JACKRABBIT JOURNAL

Dear Owens Elementary Community,

December is a short month for us at school. Students and staff are already in the holiday spirit. At Owens, we strive to find a balance between fun holiday celebrations and academics. We are focused on improving and maintaining our academic performance. We've been working very hard since August and want to make sure we don't hinder our progress.

I am excited to open our school and welcome you all to our Winter Night, next Tuesday, December 9, and then again for class parties on the last school day of 2025, December 18. It is always great to connect with you when you come over to visit our school.

Happy Holidays to our Owens Elementary families.

Cesar Diaz

Estimada comunidad de la escuela primaria Owens:

Diciembre es un mes corto para nosotros en la escuela. Los alumnos y el personal ya están inmersos en el espíritu navideño. En Owens, nos esforzamos por encontrar un equilibrio entre las divertidas celebraciones navideñas y las actividades académicas. Nos centramos en mejorar y mantener nuestro rendimiento académico. Hemos trabajado muy duro desde agosto y queremos asegurarnos de no obstaculizar nuestro progreso.

Estoy emocionado por abrir nuestra escuela y darles la bienvenida a todos a nuestra Noche de Invierno, el próximo martes 9 de diciembre, y luego nuevamente a las fiestas de clase el último día de clases de 2025, el 18 de diciembre. Siempre es fantástico conectar con ustedes cuando vienen a visitar nuestra escuela.

Felices fiestas a las familias de la escuela primaria Owens.

César Díaz

12/2 - National Special Education Day

12/5 - Campus Spelling Bee, by invitation only

12/9 - Family Winter Night, 5:30-7:00 PM

12/16 - Owens MOD PIZZA Spirit Night

12/18 - Holiday Parties

12/19 - 1/2/2026 - Winter Break

1/5-2026 - Student/Staff Holiday

Owens expectations for behavior are taught using our HOP Matrix: Hardworking, Ownership, Polite. We have a matrix for every area of the building to ensure students know what Jackrabbits HOP means, no matter where they go! Please review the classroom matrix with your child at home, so we can partner together in having consistent expectations for behavior at school.

SEATING

Seating is limited for visitors. You may only sit

with your child at the visitor's table.

Your child's friends must remain with the teacher.

FOOD
Parents can only provide food for their personal child. Other children should eat what their parents sent them or from the cafeteria. Once lunch ends, your child should throw away what they have not eaten. Please do not send them back to class with sodas, etc.

ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE
Please remain in the front office until 5 minutes before your child starts lunch. This helps with congestion at the visitor table. When your child's class leaves the cafeteria, it is time for your child to rejoin his/her class. Please turn in your "visitor sticker" to the front office when you depart.

MORNING ARRIVAL;

We open our front doors at 8:20 AM. If you drop your child off before 8:20 AM, there will be no supervision. Students are allowed to enter the building at 8:20 AM ONLY IF an adult is on duty. Instruction begins at 8:45 AM. Please help us begin instruction on time by allowing your child to ride the school bus or by dropping them off in time to walk to class and be in their seat ready to learn by 8:45 AM.

Students who are car riders and walkers/bikers who arrive after 8:45 AM will be counted tardy.

Students who are tardy must be brought into the building by an adult to be signed in.

LLEGADA MATUTINA;

Las puertas se abren a las 8:20 AM. No habrá supervisión antes de las 8:20 AM. Los estudiantes podrán entrar al edificio a las 8:20 AM SOLAMENTE si hay un adulto supervisando. La hora de instrucción comienza a las 8:45 AM. Por favor ayúdenos a comenzar la hora de clase a tiempo trayendo su hijo(a) a tiempo en coche, autobús o caminando. Estudiantes que vienen en auto, caminando o en bicicleta que lleguen después de las 8:45 AM recibirán una tardanza.

Estudiantes que llegan tarde tendrán que entrar a la oficina acompañados por un adulto.

Owens requires a handwritten note for any change of transportation. The note should state the student's full name, the date, the new mode of transportation, the date for the change to occur, and have the signature of the legal guardian.

There are two ways to change transportation:

1. Send a note in your student's backpack in the morning.
2. Drop off a note at the front desk.

ALL requests for transportation changes must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. to make a change for the same day. For the safety of our students, no over-the-phone changes can be accepted.

Owens requiere una nota escrita a mano para cualquier cambio en el transporte. La nota debe indicar el nombre completo del estudiante, la fecha, el nuevo medio de transporte, la fecha en que se producirá el cambio y la firma del tutor legal.

Hay dos formas de cambiar el transporte:

• Envíe una nota en la mochila de su hijo por la mañana.
• Entregar una nota en la recepción.

TODAS las solicitudes de cambios en el transporte deben presentarse antes de las 3:00 p. m. para que el cambio se haga efectivo el mismo día.

Por la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes, no se aceptan cambios por teléfono.

Address: 7939 Jackrabbit Rd, Houston, TX 77095

Phone: 281-463-5915

Email owens@cfisd.net

X https://x.com/cfisdowens

Website https://www.cfisd.net/owens