The Hoot Owl
DECEMBER 2022
Notes from the principal
Also, as a reminder, as the weather continues to change from cooler to warmer, please make sure your child's jackets and other belongings are labeled so that we can get them returned should they get left in pe, outside for recess or some other location throughout the building.
Just a few reminders for the year:
- Doors open at 7:35 a.m. Please do not drop students off before that as there is no supervision.
- Morning car riders are required to drive through the car rider line. We do not allow parents to park in the parking lot and send students across nor can you drop them off on the other side of the covered drive thru. These options present a danger to students and staff members on duty.
- Afternoon car rider line - Please make sure you have your sign displayed for the staff member doing duty. If you need a new sign, please email us at contactore@conroeisd.net and let us know how many signs you need. Be sure to include the name of your child/children and the grade.
- We ask for both morning and afternoon car rider lines that you join from Oak Ridge School Road instead of our driveway. This help the process continue to move smoothly. Afternoon car riders who cut in line using our driveway will be asked to pull up past the line while we get your child. This will include a few minutes of wait time while we get your child from the classroom.
- Attendance is important. Please see facts below to support bringing your child to school every day, unless they are sick.
- If your child is out sick, please call the front office or email us at contactore@conroeisd.net
- Change of transportation should be emailed to contactore@conroeisd.net instead of your child's teacher. Please make sure to include your child's name, grade, and name of teacher as well as what the change will include. ie - John Smith, 3rd grade Ms. Jones, will be a car rider for today, January 10 only.
Boosterthon will kickoff in late January. This is sponsored by PTO as their fundraiser. Please watch for more information in the coming weeks. Parent volunteers for the Fun Run day will be needed.
NURSE'S NOTE
Remember that medication for students must be signed into the clinic by an adult. Students cannot transport medication to and from school. If you need someone to meet you outside regular school hours to drop off medication, please contact Tina Smith, school nurse, to make those arrangements.
Our clinic is always in need of clothing. If you cleaned out over the holidays, please consider donated gently used clean clothing to our school. New underwear of all sizes for boys and girls is also a need. Items can be dropped at the front office.
LOST AND FOUND
We have a collection of lost items. Please have your children look through them if they have lost anything. Coach Rodriguez will have them out for students to look through over the next three weeks. Things not claimed by the end of January will be donated.
WELCOME TO NEW STAFF MEMBERS
We are excited to have a few new faces with us starting January.
*Jaqueline Villarreal will be teaching Bilingual PK. She is coming to us from San Jacinto Elementary where she did her student teaching in several different grades.
*Nicole Coronel will be teaching third grade math/science/social studies. She is coming to us from Tomball ISD.
*Pako Esparza , might be a familiar face, is coming back to teaching and will be teaching Kindergarten.
We are so excited about these new additions to our staff!
YEARBOOK ORDERS
The cost is currently $35.
PTO NEWS
January 26 - Boosterthon Kick Off
January 30 - PTO meeting at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom - watch for an email with the link
LUNCH RESERVATIONS
- Make a reservation online from our school webpage.
- Lunch visitors will need to present ID at the front desk to check into the building. You must also be on the child's contact list, meaning a parent or emergency contact. If not, parents will be contacted for permission prior to entrance.
- Parents will meet their children in the cafeteria and then go to room 300 to enjoy lunch.
- At the end of lunch, return the child to their teacher in the cafeteria.
- Parents are asked to head to the front and check out immediately following lunch.
- Parents are not to be in classrooms or on the recess playground without prior permission from administration.
ATTENDANCE
INFORMATION TO KNOW:
School hours: 8:00 - 3:10 p.m.
Doors open at 7:35 a.m. Please do not drop students off before that time as there is no supervision.
Students are tardy at 8:01 a.m.
Dismissal begins at 3:10 p.m.
Visitors on campus:
Things to know about visiting our campus.
*Arrive at the front door and ring the doorbell (facing the doors to your right)
*Let the front office staff know what you need.
*Once you have communicated with front office staff, you will be buzzed into the front vestibule.
*An ID will be required to enter the main part of the building or check a child out. Please make sure you have it with you as you will be sent to get it.
Volunteering on campus:
Please remember that in order to volunteer on campus (reading to a class, going on a field trip, helping with PTO, attending class parties, etc...), parents must have completed the Volunteer Background check for the district. This must be completed for every school where you will volunteer so if you have students at 3 different schools, you must complete it for all 3 schools.
TRANSPORTATION
CHANGES TO TRANSPORTATION -
if you need to change your child's transportation, please email the school at contactore@conroeisd.net. Emailing the teacher and/or Class Dojo is not a great option in the event the teacher is absent from school.
We ask that you limit changes over the phone by calling the front office for emergencies only. These changes must be called into the front office no later than 2:30 p.m.
Early check out ends at 2:45 pm. After 2:45, you will be instructed to get in the car rider line.
CAR RIDER
Our car rider line is typically completed in about 20 minutes from start to finish.
Below is a map of our car rider line. We ask that parents who are coming north on the feeder road enter the car rider line from Oak Ridge School Road (between the hotel and Saltgrass). Parents who enter from our driveway will be forced to turn left and find the end of the line as the right turn lane will be blocked.
In order to help the line move quickly, please display your car rider sign where it is easily visible. If you do not have a car rider sign, you will be asked for an ID before your child will be released.
We do not allow parents to walk up to the porch for drop off or pick up for car riders. Students may not be dropped off in the parking lot nor near the playground fence and allowed to walk. This creates a safety concern and therefore, is not allowed.
If you are in the car rider line and picking up a sick child, please notify the lady walking the cars and she will direct you to park and walk up to get your child.
If you need replacement or additional car rider signs, please call the front office or email your request to contactore@conroeisd.net.
WALKERS
Students can be walkers only if they live in the no bus zone. This is for those who live within the 1 mile zone of the school according to transportation. If your child is eligible for bus service, they will need to either be a car rider or a bus rider.
We do monitor this and will notify parents if their children cannot be walkers.
Walkers are delivered to parents in the cul de sac at the fence cut through. We expect parents to be present to get their children from this area. If the weather forces you to drive your car to this location, we do ask that you carefully monitor all children to ensure that everyone arrives at their cars safely. Students who do not have parents present will be brought back to the school and parents will have to come over and get them.
Weather decisions are made at 3:00 p.m. and parents will be notified through text messaging. Walker parents received an email with information on how to subscribe to that text message service. If you need assistance, please email us at contactore@conroeisd.net.
BUS RIDERS
If your child's bus is late, please watch your email for a notification from transportation called Bus Hub. This email should notify you of the approximate amount of delay.
FREE/REDUCED LUNCH
As offers come in from different organizations to assist students with back to school clothes/supplies, Christmas gifts, food, etc...only those families who are on free/reduced lunch will be eligible to receive these services. Please use the link below to update your application:
JANUARY DATES TO KNOW
4 - Students return to class
7 - Western Art Show
16 - School holiday
26 - Boosterthon Kick-Off
JANUARY STAFF BIRTHDAYS
3 - Maria Falcon - librarian
11 - Pako Esparza - K
13 - Alyssa Dishong - K
22 - Kai Henderson - counselor
24 - Jenni Pereyra - second grade