Lieck Parent Newsletter

Welcome to May Lieck Families!

Can you believe we are already in the May chapter of our school year? With just a couple of weeks left until summer, it’s hard to believe how quickly time has flown! Our students are working incredibly hard to master their goals and finish the year strong. Thank you for your continued support as we make the most of these final weeks together!

Teacher Appreciation Week: During the week of May 4-8, we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you in advance for your generosity and words of encouragement to our AWESOME teachers and staff! Link to Staff Favorites

Data Verification: If you haven't done so already, please be sure to log into your HAC account to verify your data for next school year. You should have received a Data Verification email for the 2026-2027 school year. If you need help with your HAC account, please go to the Home Access Center support page at nisd.net/parents or call our front office at 210- 398-1450. It is very important that this be completed as soon as possible in order to save your child's spot for the next school year. Thank you for your support parents!

End of Year MAP Testing: Parents, just a reminder that students will be taking the End of Year MAP MATH during the week of May 4-8th and End of Year MAP READING the week of May 11-15th. This is an opportunity for your child to demonstrate how much they have grown from the start of the year

K-2nd: Preparing for the MAP Test Video Resource

2nd-5th: Preparing for the MAP Test Video Resource

End of Year Award Ceremonies: During the last week of school on May 18th-20th we will be hosting our End of Year Award Ceremonies. With the exception of 5th grade, ceremonies will be held in the classroom during a specified time frame. Please be on the lookout for more information from your child’s teacher. Skip the check-in line by getting a FAST PASS or pre-register by scanning your ID to generate your pass. Visit the front office for more information.

Planning for 2026-2027 School Year:

While we wrap up one year, we set our eyes on next year. Class building and student placement is of utmost importance.

If you have any information that may aid in the placement of your child in the optimal learning environment in which he/she learns best, please share those details in an email to Jess.Garza@nisd.net no later than May 15th. Please be sure to include your child’s name and the grade they will be in for the 2026-2027 school year. Due to possible staff changes, simply requesting a teacher may not be fulfilled for variety of reasons.

Thank you parents for ALL of your support throughout the year. It is much appreciated and we cannot do this work without you. Let’s FINISH STRONG!

Sincerely,

Jessica Garza

Principal

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Upcoming Events: MAY

MAY

Better Hearing and Speech Month, National Physical Fitness & Sports Month, Mental Health Awareness Month

May 4

Teacher Appreciation Week! (May 4-8)
National Children’s Book Week (May 4-10)
K-5 MAP MATH (May 4-8)

May 5

6:00pm Strings Concert

May 6

School Nurse Day - We appreciate you Nurse Kristyn!
3rd Grade Field Trip to Sea World

May 7

PTA Teacher Appreciation Luncheon (Thank you PTA!!)
1:30-1:45pm Math Rocks Concert (EC-2nd)
2:00-2:30pm Math Rocks Concert (3rd-5th)

May 8

School Communicators Day
8:00am Senior Walk
1:15pm Strings Concert for Students (K-2nd, ALE, BMC)
2:00pm Strings Concert for Students (3rd-5th)

May 10

Happy Mother's Day! 💐

May 11

K-5 MAP RLA (May 11-15)
5th Grade Bernal Transition Camp

May 12

7:30am Volunteer Appreciation Grab & Go Breakfast
5:00pm PTA Executive Board Meeting
6:00pm PTA General Assembly Meeting

May 13

6:30pm Employee Recognition & Retirement Celebration @ Northside Sports Gym

May 14

May 14-15 Technology Device Pickup (Knappman)
2:15pm PTA Fundraiser Incentive - Color Battle (For eligible students)

May 15

5th Grade Field Trip to Main Event
May 14-15 Technology Device Pickup (Knappman)

May 16

Storyfest, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at NAC

May 18

Speech Pathologists Day - Thank you to Ms. Anna Sanders, Mrs. Tiffany Thompson and Mrs. Kim Damon!!
Award Ceremonies

8:30am - 10:30am 3rd Grade @ E115
8:30am Donovan @ C108
8:30am Mendivil/Ramirez @ Library
9:00am Guevara @ Classroom
10:30am Gammage @ Classroom

May 19

Award Ceremonies

8:30-10:20am 4th Grade @ E115
11:30-1:00pm 2nd Grade @ E115

3:45pm EOY SAT Meeting

May 20

Award Ceremonies

8:30-10:30am 1st Grade @ Primary Science Lab
11:30-1:00pm Kinder @ Primary Science Lab

May 21

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
8:30am 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony @ Cafeteria
RC's on HAC/ Final Printed Copy to go Home

May 22

Teacher Workday

Click Here for Teacher Favorites!

Parent Volunteers Click Here to RSVP

Summer Reading

Click HERE for Senior Walk RSVP Form

We ended our 24-25 school year with 94.55% attendance school wide and our 24-25 goal was 96%. This year, our goal is to increase student attendance from 94.55% to 96% or more overall.

