The Booker Bulletin
Week of Sept. 14 - 18
Dear Booker Families,
Thank you for a job well done during our Beginning-of-the-Year testing! We appreciate every family who ensured their child attended school each day, arrived on time, and returned for make-up testing when needed. It's now time to use our results to support every scholar. We are carefully reviewing and disaggregating the data to determine the best next steps for your child. Some students will need intensive intervention, others may require additional classroom support, while some will be ready for higher level enrichment activities and more challenging tasks.
Classroom Leveling and Staffing Updates
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be leveling classrooms based on student enrollment. Because some grade levels have higher enrollment while others have lower enrollment, we may welcome new staff members or reassign existing staff members, due to certification and expertise. Hence, this may cause a change in homeroom teachers. Although we know this is never ideal and changes can be difficult, we will provide additional support and assistance for any Bengal who may be affected. We appreciate your patience and flexibility in advance throughout this process and will send a communication with final updates as soon as we receive them.
Write to Respond Family Challenge
Parents, we need your help! Every Booker scholar must be able to read and write well, by the end of the school year. We invite every family to participate in our Write to Respond Family Challenge!
Start a Family Reading and Writing Journal. Learn more by checking out the flyer below! When you write with your child, you will learn more about the support your child needs; reading comprehension, guidance on constructing a written response, spelling or grammar assistance, or penmanship. It will also provide a wonderful record of your child’s growth throughout the school year!
Read Every Day! Every child should read for at least 20 minutes or read leveled readers, every day! If your child needs books, please Dojo your classroom teacher! We have books available to check out, so don't hesitate to let us know!
With Bengal Pride,
Keisha Womack
Principal
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
School hours: 8:05 - 3:25pm
Free Breakfast: 7:35am - 7:55 am
Announcements: 8:00am
TARDY BELL: 8:05am
Dismissal: 3:25pm
Transportation Changes
All transportation changes must be submitted in writing with a parent signature or in person, prior to 2:30pm of the effective date. It is recommended that you send a note with your child if you need to change transportation. Please follow up on Class Dojo with your teacher to ensure he/she has received the note. We will not take any transportation changes over the phone or by email. You may fax your request with a copy of your ID to 281-891-8751 and call to confirm receipt. If you have an emergency and need to change your transportation for safety reasons, you will need to call the front office and speak with one of our receptionists.
Tardies - We are asking for all students to transition to class by 7:55am.
The car rider line will close promptly at 7:59 am. Any students arriving at 8 am or after will need to be signed in by a parent. You will need to park, sign in the front office with a valid ID. Classes start promptly at 8:05am.
Early Pick Ups - Parents must sign students out with valid ID and provide a reason for leaving.
Please be mindful that we are required by law to be in attendance for at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, including intermissions and recess. Early pickups must be completed by 2:30pm.
Absences - If your child misses a day, please provide a note informing the attendance clerk, the reason for the absence, sign and date and send it to school with your child, the following day. Parent letters are not required if your child has a doctor's excuse. Parents have 3 days to send in excuses so that attendance records can be resolved into excused/unexcused absences. Remember that notes only provide us the documentation and coding of the absence: Notes do not dismiss absences. The state requires students to be in attendance 90% of the time to avoid penalty.
Lunch Visits/Lunch Deliveries - Booker is closed for lunch visits and lunch deliveries. If your child forgets his/her lunch kit, please drop off their lunch kit in the front office before 9:45am, to ensure our staff has ample time to deliver it to them before their scheduled lunch time. Lunch visits are on hold to allow our teachers, staff, and students to get acquainted with being back in school and establishing our systems and routines. We are looking at ways to involve parents in lunch visits without jeopardizing the safety of our scholars and our instructional focus. Stay tuned!
Birthdays - You are more than welcome to celebrate your child's birthday by sending prepacked goodies and/or store bought cupcakes (sealed) with your child or dropping them off at the front office. Your ID is required. No balloons or bouquets allowed.
BUS RIDERS
- All bus riders must have their Smart Tag IDs before loading the bus
- PreK and Kinder students will only be allowed off the bus with their pin numbers
- No cell phone use on the bus
- All students must comply with bus rules and procedures
Booker Elementary School
PRESS 1 - REGISTRAR - Ms. Velasquez - dvelas1@springisd.org
PRESS 2 - ATTENDANCE CLERK - Ms. Enciso - genciso@springisd.org
PRESS 0 - RECEPTIONIST
Mrs. Martinez - fgodina@springisd.org
Website: https://www.springisd.org/Domain/21
Location: 22352 Imperial Valley Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-891-8750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/booker.bengals.3
Twitter: @BookerBengals