• 2/2 - Manny's Pizza Spirit Night (All Day)
• 2/8 - PTO Meeting
• 2/9 - Adventure Kids Playcare Spirit Night
• 2/10 - Adventure Kids Playcare Spirit Night
• 2/7 - Spring Pictures/Class Picture
• 2/14 - 100th Day of School
• 2/16 - Student Holiday
• 2/19 - Student Holiday
• 2/23 - Western Day 1st & 2nd Grade
• 2/23 - 5th Grade Field Trip
• 2/29 - PreK Petting Zoo (At Andre')

When a student is absent, a signed parent/legal guardian note, or physician's note must be submitted to the campus attendance office within 3 days of the student's return to school. This note is to include the following information:

• Student's full name
• Date of absence
• Reason for absence
• Signature of parent/legal guardian

Acceptable excuse notes by email must include the above information along with a copy of the parent/legal guardian's ID. If a note is not provided, the absence will be counted as unexcused.

Lost and found will be cleaned out and donated on February 16th.

ID Badge Replacement

Students must wear distinct issued ID badges at all times, including lunch, library, restroom, hallway, nurse, front office, etc. Students are issued two badges at the beginning of the year, one for the bus (which stays on the backpack) and another one that is to be worn on a lanyard throughout the day. Students may not ride the bus without their school issued ID.

Replacement Badges can be purchased through School Cash Online.

Items to be purchased for Bus Card Replacement:

• Badge
• Lanyard
• Plastic Sleeve

TOTAL REPLACEMENT FEE $5.00

ID/LIBRARY/LUNCH CARDS ARE $3 (No Lanyard or Plastic Sleeve Included)

We will replace the card as soon as payment is received. Please allow the card number to update in the system up to 48 hours.Please note that the campus will no longer accept cash payment all payments should be made through School Cash.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Federal Report Cards for the state, the district, and each of the district’s campuses are now available on the district’s website at this link:

https://www.cfisd.net/domain/2312

· Select a campus level (ex: Elementary, Middle, High)

· Find your campus

· Click 2022-23

· Click Federal Report Card

Information on these report cards includes:

· Part (i): Description of State Accountability System

· Part (ii): Student Achievement by Proficiency Level

· Part (iii): Academic Growth and Graduation Rate

· Part (iv): English Language Proficiency

· Part (v): School Quality or Student Success

· Part (vi): Goal Meeting Status

· Part (vii): STAAR Participation

· Part (viii): Civil Rights Data

· Part (ix): Teacher Quality Data

· Part (x): Per-pupil Expenditure

· Part (xi): STAAR Alternate 2 Participation

· Part (xii): Statewide National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

· Part (xiii): Cohort Rate of Graduates Enrolled in Postsecondary Education

· Part (xiv): Additional Information—Chronic Absenteeism

If you are unable to access the information from the website, hard copies of the reports are available at the district or campus office. If you have questions about the information, please contact 281-463-5500.

Thank you!

Parents and Guardians, CFISD is seeking individuals to serve on SEPAC. Below you will find a summary of what the committee does and a link to the application to complete. Please note, the deadline to complete the application is February 15, 2024.

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

· Meet with the Director of Special education, and other administrators two times a year as a group

· Share useful special education information with parents of special education students

· Serve the Cy-Fair community as a resource to offer a forum for dialogue and dissemination of information regarding issues of concern to students who face academic, social, emotional, or physical challenges.

To be considered for the Special Education Advisory Committee,

please fill out the SEPAC application.

https://cyfairisd.formstack.com/forms/committee_sepac

Birthday announcements will be displayed on your students birthday and the day after. If your students birthday falls on a Saturday, the sign will be displayed on Friday, and Saturday. If your students birthday falls on a Sunday, the sign will be displayed on Sunday, and Monday.

PTO is busy working on the yearbook. How can you help? You can upload your pictures from special events and days. You can use either method below.

If you selected NO to pictures being taken of your student during registration or your annual student update your student WILL NOT be included in the year book. If you would like to change your request to yes please contact the registrar daisy.fernandez@cfisd.net to update your request.

LifeTouch offers a community photo link.

Use the below link:

https://community.lifetouch.com/invite?code=ANDRE-24

After you login, input the special code for our school "ANDRE-24" (Not case sensitive), if the link doesn't automatically route you to the school Lifetouch/Shutterfly upload page.

Once the user sees the school information, they can drag and drop pictures and add "tags" so pictures can easily be identified.

Email Pictures to our designated email account - Andreyearbook@gmail.com

Please include Event, Student Name, Teacher Name and Grade in the subject line

Parents click on the following link of resources by subject to help your student at home.

Family Resources

Follow this link to for you lunch accounts https://www.schoolcafe.com/

Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) participating in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD schools make a significant contribution to the education of children. Each school year, thousands of volunteers donate hundreds of thousands of hours of service to the school district. Volunteers contribute in areas such as library aide, workroom help, campus events, fundraisers, staff appreciation luncheons, mentoring, public relations, tutoring and assisting in instructional areas.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer be sure to create a Volunteer Portal Account https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MzYxOmVuLVVT

Once you have created an account let us know when you can help!

Hello Andre' Families,

The PTO has several spirit nights planned this spring semester and even a family fun event! Please join us at our next meeting in February to learn about all of the things we have planned. We look forward to seeing you soon.

PTO

www.andrepto.membershiptoolkit.com

Order Spirit Shirts and Sign up for PTO Membership on our website. Being a member helps support our school and students! You will get access to our website calendar and will be able to receive communication from the PTO about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. (Shirts will be delivered to your students’ classroom.)

PTO Contact Information

www.andrepto.membershiptoolkit.com - you can sign up for membership here and order t-shirts.

Email- Andreleopardpto@gmail.com

Facebook (Andre' Elementary PTO) - follow us here for upcoming event information

Twitter (@AndreElemPTO) - follow us here for upcoming event information

Help Andre Earn “Free Money”!

My Coke Rewards: https://us.coca-cola.com/give/schools/

When you make a Coca-Cola purchase, you simply enter the product codes on the website and we get a donation from Coca-Cola.

Kroger Plus: www.krogercommunityrewards.com

Add Andre’ Elementary PTO Inc as your community rewards organization under “My Account.” You will need to confirm your selection if you have signed up previously.

We want to stay connected with you! Please visit our website at www.cfisd.net, select schools and then Andre' Elementary. This will take you to our website. We will also regularly post photos and news on the Official Andre Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.

Email: andre@cfisd.net
Website: andre.cfisd.net/en/
Location: 8111 Fry Road, Cypress, TX, USA
Phone: 281-463-5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cfisdandre
Twitter: @cfisdandre