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Davidson In Review
This Week at Davidson (May 1st through May 5th)…
Have You Been Following Us On Twitter?
#kdepride Follow us on Twitter each day and check in on
what’s going on in the classrooms. If you’ve missed out, here
are a few of the recent tweets on #kdepride.
May Core Essential:
DETERMINATION
Davidson students and staff wore black to school on Mon-
day, May 1st to kick off our May Core Essential, DETER-
MINATION: Deciding it’s worth it to finish what you’ve
started . The animal is the Penguin and the color is black.
The following classes were recognized for having the
greatest percentage of students wearing the Core Essential
color for the month of May. Each class received the KDE
Core Pride Award Certificate to hang on their door for the
entire month! Congratulations!
Kindergarten: Ms. Smith’s class
1st Grade: Ms. Beisert’s and Ms. Mitric’s classses
2nd Grade: Ms. Satterwhite’s class
3rd Grade: Ms. McKnight’s class
4th Grade: Ms. Nichols’ class
5th Grade: Ms. Holmes’ class
Classes with 75% participation went into a drawing and the following classes received:
Ms. McKnight’s class: Class set of Chick-fil-A cards
Ms. Zawistowski’s class: Tokens to the Treasure Tower
Ms. Knowles’ class: Extra Recess
KDE Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week:
Throughout the week parents and PTA thoughtfully recog-
nized KDE Teachers. PTA graciously recognized the
KDE staff the entire week with wonderful surprise goodies
and a delicious luncheon on May 5th. What a thoughtful
way to make our teachers feel super special! We love our
Davidson In Review
This Week at Davidson (May 1st through May 5th)…
3rd Grade:
Ms. Bond’s class: Marcella Hernandez
Ms. Carlson’s class: Rajitha Rajesh Prabhu
Ms. Dostal’s class: Caleb Morris
Ms. Hernandez’s class: Kamila Limon
Ms. Hoffman’s class: Zachary Vo
Ms. McKnight’s class: Audrey Okorafor
Ms. Rafferty’s class: Jack Hebert
Ms. Sliva’s class: Eva Regalado
Ms. Tuttle’s class: Eva Regalado
Ms. Ziese’s class: Bethanie Montano
4th Grade:
Ms. Banning’s class: Heidi Gomes
Ms. Chen’s class: Aashritha Gunta
Ms. Flynn’s class: Charlie Jerrells
Ms. Hall’s class: Christopher Rodriguez
Ms. Harris’ class: Esther Chen
Ms. Nichols’ class: Binu U
Ms. Lydia Trevino’s class: Audrey Greene
Ms. Williamson’s class: Sushant Reka
5th Grade:
Ms. Barrier’s class: Cailin Fultz
Ms. Butts’ class: Tristan Tavas
Ms. Holmes’ class: Pooja Kalwani
Mr. Kowalski’s class: Noah Morris
Ms. Pustejovsky’s class: Brittany Tolle
Ms. Ruiz’s class: Katie Grissom
Ms. Tang’s class: Katelyn Flores
Kindergarten:
Ms. Alvarado’s class: Azeeza Oyetunji
Ms. Cartusciello’s class: Kaytlyn Xiao
Ms. Grubert’s class: Varshini Karapakula
Ms. Lorenzo’s class: Emerson Polk
Ms. Nochlin’s class: Logan Shane
Ms. Smith’s class: Tanvi Alamuri
Ms. Stacy’s class: Keaton Bradley
Ms. Ashley Trevino’s class: Aashna Singh
Ms. Zanghi’s class: Amogha Singh
1st Grade:
Ms. Beisert’s class: Sophia Sirias
Ms. Hansen’s class: Elissa Taylor
Ms. Irwin’s class: Lydia Parkinson
Ms. Knowles’ class: Vishnu Sakhamuri
Ms. Ledbetter’s class: Nolan Piazza
Ms. Lutz’s class: Colson Phillips
Ms. Mason’s class: Mia Hodovic
Ms. Mitric’s class: Cori Blocker
Ms. Styles’ class: Chase Miller
Ms. Zawistowski’s class: Toby Vance
Ms. DeLeon’s class: Aditi Sathe
2nd Grade:
Ms. Casbon’s class: Valentina Armas
Ms. Cowan’s class: Christopher Pimentel
Ms. Garcia’s class: Jasmine Nelson
Ms. Harvey’s class: Alora Armijo
Ms. King’s class: Adriana Peralta Pena
Ms. Olson’s class: Jaxson Hollas
Ms. Peters’ class: Emma Stroud
Ms. Satterwhite’s class: Julianna Vargas
Ms. Karen Trivino’s class: Adrianne Lang
Ms. Wolfe’s class: Eliana Chen
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Congratulations to our Core Essential Recipients who showed HUMILITY for the month of April! On Tuesday, May 2nd, the stu-
dents listed below were recognized. Mrs. Davidson read the book Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts. Each student received a certifi-
cate, token for the Treasure Tower and Chick-fil-A gift card.
