The Husky Howl

Our Read-A-Thon continues this week and ends on Friday, September 26.

Thank you SO much for your support with our fundraiser so far! We have raised over $5000. We are raising money to support a shade structure in our courtyard (school-wide area near the cafeteria). We have a few more days to reach our goal and we need your help!

• Reader Sign Up
• Hope Elementary Read-A-Thon website

It is almost Book Fair time and we are excited about the chance to shop and add some new titles to our home and classroom libraries!

• Click the letter below to access dates, details, directions for e-wallet, and more.

Parent Assistance Forms

https://forms.gle/gaid8RVUp1JbcS4M6

(Espanol)

https://forms.gle/L8qahY1GS474dfpp6

Our students have viewed this video about bus safety and we want to share it with our families, too!

Upcoming Events

September 11: Wear Red, White, & Blue to honor our Patriots
September 12: Bring $3 for a Kona Ice treat during recess
September 15: Read-A-Thon STARTS! This is our fall school fundraiser. The program allows students to collect donations and log "minutes read" in their own online profile. Information has been sent home this week and reminders will be sent throughout the campaign. We are raising funds to purchase a shade structure in our courtyard to create an outdoor learning and event space.

September 15: National Dot Day: Mark a mark and see where it takes you! Celebrate Dot Day by wearing dots.

September 16: Watch Dog Kickoff 5:00-6:00. This event is for Dads, Granddads, Uncles who plan to becoming a Watch Dog, become an approved CISD volunteer, and sign up to volunteer and serve as Watch Dog at least one day this year.
September 17: Read for a Better Life Day: CCHS students and approved parent volunteers will read to classes according to the schedule. Ms. Canon, our librarian, is organizing the volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, be sure to complete the CISD volunteer request this week. It takes a few days for approval. Only approved volunteers will be scheduled to read to our classes.

Tuesday folders have arrived and will be sent home for the first time on Tuesday, September 16:

• K-4th grade students will receive our first Family Report for our new MAP assessments for Reading and Math. These letters include the beginning of year score for each area tested. This information will also be shared during our Fall Parent-Teacher conferences. We will re-assess at the middle of year and will utilize the growth score generated with the two data sets to compare.
• Progress Reports are sent home for 3rd & 4th grade students.

On-going Communication

We are making adjustments to our Year-at-a-Glance for Events. The online/live version is always the most up-to-date resource. We will create new refrigerator magnets and send them home when all adjustments have been finalized.

Our teams have updated the Grade Level Newsletter website for September. Check here for information.

Mrs. Savanah O'Brien has been selected as our September Teacher of the Month. Mrs. O'Brien is a Special Education Resource teacher and our Special Education Team Leader. She serves our students and school with her whole heart! We appreciate your dedication for our Hope Huskies!

It's ok to not be ok, and it's ok to ask for help. It's important to know where you can find resources and support if you or someone in your family is struggling with their mental health. Visit nami.org for resources and contact the 988lifeline.org if you need to talk.

#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #988Lifeline #NAMI #NIMH

Spanish:

Está bien no estar bien. Está bien pedir ayuda. Es importante saber dónde puede encontrar recursos si usted o alguien en su familia tiene problemas con la salud mental. Busque ayuda aquí 988 o NAMI.

#NationalSuicidePreventionMonth #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #988Lifeline

Conroe ISD Counseling Department is doing a series of community presentations addressing Mental Health. The first one will be on 9/25/25 at 6:30pm online.

Get Connected!

Email: contacthope@conroeisd.net
Website: hope.conroeisd.net
Location: 14755 Granger Pines Way, Conroe, TX, USA
Phone: 936 - 709 - 4700
Social: @HopeCISD

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While we have enjoyed the smiles, hugs, and welcomes to the school year in August, it is time for the month of September! This month, we are looking forward to applying the structures and expectations from the beginning of the school year and seeing our students GROW and DREAM BIG!

