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Harris Herald
Brenda Keimig, Principal
Brigitte Bernal, Assistant Principal
May 2021
The Principal’s Pen…
Dear Parents,
It is hard to believe we are sending out the final newsletter for this school year! June is
just around the corner, and we are already looking ahead to next year. If you know of a
neighbor who has a pre-k or kindergarten aged child, please have them enroll at https://
www.pearlandisd.org/Page/966 Beginning on July 21st, all current returning students will
need to complete the online enrollment process which can be found at
www.pearlandisd.org.
Please join us as we thank our teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week
May 3-7. All educators deserve to be celebrated this week. They encourage, support,
and prepare our children for the road ahead. Let’s take time to show them how important
they are to us. Give an apple, flowers from the garden, home baked treats, or just a big
hug and a “thank you” to your teachers.
On behalf of all our faculty and staff here at C. J. Harris, I want to thank you for your
continued support of our students, faculty, and staff. I feel incredibly blessed to be
working in a community that truly values education. I wish you all a very restful summer!
As always, my door is open to discuss any issues or concerns.
Brenda Keimig
Upcoming Events:
STAAR Testing Reminder
Our 3rd and 4th grade students will be taking the STAAR tests this month.
May 11th is Math and May 12th is Reading. Please prepare your student with the
following:
• Good night’s sleep
• Healthy breakfast including protein
• No scheduled dentist or doctor appointments
• Backpacks stay at home
• Words of encouragement
LOST AND FOUND
Please claim your jackets and sweaters!
The left over clothing will be taken to a
donation center on June 4, 2021.
Library Letters:
Hello from the Library!
Here are a few important dates to remember this month for the library.
May 7th – The last day to turn in your applications for library cards from the public library. Turn them in to
the school and we will pick up your cards. You can use them to get books, eBooks and more.
May 18th – May 25th we will be having a book fair to get us ready for summer reading. It is a buy one
get one free sale that Scholastic is allowing us to do. It will be a face-to-face fair here at school following
Covid protocols to keep everyone safe. More information will come home soon on the filers.
May 7th is the day ALL student books are due. With the end of the year quickly approaching, we are
trying to find all of our missing books. Here are a few tips to help us locate them.
First things first, try to remember what the book/s looked like:
How big was it? What color? Was it thick or thin?
What do you remember about the cover?
Also, keep in mind, all library books have spine labels, barcode labels and library labels so that they stand
out. If you need to know what book you have out please email Ms. Kirk at kirkk@pearlandisd.org
So, where was the last place you remember having the book?
Here’s a list of actual places where kids found their missing books. Even if you don’t find yours in of these
locations, it might help you think of other areas to search.
Under your bed. On the back porch
Under your brother/sister’s bed In the playhouse
Between the sheets at the foot of your bed Under the TV set stand
Between your bed and the wall On top of the VCR/DVD player or
Between the mattress and box springs On top of the stereo
In the trundle bed In the magazine rack
In the crib On the coffee table
On top or behind the dresser In the car (also check under the seats)
In the dresser drawers Under the baby’s car seat
In the closet (check all closets) In the trunk of the car
Under the dirty clothes Under the spare tire
Inside your couch that folds out into a bed In the other car
In the toy box On the classroom or teacher’s bookshelf
In the bathroom In my neighbor’s or friend’s desk
(ask their permission before looking)
Last but not least, think about the last time your parents told you to clean your room. Now, think about the
various places you shoved piles of things, so that they would think you’d actually cleaned it. Make sure
you check all of those places, too.
Don’t forget to watch for the summer reading packet coming out the last week of
school! It will also be posted on the library web page.
Happy Reading!
Ms. Kirk
C. J. Harris BOGO Book Fair is coming!
Tuesday, May 18th - Tuesday, May 25th
A Scholastic Book Fair is a great opportunity for you to purchase books for your child. This book
fair will be the buy one item and get the next item of equal or lesser value for free. Scholastic
offers low prices on many popular titles, and the attached flyer lists some of the books that will
be available at the fair. This will be a face-to-face fair with only the students. We will follow the
COVID protocols that we have been using in the library during class to keep students and staff
safe. Students will only be able to shop during their assigned library times.
