WeekLEE Parent Newsletter

Hello everyone!

It has been a wonderful week of Christmas Cheer and special treats. We were able to preview the CMHS theater performance of Into the Woods on Tuesday and enjoyed a wonderful performance by our 3rd & 4th grade students on Wednesday night. It's hard to miss just how amazing the students in CMISD are and we consider ourselves blessed to see them shine every day. As the countdown to Christmas begins, we look forward to enjoying each day with our students and seeing them continue to grow.

It's a great day to be a Fox & a great day to SHINE!

Just a reminder that we do have a requirement to send in notes for absences. The handbook policy is listed below regarding notes and what is required to be accepted:

"DOCUMENTATION AFTER AN ABSENCE (ALL GRADE LEVELS):

• A written note must be turned in to the office for our files by the end of the school day that the student returns stating the reason for the absence. Failure to turn in a note the day the student returns will result in an unexcused absence.
• A note signed by the student will not be accepted unless the student is age 18 or older or is an emancipated minor under state law. The campus will document in its attendance records whether the absence is excused or unexcused.

Note: The district is not required to excuse any absence, even if the parent provides a note explaining the absence, unless the absence is an exemption under compulsory attendance laws.

DOCTOR’S NOTE AFTER AN ABSENCE FOR ILLNESS (ALL GRADE LEVELS)

• An official medical note must be submitted to the office upon returning to school. A student absent for more than 5 consecutive days because of a personal illness must bring a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the absence. Otherwise, the absence may be considered unexcused and in violation of compulsory attendance laws. Should the student develop a questionable pattern of absences, the principal or attendance committee may require a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the absence to determine whether an absence will be excused or unexcused."

Leave School Early -

• Leaving school early for an unexcused reason will result in a consequence. These consequences will be in line with the tardy consequence policy.

Notes can be submitted to Ms. Blackstone at sblackstone@caddomillsisd.org.

Students are mandated by the state of Texas to attend school 90% of school days. When a student falls below the 90% threshold, that student will be required to attend morning schools to make up the missing time for attendance.

• 12/9 - Family Community Health Fair @ CMHS
  
• 12/12 - 3rd Grade Field Trip
• 12/13 - Pre K Caroling at CMHS (no guests are invited to this but we will post pictures!)
• 12/15 - Lunch on the Lawn (rsvp above!)
• 12/19 - Teacher Skit Day
• 12/20 - Christmas Parties
• 12/20 - 2nd 9 weeks Report Card
• 12/21-1/8 - Christmas Break

To any parent struggling to afford Christmas this year, all you have to do is write a letter!

If your child writes a letter to Santa and mails it to the address below USPS will post it to the Operation Santa website. Someone will then anonymously adopt your letter and buy the gift(s) requested then it will be shipped to your house from “Santa”. Make sure to include their name, age, favorite color, clothes size, shoe size and anything they might want or need! Make sure you put your exact mailing address on the envelope when you mail it so that way the person who adopts your letter to play Santa can ship the gifts!

SANTA’S ADDRESS: 123 Elf Rd North Pole, 88888

All personal information is removed from the adoption list. It’s replaced with a QR Code which the adoptee must take to the post office when they are ready to ship the gifts. The post office then prints the shipping label from their database and places it on the packaging after the adoptee has left, so no one will see your address or children’s names except the post office employees. Since the letter writer’s personal information is protected — including their address — the QR Code sent to your email account must be taken to the Post Office when you’re ready to ship the gift. The postal clerk will retrieve the information and will place the shipping label (with the letter writer’s address) on the package without you seeing it.

If you would like anymore information go to uspsoperationsanta.com

You can check out this link for templates to print for your children’s letters.

https://www.uspsoperationsanta.com/getinvolved/letterwriting

If you or your company wants to adopt a family for the holidays, click the link below!

https://www.uspsoperationsanta.com/how#give