DAVID NEWS
January 23, 2025
DAVID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5301 Shadowbend Pl.
The Woodlands, TX 77381
281-298-4700
281-298-4703 (fax)
School Hours: 7:55 am - 3:10 pm
Lunch Times:
Kindergarten - 11:15-11:45
1st Grade - 11:30-12:00
2nd Grade - 11:50-12:20
3rd Grade - 12:05-12:35
4th Grade - 12:25-12:55
School Start Time is 7:55 am
Upcoming Events
January 24
- 4th Grade Field Trip to College Park HS
February 8
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - SCI://TECH Expo at College Park High School
February 10
- Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
February 11
- 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm - 1st Grade Musical
- Valentine's Exchange
- 10:00 am - PTO Meeting
- Student Holidays
- Kindness Week - Wear your PJs at Home (No School)
February 18
- Kindness Week - Wear your Favorites
February 19
- Kindness Week - Wear Red or Pink
February 20
- Kindness Week - Wear your Favorite Team Shirt or Jersey
February 21
- Kindness Week - Wear your David Shirt or School Colors
February 27
- Spring Picture Day
February 28
- Go Texan Day
- Kindergarten Parent Involvement
- 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm - 2nd Grade Musical
- 2nd Grade Field Trip
- Spring Break
- 10:00 am - PTO Meeting
- Spring Fest
Due to limited space, we donate all unclaimed lost and found items every few months. Our next donation day will be Friday, February 7th. Please ensure all clothing items, water bottles and lunch kits are marked with your child’s name. If your child is missing an article of clothing, lunch box, etc., please encourage him/her to stop by to look for any missing items during lunch or before and after school.
Save the date for Saturday, February 8th at The Woodlands College Park High School for a full day of scientific discovery! Each year, SCI://TECH Expo Day is free and open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm. It features the Huntsman Elementary Science Festival where local elementary schools host booths with hands-on experiments for kids to teach other kids about science. Plus, there are robotics and other demonstrations for students to enjoy. College Park High School is located at 3701 College Park Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77384. Visit https://www.efta-us.org/scitech-expo-day.html for more information.
The 1st Grade Musical, "Cookies", will be held on Tuesday, February 11th, at 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. Due to limited seating, we encourage all families to attend the evening performance. An open house for parents will be held immediately following the evening performance. We look forward to seeing you then!
Students may participate in our Valentine's Day exchange on Thursday, February 13th. We are asking that all students sign their Valentine’s Cards (please no candy, food, or goodie bags) at home and bring them to school. When your child signs the cards, please do not fill in the To: section unless it just says To: friend. Just fill out the From: section. Watch for an email from your child's teacher with this information and the total number of students in her class.
We appreciate your help and support. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Save the date for our annual spring fundraiser, Spring Fest! This event is for the whole family and will take place on the evening of Friday, April 4th. For those new to David Elementary, Spring Fest is an annual festival to raise funds for our school. There will be carnival games, dinner, inflatables, a kid's raffle, silent auction, concessions, and more!
Just a reminder--all medications to be used at school, including cough drops, must be checked into the clinic by an adult so a medication permission can be completed. A current prescription label/original packaging (for non-prescription medication like cough drops) must accompany the medication. Please do not add medication to lunch boxes or pockets. More information about our district guidelines can be found here: https://www.conroeisd.net/department/health-services/medications-at-school/.
DAVID’S DREAM RUN - Save the date! David’s Dream Run will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, at Woodforest Bank Stadium. This event is held to honor David Vetter’s dream to “run barefoot in the grass.” All proceeds from the one mile and 5K run/walk are donated to the David Center at Texas Children’s Hospital. We will share further details regarding registration as we get closer to the event.
DAVID’S DREAM RUN SPONSORSHIP - Would you like to have your business or family name on the back of the David‘s Dream Run t-shirt? Several sponsorship levels are available and must be submitted by March 14th. Depending on the level you choose, you will receive a designated number of race registrations, t-shirts, and business advertisement. Please visit our website for more information: https://david.conroeisd.net/department/get-involved/davids-dream-run/.
Show your College Park spirit and support Cavalier Athletics by purchasing CP apparel and merchandise here: College Park Cavaliers Athletics Custom Apparel and Merchandise
Please use the links below if you would like to sign up to have lunch with your child. Please note that we are only allowing one parent, per child for each sign-up period.
Just a few reminders:
- One parent, per child during each sign-up period
- Due to limited space in the cafeteria, if you do not sign up, you can not stay for lunch.
