We truly appreciate all your patience and support as we've worked to refine our arrival and dismissal procedures to accommodate our growing number of students this year. While we have many more car riders this year, our lines are running smoothly despite the high volume of traffic. With the addition of a stop sign along Cypress Ranch Blvd. and more cars on the road this year, our car rider line may just be viewable from space. However, there are some things you can do to keep us flowing in the right direction!

• Arrive early, carpool and take advantage of bus service (if available in your area)
• Pull all the way forward in the car rider line
• Stay in your vehicle, our staff is happy to assist you and your student
• Use only approved drop-off locations, no street parking
• Have your student ready to exit the vehicle quickly (backpack ready, etc.)
• Observe speed limits and cellphone-free zones
• Be safe, courteous and respectful of other drivers, school staff, and our students...we are all in this together!

We've modified our arrival locations this year to better accommodate our growing student population and to make arrival and dismissal as convenient as possible. Our arrival map shows some of the improvements made for this year's student arrival. Please remember that students should be at their desks, ready to start the school day, at 7:40 am.

The departure map also includes improvements made to facilitate safe and expedient departures at the end of the school day at 2:55 pm.

We use School Dismissal Manager to administer information concerning students' transportation home at the end of each school day. It also can be used by parents to report student absences to us, tardies, and/or students' early departures during the school day. An email from us through School Dismissal Manager was sent to all parents last week. It contains your log in information. Please contact the front desk at 512-533-7500 if you have any questions.

We appreciate advance notice if students are leaving early for the day, but we do not call students from class until you arrive in the front office. Please allow yourself a few extra minutes when picking up your children early from school. We will certainly do our best to accommodate you and have your student ready for that call.

Thank you for all you do to help keep our students safe!

Our first general PTO meeting will be August 30 in the West Cypress Hills Elementary School Cafeteria, aka Tulley's Den. The meeting will start at 9 am. See you there!