Longhorn Stampede

Christopher Stowe, Principal

Mary Crismon, Assistant Principal

Sara Arnold, Counselor

Website: https://lonestares.misd.org/

Location: 16600 FM 2854 Road, Montgomery, TX, USA
Phone: (936) 276-4500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lsemontgomery/
Twitter: @lse_montgomery

Please remember that our car rider line queues on 2854 on the school side of the street and turns in the right turn lane. Please do not use the left turn lane to try to enter the car rider line, as this blocks buses trying to get to the bus ramp. If you are coming from that direction you will need to go past the school and make a u-turn.

Please do not punch holes into the SMARTtag bus tags. They must go inside a clear plastic protector to attach to a backpack. When a hole is punched into the tag, the chip inside will not work and the tag will not read on the SMARTtag scanners.

The Watch DOGS sign up genius for this semester will be sent to those who have turned in both the Watch DOGS form and district background check. Please only sign up for ONE day- we want to be able to give everyone who would like to participate the opportunity.

Forms can be found below:

https://www.misd.org/departments/community_services/misd_watch_dogs_program

We had a great time at the Harlem Wizards game and I enjoyed getting to see our kiddos out there having fun and getting to meet some of the players. I'm especially grateful to Ms. Loney, Mrs. Crismon, and Mrs. Arnold for getting out there and playing against the Wizards and having lots of fun!

This week Texas Leadership Academy students will be having a boxed Mac N Cheese drive to get donations for the MISD Resource Center; boxes are available in the foyer and we are also accepting donations through the car line. The MISD Resource center was recently featured on the Houston news and is a great resource for families and staff in times of need.

Also this week, our students in upper grade levels are also taking curriculum benchmarks and on Thursday we will have a closed campus for the STAAR ELA Interim assessment. On Friday, now that we have warmer weather, we will have our iReady incentives. 4th graders please be sure to bring the right shoes and clothes, and a towel and a change of clothes (and maybe shoes) as well!

Next week we have our McDonald's McTeacher Night, picture day, our 2nd grade performance, AND Tribe Day as we head into Spring Break! Remember that students get one extra day on Monday, March 17th for a full 10 days off from school!

Mr. Stowe

February 24- Harlem Wizards Game at LCHS

February 27- RLA STAAR Interim for Grades 3-5 (closed campus, no visitors)

February 28- Go Texan Day

March 3- McTeacher Night at Woodforest McDonald's, 5 to 8pm

March 5-Spring Pictures

March 6- 2nd Grade Performance @ 8:30am for students and @ 6pm for parents

March 7- Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day

March 7- TRIBE DAY (schedule will be different this day for special programs)

March 10-14 Spring Break

March 17- No School, Student Holiday

March 22- MISD Education Foundation Spring Soiree

April 1- Books Alive performance for Grades PK-2

April 15- RLA STAAR for Grades 3-5 (closed campus, no visitors)

April 17- Egg Hunt for PreK (12:20) and Kinder (2pm)

April 18- No School, District Holiday, Good Friday

April 21- No School, Student Holiday, Professional Development

April 21-25 Public School Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 22- School Bus Driver Appreciation

April 23- Science STAAR for Grade 5 (closed campus, no visitors)

April 24- Admin Assistant's Appreciation Day

April 29 - Math STAAR for Grades 3-5 (closed campus, no visitors)

May 1-2 Book Fair Preview

May 2- Tribe Day

May 5-9 Book Fair Shopping

May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 12-16 Battle of the Books, Class Battles

May 12- All Library Books Due

May 16- Field Day

May 19 - LCHS Senior Walk

May 23- Last Day of School

Tentative End of Year Awards - Times will be coming ASAP

PreK - May 20 9:30am

Kinder- May 19 9am

1st-May 22 9:15am

2nd- May 20 11:15am

3rd-May 22 9:15am

4th- May 20 10:15am

5th- May 21 8:45am

5th Grade Clap-out- May 23 TBD

Pre-K - April 11

Kinder - April 4

4th Grade - March 3

5th Grade - May 6

Regular and timely attendance is essential for student success. Recently, we’ve noticed a significant increase in tardies and early departures schoolwide. This trend impacts instructional time and can lead to gaps in learning that are difficult to recover.

Our district policy emphasizes the importance of attendance:

• 10 tardies or early departures: Parents will receive an official notification letter.
• 15 tardies or early departures: The student will be required to complete one hour of credit recovery, either before or after school.
• Every additional 5 tardies or early departures: Another hour of credit recovery will be assigned.

We kindly ask for your support in reversing this trend by ensuring your child arrives on time and stays until the end of the school day. Together, we can create a positive and productive learning experience for all students! Thank you for your partnership.

Hello, Lone Star Families!

I have been seeing a lot of stomach aches and sore throats this past week. Please keep a close eye on your kiddo(s). Common symptoms I am seeing are:

-sore throat

-pain with swallowing

-red and swollen tonsils

-headache

-nausea

-stomach cramping

-vomiting

Please remember if your child has a fever of 100.0, vomiting and/or diarrhea they will need to stay home and be symptom free and medication free for 24 hours before returning to school. If your child has been prescribed an antibiotic for strep throat, they will need to be on the antibiotic for 24 hours before returning to school. Best prevention is to be sure to wash your hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water and stay home if ill.

Stay Well!

Do NOT park in a handicap space for any amount of time unless you have a handicap sticker. We have families that need to use these spaces.

If you are parking and not using the car rider line, you must walk your children into the vestibule. Students can only be dropped off on the car rider line.

If you arrive after 8:15am, you will need to park in the parking lot and escort your children inside for a tardy pass. Students may not be dropped off at the curb.

Transportation changes can be made through PikMyKid up until 2pm each day. Click on the calendar to update your dismissal method. It's always a good idea to let the teacher know via email/dojo/bloomz just in case.

The last time to check out a student early is 3:00pm. If you have an emergency, please contact the front office.

School ends each day 3:40pm and dismissal begins at that time. Please keep these times and the time it takes to dismiss all students in mind as you register students for extra-curricular activities.

At dismissal, if you need to buckle a child into a seat for car rider, after your child is safely in the car, please pull forward into a visitor parking spot so that you can safely buckle in your child and keep our line moving.

The MISD Child Nutrition department has updated the number and grade spans for snacks to be consistent across all MISD Elementary campuses. This means that technically Kindergarten students could purchase an ice cream every day. In the past we had limited lower grades to just one day per week.

If you need to place a restriction on your child's lunch account so that they aren't charging a snack (or two!) every day, please reach out to our cafeteria manager, Erica Cedillo, at erica.cedillo@misd.org.