Students earn classroom incentives for attendance as well as school wide incentives for reaching 96% attendance as a campus. Below are some of the incentives they earn.

Individual Classrooms

1st Round = Tech Time (20 minutes)
2nd Round = STEM Time (20 minutes)
3rd Round = Admin Surprise
4th Round = Makerspace in the Library (20 minutes)
5th Round = Popsicles
6th Round = Extra Recess (20 minutes)

School Wide Celebrations

Each day we reach 96% or higher, we will display a letter to spell out LIECK. Each time we spell out LIECK, all students will get to do the following:

1st time - School Wide Pajamas / Slippers for Students & Staff (appropriate wear)

2nd time - Favorite Team Attire Day

3rd Time - Comfy Day (bring a stuffy / blanket and wear sweats or comfy pants)

4th Time - Extra Recess (20 minutes, inside or outside, per teacher decision)

Parents: Access Your Child’s State Assessment Scores

Your child’s state assessment score history is available 24/7 through Northside ISD’s Home Access Center (HAC) where attendance and grades are also available. Learn more about your child’s assessment results, including how your child answered each question, and find personalized resources to support learning at home by following these steps:

SB 12 Parent Consent Form

Dear Parent:

The 89th Texas Legislative Session passed Senate Bill 12, which requires all Texas public schools to obtain annual parental consent for routine physical and mental health services.

On September 10th, the district sent out an email to the parent listed as "guardian one" in eSchool. That parent received an email for each child that attends a northside school. Each email will contain a unique link for that specific student. To comply with this new law, we need you to indicate your consent preference in the unique link for your child. If you have other children enrolled in the district, you will receive a separate email for each of them. The subject line of the email is titled New parental consent requirements.

This consent form describes the routine physical and mental health services provided at the school. In the future, this consent process will be part of our annual data verification.

Thank you for your help as we implement this new requirement.

Please complete the consent form as soon as possible so that we have the most current information on file.

I'm also including a link to the district website for more information nisd.net/district/whole-child/parental-consent-forms

Respectfully,

Jessica Garza

Principal

Udpate Your Child's Immunizations

Texas law requires all public school children to have current immunizations to attend class. Northside ISD encourages parents to have their children immunized before the first day of school.

For more information please visit https://www.nisd.net/schools/health/vaccinations

A Word from the Nurse

The school nurse does not diagnose illnesses but takes notes of the symptoms and notifies the parent/guardian of the observations. If a child becomes ill or injured at school, the student will be assessed and given first aid, and the parent/guardian will be notified if the severity of the injury or illness warrants such action.

Children should be kept at home when ill and are expected to be free of fever (temperature less than 100.0° F) and free of communicable diseases in order to attend school. In accordance with the Texas Administrative Code, students are required to be excluded from school until fever free for 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medications. The Texas Department of State Health Services defines fever as a temperature of 100.0°F or greater. This is important for the health of the child and for the health of all children at the school.

Student Dress Code

The NISD Board of Trustees approved revisions to the District’s dress code policies for the 2025-2026 school year. The new policy allows for the wearing of shorts by all students (Pre-K -12) as long as the shorts are mid-thigh length or longer. As with the previous policy, the final determination of acceptable dress and grooming rests with the campus principal or his/her designee. Guidelines for the new dress and grooming policy are available in the linked file.

Child Nutrition Launches School Cafe

NISD Child Nutrition welcomes families to the 2025-2026 school year! View the SY2025-26 Meal Service FAQ’s for more information.

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Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications

NISD Child Nutrition is launching SchoolCafé...Connecting Families to School Nutrition!

A single location for all your cafeteria needs. Click the link below to get started!

Schoolcafe

Want to learn more about the NISD Gifted & Talented (GT) program?

Visit the district’s GT Testing & Identification website to watch a video about gifted characteristics and the referral process: NISD GT Testing & Identification website. Questions? Contact Amy Sierra at amy.sierra@nisd.net.

Buses and Boundaries

Northside ISD assigns students to schools according to the street address where the student resides. Our Boundaries and Buses Information System will provide you with the name and address of the schools serving your area. Just enter the student’s street number and street name to search for school assignment, bus route information, and any future Board adopted boundary changes.

For general boundary information, attendance area maps for each elementary, middle & high schools are listed on the campus sites.

Home Access Center

The Home Access Center (HAC) allows parents to register students, complete data verification, access report cards, and track attendance.

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(Your username is your email address and your password is the temporary password you received by email. You will be required to change it the first time you log in.)

School Messenger & Northside ISD Mobile App

District departments and campuses send call outs, text messages, and e-mail notifications with important information via School Messenger.

Parents can download our free app to receive district notifications, including notices about school closures.

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