Longhorn Stampede

Dr. Christopher Stowe, Principal

Mary Crismon, Assistant Principal

Sara Arnold, Counselor

Website: https://lonestares.misd.org/

Location: 16600 FM 2854 Road, Montgomery, TX, USA
Phone: (936) 276-4500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lsemontgomery/
Twitter: @lse_montgomery

I hope everyone had a restful and relaxing Fall Break! My family got to spend some time together in the most magical place on earth and I even ran into a few longhorn families while we were there!

This week we kickoff our Fun Run PTA Fundraiser on Wednesday! (Full fundraiser week is next week) You can get started by pre-registering your kiddos at mybooster.com. Our PTA has once again done an amazing job of planning each and every detail of our run- a Spooky Stampede! And they have selected prizes that our students will love to fundraise for. If you are new to LSE, this is the ONE BIG fundraiser that we have each and every year. Funds raised from this fun run, help pay for all sorts of student activities like the Leader in Me program, guest speakers and performances, contributions to each and every field trip, campus beautification, etc. This year one of our big projects is working to add padded mats to the walls of our cinderblock walled gym to increase safety and comfortability for students in PE.

Next week is also Red Ribbon Week and you can check out all of the dress-up days below. Next Tuesday is also our Open House from 5-6:30pm. This is a come and go event and we are NOT breaking things down by alphabet this year. If you would like to avoid the crowds, coming a little later in the evening is recommended. You'll be able to view some of your students' work and see some of their amazing progress towards their goals.

I am seeing an increase in strep throat and pink eye amongst several grade levels. If your child is diagnosed with either, they need to be on antibiotics for 24 hours before returning to school.

Stay Well!

Nurse Monica

We love having visitors at lunch! Please make sure we're following all of the below procedures.

• Guests must be listed in Skyward as contacts to eat with students and everyone must bring their photo ID
• -Use the tables and booths on the stage to eat and do not join the classes at the general tables (some tables may be designated as overflow if needed)
• You may not invite other students to eat with you at the tables even if they are friends, neighbors, etc.
• Please do not give any purchased food to any other students
• Visitors should send students back to line up with their classes for recess and visitors should exit out of the front office and not through the cafeteria doors
• The front office cannot accept any food deliveries for parents or students

Need to turn in an attendance note? Email lseattendance@misd.org.

October 21- Unity Day- Wear Orange

October 26-30 Red Ribbon Week

Monday- Wear Red

Tuesday- PJ Day

Wednesday- Tie Dye

Thursday- Fun Run Shirt

Friday- Festive Fall or Halloween Shirts (No Costiumes, please)

Note: The character book parade has been moved to the Spring to coincide with Read Across America Day

October 27- Open House 5pm-6:30pm (come and go)

October 29- PTA Fun Run

November 10- 4th Grade Veteran's Program 6pm, LSE Cafeteria

November 20- Tribe Day

December 9- PTA Christmas Activity (PM)

Christmas Party Dates & Times (Dec 17 & 18, early release day is Dec 18)

• PK 9:30am 17th

• K 9:30am - 17th

• 1 1:00- 1:45pm 17th

• 2 11:00-11:45am 17th

• 3 10:15- 11:00am 17th

• 4 9:15- 10:00am 18th

• 5 10:00-10:45am 18th

If you arrive after 8:15am, you will need to park in the parking lot and escort your children inside for a tardy pass. Students may not be dropped off.

Transportation changes can be made through PikMyKid up until 2pm each day.

The last time to check out a student early is 3:00pm. If you have an emergency, please contact the front office.

School ends each day 3:40pm and dismissal begins at that time. Please keep these times and the time it takes to dismiss all students in mind as you register students for extra-curricular activities.

At dismissal, if you need to buckle a child into a seat for car rider, after your child is safely in the car, please pull forward into a visitor parking spot so that you can safely buckle in your child and keep our line moving.

You should be able to access your child's bus route information through Skyward Family Access and through the SMART Tag parent app on your phone or online portal. If you have questions about bus transportation you can reach out to our transportation department at 936-276-2300.

Please know that depending on when we receive the new Bus tags for this year, SMART TAGS not be ready to implement on the first day of school. However, transportation should be able to manually tap students on and off via their tablets.

Lone Star Elementary uses the PikMyKid program to track a student's primary method of transportation, to allow parents to change transportation methods, as a dispatch system for all students, and as an announcement feature for car-riders. It is important for all families to have this app downloaded with your students' linked.

PikMyKid is especially important for Car Riders as the parent will announce their arrival on the app once you've reached the designated area of the car rider line (If you don't know where that is, don't worry there's a big sign.) This will tell your child and their teacher that they can head to the loading area inside the school for dismissal. Anyone who picks your child up from school (grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc.) should have the PikMyKid app downloaded and ready to go for pick-up. If someone is unable to use the app or does not have the required pick-up tag, they will have to park and check out the student from the office. This also slows down the car rider line so please have everyone prepared when it's their turn to pick up your child.

Please download the PikMyKid App from the Apple App store or the Google Play store and try to create an account from the phone # you have provided to us. If you are having any trouble creating an account, we can help you. Instead of sending an email, please complete this form as a ticket system so that we can quickly track who has been helped and who still needs assistance. Newly registered students/parents may not immediately be entered into PikMyKid due to the Skyward update times. The information for new families has been sent to PikMyKid for upload into the system. If you don't get an email from PikMyKid by Meet the Teacher, please don't worry; complete the form and we can manually add you to the PikMyKid system.

Click Here for the troubleshooting form so we can work on your concerns. PikMyKid will ONLY work on the phone numbers you have provided as part of your registration as a specific safety precaution, if you need to update those phone numbers you will need to complete it in Skyward Family Access in addition to completing the troubleshooting form.

Montgomery ISD is exploring the interest level in an At-Home Learning Option to determine whether the District should pursue this opportunity for students and families.

We want your input. The survey will help us understand the level of interest and what would be most important to families, from academics and scheduling to athletics, extracurricular activities, and hands-on learning opportunities.

The survey is open to MISD families and community members, including those who live outside the MISD attendance boundaries.

Take the survey here: https://tejoin.com/participate/642654839

As required by Texas law, Montgomery ISD provides parents with information about parental rights and educational options at the beginning of each school year. For more information, please visit the district’s website and review the Parental Rights Handbook.

Did you know you can livestream many Montgomery ISD athletic events through Hudl?

Whether you’re working, out of town, or have family and friends who can’t make it to the stands, you can still catch the action live. Varsity football home and away games, along with 9th grade, JV and varsity home events, will be available to stream.

Check out the livestream information, schedules and subscription options here.