Class Visits:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday,
May 18th - Day May 19th - Day May 20th - Day May 21st - Day May 24th - Day May 25th - Day
4 5 6 1 2 3
Reyes B group
8:15 – 8:15 – 9:00
Wach Vu/Harvick Fernandez Reyes A group Soraiz
9:00 Martinez
8:40 – 9:00
Schuck Prince Casas
9:05 - 9:05 – 9:25 Sockwell B 9:05 – 9:25 Sockwell A 9:05 – 9:25
Lowry
9:50 Merritt group Edmunds group
9:30 – 9:50 9:30 – 9:50 9:30 – 9:50
9:55 –
Stewart Prince Gaines Escobedo Milliken Merritt
10:40
10:45 -
Byrd Gill B group Gill A group Paez Schuck Edmunds
11:30
11:35 -
Soraiz Reyes Pitre Wach
11:55
12:00 -
Paredes Teel Dahlkamp Vu/Harvick Fernandez
12:20
12:25 -
Milliken Paez Dominguez Byrd Gill Rodenberg
12:45
12:50 - DeBorde / DeBorde /
Smith Smith
1:10 Taylor Taylor
1:15 –
Matusek Stewart Escobedo Lowry Gaines Sockwell
1:35
Pitre B group
1:40 – 1:40 – 2:20
Dominguez Pitre A group Paredes Teel Dahlkamp
2:20 Boyd
2:00 – 2:20
2:25 – Bower B Bower A
Casas Matusek Martinez Boyd
3:15 group group
3:30 – 5:00 Counting money and restocking books Packing up fair
Family Shopping:
Unfortunately, due to COVID protocols, no visitors will be allowed in the building to shop at this
fair. Please consider setting up an eWallet and sending a list of possible book selections to
school with your child. I will do my best to get your child the books you requested.
Payment/Purchases:
The book fair can accept eWallets, cash and check. Please add in the tax (8.25%) when
calculating the total amount to send with your child. All checks must include a driver’s
license number, the student’s name and should be made out to C. J. Harris
Elementary School. They should also have book fair on the memo. All book fair
purchases are final. Exchanges/refunds will only be made for damaged items with defects
not visible at the time of purchase.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Karen Kirk at kirkk@pearlandisd.org
CJ Harris ART Gallery
Wow! It’s hard to believe how fast this year has flown by. I’ve really enjoyed working
with your children on the various projects we did this year and I hope you will choose
a couple from their portfolios to display in your home.
Portfolios: Each child will bring home an art portfolio that contains the projects com-
pleted this year. Please enjoy these pieces of artfor the sake of your child’s ef-
forts, exploration, and creativity. I always suggest the terms: “Tell me about your art”
or “How did you do this?” as a way to spark a discussion. Enjoy!
Final Projects:
4th graders are finishing their miniature wall hanging. A great effort was made by
students to learn weaving and adding beads.
Our 3rd graders finished up their llama weavings. We will work with clay medallions
next.
Our 2nd graders are very excited to have used Model Magic in an “Among Us “ sculp-
ture. I think this was their favorite.
1st graders
just finished their woven alligator by adding texture scales to the backs.
Very fierce.
Kindergarteners have been working on a ladybug collage complete with fingerpainted
grasses.
Thank you so much for your support of the art department this year.
Having a blast in the art room!
