The Fox Family Post

At Fagert Elementary, we are proud to be a community of learners that represents a rich diversity of cultures and languages. To help ensure all families stay informed and connected, we’ve added a “Translate” button at the top of this newsletter. Simply click the button and select your preferred language from the dropdown menu—making it easier for everyone to access important information and stay engaged.

Fall is in the air… at least it should be! 🍂 This is Texas, after all, where temperatures can change from one day to the next. A cool morning might turn into a warm afternoon, so please dress your Fox for the day’s adventures!🦊

This is the season when our Foxes start bringing out their cozy jackets, hoodies, and coats. Our lost & found tends to fill up fast, so please help us reunite lost items with their owners by writing your child’s name on labels.

Also, a quick reminder: our Foxes enjoy recess every day and PE twice a week. To keep them safe and moving with ease, please make sure they come to school in shoes that are ready for play and adventure! 👟✨

Fagert’s Reading Leaders 📚🦊

Check out this week’s top classes and staff readers in the All In for Literacy District Reading Challenge! We are proud of our Foxes for making reading a priority.

Families, please continue encouraging your child to read each day and log their minutes in Beanstack. Every minute counts and helps us grow as a community of readers!

Keep reading and logging, Foxes!

Our National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) is hosting a food drive October 2–22 in support of Lamar CISD Student Services to help families in our community!

Donations may include canned foods, pasta, rice, cereal, peanut butter and jelly, and individually packaged snacks. Please see the attached flyer for the full list of requested items.

Small donations can make a BIG impact! Thank you for helping our Fox community care for others.

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! On October 8, join Lamar CISD in wearing red to raise awareness, show support, and celebrate every learner. Let’s use this month to deepen our understanding of dyslexia and recognize the strengths and potential of our students. Be kind. Be understanding. Be the difference.

Bring the whole family to Fagert on Thursday, October 15, from 5:30–7:00 PM for a fun-filled evening with Children’s Museum Houston! Explore hands-on activities that spark curiosity, support learning, and give families a chance to learn and play together.

Each participating family will receive one FREE family pass to Children’s Museum Houston, and students who attend will receive a FREE homework pass!

See the attached flyer for details. We can’t wait to fill the Fox Den with our families for an evening of learning, laughter, and connection! 🦊💚

We are excited to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a fun-filled Dress-Up Week! From Tuesday, October 13 through Friday, October 16, students and staff are invited to celebrate the rich cultures, traditions, people, and contributions of the Hispanic community through their clothing.

Each day will have a special theme, including Famous Hispanic Figures, Hispanic Jersey Day, Vibrant Colors Day, and Cultural Attire Day. We encourage students and staff to participate and celebrate the beauty and diversity of our community.

Be sure to check out the flyer for the daily themes!

Join Fagert Elementary PTA for Trunk or Treat on Friday, October 23, from 6:00–8:00 PM in the Fagert Elementary parking lot! This FREE family event will feature candy, music, and community fun. Food trucks will also have food and treats available for purchase.

Want to host a trunk or booth? Scan the QR code on the flyer or email programs@fagertpta.org to sign up. The best trunk will win a family four-pack to Dewberry Farm!

Bring the family and join us for a sweet evening of fall fun!

We’re closing out our spirit week with Book Character Dress-Up Day on October 30! Students are invited to dress as their favorite book character as we celebrate the joy of reading.

Please help your child prepare by following these guidelines:

• Bring a copy of the book or book cover that matches their character.

• Choose a school-appropriate, non-scary costume.

• Leave all toy weapons at home.

• Send a change of clothes for recess and/or P.E.

We can’t wait to see our Foxes bring their favorite stories to life!

Fox families, turn a real or fake pumpkin into a favorite storybook character! Bring your decorated pumpkin and entry form to the library on October 22 or 23. Our Foxes will enjoy the display through October 28, and pumpkins will go home October 29. Please decorate without carving or cutting. See the flyer for contest details! 📚🦊

The Fagert Elementary yearbook is officially live and available for purchase!

5th Grade Recognition Ads

Families of 5th grade students may also purchase a customizable recognition ad featuring personal photos and a special message.

• 1/8 page: $20

• 1/4 page: $40

• 1/2 page: $80

Don’t miss this special opportunity to celebrate your 5th grader and preserve their memories!

Contact yearbook@fagertpta.org with any questions.

