February 2023 | Monthly Newsletter |
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The month of February offers many reasons to gather and celebrate with your family, friends and local community. From the Lunar New Year to Valentines Day and Black History Month, the month is packed with ways to express love and appreciation and also celebrate different cultures.
At Field, we celebrate our wonderful diverse culture year round and February gives us the opportunity to celebrate Black History Month.
Celebrating the achievements of African Americans is a great way to honor the past and present and inspire the next generation to dream big, problem solve, and advocate for positive change that will leave a lasting impact on our community. Throughout the month, we hope you will take time to learn and share your knowledge on some of the powerful voices and everlasting contributions made by African Americans to make our world a better place.
As you visit the school for Parents Lunch Week this month, stop by the front of the cafeteria entrance and view a showcase of contributions made by African Americans to society.
Looking for ways to celebrate Black History Month? Check out some events going on in the Houston area: - Houston Children's Museum - T. Ellis Artist Showcase and Self Portrait Workshops, music workshops, story time and more
- Movies on the Lawn @ First Colony Mall -
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- February 4 at 2PM | Remember the Titans
- February 11 at 2PM | The Princess and the Frog
- February 18 at 2PM | Soul
- February 25 at 2PM | King Richard
- Lone Star Flight Museum - Throughout February, Lone Star Flight Museum will celebrate the achievements of African Americans in aviation. Learn about Bessie Colemen, Jesse Brown and join a Tuskegee Airmen Hangar Talk with WWII Veteran, Bob Wehnert.
- Buffalo Soldiers National Museum - Exhibit: Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?
One of the best things you can do this month is support a local Black-owned business. If you’re looking to eat, here are a few recommendations for some of Houston's favorite Black-owned restaurants. If you want to shop, check out this list of awesomely creative Black-owned shops around town.
Here are a few of the activities being led by Field and the Field PTO throughout the month of February.
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| Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Lunar New Year - the year of the Rabbit! Lunar New Year marks an important start to the new year for many countries, including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. During festivities, Asian cultures honor their ancestors and celebrate with traditional ceremonies highlighting good luck, good fortune, and happiness. Each year a Chinese zodiac animal is featured that is said to bring its themes and characteristics for that year. For more information on this special holiday visit https://chinesenewyear.net/ Happy Chinese Lunar New Year - Gong Xi Fa Cai |
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| February Teacher & Staff Appreciation Cart Sign up to donate to our February Valentine themed snack cart to show our Teachers and Staff just how much we appreciate them!
Other Valentine themed (individually wrapped) snack donations are also welcome!
Scan the QR code in the image or visit the PTO's Amazon wish list here. |
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Penny Wars 2023 A HUGE THANK YOU to our Field families who supported Penny Wars! The competition was fierce, and the whole school joined in on the fun! We shot past our goal of $3,000 for DaCamera Musical Encounters.
Congratulations to 1st grade 🎉ðŸ†, our Penny Wars champs for 2023! Participation was excellent from all grades. The PTO will provide popsicles for the entire school as a thank-you for everyone's participation! ðŸ‘ðŸ½More to follow in the coming weeks!
A special thank you to our parent and PTO lead, Emily Weems, for spearheading and coordinating this successful and fun fundraiser! |
Our first Field Arts Career Day will take place this spring! This great opportunity will allow our students to engage with and learn from a community of artists who have successfully built a career in various creative fields or have a background in the arts. The day will consist of artists' sharings and performances set up around the pavilion for students to explore.
This event will take place during the school day on Friday, March 10th, and will be held in two sessions AM and PM.
Whether the arts is your profession or hobby, we’d love to hear from you! Interested participants, please contact our Fine Arts liaison team via email at fieldes.fineartspto@gmail.com.
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In the Arts? Love Art? Sign up to volunteer! The Artists, The Creatives, The Curators, and all the minds in between that took their love for art and turned it into a profession or hobby, we need you!
The Field PTO is looking for artists to join us for our first Arts Career Day!
