The Soaring Eagle

Dear Suchma Families,

As we head into an exciting stretch of the school year, please be sure to check our campus calendar below for upcoming events. In the coming weeks, we will be hosting several May activities, and a separate email will be sent with visitor sign-up links for each event so you can plan ahead.

We also encourage you to explore the summer camp opportunities offered through ORHS Athletics. There are a variety of options available to keep students active, engaged, and connected throughout the summer.

Congratulations to our Texas Standard representatives who were honored last week by our superintendent! We are incredibly proud of Suchma Student Glynda (6th grade), Suchma Teacher Ms. Cryer, and Suchma Para Ms. Patterson for this well-deserved recognition.

A reminder that our Math STAAR test is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28th. Our campus will be closed to visitors that day to ensure a focused and secure testing environment for our students.

Thank you, as always, for sharing your child with us. It is truly a privilege to serve your family.

With Appreciation,

Jamie Almond

Jamie Almond - Principal

jalmond@conroeisd.net

Erin Richardson Borghese - Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Assistant Principal

erichardsonborg@conroeisd.net

Dusti Moran - Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Counselor

dmoran@conroeisd.net

Barbara Hinton - 4th, 5th, 6th Grade Administrator

blhinton@conroeisd.net

Josh Tullia - 4th, 5th, 6th Grade Counselor

jtullia@conroeisd.net

🚗 Morning Drop-Off Reminders for Families

We appreciate everyone working together each morning to ensure a safe and smooth arrival for all students! We’ve noticed a few challenges recently in our car rider line and want to share some helpful reminders:

• Please remain in the designated car rider line when dropping off your child. This helps keep traffic moving efficiently and ensures the safety of all students.
• Do not use the fire lane for drop-off. This area must remain clear for safety and emergency access at all times.
• Avoid parking and walking students across traffic lanes. This can slow down the flow of traffic and create unsafe situations for students and families.
• Follow staff directions during arrival. Our team is there to help keep everything running safely and smoothly.

⏰ Important Reminder:
Morning drop-off begins at 7:30 AM. For safety reasons, please do not drop off students prior to this time, as staff members are not yet on duty to supervise.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us keep arrival safe, efficient, and stress-free for everyone! Please reach out to Erin Borghese if you have any questions. erichardsonborg@conroeisd.net

Thank you to all of the parents and teachers who gave their time this past weekend to compete and support our UIL A+ competition with the district. Suchma competed against all of the other intermediate schools in the district and had an amazing showing! As a school we placed 4th overall in points and brought home individual honors in the following competitions:

5th Grade Number Sense- 3rd place

6th Grade Math- 3rd place, 4th place, and tied for 5th place

5th Grade Music Memory- 4th place

6th Grade Music Memory- 1st Place, 4th Place, and 6th Place

5th Grade dictionary Skills- 2nd Place and 6th Place

6th Grade Dictionary Skills- 1st place and 6th place

6th Grade Chess Puzzles- 4th Place

We are so proud of our Eagles!!

Please join us for our GT Expo on Thursday, April 30th from 5:30PM-6:30PM in the Suchma Cafeteria, highlighting the projects of our current GT students in 1st-6th grade. Students who are presenting projects will set up at 5:15PM, and doors will open for visitors at 5:30PM.

Scores for students who tested for GT in January/February will be sent home mid-May.

Please contact Barb Hinton (blhinton@conroeisd.net) with any GT related questions.

The Scholastic BOGO Book Fair is coming! May 4th-8th and get your reader psyched to pick out their own books! Start exploring together: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/suchmaelementaryschool

The 6th Grade End of Year Reward Field Trip will be at Top Golf on Friday, May 8th!

Students must qualify for this field trip by adhering to the following expectations:

Beginning 3/16/26:

• No Referrals

• No ISS/OSS

• No more than 1 day of lunch detention

• No missing work

• No more than 2 unexcused absences in any 1 class

• Signed permission slip

More information is coming soon! Reach out to 6th grade teachers for any questions.

A BIG thank you to all of our kindergarten parents who chaperoned on our trip to Old MacDonald’s Farm! It was so much fun and we could not have done it without you!

May 8- Field Day

May 21- Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony and Party at 8:45AM

• Flag Football tournament

• Leaving school at 9:30, returning by 1:00, event starts at 10:00

• Student will be given a Flag football shirt

• Students need to bring water, hat, sunscreen, snacks, lunches.

• Parents can volunteer to help out at this event .