Health screenings will begin on Monday, August 31. These screenings help identify student health needs. Per Senate Bill 12, parents and guardians have the right to decline any health-related services. If you have previously opted out of vision and hearing screenings on your 26-27 Beginning of the Year forms, your child will not be screened. If screening results indicate that further evaluation is needed, you will be notified and encouraged to follow up with your child's medical provider. State mandated screenings include:

Vision & Hearing Screening for:

• Children who are 4 years old by September 1
• Students enrolled in an LCISD school for the first time
• Students in Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades
• Students in all grade levels, as requested to support student health and learning

Acanthosis Nigricans Screening (Risk assessment for Type 2 Diabetes) for:

• Students in 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades

Spinal Screening (Scoliosis) for:

• Female students in 5th grade

The See to Succeed program offers students an off-campus vision exam and eyeglasses for students with limited access to vision care. With a signed consent form, students can attend a free, chaperoned school field trip to a See to Succeed clinic. If your child is 6 years or older and may need eyeglasses, please contact Nurse Lynch for a registration form or to get more information. All registration forms must be completed and returned before Sept 30th.

Contact Nurse Lynch if your child requires medication or health care services during the school day. Medication forms and other important health information can be found in the Nurse's Notes section of the Fagert Elementary website at https://fagert.lcisd.org/194387_2.

If your child has a food allergy and requires a special diet, complete and send the LCISD Dietary Accommodation Form to Nurse Lynch. Requests for Dietary Accommodations can be found at https://www.lcisd.org/menus.

Thank you for your support in keeping our students healthy and ready to learn! If you need more information, please contact Nurse Lynch at 832-223-7707 or llynch@lcisd.org.

Planning to join us for field trips, classroom parties, library help, decorating for events or campus events this year? It’s time to complete your annual district volunteer registration!
Even if you were approved last year, the district requires yearly renewal for all on-campus volunteers.

⭐️ Quick & Easy: Takes just a few minutes online.
⭐️ Required: Must be completed and cleared before volunteering on campus.
⭐️ Get Started: https://www.lcisd.org/92606_3

We are endlessly grateful for the time, energy, and love our volunteers pour into our school. Your support makes a huge impact on our students and staff every single day!
Thank you for partnering with us to make this school year incredible. If you have any questions, reach out to us at volunteers@fagertpta.org!
#FagertPTA #FagertFoxes #Volunteer #BetterTogether

We are excited to share that our Fagert PTA now has an official Facebook page! This is a great way to stay connected, learn about upcoming events, and discover ways to get involved on our campus. Our PTA plays an important role in supporting our students, staff, and school community, and we would love for you to be part of it.

Be sure to join and follow the page to stay in the loop and celebrate all the great things happening at Fagert!

We’re excited to bring back Foxes Future Forward Mondays at Fagert Elementary! Every Monday, we invite all of our Foxes to wear their favorite college or university shirt as we encourage our students to dream big and begin thinking about all the possibilities their futures can hold.

Whether they’re representing a family favorite, a local university, or a school they hope to attend one day, we can’t wait to see our Foxes showing off their college spirit each Monday!

Let’s keep our Foxes looking Future Forward as we remind them that their dreams can take them anywhere! 🎓✨

Get ready to READ, HAVE FUN, and EARN BADGES! The Lamar CISD All In for Literacy District Reading Challenge begins September 1 and runs through October 31.

Students are encouraged to read 30 minutes each day and log their reading minutes in Beanstack through ClassLink. For every 60 minutes read, students will earn a badge. Students who earn all 12 challenge badges by October 31 will be entered into the LCISD district raffle for a chance to win a prize!

📖 Let’s get our Fagert Foxes reading and logging those minutes!

In accordance with Lamar CISD Board Policy EFB (LOCAL), we are sharing the following letter with all parents and guardians. Please take a moment to review this important information.

Fox Families, we know that occasionally your child’s afternoon transportation plans may need to change. To help us ensure every Fox gets home safely and the correct way, all transportation changes must be communicated to the front office no later than 2:15 p.m.

Please do not send transportation changes directly to your child’s teacher, as teachers may not see messages during the instructional day. The front office will make sure the change is communicated to the appropriate staff members and your child.

When possible, we encourage families to keep dismissal routines consistent. Knowing exactly how they are getting home each day helps our Foxes feel confident and allows our dismissal process to run safely and smoothly.

Thank you for partnering with us to make sure every Fox gets where they need to go safely! 🦊💚

SchoolCafé makes it easy for families to manage their child’s cafeteria account online! Parents can add funds, set up low-balance alerts, establish automatic payments, and review their child’s purchase history all in one convenient place.

Please review the attached SchoolCafé for Parents Guide for step-by-step instructions on registering, adding your student, and managing payments.

We are excited to welcome our Fox families to join their children for lunch beginning August 31! We love having families visit our campus and appreciate your help in following these guidelines to keep lunchtime safe, enjoyable, and running smoothly for everyone.

