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Aldine’s Family and Community Engagement Department is launching a new program, Family and Community University!

The mission of Family and Community University is to provide the necessary knowledge and resources to build confidence and empower families to support students academically, socially, and emotionally.

All programming is free, offered virtually and in-person (where indicated), and open to all family and community members. Some sessions will be offered in both English and Spanish.

Family and Community University will focus on four key areas:

Academic Life, Community, Well Being & Social Interactions, and Continuing Education.

Click here to get information on the sessions offered in October.

Click here to access the website and register for the classes.

Vardeman Primary students’ artwork is on display at Bank of America in Greenspoint. The Aldine scholars were inspired by the artist, Piet Mondrian. The artist masterpiece “Broadway Boogie-Woogie, 1943” and “Composition with Red, White, Blue and Yellow”. The students’ artwork is an algorithmic translation of music and dance into imagery. It is evident that the Ms. Sonia Inkster, the Art teacher at Vardeman has provided the young artist with a clear understanding of repeated applications and connected it to art. Ms. Kaleigh Newman, Director of Visual Arts agreed, “These Masterpieces from our PK scholars are amazing.”

FACE Director LaTashia Abrams and Executive Director Dr. Martha Escalante presented the Aldine ISD Family and Community Engagement program at the TASA/TASB Convention held in Dallas, TX on September 24. Aldine ISD Board members attended the session and supported the FACE team in their presentation "Empower, Engage, and Lead the Community to Become Authentic Partners in Education."

Parents and caregivers are invited to our Fall Family Conference that will be held on Saturday, October 16 at Davis High School. Come and learn about the different programs that the district offers. Community partners will share information about their organizations and will distribute promotional items. All attendees will receive an Amazon gift card!

Haga click aquí para ver el volante en español.

Click here to access the website and register for the sessions.

October 1

• Cyberbullying/Acoso cibernético
• Home Access Center (HAC)/Centro de acceso en casa
• Breast Cancer: How to Reduce Your Risk/Cancer de seno:¿Cómo reducir el riesgo?

October 4

• All About Child Nutrition/Todo sobre la alimentación saludable de los niños
• What is Special Education?/¿Qué es educación especial?

October 5

• Managing Stress with Mindfulness/Manejando el estrés con plena atención)
• Community Sign Language Classes/Lenguaje a señas

October 6

• School Attendance: Why does it matter?
• Asistencia en la Escuela: ¿Porqué importa?

October 7

• Bullying Prevention/Prevención contra el acoso
• Strengthening Families Program/Fortaleciendo Familias

October 11

• Building Literacy skills in pre-k through 2nd grade/Construyendo bases literarias de Prekinder a Segundo Grado

October 12

• Free and Reduced Meals Benefits/Los beneficios del programa de comidas a precios reducidos o gratuitos
• AEF Scholarships Programs/Becas Escolares

October 13

• Literacy and Art Impact: My Heritage- Self Portraits- Visual Arts

October 14

• Advance and Academic Learning Gifted and Talent Identification
• HAC Support Session

October 15

• Visual Arts Literary and Art Impact: Word Art Connection

October 19

• Preparing for Disasters/Preparados para desastres
• Benjamin Banonn Talks- Hispanic Art History Appreciation, session 1

October 21

• Medicaid Benefits for Children and Adults/Beneficios de Medicaid de Texas para niños y adultos

October 22

• Visual Arts Literary and Art Impact: Color my World

October 25

• Reading Club with Parents

October 26

• Essential Literacy Skills Information Session

October 28

• Alcohol and Adolescents Brain-Prevention/Efectos el alchol en el cerebro de los adolecentes
• HAC Support Session
  
• Club de lectura con padres

October 29

• Clase de Alfabetización -Sesión Informativa

Mentoring is important, not only because of the knowledge and skills students can learn from mentors but also because you will act as a positive role model and advocate for those who need guidance and coaching. Mentorship has the power to influence the trajectory of a child’s future, which increases his chance of success. The mission of our mentor program is to empower students to make positive life changes that can enable them to maximize their personal and academic potential.

If your children need support or resources, you can submit a Student Assistance Form (SAF) to inform school counselors about a non-instructional need your child has. The following videos provide instructions on how to fill out a Student Assistance Form.

English Video:

https://tinyurl.com/yyrercuw

Spanish Video:

https://tinyurl.com/4yrces7v

The Family and Community Engagement Team has compiled the following list of resources. We hope these resources can be helpful to you.

"Education is for improving the lives of others

and for leaving your community and world

better than you found it."

-Marian Wright Edelman

Email: FACE@aldineisd.org
Website: https://www.aldineisd.org/about/departments/office-of-communications/family-and-community-engagement-department/
Location: W W Thorne Blvd, Houston, TX 77073
Phone: 281-985-3788
Twitter: @Aldine_FACE