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Message From Our Superintendent
The Applecore Winter 2009
The official newsletter of CFISD
Volunteers in Public Schools
Inside this issue:
Volunteer Training & 2
Events
VIPS Voice 3
VIPS Executive Board 4
Chairman Reports 5
Campus Kudos
Elementary 8
Secondary 14
Asset of the Month
Social Competencies 18
Boundaries & 19
Expectations
VIPS Multicultural 20
Committee Flyer
“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
-Andrew Carnegie
Dear CFISD ISD Volunteers:
As we begin a new year, I am reflective of everything that makes this district strong – our
volunteers are at the top of the list. CFISD simply would not be who we are without you.
Not only do you give your time and energy to our students, you care about CFISD and our
reputation. You have expectations to maintain the high quality of education that has
been a tradition in Cy-Fair since the birth of the district decades ago.
No doubt, our district, state and nation are facing one of the most challenging economic
times in our history. Those outside of our community may react passively and wait for
others to come up with solutions. However, this is not characteristic of parents and resi-
dents in our district. CFISD just didn‘t happen to become one of the best educational in-
stitutions in the country; our district is top-notch because of a lot of hard work on the
part of parents, community members, teachers and staff members over the years. The
investment of time and effort in establishing and maintaining high standards is evident
in all areas of our district.
This generation of CFISD volunteers has a heritage of participating in local and state
government to better our schools and, in some cases, defend them against decisions that
may deteriorate the quality of life that has been created in this community. With this
said, the 81st Session of the Texas Legislature begins this month. We would not be Cy-
Fair if we watched idly from the sidelines. My hope and expectation is that, like all the
volunteers before you, you will join me and my staff in participating in the legislative
process to ensure that our voice is heard in Austin. Join me in speaking up for the chil-
dren of this community.
Thank your for being a CFISD volunteer. You are the difference.
Sincerely,
David Anthony, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
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Volunteer Trainings/Events
At the Berry Center
February 10 VIPS Galveston Bay Training
9:30 - 12:00 Berry Center
February 13 Mentor Training
9:30—12:00 Berry Center
February 19 VIPS General Meeting
9:30 - 12:00 Berry Center
February 27 VIPS Craft Day
9:30 - 12:00 Berry Center
March 10 Jr. Achievement Training
9:30 - 12:00 Berry Center
March 24 VIPS Multicultural Meeting
9:30 - 12:00 Berry Center
March 26 VIPS General Meeting
9:30 - 12:00 Berry Center
April 17 VIPS Spring Workshops
Berry Center Times TBA
April 30 VIPS General Meeting
9:30 - 12:00 Berry Center
May 21 VIPS Appreciation Luncheon
11:00 - 1:00 Berry Center
Admit Ticket Required
Reserve your seat and materials for all
VIPS training sessions by e-mailing:
Include the name and date of the train-
ing, your full name, phone number, and
name of your school.
Adults Only Please
Science Resource Center (SRC)
VIPS Demonstration
Training Calendar
February
11 Kindergarten Guinea Pigs Training
9:30 – 11:30 AM SRC
March
10 5th Grade Bird Study Skins Training
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM SRC
10 5th Grade Mammal Skulls Training
12:00 – 1:00 PM SRC
May
6 SRC VIPS Appreciation
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM SRC
Please RSVP to reserve a seat and materials
and to request maps.
Call 281-897-4004
or e-mail [email protected]
All demo training is at the
Science Resource Center
11206 Telge Rd.
VIPS Make and Take Craft Class At the Berry Center
Are you craft challenged?
Do you need some frugal gift ideas for
volunteers, staff, and students?
Are you wondering how to say ―Thank
You?‖
Don't miss our VIPS Craft Class to be
held on Friday, February 27th. Come
join our VIPS Craft Team and learn
some crafty ways to say "thanks" to your volunteers, staff, or
students. Take home what you make!
Send your name, school, e-mail address, and phone
number to the PIE office with your $5.00 reservation fee
before Friday, February 20th.
Reservations received after Friday, February 20th will
be $10.00.
Important Dates: Volunteer Opportunities / Training and Events
VIPS Craft Class
Fri. February 27, 2009
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Berry Center
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VIPS Voice
Pam Scott, Partners in Education Director
CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF OUR YOUTH?
Many times we ask ourselves, “What difference does it make if I
volunteer?” Sometimes we may doubt ourselves or our abilities.
Maybe we aren’t the most computer literate. Maybe it has been a
few years since we were in school or didn’t get the education or de-
gree we wanted. Maybe because there is a language or cultural difference, we feel inadequate or
uncomfortable coming into the school and meeting other parents, volunteers, the teachers or stu-
dents.
I want you to know that you can make a difference and I am going to tell you how. You can make a
difference by simply showing that you care. You can make a difference just letting our kids see
you volunteer in their school or in support of their school. The message they get when they see
you involved is that you do care about them, you believe in them and want to help them succeed. Do
you believe this message will make a difference to kids? You bet it will!
Every school has a VIPS Liaison, a staff member who is anxious to learn how you might be inter-
ested in volunteering for their school. When you become a mentor, tutor or classroom presenter,
when students see you volunteer in the office, workroom, classroom or off campus, your volunteer
service always makes a difference to them. Sometimes it may be your smile that will help make
that light bulb go on for a struggling student. You can make a difference just by serving as a posi-
tive role model.
For those of you who are making a difference mentoring a student, we are glad to have celebrated
your particular service during National Mentoring Month in January. Mentoring is just one of the
important ways you can make that difference as a volunteer in CFISD. Showing that you value a
child can make all the difference in the world. When you volunteer in your child’s school or in any
other school in our district, whether you volunteer directly with kids or behind the scenes, you are
all mentoring kids in one way or another. Our kids are watching for your smiles, are listening for
your greeting, and observing you as a role model. As a volunteer, you are making differences to last
a lifetime!
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a lis-
tening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which
have the potential to turn a life around.”
-Leo Buscaglia
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Need Help?
Need Information?
Cy-Fair ISD Partners In Education
8877 Barker Cypress, Suite 1118
Cypress, Texas 77433
281-894-3950
Pam Scott, Director
VIPS Secretary, Jan Sorce
PIE Secretary, Karen Mann
The CFISD VIPS program has
been publicized in numerous
neighborhood newsletters, the
Cy-Fair Neighborhood News
section of the Houston Chroni-
cle and Cy-Fair magazine.
