Collins Cadence

Shelli LeBlanc, Principal

Chelsea Harness, Assistant Principal

Chiante Deal, Counselor 5th Grade

Alex Schultz, Counselor 6th Grade

Email: contactcollins@conroeisd.net
Website: http://collins.conroeisd.net/
Location: Collins Intermediate, 6020 Shadowbend Place, The Woodlands, TX, USA
Phone: 281-298-3800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollinsCISD/

From the Principal:

As parents and staff members, our children's safety is our highest priority. As we are finishing thirteen days of school we are still settling in to routines. Something we can never place on auto pilot is the safety of our children walking and riding bikes.

We need all of our drivers, whether parents or community members, to pay extra careful attention when our students are on the walkways and roads.

• Slow down in our school zones and in neighborhoods. Many children come to school early for practices, and may be traveling outside of the time the school zone sign is blinking.
• Pay attention to crosswalks, and obey crossing guard instructions.
• Be attentive and off of cell phones in school zones and around neighborhoods.

In the mornings, the sun can be so bright that it prevents drivers from seeing children crossing the street. Please also talk to your children about bike and pedestrian safety.

It was wonderful to see everyone at Parent Information Night on Wednesday. We are very thankful for your support an encouragement. It has been a great first 13 days of the school year.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Labor Day Weekend.

Shelli LeBlanc

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Fall Yearbook Picture Day - Thursday, Sept 5th

Fall Yearbook Picture order forms (for paying with cash or check on picture day) will be sent home this week, but parents can also use the link provided below for ordering Fall Yearbook Pictures

PhotoTexas Prepay Link:

https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001157234/shop/all

We are so excited to be able to provide each Collins student with a specially designed Collins Planner this school year. The current planner is for the fall semester and they will receive a new planner for the spring in January. Please review the planner expectations below. Very valuable information can be shared from home to school through this planner.

Thank you for providing input on how we can better serve our families and community. We will use this feedback to hone our outreach practices here at Collins.

The Collins Site Based committee will be having our first meeting on Thursday, Sep 5 at 8AM. At this meeting we will review our purpose, goals and approve our campus improvement plan. Admin, staff, teachers, parents and community members make up our committee.

As we progress through the school year, please remember the importance of school attendance and arriving to school on time. In addition, children who arrive late to school miss the important groundwork that is laid by teachers at the beginning of the day.

The instruction and learning that occur on a daily basis in the classroom is our central mission. Parents who make regular school attendance and punctuality a high priority are helping their children learn to accept responsibility, which is an important lesson for a successful life.

As we work to increase Collins Intermediate’s daily attendance – please continue to support your child’s educational process by limiting the amount of school missed except for illness. Collins Intermediate daily goal is 98.2%.

Did you miss out on our summer order? Don't worry, the store is open again for all your Collins spirit wear needs!!

SPIRIT WEAR ORDER DEADLINE IS AUGUST 30TH!! 😀

Visit https://nhathletics.com/collins/ to see the variety of styles, colors and sizes available!

*Shirts will be delivered to students in September.

Volunteer Interest Form: https://collinspto.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/9068

Please complete this form to let us know where you want to help and be involved!

PTO Membership: https://collinspto.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/8945

PTO membership includes access to all PTO information, student directory, volunteer signups, and so much more.

Stock the Snack Cart:

https://collinspto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/134934

Once a month, parent volunteers treat our hard working teachers and faculty to a yummy and/or thirst quenching goodie from our snack cart

Friends of Collins Kickoff CFA Spirit Night:

https://collinspto.membershiptoolkit.com/spirit_nights

Kickoff of Friends of Collins Fundraiser on 09-09-2024 from 5-7 PM

Dear Collins Parents,

We are excited to be your student’s Counselor at Collins Intermediate, and we’re looking forward to a great school year. As you know, our role is to work with students, parents, and teachers to provide a positive environment where our Collins Cobras become lifelong learners. We believe that counseling is another way of tapping into resources and helping students have a positive experience. Through our guidance curriculum, we will focus on building character traits to help our students be successful and teaching them that “Collins Cobras always do the R.I.G.H.T thing” (Respect, Integrity, Gratitude, Honesty, Try your best are our Collins pillars).

A major component of our guidance program is to coordinate services for students throughout the year. To meet the needs of our students, we would like a little information. Please fill out the needs assessment form linked below to help us best support your child. If you would rather discuss this survey with your child’s counselor, please call us at your convenience.

Form Link

On September 26, 2024, Conroe ISD will be hosting the Talk Saves Lives presentation at Lone Star College - Montgomery from 6:30-7:30 PM in room G102. If Conroe ISD staff attend, they could earn CEUs for it. If you have any questions, please email ldtaylor@conroeisd.net.

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics found a significant association between high social media use and increased odds of depression symptoms in adolescents.

Parents please do NOT send medications to school with your child, including cough drops and inhalers. This is a district policy - parents must bring the medication to school and sign a permission form. Students are not allowed to carry inhalers unless we have a doctor’s order. Please contact your child’s doctor and request an order for the school to allow your child to self-carry an inhaler and bring it to the clinic.

