Husky Howler
April 2024
**ATTENTION FAMILIES**
PLEASE MAKE SURE STUDENTS BRING THEIR COMPUTER & CHARGERS TO SCHOOL. THE COMPUTERS WILL REMAIN ON CAMPUS ON TESTING DAYS. THANK YOU!
School-issued Chromebooks are considered a school supply. To ensure your child’s success in the classroom remember to:
Charge the Chromebook every day.
Bring the Chrombook and charger to school & when instructed by their teacher.
It’s advisable to label your child’s charger to help your student learn how to keep up with their things.
If something is wrong with your student’s Chromebook, put in a ticket as soon as possible.
Our instruction and testing rely more and more on students’ access to technology. Your support on this is greatly appreciated!
MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Parents thank you for sending your children to school. Attendance is super important for your child's success. Please remember that we open our doors at 8:20 a.m. every day for students to come in. Our tardy bell rings at 8:45 a.m. All students must be in class by this time. We greatly appreciate your efforts in helping our students get to school on time.
Message Reminder from the Nurse
GUIDELINES FOR KEEPING SICK CHILDREN HOME FROM SCHOOL
A sick child who is unable to participate in school in a meaningful way should be kept home to rest and recover until symptoms resolve. Keeping a sick child home also protects other children, school staff, and visiting community members from contracting an illness that can be spread from person to person.
Please be aware of the following guidelines for school attendance.
COVID-19: Refer to the CFISD LEAD Safely plan for students who are experiencing symptoms, have tested positive, or have been in close contact with an individual who tested positive.
- Fever: A child must remain home with fever equal to or > 100° F and may only return after he/she has been fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine such as Tylenol or Motrin.
- Diarrhea/Vomiting: A child with diarrhea and/or vomiting must stay at home and may return to school only after being symptom-free for 24 hours.
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): Following a diagnosis of pink eye, a child may return to school 24 hours after the first dose of prescribed medication has been administered.
- Rashes: Common infectious diseases with rashes are most contagious in the early stages. A child with a suspicious rash must stay at home and may return to school after a health care provider has made a diagnosis and authorizes the child's return to school in writing or symptoms have resolved completely.
- Head lice (pediculosis): Students who have an active case of live lice may attend school only after treatment which eliminates all live lice. Head lice do not jump or fly and are most commonly contracted by head-to-head touch. Head lice are common in school-aged children, so parents should routinely monitor children for live lice and teach the avoidance of behaviors that spread lice.
If you take your child to a healthcare provider for an evaluation of illness or injury, please be sure to request a written letter stating when your child may return to school and any accommodations required upon his/her return.
A healthy school community requires parents and schools to partner with each other. To prevent/minimize local outbreaks of contagious disease, parents must keep children who have an illness that can be spread from person to person at home, and CFISD school nurses will exclude students with symptoms of a communicable illness from school attendance.
Message Reminder from the Registrar
Reminder to parents.
If your student is sent home from the nurse and it is advised they cannot return the following day. This is considered still an absence and you must send a note excusing the absence.
****School starts at 8:45am, your student is considered late if they are not in the building by 8:45am. You must escort your student to the front office..***
Please do not email teachers absences notes.
Transportation change Reminder
*All transportation changes must be made in writing
BY THE PARENT/GUARDIAN*
Please send a detailed note with the student that includes the following information:
- transportation change information.
- dates of change.
- student’s full name.
- teacher’s name.
- a parent/guardian signature.
- parent/guardian phone number.
PLEASE NOTE: Phone changes will not be accepted. If you have an emergency during the school day and are not able to send the note with the student, you can email a PICTURE of the note plus a PICTURE of your valid government issued photo ID to
before 3:00pm. Please call us at 281-463-5885 to confirm we received the attachments.
Also, please remember students are only allowed to ride their assigned bus to and from their assigned bus stop.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Watch Dogs
Are you interested in being a part of our campus Watch D.O.G.S program? This is your chance!
Watch D.O.G.S. are fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other father figures who volunteer at least once each year at their child’s school. They change the culture of the school by giving students an opportunity to connect and interact with father-figures in a positive way at school. Your day on campus will consist of different activities including lunch duty, hallway monitoring and spending time in classes.
This year we are only welcoming one volunteer a day.
- To join our program, call or email to indicate which dates you would like to come and serve. Ms. Jimenez or her secretary will reach out to you with confirmation of your assigned date.
- Once you have your date, please go to dadsofgreatstudents.com to purchase a shirt. The shirt will be mailed to you. We do recommend you purchase a shirt because this is an easier way we can identify you on campus. If you do not, we will give you a badge attached to a lanyard when you arrive to the school on your assigned volunteer day.
Thank you,
Schoolcafe - Cafeteria
- SchoolCafé is a safe and secure way for parents to make online payments to their children’s cafeteria accounts.
- School Café also allows parents, students and staff to view and interact with school cafeteria menus, view nutritional analysis, ingredient and allergen information.
- Free/Reduced Price meal applications can also be accessed and completed on School Café.
- Visit www.schoolcafe.com or the SchoolCafe app to apply.
- Call 281-897-4550 or visit the Food Production Center at 11355 Perry Road with questions and for assistance.
- Paper applications are available upon request
Thank you!
Holmsley Elementary
Location: 7315 Hudson Oaks Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-463-5885
Facebook: facebook.com/HolmsleyElementary
Twitter: @CFISDHolmsley