Snyder News

Dear Snyder Families,

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 14th is the 1st day of school! We enjoyed meeting you and our Snyder Stallions this week, and look forward to seeing them on Wednesday, August 14th! The teachers have worked so hard to prepare for the 1st day, and we are ready for new memories to be made.

School begins at 7:55 AM and school dismisses at 3:10 PM. Please have patience with us.... the first week is slow.... it is our utmost priority that we have a fun and SAFE week with our students. The car rider line may take up to an hour, and buses could run behind. Each day, the wait times will get much shorter.

Please read ALL of the important information that will make the day run smoothly. Please pay close attention to the arrival and dismissal procedures.

Snyder Parking:

When parking, you are welcome to use the front parking lot and parking lot in front of the York track. Please do not park at York near the portables, as York staff utilize that lot. Please also do not park in any fire lanes, as you will be asked to move your vehicle. These lanes need to be clear at all times.

Entering and Exiting the building:

At Snyder, all visitors must enter and exit the building through the front doors of the school. Please DO NOT try to exit the building through a different exterior door. Due to safety, all doors have alarms that will ring in the building and front office.

Proud Principal,

Crystal Poncho

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August 14: First Day of School!

We are excited to welcome our Snyder Stallions! Doors will open at 7:15 AM. You are more than welcome to walk your child to class and take pictures. Starting August 15th, students walk on their own to class or with staff assistance if needed.

August 26 -lunch visitors Seated and Settled – Monday, August 26th will be the first day the cafeteria will be open for lunch visitors. This gives us time to work on our manners before guests arrive. Please see important details in the section “lunch visitors.”

More dates, info, and details will come closer to the start of school, but hopefully that’s enough to get started for now! We are excited for the 2024-2025 school year and will see you soon!

August 27: Parent Info Night

This is a "parents only" information session with your child's teacher. Come and learn all about the upcoming curriculum, academic and social expectations, discipline policies, and homework.

· 5:00 PM - PreK, K, 1st grade

· 6:00 PM - 2nd,3rd, 4th grade

Snyder Safety Facts

• Exterior doors are secured and have been checked per the state Exterior Door Audit
• Classroom doors are locked and secured all day.
• ID's will be checked on ALL visitors and badges will be worn at all times. Those without a badge will be escorted to the front office.
• Drills are done regularly to address fire, weather, intruder, and safety issues outside the building.
• Interior and exterior cameras are monitored throughout the day.
• Police will monitor the building and grounds throughout the day.

For more information, please visit the Conroe ISD website regarding campus safety. The link is provided below.

https://www.conroeisd.net/about/safety-information/

First Day of School: We are excited to welcome our Snyder Stallions! You are welcome to walk your students to class. Be sure to get your 1st day pictures.

After the 1st day of school

Parents will not be able to walk students into the building, but we will have plenty of adults to help get your child to their classroom safely.

School begins at 7:55 am. Our doors will open at 7:15 am every school day. We hope that by allowing extra time, this will continue to alleviate the traffic.

Please note that the busiest time to drop off is between 7:45-8:00 AM. Prior to this, there are few cars on Birnham Woods Drive. Please take this into consideration. Additionally, please carpool if possible. For students arriving between 7:15-7:30 am, they will go straight to the recess playground for extra play. Staff members will be on duty to supervise and monitor the students. When the bell rings at 7:30 AM, students will go to class, and meet their teacher.

School dismisses at 3:10 pm. Please understand that the dismissal process on the first day of school is SLOW. The car rider line may take up to an hour, and buses could run behind. Please have patience with us, as it is very important that each child is safe. Each day, the wait times will get much shorter.

It is important for your child to keep their backpack tag on their backpack to assist with our safely procedures during dismissal. Please pay close attention to the dismissal forms your child’s teacher will have you complete. This information is very important to assist us with accurate dismissal.

Car rider:

• If your child is a car rider, you must have a the 2024-2025 district designated car rider sign to show at dismissal. Please write your child’s name(s) in BIG, BOLD, DARK writing to help read your sign. Car rider is a “follow the leader” activity, with patience please. You can expect car rider to last at least one hour.

Please Do Not start forming the car rider line in front of the school before 2:00.

• During the school day, this fire lane needs to stay clear for emergency vehicles only. It is imperative that the lane in front of the school is clear any time before 2:00pm

Please be sure that your child can enter the car by the door closest to the curb.

• Due to the safety of our patrols and students, we ask that you do not park and get out of the car to open the passenger door on the driver’s side. This is not only unsafe, but it also slows the flow of the car rider line.

Please have patience with us.... the first week is slow.... it is our utmost priority that we have a fun and SAFE week with our children.

Bus riders: PreK/K students are required to have a parent at the bus stop. All bus riders are required to be registered to ride the bus. You can do this at https://www.conroeisd.net/transportation/

If your child is riding the bus, please take the time to meet the driver, if possible. It helps them to see a face and it helps them to remember which children get off at the different stops. PK and Kindergarten students MUST have an adult at the bus stop to greet them. In addition, the adult needs to have the sign that was provided to them from the teacher. No PK or Kindergarten children will be released without an adult. If your child does not get off the bus, please call Snyder to verify they loaded the bus. Often times, children fall asleep on the ride home and miss their stop.

It is important for your child to keep their backpack tag on their backpack to assist with our safely procedures during dismissal. Please pay close attention to the dismissal forms your child’s teacher will have you complete. This information is very important to assist us with accurate dismissal.

Walker/Biker – PreK/K students are required to have a parent at our walker/biker dismissal locations with a sign with the student name to be released.

As a reminder, during dismissal no students will be able to meet their parents in our parking lot, near the tennis courts, or any of the school doors if they are a "walker/biker."