Our goal is to promote all the
positives happening in CFISD
that pertain to the volunteer program. Keep your eyes
open – you never know where you might see an article
about our district‘s awesome volunteers !
Is your neighborhood newsletter missing
out on district VIPS news?
Please send me the name of your
neighborhood publication along with the
contact information and I will be sure to
include them on all press releases I send
out.
Thanks!
-Celeste Heath, Publicity Chair
VIPS Executive Board
2008—2009
Chairman Irma Vela
Vice Chairman Sherrie Webb
Appreciation Yvonne Bukowski
Gina Kovar
Communications Jimette McInnerney
Global Volunteering Kim Nash
Health Dana Koehn
Language Arts Robin McGee
Math Cheryl Hultquist
Newsletter Sarah Silverman
Publicity Celeste Heath
Science Craig Sharp
Secretary Lisa Ancell
Social Studies Mindi Meyer
Technology Karen Hazlett
Welcoming Tracie Barton
VIPS Executive Board Reports
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Irma Vela
VIPS Executive Board Chairman
It is hard to believe that this school year is more than halfway over. And what a year it has been for us all. We made it through a massive hurricane and the chaotic aftermath of not only maintaining the current schedule of activities but trying to reschedule those that had to be postponed during the time off. As always, volunteers and staff were ready and willing to step up and do what was needed to get the students of our district back on track. I think that we definitely lived up to this year’s theme of “CFISD and VIPS - a winning combination.” Many thanks to each of you for your part in helping to make our schools the best that they can be for our students and teachers. I look forward to working with all of you again next year!
Be an Applecore contributor by sending in an article no later than April 16, 2009
for inclusion in the spring edition. Articles may be submitted to
[email protected] or the PIE office [email protected].
The VIPS General Meeting - it‘s the place to be!
Did you know that on the 3rd Thursday of most months the CFISD
VIPS Executive Board hosts a VIPS General Meeting that is open to
all volunteers in the district?
In November, Derek Thompson, CFISD Print Center manager,
spoke about the capabilities of the Print Center, focusing on items
they can produce that can benefit our volunteer program and
schools.
At the January meeting, special guest Mike Hall from Strong Fa-
thers Strong Families presented ―Getting Dads Through the Volunteer Door.‖
As well as hearing from special guest speakers, the VIPS General Meetings are a great place to net-
work with other district volunteers and learn all the latest VIPS information from across the district.
Mark Feb. 19, March 26, and April 30 on your calendar and join us at the Berry Center from 9:30 -
12:00.
Adults only please!
Mark your calendars for April
17. The annual VIPS Spring
Workshops will be held at the
Berry Center for our volunteers
and staff. Many new, exciting
and informative workshops will
be presented to help you plan
and organize for the new school
year.
Don‘t forget to record your volunteer
hours in V-Volunteer!
Send your digital pictures to:
Yvonne Bukowski at
Be sure to include your school
name. I will reply that I re-
ceived your email.
Printed photographs can be sent
by Interoffice mail to PIE Office,
Volunteers throughout the dis-
trict have been busy this year!
Show us what volunteers have
been doing on your campus!
Pam Scott, The Berry Center.
Pictures will be displayed during
the VIPS Appreciation Event on
May 21 and will not be returned.
Deadline for submitting pho-
tos is Friday, April 24th
Vice Chairman - Sherrie Webb
VIPS Appreciation Event to be
held on May 21.
To be considered as a part of the
VIPS Appreciation Event, please
email the information listed be-
low to Yvonne Bukowski at
Please make sure to include
―Appreciation Event Entertain-
ment‖ in the subject line.
Submitted by,
School, Phone #,
Email Address,
Group or
Individual with Talent,
Description of Talent
Do you know of a
talented individ-
ual or group
(singers, actors,
dancers, or any other type of per-
former) or a staff member with
special talents on your campus?
If so, we would like to hear about
them! We are compiling a list of
possible entertainers for the
Appreciation - Yvonne Bukowski & Gina Kovar
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We are Looking for Talented Students and Staff Members!
April 17
Appreciation - Yvonne Bukowski & Gina Kovar
The VIPS TAG Team is in need
of volunteers to help tutor stu-
dents in math and science in sev-
eral targeted elementary schools.
No specialized knowledge of the
subjects by volunteers is neces-
sary and training will be pro-
vided by district personnel before
each tutoring session. You need
not have students attending
these schools to participate in
this program. We have openings
in the following schools during
the following hours (and please
note that you can work as little
as one hour at a time at
any of these schools, al-
though a consistent
schedule is requested):
Science:
Owens: Tuesday, Thursday or
Friday, from 9:00 to 1:40. 2-3
volunteers needed
Frazier: Monday and Thursday
from 8:30 to 2:00, with rotations
as follows: 8:45 - 5th grade; 9:35
- 3rd grade; 10:45 - 4th grade;
12:15 - 3rd grade; 12:45 - 4th
grade; 1:30 - 5th grade. 2 volun-
teers needed.
Math:
Holbrook: Any day, any time. 2
volunteers needed.
Sheridan: Wednesday or Fri-
day. Times are flexible. 2 volun-
teers needed.
Tipps: Any day (Wednesday and
Friday preferred), 10:00-2:00. 3
volunteers needed.
Frazier: Any day, 10:00-2:00
(Wednesday and Friday pre-
ferred). 3 volunteers
needed.
Duryea: Monday any
time. 3 volunteers
needed.
November and are set to train a
more on February 10.
Galveston Bay is so important to
us in CFISD. What we do here
affects the Galveston Bay. The
best part of this is that it is a
TEKS based lesson that the vol-
unteers teach the 4th Grade
kids. The students I have
brought this demo to have
learned to take care of the
environment. I can‘t wait to see
all the volunteers in February
and show them how to teach this
demo.
I am having so much fun show-
ing the volunteers how to do the
Galveston Bay demo!
We had 25 volunteers train in
Global Volunteering - Kim Nash
Science - Craig Sharp
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If any of these volunteer opportunities fit into your schedule, we would love to have you join our
team! Please contact Kim Nash at 281-550-2685 or [email protected] for more information.
