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Dear Doerre Community,

I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for your continued support and involvement over the past week. While we faced some unexpected challenges, our school remains focused on providing a safe, welcoming, and engaging learning environment for all students.

I also want to emphasize that when it comes to school safety, we take every concern seriously. The safety and security of our students and staff is always our top priority. We want to reassure our families that over the past week, there has never been a point where we felt as though the safety and security of our campus has been in jeopardy. Please help us by preventing the unnecessary rumors that may cause worry. If your student has any concerns, we encourage them to bring those directly to an administrator so we can address them immediately. We take every concern seriously and need your support in discouraging hearsay. We are working together to ensure that rumors or unnecessary worries do not cause disruptions. Your partnership in this effort is greatly appreciated.

Looking ahead, we have an exciting week planned, filled with opportunities for student growth and success. Please stay informed with the latest updates, including important details on our new PRIDE Games and upcoming student incentives!

Thank you for being an essential part of the Doerre family. Your ongoing support means the world to us!

Doerre Intermediate Principal,

-Annie Welday-Zimney

9/16- 7th Grade Football vs. Strack @ Doerre Intermediate

9/17- 8th Grade Football vs. Strack @ Strack Intermediate

9/18- 7th/8th Volleyball vs. Strack @ Doerre Intermediate

9/20- Intermediate Band Night @ KHS

We are excited to bring back the Warriors of the Week! Each week, we will showcase three amazing students (one from each grade level) that are recognized by their teachers for being exceptional and showcasing our P.R.I.D.E. core values. Congratulations to these amazing students for setting the Warrior Way of Excellence at Doerre Intermediate.

This week, we are excited to recognize the following students:

As we’ve started the year, we’ve encountered a few hiccups in our process for allowing students into the building for morning tutorials. We appreciate your patience as we work to find the most efficient system.

To ensure all students are safely supervised, we do not student allow entry unless their teacher is present. Beginning Monday, we have an update to this process. Between 8:00 and 8:25, students can enter the building for tutorials through the secondary front door (the entrance nearest the handicap parking spots). Students must present their student ID and sign in, indicating where they will attend. Students will only be permitted to attend tutorials for teachers who have marked themselves present.

We are publishing the tutorial schedule for your reference Doerre Tutorial Schedule. Additionally, we are now publishing the teacher tutorial sign in page as well so that parents will know if a teacher is present for tutorials when they drop their student off in the morning. You will find access to that sign in page HERE.

After 8:25, students will not be able to enter the building until the bell rings at 8:35, allowing our staff time to prepare for the school day and report to their morning duty stations.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

We are thrilled to share a new initiative designed to enhance school pride and celebrate our students for their positive behavior! This year, we are introducing PRIDE Games, a fun and engaging way to foster teamwork and build school spirit.

Each quarter, we will host PRIDE Games, where students will participate in exciting activities within their PRIDE classes. These once-per-quarter events will help build camaraderie among classmates while providing an opportunity for healthy competition. The winning PRIDE class each quarter will advance to compete in a grade-level PRIDE Game!

To kick off this quarter, we’re starting with a classic game: Red Light/Green Light. We believe these games will not only be enjoyable but will also contribute to a positive and collaborative school environment. PRIDE Games will take place during PRIDE this week-

Monday, September 16- PRIDE Games in PRIDE Classes

Friday, September 20- Grade Level PRIDE Games Competition! (**Please note we will have a slightly altered bell schedule to allow extra time in PRIDE to complete the games. Bell Schedule coming soon)

Additionally, as part of the celebration, PRIDE Games will include a dress up day! Friday, September 20th's dress up day theme is PAJAMA DAY.

We look forward to seeing the enthusiasm and team spirit our students will bring to these events.

Did your student hear something on the announcements and can’t remember all the details? HERE is a link to the daily announcements for Quarter One that are read each day during PRIDE.

Now that The Arrow is in SMORE each week, the newsletter that is sent is a new document each week instead of a Google Document that was used in previous years. Parents can view previous issues of The Arrow by accessing them in this The Arrow Archive 2024-2025 document.

Parents- we need your help! At Doerre Intermediate, we dress for success! However, as we get more weeks into the school year, we are noticing more students out of dress code. Please take a moment to review THIS LETTER regarding expectations for the 24-25 school year at Doerre Intermediate.

Students that come to school out of dress code will be given an opportunity to correct the dress code infraction. If they are unable to fix the infraction, they may be asked to change clothes. Multiple dress code infractions may result in disciplinary consequences.