- Parents, please bring your own lunch -- Your child can still purchase from the cafeteria
- You may bring an outside lunch for your child, but please remind him/her not to order from the cafeteria
- Bring your driver's license for check-in
- Please check out at the front desk when you leave
Please use the Sign-Up Genius links below.
January 7 - January 24 - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544A4AA29A4FA7-54258812-lunch#/
January 27 - February 7 - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544A4AA29A4FA7-54596054-lunch#/
COPY ROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We love to have parent helpers in our copy room! Each day is open to anyone from any grade to sign up for a shift. Click on the link below to sign up and be sure to complete your CISD background check! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4AA4AF28A1FD0-50733636-copy#/
We are in need of parents to help open car doors in our car line between 7:30 and 7:55 am. If you would like to help, please sign up on the link below and be sure to complete your CISD background check! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4AA4AF28A1FD0-50826787-carline#/
ABSENCE REPORTING APP
To simplify the process for our families, CISD is excited to launch a new app that allows you to conveniently report your student's absences. Please note that supporting documentation, such as doctor's notes, will still need to be submitted to the attendance office. These can be emailed to Lori McCraw at lmccraw@conroeisd.net or dropped off at the front office. The reporting app can be accessed through the Parent Portal and directions can be found by clicking the button below.
PARENT PORTAL
We are looking forward to a great school year. In an effort to help our parents, we are moving to a Parent Portal for parents to access information about their child. You will login similar to the way your child does for school (similar to the SSO) to access school information. All parents/guardians will need to enroll to create an account. You will need the email address that is in your child’s record. Once you enter the email, you will be prompted to create a password.
Please click Parent Portal Directions for instructions or go to Conroe ISD Webpage then Parents/Students to access the link to the Parent Portal.
We hope that you enjoy this transition to a new and convenient platform.
2024-2025 MEAL CHARGE GUIDELINES
Conroe ISD offers students breakfast and lunch at school. If you want your child to access this service, you will need to deposit and maintain funds in your child’s school lunch account through My School Bucks.
If your child’s meal account balance is insufficient or depleted, he or she may “charge” up to 15-days before meal service is modified or stopped. Once the 15-day limit is exceeded and the account has not been replenished, students in elementary and intermediate school will receive a breakfast of milk and cereal and a sandwich and milk for lunch.
If there is an extenuating circumstance, contact your student’s counselor or principal to discuss options that may be available. If you qualify, complete, on-line, a Free/Reduced Lunch Application.
VISITORS/VOLUNTEERS
We love to have parents come to the school! The first day of school, parents may walk their child to class. After this, we ask parents to say goodbye at the front door. There will be staff available to help all students find his/her classroom. All visitors to our building must check in and out through the front office with a current driver’s license or other form of picture identification. Parents are always welcome at school, but security is a top priority.
All parents must complete a volunteer application on-line before volunteering at the school or chaperoning field trips.
This application process must be completed each and every year. Please go to www.conroeisd.net, click on the Parent/Student tab, and then click on the Volunteer in CISD tab, or click on the link below.
Please note that visitors are not allowed to interrupt the classroom during instructional time unless prior arrangements have been made with the teacher.
SCHOOL HOURS/ATTENDANCE/TARDIES
*Please note that parents MUST come into the front office to sign their child in if they arrive after 7:55 am.
School hours are 7:55 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. Students must be in their classroom before the 7:55 a.m. bell rings, or they will be considered tardy. Please note that 7:30 a.m. is the earliest time that your child may be dropped off. We do not have staff available to supervise students until that time.
Attendance is vitally important to your child’s current educational growth and future development. Research confirms that attendance is one of the greatest factors contributing to student achievement. Please note that if your child comes in after 9:00 a.m., it will count as an absence unless your child has a medical appointment and brings in a school excuse from the doctor.
Tardy Policy
A student is tardy if not in the classroom at 7:55 a.m. If your child is tardy, parents must sign him/her in at the front office. When a student is tardy, an e-mail will be sent to the student’s guardian for notification.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH
Parents are encouraged to prepay for their child’s meals at www.myschoolbucks.com. Please allow up to 48 hours for payments to be applied to students’ accounts.
Breakfast is served here at David Elementary from 7:30 - 7:55 am. The price of breakfast is $2.00. The lunch price for regular student lunch is $3.20, and al a carte prices vary.
Please visit: http://www.conroeisd.net/department/child-nutrition/ for menu options and more information.
If sending in cash or checks, please place in an envelope and include the child’s name, ID number and grade to ensure crediting to the proper account. Checks should be made payable to CISD Child Nutrition and include Driver’s License # and Date of Birth.