In September, we will have our WATCH Dog Kick off, Read for a Better Life day, our first Spotlight Celebration, our fall school fundraiser Read-A-Thon, Foundations pep rally and several opportunities for parents and families to connect with our school.

This newsletter includes:

• Resource links to our Grade Level Newsletter website, Hope Elementary website, and Year-At-A-Glance for Events includes our Meet the Teacher, Open House, Title I Family Nights, and more for the 2025-2026 school year.
• Parent Information for arrival, dismissal, and safety.
• Information about "how to" connect to our new CISD Communication App

Thank you for sharing your child with us and for your connection with our school community!

Christina Upshaw

Proud Principal

Reminders:

• Be sure to bring your car rider and/or walker/biker signs every day to expedite the process. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
• Please ensure that your child has sneakers to wear daily to PE. This is for their safety and the safety of their peers. PE and Recess every day helps promote healthy, active child development.
• We have created a "Welcome" Mini Video Tour of our school to help student recognize our common areas and for parents to identify car rider and walker areas.

Safety for arrival and dismissal is a continuous focus and we have a few reminders to ensure safety for all students and staff as well as appropriate traffic patterns for our buses and car rider line.

• Walker/biker is an option for students who live within the neighborhood ONLY and therefore, do not qualify for bus services. It is a privilege and expectations must be followed.
• Students who "walk" to school are "walkers". Anyone arriving in a vehicle must join the car rider line.
• South Husky Walker parents: This includes parking on Granger Pines Way. Parking along the road an walking students across Granger Pines Way is unsafe and causes buses and vehicles to stop the flow of traffic.
• The "walker" option is for students who live in the immediate school area that do not qualify for bus services.
• Our arrival and dismissal options are: bus, walker, or car rider only.
• For car rider arrival, we use TWO lanes and zipper merge into one at the cones near the flagpole. This helps keep traffic on Granger Pines Way and 3083 to a minimum and keeps the flow of traffic moving.
• For car rider dismissal, our scanning staff scans in a "flight" order as vehicles arrive. It is important for you to remain in the order you arrived and were scanned. When vehicles switch lanes, it slows down the car rider pick up process.
• Instructional time ends at 3:10 daily. This means we will begin escorting students to cars and buses around 3:15. Walkers are released as soon as all grade levels arrive.

Reminders that our daily procedure for parents/grandparents to eat with their child/grandchild includes the completion of a reservation in SignUp Genius.

• This information is included in our Parent Guidelines, Parent Grade Level Newsletters, and is available in a QR on our Year-At-A-Glance magnet and "Welcome Husky" brochure sent home with every student at Meet the Teacher/first day of school.
• This event (9/5/25) is designed for 1-2 grandparents to eat lunch with their grandchild in the parent area during the designated grade level time. The times are included on the flier.

As instruction and regular lunch periods will continue for our entire school through out the event, we are limited on space for the lunch visits.

• Check the SignUp Genius and sign up in an available spot. If all spots are full, please make arrangements for another date. On non-event days, space is limited to FIVE visitors per grade level per day. For this event, we increased the number of tables and sign up slots to TWENTY total visitors.
• Grandparents are welcome to sign up for another day, check in at the front office, and eat lunch with their grandchild. They must be listed on the child's guardian information.

• If an adult is signed up to attend multiple lunch periods, you will be asked to return to the front office/entry area to wait between lunch periods while students transition and staff cleans the parent area.

From our Parent Guidelines:

Campus Visitors:

• For scheduled meetings & lunch reservations, parents will check-in at the front desk with a valid ID. All visitors must wear a campus badge with the date and time stamp throughout the duration of the campus visit. These are obtained from the front office check-in process.

• Lunch Reservations are available at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4CACAA2FA1F49-hope

• All visitors must check out at the front office before leaving and will leave their badge with the receptionist.

Due to an amazing demand for lunch time slots, we have added a second opportunity (on September 8) to celebrate our Grandparents during grade level lunch times.