Lunch Visitor Guidelines:

• Lunch visitors are welcome during their child’s regularly scheduled lunch time and are limited to two visitors per child, per day.
• Visitors may eat lunch with their child only. For the safety and privacy of all students, please do not share food with or invite other students to join you.
• All visitors must check in at the front office with a valid government-issued photo ID or passport and wear a visitor badge while on campus.
• At the conclusion of your child’s lunch period, please exit the building through the front office so students and staff can transition back to instruction.

Please note: During the last five minutes of lunch, students will return to their classroom-assigned lunch table so they can prepare for dismissal and leave the cafeteria with their class. We appreciate our lunch visitors helping us maintain a smooth transition back to learning!

You could add this line to the Please Note section:

Early Release Days: Lunch visitors will not be permitted on early release days due to adjustments to our regular lunch schedule.

A Few Helpful Reminders:

We highly encourage families to send lunches and snacks with students each morning. Lunch drop-offs and food delivery services are discouraged, as frequent deliveries can interrupt the instructional day.

Please send lunch and snack items that your child can open independently whenever possible. For the safety of our students, nut-based snacks are not permitted in classrooms.

Thank you for helping us make lunchtime a safe and enjoyable experience for all of our Foxes!

Beginning Monday, September 14, the Child Nutrition Department will offer à la carte snacks for students to purchase during lunch.

A designated cafeteria line will be available for students who wish to purchase these additional snack items. Students must have their student ID badge to make a purchase.

Please remind your child to bring and wear their ID badge each day. If your child needs a replacement ID badge, one may be purchased in the front office for $5.

To help us minimize classroom interruptions and keep our Foxes focused on learning, snacks will not be delivered to classrooms during the school day.

Because snack times vary by classroom and grade level, please make sure your child brings their snack with them to school each morning. This helps ensure they have what they need when their class takes a snack break without interrupting valuable instructional time.

Thank you for helping us keep our classrooms focused and ready for learning! 🦊💚

Fox Families, thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to make morning arrival safe, smooth, and efficient for everyone! With a large number of Foxes arriving by car each morning, every family plays an important role in keeping our car rider line moving.

Please help us by keeping these important reminders in mind:

• All families dropping off students in the morning should use the car rider line. The parking lot is reserved for staff, campus visitors, and families who need to conduct business in the front office.

• Please have your child ready to exit the vehicle when you reach the unloading area. Backpacks, lunchboxes, and other belongings should be ready to go.

• Pull all the way forward until you reach a staff member or Safety Patrol student who will assist your child.

• Students should exit from the passenger side of the vehicle only.

• Parents should remain inside their vehicles at all times. Our team is ready to welcome your Fox and make sure they safely enter the building.

• Once your child has exited, please continue driving forward to exit the front driveway.

• Please keep your eyes forward and remain alert while driving. Cell phones should not be used while moving through the car rider line.

Doors open at 7:15 a.m., and the tardy bell rings at 7:45 a.m. Our goal is to have every student safely unloaded and inside the building by 7:45, and we need your help to make that happen! Arriving with enough time to move through the line will help your child begin the school day on time and ready to learn.

Most importantly, once you drop off your Fox, we’ve got them! 💚 Our staff and Safety Patrol students are ready each morning to greet, assist, and safely guide our students into the building.

Thank you for your patience, trust, and partnership as we work together to keep our Foxes safe and our mornings moving! 🦊

🚗 Car Rider Arrival

To help keep everyone safe and traffic moving smoothly:

• Use the front of the school for all car rider drop-off.

• Form two lanes at the entrance, then merge into one lane near the front of the building.

• Pull all the way forward before stopping.

• Students should be ready to exit quickly from the passenger side only.

• Remain in your vehicle at all times.

• No cell phone use in the car rider line.

• When exiting, please turn right onto Easton Ramsey Way.

• The rear parking lot is reserved for staff, buses, and ECSE, Pegasus, and SLC families.

🚗 Car Rider Pick-Up

• Pick-up takes place at the front of the school.

• Stay in your vehicle and remain in the car rider line. Do not park and walk up unless approved by administration.

• A car rider tag is required for every pick-up. Vehicles without a tag must park and show ID in the front office before a student will be released.

• We use a number system for dismissal. Help your child learn their family number.

• Keep your car tag visible until your child is safely in your vehicle.

• Students will load from the passenger side only.

• After your child is loaded, carefully move into the left lane if clear to exit.

• Please turn right onto Easton Ramsey Way when leaving the parking lot.

Need a car rider tag? If you did not receive one at Meet the Teacher, you may pick it up after drop-off on the first day or anytime afterward in the front office.

🚌 Bus Rider Information

• Students must ride their assigned LCISD bus and get off at their designated stop.

• Students may not ride home with another student.

• Bus transportation is a privilege, and all students are expected to follow the LCISD Elementary Handbook.

• Student bus ID tags will be issued on the first day of school. New students will receive theirs by the end of the first week.