If you have any questions regarding dress code, please reach out to your child’s administrator.

BOY Map Testing has officially concluded!! Thank you for your support as we worked to complete these important exams. MOY Map testing will not take place until January.

School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's school ID number. All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card.

More about the Smilesafe program here.

Our required health screenings will begin 9/30 and will continue throughout the year. All 7th grade students and new to Doerre students will be screened for vision and hearing needs. We will also complete AN screenings. If a student does not pass any of these screenings, they will be rescreened before referral letters will be sent home. The clinic will send a letter home with your student and an email to your provided Skyward email. For more information regarding these screenings, please visit the clinic page on our website at https://doerre.kleniisd.net/ourschool/clinic.

Please call the Doerre clinic if you have any questions.

HERE are detailed instructions for both drop off and pick up for car riders at Doerre Intermediate.

Please note, The bus lot is off-limits for parking during the school day unless given a special Doerre parking tag. We have noticed more cars in the bus lot around dismissal time, and ask that families partner with us in ensuring that the bus lot is left open for our busses to park. See administration if needed.

1. Due to safety concerns, parents will no longer be granted access to the main parking lot until 3:45. Parents who arrive prior to 3:45 will wait in line outside of the parking lot down through Theiss Mail Rt.

1. The cones will be removed at 3:45, and parents may then move up in the line.

2. Parents are to enter only via Theiss Mail Rt. The tennis court entrance is for those with a Klein ISD or Doerre Car Tag. Please be kind to the crossing guards. 🙂

3. The back faculty lot is off-limits for parent pick-up as all spots are assigned to faculty and staff.

4. There are FOUR front lanes for car rider PM pick-up.

1. Lines 1 and 2 (closest to the grassy area) are for those exiting back to Theiss Mail Rt.

2. Lines 3 and 4 (closest to the school) are for those exiting via the tennis courts.

Thank you for your support as we strive to make Doerre as safe as possible for our students, parents, faculty and staff. If you have any questions or concerns about morning drop off or afternoon pickup, please reach out to your child’s administrator.

At this time, counselors are making as few schedule changes as possible and only for extenuating circumstances. If you have any questions about a specific schedule change, please reach out to your child's counselor.

Please note that moving forward, all requested schedule changes will require collaboration between the teacher/parent through a parent conference. Administrators and counselors are available to help support any conferences or conversations about class concerns.

A Warrior Wave is a positive student referral. The student, a parent/guardian, Mrs. WZ, and the student's AP will receive an email notification of the award. There will also be monthly recognition and certificates for all students who earn a #WarriorWave. Each week, we will use the #WarriorWave nominations to choose a Warrior of the Week for each grade level. We are excited about this new way to celebrate our many students who exemplify our #DoerrePRIDE Core Values every day and set the Warrior Way Standard of Excellence at Doerre Intermediate. Parents, if you receive a Warrior Wave in your email- its a celebration!! Below you will see an example of what the Warrior Wave certificate looks like.

Beginning this week, APs will begin issuing discipline for tardies. Here is the tardy policy at Doerre Intermediate:

• Tardies Reset Each Week

• 1-2 Tardies- Warning

• 3 Tardies- Parent Contact and 1 Day Lunch Detention

• 4 Tardies- Parent Contact and 1 Hour Before School Detention or After School Detention

• 5 or more Tardies- Parent Contact and 1 Day of ISS

Please encourage your student to get to class on time. Also, be on the lookout for a proactive tardy communication system where you will get tardy updates for your child on Wednesdays and Fridays if they have already accrued more than two tardies for the week.

Doerre is cell phone free for the instructional day. To ensure instructional time is maximized and personal distractions are minimized, students are not permitted to use cell phones/personal devices/wireless earbuds during the instructional day. Students may have access to their phones up to 8:56am and after 4:15pm. Phones are allowed in the cafe at lunch but will be monitored. Students must conceal their phones before walking to and leaving the cafe.

24-25 Doerre Intermediate Cell Phone Expectations

Doerre is also Airpod free at all times. **Only wired headphones may be used with a student's tablet for instructional purposes only at the direction of the teacher.**

UPDATE- Beginning, Monday, August 26th, if students are caught with a cell phone in class or in the hallway, they will be given a cell phone referral to report to their AP office. At the AP office, the student will have to turn in their cell phone. Parent will also be contacted. After 3 cell phone infractions, students will be given additional discipline consequences for failure to adhere to the no cell phone policy. Students who are found to have cell phones out in the hallway will immediately have them confiscated and will be unable to pick them up until dismissal.