Kathy Harmon
Music Notes: Happy End of the Year CJ Harris Musicians!!! I hope you are looking forward to the summer!!! I can’t believe this year has come to an end so quickly. The students and I have enjoyed using their music kits this year in class. Thank you so much to those of you that donated last year to make these kits possible. We have two very exciting events in May planned in music class. 1. End of Year performance videos (I will be emailing these out to parents at the end of the year to watch. I am recording each class performing a song so that you can see your amazing children sing and dance!! I am super proud of them!!!) 2. CJ Harris Virtual Talent Show (Those students that signed up with be sending videos in at the beginning of May and we will watch them the last week of school. Can’t wait to see everyone’s amazing talents!!!) A couple important reminders to parents and students: 1. For my virtual learners, you will be receiving one music assignment per week. I will post the assignment in Seesaw each Friday afternoon and the assignment will be due no later than the following Friday. The assignments are on Quaver music and are required. Please make sure you complete the quiz at the end of the assignment so you get credit!!! 2. For my face to face learners, we will complete our Quaver music assignments in class so you will not need to complete assignments in Seesaw since you are coming to school in person. *** We are using our devices in music class for all grade levels now (Kinder through 4th grade), except Pre-K. Please make sure that you bring your device to music class each week. If you do not have a device, please contact the school or your classroom teacher. Please continuously check out my school webpage to stay afloat on all information for music classroom topics at http://www.pearlandisd.org/webpages/kmiller/ It will be constantly updated throughout the year. Musically yours, Dr. Kristi Miller
Coaches Corner:
It is crazy to think that the year is coming to an end! We have been excited to
have the chance to work with all our athletes, both in-person and virtually! In
class, we are completing a gymnastics unit with the younger athletes and fitness
testing with the older athletes. We are excited for Magnificent May! We will be
playing some of the students’ favorite games, and some new fun games to finish up
the year! We are looking forward to a modified Hoopla Day as a year end
celebration. Due to pandemic protocol, this day is for STUDENTS ONLY this year
and visitors are not allowed at campus. However, we are so happy that the
athletes get to participate in this year-end celebration! We hope everyone enjoys
your summer and have a few safety tips for you!
SUMMER SAFTEY TIPS:
1. Use sun protection- sunblock, sunglasses, and hats while outside in the sun!
2. Drink lots of water to stay hydrated!
3. Be safe around water (pools, rivers, lakes, the ocean) and make sure to have adult
supervision.
4. Stay active and have fun!! Ride your bike, play outside, and read good books!
We hope everyone has an amazing summer and look forward to seeing you next year!
Coach Lynam & Coach Colter
News from the Counselor:
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental illness can affect
people of any age, race, religion, or income. To learn more about warning
signs, mental health conditions, and treatments, please visit, https://
www.nami.org/Learn-More. You may also contact me if you or your child
need emotional support.
Students take part in social-emotional learning at school with character
lessons, classroom activities, and even service learning projects. Here are some
tips on how parents can support social-emotional learning at home: https://
www.edsurge.com/news/2020-04-02-10-ways-parents-can-bring-social-
emotional-learning-home
Summer is around the corner and many students will be enjoying extra
screen time. For helpful resources on how to educate, equip, and empower
your child to stay safe online visit, https://internetsafety101.org/
parentsguidetosocialmedia
Your counselor,
Mrs. Silva
ibarrasilvac@pearlandisd.orgFrom the
What a year this has been! Thank you all for helping me keep our school safe and
our students well. This year certainly presented a unique set of challenges.
A few reminders as we finish up the school year:
• Continue to keep sick students at home & call me to discuss the return to school
criteria.
• If your child has medication kept at school, please call to make arrangements
to pick it up. Medications are not kept at school over the summer, and will not be
sent home with students. All medications not picked up by the last day of school
will be destroyed.
Information to help get the 2021-2022 school year off to a good start:
• Check what health conditions are listed in Skyward, and make any changes
needed. Please call me directly to discuss major health concerns.
• If your child will be taking medication at school during the upcoming school year,
please get the Medication Authorization form completed by their physician over
the summer and turn it in to the school your child will be attending next year.
You can find the form on the District’s website. A new form must be completed
each school year.
• Students may not bring in their medication themselves, so please be prepared
to drop off or pick up medications (including over-the-counter).
• Medicine can be brought to school the day before school starts. Please call to
let me know that you will be coming.
• Did you know you can print your student’s shot record from Skyward? Under
the Health Information tab, click Display Options, then select Show Vaccinations
from the drop down menu, then click the Print icon.
Have a safe, healthy, and wonderful summer!
Sherrie Mullikin, RN, CPNMay 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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National Together We
School Nurse Shine Dress
Day! Release Day!
Teacher Appreciation Week
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Mother’s STAAR STAAR
Day! Math Reading
3rd & 4th 3rd & 4th
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Scholastic Book Fair!
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Early
Hoopla Release!
Day!!
Last Day of
School!
Scholastic Book Fair!
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Memorial
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