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Fall Creek Elementary School: Where Learning Takes Flight

March 20, 2018

Cardinal Creed: Be Safe, Respectful and Responsible

Main Line: 281-641-3400

Absence Line: 281-641-3419

Nurse: 281-641-3405

Cafeteria: 281-641-3408

Website: https://www.humbleisd.net/fce

Twitter: @humbleisd_fce

Campus Information Dates to Remember

3/21 Down Syndrome Awareness Day (Wear Crazy Socks)

3/27 Science Fair Project Drop-Off, 4:00-5:00 p.m.

3/28 Science Fair Public Viewing, 3:45-5:00 p.m.

3/30 Good Friday Holiday

4/3 First Grade Field Trip

4/4 Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, 3:00-8:00 p.m.

4/6 Kinder Field Trip Mother/Son Adventure, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

4/10-4/11

STAAR Testing: No Visitors Way to go, Mrs. Ririe’s 5th grade class. They are the spirit contest winners for February!

Congratulations to Mrs. Steadman’s 1st grade class for being the February Box Top winners. The class won ice cream!

FCE is ten years old this year! We are planning a celebration on April 27th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars now. Stay tuned for more information. Everyone is invited!

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The PTO is accepting applications for the 2018-2019 PTO Board positions. The board is comprised of almost 30 parents who are responsible for anything from running our two fundraisers, coordinating special events, cultural arts events and much more. If you think you would like to be a part of the 2018-2019 PTO Board, please complete an application and return it to Tricia Krebs at fceptopres@fcpto.com or drop it off in the PTO box in the front office. Applications can be found at www.fcpto.com. All applications should be submitted no later than March 28, 2018. All applications will be voted on during our annual meeting on Thursday April 5, 2018. Please direct any questions to Tricia Krebs at fceptopres@fcpto.com.

Science Fair permission forms are due this week!

All projects are due Tuesday, March 27th. Please bring projects to the cafeteria after school from 4:00-5:00 pm. Please do not bring projects any earlier in the day as the cafeteria will not be set up. No late

projects will be accepted for judging. On the back of the project include student name, grade, and teacher.

The projects will be judged during the school day on March 28th. Parents are not allowed to attend during the judging process. There will be a public viewing time the day of the fair from 3:45 to 5:00 pm. Students should bring home their projects at that time.

For questions email tara.badeaux@humbleisd.net.

CONGRATULATIONS! The winner of the yearbook art contest was 4th grader, Zach Paulsen! His artwork will be on the open-ing page of the yearbook. Please look in the front of your yearbook to see other SUPER drawings that were submitted as well!

Lucky Laps Winners

Kinder: Mrs. Gonzales’ Class 1st Grade: Mrs. Edson’s Class 2nd Grade: Ms. Whaley’s Class 3rd Grade: Mrs. Hudson’s Class 4th Grade: Mrs. White’s Class 5th Grade: Mrs. Ririe’s Class

Down Syndrome Awareness Day At Fall Creek ElementaryWednesday March 21st

Wear Crazy Socks to schoolShow your support!

IT’S ON, MAMA!

�FCE Mother/Son Date Night Challenge

Friday, April 6th 6pm to 8:30pm

Mechanical Bull, Rock Wall, Obstacle Courses, Photo Booth, Over 15 super, fun “Minute To Win It” Games & MORE!

The Pizza Stand - 2 pieces of pizza and a drink for everyone!

Tickets are $20 for each Mother/Son couple & $10 for each additional son

Ticket includes: Admission to all the fun & photos you can handle One trip to the Pizza Stand per guest

Additional trips to the Pizza Stand - pizza and drinks will be sold for $1 each.

Tickets can be purchased online through April 3rd at the link below

https://fcpto.membershiptoolkit.com

Don’t miss the deadline…..tickets will be $30 per couple at the door!

**This event is hosted by the FCE PTO for all male FCE students and their moms/guardians. No friends or siblings, please.

FAMILY TIP SHEETCommon Sense on Privacy and Digital Footprints

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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PRIVACY AND DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS / TIP SHEET / DIGITAL LITERACY AND CITIZENSHIP / REV DATE 2015 www.commonsense.org | CREATIVE COMMONS: ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKE

What’s the Issue?Our kids live in a culture of sharing that has forever changed the concept of privacy. In a world where everyone is connected and anything created online can be copied, pasted, and sent to thousands of people in a heartbeat, privacy starts to mean something different than simply guarding personal or private information. In this context, you might think about kids’ privacy in three categories: privacy and security, privacy and reputation, and privacy and advertising.

• Privacy and security: This is the private information (e.g., Social Security number, first and last name) that could put kids at risk for identity theft if it got into the wrong hands.

• Privacy and reputation: The information that could be personally embarrassing or hurtful to them or others if posted publicly.

• Privacy and advertising: The information about their habits and behavior online that companies collect in order to target them with ads and other content.

Why Does It Matter?For good or bad, everything our kids do online creates digital footprints that migrate and persist. Kids share work with others and, as they get older, receive comments and feedback. This culture of sharing is beneficial in many ways. But if kids aren’t careful, their reputations can be harmed, or their information used in ways they never intended. For example, your child may think he or she just sent something to a friend, but that friend can send it to a friend’s friend, who can send it to their friends’ friends, and so on. Or they may innocently fill out an online form without understanding that this may make them vulnerable to identity theft. And their online behavior will likely be tracked without them knowing by the industry, which has little incentive to be responsible.

common sense saysMake sure kids get your permission before filling out forms. Let kids know that you are the gatekeeper. They should ask your permission before filling out online forms, and they should always keep their Social Security number, birth date, address, and full name private.

Help kids think long term. Everything online leaves a digital footprint. Help them think before they post so that they will be proud of their Internet presence down the road.

Remind kids that the Golden Rule applies online. Remind kids that they will be treated online as they treat others. Whatever negative things they say can and probably will come back to haunt them, in more ways than they can imagine.

Help kids see through advertising. The next time an ad pops up online, or you see that you are being targeted by ads specific to your interests, point it out to your kids. Let them know that some companies advertise to you based on what kinds of things you look at online.