What’s Happening at Davidson
Week of May 8th to May 12th…
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STAAR Testing on Monday, May 8th Through
Thursday, May 11th STAAR testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will take
place on Monday, May 8th through Thursday, May 11th. KDE
will be a closed campus and lunch visitors are not permitted
on these days. Please be sure to send all items your student
will need for those days to school with them in the morning.
Kindergarten Mommy Make-Over
Friday, May 12th
Kindergarten will hold their annual Mommy Make-Over on
Friday, May 12th, in celebration of
Mother’s Day. This is a fun and special
time for Kindergarten students to spend
with Mom giving her a fabulous Kinder
inspired make-over! If you have ques-
tions, please email your student’s kinder-
garten teacher.
Davidson Lost and Found Is your dragon missing an item such as a jacket, sweatshirt,
lunchbox, water bottle, headband, etc.? Please come and check
out the KDE lost and found table located just outside the KDE
cafeteria doors! There are many items waiting to be claimed!
Parents, remember to bring your ID so that we may provide a
Raptor badge for you. All items left after the last day of school
will be donated.
Looking Ahead…
College Spirit Day Wednesday, May 17th
Students and staff are encouraged to wear
their favorite college shirt to school on
Wednesday, May 17th in support of Col-
lege Spirit Day. Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Pfeiffer will appear on the morn-
ing announcements to share fun and inter-
esting facts about the universities of Missouri, Kansas and Ne-
braska.
Mark Your Calendar Now!
KDE Celebration of Learning Open House Night:
Thursday, May 25th
Parents save this date! Thursday,
May 25th will be the First Annual
KDE Celebration of Learning
Open House. This will be a come
and go event for your fami-
ly. The focus of the event will be
your wonderful dragon celebrating
with you all of the growth he or she
has made this year. At 5:30, the celebration will begin and all
classrooms will be opened up to the KDE community. Class-
rooms will be open until 6:45 p.m. The Celebration of Learning
Open House will end promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Kindergarten Playground with Pops
Friday, May 26th
Kindergarten will hold their annual Playground with Pops on
Friday, May 26th from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM in
celebration of Father’s Day. This is a fun
play time for kindergarten students to spend
with Dad. Look for more information in the
upcoming Kinder newsletters.
Memorial Day Holiday Monday, May 29th:
No School
There will be no school on Monday, May 29th for students or
staff in observation of the Memo-
rial Day Holiday. School will
resume as usual on Tuesday, May
30th.
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5th Grade Awards Ceremony and Reception
Thursday, June 1st 8:30AM-9:45AM Parents are invited to attend the 5th grade Awards Ceremony
and Reception on Thursday, June 1st from 8:30AM-9:45AM in
the KDE gym. Please enter school through the gymnasium
doors. You will remain in the gym for the program so you
will not need a Raptor badge to attend. Students have reserved
seating with their classes. There will be guest seating directly
behind the student seating section. You are welcome to take
your 5th grade student with you after the reception, however,
you MUST check them out with a staff member. We will have
office staff and classroom teachers in the gym to assist you if
you are checking your 5th grader out before regular dismissal
time. If you wish to check out a younger sibling early, you must
exit the building and walk around to the front office so that stu-
dent may be properly signed out. Per district policy, these early
sign-outs are counted as an unexcused absence.