Galveston Bay Demo Training
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Berry Center
RSVP to [email protected]
Things are going great here at TEAM
Ault in 2008-2009. Our All-Star Vol-
unteers just keep teaming up to join
in anywhere and everywhere we need
help.
In November the Hospitality TEAM
decorated our workroom for a great
Tailgating Luncheon for our Ault
Staff, this included hot dogs, chili and
all the fix‘ns to make their lunch a
winning combination. Everyone
seemed to enjoy the atmosphere and
get into the TEAM spirit with many of
our staff members wearing jerseys
from their favorite NFL or College
Team.
Our friends at Texas RoadHouse were
at Ault for a Drive Thru Dinner with
our dads and our Student Council.
Everyone had a wonderful time and
all our Ault families enjoyed the ribs
that are always finger licking good.
The Ault All-Star Choir sang at the
North Cypress Medical Center in De-
cember and caroled around the halls
of Ault. The Choir was well received
at both venues with much apprecia-
tion from all who were lucky enough
to hear their beautiful voices. After
the caroling was done, our chil-
dren enjoyed the Winter Par-
ties with so many goodies. The
book exchange once again was
a big hit.
We are looking forward to all
the up coming activities, such
as Sooper Puppy, our Valentines Day
parties and visits by different authors
who read and sign their books. This
year our 5th graders are looking for-
ward to a Skating Night which will be
held in February at Bear Creek Skat-
ing Rink. This is sure to be a rolling
good time.
Once a month during the children‘s
lunch we hold our Spirit Cart so our
All-Stars have a chance to spend some
of the hard working allowance they
receive. This continues to be such an
exciting thing for our kids and the
parents who come join them for lunch.
Our chair mama does a
great job in getting new
things that the kids can
not live without such as
High School Musical
items, Ault animals,
trinkets, pins and pen-
cils.
Our volunteer base continues to be a
shining star at Ault and we are very
lucky to have them for our students
and staff.
Ault Elementary
Hurricane Ike, we choose to postpone
this until February. We expect great
results which will allow our PTO to
continue to fund field trips, teacher
wish lists and other items for the
school. The PTO has also funded two
more author visits for our students.
Also, Toro, mascot to our own Houston
Texans visited our campus. It was a
very exciting day for our kids.
Bang volunteers did an amazing job
on our school-wide clean up day. Sev-
eral students and their families came
to our campus on a Saturday morning
and planted new flowers, layed new
mulch and cleaned up our flower beds
and playground. We are very proud of
our school!
Hard work is being done on our year-
book, Spirit Shop, box tops and other
secondary fundraising events such as
Double Dave‘s Pizza Night, Schwan‘s
Food Deliveries and Pump It Up
Nights. We had a very successful
class party in December and are look-
ing forward to and ice cream party in
February for Valentines Day.
These programs and initiatives would
not be possible without the support of
our community and hard working vol-
unteers. Bang Bears appreciates
them all!
Bang Elementary is
having a fantastic
year thanks to the
tremendous efforts
of our volunteers!
Our volunteers have been busy work-
ing on our parent-reader program.
They have logged many hours in our
Kindergarten and 1st Grade class-
rooms and our students have bene-
fited greatly from their hard work.
We also held our ―Mock Election‖ at
Bang in November. All of our stu-
dents went through the process of reg-
istering to vote, learning about the
candidates and all Bang Bears were
able to cast their ballots for their
choice in the election.
Our big project is our fundraiser that
will kick off in a few weeks. Due to
Bang Elementary
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Campus Kudos!
“Bang volunteers did an amazing job
on our school-wide clean up day!”
stop to ensure a great start to the
school year, whether it was at new
student registration, passing out
school supplies to classrooms, plan-
ning school activities or gearing up for
our fall fundraiser. Without their
tireless efforts and continued support
we could not have accomplished so
much.
We began the year with our annual
VIPS breakfast for our volunteers. It
was a huge success. We always look
forward to seeing new volunteers on
campus as well as those who gave so
freely of their time in years past.
Thanks to our wonderful cast of vol-
unteers, we have filled every PTO
Chair position.
As the school year continues, we don‘t
anticipate that the action will slow
down. Soon our Grade Liaisons and
Homeroom Moms will be planning our
Valentine parties. Spirit Shop will be
cheerfully selling school spirit items.
The fundraising committee will be
planning our spring fundraiser. Hos-
pitality events to show our teachers
we appreciate them will be underway.
And our yearbook committee is work-
ing hard to preserve the wonderful
events and memories made this year.
We are all excited about making the
2008-2009 school year at Black Ele-
mentary the best year ever! We look
forward to continued support to cele-
brate the students and staff through-
out the upcoming school year! Go
Black Bearkats!
Lights! Camera!
Action! It‘s
Showtime this
year at Black
Elementary. We
expect 2008-
2009 to be an-
other action – packed year. The Black
Elementary PTO has had two success-
ful years providing the students and
the staff with many of their favorite
activities, numerous classroom mat-
erials, exciting cultural events and
additional playground equipment.
Providing these events and materials
has been made possible due to the
support of Black Elementary families.
Over the summer the ―Stars of the
Show‖….The PTO Board Members
and numerous volunteers worked non-
Black Elementary
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Gleason Elementary
Gleason Elementary is “Stepping Up
To Success” with the help of our active
volunteers.
The 2008-2009 PTO Board was
formed in May of last year. As a result
the PTO and volunteers have been
very busy. The Gleason Tigers and
staff would like to thank and recog-
nize the volunteers for helping with
school supply sales, DARE program,
third and fourth grade programs,
fundraisers, Box Tops for Education,
holiday parties, and the winter social.
The book fair is always a great suc-
cess because of our many volunteers
who ―Step Up‖ and participate. A spe-
cial thank you goes out to our book
fair chairperson. The Science Re-
source Center animal demonstration
is one of the events that the students
look forward to which are held here at
Gleason. Thank you to the brave vol-
unteers who take the time to help
educate our students in the animal
and plant world.
The Gleason tigers are so excited
about our 8th Annual Spring Carnival
to be held Saturday, April 18th from
4:00 – 8:00 pm.
There are
many parent
and staff vol-
unteers plan-
ning the carni-
val, so it will
be a fun event.
So much goes into having a successful
day at school. With the staff and vol-
unteers working together, we create
that success for our students.
