Tipps STEAM Bits & Bytes
Weeks of September 19-30, 2022
From the Principal
Hello, Jr. Jag Families! We have made it to the end of our 1st grading period. Time flies when you're having fun learning! Report cards will be viewable via Skyward on September 29th for students in 3rd & 4th grade. PK-2nd grade will receive their first report cards at the end of the 2nd grading period.
Our teachers are wrapping up our beginning of the year assessments. This data will help us identify the strengths of our students as well as areas we need to focus on. You will see this information in your child's daily take home folders very soon. To identify how you can support your child at home, please reach out to your child's teacher.
Library News
Our library is excited to welcome you back to the 22-23 school year. We encourage you to partner with us to continue to create a community of readers. If at any time you would like to set parameters on books your child can check out or if you have any questions about our library please email our librarian Mrs. Gansert at TheaGansert@misdmail.org. We look forward to reading our way through 22-23!
Do You Want to Be More Involved?
Please consider joining our Tipps Site Based Decision Making Committee. This group of staff, parents, and community members meets 4 times a year to discuss Tipps data, needs, ideas for the school, etc. If you are interested in joining this committee, please fill out this form.
We're also calling all dads, granddads, uncles, etc. to come help open doors for our Jr. Jags as they arrive. You must have an updated MISD background check to do so. Click here to sign up.
The Next Two Weeks
Start With Hello Week
Monday, September 19:
- 3rd & 4th Gr Reading MAP
- Robertson-Natatorium field trip
Tuesday, September 20:
- 3rd Gr Science MAP
- 4th Gr Math MAP
- 3rd Gr. Opera Field Trip @ Center
- JJ Singers 3:30-4:30
Wednesday, September 21:
- 3rd Gr Math MAP
- 4th Gr Science MAP
Thursday, September 22:
- Regular School Day
Friday, Aug. 23:
- No School-Teacher Work Day
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Monday, September 26:
- Regular School Day
Tuesday, September 27:
- JJ Singers 3:30-4:30
- School Board Meeting @ 7
Wednesday, September 28:
- StuCo Meeting @ 3:45-4:30
Thursday, September 29:
- Report Card Day-Wear college shirt
Friday, September 30:
- Regular School Day
Student Nutrition Update
Please be aware that meals in your school cafeteria are not automatically free this year. You must pay for the meals or qualify for free/reduced meal benefits. Student meal pricing, free/reduced meal application, & online payment system are available here: bit.ly/MISDStudentNutrition. Students may also bring cash/check to school to pay for meals. Breakfast is now $2.00, unless you are eligible for free/reduced prices and lunch is now $3.00, unless you are eligible for free/reduced prices.
Video link for depositing money into an account.
Video for free and reduced lunch application instructions.
MISD Technology
For New to District Students – To request a new device or to report a damaged device, parents need to Enter A Help Ticket from the Technology Department’s page on the district site. It’s very important that the parent does this because it requires a signature stating that you have read/acknowledged the Student Device Management Handbook. To request a new charger or case, fill out a request here. For information about insurance for your student's device, please review the PDF below.
Our Cafeteria Team
Eva Smith, Maria Guadalupe Galvan, Ashlyn Flynn, Maricruz Briseno
Madeluz Castillo, and Francisca Aguirre
Our 1st Grade Team
Our 2d Grade Team
Learning Fun
Students read about Buzz Aldrin and space flight to the moon. They then created their own rocket and measured how far they could go. Other students work collaboratively to build robots and then code them to move.
Learning Fun
Students use a Plinko board to land on a word family ending. Students then say words with the ending. A twist of an old game to make reading/making words fun! Other students work carefully to "excavate" a cookie with "fossils" embedded in it (chocolate chips).
Join PTA
We need YOU! Please join our PTA. We are starting fresh this year with a new board, and it's going to be a great partnership. PTA only functions well when we have active members. Join PTA is up and running again.
Arrival/Dismissal
Arrival Reminders: Pull up as close as you can to the crosswalk and the car in front of you so we utilize our space more efficiently. Parents, please remain in your cars. As you pull around the drive, have students get their backpacks ready to go, so they're ready to hop out when you get to the side. Say your "see you later, and hugs and kisses" as you come around the drive. You getting out of the car and doing these things holds up traffic behind you. If you feel you absolutely must get out of your car to get your child out, then please pull to that side parking lot and then walk your child to the crosswalk. Please be courteous by following our procedures.
Dismissal Update: To help speed up the process, we are trying something new. You can help by pulling up as close as possible to the crosswalk and car in front of you. As you have noticed, all students will load their cars as they walk up the middle black line. There are 6 staff members on the line to help students load. If they must load from the opposite side, our staff will escort them. Please be patient with us and our students as they get acclimated to this. Also, please follow our procedures. It is imperative you stay in the lane you are in when Coach King puts your number in. It could change the order in which your child comes out and causes a back up when they aren't there...but it's because you switched lanes. There is no need to switch lanes. It's not a courteous practice to our other parents, and it could affect our student line-ups. We understand waiting in a car to get your child may not be the most fun activity, however, that does not give anyone the right to try to cheat the system by arriving at 2:00 to enter the drive early driving the wrong way, to cut each other off as you drive around, parking your car in the lots and getting down to get your "walker," etc. These are unsafe practices. Please, please be courteous to our staff and other parents. We are doing our best to get everyone home safely in an organized fashion and as quickly as possible.
Front Walkers: Thank you for not crowding our sidewalks and waiting in the grassy areas! This really helps our staff to ensure your child remains safe.
We thank you all so very much for helping us keep our Jr. Jags and staff safe.
Pre-K Lunch and Breakfast:
Kindergarten - 4th Lunch & Breakfast:
How Are We Doing?
WE ARE... TIPPS!!!
Better Together ... Because Every Piece Matters!
Roberta Tipps STEAM Academy
Email: cristinahernandez@misdmail.org
Website: http://tipps.mansfieldisd.org/
Location: 3001 North Walnut Creek Drive, Mansfield, TX, United States
Phone: 817-299-6920
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rtipps/
Twitter: @RobertaTipps_ES