Last Day of School/Early Dismissal Day
Thursday, June 1st Thursday, June 1st is the last day of school and it is
also an early dismissal day. Students will be dismissed
from school at 12:40 PM. Lunch visitors
are not permitted on early dismissal days
due to the change in schedules and limited amount of
space.
“STEAM TIME MACHINE” Summer Camp The Robert R. Shaw Center for STEAM presents “Steam Time
Machine” Summer Camp for students enter-
ing 4th or 5th grade in Fall 2017 on June
26th through June 30th from 8:00 am to
12:00 pm. Registration/payment must be
completed by June 14th to ensure enrollment of your child.
Please see the attached flyer for more details about this wonder-
ful summer camp opportunity.
Young Inventors’ Summer Camp The Robert R. Shaw Center for STEAM presents “Young In-
ventors’ Summer Camp July 17th through July 25th from 8:00
am to 12:00 pm for students entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in
Fall 2017. Registration/payment must be completed by July
10th to ensure enrollment of your child. Please see the attached
flyer for more details about this program.
Have You Moved or Are You Moving This
Summer? If your children will be attending a school other than Davidson
Elementary for the 2017-2018 school year, please complete the
attached form and return it to the school office.
Did You Know?...
Communication from School Most all of our parent communication is electronic. If you or your
family member are not receiving communication, please check
your email account on file.
Follow Us on Twitter! #kdepride We want to make sure that all of our students and parents see what
amazing things are happening in our Davidson classrooms.
Teachers will be tweeting throughout the day. Please follow our
twitter feed at #kdepride.
A View Into Elementary Instruction
A new link for parents of elementary students has been added to
the new District Parents site (http://www.katyisd.org/parents/)
under the tab titled “CURRICULUM.” The title of the link is A
VIEW INTO ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION and contains videos
describing balanced mathematics and balanced literacy, Pre-K
through Grade Five mathematical instructional videos on a variety
of topics, a sample Intermediate Word Study Lesson sequence,
parent resources for Word Study and Fine Motor Skills/
Handwriting, and access to Elementary Coordinators for parent
questions regarding instructional videos. We’re excited to share
that many of the videos are direct from our own KDE webpage!
This link is continuously being updated with additional
instructional videos and resources. You are encouraged to
check back often.
Campus Calendar Events
When looking toward future events, be sure to check the online
campus calendar on our Webpage at: http://www.katyisd.org/
campus/KDE/Pages/calendar.aspx.
From our home page go to Quick Links on the right hand side,
then to Calendars. You’ll find our Campus Calendar as well as the
KISD Instructional Calendar.
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TIP: Technology Information for Parents Instructional Technology has created an informational site for
parents, called T.I.P. This site contains instructional videos for
parents on a variety of KISD applications such as Canvas,
MyKaty Cloud, Office 365, technology outages as well as infor-
mation on Digital Responsibility to name a few. The Division of
Technology as well as other departments will continue to add
information to this site to inform parents of the digital tools that
are available to them outside of school. https://
katyisd.instructure.com/courses/82971
KDE Absence Reporting Form
Davidson Elementary offers the opportunity for parents/guardians
to report their child’s absence via the campus webpage on the
district website. Visit: http://www.katyisd.org/campus/KDE/
Pages/ABSENCE-REPORTING.aspx. You will be able to fill out
the form indicating your child’s absence for that day’s absence
and submit it with a few clicks of your mouse. The information
will go directly to ADA Mrs. Susie Moon. If you should have any
questions, please contact Mrs. Moon at barba-
[email protected] or 281.234.2530.