Daycare: Please verify with your daycare that they pick up at Snyder and that your child is registered to ride their bus at dismissal.

If your child is eligible to receive transportation services and will be riding the school bus, please have them at their bus stop at least 5 minutes before the designated stop time. School bus stop times can be viewed on the Conroe ISD Transportation website. Once on that page, scroll down, find the "What Bus Do I Ride?" link, and follow the instructions. Bus stops are subject to change. Please review your child's bus route information prior to the first day of school.

What Bus Do I Ride?

For additional questions regarding school transportation services, please contact the Transportation Department at (936) 709-7940 or click here to submit your question. We have also linked our parent letter that has additional information that can help with your child's transportation needs for the beginning of the school year.

Change of Transportation (no Later than 2:00pm)

If you need to change your student’s mode of transportation for the day, please send a note in their backpack and have them give the note to their teacher.

Note should include:

*Student(s) name(s) *Date(s) *Teacher’s name

* How they will be going home (include name of person picking up)

A same day change can also be emailed to Snyder@conroeisd.net before 2:00pm. (please cc their teachers).

Picking up Student Early (no later than 2:00)

The latest you can pick up a student in front office prior to dismissal is 2:00pm.

(Please let the front office know, in writing, if alternate person is picking up student.)

If any of your phone numbers, email addresses, or your physical address have changed, please contact the Snyder registrar, Bonnie Sabbara at bsabbara@conroeisd.net

Any address change will need to have a Proof of Residency such as a utility bill (gas, water, electric), lease, or buyers agreement/contract.

For the 2024-2025 school year, families must complete an application to receive meals at a free or reduced rate. Visit https://www.conroeisd.net/child-nutrition/ for more information. Applications can be completed online at http://www.myschoolapps.com/.

August 26 - Seated and Settled – We plan to provide families the opportunity to have lunch with their child starting Monday, August 26th. This gives us time to work on our manners before guests arrive. More info to come!

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Starting August 26th, we are excited to welcome parents in to the building in a safe and healthy manner.

• In order to allow your child time to socialize and develop connections with friends, we encourage you to limit the number of times you eat lunch with your child to no more than 1-2 days per month.
• Parents may be more comfortable dropping off their child’s lunch, saying hi, and allowing your child to socialize with their peers.
• All visitors will need to check in the front office and show the receptionist your ID.

Please know that there will be many other opportunities to volunteer this school year, for example; Boosterthon Fun Run, Library Volunteers, PTO volunteers.

Important

We welcome lunch visitors at Snyder and want to ensure the continued safety and security of everyone as they enjoy their time together. If a grandparent, family member or adult other than the parent/guardians want to visit your child during lunch, the parent/guardian must send in written permission to the front office. The note will only need to be sent once; we will keep the information on file so the school will have record of the permission being granted for future lunch visits. If a note is not sent, we will call the guardian to grant permission before the visitor is allowed to join a student for lunch.

Illness/Injury: If your child is ill or injured during school hours, he/she will be assessed by a Registered Nurse. For superficial abrasions, soap and water will be used for cleansing and Vaseline may be applied as a skin protectant. Otherwise, it may just be covered with a latex-free band-aid/dressing or left open to air.

Medication: No medications will be administered unless you have signed something in for specific symptoms, in which a letter will be sent home with your child to notify you when and what was given.

Visits to the Nurse: You will not be contacted each time your child visits the school nurse. However, in the event your child appears to have a serious illness/injury, every effort will be made to notify you. Please be sure all phone numbers and health care information is kept current throughout the school year. For emergent issues, 911 will be called, followed by a phone call to a parent/guardian.

Fever: Children with temperature of 100 degrees or higher will be sent home immediately. Please keep students home from school until they remain fever-free (below 100 degrees) for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication. Children with other symptoms of a possibly communicable disease will also be sent home from school at the discretion of the school nurse. If your child has been diagnosed with a possibly contagious illness, such as flu, strep throat, or COVID-19, please notify the school nurse.

Severe Weather Dismissal (may be called before or after 2:45)

Inclement Weather WILL ONLY AFFECT THE WALKERS AND BIKERS DISMISSAL.

(If your student is car rider, bus rider, or daycare they will go home their normal way.)

You will be notified around 2:45 in order for procedures to be followed. Although we will make every effort to adhere to this time, there may be times when it may be necessary to make the call after 2:45.

Bikers and walkers- make sure your teachers knows how your student goes home these days.

If your child is usually a biker/walker, and their alternate transportation is car rider, you will need to wait in the car rider line for pick up, or you may wait in the front office until the end of dismissal when we are able to retrieve your child from their alternate dismissal line. There is no need to check your child out from the front office.

Picking up Student Early (no later than 2:00)

The latest you can pick up a student in front office prior to dismissal is 2:00pm.

(Please let the front office know, in writing, if an alternate person is picking up student.)

If you have any questions call the front office 832-663-4400

Do you want to recognize an AWESOME Snyder teacher/staff member? If so, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to Parent Access.
2. Click on communication.
3. Choose Staff/Teacher excellence from the drop down menu.
4. Select the employee to receive recognition from the drop down menu.
5. Click create TAE.
6. Click any of the pre-populated choices that apply.
7. Type any additional comments in the Additional Comment box.
8. Click the box labeled Create Teachers Achieving Excellence button.
9. Done!

It is the mission of Ann K. Snyder Elementary to work interdependently to ensure our students have the critical skills needed to become successful lifelong learners.

Website: https://snyder.conroeisd.net/
Location: 28601 Birnham Woods Drive, Spring, Texas 77386, USA
Phone: 832-663-4400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SnyderCISD/
Twitter: @SnyderStallions