We hope this monthly newsletter helps our families stay informed of district and campus events. Now more than ever, we need to work together to provide lines of communication and resources that can help our Aldine community. We would appreciate your feedback with suggestions on what information you would like to see here.

Dr. Martha Escalante, FACE Executive Director

Aldine parents received information about COVID-19 and what prevention measures can be taken to protect their families from this virus during the parent training held on August 19. The Philippine Nurses Association, led by Dr. Riza Mauricio, did an outstanding job in addressing our parents' questions. The presentation included the testimony of one of our Aldine parents, who shared her experience with COVID.

In an effort to continue providing Aldine ISD families with resources that can help them at home, The FACE Department is hosting a series of sessions on different topics of interest.

All sessions are recorded, so parents who were unable to attend can access them at any time.

Upcoming Parent Trainings:

September 2- Social Emotional Learning at Home

• English Session at 9:00 a.m Password: parents
• Spanish Session at 10:00 a.m. Password: padres

September 9- How to Help Your Children with School Assignments

• English Session at 9:00 a.m. Password: parents
• Spanish Session at 10:30 a.m. Password: padres

September 16- Have Fun Creating a Virtual Classroom

• English Session at 9:00 a.m. Password: parents
• Spanish Session at 2:30 p.m. Password: padres

September 23- Autism Parent Workshop (Managing the behavior while distance learning)

• English Session at 9:00 a.m. Password: parents
• Spanish Session at 10:30 am. Password: padres

Aldine ISD is providing 58 curbside meal sites for Aldine ISD students. Meals are provided on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.

Students do not have to be present for meal pickup, however, a student ID must be provided at breakfast and lunch to ensure efficient scanning of ID for payment and minimize touching of ID by multiple staff. Families can find their student ID by visiting their SchoolCafe.com or Home Access Center account.

Internet Essentials from Comcast offers internet services at $9.95 per month + tax to families who qualify for programs like National School Lunch Program, housing assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and others.

The Nimitz Clinic is offering free medical services to students who attend the following schools:

• Magrill EC/PK/Kinder
• Jones EC/PK/Kinder
• Dunn Elementary
• Parker Elementary
• Ogden Elementary
• Jones Elementary
• Lewis Middle School
• Teague Middle School
• Jones Middle School
• Nimitz Ninth Grade
• Nimitz Senior High School

The clinic is currently offering school vaccines and sports physicals, as well as other comprehensive pediatric medical care. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Appointments can be made at (832)658-5220

Legacy Community Health is a government-funded clinic that offers a sliding fee scale (price is based on the patient's ability to pay). Primary care, pediatrics, dental and vision care, maternity, and immunizations are some of the services offered by this clinic. For more information call (281)548-5000.

United Way of Greater Houston helps families find resourcs according to their needs. Enter your zip code into this link to locate services near you http://referral.unitedwayhouston.org/

Communicating with families in their home language helps to build strong partnerships all year long. TalkingPoints helps you to communicate with all of your families in 100+ languages through seamless two-way multilingual communication. Sign up for a FREE teacher account to stay connected to your students’ families and eliminate language barriers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) share these important tips that can help parents prepare their children for independence.

Each school in Aldine has a Family and Community Engagement Liaison who will help coordinate family programs and events. Please click here to identify who is your school's FACE Liaison.

The newsletter created by Region 16 supports statewide parent and family engagement initiatives and includes tips and articles that serve as exceptional resources for our families. This edition of the newsletter contains articles about Covid-19 and the Grief Process, Internet Safety, Countdown to School Success, Home-Schooling Tips, Tips for Returning to School, and Parent-Teacher Conferences. The newsletter is available in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

"There is no doubt that when family engagement is developed in true partnership, it has the ability to positively impact students' academic, social and emotional growth, even within distressed communities."

-Kelly Cedo, Virginia Beach Public Schools