September

2017

Principal-

Tartan News
De Ann Upright

Vice-Principal -
Lindsey Christian

SecretaryLinda Sweeney

Attendance Secretary- Welcome Back McAndrew Highlanders!

Peggy Meyer
Five Years Smarter!
Clerk-Patti Streifert
Welcome back to McAndrew Elementary for the 2017-2018 school year!
Nurses-Samantha Wetz We are celebrating 5 years of excellence. As many of you know, Paula
Vicki Finley Green, one of our nurses retired this summer. We will miss her
but we know she will enjoy her time with her family. We would like to
Counselor- welcome our new families and staff:
Sandi Vasquez
Samantha Wetz, RN - School nurse
Phone- Jennifer Bermudez - 3rd grade teacher
(210)398-1750
Kimberly Carrasco - 4th grade teacher
Cathryn Westbrook - campus LSSP
Follow us on Twitter
Suzanne Marchiori Instructional Assistant
@NisdMcAndrew
Grady Galavis Night Custodian
Ingrid Cordova - Day Porter

McAndrew PTA The new dismissal time for all NISD elementary schools is 2:55PM.
Elected Officials School begins at 7:45AM and breakfast is served beginning
at 7:15AM in the cafeteria. Upon arrival students should either/or:
Report to the cafeteria for breakfast
Pres.Tiffany Santiago
Report to the gym and wait for their teacher to pick them up
VP Programs
Stephanie Moody The campus opens at 7:00 am. Students arriving after 7:45AM will be
VP Fundraising marked tardy and will receive a tardy pass from the front office (as per
Beth Tolar the NISD Student-Parent Handbook).
VP MembershipLibby
Odegaard
REMINDERS:
Sign up for Remind to receive important text updates about McAndrew
VP PalsGina Yokley
Visitors MUST sign in with ID at the front desk
Treasurer **If you, as a parent, bring a guest such as a grandparent, other
Ruchi Kaushik relative or friend, please ensure they have an ID.
Secretary Friday is spirit day so purchase student school shirts at the office
Kerry Lopez Plaid Day is once a month (many stores are carrying plaid shirts- we
hope to see all our students Mad about plaid!)
Background checks MUST be redone every year (go to NISD website,
Schools, Volunteers and Mentors, and then complete on-line)

We look forward to a great year!

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Aug. 28 Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Aug 31. 1 2

First Day of GT nominations GT Awareness
School! due for students Parent Coffee
new to NISD. @7:45AM
(already identified)

4 5 6 7 8 9
School Holiday Hurricane Harvey Grandparents
Labor Day Food Drive Breakfast
Begins

11th-22nd 11 12 13 14 15 16
*Rdg as- Boy Scout PTA Meeting
sessments Parent Night Parent Orienta-
begin for @6:30PM tion @ 6:00PM
(3-5)
TPRI as-
sessments
begin(1-2)
Writing
baseline (1-
5)

18 19 20 21 22 23
Progress Reports
go home.

25th-6th 25 26 27 28 29 30
*Rdg. As-
sessments
begin (1-2)
S.A.T. Meeting APEX Fun Run
@ 3:15PM

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