Welcome to Lily B. Clayton
Stay Connected, BEE Involved!
MAy events
3-7 - Teacher Appreciation Week
5 - Cinco De Mayo – Hispanic Dress Day
11-14 - STAAR Testing for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders
21 - Box Tops Free Dress Day
24 - Cooks Books
31 - Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL
Thank you to our 2021 Lily B Auction Sponsors!
https://aesbid.com/ELP/LILY21/Sponsors
Prom-O-Rama was a huge success!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the auction. We have a great community and the support and enthusiasm were outstanding!
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Monday, May 3 - Many thanks!
Shower your teachers with thank you notes!
Tuesday, May 4 - Ice Cream Social
Sign up to bring ice cream, another dessert, or other items, or please make a donation if you are unable to bring a dish and the PTA will take care of it for you. You can pay via Venmo (@pauldenney) or send via PayPal (pwdenney@yahoo.com).
You may drop off dishes at the front steps of Lily B. between 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday or make alternate arrangements to drop off a dish with Paul Denney the day before. Please note we recommend using disposable dishes and utensils you do not mind being thrown away, as it may be difficult to retrieve dishes and utensils from the school.
Wednesday, May 5 - Catered lunch, courtesy of the PTA
Thursday, May 6 - Breakfast of Champions
Sign up to bring your favorite breakfast dish to share or please make a donation if you are unable to bring a dish and the PTA will take care of it for you. You can pay via Venmo (@pauldenney) or send via PayPal (pwdenney@yahoo.com).
You may drop off dishes at the front steps of Lily B. between 7:00 - 7:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, or make alternate arrangements to drop off a dish with Paul Denney the day before. Please note we recommend using disposable dishes and utensils you do not mind being thrown away, as it may be difficult to retrieve dishes and utensils from the school.
Friday, May 7 - TBA
SURVEY SAYS....
Please take a few minutes to complete these surveys for FWISD, Lily B, and PTA.
Summer Learning and Next School Year Survey
FWISD is conducting a survey about summer learning opportunities, returning to in-person instruction next school year, and increasing learning opportunities for students. It doesn’t take long, but you are prompted to take it for each student in FWISD. You’ll need their student ID(s).
Here’s a link to the survey.
BrightBytes Technology Survey
The goal of the BrightBytes survey is to gather data on technology access, skills, and technology environment, and to better understand the connection between technology use and student achievement on our campus. This is also an opportunity for parents to express their opinions about the Chromebooks that were recently rolled out. The survey link is unique to Lily B. parents. The survey will run through April 30th.
Here is the link to the BrightBytes survey.
School of Excellence Survey
The Lily B. PTA is participating in the National PTA School of Excellence program, which grows partnerships between PTAs and schools to enrich the educational experience and overall well-being of all students. National PTA requests feedback from families, administrators, and teachers at the beginning and the end of the process. The first survey, deployed in fall 2019, helped PTA and school leaders understand areas in which improvements are needed. This included more broadly communicating opportunities to plan for transitions to sixth grade and greater efforts to inform and encourage families to advocate for students on the school, local, state or national level. Through the Hive, Facebook announcements, breakout sessions after PTA meetings, and regular communication between PTA, school leaders, and parents we have worked to address these challenges this school year.
Please take a few minutes to reflect on your experiences at Lily B. and complete this survey in English or in Spanish.
Thank you in advance!
5th GRADE SIGNS
New this year, every 5th grader will receive a generic yard sign with their name displayed in front of the school for the month of June that they can take home on the last day of school. This is your opportunity to UPGRADE and CUSTOMIZE your graduating 5th grader's sign. Custom 18X24 inch sign with pictures, words of inspiration, or whatever you choose are available to purchase here.
PURCHASE FREE DAYS IN LIEU OF CLIPPING BOX TOPS
A Free Dress link is up in the School Store. Pay $10 for the remaining Free Dress days this school year. Or if you are cutting Box Tops, please send them with your student to school. Thank you for helping our school PTA in this fun way for our kids!
counselor corner
We've had a lot going on in our world lately! Between the recent winter storms, power and water outages, and the pandemic, it's normal for your child to be feeling overwhelmed or stressed. Here are some simple ways to help them calm down or de-stress:
Go outside and run or kick a ball around.
Listen to music or sing a song. Close your eyes and think of a calm place.
Draw a picture.
Read a book.
Write a letter or story.
Talk to someone.
Ask for a hug.
The FWISD Family Resources Centers can connect you with counseling or mental health resources for your child. If you're interested, contact me for more information.
prospective PRE-K and kindergarten families
Great news! School Tours are back! It is with much excitement that we begin planning 2021-2022 enrollment activities for our youngest incoming students! We will conduct school tours every Wednesday & Thursday from 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM. For safety reasons we are limiting tours to 2 families per day and only allowing 2 adults per prospective student.
**PLEASE NOTE**
Per FWISD policy temperature checks & masks are MANDATORY for ALL participants including students.
Please use this link to sign up for a tour.
Also, please check out the Prospective Lily Bees Facebook Group for Q and A and registration info in the upcoming weeks.
Questions? Email Tuyen Kamo at tuyen.kamo@att.net
FWISD MEALS TO GO
For updates, please visit: https://www.fwisd.org/Page/26146
Food Nutrition Services for In Person Learners
Students in K-5th will be utilizing the cafeteria for lunch. Only one grade level at a time in the cafeteria to ensure social distancing during lunch. Only half of the cafeteria will be utilized at one time to make sure tables are properly sanitized before another grade level sits down to eat. Also, the cafeteria will not be selling extra items such as chips and ice cream. There will be no visitors during lunch until further notice.
STAY IN THE KNOW
1. Visit the Lily B. Clayton PTA website.
2. Join The Lily B Family Facebook group to get connected with other sweet Lily Bees! This is a forum for posting questions and receiving feedback about our school and community.
3. To sign up for school-wide Remind texts, use your phone to text the following codes: @sweetlbc to 81010 for English
or @lbces to 81010 for Spanish. (Sign up to receive announcements about rainy day dismissal and reminders about activities and meetings.)
4. Parents, teachers, grandparents, and community friends,
please join the Lily B. PTA online here.
