Monday, August 7, 2023
5:30 PM Meet the Teacher
6:00 PM Meal in Cafeteria, provided by Clear Fork Bank
6:30 PM Meet the Greyhounds in Gym
Then head out to the playground for the luau - music, water slides, limbo contest, hula hoop contest, and more! Best of all - this is a FREE event! Come meet our staff, drop off supplies, celebrate the start of another great year, and enjoy being a part of our Strawn Greyhound Family!
Wear your best Hawaiian outfit to our back to school luau! *Dress code appropriate, no swimsuits
August Cafeteria Menu 2023
Remember you can also find our daily menu in the Dining section of the Strawn ISD app and on our website: https://www.strawnschool.net/dining.
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Paint the road August 4th at 5:30 p.m.
Vollyball, Football, and Cheerleaders can pick up their 3 cans of paint from Cheyenne next to the hotdogs provided by Booster Club. Please make sure everyone parks at the east end of the road so no one will be driving over wet paint at the end of the evening.
🏉 Greyhound Varsity Schedule 🏉
Don't forget about our mini cheer performance at noon today in the gym! This usually goes pretty quickly so it is recommended that you arrive a few minutes early so you don't miss it!
Strawn PreK & Kindergarten students are invited to the library for story time Tuesday - Thursday, August 1st - 3rd, from 2:00 - 2:30 PM.
On Tuesday, students may bring a stuffed animal to drop off with Mrs. Ellis. These stuffed animals will camp out in the library overnight, tour campus, and be ready for pick up Thursday with a small booklet about their adventures! The goal is to help our young students feel excited about coming to school and have their stuffed animals "show them around" with this booklet.
Contact Mrs. Ellis with questions. (254) 672-5776 or cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net
Mark your calendar! Our first day of school will be Wednesday, August 9, 2023!
Our calendar can be found here: https://5il.co/1tp4v
Student Registration will be Wednesday, August 2, 2022!
High School: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Junior High: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Select your courses and pick up your schedule for 2023-2024!
Mini Cheer Camp is this week, July 24-26, from 9:00 - 12:00! If you forgot today, don't worry! There are still 2 more days of fun left!
Strawn ISD is hiring a cafeteria staff member; come join our team!
Application: https://www.strawnschool.net/page/employment-opportunities
Youth Football & Cheer sign-ups TODAY!
10:00-11:00 AM at the Football Field!
Today, July 5, 2023, is the last day to turn in your reading log to earn prizes through the Summer Library Program! Come drop off your logs, pick up prizes, and sign thank you cards for our presenters and our generous donor The TF & JY Shao Foundation who covered all costs of our summer program!
If you would like to submit feedback about our Summer Library Program, please complete the short survey here: https://forms.gle/fHzuGb1hNZmsPNcY7
This will help us to improve in the future, so we can provide the best experience to our students & community! Thank you!
Free Vaccinations
through August 31, 2023
Today we wrapped up our planned activities for the 2023 Summer Library Program! Next Wednesday, July 5th, will be the last day to turn in reading logs to win prizes and then Mrs. Ellis will draw for the big cash prizes! Thank you to everyone who participated, learned, and played with us this summer! We had 67 in attendance this week, which makes for a total of 379 over the course of the last 5 weeks!
Thank you to Rose Jordan who gave us information and started our fossil hunt this morning at the Mineral Wells Fossil Park! All of our students (& chaperones) walked away with some fossils of their own! Thank you Mrs. Cormack for driving the bus and hunting alongside us, & our chaperones Ms. Beyer, Mrs. Milner, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Mallory, Mrs. Ellis, and volunteer Itzet Hernandez!
On Thursday, June 29th, we will be going to the Mineral Wells Fossil Park and hearing from not only the Mineral Wells Chamber but also the Dallas Paleontology Society! That's not all! After their presentation, we will make our way down to the dig site to collect some fossils of our own!
It's going to be HOT! Please wear good shoes and light clothing, and remember to pack a water bottle and sunscreen!
If your student is interested, you will need to sign a permission slip beforehand. Paper copies can be picked up in the Strawn ISD Library and must be completed and returned before departure! Contact Mrs. Ellis with any questions! (254) 672-5776
2023-2024 School Supplies Lists
Thank you, Palo Pinto Mountains State Park Rangers James Miller & Jimmy Shipp, for having us out today! Our students were able to hike one of the trails and explore the beautiful park, which should open sometime next year! We looked for mammals, insects, birds, and plants while we hiked and learned some interesting things about nature. James & Jimmy were fantastic at furthering the conversations our students were already having amongst themselves. They expanded upon the kids' ideas, answered questions, and showed us many great things along the way!
Thank you chaperones Mrs. Abbott, Ms. Beyer, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Ellis, volunteer Itzet Hernandez, and a BIG thank you to Mrs. Cormack for driving us out and hiking with us!
This week in the Summer Library Program, our attendance totaled 70! Many of the kids have been bringing in their reading logs and earning fun prizes. We've got one week left of planned activities; come join in on the fun!
Tomorrow the Strawn Cheerleaders will have a show off at noon in the gym to show all the hard work they have put in this week! The community is encouraged to come out and be a part of their big day!
Strawn ISD Library FIELD TRIP!
First grade and up are invited to hike with us at the Palo Pinto Mountains State Park on Thursday, June 22, 2023!
Pick up your permission form in the library. All forms must be completed & returned before trip departure! Wear closed-toe shoes and bring a water bottle!
Contact Mrs. Ellis with any questions. (254) 672-5776 or cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net
Week 3 of our Summer Library Program brought in 107 students! Big thank you to Art Sahlstein at ESC Region 11 for coming out to share his knowledge on fossils, hadrosaurs, and more! We had so many kids (42) with great questions, who got to hold fossils, and each of them went home with a crystal! Art brought these because crystals glittering on the hillside is what originally led him to the Arlington Archosaur Site! In addition to all of this, he discussed his finding of Scolomastax Sahlsteini, or as he affectionately calls it, The Little Nipper. This was such a fun presentation, and we are thrilled that so many were able to attend!
