1/24- Student Council Meeting 3:45-4:45

1/25- 2nd Nine Weeks Awards Ceremony - (During LAMPS time.) (Invitation Only)

Tutorials will begin soon. More information to come! Scholars who are invited will receive letters.

Attention 5th Grade parents who applied to Roberson!

Phase 2 results will be coming soon. Please check your emails January 23rd-27th.

Thank you!

Welcome Wednesday Lunch

Only individuals that are in our registration system will be allowed on campus during the lunch times.

Lunch Times:

PreK/Kinder- 11:50-12:20

1st Grade- 12:25-12:55

2nd Grade- 1:00-1:30

3rd Grade- 10:40-11:10

4th Grade- 10:05-10:35

5th Grade- 11:15-11:45

Parents, we encourage you to leave scholars on campus, after visiting for lunch. The scholar's instructional time is extremely valuable.

January is National Mentoring Month. As we close out the month, we’re asking you to celebrate YOUR mentor by wearing an outfit or an item that reminds you of them! On #FuntasticFriday for January 27, post a pic and tag us. Be sure and include the story behind it all, and tag your mentor!

Spring ISD Board of Trustees approved a 2023-24 Instructional Calendar at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The approved calendar — Option A — will have students starting classes on Aug. 10, 2023, and finishing school on May 31, 2024.

The approved calendar was one of two options presented to staff and the community for input in a survey that drew feedback from more than 7,500 people — a 146% increase in participation in comparison to last year. Both options were similar except for the start and end dates to the school year and a new weeklong district Fall Break.

Specifically, under the approved calendar, the Winter Break will begin for students after an early release half-day of instruction on Dec. 15 and end with them returning to school on Thursday, Jan. 4. Spring break will start on March 11, with classes resuming on Monday, March 18.

Both calendar options prioritized maximizing student instruction — including two additional early release days on Dec. 14 and May 30 for high school students only, to support final exams. Throughout the year, students will have no classes on Nov. 6-7 and Feb.15-16 to allow full days for both teacher professional development and parent conferences in the district.

The Spring ISD Advisory Committee on Education (ACE), which includes staff and teachers, offered input and guidance before the two calendar proposals were presented to the public in the community survey. Both options met all state requirements for instructional time, including 174 days with 440 instructional daily minutes to build in make-up days if necessary.

The 2023-24 Instructional Calendar, as well as the current school year’s calendar, are located at www.springisd.org/calendars.

As we approach Black History Month, celebrated nationally every February, we want to celebrate the voices and the diversity of Spring ISD. So we’re asking you: what does Black History Month mean to you? Answer the question in a few sentences and send it to communication@springisd.org, and be sure to include a photo of yourself. We’ll be sharing staff and students’ thoughts throughout the month of February.

Spring ISD is hosting a series of Gifted and Talented (G/T) Parent Roundtable Sessions. Join us in-person on Tuesday, Jan. 24 (English) and Thursday, Jan. 26 (Spanish) from 6-7 p.m. at the Teach Up Spring building, 15651 North Highway, 77090.

These sessions will provide participants with general information on how to support a gifted child. Topics will include common characteristics of giftedness, characteristics of giftedness among emergent bilingual, and special education children. Participants will learn about social emotional development, perfectionism, creativity and leadership. Participants will also learn strategies to support their gifted child—both academically and social-emotionally. All parents of gifted and talented students are invited to attend.

For more information, contact: Christin Kimball, ckimball@springisd.org or Eric Betancourt, ebetanco@springisd.org.

SPANISH

Enero Sesiones de Mesa Redonda para Padres de Dotados y Talentosos (G/T)

Padres/tutores de Spring ISD:

Spring ISD está organizando una serie de sesiones de mesa redonda para padres de estudiantes dotados y talentosos (G/T). Únase a nosotros en persona el martes 24 de enero (inglés) y el jueves 26 de enero (español) de 6 a 7 p.m. en el edificio Teach Up Spring, 15651 North Highway, 77090.

Estas sesiones brindarán a los participantes información general sobre cómo apoyar a un niño(a) superdotado. Los temas incluirán las características comunes de la superdotación, las características de la superdotación entre los niños emergentes bilingües y de educación especial. Los participantes aprenderán sobre el desarrollo socioemocional, el perfeccionismo, la creatividad y el liderazgo. Los participantes también aprenderán estrategias para apoyar a su hijo(a) superdotado, tanto académica como socioemocionalmente. Todos los padres de estudiantes dotados y talentosos están invitados a asistir.

Para obtener más información, comuníquese con: Christin Kimball, ckimball@springisd.org o Eric Betancourt, ebetanco@springisd.org.

Parents, please remember no medication should be sent to school with a child. If a scholar needs medicine after leaving home for the day, this medication needs to be dropped off and signed in to the nurse.

Thanks,

Nurse Derrick

As we begin the new school year, we wanted to provide you with updated protocols related to the reporting of positive COVID-19 cases as a result of recent changes in guidance from the CDC. Spring ISD is not under a mask mandate this school year, but masks are allowed and discretionary based on student and staff health needs.

Within the linked document provided in this email, you will find information related to both student and staff reporting procedures and quarantine protocols.

Please review the complete document linked here for students and here for staff members, which both contain a link to the COVID Positive Test Form that will need to be completed for any student or staff member who reports positive test results.

• Students must wear appropriate shoes. (no Crocs, flip-flops, no shoes with wheels, or shoes without backs)
• Tights are allowed as long as the student wears shorts or a skirt over them (the shorts or skirt should also be to the knee).
• Hair color that is not natural is prohibited.
• Students may carry a backpack of their choice. The backpacks must be school appropriate.

Students will now carry a small card that will automatically log their entry and exit when they pass the scanner on the school bus. The information will instantly and securely be available to you. In addition, notifications can also be sent directly to your computer or to your cell phone via text message. Knowing when and where your child gets on and off the bus gives the parent added peace of mind.

Know when and where your child gets on and off the school bus.

• Know the date, time, and location your child boarded and exited the bus.
• Receive instant notifications directly to your email or phone.

(All pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students will need a pin number to exit the bus. This will be provided by the classroom teachers.)

For more information on getting your child enrolled into Koala Kare Daycare, please visit

www.koalakare-llc.com or call (713)205-6294.

Guardería Koala Kare

Para más información sobre cómo inscribir a su hijo en Koala Kare Daycare, visite

www.koalakare-llc.com o llame al (713) 205-6294.