Help us educate our students about the local arts community by being a part of this special day! Students will have the opportunity to meet professionals in the arts, ask questions and explore the diverse career options the arts has to offer! WE ARE LOOKING TO RECRUIT ARTISTS FROM THE COMMUNITY:- Dancers
- Musicians/Vocalists
- Storytellers, Actors, and Literary Artists
- Visual Artists
- Arts Administrators
- Fine Arts Teachers
- Fashion Designers
- Puppeteers
- Any artist with a creative background!
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| SAVE THE DATE - 4.14.23 Taste of Field is a community event and a fundraiser designed to celebrate, through food, the cultural richness and diversity of our Field Elementary School community. The proceeds raised benefit the Fine Arts program at our school. In its second year, Taste of Field will be part 'bake sale' part 'food festival'.
For more information, ALL interested bakers and cooks please contact: Email: tasteoffield2023@gmail.com Call/Text: 617-957-2642 Leave name and best contact info to be reached at.
Prerequisite: A desire to make food that comes from the heart, made with your hands to be shared with the community.
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| Share your recipes for our First Taste of Field Recipe Book Taste of Field will produce its first Taste of Field Cookbook this year! The cookbook will showcase the Field community’s family recipes (of items available at Taste of Field in April) while serving as a beautiful souvenir of our community, cultural diversity, and culinary talent at Field! If you plan to make an item for Taste of Field, please consider submitting the recipe for our cookbook! IMPORTANT NOTE: We can only accept recipes from families cooking for the event.
Please submit your recipes beginning Friday, January 13th. The deadline to accept recipes included in the cookbook is February 20th.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our Taste of Field Chair, Erika Cesar. Email: tasteoffield2023@gmail.com Call/Text: 617-957-2642 |
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Field PTO has brought new programs to Field, thanks to your generous support!
ALL Field Elementary students will attend theater classes with Main Street Theater beginning 1/17, culminating in a school presentation to be announced at a later date. 🎬
Each student will also participate in two (2) Dacamera Musical Encounters sessions this school year! 🎼
âž¡ï¸ All proceeds from January's Penny Wars and Taste of Field in April will directly support Arts programs at Field! âž¡ï¸ Volunteers are needed for Main Street Theater classes! You can volunteer as little or as much as you’d like. Swipe for QR code or visit fieldespto.org/finearts for more info. |
| Ideas, Comments or Suggestions? The Field PTO team is always striving to be the best to support our school and community. Have a suggestion or idea you'd like to share with Field PTO? Send us a note! We are a community, and every voice is essential. Your comments can be anonymous if you prefer. The suggestions box is located in the front of the school near Ms. Q's office email us at fieldespto.suggestions@gmail.com |
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| Lion's Den - We Want to Hear From You! Field after-school families, please keep an eye out for our upcoming Lion's Den Feedback survey. All parents, guardians, and students are encouraged to complete the survey. As always, all after school comments or questions can be directed to our after-school Program Liaison, Theresa Dees, at fieldespto.afterschool@gmail.com
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| Communication Class Dojo is the main form of communication used by Field admin and teachers. Stay up to date with the latest from the PTO on social channels, as we help to share information provided by the school.
Please follow Field Elementary PTO on our social media platforms and check our website often to stay up to date on all things Field! School website
PTO Website
PTO Instagram
PTO Facebook |
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| Recap of December and January PTO Meetings Couldn't make the December and/or January PTO Meetings? You can find the meeting minutes here.
Join us Wednesday, February 8th for the February General PTO Meeting. |
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| Label all items, including coats and water bottles Winter is here... well not really in Texas :). Friendly reminder to label all items, including coats and water bottles. Also periodically check out our lost and found located in Ms. Q's office. |
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| Teacher and Staff Wish Lists & Favorites Our amazing Teachers and Staff are pouring their hearts and souls into our little ones every. single. day! Let’s help clear their Amazon Classroom Wish Lists and Donors Choose items for these incredible educators!