Emmott Elementary
The school year seems to be flying by
and our volunteers are busy! They
can be found throughout the school
giving their time shelving books in
the library, assisting as materials
makers for teachers or preparing the
weekly newsletter in the workroom.
In the classrooms VIPS are reading
books, presenting Junior Achieve-
ment, sharing ―critters‖ from the
SRC, acting as mentors or tutors
meeting one-on-one or with small
groups of students.
We have also had many events at
Emmott. In November, volunteers
helped with Field Day, KISS day,
the book fair, and the volunteers
hosted our annual holiday brunch.
Elaborately decorated tables and
sumptuous food transformed the li-
brary and transported Emmott‘s staff
to a tailgate party. In December, the
staff expressed their appreciation for
our volunteers by hosting a morning
brunch.
Our PTO is so awesome & creative!
The fall fundraiser was a huge suc-
cess, and it couldn‘t have been done
without the help of Laura Perry our
3rd Vice-President. She is also keep-
ing the students busy with
Chuck E. Cheese Nights
and Skate Nights. We also
tried the Texas Roadhouse
roll sale and hope to par-
ticipate with that again in
the future. In the spring,
Laura is putting together
two drive-by dinners for the parents
and staff at Horne. Way to Go, Laura!
Our 1st Vice-President, Jill Weiner-
White, made our winter celebration
for both the students and staff a suc-
cess. The staff was treated every day
for twelve days with a ―Christmas
Around the World‖ theme. There
were treats or a fun event each day,
and it made the end of our year very
special! Jill outdid herself! The stu-
dents‘ winter party was also a huge
success and enjoyed
by all, and it couldn‘t
have been done with-
out wonderful parent
helpers and parent
support.
Enough cannot be
said for our President, Melissa Avery
this year. With changes to the econ-
omy and losing board members, she
has done a magnificent job of keeping
it all together. Always smiling and
willing to help Horne students and
staff in any way possible. Thanks
Melissa for all you do!
There are always VIPS volunteers
who are in the background willing to
take on any and many tasks, to help
support Horne students and staff.
Thank you to our heroes! The PTO
volunteers are always ready to give a
helping hand whether it is laminat-
ing, being a library helper, taking
brown bags home, taking pictures at
Horne, helping with HOST (Helping
One Student at a Time), helping at
Nature Trails, Monday Packets and
many more.
Thank you for your helping hands and
hearts toward the students and staff
of Horne Elementary!
In December, our room moms and
classroom volunteers helped to make
our Christmas parties a huge success.
Thanks to their planning and organi-
zation, the parties ran very smoothly
and a good time was had by all!
The library was pleased to have the
help of so many of our parent volun-
teers during the November book fair!
Volunteers assisted students in select-
ing books, running the cash registers,
and keeping the book fair neat and
orderly. Our weekly library volun-
teers- Jean Horst, Greta Karker, and
Joe Broome are a HUGE help in keep-
ing the library running smoothly by
shelving books, preparing magazines,
etc. We were also pleased to welcome
one of our community members, Mrs.
Sharon Foster, who along with her
quilting group, are doing presenta-
tions in some of the elementary
schools in the area. Mrs. Foster read
a ―quilt book‖ with the students and
then explained to them how a quilt is
made.
As the curtain closes on the first se-
mester, we can definitely say we have
―set the stage for success‖. This is, in
part, thanks to our wonderful volun-
teers who have been working
―backstage‖ to help our staff and stu-
dents achieve the goals that we set
out at the beginning of the year.
Our 3rd and 5th grade VIPS assisted
our students during their visit to Na-
ture Trails. The volunteers manned
stations and helped our students to
learn about simple machines (3rd
grade) and nature/ecosystems (5th
grade). Volunteer assistance is al-
ways a huge help on this curriculum
outing.
Our science lessons were also en-
hanced through various science en-
richment activities brought to our stu-
dents by some of our fabulous volun-
teers. The Galveston Bay activity
presented to 4th grade teaches the stu-
dents about wildlife found in and
around the bay, pollution and estuar-
ies.
A few ―extra‖ activities that required
volunteer assistance were picture day,
spirit sales, and chess club. We ap-
preciate the dedicated individuals
who help to make these things possi-
ble. Also, our wonderful PTO has
treated our staff to ―end of the six
weeks‖ goodies. In November, we
were treated to a multitude of des-
serts!
As always, we‘d like to give a standing
ovation to our volunteers that come
regularly to assist in the classrooms,
tutor students, laminate, change the
marquee, and assemble the newslet-
ter
Horne Elementary
Moore Elementary
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What a great
year we are hav-
ing at Owens.
Our PTO was
off and running
at the beginning
of the year with
our fall fundraiser, and they haven‘t
missed a beat since then!
Running the spirit cart at lunch,
working in our workroom, and helping
with the Holiday Parties; they have
been as busy as a bunch of Jackrabbit
bunnies! The book fair was a success,
picture day ran smoothly and the
hearing and vision screening could not
be accomplished without all our won-
derful volunteers.
Our students really enjoy our parent
readers coming in on Thursday and
Friday afternoons and our library es-
pecially appreciates all the help shelv-
ing books.
We appreciate and thank all our vol-
unteers. Their time and talents make
Owens a very special place for our
students.
Puma Pride is running rampant
through Postma Elementary. This
was most evident during our Holiday
Food Drive which
brought in sev-
eral truck loads
of canned goods
for Northwest
Assistance Minis-
try and school
supplies that
were donated to
the Galveston
school district.
We had food
items overflowing
from under the
Christmas tree
into the library which required the
help of several Postma dads to load
and deliver. We love our volunteer
dads!!! It was wonderful to see our
Pumas participate in displaying the
true meaning of the Holiday season.
Fall Festival was November 15 and it
was a huge success despite the cold
Owens Elementary
Postma Elementary
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coordinators also had an appreciation
breakfast for all our outstanding vol-
unteers, complete with a chocolate
fountain. During this breakfast, pic-
tures were taken of those volunteers
that have logged in 20 hours or more
to create their permanent name
badges to wear when helping out at
the school. The Postma VIPS Chicks are kicking
off 2009 with an orientation breakfast
to encourage those who are new to the
school, or didn't have a chance to
jump in during the fall, to get plugged
in. We
are
chal-
lenging
all
families
to con-
sider
donat-
ing an
hour of their time to help make
Postma great.
and blustery weather. We enjoyed
having many area middle and high
school students volunteer their time.
