Save the Date:
· CSE Food Drive ~ 11/4/24-11/18/24
· 2nd Grade Musical ~ 11/11/24
· Red White & Blue Day ~ 11/11/24
· Reading Benchmark ~ 11/12/24
· Math Benchmark ~ 11/19/24
· Math & Literacy Family Night ~ 11/19/24
· 2nd 9 Weeks Progress Reports ~ 11/20/24
· Thanksgiving Break ~ 11/22/24-11/29/24
· Picture Make-up Day ~ 12/5/24
· 3rd Grade Musical ~ 12/12/24
Happenings:
CSE FOOD DRIVE COMPETITION: Our Character Education community outreach for the month is a canned food drive in benefit of China Spring Cares! From November 4th-November 18th students may bring canned food items from the below list to earn points for their class. The class from each grade with the most points at the end of the competition will get to pie Coach Yose and Mrs. Tullos in the face.
Items in Need:
Package of dressing/stuffing, gravy packets, canned green beans, canned corn, canned sweet potatoes, canned peas, instant mashed potatoes, corn bread mix, canned mixed fruit, rice, dried beans, chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup, mac and cheese boxes, any soups with protein, canned ravioli.
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.
BENCHMARK TESTING: The reading benchmark (STAAR Practice Test) will take place on Tuesday, November 12th. The math benchmark (STAAR Practice Test) will take place on Tuesday, November 19th. Please make sure your students arrive to school on time and refrain from checking them out early on these days. ALSO, NO VISITORS WILL BE PERMITTED ON CAMPUS ON BENCHMARK AND STAAR TEST DAYS (INCLUDING LUNCH VISITORS).
MATH & LITERACY NIGHT: Thankful, grateful, blessed... to learn at CSE! You won't believe what we have cooked up for you this year at our annual Math & Literacy Night! Join us on Tuesday, November 19th, from 6:15pm-7:30pm, for some gobbling good fun! Sign your little turkey up using THIS LINK quickly though, space is limited!
3RD GRADE MUSICAL: Our third graders will be performing a Cougars Christmas Celebration on December 12th at China Spring Elementary. Our BLUE classes (Dill, Martin, Roe, Guinn and Roberts) will perform at 5:30PM. Our WHITE classes (Schiller, Oats, Leyva, Meyer, and Gallagher) will perform at 7:00pm. Both performances will be in the gym. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please invite your friends and family members to ring in the holiday season with this special event.
Reminders:
ATTENDANCE MATTERS!
WEEK 15 ATTENDANCE
MONDAY ~ 96.24%
TUESDAY ~ 96.57%
WEDNESDAY ~ 97.55%
THURSDAY ~ 97.88%
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.
NURSE’S NOTES:
o Sickness:
Please remember to keep your child home for 24 hours if they have a fever, are vomiting or have diarrhea. They must be symptom free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school. Your child may only return before 24 hours if cleared by a physician and have the physician’s note stating the okay to return.
o Medications:
All medications, prescriptions and over-the0counter, must have signed orders from the doctor and also parent signature to have at school. All medications must be in original container with prescription label visible and legible.
DRESS CODE REMINDERS:
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o 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.
o PLEASE DO NOT SEND GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS IN LUNCH BOXES.