Tannahill Newsletter
Meet The Teacher Night & First Week of School
Meet the Teacher Night
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
- 5:00 - 5:30 - Title 1 Informational Meeting
- 5:30 - 7:00 - Meet the Teacher (come & go)
- 7:15 - 7:45 - Beginning band meeting (6th grade band students & parents only)
Avoid waiting in the transportation line at Meet the Teacher Night!
Print the form below - Complete it prior to Meet the Teacher Night
Submit your pre-completed form when you pick up a schedule that night
Tannahill front office will be closed on Thursday, August 15 at noon
Directions for entering the building the 1st day of school
Any student who is entering TIS on their own may enter the building upon arrival.
Parents who have completed all registration requirements online and you want to walk your student to class
- Enter wooden door on the right (green) and be prepared to show a valid ID.
- We will keep your ID and give you a badge.
- Your ID will be returned to you in the same location after we receive your temporary visitors badge back.
- Then you can exit the building.
Parents who are only dropping off meds for the nurse
- Enter the glass door on the right (blue) and turn right.
- You will wait in the designated area and the nurse will serve you in order of arrival.
Students who need a schedule
- Schedules are available in the library for students who did not pick one up on meet the teacher night.
- If a parent is walking a student to class and they need to pick up a schedule, they will have to check in through the front office first.
- Parents must complete all the registration requirements before a schedule can be picked up from the library.
- Students entering TIS on their own can go straight to the library.
New registration, power of Attorney, and proof of residency
- Enter the glass doors on the left (red) and turn left towards the band hall.
- We will begin the registration process at 8:30 a.m.
- Please be patient, we will have many families completing this process the first day.
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Important Dates To Remember For August and September
- Tuesday, August 13 - Title 1 Informational Meeting & TIS Meet the Teacher Night
- Tuesday, August 20 - 1st Day of School
- Thursday, August 22 - TIS Cookie Dough Kick-Off
- Thursday, August 22 - Back to School Rally @ BHS
- Monday, September 2 - Labor Day - No school
- Monday, September 9 - Mad Science Night @ BMS
- Tuesday, September 16 - Picture Day
- Friday, September 20 - Elementary Night @ BHS-Football Game & Field Goal Challenge
Administration
- Campus Principal - Randy Summerhill - rsummerhill@wsisd.net
- 5th Grade Assistant Principal - Lisa Edmunds - ledmunds@wsisd.net
- 6th Grade Assistant Principal - Tony Brown - tbrown@wsisd.net
- Testing & Curriculum Assistant Principal - Brooke Mielinski - bmielinski@wsisd.net
Counselors
6th grade counselor - Carolyn Boon - cboon@wsisd.net
Front Office Staff
- Front Receptionist- Mrs. Elizabeth Contreras - econtreras@wsisd.net
- Registrar- Mrs. Chloe Yeats - cyeats@wsisd.net
- Nurse- Mrs. Savannah Fowler - sfowler@wsisd.net
- Attendance Secretary- Mrs. Terry Santiago - tsantiago@wsisd.net
- Principal’s Secretary- Mrs. Carolyn Bell - cbell@wsisd.net
- School Resource Officer- Officer Huseman - dhuseman@wsisd.net
2018 - 2019 School Hours
- 7:00 a.m - Doors Open
- 7:30 a.m. - First Bell
- 7:40 a.m. - Tardy Bell
- 3:00 p.m. - Dismissal Bell
- 3:20 p.m. - Students should be picked up
Tannahill Front office procedures
Parents and guardians are required to sign in and leave their drivers license before entering any area of our campus or grounds.
If you are checking your child out for early dismissal, you will be required to show current photo ID.
Our waiting area is located in the foyer. We ask that all guests wait in the foyer. If you are waiting for your student they will come through the glass doors. If you are meeting with a staff member or principal they will come greet you there.
Students cannot be pulled from class until their parent or guardian arrives with a current photo ID.
Parents or guardians who come to eat lunch with a student:
- Must have a valid photo ID
- Must leave their ID with the front office
- Must be on their contact list
- May only eat with their student
- Cannot bring food for other students
- Must stay in the designated seating area for visitors
After 3:20 p.m. there will not be supervision for your child. YMCA will be available after school for a fee. Sign up information for the YMCA after school program will be provided at Meet the Teacher Night and through the TIS front office.
Early Checkout Policy
A letter from the nurse
If your student needs medications at school, remember that we must have a new physician's order for this current school year. Order forms can be found online and in the front office. Medications must also be brought in and signed for by the parent before the nurse can administer the meds at school.
Sincerely,
Savannah Fowler
Attendance
If your student is absent, please send a parent or doctor’s note upon their return.
This note needs to be given to the front office within 3 days of the absence.
- When 3 or more absences are reached, the parents will be notified by letter and by a phone call.
WSISD will use a nine week grading period again in 2018-2019
- 1st Grading Period - August 20 - October 18
- 2nd Grading Period - October 21 - December 20
- 3rd Grading Period - January 8 - March 13
- 4th Grading Period - March 23 - May 21
Discipline Procedures
- At Tannahill we work on a strike system. Strikes 1-3 are an email/phone call home and potentially a loss of a privilege. The fourth strike is an automatic office referral. Each 9 week grading period all students start back at zero strikes.
- If a strike is a serious offense, it could result in an automatic office referral.
- If a student has been placed on a behavior contract, they will not be allowed to attend field trips.
Click the links below for additional information and getting connected
Contact Darcee Maddy for more Information on PTA
- Enter wooden door on the right (green) and be prepared to show a valid ID.
- We will keep your ID and give you a badge.
- Your ID will be returned to you in the same location after we receive your temporary visitors badge back.
- Then you can exit the building.
- Enter the glass door on the right (blue) and turn right.
- You will wait in the designated area and the nurse will serve you in order of arrival.