Students should have received their school issued IDs on the first day of school in class.

Students are expected to have their IDs on a lanyard, around their neck, and visible at all times.
IDs may be taken off during physical activity but required to be put back around neck.
Students who do not have their ID will be required to acquire a temporary ID. A $1 fee will be added to the students school cash account.

Students who lose their ID may request a new one. The student will be provided with a new ID, lanyard, and sleeve. A $5 fee will be added to their school cash account.

Here are this year's standard lanyard colors-

6th Grade- Black

7th Grade- Red

8th Grade- Yellow

The Doerre Bell Schedule has been updated for the 24-25 school year! You can find the new schedule HERE. Lunches will take place during 4th period. PRIDE will take place after 5th period.

Lunch will take place during 4th period for all grade levels.

During 4th period, 7th and 8th grade students will be dismissed to lunch at the appropriate bell. Please see the graphic below for which classes will eat A, B, and C lunch.

If you need to bring your child lunch, please know what lunch period they have and deliver it to the front office with their first and last name on it.

**Please do NOT Door Dash, Grub Hub, Uber Eats, etc. food to the school for your child.**

HERE are detailed instructions for both drop off and pick up for car riders at Doerre Intermediate.

Thank you for your support as we strive to make Doerre as safe as possible for our students, parents, faculty and staff. If you have any questions or concerns about morning drop off or afternoon pickup, please reach out to your child’s administrator.

The state of Texas for enrollment in 7th Grade requires the following updated vaccinations: Tdap, Meningococcal. Please provide updated vaccination records to the Doerre Clinic prior to the first day of school.

If your child will need a prescribed medication while at school, there has been a change to Klein ISD procedures. Prescribed medications will need a written order by a licensed healthcare provider. Clinic staff will not be able to use the prescription label as proof of the written medical order, as in the past. The licensed healthcare provider can use the Klein ISD Medication Authorization form, an action plan, or a letter from their office to provide their signed consent.

If you have any questions, please contact Nurse Rogers in the clinic at srogers1@kleinisd.net or 832-249-5678.

All fees and fines, as well as other school purchases, can be done through SchoolCash Online.

Please use the link here to access SchoolCash Online.

PRIDE is a built in period after 5th period that will rotate each week. This time is used for intervention, reteaching, social skills, character education, and other assigned activities. This week, we will transition to fourth period PRIDE.

September 16th-September 20th- 4th Period PRIDE

September 23rd-September 27th- 5th Period PRIDE

September 30th-October 11- 6th Period PRIDE

• Monday, 9/9- PRIDE Prep Checklist & Character Ed Lesson
• PRIDE Game in PRIDE Class
• Tuesday, 9/10- Teacher Led Review
• Wednesday, 9/11- IXL- Math
• Thursday, 9/12- IXL Reading
• Friday, 9/13- Grade-level PRIDE Games

Parents, please be aware, when you visit Doerre you will be asked to show your ID and state your child's name at the entrance door. In order to avoid delays upon your arrival, please have this information ready at the front doors. Staff and parents should not let visitors in without going through the door bell/video process.

Parents, please review the following Safety and Security Letter for more information on campus safety at Doerre Intermediate. Student safety is of utmost importance at Doerre Intermediate. We are dedicated to providing a secure and nurturing environment for all our students. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s alpha assistant principal.

At Doerre Intermediate, we LOVE our amazing PTO! With their help, we are able to put on awesome events, reward students for the amazing things they do throughout the year, and make the Doerre staff feel the appreciation and support that they deserve. It is our hope that every teacher and parent at Doerre will join the PTO for the 24-25 school year.

Click on the link or use the QR code to join. https://doerrepto.membershiptoolkit.com/

This year, the PTO is bringing back the Community Golf Classic as a fundraiser! See the information below on how you can sponsor and get involved for the Doerre Warriors golf tournament in the Spring of 2025.

Please check out the following list of Doerre Clubs & Organizations with sponsors and meeting days/time. If you have any questions about a specific club or organization, please reach out to the sponsor directly. As the school year continues, we will continue to update meeting times and locations.

Doerre Intermediate proudly demonstrates and cultivates the core values of P.R.I.D.E. We are Prepared, Respectful, have Integrity, honor Diversity, and strive for Excellence.

• Prepared - Be Ready
• Respectful - Value self and others
• Integrity - Do what is right
• Diversity - Include everyone
• Excellence - Go above and beyond

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