Dear Snyder Families,

Today, we joyfully welcomed our teachers and staff back to the building, and the atmosphere was buzzing with excitement and energy! This year's theme for our staff is "We Are Snyder!" We took the time to celebrate the wonderful qualities that define us and reaffirmed our commitment to always putting kids first in everything we do. Together, we honored our work, our sense of family, and the unique gifts and strengths that each of us brings to the table. We truly are Snyder!

THANK you to our wonderful PTO and PTO president, Theresa Terrell for providing and serving breakfast to our Snyder family!

We are busy getting our school and classrooms ready to welcome our Snyder Stallions!

If your child is a returning Snyder Stallion, it is important that you complete the online verification of student registration for the upcoming school year. By doing this, we will be notified that your child is returning and we will be able to assign your child a homeroom teacher.

Reminders:

• Complete online verification if your child is RETURNING
• Register for the bus
• Enroll in the new CISD parent portal (see below)
• If your child received free/reduced breakfast and lunch last year, you will need to apply again for this upcoming school year. All students will stop receiving free/reduced lunch if the parent does not apply each year.
• If you would like your child to benefit to receive free/reduced lunch, you are strongly encouraged to apply!
• Sign up for the new PTO newsletter
• Add all upcoming events to your calendar.

Check out the video in the newsletter, where I got a chance to chat with Mr. Bush, principal at GOHS, about our AMAZING school, teachers and staff!

We look forward to seeing you and your Stallion soon!

Proud Principal,

Mrs. Poncho

August 8: Classroom assignments

Placement will be finalized up until August 7th. Teachers will receive class lists on Thursday, August 8th. You should hear from your child’s homeroom teacher by the end of the day on Friday, August 9th. If you are not contacted by phone or through Video email message by the end of the day on August 9th, you may contact the front office on Monday, August 12th.

August 12: Lil Stallion Social: incoming Prek and Kinder Parents/Students

We look forward to having a special event for our incoming PreK and Kindergarten students. The "Lil Stallion Social" will take place at 3:00 pm on Monday, August 12th. Parents, please bring your PreK and/or kindergarten child and attend an orientation to learn all about Snyder.

Students will become acquainted with their classmates and teacher, while Snyder administration shares information with you in the cafeteria.

August 12: Meet the Teacher will take place from 5:00-6:30 PM.

This is a "Come and Go" event. Please come by and meet the teachers and admin team. Additionally, you will be able to drop off school supplies, find out about bus transportation, and deposit money into your child's lunch account.

Our wonderful Snyder PTO will be selling 24-25 Stallion gear!

August 14: First Day of School!

We are excited to welcome our Snyder Stallions! Doors will open at 7:15 AM. You are more than welcome to walk your child to class and take pictures. Starting August 15th, students walk on their own to class or with staff assistance if needed.

August 27: Parent Info Night

This is a "parents only" information session with your child's teacher. Come and learn all about the upcoming curriculum, academic and social expectations, discipline policies, and homework.

· 5:00 PM - PreK, Kinder, 1st grade

· 6:00 PM - 2nd, 3rd, 4th grade

We are excited for the 2024-2025 school year and will see you soon!

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.

Returning Snyder Stallions!

If your child was enrolled in CISD last school year, you should have received an email from the district (PowerSchool Enrollment: noreplyenrollment@powerschool.com) containing a unique snapcode or snapcode link for each child you have returning to Snyder.

****Emails were sent out on July 9th. Be sure to check your junk email box, as it may have been sent to that inbox.

Once you open the email with your child's snapcode, follow the instructions below. We want to be sure that all students are placed in the correct grade level and placed in a class before school starts.

How do I get started? You will need your child's snapcode. (Email was sent from the district on July 9th)

What’s a snapcode? The snapcode is like a key to your child’s verification of student registration for the upcoming school year.

By clicking on the link below, you are automatically sent to the online page to enter your child’s snapcode. Click this snapcode link: https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?snapcode=kcngm33664cchfm

Should I create an account?

If you’ve never completed an online verification of student registration, you should create an account. This allows you to securely save your work and come back at a later time if necessary. You can use your email address or cell phone number. - If you already have an account, you can sign in and complete the form. (You should use the same account to complete forms for multiple children.)

If any of your phone numbers, email addresses, or your physical address have changed, please contact the Snyder registrar, Bonnie Sabbara at bsabbara@conroeisd.net

Any address change will need to have a Proof of Residency such as a utility bill (gas, water, electric), lease, or buyers agreement/contract.

If you currently have plans to move over the summer please email our registrar, Bonnie Sabbara at bsabbara@conroeisd.net This will help in planning for next year.

Head to www.snyderpto.ptboard.com and add the school code: P7WGDF

This will have ALL the information you need for the upcoming school year!

Stallions, the countdown to back to school is on! It's hard to believe there are only 30 days to go until the first day of school!

Mark your calendars with these important upcoming events, and make sure to sign up for our new website (see pinned post) so you're ready to go once August is here.

Snyder Stallions Spirit Wear for 2024-2025 is on sale now!

UPDATE: The deadline to pre-order Spirit Wear has been extended to July 22!

STALLIONS!!! July 22 is the last day to pre-order your new spirit wear!! Grab yours before it’s too late

Pre-orders are open now through July 15 and will be available for pick up at the Little Stallions Social and Meet the Teacher events on August 12.

And while you're shopping, please register for PTO's new website! Create an account and use code P7WGDF to join.

Theresa Terrell

Snyder PTO President, 2024-2025

snyderptopresident@gmail.com

www.texasassessment.com

Starting June 14th, families can log in to the district’s parent portal to access their child’s 2024 STAAR score results. Get a personalized look into your child’s scores! Log In & Learn More to access learning tools and other resources to support your child in key subject areas!

For the 2024-2025 school year, families must complete an application to receive meals at a free or reduced rate. Visit https://www.conroeisd.net/child-nutrition/ for more information. Applications can be completed online beginning July 20, 2024, at http://www.myschoolapps.com/.

Student Placement for 2024-2025 is a Top Priority at Snyder. Student placement for the 2024-2025 school year is decided by a committee made up of teachers, administration, counselors, and occasionally, the special education staff. We work very hard to match children's learning styles and personalities with next year's teachers. We take this task very seriously and examine the strengths and needs of each child as we strive to place each student in the environment in which he/she will be most successful.

Our placement committee started the placement process in May. We will continue to work on placement and make necessary changes throughout the summer. Families will be notified of their child’s teacher the week before school begins in August. Once your child's placement is complete, it is not possible to make changes, as this compromises the dynamics of the entire class. We work very hard to create just the right environment for each student.

While we do not take teacher requests, the administrators collaborate with the teachers to place each student in a classroom that will best meet their academic, emotional, and social needs. Please do not request specific teachers or make friend requests. Class composition and a learning/personality match is our top priority as we strive for the correct placement for each child. We appreciate your help and support with this very important endeavor.

IMPORTANT

****Due to continued growth in our area, there may be a need to hire new teachers at the beginning of the school year. When creating new homerooms we look at students that were the last enrolled. Therefore, there is a possibility that your child could change homerooms after the first few weeks of school. We assure you that this will be a smooth transition to a very qualified teacher.

The CISD Board of Trustees has approved the 2024-2025 calendar. For your planning purposes, please download the calendar here.

We thank you in advance for planning all vacations and travel outside of the school calendar. When students are absent, they miss valuable instruction that takes place daily. In addition to the loss of that instructional time, Texas schools are rated not only on academic performance but also on student attendance. Daily attendance plays a large role in our accountability rating from the state.

We appreciate your support in this matter, and look forward to a great school year!

Our Snyder school supply list is pictured above (you can click to enlarge). We understand that some materials may not be easily located. Please gather as many of these supplies as you are able. If you are in need of assistance with school supplies, please contact our counselors, Lori Lehman or Janina Allum.

The school supply list is also located on the Snyder website at Snyder.conroeisd.net

If your child may ride the bus at any point this year, you must register him/her for transportation.
Registration for bus service is a separate process from school registration. Learn more on the Transportation Department’s webpage.