Celebrate Your Child’s Birthday on KDE’s Mar-
quee Would you like to celebrate your child’s birthday on the KDE
Marquee? You may now purchase a week of special birthday
wishes for your child! Due to space, a maximum of ten birthdays
each week will be displayed on a first come, first serve basis. The
week will run from Friday to Friday. Pick up a Birthday Marquee
Request Form, choose your week, and send it in to school with
your child.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Teacher Apprecia-tion Week Children’s Book Week
1 (DAY 4) Wear BLACK to School Today for Core Essential: DETERMINATION Animal: Penguin Color: Black
2 (DAY 1) Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Author Visit 4th & 5th Grades National Teacher Day Katy Robotics (Spring Ses-sion: Registration Required) Last Day of Class; 3:45PM-5:45PM: LGIs 706/710
3 (DAY 2)
4 (DAY 3)
5 (DAY 4) Read Deed Run Assembly for 3rd-5th Grade Students and RDR Parents: 8:45AM; Gym Kinder BYOD STAAR Pep Rally-Talent Show Davidson Dynamics Rehearsal: 3:30-4:30PM; Music Rooms Abrakadoodle Art (Registration Required); 3:45PM-5:00PM: Art Room 604
6 Read, Deed, Run Final Run @ Rhoads Stadium
7
8 (DAY 1) STAAR Testing: Grades 3 and 4 Math; Retest: Grade 5 Math
CLOSED CAMPUS Library Closed
9 (DAY 2) STAAR Testing: Grades 3 and 4 Reading: Retest: Grade 5 Reading
CLOSED CAMPUS Library Closed
10 (DAY 3) STAAR Testing: Grade 5 Sci-ence
CLOSED CAMPUS Library Closed
11 (DAY 4) STAAR Make-Up Day
CLOSED CAMPUS Library Closed
12 (DAY 1) Great Dragon Reading Quest Ends Katy ISD VIPs (Volunteers in Pub-lic Schools) Celebration: Merrell Center; 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Kindergarten Mommy Make-Over 2:30PM-3:00PM: KG Class-rooms
13 Davidson Dy-namics Field Trip to Kemah
KDE Calendar - May/June 2017
#kdepride KDE Webpage:
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
14 Mother’s Day
15 (DAY 2)
16 (DAY 3)
17 (DAY 4) College Spirit Day: Wear a College T-shirt or Jersey
18 (DAY 1)
19 (DAY 2) Kindergarten BYOD Day All Library Books Due
PTA 5th Grade Party : Main Event 4:30PM-7:00PM
20 Armed Forces Day
21
22 (NONE) Fulshear Public Library Visit
23 (DAY 3) Challenge Field Trip; Hou-ston Museum of Natural Science (1st and 2nd Grades) 8:30AM-2:00PM Yearbook Signing Parties (during classes); 3rd-5th Grades
24 (DAY 4) Challenge Field Trip; Hou-ston Museum of Natural Science (3rd-5th Grades) 8:30AM-2:00PM Yearbook Signing Parties (during classes); KG-2nd Grades
25 (DAY 1) AR Pizza Party (Library) Dragon Times Meeting: 3:30PM-4:00PM: Computer Lab 708
Celebration of Learning Open House: 5:30PM-6:45PM; Class-rooms
26 (DAY 2) 5th Grade JH Day in Class-rooms Kindergarten Playground with Pop: 2:00PM-2:30PM
27
28
29 (NONE) HOLIDAY: NO SCHOOL Memorial Day
30 (DAY 3)
MAY 31 (DAY 4)
JUNE 1 (NONE) Last Day of School for Stu-dents (End of 4th Grading Cycle) 5th Grade Celebration of Learning: 8:30AM-9:45AM (Gymnasium) Report Cards Go Home Early Dismissal: 12:40PM
JUNE 2 Teacher Preparation Day
JUNE 3
KDE Calendar - May/June 2017
Keiko Davidson Elementary ~ 26906 Pine Mill Ranch Drive, Katy, TX 77494 ~ 281-234-2500
The Robert R. Shaw Center for STEAM presents
June 26th ‐ June 30th—8am‐12pm—$110 fee
Registra on/payment must be completed by June 14th to ensure enrollment of your child in the Shaw Center
“STEAM TIME MACHINE”; waitlisted students will be no fied of open spots on June 15th. Thank you!
“STEAM TIME MACHINE” Summer Camp
All students will design, test, and modify their own bo le cars “ me machines.”
