Lamkin Lines
March 31, 2023
From the Principal
Dear Lamkin families,
Spring has sprung and life at Lamkin Elementary is full of exciting events and learning! It is really hard to believe that we have only 9 weeks left in 2022-23. Over the past month, our Lamkin student choir had a performance, our students competed in “Name That Book”, and our Lamkin theatre group will be performing this weekend. Our students are hard at work each and every day. Thank you in advance for reading this newsletter so that you can stay on top of “all things Lamkin!”
- Lamkin is a proud Title I school and we are able to provide students with resources, tutoring, materials and hire additional staff from these funds.
Greetings families!
Please take a moment to complete the Title I Family Engagement Online Survey. This short survey is confidential and anonymous. Responses will be used to assist the district and our campus with future planning for parent and family engagement activities and events. Complete the survey by midnight on April 15, 2023. We value your feedback as we continue our partnership! Thank you!
Please click on the following link: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/B3YX1L
Upcoming Events
April 1 - Superintendent's Fun Run - Berry Center, 8:00 a.m.
April 3 - Report Cards
April 4 - Career Fair, Berry Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
April 6 - Drama Banquet at 6:00 p.m.
April 7 - No school, Good Friday
April 10 - No school, staff work day
April 11 - Field day for all grade levels, students only. No visitors, including lunch visitors
April 12 - Wear polka dots
April 24 - Texas Roadhouse night
April 25 - STAAR Reading for 4th & 5th grade
April 26 - STAAR Reading for 3rd, Science for 5th grade
April 28 - Progress Reports
May 2 - STAAR Math for 4th & 5th grade
May 3 - STAAR Math for 3rd grade
May 3 - Willie's spirit night, 290 & Barker Cypress
STAAR Testing Dates
April 26 - 5th grade science & 3rd grade reading
May 2 - 4th & 5th grade math
May 3 - 3rd grade math
STAAR Testing Policy
In order to maintain an optimum testing environment for students, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has determined that students are not permitted to have cell phones or personal electronic devices that allow internet access or have photographic capabilities during testing as the devices can disrupt the testing environment and be used to compromise the security and confidentiality of the test.
Electronic devices must be turned off and not be visible; therefore, students are not allowed to place or receive a cell phone call or text message during a test administration.
The district policy regarding cell phone use during the school day can be found in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Student Code of Conduct handbook.
During the instructional school day, students are generally prohibited from using all telecommunication devices….Such devices must not be visible and must remain turned off… Placing the cell phone into silent/vibrate mode and text messaging is not considered “turned off” and is prohibited.
If a student violates this CFISD policy, then his/her device will be confiscated and will be returned after an administrative fee is collected. District personnel will not assume responsibility for damaged, lost or stolen items.
Violation of this policy during any state assessment is considered cheating and will require the appropriate disciplinary action as described in the CFISD Student Code of Conduct handbook.
Violation of this policy during any state assessment such as, but not limited to, EOC, STAAR, or locally designed assessment, etc. prohibits an optimum testing environment and, therefore, may result in an invalid assessment. Use of a cell phone or any other unapproved electronic device during the administration of these tests will be regarded as
cheating, and the student’s test will be invalidated (test will not be scored) with appropriate disciplinary action to follow.
Additionally, secondary students will be asked to sign an honor statement before taking any version of the EOC or TELPAS tests. The statement, shown below, will be printed on each student’s answer sheet, and students will be asked to sign it before testing begins.
Leaving Early
If you need to pick your child/children up from school early, please send a note with your child's first and last name, grade and teacher along with the date of the time they are leaving. Make sure you sign the note and provide a phone number in case there are any questions.
The latest time you can pick up your child is 3:00 p.m.
Changing The Way Your Child Goes Home
If you need to change the way your child is going home or you need to pick your child up early, please send a note with the student with their first and last name, grade and teacher and specific instructions on what needs to happen. All notes are due in the front office by 2:00 p.m. to allow us time to get the notes back to the teachers. Thank you for helping us get your child home safe to you!
No School
There will be no school Friday, April 7th for Good Friday and Monday, April 10th for a staff work day.
About Us
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Lamkin is a Texas, Met Standard, Title 1 campus.
Email: lamkin@cfisd.net
Website: lamkin.cfisd.net
Location: 11521 Telge Road, Cypress, TX, USA
Phone: 281-897-4775
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LamkinPTO
Twitter: @LamkinLeopards