11/16/2009

Dear Parents,

Auction week is finally here! The plans for this weekend’s big event will, I’m sure, make it one of the best. I hope to see you there.

Please help make our Field Day next week a fun and safe event by following proper parent and child etiquette. All spectators who are approved through the HISD VIPS program and students must stay inside their class’s section. Please stay back away from the event lanes. Do not stand inches away from the event participants since it creates an unsafe situation. Please move back prior to the start of each event.

As a reminder, if you have not been VIPS approved, you will not be allowed to mingle with your child’s class. We will have bleachers available for parents who have not completed this process yet who wish to observe the Field Day events.

FIELD DAY SCHEDULE

November 23, Monday Kindergarten & 1st Grade
8:15am – 10:30am ***
2nd & 3rd Grades 11:45am – 2:00pm ***
 November 24, Tuesday 4th & 5th Grades
8:15am – 10:30am ***
*** Approximate finish times. Older grade levels tend to end sooner

I am pleased to announce a new service provided by Inter-State Studios, our school picture provider. The parents of each child who had an individual picture taken on our first “Picture Day” (or who had a makeup picture last Friday) will receive complimentary Operation Child ID® Photo Fingerprint Cards. The Operation Child ID® Card is easy to complete by the child’s parent or guardian with important identifying information about the child. The large card should then be maintained in a safe place at home, while the smaller photos can be clipped and carried in a wallet or purse. While we hope no one will ever have cause to use the cards, in the event of an emergency, you can refer to the card should it become necessary to file a missing child report with the police.

If requested by law enforcement agencies, Inter-State Studios will provide up to one hundred complimentary 5”x7” photographs on a rush-order basis to aid in the search for a missing child. Local authorities can call Inter-State’s tool-free number located on the cards to request this service. Inter-State has a special team of employees who have volunteered to respond 24 hours a day, if necessary to provide this service.

For over twenty years, Operation Child ID® has played a positive role in several missing children cases. There is no charge for this program and all students who had a photograph taken will receive the complimentary cards whether you purchase a portrait package or not. Please also know that the digital files maintained by Inter-State are rigorously protected to guard your child’s privacy.

We appreciate the community-minded spirit of vendors like Inter-State.

Have a splendid week!

John Threet, Principal

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