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President:
Clarissa Lang
1st Vice President:
Helle Johnson
2nd Vice President:
Erica Zamarripa
Secretary:
Eden Craig
Treasurer:
Amy Earle
Parliamentarian:
Susan Stroud
Teacher Liaison:
Susan Morris
Membership:
Jennifer Moreno
Helle Johnson
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Robert Johnson
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Emily Ward
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Ariana Diaz de Leon
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Helle Johnson
Attendance awards & PTA board front office:
Angela Winston
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.
Congratulations Garden Oaks for being a Texas school!!!!! THINKING EXEMPLARY!
Garden Oaks PTA is ready for the 2009-2010 school year. Read more to find out how you can help and participate in your child's future!
Schedule information the TAKS testing can be found here, READ THIS pdf file. Schedule for the summer TAKS testing can be found here, READ THIS.
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
A word from our 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
Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendars
08/20/09 - GOE Meet & Greet08/24/09 - 1st Day of School & click here to read more on the Boo Hoo Breakfast!
08/29/09 - PTA BBQ Fundraiser! 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Click here to read more!
09/10/09 - PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
09/15/09 - Grandparents' Luncheon - Tickets $4
09/17/09 - Constitution Day!
09/19/09 - Garden Oaks Campus Work day, 9 AM - 3 PM. Come and join the fun. No experience necessary
09/21/09 - International Day of Peace, GOE Pinwheels for Peace
09/24/09 - FOM - Garden Oaks Chapter Meeting 6:00 PM
09/25/09 - Early Dismissal 1:00 PM
09/28/09 - Fall Holiday - No School
10/08/09 - PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
10/23/09 - Fall Festival! 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
09/25/09 - Early Dismissal! 1:00 PM
11/03/09 - Election Day
11/04/09 - Report Cards
11/04/09 - Early Dismissal! 1:00 PM
11/12/09 - PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
11/21/09 - Turkey Day Run in Garden Oaks Neighborhood
12/09/09 -Shared Decision Making Committee (SDMC) Meeting, 3:30 PM – All are welcome!
12/10/09 - PTA Potluck Meeting,6 PM(HolidayEvent)
12/11/09 - PTA Teacher Holiday Luncheon
12/17/09 - PTA Board Meeting, 6 PM– All are welcome!
12/17/09 - Friends of Montessori chapter Meeting, 6 – 8 PM
12/18/09 - Holiday Program: 9 AM Pk-2nd and @ 1 PM 3-6th grades, 2 PM class parties
12/21/09 thru 01/04/10 - Winter Holidays
01/05/10 - School Begins!
01/12/10 - PTA Meeting 6 PM
01/13/10 - Early Dismissal! 1:00 PM
01/14/10 - PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
02/06/10 - Pancake Breakfast 8:30 - 11 AM
02/11/10 - PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
02/12/10 - Valentines Fundraiser
02/12/10 - Early Dismissal! 1:00 PM
02/15/10 - Holiday!
02/18/10 - PTA Board Meeting and FOM Chapter Meeting
02/20/10 - Family Field Day/Kick Ball
03/11/10 - PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
03/31/10 - Early Dismissal! 1:00 PM
04/08/10 - PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
04/16/10 - Camp Out on Campus
04/30/10 - Early Dismissal! 1:00 PM
05/13/10 - PTA Meeting 6:00 PM
05/27/10 - Last Day of School
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 Jennifer Moreno and Helle Johnson. Email either to find out more about joining the PTA: jghunker@hotmail.com or hellej@earthlink.net respectively
Applications for the 2009-20010 school year are available now.
Save the Date! The 15th Annual GOES Montessori Community Pancake Breakfast is planned for Saturday February 6th 2010, 8:30 am. 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
