PATRIOT NEWS

The mission of Harris Elementary is to ensure academic excellence by providing the best teaching practices to maximize continuous growth and promote college readiness for ALL students in a safe learning environment.

Producing students who are....T.R.U.E. Patriots!

T rustworthy

R esponsible/Respectful

U nited and

E ngaged in learning each and every day!

Meet Your F.A.C.E. Liaison-

Hello,

My name is Ms. Alexious Freeman. I am a product of Aldine, educator for more than10 years, and Teacher of the Year recipient. I am grateful to be serving as your Family and Community Engagement Liaison. My role as a liaison is to :

• Build Relationships: Help to create an environment where families feel welcomed and foster two- way communication and mutual trust.
• Lead Parent Leadership and Advocacy: I Invite families and caregivers to serve in leadership roles and create a safe space to ask questions.
• Enhance Student Learning: Making sure families are aware of the programs and workshops that are offered to support student learning

I am the contact person for any concerns or questions pertaining to events at Harris Elementary. Feel free to email me at Agfreeman@aldineisd.org or call 281-898-7900.

Students are allowed to wear free dress.

Proper attire for all students

• No frayed, cut, torn, or ripped jeans
• No slides or house slippers
• Skirts and dresses must be approaching the knee

For more information visit https://www.aldineisd.org/about/policies/

Come join us and help celebrate Hispanic Heritage month Thursday, October 7th at

Dyslexia Awareness Month is an annual event aimed at further understanding and raising awareness amongst your pupils about dyslexia; what it means, what it is, and what can be done to support people who have dyslexia.

We have a new curriculum this year. We are super excited to be exploring Eureka Math.

Eureka Math is probably very different than your math classes in school or the way you learned math. It is not that one way is better than the other, the key is the expectations that are being put on our students today. Today's world has many challenges and problems that need to be solved. Our students will be the ones who will have to solve these problems and most careers will require strong problem-solving skills. To address this new challenge, we must prepare our students to be thinkers and problem-solvers and really UNDERSTAND math.

This is probably the biggest difference. Math has been traditionally taught as "math facts" and formulas. Students were taught just to memorize math facts and one specific way of calculating or solving a math problem. The trouble with this type of instruction was that many of us never really understood the math we were doing. We just memorized and solved the problem like the teacher told us to. Today, the expectations of students are much greater. Today's standards and assessments are requiring students to solve much more complex problems. To solve complex problems, student must understand the math concepts and have numerous strategies for solving difficult problems. Memorizing facts and one strategy may not help solve the complex problems students may face on state assessments and even life.

Eureka Math is created to build math understanding from kindergarten to 12th grade. Yes, what your student is doing in math may not be familiar and you may not totally understand everything they are doing. Please be assured there is a good reason the students are doing what they are doing. Building multiple strategies and deep understanding of numbers is how students will become great math problem solvers. We hope you will do your part in helping your student gain this important understanding, even though it may sometimes be difficult and different than your math experience.

Have you heard your child bragging about ST Math?

Spatial-Temporal Approach

It's a new program we are using to support intervention in he classroom. ST Math’s patented approach - manipulating objects in space and time - is totally unique in the market. The program starts by teaching the foundational concepts visually, then connects the ideas to the symbols, language, and robust discourse. Why does this approach work so well? Because with visual learning, students are better equipped to tackle unfamiliar math problems, recognize patterns, and build conceptual understanding. Without language barriers, the problem is accessible to all students, regardless of skill level or language background.

Deep Conceptual Understanding

ST Math is mastery based, which means students must pass each level with a score of 100% (all puzzles correctly solved) before the next level in a sequence becomes available to them. Each student has their own personalized journey and takes as long as they need to achieve mastery. This ensures that students are building and demonstrating a strong conceptual foundation.

Take a tour of ST Math & see what the fuss is all about.

We're continuing the implementation of the CKLA (1st-5th grade) & Benchmark (1st & 2nd grade) curriculums. As we know, scholars nationwide were greatly impacted during the past 18 months due to various reasons pertaining to virtual learning. As we are all at the heart of education recovery, please locate your scholar's grade level's units for this month and be sure to have your scholars read any literature in the corresponding genre with and/or to you for a minimum of 30 minutes daily. We are planning to close student achievement gaps here at Harris utilizing Burst lessons and IDEL intervention resources 30 minutes daily.

1st Grade- (SLA )Muchos personajes diferentes (ELA) Different Lands, Similar Stories

2nd Grade- (SLA) Los personajes aprenden y cambian (ELA) The Ancient Greek Civilization

3rd Grade- The Human Body

4th Grade- Empires in the Middle Ages Pt. 2

5th Grade- Poetry

On Book Character Day, our students and staff will dress up as their favorite characters from books they love. We bring the book that our character is in, and we have a parade around campus. It'll be a blast! There is so much creativity and obvious love of reading! If your scholar doesn't have the book with their favorite character, we will provide them with the cover of the book before the parade.

According to House Bill 4545. Any student that Did not pass STAAR or Did not participate in STAAR Testing has to complete 30 hours of interventions for each subject. Parents, letters were sent home that require a parent signature. Please return that letter to school. You can also check Class Dojo for parent letters.

If you would like to check your student scores on the STAAR 2020-21, click this link. You will need to know the child's birthdate and SS#.

Dr. Hill- Principal- 10/16

Mr. Fuller- Gap Teacher 10/6

Ms. Clark- Sped Teacher 10/6

Ms. Myers- Sped Paraprofessional 10/17

Ms. Reynolds- 3rd Grade ELA Teacher 10/23

Ms. Handy- 1st Grade Teacher 10/26

Ms. James- 5th Grade Math Teacher 10/27

Mr. Valencia- 5th Grade ELA Teacher 10/28

Email: Njdionisio@aldineisd.org
Website: https://www.aldineisd.org/portfolio-items/harris-elementary-school/
Location: 3130 Holder Forest Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-878-7900
Twitter: @HarrisES_AISD