Emmott Eagle News

Welcome Back Emmott Eagles!

I hope you are as eager as I am to begin the new school year and have had an opportunity to enjoy the summer days maximizing your time with family, friends, and summer events. I spent my summer days with family, enjoyed some outdoor activities, crossed off books on my reading list, and participated in leadership learning sessions. It is such a great feeling to think that soon I will see my Eagles again and meet new members joining our school family. The back to school weeks are always fun for me as I prepare to enter in my 14th year as Emmott Principal and 26 years overall in education. I look forward to serving our campus and continuing my relationships with such a wonderful community of Eagles!

Our theme this year is Launch Into Learning! We are excited to engage our students across all grade levels and establish those relationships that will lead to campus success. Shout out to our Emmott Staff who have been active as lifelong learners throughout the summer. In the next few weeks, they will be learning new curriculum for instructional engagement, collaborating with their colleagues, and developing classroom plans for a successful start.

Emmott PRIDE is our school motto where we demonstrate: Positivity-Respect-Integrity-Determination-Effort! As a PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) campus our students will learn what PRIDE looks like across all areas of school and model those expectations of excellence as only Eagles do. They will participate in learning activities that will focus on building community with peers and celebrating the positive PRIDE throughout the year. Everything from our PBIS store, PBIS Reward points, PBIS celebrations, and our school-wide matrix is the way we centralize our campus expectations. The first few weeks of school our students will learn more about our school motto and understand their contribution to making our school family the best example of Emmott PRIDE. Afterall, We Can't Hide Our Eagle PRIDE!

We are still in progress with our Emmott Renovations for a safe and secure campus. The newly renovated building will offer increased measures of safety for students as they enter the learning environment. There will be procedures in place that align with safety protocols across CFISD and methods to maintain structure for all school functions. Although we are relocated at this time, I assure you the return to a newly renovated campus on August 28 will not disappoint! It is a change that brings about positive emotions while ensuring the safety of our Eagles at all times. Stay tuned for more updates about Emmott in 23-24.

On August 28 Emmott will open its doors to over 600 students ready to LAUNCH! The campus will be a fresh new look with added safety measures and surrounded by staff members waiting to embrace all things Emmott. We are not delaying our chance to prepare, decorate, and set up for our students. We are thinking outside the box for Meet the Teacher this year, because we know the importance of that first contact greeting before school. Stay tuned to the information below and on-going as the date approaches. Our teams are ready to welcome you into the new school year and take your child(ren) to new levels of success!

Thank you for understanding that some back to school activities may have to look different this year due to renovations, but certainly will be worth it.

Enjoy the remaining summer days!

Take Care,

Jessica Hernandez

Principal

As we prepare to open our doors to all of our Emmott Eagles this year, there will be some important first day logistics for parents to be aware of to start the 2023-2024 school year.

• School hours: Our school hours are 8:15 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.. Our doors will open at 7:55 a.m. for students and the instructional day will begin promptly at 8:15 a.m..

• First Day Arrival: All students will enter the campus by themselves and be greeted by staff members present at morning duty assignments. Staff members will be stationed all throughout our campus arrival areas, hallways, and classrooms to support incoming students as they locate teacher and grade levels. For the safety and security of all students and staff, parents will not be allowed to walk in with their child(ren). Emmott will also have PTO volunteers supporting our first day arrival procedures to ensure our students arrive to class successfully.
  

• Student Information: In order to help support our students on their first day, we ask all parents to label backpacks, lunch kits, and school materials with student name, teacher, and/or grade level. This labeling will help staff to assist students in directing them if needed.

• Transportation: We will have procedures focused on Car Riders, Walkers, Bikers, and Bus Riders within the next two weeks to share with our Eagles. Please remember as we work through all logistics for arrival/departure procedures that our first few days may be delayed as routines are established. More information will be shared at our Meet the Teacher.

• Going home First Day---Please send a card inside your child's backpack containing the following: Name, Address, Guardian Phone Numbers, and 1st day transportation method home. We need to make sure that we deliver our Eagles safely home on that first day and this is one additional support to ensure the transition.

Thank you for making these areas a priority for our Back to School Success!

SAVE the DATE!

Emmott is adjusting the traditional Meet the Teacher set up for 23-24.

On Thursday, August 24 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., students will have the opportunity to "walk up" to the school and meet our Emmott staff. Our event will be an outdoor set up specific to grade levels and arranged as a come and go evening.

More information will be sent out next week explaining the set up and if drop off for school supplies will be an option.

Thank you for your patience and flexibility.

