The Wildcat Report

Thank you Watson families for your flexibility and patience. We appreciate your support as we monitor and adjust our systems and procedures to better serve our students.

Thank you for bringing your student on time to school and in dress code. Please know that starting Monday students who arrive after 8:10AM will be counted tardy and after 8:20AM will receive a partial absence.

If your student eats breakfast at school, please make sure they arrive to school by 7:45AM. We have a few students arriving at 8:00AM or after and miss instructional time because they're still eating.

Moreover, parents/guardians of students who are not in dress code will receive a call from the office and will be asked to bring a change of clothes for their student. See below information regarding our dress code.

Again thank you for the encouragement and support. We have received a lot of encouraging notes, emails and kind words from many of you. Thank you!

If you have any questions, please reach out to us.

In Partnership,

Mrs. Makidon

Principal

Students who arrive to school after 8:15AM will be counted tardy and after 8:20 will be have a partial absence.

Thank you for your support!

If your student eats breakfast, please make sure they're dropped off by 7:45AM. We have several students arriving after 8:00 who eat breakfast and by the time they're done, they've lost several instructional minutes.

Thank you for helping us with this matter.

Lunches

• Lunch visitors - ONLY Thursdays. Max 2 adults per student. No other siblings due to safety and limited space in the cafeteria.
  
• Lunch visitors Must stay and eat lunch with their student.
• Lunch visitors will be allowed in the building five minutes before their student's lunch starts.

Food & Other Items

• If your student forgets their lunch, please drop it off by 9:00AM. No outside food allowed.
• For birthday celebrations- ONLY store bought cupcakes. No party favors, balloons, gifts, etc.

All drop offs, MUST be done by 9:00AM.

Thank you for your help!

Please make any transportation changes by 2:00PM. Use the app PikMyKid and call the office.

Thank you.

All car riders must be dropped off in the front, off Celeste Dr. by 8:10AM

Celeste Dr. is ONE WAY in the morning from 7:30 - 8: 30AM

**Please make sure your child is on the passenger side for safety reasons. If you have a child that needs assistance unbuckling, please pull forward and park. This will help us keep the car line moving.

Kindergarten and Fifth grade students and their siblings - Pick up is in the back.

All other grade levels (first, second, third and fourth) - Pick up in the front.

Walkers will be dismissed through the front.

Parents who are walking with their student, must wait to the right of the black iron fence.

Route information will be located on two platforms:

• StopFinder Parent App – The app will provide bus tracking and bus assignment details. Look for an email from no-reply@stopfinder.com to set up your password and access the StopFinder Parent App. See more about this exciting improvement to our system in the Preview to StopFinder Parent App video.
• Skyward Family Access - After logging into Skyward Family Access, click on Online Forms to find transportation information. The information updates frequently as route times or locations change. Bus tracking is not available in Skyward Family Access.

Be sure to check your account regularly for any updates to bus information. Please ensure the parent/guardian email address is up-to-date in Skyward. To update your email, please contact your student's campus or Student Services. Please note that during the first days of school there may be some delays and all times are approximate

Mondays - Jeans with a college t-shirt or uniform

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays - School uniform.

Fridays - Jeans with a school spirt t-shirt or uniform.

Shirts

Red, navy or white polo-style shirts with no logos (short or long sleeve)

Red, navy or white sweaters or sweatshirts

Pants

Navy or khaki (slacks or shorts)

Cargo-style slacks or shorts are not allowed

Shorts must be modest length (approximately two inches above the knee or longer)

Girls may also choose:

Skirts, skorts, or jumpers - must be of modest length (approximately two inches above the knee or longer)

Navy or khaki skirts, skorts, capris or jumpers

**Tennis shoes are best for safety reasons and for P.E.

3 ~ Wildcat Welcome (drop off supplies and meet your teacher)

8 ~ First Day of School! Doors Open 7:30AM

17 ~ Meet the teacher for Kinder, First, and Second grade ONLY 6:00 - 7:30PM & Title 1 Information

24 ~ Meet the teacher for Third, Fourth, and Fifth grade ONLY 6:00 - 7:30PM & Title 1 Information

24 ~ Find Your Light Popsicles and the Playground

31 ~ Kindergarten field trip to Northeast Texas Children's Museum

Being college and career ready starts with all the small habits we teach our students now. We can help them practice responsibility by tracking homework, setting short and mid-range academic or personal goals and by assigning age appropriate chores. Consider the following:

1. What responsibilities does your child have at home?

2. What type of planning or preparation do you and your child do to transition responsibility from you to him/her?

More on the topic: Teaching Responsibility to your Children

From August 14 through September 15 all students will be taking MAP. Please click on the attachment below to learn more about MAP.

1. Must be an approved GISD Volunteer (fill out volunteer application every year).
2. Younger Siblings are NOT allowed.
3. Chaperones must be dressed appropriately
4. Please do not take pictures of other students and post on social media.
5. Do not purchase anything for the students in your group. If you want to buy something for your student, please do so after the buses have left and take it home with you.

**We're asking every student to pay $5.00 (cash only) for field trips. Every grade level participates in 4 field trips a year and it's all paid for by the PTA and school. However, the cost for some of our field trips is going up so this will help us off set some of the cost.

Thank you for your support!

Last year they raised over $6,322 to purchase over 1,500 books for students to keep. Thank you!

Mrs. Makidon ~ Principal

Mrs. Johnson ~ Assistant Principal

Mrs. Romero ~ Counselor

Mrs. Townsend ~ Secretary

Email: a115@garlandisd.net
Website: https://www.garlandisdschools.net/watson
Phone: 972-926-2600
Twitter: @Watson_Wildcats