There was a huge
turnout of
Postma families
and our sur-
rounding commu-
nity to enjoy the
carnival games,
concession
stands, and the
silent auction.
We look forward
to our 3rd Annual
Fall Festival this
coming fall. Be
watching for
dates and please plan on joining us!
Anyone is welcome. What do we all enjoy doing during the
Holiday Season? That's right, Eat!!
The Postma PTO wants to thank
Spring Creek Barbeque for their help
in making our teacher appreciation
lunch a roaring success. Our VIPS
Please remember to record your volunteer hours in the Virtual Volunteer system!
You can access Virtual Volunteer through your campus level of the cfisd.net website.
It’s important to your school and to our school district to accurately report all of the hours
of time you are donating to our students.
These VIPS show their Puma Pride!
Whew! It‘s hard to believe that we
are half way through the school year.
Our volunteer Lions have been very
busy. The PTO Steering Committee
had a lot of fun working with our
Principal, Mrs. Dickson, in getting our
new M. Robinson PTO started. We
are very excited to say, ―we are finally
official‖.
We are pleased to announce our new
M. Robinson Elementary PTO Execu-
tive Board:
Kathleen Dickson
Principal
Brenda Johnson
President
Chandra Henderson
1st VP Membership
Tisha Cox
2nd VP Fundraising
Gina Dickey
3rd VP VIPS Coordinator
Christie Horgan
Treasurer
Terri Alley
Secretary
A lot has happened this fall and
winter. Our volunteers assisted our
librarian with a very successful book
fair, worked with the P.E. coaches for
a fun day at Field Day, helped distrib-
ute cookie dough and frozen goodies
during our Fall Fundraiser delivery,
put together party bags for our first
Holiday Party, assisted the nurse
with hearing and vision
screenings, attended
trainings for 3rd and 5th
grade Nature Trails and so
much more.
Our VIPS can‘t hide that
―Lion Pride‖ knowing they
are helping our M. Robin-
son Lions ―Discover Success.‖ A great
big ―Thank You‖ goes out to all of our
M. Robinson volunteers.
label and box top collection days,
spirit shop, workroom help, classroom
readers, and much, much more.
A new project this past fall was the
creation of the ―Rocket Fuel‖ cook-
book. This collection of recipes from
the families of Robison Elementary
boasts 401 family favorites. Many
hours were put in entering
recipes, readying the book
for print, and then punch-
ing and binding the final
product. The completed
book arrived just in time
for holiday gift giving.
There are many activities
already happening and
being planned for the
spring semester.
Work continues on the Robison Rocket
Yearbook and the Fifth Grade Mem-
ory Book. These books are ―extra‖ spe-
cial this year as this year‘s fifth grade
class was the first kindergarten class
at Robison. Both of the publications
are created completely by volunteers
and numerous hours are spent taking
pictures at school events and compil-
Robison Rocket volunteers soared to
new heights this past semester as
they continued to provide the students
and staff with countless hours of their
time.
We held several annual events this
fall. These included a very successful
Annual Family Fall Festival, which
was held in a new venue
and on a new day. The
changes brought some plan-
ning challenges, but our
volunteers stepped forward
and created a fun event for
all ages. Another change in
the ―normal‖ fall schedule
included a later than
planned start to the annual
fall fundraiser. Despite a
later start, the fundraiser did very
well and will provide monetary sup-
port for many, many activities. Other
activities that were volunteer-led or
supported included fifth grade colonial
day, Biz Town, fitness games, and
classroom holiday parties. In addition
to our bigger events, volunteers con-
tinued to participate in SRC training,
ing them into a lasting memento of
the school year.
During the spring semester, our vol-
unteers will bring business into the
classroom through Junior Achieve-
ment. They will also bring the won-
ders of nature into the classroom
through SRC presentations. Late in
the semester, fourth graders will get
to participate in the re-creation of
Texas history during Texas Day and
third graders will visit the Roman
Empire during Roman Days.
Our volunteers are invaluable to the
success of our students. Thank you so
much for giving your time to enrich
our children‘s lives!
M. Robinson Elementary
A. Robison Elementary
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Robison families have lots of new
recipes to try thanks to their
“Rocket Fuel” cookbook.
Our volunteers have worked hard this
year on many different projects and
will continue to be busy throughout
the rest of the year. Volunteers are
beginning to plan for activities at the
Science Resource Center and Nature
Trails, the 5th Grade Party, Staff Ap-
preciation Week, and much more.
After Hurricane Ike hit our area, the
school grounds were littered with
fallen trees and debris. Many families
from our school spent their time
cleaning up and getting our school
back to normal. Just as our lives re-
turned to normal after the devastation
from Hurricane Ike, many people
along the coast were still suffering.
We held a Helping Hands drive to
collect baby supplies, kid-friendly
foods, cleaning supplies, and basic
needs. We were able to provide much
needed relief to families in Anahuac
and Oak Island.
Field Day was lots of fun this year at
the ―Sampson Star Rodeo‖. There was
a morning session for the lower grades
and an afternoon session for the older
kids. Volunteers worked with our PE
coaches to make this day fun for
everyone. Field Day is always a favor-
ite with the students!
The Fall Festival was an awesome
success. The Fall Festival committee
works year round to make this event
run so smoothly. It takes plenty of
planning and preparation to make
this event successful. The Fall Festi-
val was a day of fun for students, vol-
unteers, and parents. The weather
was amazing, and we had our biggest
turn out yet. There were more auction
items than ever and many new and
exciting games, inflatables, and even
a mechanical bull. With all the par-
ticipation and items sold, we exceeded
our fundraising goals yet again.
For the winter parties, volunteers
used the Party-in-a-Bag concept
again. It makes the parties equitable
throughout all the classes and makes
it easy for the Homeroom Parents to
organize. Students made snowmen
out of marshmallows, pretzels, car-
rots, raisins, and candies. They were
lots of fun to make and even more fun
to eat!
We have sponsored Family Fun
Nights where the whole family can
come and have fun. There have been
two movie nights, which are always a
good time. We are also planning three
Mad Scientist nights, where the kids
will get to see really exciting and in-
teresting science experiments.
