MES November 2026 Newsletter

Hello MES Families!

Welcome to November! As the weather cools down and the fall season unfolds, our hearts are filled with gratitude for our incredible Magnolia Elementary community. October was packed with excitement—from our field trips and Trunk or Treat to Red Ribbon Week—and we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the parent volunteers, staff, and families who made last month such a success. This month, as we look forward to Thanksgiving, our focus remains on celebrating student growth, fostering a warm and safe learning environment, and making every day count. Thank you for your continued partnership and support—it’s always a great day to be a Mustang!

Car Rider & Morning Drop-Off Reminders

• Morning Drop-Off: The morning car rider line closes promptly at 8:35 AM. Our staff needs to be ready to start their day with students in classrooms at 8:40 AM. If you arrive at 8:35 AM or later, please park and walk your student into the front office.

• Afternoon Dismissal: Please keep your yellow car rider tags clearly visible in your front windshield until your child has been safely loaded into your vehicle.

November Events & Highlights

There are MANY exciting events happening this month! Please keep an eye out for specific information coming directly from your child's teachers and on our official Facebook page.

• November 2-3 Teacher Workdays, No school
• November 5, GT Expo at the Event Center 6-7pm
• November 6 MES PTO Meeting at 9am and Picture Retakes
• November 11 (Closed for Visitor Lunches)Veterans Day Program- Pre Registration Information
• November 12 MES PTO Presents Rock n Roll Bingo! 6-8 pm
• November 18 3rd Grade Field Trip
• November 19 4th Grade Academic Night and Student Project Presentations
• November 23-27 Thanksgiving Break

• Our campus will be closed for visitor lunches on days when we have special events or testing. Closed lunch days this semester:

11/11 Veterans Day

12/14 Testing

12/15 Testing

12/18 Early Release

• Smart Tag Replacements

If your student loses their Smart Tag ID card, you can request a replacement card online using a My School Bucks account. Once the order is placed, administrators will be notified to issue a new card to your student.

Stay Connected

• Make sure you are staying connected with Magnolia ISD through email, text services, and social media for all the latest news and information by keeping your contact information up to date in your Parent Portal!

• Spanish Speaker Resource: Frontline Video for Parents in Spanish – This video explains how to log in to Parent Self Serve to view grades and attendance in Spanish.

• Conferences: Our teachers are always available to schedule a conference. We believe in teamwork between our campus and our MES families!

Quick Reminders:

• Transportation Changes: Please submit any transportation changes directly to our receptionist by 2:00 PM.

• Dress Code & Hair: Student hair should be a natural color. Students are not allowed to wear pajamas, pajama pants, or Snuggies to school.

• Attendance: Attendance matters every day!

• Medications: All medicines must be brought from home in the original bottle and handed directly to the nurse by a parent or guardian. Students are not allowed to carry medicine in their backpacks.

• Contact Info: If any of your contact details change, please update them with our front office as soon as possible.

Notice of School Counseling Services

In accordance with the law, the District must notify parents of staff services related to school counseling and provide parents with the opportunity to opt out before those services are provided to their child.

If you have any questions or would like to opt out of any services listed below, please contact Blair Dalli at 281-356-6434 or bdalli@magnoliaisd.org

School counseling services are further explained in Board Policy FFEA, and student mental health is addressed in Board Policy FFEB. Information about threat assessments can be found in board policy FFB.

All District employees:

• Shall report alleged abuse or neglect of a student as required by law; and

• May verbally inquire about a student’s daily well-being without parental consent.

Under state law, a child may consent to counseling for themselves as it relates to suicide prevention, chemical addiction or dependency, or sexual, physical, or emotional abuse.

Routine Counseling Services

State law requires school counselors to provide the following services as part of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program:

• A guidance curriculum to help students develop their full educational potential, including the students' interests and career objectives

• A responsive services component to intervene on behalf of any student whose immediate personal concerns or problems put the student's continued educational, career, personal, or social development at risk.

• An individual planning system to guide a student as the student plans, monitors, and manages the student's own educational, career, personal, and social development.

• System support to support the efforts of teachers, staff, parents, and other members of the community in promoting the educational, career, personal, and social development of students.

School counselors routinely provide the following services:

• Advise students and their parents regarding the importance of postsecondary education, coursework designed to prepare students for postsecondary education, and financial aid availability and requirements;

• Early mental health prevention and intervention;

• Building skills related to managing emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making;

• Substance abuse prevention and intervention;

• Suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention;

• Grief-informed and trauma-informed practices;

• Positive school climates, meaning the quality and character of school life, including interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and organizational structures, as experienced by students enrolled in the District, parents of those students, and personnel employed by the District;

• Positive behavior interventions and supports;

• Positive youth development; and

• Safe, supportive, and positive school climate.

A parent may not opt out of the following:

1. School district emergency responses;

2. Law enforcement or Department of Family and Protective Services activities;

3. Behavioral threat assessment required by law; or

4. Other rights or duties required by law, including the Texas Family Code.

RE: Aviso de Servicios de Orientación Escolar

De acuerdo con la ley, el Distrito debe notificar a los padres sobre los servicios del personal relacionados con el asesoramiento escolar y brindarles la oportunidad de optar por no participar antes de que esos servicios se brinden a sus hijos.

Si tiene alguna pregunta o desea cancelar su suscripción a alguno de los servicios enumerados a continuación, comuníquese con nosotros.

