Collins Cobras
Shelli LeBlanc, Principal
Chelsea Rothe, Assistant Principal
Chiante Deal, Counselor 6th Grade
Krystal McCure, Counselor 5th Grade
Email: contactcollins@conroeisd.net
Website: http://collins.conroeisd.net/
Location: Collins Intermediate, 6020 Shadowbend Place, The Woodlands, TX, USA
Phone: 281-298-3800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollinsCISD/
Twitter: @CollinsCobras
From the Principal:
As parents and staff members,our children's safety is our highest priority. As we are finishing eleven days of school we are still settling in to routines. Something we can never place on auto pilot is the safety of our children walking and riding bikes. One of our wonderful Collins staff members experienced a tragedy on the first day of school for her godchild. McKinney Texas Story Sweet Landon did not survive being struck by a truck as he crossed a street on his bike on the way to his first day of school.
We need all of our drivers, whether parents or community members, to pay extra careful attention when our students are on the walkways and roads.
- Slow down in our school zones and in neighborhoods. Many children come to school early for practices, and may be traveling outside of the time the school zone sign is blinking.
- Pay attention to crosswalks, and obey crossing guard instructions.
- Be attentive and off of cell phones in school zones and around neighborhoods.
In our own school zone, we had a close call with a crossing guard and a car. In the mornings, the sun can be so bright that it prevents drivers from seeing children crossing the street. Please also talk to your children about bike and pedestrian safety.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday at Parent Information Night. Stay safe in the heat.
Wishing you all the best,
Shelli LeBlanc
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, August 29
- Parent Information Night - 6th Grade 6:00 - 6:45 PM, 5th Grade 7:10 - 7:55 PM
Thursday August 31
- Cobra Council Applications Due 4:00 PM
- PTO Spirit Night at Twisted Sugar 3-7 PM
Friday, September 1
- Progress Report 1st grading period window closes
Monday, September 4
- Labor Day - No School
Tuesday, September 5
- Destination Imagination Parent Informational Meeting - 6 PM in the Collins Library
Thursday, September 7
- Yearbook Pictures
- GT Parent Information Night - 5:30-6 pm in the Collins Cafeteria
Friday, September 8
- Progress Report PAC e-mail sent
Saturday, September 16
- District Art Show
Times to Remember
Bell Schedule: 8:50 AM—4:00 PM
- Students may enter the building at 7:45 AM (Please enter 5th grade side door)
Lunch Times
- A Lunch (5th grade) 12:10 PM - 12:45 PM
B Lunch (6th grade) 12:50 PM - 1:25 PM
Collins Café is open to visitors!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49A5A929A7F9C34-collins6
Front Office: 8:00 AM—4:30 PM
End of Day
- 3:30 PM - Calls to change transportation end
- 3:35 PM - Cones for car rider dismissal will be set - cars for early pick up will not fit in front parking area
- 3:40 PM - Early student check out ends
- 3:45 PM - First flight of 7 cars moves forward to cones, staff begins inputting numbers. Please display car rider sign in window.
- 4:00 PM - Flights 1 - 4 are dismissed along with bike riders
- 4:04 PM - Walkers are dismissed. Students meet parents at cones 1 - 7. Once a flight is loaded, cars are dismissed to take a RIGHT hand turn only to exit.
- Buses are dismissed based on bus arrival to campus.
New Conroe ISD Cell Phone Committee
Conroe ISD is convening a School Cell Phone Committee to evaluate the District’s current cell phone guidelines and the recommendation by the School Health Advisory Council Mental Health Subcommittee. Any parents or community members interested in participating should complete the form at the linked site by Wednesday, August 30th.
PTO School Spirit Shirts
It's time!! Order your school shirt by visiting North Houston Athletics. NHA will deliver the shirts to Collins and PTO will share with teacher to give to the student.
Second order window is open now.
Cobra Council Application is Here!
Cobra Council is a group of students that learn leadership skills through team building sessions and community service. Students will also share their feedback and ideas for Collins Intermediate. Cobra Council will lead and be a part of student spirit events, such as the College Park High School Homecoming Pep Rally and Cobrafest, as well as coming up with other small events throughout the year. Finally, students will participate in a variety of community service projects. Projects this year will include, however not limited to, Interfaith Food Bank Food drive and the College Park High School Scholarship Program.
If you child is interested in Cobra Council please have them completed the following application. The completed application is due at 4 PM on Friday, September 1st. Students will be notified if their child is selected for Cobra Council. Our first meeting the following Wednesday, Sept. 6th.
https://forms.gle/jevJn1w2DuhzyPDo9
Regular meetings will take place approximately twice a month. These meetings will be held on Wednesday mornings at 8 AM in the library.
Meeting Dates for Fall Semester 2023
Sept. 6th
Sept. 20th
Oct. 4th
Oct. 18th
Nov. 1st
Nov. 15th
Dec. 6th
Destination Imagination Parent Meeting
DI Parent Informational Meeting will be held:
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - 6 PM in the Collins Library
Please complete the Interest form and attend the meeting to learn more.
All Collins teams are parent sponsored/managed. A team must have one/two parents willing to serve a team manager. Learn more on September 5!
