Mission Updates
Our Partnership Matters
Dear Maverick Families,
At Memorial, we believe that character is just as important as academics. We want our Mavericks to be successful in the classroom, but we also want them to leave our school knowing how to treat others with kindness, respect, empathy, and compassion. That is why our PRIDE expectations are such an important part of who we are.
As educators, we have the privilege and responsibility of teaching children not only what to learn, but also how to live and work alongside others. And we cannot do that work alone. Our partnership with you matters.
Recently, we have seen an increase in incidents such as making unkind choices, and disrupting the learning environment. We have noticed that many of these incidents are occurring during transitions and less-structured times such as recess, arrival, and dismissal.
I want to be very clear: Bullying, intimidation, physical aggression, and mistreating another student are not acceptable at Memorial. Every child deserves to come to school feeling safe, valued, respected, and ready to learn.
This is where our partnership becomes especially important.
Please take a few minutes to talk with your Maverick about what it means to live our PRIDE—not just when an adult is watching, but in every moment and every setting. Talk about keeping hands and feet to ourselves, using kind words, solving disagreements appropriately, including others, and seeking adult help when a problem cannot be solved independently.
The moments that happen outside the classroom are opportunities for character to shine. How we treat someone on the playground, in the hallway, in the cafeteria, or in the carpool line matters just as much as how we behave in the classroom.
We will continue to teach, model, reinforce, and hold our students accountable to these expectations. When mistakes happen, we will use them as opportunities to help our Mavericks learn, grow, repair relationships, and make better choices.
But we need your help.
When our students hear the same message at home and at school—that kindness matters, respect matters, and how we treat others matters—we create a stronger and safer school community together.
Thank you for partnering with us and for having those important conversations at home. Our Mavericks are watching what we model, listening to what we say, and learning from what we expect.
Let's continue to be united in our mission to raise not only successful students, but kind, compassionate, responsible young people who make a positive difference wherever they go.
This is our Maverick Mission. And it is one we must accomplish together.
💻 Parent Portal & Week at a Glance
Don't forget to check the Parent Portal for this week's Week at a Glance and other helpful campus links to stay up to date on what’s happening at our school. It will be updated each Sunday.
Thank you for your continued support, advocacy, and dedication to our school community. Have a wonderful weekend!
Principal Miles
Students must have Back to School forms completed in order to go on field trips and utilize iPads. If these forms are not complete, your Maverick will be missing out on important learning on iReady.
To access our helpful step-by-step guide on logging into the new Skyward Qmlativ system at https://khub.lisd.net/.../sis.../access-skyward-qmlativ-sis
Back to School forms MUST be completed for all students. The Student Code of Conduct which includes our Technology Acceptable Use Policy is all in our Back to School Forms. Please click the photo below for more information.
Nurse Terri really appreciates the Health Cards that have already come in!
Hello families! What a great start to school it has been! We have loved getting to know your children and seeing their eager minds ready to learn! If you want to see what we have been learning about (and will be learning about!), click the blue buttons below. Our character trait for the month of October is INTEGRITY--doing the right thing even when no one is looking (and even when others aren't!). Check out the list below of all of our students who earned the SELF-CONTROL award in August/September.
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