Dear Carter Coyote Families,

Thank you for attending our Parent Orientation event! It was great to see all of our parents visiting the classrooms F2F or virtually. We know you received some important information for you and your child.

Slide Day was a huge success, with students in PK & Kinder sliding into their new houses for the first time! Students new to Carter also found a new house, and now have friends across the grade levels united by their house color. All students sliding into a house received a house colored lanyard.

We are looking forward to some cooler, fall weather, but until that day arrives, we are monitoring the heat conditions at recess daily. Due to an elevated heat index, your homeroom may not be able to go outside for recess at all that day or may go outside for an abbreviated time (10-15 minutes). We are also ensuring that our students have additional water breaks.

Parents, thank you for solidifying your student's dismissal plan. Consistency is key for our students and teachers on duty at the end of the day. Please remember that ALL transportation changes must go through the front office by 2:00 PM.

Rainy Day Dismissal for Walkers & Bikers:

Parents, please know that in the event of excessive rain or severe weather, we will send a text and email alert by 2:15 PM to let you know that it is Rainy Day Dismissal and ALL walkers and bikers will become car riders. Walkers and bikers will not be allowed to walk home in severe weather. If you do not have a car tag, make sure you bring your valid ID.

This Friday, August 30, is early dismissal! Students will be dismissed from school at 11:15. Please plan accordingly!

Carter Innovative Day:

Dear Parents, we're excited to introduce Innovation Day, a bi-monthly event where students will participate in STREAM (science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math) classes. This 1/2 day every 2 weeks will allow our students to engage in short, but innovative rotations in addition to their regular specials classes, allowing them to explore a variety of subjects in a hands-on manner. We look forward to seeing the positive impact Innovation Day will have on our students' learning experiences. Teachers will be sharing in grade level newsletters the day their students will go to Innovative rotations and the time students will eat lunch. On Innovative Rotation day, the grade level's normal lunch time will change. See grade level newsletters for this information.

Thank you,

• AM Car line--ARRIVE as Early as 6:45: There is absolutely NO pedestrian drop-off traffic crossing our busy car line in the morning. This is for the safety of everyone.

• ⛔After 7:15 AM, your student is considered tardy. If you pull into the car line at 7:10 or later, you WILL most likely be tardy. After 7:15, parents must park and bring their child(ren) into the office to check-in and receive a tardy slip. ⛔
• PM Car line: PM car line is becoming very efficient. If you come to pick up your child in Car line after 3:00 PM, you may have to park and come in to the office to check out your child.
• AM and PM Car line: Refrain from using your cell phone on school property. Per elementary handbook, cell phone use in the car line is prohibited.
• Crosswalk: Please DO NOT park on Glass Peak Drive OR along Stonecreek Estates Drive on either side of the bridge and walk your student to the crosswalk--this road is not a parking lot. Lately an over congestion of cars parking near the intersections is causing an obstruction of a clear view for our walkers, bikers and crossing guard, particularly on the other side of the bridge where there is no longer staff assisting students and no crossing guard. Additionally, cars trying to come in and out of the neighborhood at Glass Peak Drive are blocked by cars parked to pick up or deliver walker students. The crosswalk is for students who are in the walk zone to Carter and do not have bus service due to their close proximity to the school.
• Pre-K and Kinder students: Students in this age category must have someone waiting to pick them up at the bus stop or cross walk otherwise they will be returned to school, causing inconveniences for you and your child.

To celebrate our new students joining their houses last week, new House Shirts designs have just been added to the Carter Spiritwear Store! House shirts are an approved dress code shirt and can be worn any day of the week.

Link to Spirit Store. https://stores.sugarlandink.com/carter_elementary_school/shop/products/all?page=1

See below flyer for dress up days:

If you still have not registered for bus service and need to. Please CLICK HERE to access the LCISD transportation webpage. There are 3 big blue buttons on the bottom of the page. You will click on the first button for instructions on how to register through your student's Skyward Family Access account. Once registered, click on the last blue bottom on the website above (or follow the instructions below) for instructions on how to download the My Stop App where you can see your child's bus route info, real-time student bus travel, and any messages about your bus.