SMART Tag Parent Registration
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- The campus name for your child
- Your child’s student ID#
- Your child’s date of birth
*You only need to register for one child. If you have multiple children, you can add the rest after registration
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
On your phone or computer, go to parent.smart-tag.net
- Select your child’s school district
Click Register, then begin registration
- Enter the campus name, student ID# and date of birth for one (1) of your children, then click Find Child and then This is my child
Enter the email you would like to use for your account and setup a password. Click Send Confirmation Code
- Check your email for your registration link. Click the link at the bottom of your email
- In your web browser, Click Submit
That’s it! You can now log into your account!
Lunch Reminders
Please be sure to check your child's MySchoolBucks account. Many students are buying multiple snacks at a time, or purchasing snacks for friends. The cafeteria is required to sell multiple snacks unless a parent has put a restriction on the student's account. To do this, contact Child Nutrition at 936-709-8185.
Nurse Kendall's Update
Parents please do NOT send medications to school with your child, including cough drops and inhalers. This is a district policy - parents must bring the medication to school and sign a permission form. Students are not allowed to carry inhalers unless we have a doctor’s order. Please contact your child’s doctor and request an order for the school to allow your child to self-carry an inhaler and bring it to the clinic.
Covid, unfortunately, is on the rise again. We ask that if your child tests positive for Covid, please sign on to their SSO, click on Covid Central and do the self report. The state health department is still tracking Covid numbers and this helps the district keep track of and report our numbers to the health department.
Counselor's Corner
We hope you are getting back into the movement of school. If you are in need of financial assistance for various items, please complete the financial assistance request form. We have a variety of places that reach out to us with items to assist our families. Below is the link to assist you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaMgmatyFhuGXKHGuUjusCPlWiKhCtPnEkEkp-WzxXxOPBGQ/viewform
Band
We are so excited to get the school year started! A couple of things to keep in mind for these first few weeks as we get into the swing of things:
Practice records are due every Tuesday. Practice records must be signed by a parent or guardian to receive credit.
Unless you play bassoon, French horn, euphonium, tuba, or percussion, please remember to take your instrument back and forth to school daily.
Our band handbook, with all of the concert dates and activities and attire information, has been sent home via email. Please review this as a family so that we are all on the same page for the year. 🙂
Art
We are off to a great start to the school year in the art room at Collins! Some students are working on their drawing skills and are learning about artist Chuck Close and the grid method. While other students are diving into the world of Graffiti and learning about the famous street artist Banksy.
Thanks to all the kiddos who brought their sketchbook to school! As a reminder, we ask that each art student provide their own sketchbook and pencil, but all other art materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring their own art supplies to supplement what is provided by Collins but it is in no way required. Happy drawing!
Choir
Choir is back!
The Collins Cobra Choir officially starts rehearsing after school on Tuesday, August 22. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 PM to 5 PM. Please refer to the handbook for important information, dates, and the rehearsal calendar. Paper copies will be sent home with students at the first rehearsal. Hope to see you there!
PE
The year is starting out great! It has been wonderful getting to see all of the kids moving again. We have gone over the rules and expectations for the PE classroom, learned some new games, and completed our Badminton unit. We will be moving into our Four Square unit next. We will have Cobra Cardio once a week. Students need to wear sneakers on that day. We have a calendar posted in the gym, so students are aware of which day it will be. We are looking forward to a fantastic year of sports and health.
Bad Weather
Dismissal in Bad Weather
We have had a natural occurrence of parents walking up to Collins to pick up their students by the bike rack closest to the YMCA. Even though we will not release students to walk or bike once a rainy day dismissal has been called, we will release students directly to a parent to assume responsibility for the safety of the child. We have a staff member collecting student names (car rider signs not required - but are helpful) and a system for students to report to the area where a parent is waiting.
If there is extreme weather (wind, hail, lightning, extreme rain) at 4:00 PM, we will not utilize the walk - up process - parents will be required to only use the car line to maximize efficiency of safely exiting students from our building. If a rainy day dismissal is called but there is not extreme weather (wind, hail, lightning, extreme rain) at 4:00 PM, the walk up process will be open for parents to pick up their child(ren). Parents should wait by the bike rack closest to the YMCA and not the front porch.
Every parent should have a car rider sign, and it should be visible in the car rider line. If you are picking up additional students due to rainy day dismissal, please write each student’s ID number as large as possible on a piece of paper. Families without the car rider signs and without the student ID slows the process down substantially.
PTO Website - Membership Toolkit
Collins Intermediate could not exist and thrive without the investment of our amazing parents. The PTO is an outstanding way for you to volunteer and invest in our Collins students and teachers. We are so thankful to our PTO leadership for their guidance and dedication to Collins.
Collins Intermediate PTO Meeting Dates for 2023-2024 School Year- all begin at 1:30 pm in the Collins Café at Collins. Most are on the second Monday of the month but not all so please mark your calendar and plan to attend.
PTO Meeting Dates 2023-2024
2nd Monday of month at 1:30 p.m.
August 14
September 11
October 16
November 13
December 11
January 8
February 12
March 4
April 8
May 13
Join PTO
- On Toolkit you can join the PTO.
- The funds from membership dues go directly to support our students and staff with items such as Chromebooks, software licensing, staff development, musical instruments, PE equipment, staff appreciation meals, and more.