Free/Reduced Lunch
If you are interested in applying for free or reduced meals, you must complete an application at www.myschoolapps.com. All students who would like to purchase breakfast or lunch, and do NOT qualify for the free/reduced meal program, must pay for meals.
TRANSPORTATION
Students come to school and return home by either bike riding/walking, daycare van, bus, or car. Children are dismissed in that order. Changes in the normal dismissal should be made in writing.
BUS INFORMATION
To register for bus service, locate bus numbers, stops, and times, please visit the Transportation section of the CISD website: https://www.conroeisd.net/transportation/. Students who live less than one mile from the school will not be eligible for bus transportation to and from school.
CAR LINE
Shadowbend Place and the car line are very busy during morning drop off and afternoon pick up times. Parents, please do not drop off or pick up your children on Shadowbend Place. We have had several near misses as children are dropped off or picked up on this very busy street. If your child is a car rider, please drop them off or pick them up in the car line on the front porch. Please be sure to put your sign in the front car window for pickup. If your child is a walker, please utilize our crossing guards.
We realize that there are circumstances where you may need to park and walk in with your child. During drop-off and pick-up times, please use the general parking area (not the spaces directly in front of the school) so that both parents and students do not have to cross through the car line.
TRANSPORTATION CHANGES
Changes in transportation should be made in writing by the parent and sent to the teacher. We understand that an occasion may arise when it is necessary to make a last minute transportation change. These last minute changes should be reserved for emergency situations only. If you do need to call, please do so by 2:00 p.m. so that we can deliver these changes before the end of the day.
RAINY DAY DISMISSAL
A “Rainy Day Dismissal” occurs when we have severe weather determined by Administration. Please note that we normally do not determine this until the last few minutes of the day. If a “Rainy Day Dismissal” occurs, biking and walking are not allowed. If you choose to walk up to the school to pick up your student during a "rainy day dismissal," you must pick up your student at the grade level exits located on the east and west sides of the building. Parents of ALL grade level students must have their pick up signs with them during a "rainy day dismissal". Please be aware that if your child is not eligible for bus transportation as noted above, you will need to make prior arrangements for rainy day dismissal transportation.
Please click below for our "Rainy Day Dismissal" FAQs.
SMART TAG REGISTRATION
Please visit https://www.conroeisd.net/transportation/smart-tag-parent-portal/ for more information about CISD's SMART Tag system. You can follow the directions below to register for a parent account.
SMART Tag Parent Registration
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
- The campus name for your child
- Your child’s student ID#
- Your child’s date of birth
*You only need to register for one child. If you have multiple children, you can add the rest after registration
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
- On your phone or computer, go to http://parent.smart-tag.net
- Select your child’s school district
- Click Register, then begin registration
- Enter the campus name, student ID# and date of birth for one (1) of your children, then click Find Child and then This is my child
- Enter the email you would like to use for your account and setup a password.
- Click Send Confirmation Code
- Check your email for your registration link. Click the link at the bottom of your email
- In your web browser, Click Submit
That’s it! You can now log into your account!
CISD CELL PHONE GUIDELINES
Please see below for the Conroe ISD guidelines regarding student cell phone use.
- Cell phones and smartwatches may be used respectfully and responsibly before school and after school.
- Cell phones and smartwatches should not be used to capture video, audio, or images at school or on the bus.
- Cell phones and smartwatches should be set on silent mode and kept in backpacks, lockers, or other designated storage areas and should not be visible during school hours including instructional time, reward time, free time, lunch, and in the hallways.
- Use of cell phones and smartwatches may be permitted in extenuating circumstances with permission from a staff member.
Safety at David Elementary is our top priority. Throughout the year, we are required to hold several drills. Within the classrooms, teachers will briefly talk about these drills.
These drills include the following:
Hold – A hold is used when the hallways need to be kept clear of occupants. Students are trained to clear the hallways and remain in their classroom and do business as usual.
Secure – A secure is used when a threat is outside the building. Students and staff must return into the building and do business as usual.
Lockdown – A lockdown is used when a person or threat is in or on the grounds of the campus. There are no class changes and everyone is to remain in their classrooms. All doors, windows, and classrooms are locked.
Evacuate – This procedure is used when the students and staff need to leave campus for a variety of hazards. This procedure is also used when the students practice a Fire Drill.
Shelter – When in the presence of a hazard to health and safety of the people inside and outside the building, students and staff will Shelter in Place. All windows and doors are locked. This procedure is also used when the school is being threatened by weather. All persons in the building are sheltered away from glass and high ceilings.
If you have any questions or concerns about safety, please call Assistant Principal, Veronica Kiesz, at (281) 298-4707.