Our Spirit Shop continues to be suc-
cessful offering new spirit items once
a month during lunchtime. The kids
really look forward to this day when
they can bring their money and buy
something ―Sampson‖. Drive-thru din-
ner and Papa John‘s pizza night are
also favorites of the parents, allowing
them one less night to worry about
―what‘s for dinner‖.
Our volunteers continue to assist the
staff in making Sampson an incredi-
ble place of learning for all our stu-
dents. Thanks so much to all of our
volunteers who continue to help us
―Lasso the Stars‖.
bid on just one!!! While waiting to
hear the winner‘s names, many fami-
lies snuck over to the library to make
their last minute purchases at the
Snow Shop! Having fun, laughing,
singing, shopping, and eating was in
abundance throughout the building!
Because of our wonderful PTO and all
their hard work and
organization, our holi-
day parties on Decem-
ber 19th were celebrated
with huge success! Our
students had a great
opportunity to celebrate
with their classmates
before the holiday
Continuing the tradition of Tipps
Family Night, we celebrated with a
well attended evening on December
12th. Our families enjoyed having
their picture snapped with good ole
Saint Nick! Pizza seemed to be very
popular! Papa John‘s went dashing off
for more to fill many hungry tummies!
Throughout the eve-
ning, families could
visit the gym for a
silent auction of
rows and rows of
beautiful baskets.
Each homeroom had
contributed to their
themed basket mak-
ing it very difficult to
break.
It‘s incredible to witness the time and
effort these wonderful people have
devoted to our school.
Sampson Elementary
Tipps Elementary
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“It’s incredible to
witness the time and
effort these
wonderful people
have devoted to our
school!”
Aragon Middle School‘s three hundred
eight active volunteers are great
mainstays in helping us achieve and
maintain our shared goal of making
Aragon the very best Middle School.
They generously
share their abili-
ties and their tal-
ents in the school
and are making
lasting contribu-
tions to the educa-
tion of the youth of
Aragon. Our con-
cerned volunteer
parents augment
the efforts of
school personnel
by contributing
thousands of hours of invaluable as-
sistance.
We have had a great start of our
school year 2008-09. Our first VIPS
meeting was October the 10th. We
had a great turnout, and many were
very enthusiastic about signing up for
various events that are to follow over
the course of the school year. Some of
the events that we have had were: the
VIPS popping popcorn, Halloween
treats in appreciation of staff, helping
out with the fundraiser, picture day,
text book check, computer lab, hear-
ing and vision, 8th
grade dance, & the
wildcat den.
Two of our wonderful
VIPS very graciously
came to decorate our
Christmas tree in the
front office. -
ALL PURPLE!
To appreciate all the
hard work and volun-
tary hours contributed
by our VIPS, we had a
luncheon catered from the Berry Cen-
ter. To honor their tireless efforts, we
had a keynote speaker, Mr. Chris Wil-
liams who demonstrated a great pres-
entation on P.R.I.D.E. of Aragon and
the phenomenal VIPS.
In celebration and appreciation of
Aragon Staff, our VIPS generously
hosted a Christmas luncheon for the
entire staff on December the 19th.
Thank you so much!
Aragon extends its heartfelt apprecia-
tion and enormous gratitude to all our
prime, generous volunteers. We are
looking forward to the end of the se-
mester celebration with popcorn pop-
ping.
None of this could have been possible
without the support of our VIPS coor-
dinator, Karen Wilborn, her assistant,
Sarah Moore, and our great Aragon
leader, Jill Smith.
Aragon Middle School
ganized the processing flow.
The Book Fair, held during the week
of November 10th through November
14th was a complete success! Our
volunteers worked directly with the
children, answering questions and
helping with the selections of books.
Teacher Appreciation was held on
November 24th. The teachers were
served pie for Thanksgiving and truly
gave the message of warmth, care and
goodwill.
The VIPS meeting held on December
9th consisted of an appreciation break-
fast from the staff along with a
(committee) gift exchange. The vol-
unteers enjoyed the treats and had a
great time getting to know more about
each other.
The second annual Gift Wrapping
event was a hit again this year. Vol-
unteers not only donated wrapping
paper items, but also wrapped the
staff‘s Christmas gifts at no charge,
which created less stress for the holi-
days. This service has now become a
tradition!
Upcoming Events:
7th Grade School Dance, Feb. 12th
Talent Show, Feb. 26th
Spring Pictures, February 6th
The Bleyl volunteers offer a huge re-
source and support base for the school
community. We love our volunteers!
They continue committing their valu-
able time to many school events.
The Fundraiser kickoff for all grade
levels began October 14th, 2008. Our
volunteers not only organized, distrib-
uted and collected funds for this
event, but also assisted with chaper-
oning.
In addition, they are always ready to
assist the nurse with the Hearing and
Vision Testing.
Picture Day also ran smoothly thanks
to our volunteers. They greeted the
children, handed out tickets and or-
Bleyl Middle School
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Aragon VIPS provided yummy
Halloween treats for the staff.
Aragon volunteers are always ready
with a smile.
Campbell Middle School volunteers
continue to be busy! We can be found
in the school doing a variety of activi-
ties to support the students,
teachers and staff. The
Spirit store is open for busi-
ness each week so that stu-
dents can pick up supplies
or spend their well-earned
Gator Bucks. Volunteers
can also be found presenting science
demos to the students. Also, our staff
appreciation program is in full-swing
and brings smiles (and sweet treats)
to the staff on a monthly basis. The
Spring promises to be
filled with opportunities
for volunteering as we
face TAKS testing and
other events. Truly, it‘s
great to be a Campbell
Gator volunteer!
choices! So little time! Sooooo
yummy! And if that wasn‘t enough,
the end of 2008 found those same vol-
unteers busy baking cookies and stuff-
ing them in festive bags for the hard
working faculty and staff. They were
greatly appreciated! It was a common
site to see teachers in the hallways
with crumbs on their tummies and a
contented smile on their face!
Despite the two weeks off, the volun-
teers didn‘t find it hard to jump back
Ranger VIPS
Rock! Just
before Thanks-
giving, the
volunteers of
Cook Middle
School found
time amidst
their own
plans for food, football, and family to
bake desserts for the hard working
faculty and staff for the annual Staff
Thanksgiving Feast. So many
into the thick of things during 2009
and are currently busy planning two
dances, a Box Tops contest, a Teacher
Appreciation luncheon, numerous
choir, band, and orchestra events,
etc., etc., etc! The list keeps going on
and the Ranger VIPS never stop!
