TES COMMUNITY & FAMILY NEW!

Dear Timberwolf Nation Families,

I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for entrusting us with your scholars each day. Your support and partnership are invaluable in helping us create a nurturing, engaging, and successful learning environment. We are proud to have your scholars as part of Timberwolf Nation and look forward to continuing this journey together.

Thank you for being a crucial part of our community!

Staff supervision begins at 7:35 a.m. Here is an outline of the arrival/dismissal schedule:

7:35 Student drop-off begins (no drop-offs before this time)

7:35 Doors Open - Breakfast begins in classrooms.

8:05 Bell rings - Students must be in the classroom by this time. Instruction begins.

8:06 Late students counted tardy.

2:45 After this time, students will not be released to parents/guardians in the front office.

3:25 Dismissal begins.

3:45 Supervision ends.

Walker Rainy Day Dismissal Procedures

As for any SEVERE WEATHER DAYS designated by Harris County or heavy rain days, your child will not be released to walk. We will initiate our RAINY DAY DISMISSAL procedures and dismiss all walkers with the car riders. Therefore, parents you will need to come and pick up your child from school on these days in the front office. Remember, a rainy day does not count as a severe weather day so make sure your child is prepared!

The state of Texas has a mandatory Attendance Requirement of 90%. Please know that under the Compulsory Attendance Law, all students must be in attendance at least 90% of the time they've been enrolled in a public school. In order to receive credit for a final grade for a class, a student is required to attend class 90 percent of the days a class is offered regardless of whether the student's absences are excused ] or unexcused.

Please click to veiw the requirements!

TEA ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

Be sure to contact our Attendance Clerk regarding your child being absent for any reason.

mflore3@springisd.org

Appointments & Excuses

If your child has a doctor's appointment, please try to schedule it after snapshot attendance time at 9:30am. Any student who arrives after 9:30am is counted absent, regardless of what type of appointment it is. However, it is recommended that in this instance, you still provide the documentation for any medical appointments to ensure the absence has been resolved versus left unexcused. Unexcused absences do not tell the story. But doctors' notes and parent notes do! Please submit doctor's excuses and parent notes within three days of the absence.

Tardies

School starts at 8:00AM. We have free breakfast each day and students can arrive as early as 7:35am! Students who are late, enter the room frustrated or off task, causing a disruption to the instructional day. Help our scholars learn meaningful lessons about life and work, by getting them to school on time to assist them in getting a GREAT START!

Please click the link below if you are interested in sharing with us on Monday, November 11, 2024! We would love to have you!

https://forms.gle/npeQipKYYyES2XmS8

• Does your scholar love to write? Our 3rd annual Rising Writers competition is now accepting submissions from all students!

• *15 minutes of practice a day on iReady (math) and Boost or Amira (reading) can make a huge difference!

• These programs are set to your scholar's current level of learning.

• Student can sign into their Spring ISD portal to access their learning programs at home!

• Click here to see practice tests from the Texas Education Agency for grades 3-5: STAAR Practice Test Links

• Parents of EB scholars in grades 3,4, and 5 can practice for TELPAS at home utilizing our program called SummitK12- all EB scholars have been practiceing at school as well!

• Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:45p-4:55p. Students will receive a snack.
• Saturdays from 8:30a-12:30p. Students will receive breakfast and lunch.

Greetings 3rd-5th Parents/Guardians,

This week is for Reading/Writing Tutorials. Please remember the following for tutorials this week:

• By invitation ONLY.
• Wednesday from 3:45p-4:55p. Students will receive a snack.
• Saturday from 8:30a-12:30p. Students will receive breakfast and lunch.

You should have received a copy of your permission slip with your signature on it. If you are unsure of which tutorials your child should be attend, please reach out to your child's teachers.

Also, please your scholar's participation may be terminated due to the following reasons:

• Late pick-up
• Behavior
• Attendance

Thank you so much for all of your support!

NOTE: Please look for new invites for the next set of scholars to receive tutorials in Session 2. Our goal is to ensure that every eligible scholars receive a round of tutorials.

Student IDs Mandatory

Starting this school year, student IDs are mandatory for all Spring ISD students. IDs for elementary students must be worn on a lanyard and be visible at all times. All students will receive an ID and lanyard during the first two weeks of school. Once the IDs have been delivered to the campus, we will send out detailed information.

Important Updates to the Spring ISD Student Code of Conduct

Spring ISD has a Student Code of Conduct to promote a safe and disciplined learning environment for every student that will be strictly enforced on our campus. Therefore, please review with your family these standards of conduct along with the disciplinary consequences for infractions.

Safety is everyone’s responsibility, and I ask you, as parents, to partner with us by speaking with your children about appropriate behavioral expectations to ensure a positive learning environment in our school.

Per the SISD Transportation Department, as of 11/6/2024, scholars will not be allowed to ride the bus in the afternoon without their SMART TAG. Parents/Guardians will be responsible for afternoon transportation.

Please help us follow the protocols of our transportation department! Please help us follow the protocols of our transportation department!

Your continued support is needed with following the established safety protocols set on campus to ensure the safety of all scholars.

1. When dropping scholars off to campus, please do not leave scholars on the school property before 7:35am as there will be no adult supervision before that time.

2. Please do not drop your scholars off on the curb or sidewalk. Please utilize the car rider line to ensure a potential accident does not happen.

3. If you walk your scholars to school, please do not enter through the doors beyond the cones but rather stop and allow your scholars to enter and walk to class.

4. If you drop your scholar off after 8:05a, you must walk them into the building and sign them in at the front office.

It is necessary that all protocols are followed daily and consistently to ensure the safety of all scholars and staff. We appreciate your diligence and support.

Thank you,

Principal Day

Greetings,

Lunch visits are back! 🙂 Please remember to RSVP for:

• Welcome Wednesday Lunches (Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)
• Fri-Yay Friday Lunch (PK ONLY).

Be sure that you double check with the front office for your scholar's scheduled lunch time.

Here are a few reminders:

1. Visitors must have a valid ID in order to have lunch with your scholar.

2. Parents/Guardians will only be allowed to eat with their child. Unfortunately, friends are not welcome to eat with you.

3. At the conclusion of lunch, parents will be dismissed out of the cafeteria and back to the front to exit the building. Parents are not permitted to follow their child to the classroom or anywhere else in the building.

4. Lunch may be purchased for $5.00 from the cafeteria for any adult desiring to eat from the lunch line.

5. Only sign up for slots for your scholar's grade level. If you sign up for another grade level, you will be unable to attend the lunch.

Again, we appreciate you adhering to these safety precautions as we continue to do our best to stop the spread of the viruses.

Please RSVP here by 5pm on Tuesday:

Wednesday - November 6: Kinder-5 lunch link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4BA5A92EA7FB6-47079777-welcome

Friday- November 8: PK ONLY lunch link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4BA5A92EA7FB6-47147768-friyay

Sincerely,

Principal Day

Deloras Thompson Elementary School

Mrs. Vernecca Day

Email: Vday@springisd.org

Website: thompson.springisd.org

Location: 12470 Walters Road, Houston, TX, USA

Phone: 281-891-8480