Want to learn more about a Teacher or Staff Member at Field? Check out their personal favorites!
Want to help even more? SHARE THIS LINK!
We are so proud and appreciative of this incredibly generous community and we know that together we can help make a huge impact this year for our teachers (students and parents)! |
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 HISD 22-23 Academic Calendar Click here for the latest 2022-2023 HISD calendar. |
|  School Lunch Information Curious what's for lunch, check out.... School Café. Login not needed can view as guest. |
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Parent's Lunch Week Mark your calendars -- Parents/guardians who have been approved via the HISD VIPS program can now come to lunch with students! One week each month, parents will be afforded quality time at lunch. External food is allowed! Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes before the student's lunchtime for check-in with Ms. Q. Update - some lunch times have changed. Please look out for more information from Field administration.
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February 6-10
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| May 8-12
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| VIPS Approved Not VIPS certified? Volunteers in Public Schools, VIPS, is an annual background check through HISD for all volunteers who help assist public schools. ALL Field parents/guardians who want to volunteer or attend lunch visits for the 2022-2023 school year must register online. Turnaround for VIPS is about 2-3 weeks.
Ready to register? Click Here! |
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| Previous Lion's Roar Newsletters Access previous PTO newsletters here. |
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| Visit the PTO site and update your student(s) classroom teacher. Select the teacher from the drop down under "My Account".
1. Log in and select "My account" > family info > verify parent info is up to date > select "next step" 2. Under the "active students" section, verify your student(s) have been added and select the homeroom teacher in the drop down. 3. Save |
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Looking for Field Gear? Finish your back-to-school shopping with some Field branded gear! All sales support our school improvements and are also a part of the uniform dress code. Have you seen the new shirt designs?! For more information please visit the link below. Check back often as we continue to add new spirit items! Any questions, reach out to our Booster Sales team at fieldespto.sales@gmail.com |
| NEW to the Spirit Store - Color Changing Water bottle Have you seen the latest item to hit the Field Spirit Store?! Say hello to our new Color Changing Water Bottles (just add cold water)! ðŸ˜ðŸ¤¯ To purchase visit our Field online store. Personalization is available at checkout for an additional cost. |
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| Birthday Marquee Message Looking to wish your child a happy birthday in a unique way? Wish your child a Happy Birthday on the Field Marquee!! Orders should be placed at least a week before the needed date, so we have time to process the order. Purchase here! |
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The PTO could not do all of the amazing things it does without the dedicated group of volunteers who are so generous with their time and efforts. Involvement with the PTO is a wonderful way to get to know the school, staff, students, and other parents. There are many different ways to get involved. We encourage you to learn more about the events and activities that the PTO sponsors and volunteer where you can. Please note that all volunteers who will be working with students on campus or on field trips need to be registered through the school district’s Volunteers in Public Schools program, or VIPS. VIPS requires all volunteers to register annually. For more information, click here. |
| Main Street Theater @ Field Main Street Theater will be teaching all Field students on a rotational basis every Tuesday and Thursday for the remainder of the school year. Volunteers are needed to assist the teacher, help maintain classroom management and transition kids in/out of the classroom.
You can volunteer as much or as little as you'd like. Please sign up here if you are available and would like to help! |
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| Field of Dreamers Garden Club This year, we kicked off our Field of Dreamers Garden Club for our second season!
This amazing program, is run by parent volunteers who donate 20 minutes of their time every Thursday.
In this small amount of time students connect with the Earth, plant a thing or two, learn where their food comes from, sample fresh herbs or lettuce depending on what's growing, get a little dirty and explore the wonders of nature. So much goes on in those 7 beds at the front - you would be amazed!🛠We also want to bring the students to the Butterfly Garden that was built and funded by grants and parent volunteers last year. The Butterfly Garden is located outside the PE room.