Campbell Middle School
Cook Middle School
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Goodson Middle School
Goodson Middle School has had a
grand 1st semester with an active
group of VIPS. Our VIPS helped us
kick off our ―Rockin‖ PBIS program!
We had volunteers open up the school
store every Friday to help hand out
rewards to those with the coveted
golden tickets.
Goodson VIPS were also very busy
helping us count all the fundraiser
money and deliver the products to the
students.
Our school was duly decorated for Red
Ribbon Week by parents willing to
give us time on a Friday afternoon.
Picture day came and
went without a hitch
thanks to wonderful
moms and dads that vol-
unteered their day to
make that happen.
8th grade party in Novem-
ber was a direct hit with
the kids – they were the
next American Idols with
all the dancing and sing-
ing that entails.
The VIPS also came and fed the staff
an amazing lunch in Octo-
ber.
The Grizzlies are looking
forward to another semes-
ter filled with parent vol-
unteers involved in many
more projects.
“The work an unknown good
man has done is like a vein
of water flowing hidden
underground, secretly
making the ground green.”
-Thomas Carlyle
The last three months at Spillane
Middle School have been lots of fun
and full of activities. Once
again our volunteers have
gone above and beyond to
help our students and fac-
ulty be successful. Our
wonderful VIPS hosted,
decorated, and served a
fabulous staff appreciation
lunch that the staff are
still raving about. The 8th
grade dance committee
outdid themselves organizing and
decorating this year‘s first 8th grade
dance. The kids really enjoyed them-
selves as they rocked the house,
danced, and played games. As the
holidays approached, a team of VIPS
came in and decorated the school with
trees and lights. The school looked
beautiful and very festive!
We ended December with a
new tradition for Spillane.
We had our ‗First Annual Toy
& Book Drive.‘ Our students,
faculty, and VIPS collected
hundreds of new toys and
books for the less fortunate in
our community. The Cy-Fair
Volunteer Fire Department
picked-up all the donations
and distributed them to over 70 indi-
vidual families. There was even
plenty left over to send some to Cy-
press Assisted Ministries (CAM).
What a wonderful way to teach our
children, the ‗gift of giving!‘
Our VIPS are truly the best, and we
really appreciate each and every one
of you! Thank you Spillane VIPS!!!!!!!
grade Harvest Dance. Many of our
VIPS provided treats for the students
and chaperoned. Charissa Mills led
the VIPS in planning and serving our
staff a wonderful Thanksgiving lunch.
Roselina Montes did an excellent job
organizing the VIPS to bake and serve
cookies to our students before the holi-
days. Tracy Henry also did an excel-
lent job soliciting VIPS to bake and
sell treats on parent involvement day.
Our picture days and honor roll par-
ties have gone off without a hitch
thanks to the efforts of Nora Bracken
and Terry Bush and their volunteer
helpers. Trish Yaturo successfully
organized Market Day deliveries.
Celeste Heath has been a huge help
with many things including organiz-
Watkins is a
place where
teamwork gets
the job done
and our VIPS
are an integral
part of the
Watkins team.
We wish to
thank our vol-
unteers for the dedication they exhibit
and the hard work they do for our stu-
dents and staff. Our meetings, under
the guidance of Tam Cash, have been
very productive and fun. Many activi-
ties have been planned and executed
by our VIPS thus far this year.
Janet Grove and Lana Zimmerman
did a wonderful job planning our 8th
ing our scanners and taking care of
our Star student program. Our VIPS
were also instrumental in making our
cookie dough fundraiser a success.
Our VIPS assist in our library and
serve as mentors. Currently, the 7th
grade Valentine Dance, under the
direction of Lisa Walker, is being
planned. Shelly Darbonne is in the
process of planning a Box Tops compe-
tition. Plans for our Bulldog Bash
which is under the direction of Tam
Cash, have just begun.
We appreciate all of our VIPS for
their continued commitment and sup-
port and the time they dedicate to our
school. We love our VIPS!
Spillane Middle School
Watkins Middle School
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“Once again our
volunteers have gone
above and beyond to
help our students and
faculty be successful.”
*~* Bright Idea *~*
Several district schools have the students write thank you notes and draw pictures for the volunteers. These are displayed as decorations for appreciation events.
The 9th high
school in
CFISD
opened its
doors in Au-
gust 2008.
CyLakes
VIPS began the year at a run – assist-
ing with everything from registration
packets to donating their time and
energy helping set up the new library.
VIPS surprised the teachers and staff
with light snacks and refreshments on
the 1st day of school. Next, to get eve-
ryone in the holiday spirit, VIPS
hosted a ―Holiday Bake Shoppe.‖
Every teacher and staff member was
invited to come by the LGI and enjoy
refreshments while choosing a baked
item from the VIPS as our way of say-
ing THANK YOU for all they do
throughout the year.
Cypress Lakes is off to a great start
with our wonderful VIPS.
Cy Lakes High School
the staff to an appreciation day in Oc-
tober, helping with passing out stu-
dent pictures and ID‘s, PSAT registra-
tion and distributing exemption cards.
In December, the volunteers donated
gifts to the staff dur-
ing the holidays.
Thanks to all our
great volunteers!
The volunteers at Langham Creek
have been hard at work this fall se-
mester. Not only are the volunteers
logging more hours this year, they
have been hard at work on treating
Langham Creek High School
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Cy Creek High School Our awesome Cy-Creek volunteers
continued their tireless efforts in Oc-
tober by selling PSAT tickets, attend-
ing all kinds of Booster Club meet-
ings, helping set up for and staff the
annual Homecoming Dance and help-
ing photographers with student por-
traits. They continued by helping to
set up for the district College Night
event, helping the Senior Night After
Prom team sell Yankee Candles, lolli-
pops, raffle tickets to win a brand new
―Cougar Blue‖ Mustang, and begin
planning for their awesome event to
be held in May. They donated much
needed batteries for the class sets of
calculators, helped plan & execute the
school talent show and donated items
for the Smart Cart to be ―purchased‖
by our students with the ―Cougar
Bucks‖ they receive for making smart
decisions during the school day.
