Look for our newsletter at the end of each week for family resources, support, and information to help your family throughout the 2024-2025 school year.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thank you for your continued support!

Thank you so much for sharing your children with us! This year, our goal and mission is to decrease absenteeism as much as possible. A major need for our campus is to make sure ALL students are here every day and arrive by 7:30 AM. Attendance is taken at 7:45 AM but for students not to be marked tardy, they need about 15 minutes to get breakfast, and walk to their class. We understand that students may become ill and/or a family emergency may arise. In the event that this happens, please always take the necessary precautions for your student.

We pride ourselves on our rally statement of #RTP Remember The PACK! We want to make sure our students, parents, and community feels welcomed in our school. Our first couple of weeks have gone smooth and we look forward to sharing future experiences with you!

#RTP Remember The PACK!!!

Plas Williams Jr. Ed. D.

Principal

The week of September 16th-20th, CFISD will be providing lessons on how to be a digital citizen. We will discuss the importance of taking care of our technology along with the importance of being respectful online, reporting unsafe behaviors and protecting private information.

Please help us reinforce digital citizenship by continuing the conversation and allowing your children to dress up as a promise to be digitally responsible.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Ms. Gil is hosting a FREE Zumba class for the community! This class is for EVERYONE in the family both big and small. So grab your athletic wear, tennis shoes, and dance moves and we hope to see all of our Timberwolf families on Monday, September 23rd at 4:30 pm!!

Doors will open at 4:15 pm.

Please see important information from our nurse Ms. McCarty.

Please see important information below from our counselor's.

Timberwolf Families: Truitt will be sharing our annual suicide prevention lesson on Friday, Sept. 27th during the "BBR" (Building BETTER Relationships) lesson.

The “Bringing Out the Best” character trait for the month of September is Fairness.

Thank you so much to all the families who attended OPEN HOUSE last Thursday! We had an AMAZING turnout, even in the rain. We are so thankful we have such dedicated and involved families. We look forward to hosting many more events in the future; please see upcoming events for more details.

We hope to continue this partnership throughout the year!

I'd like to give a Special shoutout to Cypress Falls' P.A.L.S & Sky Dancers and Langham Creek's Key Club who volunteered to help at our OPEN HOUSE. These students were exceptional leaders who served their community proudly by being extremely respectful, positive, and helpful the entire night.

Dr. Smith and the Timberwolf family are so grateful for each of these students and cannot wait to participate in future events together!

Please scan the QR code to access resources for transportation:

• The transportation plans for 2024-2025,
• What school bus your child rides,
• The transportation communication portal,
• Transportation parent letter.

In an effort to ensure student safety, the following procedures are to be followed:

• All drivers must refrain from cell phone usage. It is a school zone law.

• We must keep the circle part of the pickup area clear for emergencies. Please do not pull into the circle until directed to do so.

• All cars must pull all the way forward to the end of the drop off and pick-up zone.

• We have limited parking, and it is reserved for our Truitt staff. Please do not park in these spaces.

• Please do not drop off or pick-up by the bus ramp.

• Please do not drop off or pick-up students on the street. Yorkpoint Dr. is not a drop off point.

• As you exit the parking lot make sure you turn right ONLY.

• Follow our staff members directions.

• We share the car rider line with our Special Education buses, please be patient. They enter on the right side.

• Line should only be on Hamstead Park. Not coming in from Addicks Satsuma.

• Please be kind. Do not block the driveways and do not skip the line.

We appreciate your assistance with keeping our car riders safe!

-Truitt Staff

Truitt CELL PHONE & DEVICES PROCEDURE

Truitt Middle School students may bring electronic devices [such as a Cellular phones, Smart watches, headphones, iPods, speakers, cameras, games, iPads, Chromebook, or netbooks] on school grounds. However, these devices are not permitted during instructional time; and should be off and stored in their backpack at all times. District personnel will NOT assume responsibility for damaged, lost, or stolen electronic devices. Devices may be used during non-instructional times, athletic events or other school-related activities or special events with permission. Recording or taking pictures of adults and students while on campus is strictly prohibited, without permission.

Instructional time is defined as 7:25 am until the student is off campus, this includes the dismissal process. Non-instructional times are defined as:

· before or after school

· during lunch in the cafeteria (when earned)

· Athletic events

· Special approved events with permission

Students should have devices turned off and secured in their backpacks -- not on their person (pockets). When students enter the classroom, electronic devices may be secured by the teacher (at teacher discretion).

Electronic devices must be off set so that incoming calls, text messages, etc., shall not emit any audible sound, including vibration sound.

A staff member who finds a student in violation of the policy during instructional times shall confiscate the electronic device and follow procedures as outlined in the Student-Parent Handbook.

Hi Timberwolf Family-- We hope you all have been enjoying all the social media posts! We do this as a way to build community and keep families aware of the wonderful things that are happening EVERYDAY at Truitt Middle School. Maintaining privacy is very important to us and we ask for consent before posting your students. However, in the event that you would like to OPT-OUT and NOT have your student's picture highlighted or taken during the school day. Please complete this form.

Title I is a federally funded program meant to provide opportunities for disadvantaged

children to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to help close the

achievement gap. As a parent of a student receiving Title 1 funds, federal law allows

parents to ask for information about the certification of your child's teacher and/or paraprofessional.

If you would like to receive information, you may contact Dr. Smith at 281-856-1100.