If your child is a bus rider, please click the button below for direct information about our new CFISD program. There are several highlights to sign up, download, and prepare for the upcoming year.

We are excited to continue our participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. The CEP is a federally funded option that allows all Emmott students to eat breakfast and lunch during the school day for free. This is exciting for our campus because there will be no cost for breakfast and lunch at Emmott.

Because we are a CEP campus once again this year, students will not be permitted to bring in breakfast items from outside of the school to eat in the cafeteria.

We will be encouraging all our students to eat breakfast upon arrival as part of our morning routine from the cafeteria.

Lunch Visitors

This year Emmott will establish our cafeteria procedures and set up routines for cafeteria PRIDE during all grade level lunches. As part of our goal to have effective routines in place for lunch and build community within the first nine weeks, our parent lunches will begin on Tuesday, September 26th.

We will have two days available for lunch visitors, Tuesday and Thursdays. We encourage our parent/student lunch areas to be a PHONE FREE ZONE that promotes conversations about school and allows students to share highlights of their instructional day. More information about specific guidelines for student meals and visits will be shared in our Parent Reference Guide to come.

We want our visitors during lunch to serve as active models of Eagle Pride for our students, staff, and other guests on campus.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Please complete the online Annual Student Information Update for the upcoming school year!

Please complete the online Annual Student Information Update for the upcoming school year! This process allows you to verify your student’s information at the beginning of each school year.

The Annual Student Information Update is conveniently completed online and will allow you to:

• update your contact information,
• update information for your student's emergency contacts,
• update your address (If your address has changed, please be prepared to upload new proof of residency),
• review student permissions, and
• acknowledge your review of the Student Code of Conduct/Student Handbook.

Parents/guardians are asked to complete the update even if there are no changes in a student's demographic information.

If you need assistance with your parent portal login, please contact the Cy-Fair Customer Care Center at 281-897-4357. A representative is
available to assist you Monday - Thursday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Beginning July 31, we resume normal business hours of Monday - Thursday,
6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

LOGGING INTO HOME ACCESS CENTER

Your student’s Annual Student Update is available through your Home Access Center Account.

Instructions: How to update student information in Home Access Center

LOGGING INTO THE PARENT PORTAL

• Once you have logged into your CFISD Parent Portal, click on Home Access Center Icon.
• Click on the Registration Tab in upper right.
• Click the Update Enrollment Tab, then click on Start next to Annual Student Update.
• Please answer all questions. Once you have completed the forms, please click the SUBMIT button.
• Once you have submitted the form, you cannot make any changes online, you will have to contact the campus directly.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

The following documents are required when registering students for school in CFISD:

• a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate from the Bureau of Vital Statistics¹ (see details below).
• a current immunization record.
• a government-issued, photo ID for the child’s parent or legal guardian.
• proof of residency²(see details below).
• a social security card for each child, if available.
• a report card or transcript from the child’s last school.

¹Birth Certificate: Please visit the City of Houston Bureau of Vital Statistics to obtain a birth certificate if the student was born in Harris County.

²Proof of Residency: At the time of registration, parents/guardians will be asked to provide proof of residency dated within the last 30 days. Documents should reflect the parent/legal guardian’s name and street address.

Please be prepared to submit one item from Line A and one item from Line B.

• Line A: (Lessee) Verification in the form of your current lease/(Homeowner)Verification in the form of HCAD records, a mortgage statement, or closing documents
  
  
• Line B: Verification in the form of your current gas, water, or light bill

VERIFICATION OF ADDRESS AFFIDAVIT

• The homeowner/renter must provide a copy of their government-issued, photo ID along with one item from Line A and one item from Line B:
  

  • • Line A. Verification in the form of your current lease, HCAD, mortgage statement, or closing documents.
    • Line B. Verification in the form of your current gas, water, or light bill.

  Verification of Address Affidavit / Declaración jurada de verificación de domicilio

  
  

  
  

SUPERVISORY ADULT INFORMATION

If the student is residing with someone other than the parent listed on the birth certificate or a legal guardian (with judge appointed custody), the following must be submitted prior to enrollment (along with the other admissions requirements listed above):

• Authorization Agreement for Nonparent / Acuerdo de autorización para el supervisor adulto
• Proof of residency for parent and supervisory adult.
• Picture I.D. for parent and supervisory adult.

Email: emmott@cfisd.net
Website: https://www.cfisd.net/Emmott
Location: 11750 Steeple Way Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77065
Phone: 281-897-4500
Twitter: @CFISDEmmott