Save the Date
• Pictures with Cujo ~ 10/9/24
• 2nd Grade Field Trip ~ 10/10/24
• Kona Ice ~ 10/10/24
• Parent/Teacher Conferences ~ 10/25/24
• Red Ribbon Week ~ 10/28/24-10/31/24
Red Ribbon Themes: Rally in Red Day, Tye Dye Day, Crazy Hair & Socks Day, Whiteout Day
• CSE Color Run & Glow Party ~ 10/31/24
• 2nd Grade Musical ~ 11/11/24
• Reading Benchmark ~ 11/12/24
• Math Benchmark ~ 11/19/24
• Math & Literacy Night ~ 11/19/24
• 2nd 9 Weeks Progress Reports ~ 11/20/24
• Thanksgiving Break ~ 11/22/24-11/29/24
Happenings:
PICTURES WITH CUJO: Our little Cougs are getting to celebrate homecoming with CuJo! He will be on campus on October 9th, during lunch. PTA will be here as well and will be taking pictures with CuJo. CLICK HERE to purchase your student’s picture.
2ND GRADE FIELD TRIP: Second grade will be going to the HOT Fair on Thursday, October 10th! Buses will depart at 10:30am and return at 2:30pm. Students will need to bring a sacked lunch from home or order a sack lunch from the cafeteria.
Parents are welcome to join and meet us at the Fair! All parents who attend will need to fill out a district volunteer form at least 10 days BEFORE the field trip. Please remember volunteer forms are only good for one school year and must be re-submitted annually. Admission is free for both students and chaperones. We ask that no siblings attend. Students must ride the bus to the field trip , but will be able to be signed out and taken home by a parent/guardian vehicle. You are ONLY permitted to sign out your student though, you CANNOT sign out someone else’s student.
KONA ICE: Kona Ice will be on campus on Thursday, October 10th. Students may purchase Kona Ice during their normally scheduled PE/Specials time.
RED RIBBON WEEK: Red Ribbon Week is a week-long campaign that raises awareness about drug, tobacco, alcohol, and smoking prevention. As part of our week long campaign, we will have the following dress up days:
Monday, October 28th ~ RALLY IN RED ~ Wear red and rally against drugs!
Tuesday, October 29th ~ PEACE OUT TO DRUGS ~ Wear tie-dye and bright colors to say peace out to drugs!
Wednesday, October 30th ~ DRUG FREE FROM HEAD TO TOE ~ Wear crazy socks and hair to celebrate being drug free from head to toe!
Thursday, October 31st ~ SPOOK OUT DRUGS ~ Wear all white for the color run and glow party to spook out drugs!
2ND GRADE MUSICAL: Second grade will be performing a “SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS for protecting the land that we love” on Monday, November 11th. Our “WHITE” classes (Peters, Jolliff, Hughes and Stubbs) will perform at 8:30am. Our “BLUE” classes (Foley, Honeycutt, Symank, and Carlile) will perform at 9:30am. Mrs. Kahle’s class will be split between these performance (it depends on the class they go with to Specials/PE). Everyone is welcome! Please invite friends and family members who are Veterans so that we may thank them with this special tribute!
**Students should dress in patriotic red, white and blue attire for the performance.
Reminders:
ATTENDANCE MATTERS!
WEEK 10 ATTENDANCE
MONDAY ~ 97.23%
TUESDAY ~ 96.91%
WEDNESDAY ~ 97.55%
THURSDAY ~ 96.41%
FRIDAY ~ 94.28%
• ATTENDANCE REMIDNERS:
90% Law ~ The state of Texas requires students to be present 90% of the school year in order to receive credit for their current grade level.
Daily attendance ~ Attendance is taken every day at 9:30AM. Your student must be on campus at this time to be counted present for the day.
When absent ~ Only 4 days total per semester can be excused by a PARENT NOTE (parent signed excuse). For all absences exceeding 4, a doctor's note or other formal documentation is required.
All excuse notes must be turned in to the Front Office within 3 school days of the student’s absence.
• DRESS CODE REMINDERS:
The dress code will be enforced at all times. Students out of dress code will be sent to the office and given the opportunity to change clothes.
o Please see the reminder for dress code in regards to our handbook:
Hemlines on all dresses, skirts, and shorts must not be shorter than mid-thigh length (typically no shorter than 7” inseam or fingertip length).
Pants may not have holes above mid-thigh length. No sagging pants are allowed.
Tights, leggings, or spandex may only be worn with a shirt, skirt, dress, or shorts that cover both the front and the back (no sheer panels; no skin may show through).
Tank tops must have a strap at least 2” wide. No crop tops, mid-drift tops or tube tops are allowed.
• TRANSPORTATION REMINDERS:
Morning car riders ~ Please use the car rider loops in the back of the school for morning drop-off. Students are NOT allowed to be dropped off in the front of the school until after the car line barriers are in place.
Afternoon car riders ~ In the afternoon car rider line a SCHOOL-ISSUED car rider sign is required. If the sign is not visible to the staff calling names you will be asked to go to the Front Office to check your student out with an ID.
Bus Riders ~ For safety, students are only allowed to ride their assigned bus. They are not allowed to ride home with another student.
CSISD District bus policy ~ any student 2nd grade or younger must have a parent or guardian at the bust stop in the afternoon. If a parent or guardian is not present the student will be brought back to the school upon completion of the bus route for the parent/guardian to pick up.
Early dismissal ~ If you wish to pick your student up early from school you must do so before 3:30PM. A photo ID will be required to check your student out.
Transportation Change ~ If there is a change to your child’s normal mode of transportation in the afternoon, you must notify the Front Office by 2:30PM to ensure they get dismissed as requested.
• CAFETERIA REMINDERS:
Breakfast ~ 7:00AM-7:45AM - In order for your student to receive breakfast service in the cafeteria, they must arrive to school prior to 7:45AM.
Lunch ~
2nd Grade – 11:00AM - 11:40AM
3rd Grade - 11:45AM - 12:15PM
4th Grade - 12:20PM - 12:50PM
If you wish to eat lunch with your student a photo ID is required to check-in at the Front Office. Only visitors on the student’s contact list will be permitted.
If you wish to drop off food for your student to be delivered to the “cafeteria pick up table” by the Front Office please make sure it is labeled with their first and last name and teacher name.
Deliveries from third party vendors like DoorDash and GrubHub are not permitted.
4th Graders are permitted to use the microwaves in the cafeteria. Please make sure they know how to use a microwave and prepare the food packed in their lunch boxes. Please also send, microwave safe containers for their food.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS IN LUNCH BOXES.