We will be conducting a Lockdown/Intruder drill the first week of September. Teachers are showing the students an informational video created by Collins Admin to show our students so they are well prepared for when the drill happens. Here is the short video we will show students on Tuesday Sep. 3rd. Lockdown Video

If you have any questions or concerns, please give us a call.

Thank you, Collins Admin

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We are off to a great start to the school year in the art rooms at Collins! Students are working on their drawing skills and are learning about artist Chuck Close and the grid method in Mr. Hunt’s room. In Mrs. Williams' room students are learning about mixed media and practicing developing their skills using different mediums.

If you have not already done so please pay the art/music fee through your school cash online account. This fee will purchase the supplies your student will need throughout the school year in both art and music. Students are welcome to bring their own art supplies to supplement what is provided by Collins but it is in no way required. Happy drawing!

What a great first few weeks back in the Collins gym! We loved playing Badminton and are looking forward to our next units of Four Square and Volleyball. Our next health unit will be Goal Setting. Our next Cobra Cardio days will be September 3rd and 11th. Please help your student to remember to bring a water bottle to school and wear sneakers on our cardio days. If you’d like to follow along with our happenings in PE, check out our PE Instagram! We will post pictures of our activities throughout the year. Look for CollinsIntermediaePE. 😀

Choir is back!

The Collins Cobra Choir rehearsals will be held on Tuesday mornings for 6th graders, Wednesday mornings for 5th graders and ALL meet together on Thursdays from 4 PM to 5 PM. Please refer to the handbook for important information, dates, and the rehearsal calendar. Paper copies will be sent home with students at the first rehearsal. Hope to see you there!

Students changed their passwords and had to choose a picture for their MFA identification on their SSOs this week. Have them practice logging into sso.conroeisd.net at home to be sure they remember their information.

Parents, please join Parent Access Center. You will find all of your students’ grades and information, set alerts, and this is how we can be sure your contact information is correct.

The 2024-25 school year is off to a great start in our library! Students may have up to 3 library books out at one time, for a 2-week checkout window. Our 5th graders have already been providing great suggestions to enhance our collection of books! Our 6th graders are happy that the gentrification of fiction has been completed and they find that previously incomplete series have been completed!

Mrs. Massey, our librarian, is eager for parent volunteers to sign up to help shelve books and help with other projects throughout the year! Dates for volunteering begin September 3rd! Thank you for signing up! Here is the signup link:

https://collinsintermediateschoollibrary.volunteershift.com/opportunities/8cb0d06d-d326-498e-ac8a-5373ea5cba27

***MARK YOUR CALENDARS!***

FALL SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

October 25th – November 1st

Browse the awesome clubs that we offer at Collins! Make notes of which clubs you are interested in and make sure that you are available during the meeting times. Click the link to sign up when you have looked through all of the choices.

Club Sign Ups will be extended until Tuesday, September 3, 2024 4:00 PM due to an additional boys basketball club added on Friday.

Make sure your student has signed up for the clubs they are interested in.

Destination Imagination Parent Meeting

DI Parent Informational Meeting will be held:

Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 6 PM in the Collins Library

Please complete the Interest form and attend the meeting to learn more.

All Collins teams are parent sponsored/managed. A team must have one/two parents willing to serve a team manager and a location to meet outside of school. Learn more on September 5!

We welcome two parents or one parent and one guest to join their student for lunch at their designated lunch time (one slot selected for both guests) in the Collins Cafe. There will be eight slots available per lunch period. We recommend you arrive at least five minutes before the start of the lunch period to allow us time to get you checked in. Parents may bring in lunch for themselves and their student or the student will be able to obtain a cafeteria lunch. Click here to sign up for a spot.

A Lunch (5th grade) 11:55 AM - 12:30 PM

B Lunch (6th grade) 12:35 PM - 1:10 PM

Child Nutrition offers meal service for breakfast and lunch to the children of Conroe ISD from EC-12th grade on a daily basis during the school year. Per CISD Board of Trustees Policy CO (Local), students are allowed 15 days (breakfast and lunch) to charge their meals. Once the 15-day charges have expired, the student is no longer allowed to charge.

Bell Schedule:

• 8:50 AM—4:05 PM
• Students may enter the building by 7:45 AM (Please enter 5th grade side door)

Lunch Times (Visitor to Collins Café must sign up here... https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DA4AB2EA6FBC43-50692527-collins#/)

• A Lunch (5th grade) 11:55 - 12:30 PM

• B Lunch (6th grade) 12:35 PM-1:10 PM
  

Front Office Times:

• 8:00 AM—4:30 PM

End of Day:

• 3:30 PM Calls to change transportation will end
• 3:40 PM Early check out of students will end
• 3:35 PM Cones for car rider dismissal will be set - cars for early pick up will not fit in front parking area
• 3:50 PM First Flight (7 cars) will move forward to cones
• 4:05 PM Flights 1 - 6 dismissed along with bike riders
• 4:10 PM Walkers dismissed - continue to scan parents cars using sign with student's ID number. Students will meet parents at cones 1 - 7. Once a flight is loaded it will be dismissed to take a RIGHT hand turn only to exit.
• Buses will be dismissed based on bus arrival to campus.

If you have a Facebook or Instagram account you can follow Collins and see some of the great things our students and teachers are doing. You can also find quick and helpful reminders.

The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner. For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, TX 77304; (936) 709-7752.