• SIGN UP GENIUS LINK

• Field Day

• May 7th 5 & 6 with Campbell

• 9:30-12:25

• May 8th K-4

• K-2: 8:05-10:!5

• 3-4: 10:30-12:45

Thursday, April 23rd - Science STAAR 5th Grade Make-Up Day, Main Street Theater Presentation for K-2, PTO Spirit Night at Crust Pizza

Thursday, April 24th - Life Skills Fundamentals Day at ORHS

Tuesday, April 28th - Math STAAR Grades 3rd-6th (Campus Closed), PTO Meeting 6PM, Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Wednesday, April 29th - Math STAAR Make-Up Day, 6th Grade Flag Football Competition

Thursday, April 30th - Math STAAR Make-Up Day, GT Expo 5:30PM-6:30PM - students set up at 5:15PM

Friday, May 1st - School Lunch Hero Day

Monday, May 4th - Friday, May 8th - Staff Appreciation Week, Book Fair

Monday, May 4th - 5th/6th Choir and Orchestra Concert 6PM, Book Fair Begins, Eagle Excellence (By Invitation Only) 8:30AM K-3rd and 9:30AM 4th-6th

Tuesday, May 5th - Music Festival (Choir 5th/6th) (Band/Orchestra 6th) @Lone Star and Main Event

Wednesday, May 6th - School Nurse Day

Thursday, May 7th - Field Day 5th an 6th 9:30AM-12:25PM, PTO Spirit Night Papa John's Pizza

Friday, May 8th - Field Day K-4 (K-2 8:05AM-10:15AM) (3rd/4th 10:30AM-12:45PM), Book Fair Ends, Final Day for House Points, 6th Grade Reward Field Trip

Monday, May 11th - 1st Awards 8:45AM, 5th Grade Field Trip 10AM-1PM, Orchestra String Fling @ORHS

Tuesday, May 12th - 2nd Awards 8:45AM, Head of House Field Trip, NEHS Ceremony 6PM, CISD School Board Meeting 6PM

Wednesday, May 13th - 5th/6th Grade Band Concert 6PM and 7PM

Thursday, May 14th - ORHS Senior Walk Day at Suchma 10AM

Friday, May 15th - Volunteer Appreciation 9AM, Speech Celebration, ORHS Graduation

Monday, May 18th - 3rd Grade Awards 8:45AM, Speech Pathologist Day

Tuesday, May 19th - 4th Grade Awards 8:45AM, House Parade 2:30PM, Head of House Party

Wednesday, May 20th - 5th Grade Awards 8:45AM

Thursday, May 21st - Kinder Celebration 8:45AM, 6th Grade Awards 6PM (Invitation Only)

Friday, May 22nd - Confetti Parade 8:30AM, Early Dismissal 11:55AM, Last Day of School

*Please see end of newsletter for CISD calendar dates with holidays.

April 23 - Crust Spirit Night

April 28 - PTO Meeting with Elections

May 7 - Papa Johns Spirit Night

*Yearbooks may still be ordered and will ship to the school with the rest of the Suchma order until our order leaves the warehouse. After that, you may still order yearbooks, and they will ship to your house. If you are unsure if you ordered a yearbook, or would like to order a yearbook, please contact Suchma PTO at ptosuchma@gmail.com

Conroe ISD Families and Staff,

The latest edition of Conroe ISD Connection is now live.

Thank you for staying connected and for your continued support of Conroe ISD.

Read the newsletter.

PreK Parent and Family Engagement Newsletter

Spring Prekindergarten Parent and Family Engagement Newsletter

Special Education Parent Newsletter

The April Parent Resource newsletter is linked below in English and Spanish.

https://app.smore.com/n/rynvh (English)

https://app.smore.com/n/qrph7 (Spanish)

*Please remember to label jackets, lunch kits, and supplies. Our Lost and Found is overflowing. *Please help us out and make sure the dismissal tag is in the lanyard and secured to the backpack. This tag serves as our CISD safety protocol with dismissal.

We are excited to have our parents visit for lunch! In order for things to run smoothly, please make sure that you sign up under the correct grade level and date. When signing up, please add the child's name along with the homeroom teacher, then add the visitors' names in the comment section. When selecting the number of visitors, please select 1 if you are visiting just one student, or 2 if you have two students in the same grade. Most people should select just 1, as it applies to the student you are coming to see, not the number of visitors coming. We ask that you limit the number of visitors coming to have lunch with the child to no more than three, please!! If you have an extenuating circumstance, please call the front office and we will work with you! We ask that you sign up only once every other week for now, so that every parent has an opportunity to come and have lunch with their child. Thank you!

Suchma Elementary: Suchma Lunch Visitor Sign Up

Clinic Reminder for the end of the school year: If your student has medication in the clinic, it must be picked up by Thursday, May 21, 2025. All medication must be picked up by a parent/guardian or other designated adult. No medication can be sent home with the student or on the school bus. No medication is stored in the clinic over the summer. Any medication not picked up by the end of the school day on May 22nd will be discarded. This includes daily medication, emergency medication, and PRN meds such as Tylenol, etc.

Front Office Reminders:

• A photo ID is required to enter the building.

• Early check-out ends at 2:00PM.

