AUG. 26 with Less Than a Month Left of the Summer Break, CFISD Staff Are Making Final Preparations for a Smooth Transition to the 2013-2014 School Year
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Edition INSIDECypress-Fairbanks ISD Vol. 23, Issue 1 A Publication of CFISD July 2013 School starts AUG. 26 With less than a month left of the summer break, CFISD staff are making final preparations for a smooth transition to the 2013-2014 school year. The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 26. Have you seen this symbol before? This is a QR (Quick Response) code used to quickly access a web page into the user’s smartphone when scanned with a mobile tagging app. Scan this code for access to the district’s website. COMMUNITY EXPO A one-place stop for back-to-school preparations CFISD will host its first Community Expo on Online Registration Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Berry Center to provide parents and guardians with back-to-school services (listed on the right) Immunizations in a consolidated location. Booths will be set up throughout the Berry Center for online registration, transportation, food services, Employment Opportunities Club Rewind (before-/after-school program), health services and employment opportunities. Free/Reduced Lunch Applications Representatives from the Harris County Health Department will provide immunizations at no cost to families who have CHIP, Medicaid or CHIP Applications no health insurance. They will also be on hand to provide assistance in filling out CHIP and SNAP applications. Memorial Hermann Hospital Athletic Physicals representatives will be on site to provide athletic physicals for $25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information regarding the event, call Community Programs Registration student services at 281-517-6342 or email [email protected]. INSIDE · 2 COMMUNITY EXPO Save money AUG. 9-11 Our tradition. 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Houston, Texas 77065 832-604-3626 INSIDE · 3 www.cyfairinternalmed.com Parents can find all back-to-school information in one location via the Back-to-School link on the district website. For details on individual topics, select an icon below: Bus Stops / Course Free / Reduced Campus Descriptions District Meal Application Locator Map Immunizations Registration School Supply Transportation Lists INSIDE · 4 HOME ACCESS CENTER CFISD parents of students in grades 3-12 have access to their students’ academic information through the Home Access Center, which is easily accessible through Quick Links on the district home page. Home Access Center highlights include: Daily Summary (a student’s daily schedule, attendance and homework) Student Schedule (a list of courses taken by student) Attendance (detailed information of monthly attendance) Classwork (a posting of assignments, descriptions, due dates, total possible points and scores received) Interim Progress Reports (online version of latest progress report) Report Cards (online version of student’s report card) Registration (student information) My Profile(user information) For technical support, parents can contact the district’s HELP desk at GRADES ONLINE 281-807-8680, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. INSIDE · 5 Oce of Community Programs We are excited to announce the premiere of two summer options for your children beginning summer of 2011. First, Club Rewind will host an all-day summer camp for children who need care throughout the summer. The camp will run weekly for incoming kindergarten through 8th grade students. As a second option, Cy-Fair Fun Camps are available. These are theme-oriented camps operating weekly for only six weeks of the summer. They are available for children kindergarten through 8th grade. See the information below for more details on these programs. We look forward to serving your children this summer! COMMUNITY PROGRAMSCFISD Fun Camps Location: Spillane Middle School Hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dates: Beginning June 13, 2011 CFISD’s before-/after-school programTopics: Art, Sports, for Drama, Technology, Science Cooking and much more elementary and middle school studentsCost: $99 per week/child, plus registration and supplies Enrollment is currentlySign open up for the classes and weeks that you choose! for CFISD’s before- and after- Club Rewind Summer Camp Locations: Aragon Middle School or school care program Club Goodson Middle School Hours: 6:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Rewind held at all elementary Dates: Beginning June 6, 2011 Topics: Each week designed around a and middle school campuses. theme with either a field trip or Summer Session 8 in-house entertainment! The before-school care Cost: $130 per week/child, plus Aug. 5-8registration and supplies begins at 6:30 a.m. On-site carnival, trip to Reliant Stadium, all-you-can-eat pancakes at the theatre, the providing students with various social games and TheChildren’s Office Museum, of skating, Community water slides, art activities. The after-school program begins ProgramsMain Event will and muchhost more! its immediately after school and ends at 6:30 p.m. To final 2013 summer register, parents can fill out the Registration Form Splash! session Aug. 5-8. that is posted on the Club Rewind web page.Visit www.cfisd.net Forms and click on Club ToRewind register, for information go regarding to the either program or call 281-807-8900. Registration will be limited. Enrollment begins in March! are processed in the order received and may take Splash! web page. For up to three business days before a child can begin. more information, call A phone call will be made to confirm a child’s start 281-517-6841 or email date. For more information, visit the district website communityprograms@ cfisd.net. and click on Club Rewind. Additional questions can be emailed to [email protected]. INSIDE · 6 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION Become a Bus Buddy Sign up to become a Bus Buddy by filling out and submitting a Bus Buddy application. Training sessions will be held at the Berry Center on the following days: • Monday, Aug. 19 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; • Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; or • Wednesday, Aug. 21 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. For more information, call 281-894-3949. Becoming a Volunteer / Visitors to School Policy • Parents, grandparents or legal guardians of CFISD students can sign up to volunteer by filling out the onlineVolunteer Registration Form. All others must fill out the Global Volunteer Application. For more information, call 281-894-3950. • All visitors are required to present a valid driver’s license or other valid government- issued ID in the main office. Details regarding this policy are outlined on the district website. Read COMMUNITY RELATIONS: VISITORS TO SCHOOLS policy. INSIDE · 7 Athletic Season Physicals CFISD will host Tickets another opportunity for students to complete their athletic Renewal Period physicals. During the July 29-Aug. 9 Community Expo on Aug. 17 at the Berry Center, Memorial Hermann Hospital Three easy ways to renew: will provide athletic Online at www.CyFairTickets.com. physicals for $25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In person, at the Berry Center athletic office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Athletic Forms By phone, via online ticketing provider, Extremetix, at Packets needed for 1-888-695-0888. athletic physicals are The season ticket price is $7 per ticket, plus a $5 per-order available to download fee for online purchases or renewals. Payment forms accepted on the district website. are cash, check and credit card in person or credit card online. For more information, call the athletic department at 281-894- 3980. INSIDE · 8 SPECIAL EDUCATION Educational services in CFISD are provided to an Services for estimated 8,000 students with special needs. Teachers, students with instructional aides, speech pathologists and related service personnel provide instruction and related services to disabilities students with disabilities from ages 3-21. Exceptions are made for students with hearing and vision disabilities, who may receive services from birth. Instructional services provided for elementary students include in-class support, resource classes and speech/language support. Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD), adaptive behavior and LIFE (Learning in Functional Environments) Skills classes for students are offered as cluster services at the elementary level. Secondary campuses offer similar services with the exception of PPCD. Those services include: in-class support, resource classes, LIFE Skills, adaptive behavior and speech/language services. Additional special education program options are the Carlton and Adaptive Behavior centers. A detailed description of each of the services can be viewed via the Special Programs and Special Education link on the district website. For more information, call 281-897-6400. Services for students with auditory impairments are offered at Birkes and Hancock elementary schools; Spillane Middle School; and Cypress Ridge High School. INSIDE · 9 Computer Classes MS Excel 2010, Part 1 (Sept. 7 from 8 to 11 a.m.) NEW for Adults Participants will explore the world of spreadsheets to create Computer courses for adults (18 simple budgets and other types and older) will be held on Sept.