Hutsell Herald

Dear Hornet Families,

Happy Sunday! I cannot wait to see everyone this week as we celebrate the incredible learning, growth, and accomplishments of our Little Hornets during our Celebrations of Learning! These special moments give us an opportunity to reflect on all that our students have achieved this year and to celebrate the hard work, determination, and joy they have shown throughout the school year.

We are especially excited to honor and celebrate our 5th Grade Little Hornets as they prepare to spread their wings and move on to junior high. While we are excited for the bright futures ahead of them, they will be missed dearly. They have left their mark on our school community, and we are so proud of the leaders, learners, and young people they have become. Once a Hornet, always a Hornet!

As we close out another wonderful school year, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank our amazing parents and families. Your partnership, support, encouragement, and trust have made all the difference. Whether you volunteered, attended events, helped with homework, cheered from the sidelines, or simply encouraged your child each day, please know that your involvement matters and is deeply appreciated. Together, we have created meaningful experiences and lasting memories for our students.

This final week is sure to be filled with celebration, smiles, and special moments. Let’s finish strong and make these last days memorable for our Little Hornets!

On behalf of our entire staff, thank you for allowing us the privilege of serving your children this year. We wish you and your family a great week and an amazing, safe, and restful summer!

With appreciation,
Mrs. Smith

• May 18-21: End of Year Ceremonies
• May 20: 5th Grade Reading Celebration

https://forms.gle/A9htDGrKFG62eJKd8

All mediacations need to be picked up by May 21st.

Families will be able to review their child’s STAAR and TELPAS results to better understand areas of strength as well as any learning gaps. Parents/Guardians can access the Family Portal is by:

Logging into MyKaty Cloud and selecting the Home Access Center (HAC) Visiting the Texas Assessment website using the student’s unique access code, date of birth and first name. Please refer to the Department of Research, Assessment and Accountability website for the Directions for Automatic Access to State Testing Results Using MyKaty Cloud document, available in both English and Spanish.

Test results will be available in the Family Portal by the end of the day listed below:

TELPAS: June 11, 2026

STAAR 3-8: June 16, 2026

STAAR ALT 2: June 24, 2026

No lunch visitors

Be on the look out for summer reading information!

Mrs. Hancock and Ms. Davis

Library Staff

Library Facebook page

Library Website

Library Twitter

The Hutsell Elementary Birthday Book Club is a fun way to celebrate your child’s birthday and help our book collection grow! The library staff looks forward to sharing the excitement of your child’s birthday and other special events in this thoughtful way.

Here are the great things that happen when your child joins:

• Once you sign up, we will have him/her come to the library and select an unclaimed book from the shelves.
• Your child's photo will be added to our Birthday Book Club wall.
• A bookplate will be placed in the book indicating that it was donated in honor of your child's birthday.
• During the week of your child’s birthday, the donation will be recognized in morning announcements.
• Hutsell Elementary gets a new book for everyone to enjoy for years to come.
• If your child has a summer birthday, please consider choosing a date during the school year to honor him/her. A popular date is six months into the year (half-birthday).

If you and your child would like to participate in this program, please complete the form below and return it to the library with $15.00 (to assist with the cost of the book). We are cashless this year. All payments must be made on Pay N Go.

Birth Book Club Sign Up

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Katelynn Hancock, our campus librarian.

We're so excited to launch Beanstack for this year's reading challenge! Use the link below as a quickstart guide for logging books through the Beanstack tile in MyKaty Cloud and through the Beanstack app for Apple and Android users. Watch the video to learn more about the student experience in Beanstack.

See the flyers below.

Please join PTA for the 2025-2026 school year! Your membership helps bring amazing programs to our students and staff throughout the school year. It also gets you awesome discounts at lots of businesses and companies and DOES NOT require you to volunteer, though we would love to see all of you around the school and at our family events!

Join PTA

Interested in Volunteering?

If you have ideas or questions, please contact our president, Katelynn Hancock.

katelynnahancock@katyisd.org

hutsellptapresident@gmail.com

Visit the clinic at school if:

You have a sudden fever or feel faint.

You have a bad headache or stomachache.

You get hurt (cut, scrape, bump, or sprain).

You have trouble breathing or an allergic reaction.

Stay home if you:

Have a fever (100.4°F / 38°C or higher).

Have been vomiting or had diarrhea in the last 24 hours.

Have a contagious illness (like flu, strep, or pink eye).

Click the PDF Links below for more information.

Attendance is key for student success. Every time your student is absent, he/she loses learning opportunities. One of our goals this year is to increase attendance and reduce tardies. Statistics show that students that show to school everyday have a greater chance of graduating high school and attend college. Please join us in our incentive program "Race to School" and help your student win the school reward and PBIS points for their house.

Scan the QR code or click the link below.

https://katyisd.revtrak.net/elementary-schools/elementary-a-h/hutsell-elementary/#/list

Students are tardy if they arrive after 7:50am. If you arrive after 7:50am, you will be required to walk your child into the school and check them in using the iPad in the front office. Students are counted as a late pick-up after 3:25pm. Car rider tags will stop being recorded in the line at 3:25pm. If you are not in the line by 3:25pm, you will be required to come into the building to pick up your child and check them out using the iPad in the front office. Students arriving to school with time to spare have the luxury of settling in, greeting their teachers and classmates, completing morning work, and focusing their minds on the lessons to come. Students arriving late miss out on this natural transition period, and chronic tardiness may cause students to struggle with academic focus and relationships with peers. Showing up on time to school every day can help students develop the habit of being punctual, illustrates to them your commitment to their learning and friendships, and helps reduce classroom interruptions and distractions for all students.

School starts at 7:50am

If you are here after that time, you must park and come inside to fill out the google doc before your student may come inside.

If you arrive after 9:15am for a reason that is unexcused, the student will receive an absence for the day, and you will receive the automated phone call from the district in the afternoon at 4:15pm.

Please send in any excuse notes within 5 days of the absence.

Please see the link below for all attendance rules and regulations: https://www.katyisd.org/Domain/3790

brandiacoppens@katyisd.org

281-237-6508

Free Meals at Hutsell for Students

7:25 am - Staff arrives

7:30 am - Doors open and students go to classrooms

7:43 am - First bell

7:50 am - Tardy bell

3:00 pm - Dismissal

3:25 pm - Staff leaves

Join our volunteer community by registering using the QR codes below. Required for all Katy ISD Volunteers

The WATCH D.O.G.S. continues!

WATCH D.O.G.S. is one of the nation’s largest and most respected school-based, family, and community engagement, organizations in the country. In 1998, the very first WATCH D.O.G.S. program launched at Gene George Elementary in Springdale, AR. Today, more than 6,800 schools across the country have launched a WATCH D.O.G.S. program of their own. Each school year hundreds of thousands of fathers and father figures make a positive impact on millions of children by volunteering millions of hours in their local schools through this amazing one-of-a-kind program.

If you or another father figure in your family would like to sign-up, please fill out your information using this link: WATCH D.O.G.S. Sign Up You must also complete the district volunteer registration.

Order your t-shirt at dadsofgreatstudents.com. Shirt is required to volunteer.

Thank you for your support!

Website: https://www.katyisd.org/HE
Location: 5360 Franz Road, Katy, TX, USA
Phone: (281)237-6500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HutsellElementary/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialhutsell

Shauntá Smith - Principal

Timothy Hurt - Student Support Principal

Brooke De La Garza - Assistant Principal

Rocio Sokol - Assistant Principal

Katherine Hodgins - Counselor