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Links of Interest
President:
Helle Johnson
1st Vice President/Yearbook:
Amy Earle
2nd Vice President:
Theresa Comstock
Treasurer:
Michael Dreiss
Recording Secretary:
Amy Earle
Parliamentarian:
Susan Stroud
Historian:
Clarissa Lang
Communications:
Catherine Olmos
Website Chair:
Robert Johnson
Teacher Liaison:
Nancy Newton
Membership:
Torrance Earle
Inside Publicity/Eagle eye:
Theresa Comstock
Room Rep./Volunteer Coord.:
Kristi Anders
Attendance Awards:
Michael and Gyla Dreiss
Hospitality:
Janna Charlton
Beautification:
Vena Golt
Cultural Arts & Enrichment:
Jennifer Moreno
T-Shirts:
Fundraiser:
Jane Ann Roberts
Copy Crew Chari:
Helle Johnson
HOUSTON ISD NATIONAL PTA TEXAS PTA GARDEN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEB PAGE
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Welcome to the Garden Oaks Elementary PTA Website!
We hope this site will become an important resource for information on current happenings at Garden Oaks Elementary.
For more information on Garden Oaks Elementary Health Safety plan, READ THIS pdf file.
HISD has set up a special telephone line to take parents? phone calls and answer questions about how schools are dealing with this issue. Parents can call *(713) 556-6005* any time between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. to answer questions, find out more about what schools are doing, or to learn about the latest information we have.
Lindsey Pollock, Principal
Garden Oaks PTA is ready for the 2008-2009 school year. Read more to find out how you can help and participate in your child's future!
Congratulations Garden Oaks for being a school!!!!! THINKING EXEMPLARY!
A word from our new Principal, Mrs. Pollock.
Mrs. Pollock
I am delighted to be joining Garden Oaks Elementary and look forward to a wonderful year ahead! I am coming to Garden Oaks after spending the last four years at Park Place Elementary in HISD where I worked as an Assistant Principal. While there, I led the choir, the Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack and coached the students in Theater Arts and Debate competitions. I also tutored students in Math, Reading and Science. I was instrumental in developing our school garden. I was active in the area civic clubs and the East End Chamber of Commerce.
My 24 years of experience in education include serving as a private school principal, a classroom teacher, a social worker for students with emotional disturbances and travel as a national consultant.
My husband is also a principal in HISD and we share a passion for serving the students and families of HISD to ensure equity and excellence in education.
We have a blended family and together, we share 5 grown children ages 29, 27, 25, 22, and 21. Jessica (the oldest) and her husband Steve gave us our first grandbaby on Sept 1, 2007. Ian is a delight to us!
Our only "kids" at home are our dogs, Jack and Coby (both rescue animals)!
In my "free" time (every Monday night from 6 - 10pm) I sing with the Houston Choral Showcase. It is Houston's longest running show choir. In my younger days, I sang and traveled with Up With People and sang with the Norwegian National Opera Company.
Best wishes,
Lindsey J Pollock
Important announcement for parents. Parent Conference on January 17, 2009
Click here for more information and click here for information in Spanish.
Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendars
12/22/08 thru 01/06/09 - Winter Holiday01/06/09 - Back to School!
01/12/09 thru 01/16/09 - College Week!
01/14/09 - Report cards
01/15/09 - FOM Board Meeting 6-8 pm
01/16/09 - Wear you favorite college t-shirt or sweatshirt day!
01/19/09 - Holiday
01/27/09 - the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston visiting our campus. They will be providing a free workshop to parents and all the materials will be provided. 9 – 11am Click here for more information
01/29/09 - Spelling Bee 9 am
01/29/09 - Family Science Night 6 pm
01/30/09 - Attendance Awards
02/03/09 - PTA Board Meeting 8:15 am/Civic Club Meeting 7 pm
02/07/09 - FOM Pancake Breakfast
02/09/09 thru 02/13/09 - Balloon-O-Gram
02/11/09 - PAC Meeting after morning announcements- Teachers Lounge
02/11/09 - SDMC Meeting 3:30 pm
02/19/09 - FOM Board Meeting 6-8 pm
02/27/09 - Attendance Awards
03/03/09 - PTA Board Meeting 8:15 am/ Civic Club Meeting 7 pm
03/06/09 - Montessori Acceptance Notification
03/11/09 - SDMC Meeting 3:30 pm
03/13/09 - Early Dismissal 1 pm
03/16/09 thru 03/20/09 - Spring Break – No School
03/24/09 - Scarborough/Waltrip Community Connections Meeting at Ruby Clifton Middle School 6 pm. Click here for more information or here in Spanish.
