMake Noise 4 Kids and SummerMake Noise 4 Kids and Summer!!!!

Eagle Springs Elementary Eagle Springs Elementary Eagle Springs Elementary Eagle Springs Elementary is rolling intois rolling intois rolling intois rolling into summer by “Making Noise 4 Kids” summer by “Making Noise 4 Kids” summer by “Making Noise 4 Kids” summer by “Making Noise 4 Kids”!!!! We are participating in the “1000 schools, 1000 dollars, 1 million Reasons to Hope” fund-raiser established by the Make Some Noise: Cure Kids Cancer Foundation, in an effort to raise $1,000,000 to fund research to find cures for children’s cancers. We are dedicating this fund-raiser in memory of 12 year old Austin Rieniets, a former ESE/TMS student, who passed away on October 17, 2009 from a rare form of pediatric bone cancer known as Ewing’s Sarcoma.

All students and teachers are encouraged to participate in our Making Noise 4 Kids DressMaking Noise 4 Kids DressMaking Noise 4 Kids DressMaking Noise 4 Kids Dress Up Up Up Up DaysDaysDaysDays. Although there is no donation required to participate, we are kindly asking for donations in any amount to support this cause. (Suggested donation: $1 per day of dress up participation. Cash or checks accepted. Make checks payable to Make Some Noise Cure Kids Cancer Foundation, Inc.) Thank you in advance for showing that our school truly cares and is part of the Hope that childhood cancer can be cured! www.makenoise4kids.org

Dress up Days CalendarDress up Days CalendarDress up Days CalendarDress up Days Calendar

Wednesday, May 25Wednesday, May 25Wednesday, May 25Wednesday, May 25 “Go “Go “Go “Go GreenGreenGreenGreen D D D Day” (This is Austin’s favorite color)ay” (This is Austin’s favorite color)ay” (This is Austin’s favorite color)ay” (This is Austin’s favorite color) Wear as much green as you can! Thursday, May 26Thursday, May 26Thursday, May 26Thursday, May 26 “Hats Off to a GREAT Year”“Hats Off to a GREAT Year”“Hats Off to a GREAT Year”“Hats Off to a GREAT Year” Wear a vacation hat or cap. (No sharing!) Friday, May 27Friday, May 27Friday, May 27Friday, May 27 ““““RedRedRedRed, White & , White & , White & , White & BlueBlueBlueBlue Day” Day” Day” Day” Wear these colors in observance of Memorial Day. MondayMondayMondayMonday, May 30, May 30, May 30, May 30 Memorial Day Holiday Tuesday, May 31Tuesday, May 31Tuesday, May 31Tuesday, May 31 “Bright Lights, Big Summer”“Bright Lights, Big Summer”“Bright Lights, Big Summer”“Bright Lights, Big Summer” Wear sunglasses. Wednesday, June 1Wednesday, June 1Wednesday, June 1Wednesday, June 1 ““““FlipFlipFlipFlip F F F Flop into Summer Time”lop into Summer Time”lop into Summer Time”lop into Summer Time” Wear those flip flops & hats! Early Release 11:30Early Release 11:30Early Release 11:30Early Release 11:30

Did you know…Did you know…Did you know…Did you know… ~That~That~That~That about 20,000 kids are fighting cancer in the US at any given moment? about 20,000 kids are fighting cancer in the US at any given moment? about 20,000 kids are fighting cancer in the US at any given moment? about 20,000 kids are fighting cancer in the US at any given moment? ~That about 150,000 kids in school right now have alr~That about 150,000 kids in school right now have alr~That about 150,000 kids in school right now have alr~That about 150,000 kids in school right now have already fought cancer in their eady fought cancer in their eady fought cancer in their eady fought cancer in their lives.lives.lives.lives. ~That the medicines to fight cancer make you sick?~That the medicines to fight cancer make you sick?~That the medicines to fight cancer make you sick?~That the medicines to fight cancer make you sick? ~That there are about a dozen different kinds o~That there are about a dozen different kinds o~That there are about a dozen different kinds o~That there are about a dozen different kinds of kids’ cancers?f kids’ cancers?f kids’ cancers?f kids’ cancers? ~That some kids’ cancers are more curable than others?~That some kids’ cancers are more curable than others?~That some kids’ cancers are more curable than others?~That some kids’ cancers are more curable than others? ~~~~80% of kids cancers have already mestastasized (spread) by the time of diagnosis.80% of kids cancers have already mestastasized (spread) by the time of diagnosis.80% of kids cancers have already mestastasized (spread) by the time of diagnosis.80% of kids cancers have already mestastasized (spread) by the time of diagnosis. ~Less than 3% of the federal cancer research funding goes to kids cancer.~Less than 3% of the federal cancer research funding goes to kids cancer.~Less than 3% of the federal cancer research funding goes to kids cancer.~Less than 3% of the federal cancer research funding goes to kids cancer.