November found our volunteers help-
ing the Theatre Arts Booster club
with their Garage Sale, providing
yummy pumpkin desserts to show
appreciation for our staff as well as
tutoring our students. They sup-
ported the choir by shopping the ―book
fair‖ at Barnes & Noble and supported
the Senior Night After Prom commit-
tee by purchasing Texas Roadhouse
rolls to enjoy on their holiday tables.
By the way, there were about 20
schools who participated in this roll
fundraiser selling around 4200 dozen
rolls in November – almost
half of the rolls were sold
and/or purchased by our
faithful Cy-Creek support-
ers earning about $4000
for our SNAP program –
Wow! The month ended
with volunteers assisting
with our parent newsletter
mailing, The Cougar Paws so it could
be sent out to our parents on sched-
ule.
December brought opportunities for
our VIPS to help make the Silverado
Drill Team‘s first annual ―Mr. Cy-
Creek Pageant‖ a success – what a
fun & unique evening! They also
helped by providing delicious home-
made breads & muffins to help our
staff celebrate the upcoming Winter
Holidays and ended the year by once
again supporting Senior Night After
Prom by purchasing more of those
wonderful Texas Roadhouse Rolls.
They ended the month by helping our
librarians to scan in all library books.
Hurricane Ike saw to it that we did
not end the fall semester by the win-
ter break and, as a re-
sult, our volunteers had
to adjust accordingly.
Upon returning from the
holidays, they willingly
stepped up to help hand
out final exam exemption
cards to all of our stu-
dents at lunch time.
It is a bit hard to believe that the
spring semester is upon us but we
know our faithful volunteers will be
there every step of the way to ensure
that our students have the best educa-
tional experience possible. Thanks to
all of our volunteers for their cheerful
assistance!
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February Asset of the Month
SOCIAL COMPETENCIES
Young people need the skills to interact effectively with others,
to make difficult decisions and to cope with new situations.
1. Planning and Decision Making – Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.
2. Interpersonal Competence – Young person has empathy, sensitivity and friendship skills.
3. Cultural Competence – Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different
cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds.
4. Resistance Skills – Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.
5. Peaceful Conflict Resolution – Young person seeks to resolve conflict non-violently.
PRACTICAL TIPS TO CREATE SOCIAL COMPETENCIES IN YOUR
CHILDREN AND IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN
♦ Hold family meetings in which children have input into decisions.
♦ Give young children at least two equally appealing choices whenever possible.
♦ Practice good social skills by having ―tea parties‖ where children can act out social situations using dolls,
puppets, or favorite book characters, have ―formal‖ family meals, and role play polite telephone manners.
♦ Make Valentines or other seasonal/holiday cards for people who live alone or are in hospitals.
♦ Encourage older children to give back to the community by volunteering.
Allow them to see you volunteering.
♦ Talk with them about the positive effects of volunteering.
♦ Attend cultural celebrations, religious organization festivals and art and music programs featuring artists
from diverse backgrounds.
♦ Make holidays such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day more than a day off by participating in community
activities.
♦ Try a different ethnic restaurant or cook a different ethnic meal monthly.
♦ Encourage school-age children to practice healthy responses to peer pressure and uncomfortable situa-
tions.
♦ Help children to learn ways of handling conflict without fighting.
♦ Talk about real-life heroes such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King and how these heroes promoted non-
violent resistance.
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
CY-FAIR ISD
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March Asset of the Month
BOUNDARIES & EXPECTATIONS Young people need clear rules, consistent consequences for breaking rules and encouragement
to do their best.
1. Family Boundaries – Family has clear rules and consequences and monitors the young person‘s where-
abouts.
2. School Boundaries – School provides clear rules and consequences.
3. Neighborhood Boundaries – Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people‘s behavior.
4. Adult Role Models – Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.
5. High Expectations- Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.
PRACTICAL TIPS TO TEACH BOUNDARIES & EXPECTATIONS TO YOUR
CHILDREN AND TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN
♦ Hold family meetings in which children have input into decisions.
♦ Discuss expectations and responsibilities of each member in a positive manner.
♦ Decide on the most important family rules together and clearly define the consequences of rule breaking.
♦ Celebrate and encourage each member‘s improvements or accomplishments.
♦ Know the whereabouts of your child. Set and enforce curfews.
♦ Meet your child‘s friends and their parents.
♦ If you see a neighbor‘s child misbehaving, tell the neighbor.
♦ Model helping, caring and pro-social behavior for your child.
♦ Volunteer to be a chaperone for school activities and trips.
♦ At a neighborhood meeting, focus on a ―Boundaries & Expectations‖ asset and brainstorm some ways to
provide and monitor fun activities for the kids.
♦ Model an attitude of cooperation, not confrontation.
♦ Talk to your kids about avoiding risky behaviors including substance abuse, violence and early
sexual activity.
♦ Be visible in your neighborhood: walk, ride a bike, sit outside in the front lawn, talk to your neighbors.
♦ Ask a child about his/her favorite subjects and extracurricular activities. Get to know your neighborhood
children.
♦ When a young person meets or exceeds your expectations, praise them and then praise them again.
♦ Write an encouraging note to your child and place it in his or her lunch kit. For a teenager, leave a note
taped to the bathroom mirror or a place where you know they will see it early in the day.
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
CY-FAIR ISD
Cy-Fair ISD Partners in Education
8877 Barker Cypress, Suite 1118
Cypress, TX 77433
Phone: 281-894-3950
Fax: 281-894-3959
http://www.cfisd.net
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Volunteers in Public Schools
This edition of the Applecore is sent to:
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Tuesday, March 24, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The Berry Educational Support Center
8877 Barker Cypress Road
(Use Entrance 2 and Follow the Signs)
Mission Statement
“The purpose of the CFISD Multicultural Committee is to raise the level of cultural understanding
and respect by sharing information with the CFISD community to encourage cultural sensitivity and parental involvement to strengthen student success.”
Is this meeting for me?
All parents, volunteers, school staff and members of the community are welcome to attend this in-formal meeting to discuss ideas related to encouraging more parental involvement in our schools.
We want to share ideas that are working in our schools and applaud your successes.
Please reserve your seat and materials. Send your email to [email protected] or if you have ques-tions, call the Partners in Education Office at 281/894-3950.
Adults only please.