Blair Dalli

bdalli@magnoliaisd.org

281-356-6434

Los servicios de orientación escolar se explican con más detalle en la Política FFEA del Consejo, y la salud mental estudiantil se aborda en la Política FFEB. Puede encontrar información sobre las evaluaciones de amenazas en la Política FFB del Consejo.

Todos los empleados del Distrito:

• Deberá denunciar el supuesto abuso o negligencia de un estudiante según lo exija la ley; y podrá preguntar verbalmente sobre el bienestar diario de un estudiante sin el consentimiento de los padres.

Según la ley estatal, un niño puede dar su consentimiento para recibir asesoramiento relacionado con la prevención del suicidio, la adicción o dependencia química o el abuso sexual, físico o emocional.

Servicios de asesoramiento de rutina

La ley estatal requiere que los consejeros escolares brinden los siguientes servicios como parte de un programa de educación integral.

Programa de Asesoramiento:

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• Un programa de orientación para ayudar a los estudiantes a desarrollar todo su potencial educativo, incluidos los intereses y objetivos profesionales de los estudiantes.

• Un componente de servicios receptivos para intervenir en nombre de cualquier estudiante cuya necesidad personal inmediata Las preocupaciones o problemas ponen en riesgo el desarrollo educativo, profesional, personal o social continuo del estudiante.

• Un sistema de planificación individual para guiar al estudiante mientras planifica, supervisa y gestiona elpropio desarrollo educativo, profesional, personal y social del estudiante.

• Apoyo del sistema para apoyar los esfuerzos de los maestros, el personal, los padres y otros miembros de la comunidad.

en la promoción del desarrollo educativo, profesional, personal y social de los estudiantes.

Los consejeros escolares brindan rutinariamente los siguientes servicios:

• Asesorar a los estudiantes y sus padres sobre la importancia de la educación postsecundaria, los cursos diseñados para preparar a los estudiantes para la educación postsecundaria y la disponibilidad y los requisitos de ayuda financiera;

• Prevención e intervención temprana en materia de salud mental;

• Desarrollar habilidades relacionadas con el manejo de emociones, el establecimiento y mantenimiento de relaciones positivas y la toma de decisiones responsable;

• Prevención e intervención en materia de abuso de sustancias;

• Prevención, intervención y posvención del suicidio;

• Prácticas basadas en el duelo y en el trauma;

• Climas escolares positivos, es decir, la calidad y el carácter de la vida escolar, incluidas las relaciones interpersonales, las prácticas de enseñanza y aprendizaje y las estructuras organizativas, tal como lo experimentan los estudiantes inscritos en el Distrito, los padres de esos estudiantes y el personal empleado por el Distrito;

• Intervenciones y apoyos conductuales positivos;

• Desarrollo positivo de los jóvenes; y

• Clima escolar seguro, de apoyo y positivo.

Un padre no puede optar por no participar en lo siguiente:

1. Respuestas de emergencia del distrito escolar;

2. Actividades de aplicación de la ley o del Departamento de Familia y Servicios de Protección;

3. Evaluación de amenazas conductuales requerida por ley; o

4. Otros derechos o deberes requeridos por la ley, incluido el Código de Familia de Texas.

Notice of and Consent for School Health-Related Services Health-Related Services Form

In accordance with law, the Magnolia ISD must provide parents with written notice of each school-based health-related service offered at the campus their child attends. These routine services promote student safety, wellness, and readiness to learn. School health-related services are most often provided by the school nurse. However, additional school staff may also provide first aid and care for ill or injured students. This would include, but is not limited to, teachers, athletic trainers, administrators, counselors, clinic assistants, and other staff charged with supervising children. This consent does not take the place of an individualized health plan, 504 plan, or other legally required document.

A parent has the right to withhold consent for or decline any health-related service.

Routine Health-Related Services Provided at Your Child’s Campus:

• General First Aid

• Checks of temperature, blood pressure, and pulse

• Support during illness or physical symptoms at school

• Listening to breathing or heart sounds

• Examination of pupil responsiveness

• Monitoring of chronic health conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes)

• Vision and hearing screenings

• Lice screening

• Coordination of health services

• Heat illness prevention and injury support for student athletes

Any additional health-related services that the campus may believe are necessary and appropriate will necessitate separate written consent and parental involvement, unless during an emergency or as allowed by law.

Consent given through this form is effective during the current school year unless revoked earlier.

**A form should be filled out for each child**

Did you know our PTO has a website? You can stay up to date on PTO sponsored events at MES by clicking HERE.

-call the school (281)356-6434

-email the attendance clerk at this email address MESattendance@magnoliaisd.org

-send in a parent note (parents are allowed 5 parent notes per semester and they must be received within 5 days of returning to school.)

-send a doctor's note (it can be attached to this email address and doctor's notes can be sent in until the end of the year)

-absences can also be reported on our school website at the following link: Please click this form to report a student absence!

School Drop Off is 7:55- 8:34. At 8:35 you will need to park and walk your student inside the building.

Morning announcements begin at 8:40 and instruction begins immediately after.

Your child is tardy if they enter their classroom after 8:40.

Classroom instruction begins immediately after morning announcements.

When a student misses even a few minutes of class, they are missing important instruction.

Background Check Needed

We absolutely love our volunteers and know our school would not function without them! If you are planning on volunteering in any capacity or chaperoning on the field trips, get a head start by getting your MISD background check completed! (It would be better to have it done and not need it, then to need it and not have it!) We are so grateful for you!

https://magnolia.teams.hosting/volunteer/EntryPointHomeAction.do