To Report a Student Absence:
Contact by Phone:
Elsa Gomez at 469-633 2907 or
Dana Solomon at 469-633-2902
or send and e-mail to spears@friscoisd.org
For more information on FISD Absence Policies Click Here.
NEWS / ANNOUNCEMENTS
Open House
Spears will host an Open House on Thursday, March 11th with a brief PTA meeting before hand. Please join us to meet with your child’s teachers and see what they have been learning this year.
Thursday, March 11
5:45 p.m. PTA meeting
6:00-7:00 pm Open House
SPEARS STAFF WEARS RED TO CELEBRATE HEART HEALTH
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE TEACHER YOU WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE?
The Frisco RoughRiders would like to help!
Each month throughout their season the Frisco RoughRiders will recognize a special teacher nominated by you! This teacher will get a fantastic award and so will the nominee. Proceeds will also benefit the Frisco Education Foundation so everyone scores a homerun! All the details along with the nomination form can be found by clicking here
NCLB Report Card
Please click on the attachments to see important information on FISD’s obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:
Attachment in English: NCLB Report Card parent letter_English 2-3-10
Attachment in Spanish: NCLB Report Card parent letter_Spanish 2-3-10
Parent and Community Opportunity
Don't Miss Out On The Fun!
Watch the Texas Tornados and support the Frisco Education Foundation all at the same time! 20% of the tickect proceeds benift the future of your community!
See you March 6th at the Dr. Pepper Arena!
A Message Concerning One of Our Students
Bruno Almeida is a 4th grade student at Spears. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia and has been in and out of Children’s hospital since November. Many friends and families from Spears have reached out to help Bruno. If you would like more information about Bruno, his illness and treatment, and how his friends and family are helping him, please visit:
www.caringbridge.org/visit/bruno or www.giveforward.org/peaceloveBRUNO .
Middle School Openings and Zoning Information
This is a message from Frisco ISD. As you know, the district has been monitoring growth trends and economic factors at the local and national level to gauge impact on enrollment projections within the current middle school zones of Roach, Griffin and Pioneer Heritage prior to making a final decision on the opening and the attendance zones for the three new schools – Maus, Cobb and Hunt. The Administration plans to make a recommendation at the January 11 Board meeting to open all three middle schools in the fall of 2010. Input has been taken throughout the rezoning process and the draft zones will be the recommended zones. Please refer to the Frisco ISD website for more information at http://www.friscoisd.org/. In addition to setting zones, the Board will consider limiting additional middle school transfers out of the six newly constituted middle schools for one year to ensure consistency in the enrollment numbers for the first year of opening the three new schools. An additional communication will be sent following the final decision and information will also be updated on the website. Principals will be named in March and letters will be sent to next year’s students, who will also be involved in the mascot naming process. Thank you.
Shana Wortham | Communications & Community Relations
Frisco Independent School District | 6942 Maple Street | Frisco, Texas 75034
P: 469.633.6060
F: 469.633.6050
www.friscoisd.org
IMPORTANT!
Updated Carpool Guidlines
Parents- If your child is a car rider in the mornings,you must wait in the line to drop offyour child next to the curb. There is no other drop off area and no crossing guardin the parking lot. As an option, parents may park their cars and walk with their children into the school. Please do not double park on Wade or park close to or in front of the entrance/exit to the parking lot.
Also, it is a State Law that no hand held cell phones may be used with in a school zone. This includes the parking lot at Spears Elementaryin the mornings and afternoons.
Please see the attached information. These procedures are in place to ensure the safety of all students at Spears. If you have questions, please call the school office, 469-633-2900.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Click here for attached information
Click here for information on Grading Policy Guidlines
The Staff at Spears Contribute to Cancer Awareness
The staff at Spears Elementary raised money for two cancer charieties during Cancer Awareness Week. The Donations totaled $575 dollars with $385 going to the Ocular Melanoma Foundation and $190 to the Lee Nation Denim Day benifiting breast cancer research.
Transportation News for Parents
Dear Spears Parents,
We wanted to make you aware of recent changes in our bussing policies. To avoid over-crowding on our buses and to ensure our students' safety, we will not be able to honor requests for students to ride with bus-riding friends. We will handle transportation emergencies on a case-by-case basis. If you have an extreme emergency, please notify the office. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation!
A Message From the Transportation Department
If you have transportation questions, please call the Dispatcher at 469-633-6562 or 6560,6561. These lines will have someone available from 6:15 am until 5:30 pm, Monday-Friday. If the lines are busy please leave a message we will call you back. If there is a transportation related emergency, after 5:30 pm, please call 911.
Thank you,
Karen Sadler
Director of Transportation
New Laws Concerning Child Passenger Safety Seats
There is a new law effective September 1, 2009, that is listed below regarding child passenger safety seats:
TRC § 545.412. Child Passenger Safety Seat Systems; Offense.
- (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a passenger vehicle, transports a child who is younger than eight years of age, unless the child is taller than four feet, nine inches, and does not keep the child secured during the operation of the vehicle in a child passenger safety seat system according to the instructions of the manufacturer of the safety seat system.
- (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $25 for the first offense and not more than $250 for a second or subsequent office.
Tickets for this offense cannot be issued until June 1, 2010. Police officers are allowed to issue a warning before that date. However, the old law remains in effect until then and requires children younger than five and less than 36 inches in height be in a child safety seat—and tickets can still be issued for this violation.
Spears Elementary Volunteer Handbook 2009-2010
1) New information on visitor check in procedures for the 2009-2010 school year. Click here for more details
2) Update on the FISD Family Vacation Policy
Click here for more details
Postings from FISD regarding the Swine Flu:
