Ride Connection

4920 W. Panther Creek

The Woodlands, TX 77381

Email: donotreply@conroeisd.net

Website: ride.conroeisd.net

Facebook Ride Elementary, Conroe ISD, Instagram: @ridecisd

Twitter: @RideCISD, RidePTO.com

October

22 - Report Cards Go Home K-2, PAC 3-4

24 - Challenger Champion 9:30 (Parent Invite only)

24 - 3rd Grade program 6:00

27 - Ride Texan's Game

28-11/1 Red Ribbon Week

29 - Make-up Pictures

31 Storybook Parade/ Ride's Reading Adventure Activities

Dear Challenger Families,

I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather this week! Our Ride's Reading Adventure is off and running. Ride's Reading Adventure is our Fall Fundraiser and was created by our teachers and our PTO as a fun way to raise money for our school while participate in fun reading activities. Our families have already raised $18,135.17.

This weekend is so important! Please find time to work with your child to find some friends and family members who would LOVE to give to our school. Stakeholders in the community love supporting our school!

We don't partner with a company who takes up to 48% of the proceeds, our school keeps 100% of the donations. This money is used directly for bettering the kids' education here at Ride!

Grade Level Totals - so far...

PreK $380.00

Kindergarten $2,847.00

First $2,837.00

Second $2,831.25

Third $5,369.92

Fourth $3,870.00

Save the Date: Ride's Reading Adventure Parade 10/31 @ 8:30. See parade Route below.

Calling ALL 1st-4th grade parents. We will need YOUR help to make the day complete with fun and educational activities. We so not need volunteers for PreK and Kinder. They participate in special classroom activities with their teachers.

Ride's Reading Adventure Volunteers

Please be sure that permanent changes to a student's transportation go to the homeroom teacher. We are asking that student's transportation is not changed on a daily basis. It is so confusing for students if there are multiple changes throughout the week. It is best that the students have a normal routine and that transportation changes are only for exceptions or special circumstances.

All transportation changes must be received by 2:00 p.m. Please send all changes of transportation to ridetransportation@conroeisd.net. The e-mail must include the date, your child’s full name, homeroom teacher, bus number (if applicable), and the guardian's full name. All emails must be received before 2:00 p.m. If you submit a transportation change by email, it must go to the email address referenced above; transportation changes should not be emailed directly to the teacher. If an emergency arises, please contact 281-465-2800.

Please send a new email for each day the change occurs. We cannot accept notes for multiple days or with multiple changes. District policy states that a student may only ride the bus they are registered to ride; therefore, students may not have a transportation change to ride a different bus.

I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Ride Community!

Laura Collins

Growing, Learning, Leading TOGETHER

We are so excited to roll out our Grade Level Newsletters! 🙂

Please follow the link to learn more about your child's monthly curriculum and happenings.

We are so excited to welcome author, Tammi Sauer, to our school on November 18th. Her books can be preordered using the following order form. Click on the link, pay for your books, and they will be delivered to the school. Tammi Sauer will autograph them and the students will receive their autographed books on November 19th. The last day to order is November 1st. Ride Elementary: Author Visit Tammi Sauer | Village Books (indielite.org)

Check out our lost and found! Are you missing a jacket or water bottle?

Our school referral code is Z28M44TD, and for the month of October, our school will earn 50 bonus box tops ($5.00) when anyone uses the referral code and then scans their first receipt within 14 days! What a great and easy way to give back to Sally K. Ride!

Mrs. Fonville and Mrs. Collins love celebrating classroom attendance winners with Popsicles on the Patio! When you miss school, you miss out! Unless your child is sick, please have them on time and present!

Being at school each and every day is so important for your child's learning. Please see vacation dates below when booking your fun trips.

All transportation changes must be received by 2:00 p.m. Please send all changes of transportation to ridetransportation@conroeisd.net. The e-mail must include the date, your child’s full name, homeroom teacher, bus number (if applicable), and the guardian's full name. All emails must be received before 2:00 p.m. If you submit a transportation change by email, it must go to the email address referenced above; transportation changes should not be emailed directly to the teacher. If an emergency arises, please contact 281-465-2800.

Please send a new email for each day the change occurs. We cannot accept notes for multiple days or with multiple changes. District policy states that a student may only ride the bus they are registered to ride; therefore, students may not have a transportation change to ride a different bus.

We are so excited to be able to open our building up to lunch visitors.

Due to limited seating in the cafeteria, we are offering two options for lunch signups. You will have the opportunity to sign up to eat in the cafeteria with your child or outside in our gazebo/picnic table area. You will not be able to change locations after signup is complete. If you are signed up to eat outside and it rains, you will be unable to move into the building due to limited seating. You may sign up for another day/time.

When signing up, please be sure to list your name and the second visitor's name. We need to limit the number of visitors inside and outside the building. Please see schedule below for designated grade level lunch visitor’s days. Make sure that you sign up under the correct time slot for your child’s lunchtime. We ask that each student has no more than 2 visitors per student per 3.5-week period. Each visitor must sign up for a spot. This ensures every parent has an opportunity to sign up. If you have an extenuating circumstance, please call the front office, and we will work with you!

Fall Ride Lunch Sign-Up

Lunch Schedule:

Kindergarten 11:30am-12:00pm

1st Grade 11:40-12:10- updated

2nd Grade 11:45am-12:15pm

ECSE / Pre-K 12:00pm-12:30pm

3rd Grade / 4th Grade 12:15pm-12:45pm

Visitation Days:

Monday: ECSE, Pre-K, Kinder

Tuesday: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

Wednesday: ECSE, Pre-Kinder, Kinder

Thursday: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

Friday: Any Grade Level

Check out the CISD Nutrition Department. Starting August 5th you can register for lunch assistance (Free or reduced lunch applications must updated each year) or add money to your child's lunch account for the upcoming school year. You can also drop off a check at the front office to be placed on your child's lunch account. See the links below for Ride's breakfast and lunch meals.

Breakfast Menu

Lunch Menu

Each year multiple jackets, lunchboxes and backpacks are lost at school. The number one way to guarantee your child gets their items returned is to label them with their first and last name.

At the end of each grading period we will donate any lost items that are not labeled.

Know:

Know what apps your child is using. Some apps are designed to hide photos and other content.

Know youth aren't where you think they are online. Once you, a parent/ guardian, are on a social site (Facebook, Instagram), your child has already found a newer, hipper one.

Know who your child's friends are online.

Know how much time your child is spending on their device and apps or games.

Safe gun storage is critical to preventing unintentional shootings, suicide, and other tragedies. Learn more about the Keep ‘Em Safe Texas initiative and view resources at the provided link. Gun locks are also available through the Conroe ISD Police Department.

English letter: http://tiny.conroeisd.net/ezGFN

Spanish letter: http://tiny.conroeisd.net/xpSwo

The speed limit in the Ride school zone is 20 mph. This is to ensure the safety of all of our community members during very busy times in the morning and afternoon. As families enter and exit the car line, please take care to drive slowly and carefully.

In addition, cell phone use in a school zone is prohibited. As you enter areas around schools, please end your calls and put your phone away.

The CISD Police and Montgomery County Sheriff's Department patrol our school zones to ensure everyone's safety, and will issue citations if necessary.

Thank you for your help in keeping our community safe!

Please check out the links below for important campus information.

SKR Back to School Basics

Ride Policies and Procedures

Join us Saturday, October 26, for our Fall District-Wide Cars & Coffee from 8 to 11 a.m. at Woodforest Bank Stadium. There will also be a designated area for an Emergency Response Vehicle Touch-a-Truck! Admission, car entry, and coffee are FREE! Roll-in for participants is from 7:30 to 8:00.

HOSTED BY THE CONROE ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT

WOODFOREST BANK STADIUM 10/26 @ 3:00 - 5:00PM

All visitors must be able to provide a government issued, photo I. D. at each visit. Photos of the I.D. will not be accepted. Visitors will check in at the front office and receive a Visitor Badge which must be worn at all times in the building. When leaving the building, visitors must check out with the front office and return the badge.

Do you want to recognize an AWESOME Ride teacher/staff member? If so, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to Parent Access.
2. Click on communication.
3. Choose Staff/Teacher excellence from the drop down menu.
4. Select the employee to receive recognition from the drop down menu.
5. Click create TAE.
6. Click any of the pre-populated choices that apply.
7. Type any additional comments in the Additional Comment box.
8. Click the box labeled Create Teachers Achieving Excellence button.
9. Done!

We value the contributions you make to Ride to support our outstanding students, teachers, and programs. It is our goal to provide a safe environment for our students and visitors. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the Volunteer Application. This includes working in the classroom, reading to students, working in the library, etc..

CISD Volunteer Application

• 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. (ex. to notify parent/guardian of a late bus)

School Cash Online is an easy to use and safe way to pay for your children’s school fees.

• Conveniently make payments for student fees online

All you have to do is register, attach your students and in no time, you will be able to make payments online.

Please visit the link below for more information and a link to register.

To assist in keeping the CISD Single Sign On (SSO) portal from interfering with personal Google accounts, it is best to either create an individual Google profile account for each user. Each CISD student would benefit in having their own Google User desktop shortcut.

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Student accounts are not to be used for personal use, only for completing assignments. Please sit down and review with your student what is in their drive and delete any personal items.

CISD Parent Portal

The district has transitioned FROM Parent Access Center TO Parent Portal. 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.

CANVAS

Canvas can be viewed as the virtual classroom. This is where assignments can be found. There are calendars, links to needed assignments, resources, a message center for students to send questions and comments to each teacher, and more. Students and parents can go into settings to be notified when announcements are sent out by teachers.

SSO - Single Sign-On - All CISD students must login through the SSO in order to access any of their online programs.

Having Difficulties Logging Into Parent Canvas Account?

Please remember that the exact same credentials are used to login to both the Parent Access Center (PAC) and CANVAS (which is case sensitive).

All SMS messages received from the Conroe ISD District Office and your child's campus will begin with "Conroe ISD:" and come from the subscribe code 67587. If you have not yet opted-in to receive SMS messages, you can do so at any time throughout the school year by texting "Y" to 67587.