Students rotate through STEAM (Science‐Technology‐Engineering‐Arts‐Math) ac vity choices,
such as Sphero Mar an Landscapes, Air Tunnel parachutes, and Hot Air balloons
Students will have access to the workshop space, tools, technology, and Shaw center support
staff while exploring new concepts through hands‐on
inquiry.
While exploring STEAM ac vi es, students will be given
first‐hand experience with science and math concepts to
support learning during 4th‐6th grades in KISD.
100 students will be invited to a end the Shaw Center
elementary summer camp.
REGISTRATION INFO: Registra on opens Friday, April 17th @ 6:00pm.
Access registra on form by logging into your student’s
MyPaymentsPlus account.
*Unable to access your MyPaymentsPlus account?
Please contact your home campus.
Credit/debit card payment due at me of registra on
via MyPaymentsPlus.
Only the first 100 completed registra ons per camp will
For more informa on about the
STEAM TIME MACHINE Summer Camp
contact:
Elizabeth Dethloff
Robert R. Shaw Center for STEAM
Email:
Phone: 281‐396‐7670
Website for Shaw Center direc ons:
www.katyisd.com/dept/rsc
Joinournoti icationlistat:http://tinyurl.com/rscemail
STEAM TIME MACHINE
The Robert R. Shaw Center for STEAM
presents
Young Inventors’ Summer Camp July 17 through July 25—8am‐12pm—$110 fee—DEADLINE: July 10th
For students entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in Fall 2017
Deadline and Fees: Registra on /payment must be completed by July 10th to ensure enrollment of your child in
the Young Inventors’ Summer Camp; waitlisted students will be no fied of open spots on July 11th. Thank you!
Young Inventors’ Summer Camp
Students will brainstorm ideas, create an inven on journal, and work on their model with a
STEM instructor.
Students will have access to the workshop space, tools, technology and the 3D printer at the
Shaw Center when building and designing their model.
Students with parental supervision will have access to the facility a er hours and a er camp
to work on their project with the instruc onal specialist.
Students will be automa cally entered in the Summer Young Inventors Showcase taking place
in August (date tba) which will be judged by the Young Inventors Associa on of America
60 students will be selected based on the applica ons submi ed.
For more informa on about
the
Inventors’ Summer Camp
contact:
Stephen Adams
Robert R. Shaw Center for
STEAM
Email:
Phone: 281‐396‐7652
Website for Shaw Center
direc ons:
www.katyisd.com/dept/rsc
The Young Inventors Associa on of America website, explaining the Young Inventors’ Showcase:
h p://www.younginventorsshowcase.org/Home.htm
REGISTRATION INFO:
Registra on opens Monday, April 17th
@ 6:00pm.
Access registra on form by logging into
your student’s MyPaymentsPlus ac‐
count.
Unable to access your MyPay mentsPlus
account? Please contact your campus.
Credit/debit card payment due at me
of registra on via MyPaymentsPlus.
Only the first 60 completed registra‐
ons per camp will be accepted.
Keiko Davidson Elementary
HAVE YOU MOVED OR
ARE YOU MOVING THIS SUMMER?
If your child(ren) will be attending a school other than Davidson Elementary for the 2017-2018
school year, please complete this form and return it to the school office by May 12, 2017. If your
child is currently in the 5th Grade here at Davidson, complete this form only if you have recently
moved or will be moving over the summer. Name of Student(s) Teacher Name (This Year)
_____________________________________ ______________________________
_____________________________________ ______________________________
_____________________________________ ______________________________
_____________________________________ ______________________________
Next year (2017-2018) the child(ren) will attend:
_____A school outside of Katy ISD in the City/State of: ________________________________
_____Another Katy ISD school – Name of school: ____________________________________
If you have moved to a new Katy ISD address already, please send a copy of your new proof of
residence (electric, gas or water bill). I will be able to pre-transfer and register your child(ren)
at their new school. This will assure your child a smooth transition into the next school year.
_____I have already moved and have attached a new proof of residence. I understand that you
will register my child for me at his/her new Katy ISD school.
_____I will be moving sometime this summer. I do not have a new proof of residence yet. I
understand that I will have to attend registration in August at my child’s new Katy ISD school.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Thank you,
Susie Moon, Registrar
(281) 234-2530