If you have 20 minutes to donate please let us know. You may reach Ebony Porter at campfirequilts@gmail.com . More information can be found here. |
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LOOKING AHEAD - SAVE THE DATE |
| February PTO Meeting - February 8 Join us for the General PTO meeting on Wednesday, February 8th under the pavilion! (Bring your own chair or blanket)
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| 100th day of school! - February 9 Save the date... get ready to celebrate the 100th day of school for HISD! |
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| Black History Month Performance - February 16 Students arrive at 4:20pm
Performances begin at 4:30pm
Students should wear black, red, green, yellow or Kente
Bring your own chair
ALL are welcome! |
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| Spirit Night @ MOD Pizza - February 16 Join us at Mod Pizza Thursday, February 16th for Spirit Night! Can’t stay? You can still support Field by ordering yummy takeout! Order anytime 11am and 10pm. Be sure to mention you’re with Field Elementary when placing your dine in orders. For online orders, use code MODF18101
20% of the sales will be donated to the PTO. Location: 1911 Taylor St. |
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| NO SCHOOL - February 20 Monday, February 20th is reserved for HISD Teacher Service Day (no students) |
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| Family Movie Night - February 24 Save the Date for our next Field Family Movie Night! As a continuation of our Black History Month celebrations, we will show Disney favorite, Soul. Stay tuned for more details! |
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| SAVE THE DATE - Boosterthon Fun Run Our annual boosterthon Fun Run is headed to Field Elementary! This event kicks off on 2/27/23 and ends with our fun run on 3/9/23! All funds raised will go towards Field campus improvements. So stay tuned for more information! |
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| Free Dress Friday - March 3 Donate a $1 donation to the PTO and receive a free dress stamp for the day. Students must wear school-appropriate clothing. PTO volunteers will be at the school to hand out stamps to fashionably dressed Field Lions! Note: Free Dress Friday is the 1st Friday of every month. |
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| March PTO Meeting - March 8 Join us for the General PTO meeting on Wednesday, March 8th under the pavilion! (Bring your own chair or blanket)
Head on over to Spirit Night at Chipotle (4pm - 8pm) either before or after the meeting!
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| Spirit Night @ Chipotle - March 8 Join us at Chipotle Wednesday, March 8th for Spirit Night! Can’t stay? You can still support Field by ordering yummy takeout! Be sure to mention you’re with Field Elementary when placing your dine in orders. For online orders, use online promo code: QQY2ZZ7 33% of the sales will be donated to Field (If we hit $150 in sales) Note: The March PTO meeting will take place from 5:30-6:30pm at Field. Consider ordering and bringing your takeout to the meeting! Location: 207 Heights Blvd |
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Like to plan in advance? Bookmark this page and check back often for an expanded view of events and programs at Field Elementary! |
Donations are always accepted! All donations go directly to support the programs and events our organization offers. No amount is too small - please consider making a donation today! |
| Field PTO participates in the Amazon Smile program. Shop the same great choices and pricing you’ve always received from Amazon while giving a percentage of your purchase to Field. Link your Amazon account to Field Elementary PTO in Houston, TX and shop at http://smile.amazon.com. |
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| BOX TOPS MAKES IT EASY! All you need is your phone! Download the Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then use the app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase. The app will identify Box Tops products on your receipt and automatically credit Field's earnings online. Twice a year, Field will receive a check and can use that cash to support the school! |
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| Once logged into your Kroger account, search for Field Elementary PTO or KX612 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card. *Customers must have a registered Kroger rewards card account |
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Don't forget your company's gift matching program! Corporate matching gift programs match cash donations made by their employees (parents/guardians/family members) to non-profit organizations. Take advantage of this matching opportunity and your Field Elementary contributions can easily be doubled (or even tripled)! Corporate matching provides a substantial amount of extra donations to help our wonderful school. More information can be found here! |
| | Friday, February 3 | | | Wednesday, February 8 | | | Thursday, February 9 | | | Thursday, February 16 | | | | Monday, February 20 | | | Friday, February 24 | | | Monday, February 27 | | | Friday, March 3 | | | Wednesday, March 8 | |
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