🦊 Pre-K & Kindergarten Bus Riders

• An authorized adult must be present at the bus stop with the required Blue Bus Card.

• Students will only be released to individuals listed as authorized contacts in Skyward.

• If no authorized adult (or approved older sibling with the Blue Bus Card) is present, the student will be returned to Fagert Elementary.

Reminder: Blue Bus Cards are available in the front office if you need a replacement.

📱 Bus Routes & Tracking

Use Versatrans My Stop to view bus routes and receive real-time arrival updates. Log in using your child's student ID number and date of birth.

🗓 Transportation Form Deadlines

If you did not complete the Skyward Transportation Form selecting bus transportation by August 2, your child will not have an afternoon bus route during the first two weeks of school.

Even if your child is permitted to ride the bus to school on the first day, they will not be able to ride the bus home until bus service begins on Monday, August 24. Please make alternate afternoon transportation arrangements until then.

The Versatrans MyStop app allows families to track their child's school bus in real time, view estimated arrival times, and receive notifications when their child scans on and off the bus.

Getting Started

1. Visit the Versatrans MyStop E-Link website.
2. Log in using:
   • Username: Student ID number
   • Password: Student's date of birth (MMDDYYYY)
3. Select Students > View My Students.
4. Click on your child's name to view:
• Bus route number
• Bus stop location
• Estimated pick-up and drop-off times

The MyStop app is available for both Apple and Android devices. Families can also view the MyStop instructional video and parent flyer for step-by-step guidance on setting up and using the app.

For the 2026–2027 school year, Fagert Elementary will follow the Lamar CISD Elementary Student Dress Code. Student uniforms will not be required.

Families are encouraged to review the Dress and Grooming section of the LCISD Elementary Student Handbook for complete dress code expectations. The handbook is available on the LCISD website.

We appreciate your partnership in ensuring students come to school dressed appropriately and ready to learn each day.

We’re excited to announce that Right At School is partnering with Fagert Elementary to provide on-site after-school care for the 2025–2026 school year!

📅 Monday – Friday
🕡 From school dismissal until 6:30 PM

Right At School offers a safe, engaging, and fun environment for students right here on campus—making after-school care more convenient for families.

➡️ For more information and to register, please click the button below or visit:
https://www.rightatschool.com/districts/lamar-cisd-tx/

We’re proud to offer this valuable service to support our Fagert Fox families!

We invite you to stay up-to-date with the latest news, celebrations, and happenings at Fagert Elementary by connecting with us online! If you haven’t already, please take a moment to “like” our school’s Facebook page by clicking the button below.

Being part of our online community is a wonderful way to stay informed and engaged. By liking, commenting, and sharing our posts, you help build a strong sense of connection and school spirit. Your interactions celebrate our students' achievements, spread important updates, and show appreciation for the hard work of our dedicated staff.

Even a simple “like” or kind comment goes a long way in encouraging our team and strengthening the bond within our Fagert family.

Together, let’s create a vibrant and connected school community—one post at a time! 🧡🦊

Stay in the know with upcoming school events and important dates! Here’s what’s coming up at Fagert:

📅 October

• October 1: Dental Presentation/Amazing Shake/Agriculture Club
• October 2: School Custodian Appreciation Day/Student Council Fieldtrip/5th Grade Dodge Ball & Donuts
• October 5: World Teacher's Day/Drama Club
• October 6: Monthly Drill/Lego Club
• October 7: 3rd Grade Fieldtrip/Staff Meeting
• October 8: Amazing Shake
• October 9: No School
• October 12: No School
• October 13: 2nd 9 Weeks Begin/Lego Club
• October 14: Rythym Club
• October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month Ends/Amazing Shake/Student Council/Family Engagement Night w/Children's Museum
• October 16: NW1 Report Cards Available in Skyward/NEHS/House Celebration - Wear Your House Colors
• October 19: Apex Fundraiser Kickoff/Drama Club/Bridge Club
• October 20: Lego Club
• October 21: Unity Day-Wear Orange
• October 22: Amazing Shake
• October 23: PTA Family Event: Trunk or Treat
• October 26-30: Red Ribbon & Character Counts Spirit Week
• October 26: PJ Day/Drama Club/Bridge Club
• October 27: Crazy Socks/Lego Club
• October 28: Twin Da/Rhythm Club
• October 29: Apex Fundraiser Event/Amazing Shake
• October 30: Apex Fundraiser Ends/Book Character Dress Up/Early Release

Check this section in every issue of The Fox Files to stay updated on everything happening at Fagert!

Website: https://fagert.lcisd.org/
Location: 24735 Easton Ramsey Way, Richmond, TX 77406
Phone: (832) 223-7700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FagertES