MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AVAILABLE DURING SUMMER As summer approaches, Fort Bend ISD continues its Whole Child Health initiative, increasing awareness of the District’s mental health resources and services for students and families and making supports available during the summer. Learn More COVID-19 VACCINES AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN 12 YEARS AND OLDER Fort Bend County Health and Human Services and Harris County Public Health are offering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to teenagers 12 years and older. Please visit https://www.fortbendisd.com/covidvaccine for the most up-to-date list of vaccination opportunities for students and staff.  GRADUATION UPDATE We want to provide you with information on how the governor’s executive order on masks will affect Fort Bend ISD’s 2021 graduation ceremonies. Masks will be optional at all graduation ceremonies, including those that take place before June 5, the date the governor’s executive order goes into effect. Anyone choosing to wear a mask has the option to do so and their choice is to be respected.  Social distancing of 3 feet will be in place for graduates and speakers on stage at the ceremonies which will take place outdoors. Signs will also be posted in the audience to encourage attendees who do not reside in the same household to sit 3 feet apart.  FBISD remains committed to making prudent decisions, no matter how difficult, to keep students, staff, parents and their families as safe as possible.  We look forward to celebrating the Class of 2021! For additional information about graduation ceremonies visit www.fortbendisd.com/graduation. FBISD FAMILIES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PANDEMIC ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER Fort Bend ISD families, with enrolled students up to 21 years of age, may be eligible to receive Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT), which can be used to buy food from any retailer that accepts the Lone Star Card.    The application for the P-EBT will open on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, and the deadline to apply is August 13, 2021. Visit yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT to apply. Learn More

CELEBRATING STUDENT HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS LINE UP NEARLY 1,000 BOXES FOR DOMINO EFFECT KHOU feature story at Neill Elementary! Students, parents and staff at Neill Elementary School collected more than 800 boxes of cereal to donate to a local food pantry. Before they donated the cereal they set the boxes up like dominos. KHOU featured this event this week during a broadcat. Click to view article FBISD BOARD NAMES NEW PRINCIPALS OF LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MISSION BEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL At its May 27 Special Called Meeting the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees named Courtney Clark as the new principal of Lake Olympia Middle School and Veronica Roberson as the new principal of Mission Bend Elementary School.  Click to view honor list

FRIENDLY REMINDERS REGARDING PROGRAMS, MEETINGS AND SERVICES

UPCOMING MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees will host upcoming meetings on the following days: June 5- Special Called Meeting, 12 p.m June 7- Called Meeting and Agenda Review, 6 p.m. June 14- Regular Board Meeting, 6 p.m. Visit the Board of Trustees webpage to learn more. PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Registration for Prekindergarten and Kindergarten in Fort Bend ISD for the 2021-22 school year is now open. Families can begin registering their student online, through the New Student Online Registration website, and complete the enrollment process through their zoned campus. LEARN MORE REGISTRATION FOR EXTENDED LEARNING SUMMER CAMPS NOW OPEN The FBISD Extended Learning Department will be hosting Summer Camp from Monday, June 7 to July 23. Summer Camp will consist of seven one-week sessions at select campuses across the district. Enrichment activities range from Superb Science to Sports Mash-Ups! To learn more and register today, visit www.fortbendisd.com/extendedlearning and select the Summer Program Tab.

CHECK OUT THESE FORT BEND EDUCATION FOUNDATION SERVICES

Solve your teacher gift problem . . . Honor a loved one . . . Thank a friend . . . Simply make a donation to the Fort Bend Education Foundation Tribute Fund and we will do the rest. We will send a card to acknowledge your contribution in that person's or group's name. (Your donation is tax deductible.) The Foundation Board of Directors and Staff would like to extend our gratitude to all our generous donors and volunteers this past year! Check out this video about our impact in Fort Bend ISD and our 2020-2021 donor and volunteer award winners.   https://youtu.be/qg5sZD8154A Visit the Fort Bend Education Foundation's website at www.fortbendisd.com/foundation to learn about community discounts, savings and how you can support students in Fort Bend ISD. Code Ninjas Summer Camps offer kids ages 5-14, an immersive environment for children to explore technology and develop new skills, whether it's in-center at state of the art in-center dojos or virtually from the comfort of your own homes. All-time fave camps are back with new curriculum and many new camps! Camps sell out fast. Limited seats....so register now! Learn some beautiful life lessons at HMNS Sugar Land this summer. Become a Nature Know-It-All and make friends with some of the cutest creepy crawlies around in the new bug zoo. Visit a Tropical Odyssey and immerse yourself in the story of rainforest conservation. For discounted tickets,visit corporatecoupon.hmns.org and enter password: dino.  Benefits the Fort Bend Education Foundation. Do you have furniture needs? Purchases at American Furniture Warehouse ANYTIME OF THE YEAR benefits the Fort Bend Education Foundation, which supports all Fort Bend ISD schools! During check-out, mention the Fort Bend Education Foundation, your school or ID FBSIDEF. www.AFW.com Please Share with Friends and Relatives.  Save money on your electricity bill with Energy Ogre. Use code "FBEF" and get the 13th month free. Earn up to $200 by opening a new account with TDECU. Plus, they will donate $50 to the Fort Bend Education Foundation! Register at https://www.referlive.com/tdecuatwork and enter code FBEF.

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