Dragon Digest
A Communication Tool for The Dragon Family and Community

January 27, 2020
UPCOMING DATES TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR....
January 27
January 28
6th Grade Bingo 3:30-4:45
January 29
4th Grade Field Trip
January 30
100th Day of School
1st Grade program 8:30/5:30
January 31
Bookfair Preview
FINAL DAY to order a personalized Yearbook!!!
Choir Field Trip
Parents checking into the school or checking students out
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
For the safety of our children, please review the arrival and dismissal procedures below.
All car riders should be dropped off and picked up in the front of the building from the Terramont entrance only.
Bikers A will be released from the last hallway in the front of the building and will need to proceed to the bike path along Terramont.
Bikers B will be released in the back of the school by the bike racks and will need to proceed to the bike path along Merit Oaks.
We encourage all students that are riding their bike home to put on their helmet before leaving the bike area. We encourage all children to proceed home after being dismissed from school.
All bus riders will be released in the back of the school.
For the safety of all students, please refrain from parking in the neighborhoods or at the park and waiting for or dropping off your children.
If you will be entering the school to check your child out, please park in the front parking lot or along Terramont. Please remember to pay attention to fire lanes, as these will be enforced at all times. Consistency on a child’s arrival and dismissal are crucial to the timing and efficiency of the whole campus dismissal. We understand that there may be times when transportation changes are necessary and appreciate how well everyone follows the 2:30 change of transportation rule.
The safety of our students is of the utmost importance. Following guidelines of arrival and dismissal procedures is the perfect way for us to be the example to our children. We appreciate your help and support.
Sincerely,
The Deretchin Staff
Severe Weather Dimissal Procedures
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McCullough Cheer Tryouts
2020-2021 Cheerleader Tryouts Tentative Dates
The McCullough Cheer tryout informational meeting will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Bock Auditorium. Attendance at this gathering is mandatory for the boy or girl trying out and at least one parent/guardian. It is recommended that both parents or guardians attend if applicable.
To ensure everyone trying out has all the information they require, tryout packets will only be issued at this meeting and are due Friday, February 14 by 5:00 p.m. to the McCullough Junior High front office.
The tryout clinic will be March 2nd-4th in the McCullough large gym after school with the times to be announced at the meeting. Tryouts will be on Thursday, March 5 at 4:00 p.m. Please contact cheer coaches Lauren Earnst at learnst@conroeisd.net and Ashley Harbin at aharbin@conroeisd.net if you have any questions.



Deretchin 2018-2019 Report Card
From the school’s website:
· Go to "Our School/Campus"
· Click “View School Profile"
· Select “Accountability Reports”
· Click “2018-2019”
· Select "School Report Card"

It is important that you follow the rezoning information as it will most likely be impacting Deretchin Elementary.
CONROE ISD REZONING
Dear Parents,
Ride Elementary, which opened in 1983, is located at 4920 West Panther Creek Dr. It currently has 751 active students and a building capacity of approximately 575 to 600 students. The school now requires the use of 12 portable classrooms to accommodate the student population. Lamar Elementary, which opened in 1971, has a current enrollment of 800 students and utilizes 6 portable classrooms. In 2019, the legislature implemented full day Pre-Kindergarten which will also create an additional demand for classroom space on those campuses that have Pre-K programs.
To address these challenges, an Attendance Boundary Committee (ABC) has been established. The committee is composed of parents and principals of elementary and intermediate schools serving the Woodlands and College Park feeder patterns along with CISD administrators. This committee will soon begin the process of developing zoning scenarios for the elementary schools for the primary objective of reducing the crowding at Ride. It is important to the District to obtain the input of the parents and community on these various zoning scenarios. Therefore, the District is providing multiple opportunities for anyone interested to attend the Zoning Information Overview and Community meetings. Each meeting is offered three times for convenience. Much of the information to be presented at the Zoning Information Overview will be available on CISD’s website at https://conroeisd.net/.
Community Input
(Three options provided for convenience)
At Community Input, This will be a come and go event during which patrons will have opportunities to comment on the various scenarios presented for consideration by the committee. Parents are encouraged to attend the session that is most convenient for them.
TWHS 9th
Cafeteria
Jan. 27th
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Community Presentation
Following Community Forums, the ABC will reconvene to review the input from patrons. Using this input, the committee will develop its recommendation. The committee will present its recommendation to parents and community members at the following Community Presentations:
(Three options provided for convenience)
Knox JH-Cafeteria
Feb. 12th
7:00 PM
McCullough JH-Auditorium
Feb. 13th
Noon
TWHS 9th -Cafeteria
Feb. 13th
7:00 PM
Additional information along with forms for submitting comments is available at https://www.conroeisd.net/attendance-boundary-process-the-woodlands-twcp-elementaries/
Following the Community Presentation, the ABC will present its recommendation to the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees. The Board is responsible for the final decision for the attendance boundaries.
Sincerely,
Alicia Reeves
Principal
Deretchin Elementary
Anonymous Alerts

Our campus will be utilizing the Anonymous Alerts app designed to allow students, or anyone, inform our campus administration of any safety concern during the 2019-2020 school year. This app will allow any completely anonymous upstander and an administrator to engage in completely anonymous two-way confidential ongoing communication regarding an issue. The app can be downloaded either at the Google Play store for Android or Apple store for iOS.
Note the important following information to use when utilizing the app:
· Login/Password– conroeisd
For a complete overview of Anonymous Alerts and how it works, please view the following video on YouTube-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksC8TIJCwjc&feature=youtu.be
Please be aware 1-888-KIDCHAT will still be available. Anonymous Alerts is preferable as the app allows two-way anonymous exchange of tip information.
Lastly, we will reiterate to students constantly the importance and availability to come directly to an administrator with any concerns. Your assistance in reiterating this is much appreciated.