Arrival

School begins at 7:55 am. Our doors will open at 7:15 am every school day. We hope that by allowing extra time, this will continue to alleviate the traffic.

Please note that the busiest time to drop off is between 7:50-8:00 AM. Prior to this, there are few cars on Birnham Woods Drive. Please take this into consideration. Additionally, please carpool if possible. For students arriving between 7:15-7:30 am, they will go straight to the recess playground for extra play. Staff members will be on duty to supervise and monitor the students. When the bell rings at 7:30 AM, students will go to class, and meet their teacher.

Dismissal:

School dismisses at 3:10 pm. Please understand that the dismissal process on the first day of school is SLOW. The car rider line may take up to an hour, and buses could run behind. Please have patience with us, as it is very important that each child is safe. Each day, the wait times will get much shorter.

It is important for your child to keep their backpack tag on their backpack to assist with our safely procedures during dismissal. Please pay close attention to the dismissal forms your child’s teacher will have you complete. This information is very important to assist us with accurate dismissal.

• Bus riders: PreK/K students are required to have a parent at the bus stop. All bus riders are required to be registered to ride the bus. You can do this at https://www.conroeisd.net/transportation/

If your child is riding the bus, please take the time to meet the driver, if possible. It helps them to see a face and it helps them to remember which children get off at the different stops. PK and Kindergarten students MUST have an adult at the bus stop to greet them. In addition, the adult needs to have the sign that was provided to them from the teacher. No PK or Kindergarten children will be released without an adult. If your child does not get off the bus, please call Snyder to verify they loaded the bus. Often times, children fall asleep on the ride home and miss their stop.

The District encourages parents to transport their children if they are able to do so safely to help reduce the number of students using transportation; this would allow for more social distancing for those using bus transportation.

• Walker/Biker – PreK/K students are required to have a parent at our walker/biker dismissal locations with a sign with the student name to be released.

As a reminder, during dismissal no students will be able to meet their parents in our parking lot, near the tennis courts, or any of the school doors if they are a "walker/biker." Please be advised there are two Walker lines: Benders/Harmony/ALL Bikers and Lockeridge. Each line has a different exit point.

Benders/Harmony Walkers/ALL Bikers:

· Will be escorted by Snyder staff to the York track entrance

· Snyder staff will assist them across the street

· Students will travel on the sidewalk unescorted towards Waterbend Cove

· Parents are welcome to meet their student on the other side of the entrance by the track

Lockeridge; Cox/York Walkers:

· Will come out the back of the building

· Will be escorted by Snyder staff to the entrance of the neighborhood

· Cox/York students will travel with this line, as well, and be released to school staff at a designated location for each school

Lastly, if you send a note with your child for a change of transportation to be a walker, please write if they will be walking as a Benders/Harmony walker, or Lockeridge walker.

• Daycare: Please verify with your daycare that they pick up at Snyder and that your child is registered to ride their bus at dismissal.

• Car rider: If your child is a car rider, you must have a the 2024-2025 district designated car rider sign to show at dismissal. You will receive a sign at meet the teacher. Please write your child’s name(s) in BIG, BOLD, DARK writing to help read your sign. Car rider is a “follow the leader” activity, with patience please. You can expect car rider to last at least one hour.

Please Do Not start forming the car rider line in front of the school before 2:00.

• During the school day, this fire lane needs to stay clear for emergency vehicles only. It is imperative that the lane in front of the school is clear any time before 2:00pm

Please be sure that your child can enter the car by the door closest to the curb.

• Due to the safety of our patrols and students, we ask that you do not park and get out of the car to open the passenger door on the driver’s side. This is not only unsafe, but it also slows the flow of the car rider line.

It is the mission of Ann K. Snyder Elementary to work interdependently to ensure our students have the critical skills needed to become successful lifelong learners.

Website: https://snyder.conroeisd.net/
Location: 28601 Birnham Woods Drive, Spring, Texas 77386, USA
Phone: 832-663-4400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SnyderCISD/
Twitter: @SnyderStallions