• Dismissal tags stay on backpacks. Tags should be secured in the cover and lanyards secured on the backpack. If a student needs a tag, cover or lanyard, student/parent should let teacher know or send an email to cduhon@conroeisd.net

• Conroe ISD Parent Portal

  Suchma Elementary - MealViewer Schools

It's that time of year to notify our Registrar, Karen Dorrett, if you will be moving to another CISD campus, another district, or out of state/out of country over the summer months. The earlier you notify Ms. Dorrett, the easier it is for her to assist you with the withdrawl process, so you will have everything you need for the new school.

Please see the Sign-Up Genius below for Suchma volunteer opportunities. Contact Suchma Librarian, Lauren Darr, at ldarr@conroeisd.net with questions. All volunteers must be approved volunteers with Conroe ISD. Be sure to submit your volunteer application, as this is a yearly requirement.

Suchma Sign-Up Genius Volunteer Opportunities

Conroe ISD Volunteer Form

Please see the links below to access the instructional plans for Conroe ISD, as well as a link to the Texas Education Agency Bluebonnet English Language Arts Curriculum.

Conroe ISD Instructional Plans Website

Conroe ISD Instructional Materials Website and Assessment Website

Conroe ISD Parent Curriculum Guide PreK-8th

Texas Education Agency Bluebonnet ELAR Portal K-5th

All electronic devices (phones, smartwatches, tablets, headphones, air pods, etc.) must remain turned off during the instructional school day and stowed off the student in a backpack, purse, locker, or other designated storage area.

Infractions

1) Reminder/Warning and directed to put device away.

2) Reminder of policy, Phone taken up, Parent called, Phone returned to student at the end of the day

3) Reminder of policy, Phone taken up, Parent called, lunch detention, Phone returned to student at the end of the day

Please download the Conroe ISD app and enable notifications, so that you are able to receive important information and stay updated with your student's classroom. The Rooms portion of the Conroe ISD app will be the primary communication app for teachers and parents. We are excited to offer this new technology to streamline parent communication across the district.

Parents can make pre-payments online at www.myschoolbucks.com

Breakfast Meal Prices ·

Student Breakfast $2.00 ·

Student Reduced Breakfast – No cost

Lunch Meal Prices · Student Lunch $3.20 ·

Student Reduced Lunch- No cost (new this year)

Please see the below links for the Conroe ISD Board approved Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct for the 2025-2026 school year.

Student Handbook (English)

Student Handbook (Spanish)

Student Code of Conduct

Campuses across the District, including ours, have launched a new website. Please familiarize yourself with the refreshed design and set new bookmarks for your browsing convenience. You can also download the new Conroe ISD app in your device’s app store and begin customizing the pages and news you want to see.

We are excited about our new mass communication system called Alerts. Be on the lookout for texts from 98900 from our new system. Emails and texts may have a slightly different look, but they’ll still contain all of the great information we share. These transitions are part of a bigger initiative to bring efficiency to the District’s communication platforms, and there are more exciting updates to come!

Home Access Center (HAC) has replaced the Parent Access Center (PAC). Please see link for more information.

https://kb.conroeisd.net/kb/powerschool-home-access-center-hac

Please see directions below to access the 2024 Federal Report Card and Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR). These reports are state and federal accountability reports for Suchma Elementary.

• Go to "Our School/Campus"

• Click “View School Profile"

• Select “Accountability Reports”

• Click “2023-2024"

• Select "Texas Academic Performance Report" or "Federal Report Card"

The 2023 School Report Cards are now available

Due to judicial proceedings involving the TEA, the release of the 2023 School Report Card was significantly delayed and is now available to view. You can view your student’s School Report Card by following the steps below. Please note that the information included reflects data from the 2022–2023 school year and may not reflect the most current rating for your campus in the 2023–2024 and 2024-2025 school years. Alongside our 2023 School Report Card, we encourage you to visit TXschools.gov to learn more about our school’s performance in the 2024-2025 school year.

How to Access:

1. Visit the link below.

2. Under the School Report Card section, expand 2022–2023.

3. Select your campus.

Campus Accountability Reports

The April Parent Resource newsletter is linked below in English and Spanish.

https://app.smore.com/n/rynvh (English)

https://app.smore.com/n/qrph7 (Spanish)

Parents/Guardians:

We are looking forward to a great school year. In an effort to help our parents, we are moving to a Parent Portal for parents to access information about their child. You will login similar to the way your child does for school (similar to the SSO) to access school information. All parents/guardians will need to enroll to create an account. You will need the email address that is in your child’s record. Once you enter the email, you will be prompted to create a password.

Please click Parent Portal Directions for instructions or go to Conroe ISD Webpage then Parents/Students to access the link to the Parent Portal. We hope that you enjoy this transition to a new and convenient platform.

We look forward to having parent volunteers on campus to help throughout the year. Please note that the Volunteer Application must be completed yearly. You may use the link below to complete the CISD Volunteer Application.

https://apps.conroeisd.net/volunteer/

Please see the CISD Child Nutrition information regarding meal prices, menus, My School Bucks online payment, application for Free and Reduced Meals, lunch charges, and more.

https://www.conroeisd.net/department/child-nutrition/