03/25/09 - PAC Meeting after morning announcements- Teachers Lounge
03/26/09 - FOM Board Meeting 6-8 pm
03/27/09 - Attendance Awards
03/30/09 - Class Pictures – Uniforms
04/01/09 - Report Cards
04/07/09 - PTA Board Meeting 8:15 am/Civic Club Meeting 7 pm
04/08/09 - SDMC Meeting 3:30 pm
04/14/09 - PTA Meeting 6 pm
04/28/09 - PTA Board Meeting 8:15 am
05/01/09 - 4th grade Austin Field Trip/Attendance Awards
05/04/09 thru 05/08/09 - Teacher Appreciation Week
05/05/09 - Civic Club Meeting 7 pm
05/01/12 - PTA Meeting 7 pm (Nominations/5th grade Slide Show)
03/13/09 - SDMC Meeting 3:30 pm
05/15/09 - PTA Event 6 pm - Spaghetti/Teacher Talent Show
05/22/09 - Attendance Awards
05/25/09 - Holiday!
05/27/09 - Class Parties!
05/28/09 - 5th grade Ceremony, Early Dismissal 1 pm, Last day of School!
SUMMER
WHY SHOULD I JOIN PTA?
We all want our children to think school is important. We want them to respect their teachers and look forward to attending class. We want them to feel a sense of pride when they say their school’s name.
Joining PTA will help foster these feelings in our children. When our children see that we, as parents, think school is important… they will follow in our footsteps. When they see us become involved in what happens at their school, they feel a sense of pride. When they see us working with their teachers and their principal, to make their school a better place to be, they want to be a part of it too.
We all want what is best for our children. The PTA works hard to do what is best for the students at our school. When you join the PTA you have a say in what goes on at our school. You help make the school a better place for your child. Becoming a PTA member gives you a louder voice than you have on your own. You become part of a bigger whole. We need you to make good things happen.
Membership is $5.00 per person. Classes that have 100% participation - meaning one paid member per student - will received a pizza party compliments of your PTA.
Our PTA membership chairperson is Torrance Earle and Isela Villareal. Email either to find out more about joining the PTA: t_earle@yahoo.com or iselajv@msn.com respectively
Applications for the 2008-2009 school year are available now.
Save the Date! The 14th Annual GOES Montessori Community Pancake Breakfast is planned for Saturday February 7th 2009. Marching bands, crafts for kids, fantastic silent auction items are all part of the morning’s fun. This event supports the GOES Montessori program.
Urban Harvest, a local nonprofit supporting the Houston area for more than ten years, has awarded our school a grant in partnership with Houston Garden Club to begin an after school gardening program. This is a hands-on program with activities in science, math, and other core subjects as well as encouraging good nutrition and teamwork skills. These classes provide opportunities for the creation and exploration of habitat gardens, ponds, vegetable, and fruit gardens. Lessons are connected to state objectives, and garden instructors utilize many curricula in the fields of environmental education, nutrition and science. The program will include both classroom and field work.
TEACHER APPRECIATION
Every young mind needs a spark to light the way to a brighter future through learning — and teachers are that spark. In 1985, National PTA established Teacher Appreciation Week, which is May 4-8 this year, to honor the dedicated men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating our children.
National PTA has long promoted the partnership of parents and teachers, recognizing that when parents and teachers work together, all children under their care benefit. Teacher Appreciation Week is a special time that gives parents the chance to show how grateful they are for the many excellent teachers who nurture the intellectual and social development of their children. The week also gives parents the opportunity to rededicate themselves to the parent-teacher partnership.
I encourage you and your PTA to recognize all that teachers do to contribute to the lives of children through expressions of appreciation from students and parents that say “thank you.” Teachers, in partnership with parents, truly make a difference.
Reprinted from March '06 Texas PTA The Voice
It's always the right time to show your appreciation for our teachers!
Here are some suggestions that you can use to help your child show appreciation for his/her teacher. Teacher Appreciation Ideas
Teacher Appreciation Week Is a Time to Give Thanks