Parents, to view more information about Canvas, such as creating an observer account, logging in, and navigating the dashboard, please click: https://www.lcisd.org/students-parents/canvas/canvas-information.

Hello Parents,

I am Officer RJ Rideaux, the Lamar Police Officer assisting at Carter Elementary campus.

My role is to provide safety and security to our 700 plus students and staff. If you see me, please feel free to say hello. I would be happy to meet you.

I’m looking forward to a great 2024/2025 school year!

Students will start attending library classes next week. Mrs. Garrette needs this form returned if your student is allowed to check out a book, all grade levels. The form was sent home last Tuesday. Below is an additional copy if needed. Thank you

24-25 School Supply List

Carter Elementary hours are: 7:15-2:40.

School doors will open at 6:45 to receive students. The school day will start immediately at 7:15. Students who come to school after 7:15 will be considered tardy.

Parents, our PTO has been working diligently to beautify and add branding to our school! We are so proud of Carter and want everyone to know it! See a picture below of the mural done in our gym for future events and gatherings. There are plans in the works to complete two more murals of our Coyote in the main hallways.

Carter Spiritwear Store is Now Open!

If you missed the summer sale or simply wish to purchase more spiritwear, the store will be open all year long to order more! In addition to the spiritwear offered in the summer sale, there are new designs as well as water bottles and hair bows.

All orders are placed online and will be shipped directly to your doorstep within two weeks! Head on over to the shop and order your Carter spiritwear today!

Carter Spiritwear Store

New and Great things are happening in our PTO. Check it ALL our HERE!

Among some of the most important changes are:

1. Being in possession of a Vape or E-cigarrette will result in automatic removal from the home campus to the Alternative Learning Center for a period of time TBD.

2. Being in possession of a Knife of any length will result in automatic removal from the home campus to the Alternative Learning Center for a period of time TBD.

3. Cellphones: Cellphones and personal electronic devices including smartwatches, must be turned off and stored in backpacks unless given specific permission given by a teacher to use for an instructional purpose. The district has outline specific, required consequence for violation of personal technology policy: See page 100 in elementary student handbook.

Link to Elementary Handbook and Student Code of Conduct: HERE

Please click the link below to apply for Free and Reduced-Cost Meals, Breakfast/Lunch Menus, and all things about Child Nutrition. Students will be charged for all meals unless you apply and qualify for free and reduced-cost meals.

https://www.lcisd.org/departments/support-services/food-service

Below, please find the uniform colors and uniform clothing items that can be worn for the 2023-2024 school year:

Bottoms: Solid color navy blue, black, khaki or blue denim pants, capris, shorts, skirts, skorts or jumpers. Leggings/tights worn alone as well as embellished and distressed jeans with rips and tears are not allowed.

Tops: Solid color, collared (polo style, no logo) shirts in red, white, navy blue (dark blue,) black or hunter green (dark green.)

Maroon, gray, olive, kelly green, royal blue and light blue are not Carter approved uniform shirt colors.

School and PTO approved Carter ES spirit shirts are allowed daily, such as the once a year Carter themed shirt.

Leggings/tights worn alone as well as embellished and distressed jeans with rips and tears are not allowed. Additionally, basketball shorts, roller shoes, shoes that light up and backpacks on wheels are not allowed.

If a student is not wearing the proper uniform, they will be sent to the Nurse to either call home or receive a change of clothes, as our inventory allows.

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• 8/30 - Early Dismissal @ 11:15

• 9/2 - Labor Day, Student & Staff Holiday

• 9/4 - College Day! Wear your favorite college attire!

• 9/11 - 911 Remembrance Day/Texas First Responder's Day

• 9/17 - Fall Picture Day! Wear Best Dressed

• 9/26 - Early Dismissal @ 11:15. Wear your Western Duds

• 9/27 - Fort Bend County Fair Day/Student and Staff Holiday

Leann Imrie, Principal

Aerika Dial, Assistant Principal

Website: www.lcisd.org
Location: 8500 A Meyers Road, Richmond, TX, USA
Phone: (832)223-5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonCarterES/
Twitter: @cartercoyotes