MES News

Good afternoon MES Families!

This week starts the busiest time of the school year! It's crunch time for solidifying final topics, strategies, and objectives before state and district assessments. Our teachers will be progress monitoring select skills in both math and reading this week. Other important dates and information are below. Have a great first week of April!

Important Upcoming Dates /Reminders:

* If your child has a fever, please remember that they must be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school.

*Please see below for some upcoming important dates and events:

* March 31st: Spring pictures

*March 31st-April 4th: Scholastic Book Fair !! We will have a family evening, where the book fair will be open later in the day. I will send out an update soon!

*April 1, 2025: Open registration begins!

*April 7, 2025: Staff development day- no school for students!

*April 16th-17th: Kinder/Pre-K Registration!

16th: 4:00-6:00 pm

17th: 5:30-7:00 pm

*April 18th and 21st: NO SCHOOL for students and staff.

*MISD Spring State testing dates (STAAR and EOC)

3-8 Reading, English I, English II 4/9/2025

5th Science, 8th Science, EOC Biology 4/16/2025

8th Social Studies (pull out - no campus shut down) 4/17/2025

5,7,8 Math, Algebra I, EOC US History 4/23/2025

3,4,6 Math 4/30/202

Please take a moment to provide feedback, questions, and/ or compliments about the current school year. I am also asking for recommendations for the 2025-2026 school year. Your suggestions allow ongoing opportunities to build on and continue the growth of McDade Elementary. A few items I plan to integrate are: Safety Patrol, Principal's Advisory Council, "Principal for a Day," and MES Clubs/ Organizations.

Your comments are anonymous and your honesty is appreciated.

https://forms.gle/JW2XXfZNZoLuYPFn9

Mrs. Shelby and I will be making plans for an MES Saturday School. All students whose absences have fallen below the 90% attendance rule will be required to make up the time. This ensures that students in grades Kinder through 12th must attend class for 90% of the time it is offered to receive credit or a final grade.

When your student(s) are absent, please deliver or email doctor's notes/ parent notes to Mrs. Shelby at the email address below:

shelby.glona@mcdadeisd.net

If you need to make a transportation change for your child(ren), please do so by 2:00 pm. Calls after 2:00 may not be accommodated.

Mrs. Shelby's contact information is:

Phone: 512-273-2522

Email: shelby.glona@mcdadeisd.net