• We will set the tables up in the same manner pictured below and grandparents are welcome to reserve a lunch spot in the SignUp Genius.
• Please sign up for only one date to allow other grandparents a time to visit.
• Grandparents (listed on the child's guardian list) are welcome to sign up to eat with their grandchild any day.

Thank you for being excited to celebrate with your grandchildren at Hope!

Our normal parent area includes one table. The space pictured above includes four tables which fills the available space. We designed this event to allow a time and space for grandparents to eat with their child at school and want to ensure clarity of the physical limitations for the event.

Again, grandparents are welcome to sign up at enjoy lunch with their child on another day.

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I’m Allison Abshier and I am so proud to be the counselor at Hope! I’m here to help support our students, families, and teachers with any social/emotional needs. Please feel free to reach out to me anytime by phone or email.

Office: 936.709.4707

Email: aabshier@conroeisd.net

We are thrilled to invite you to become a part of something truly special at Hope Elementary - the Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) program! This program encourages fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other positive male role models to volunteer for either a few hours or all day at Hope.

Your presence can make a powerful and positive impact on the lives of all our students.

Come join us for our Watch D.O.G.S. Kickoff on September 16th at 5:00pm in the cafeteria for some pizza and more information! RSVP using the link below.

RSVP LINK

Parents, this month is Suicide Awareness Month. In order to help bring awareness, we are implementing the R U OK? program at Hope. This program focuses on kids' mental health by asking each other “Are You Ok?”. The students will be focusing on how to listen to each other and provide support for one another. In addition, they will learn about ways to ask, who to ask, and who they can go to if they need help.

Read-A-Thon is an online fundraiser that promotes student reading and collects donations for our school. Activate your child's account using the information above. Each class will be tracking progress together toward our campus goal amounts for reading minutes and donations. We are fundraising for a shade structure in our Courtyard by the Pre-K Play ground and appreciate your support!

Information will come home on Tuesday.

• Our Hope Website includes our school supply list, summer hours calendar, Meet the Teacher dates, and more.
• Our Parent Google Site for Grade Level Newsletters is currently being updated. Check out the details for our Year-At-A-Glance, school information, and our Parent Guideline Handbook.
• Follow us on social media @HopeCISD!

Starting this school year, we will communicate through this App instead of other applications (GroupMe, ClassDojo, Remind 101, etc).

Download the NEW app and stay connected!

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

Add "Hope Elementary" to your favorites to make toggling between our school, CISD, and other schools easy!

We are excited to announce that for the 2025–2026 school year, all students at Hope Elementary School are eligible to receive a free breakfast at school each day, regardless of household income.

This is a statewide effort to ensure children begin the school day well-nourished and ready to learn. We encourage all families to take advantage of this opportunity to support their child’s health and academic success.

Please note: While breakfast is free for all students, we strongly encourage parents to complete a Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application online. This determines eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch meals. Www.myschoolapps.com

If you have any questions, please contact the Child Nutrition Office at 936-709-8185.

We are reserving sponsorships to "Stock the Lounge" for this school year and we would greatly appreciate your help in filling each month with business or family sponsorships. The donation can be monetary (check) or a physical purchase of items to "Stock the Lounge" or treat our staff.

With Prime deal days, our Hope PTO has collected Teacher Wish Lists as well as a Wish List for our NEW Student Incentive school store cart and for our staff "Stock the Lounge". Check out their Facebook page for links and details.

Join us for our first PTO Meeting of the school year on September 2 at 9:00 in The Meeting Room.

• Creating our Husky Incentive Store
• Planning for our Fall Fundraiser
• Classroom Support

The State of Texas passed Senate Bill 10 that requires the posting of the 10 Commandments in all classrooms. Even though lawsuits have been filed regarding the posting and an injunction has been issued for specific school districts we are required by law to post them. As of September 2, our classrooms will comply with law and have the 10 Commandments posted in all classrooms. We understand that this is a controversial topic for many. Please know that the teacher, school and district have no opinion on this topic. It is a law passed by the Texas 89th Legislature and signed by the Governor and we are required to comply. Thank you for your understanding.