Jan. 10 - Beginning of the Year Testing (BOY Testing)

Jan. 17 - Martin Luther King, Jr Day - Student Holiday

Jan. 20 - Family Night Out: 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade STAAR Night

Session 1 - 5pm / Session 2 - 5:45pm

Jan. 28 - Rodeo Art Showcase

Save the Date!!

Hello Booker Family,

It is that time of year again where we celebrate our Spring ISD scholars and their amazing Rodeo artwork. Please come and join us for the Rodeo art reception and awards ceremony. There will be an art showcase featuring some of our own Booker Bengals, plus fun and games for the whole family. We can’t wait to see you at the Randall Reed Center at Planet Ford Stadium to show your support on January 28th, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m.

Booker Parent Smore Week of January 10, 2022

Dear Booker Parents/Guardians,

Happy New Year and welcome back! As we roll in the new year, we are really want to amp up our efforts in preparing students for the upcoming assessments.

MOY TESTING (middle of year)

These screeners will begin this week, Jan. 10th - 14th for all Pk-5th grade students, in Math and Reading. This takes place during regular class time and will not disrupt the school schedule. The screeners are not counted as a grade. The data is used to track student progress and to guide instruction. Please explain to your student the importance of putting their best effort toward this. Attendance is imperative this week!

TELPAS TESTS: ESL Students/Bilingual Students in 2nd-5th grade

Students in grades 2nd-5th that are identified as ESL or Bilingual (LEP) will participate in our state's TELPAS Assessments in February. Some adjustments will be made to the master schedule. Details will be provided as the date gets closer.

STAAR TESTING - 3rd - 5th graders

Mark your calendars now. STAAR testing will take place in MAY ONLY. May 10th 4th/5th Math; May 11 3rd Math/5th Reading; May 12 4th Reading/5th Science; May 13 3rd Reading. Please do not schedule doctor/dental appointments on these dates.

It is important that your student(s) practice for TELPAS and STAAR through the new testing platform. All students need to get familiar with the online embedded tools that are available to everyone online through the Cambium Testing Center. Click for directions to access Cambium.

If you have any questions or need clarification, feel free to contact me at tdupont@springisd.org

Regards,

Teresa DuPont, Campus Testing Coordinator (CTC)

-Who needs tutorials

- What level of progress did they make

- How much progress is being made

- Who may be at risk for being retained

- How we need to plan lessons, reteach and group students

ST MATH

AMPLIFY READING

EDUCATION GALAXY (Reading & Math)

MyON Reading

Their username is:

last initial, first initial, and lunch number

Password is: Birth year, Birth month, Birth day

Example: Keisha Womack, Lunch ID 331108, Date of Birth 04/25/2001

Username: WK331108

Password: 20010425

Student Email Address: Last initial, first initial, lunch #, @students.springisd.org

If you cannot get in, email your child's teacher. This means that their password was changed. Now, there are reasons why your child's password may have been changed, so do not panic. Teachers often change the passwords to help younger remember and assist them in logging in their entire class, more quickly.

Parents, you may always log in to your child's account to see their email or all of the instructional programs available. They have access and don't let them tell you they don't!

HELP US CLOSE THE LEARNING GAPS!

Yet, to make you feel comfortable with sending your child to school, we are enforcing:

MASK MANDATE

QUARANTINE MANDATES for any staff or student who test positive

FEVER FREE POLICY FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS

DISTRICT COVID POLICY

Testing is coming and we want to see all of the progress our Bengals are making! This is also a time for us to reiterate how important school is, but also let you know that we are in this together. We do understand that this is still a difficult time for all of us.

COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, ON TIME!

SCHOOL STARTS AT 8:05!

FREE BREAKFAST - 7:35AM

AVOID BEING LATE, COME BEFORE 8!!

GRADE PLACEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE HOLDING ATTENDANCE MEETINGS IN JANUARY FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE BELOW THE 90% ATTENDANCE RATE. Please be mindful that parent/doctor notes, help us code what type of absence it is, but it does not dismiss the absence. All students, regardless of their grade, will be subject to retention if they do not meet the 90% state requirement. See Compulsory Attendance Law for more details! A quick link is below.

CHROMEBOOK REQUEST FORM

EVERY STUDENT NEEDS A CHROMEBOOK. IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN DEVICE, NO NEED TO CHECK ONE OUT, BUT LET YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER KNOW A CHROMEBOOK IS NOT NEEDED!

Spring ISD Locations Offering Free COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations

Spring ISD is partnering with Houston Medical ER and Inspire Health to offer free COVID-19 testing and vaccine sites to the district’s students, staff and community.

Inspire Health mobile testing units will be at the following campuses starting Monday, October 4, Monday-Friday (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and Saturdays (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

• Planet Ford Stadium (23802 Cypresswood Dr, Spring, 77373)

• Spring ISD Family Community Engagement Center (17125 Ella Blvd., Houston, 77090)

• Child Nutrition ( 15330 Kuykendahl Rd., Houston, 77090)

To expedite testing, students and staff members may pre-register beforehand here, but pre-registration is not required. Inspire Health plans to expand location options in the near future.

Additionally, Houston Medical ER (2306 Rayford Road, Spring, TX 77386) also is providing free vaccines and testing, Monday through Friday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)