The Booker Bulletin

No Badge, No Ride Initiative - ALL STUDENTS MUST WEAR BADGES EVERY DAY!

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October is

• BREAST CANCER MONTH
• DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH
• PRINCIPALS MONTH

Oct 5 - LAST DAY TO COMPLETE the Hispanic Heritage Expo Parent Participation Form (SEE BELOW)

Oct 6 - Parent Compact & Policy Meeting 4pm - Library

Tutorials Start (Invitation Only)

Oct 9 - Hispanic Heritage Expo 8:30 - 10:00 am

Oct 10 - Saturday School - 3rd -5th Grade

Oct 12 - 16 - Fall Break

Oct. 23 - Pink Out Day for Spring ISD - Wear pink gear!

Oct. 28 - Fall Picture Retakes

🐾Dear Booker Families,

We had a great turnout for Open House! Thank you for showing up, staying involved, and partnering with us to support our scholars. We appreciate YOU and definitely appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through teacher reassignments. We know these changes can bring questions and concerns, and we remain committed to helping every scholar feel welcomed and supported. Please reach out if you need assistance, we are here to work through concerns together.

Our Hispanic Heritage Expo is this Friday, October 9! We look forward to celebrating our families’ cultures and traditions together. If you would like to participate in the Parent Potluck, please complete the Google Form to sign up. You must sign up in advance to participate in the potluck!

Saturday School is here and we invite every 3rd-5th grader to come out for some fun! It is open for all 3rd-5th graders! This is an opportunity to get additional assistance in the areas in which your child struggles the most. This weekend, we broke a record! we had 80 students participate in Saturday School! 5th grade won first place with 36 participants! 4th grade won 2nd place by 4 students with 24 participants! 3rd grade was 3rd with 20 participants! Way to go Bengals!

Fall Break is next week! Hang in there, Bengals! Let’s finish this week strong by ensuring our scholars are at school every day and on time. Please avoid early pickups whenever possible, as students miss valuable instructional time when they leave before dismissal. Any student (PreK-5th) with chronic absences, excessive tardies or early pickups without the proper documentation will be subject to truancy guidelines and a review by the Grade Placement Committee. By state law, all students, including PreK students, must be in attendance at least 90% of the school year and obtain 75,600 instructional minutes. Absences, tardies and early pick ups add up quickly. So, please make sure you comply with state law.

Thank you for helping us keep Getting Booker Better Faster in Meets and Masters! Our students are worth whatever it takes!

Booker Pride, 🐾

Keisha Womack

Principal, Booker Elementary

Interested in being a part of our Parent Engagement Team? Well, the work starts here! Come in to review our Parent Engagement Compact and Parent Policy and give us feedback. We would love to get your feedback, input and hear parent voices about how we can better work together to achieve our goals! We welcome every parent interested in helping us Get Booker Better Faster!

• October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! Spring ISD recognizes the strengths, talents and potential of students with dyslexia and the dedicated educators and families who support them every day.

Throughout October, we’re raising awareness, promoting understanding and celebrating the unique ways our students learn and succeed.

• ¡Octubre es el Mes de Concientización sobre la Dislexia! Spring ISD reconoce las fortalezas, los talentos y el potencial de los estudiantes con dislexia, así como a los dedicados educadores y familias que los apoyan cada día.

Durante todo octubre, creamos conciencia, promovemos la comprensión y celebramos las distintas maneras en que nuestros estudiantes aprenden y alcanzan el éxito.

The “No Badge, No Ride” policy, took effect September 14 for all students who ride the bus. This safety initiative, introduced last year and continuing this school year, requires every student to have their ID badge to board the bus, ensuring proper tracking as students badge on and off.

PARENTS, WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING YOUR CHILD WITH A TEMPORARY ID AND WILL NO LONGER ALLOW THEM TO GET ON THE BUS!

WE NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD WEARS THEIR BADGE TO SCHOOL!

• Student Requirement: Students must have their ID to ride. Please find a way to remind your child to wear their badges daily!

• We encourage you to download the Smart Tag app for real-time tracking. Visit Smart Tag Website for more details

• Lost Badges: Replacement badges will cost $5. Parents, please come to the front office to buy a replacement or send the $5 with your child. We will print a new badge for your child. However, be mindful that replacement badges do not have student pictures on them.

We appreciate your support in the implementation of this district policy and ensuring we have a smooth transition on September 14th!

Best regards,

Spring ISD Transportation Department

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Together with communities across the nation, we’re raising awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection and regular screenings. This month, we honor those who have been affected by breast cancer, celebrate survivors and stand in support of individuals and families throughout their journey.

• Octubre es el Mes de Concientización sobre el Cáncer de Mama. Junto con comunidades de todo el país, creamos conciencia sobre el cáncer de mama y la importancia de la detección temprana y los exámenes de detección periódicos. Este mes, honramos a quienes han sido afectados por el cáncer de mama, celebramos a los sobrevivientes y expresamos nuestro apoyo a las personas y familias a lo largo de su proceso.

Every day in school is an opportunity to learn, connect and grow. When students are present, they build stronger relationships, stay engaged in their learning and take another step toward reaching their goals.

This month, we’re reminding every Spring ISD student: Your Presence Matters. Being here. Being engaged. Being part of your school community. It all matters. Let’s make every school day count!

Cada día en la escuela es una oportunidad para aprender, conectarse y crecer. Cuando los estudiantes asisten a clases, fortalecen sus relaciones, se mantienen comprometidos con su aprendizaje y dan un paso más hacia el logro de sus metas. Este mes, queremos recordarles a todos los estudiantes de Spring ISD: Tu presencia importa. Estar presente. Participar. Ser parte de tu comunidad escolar. Todo cuenta. ¡Hagamos que cada día de clases cuente!

School hours: 8:05 - 3:25pm

Free Breakfast: 7:35am - 7:55 am

Announcements: 8:00am

TARDY BELL: 8:05am

Dismissal: 3:25pm

• 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

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 of that fax. If you have an emergency and need to change your transportation for safety reasons, you will need to call the front office and speak to one of our receptionists.

Walker Parents,

For safety and accountability, the walker dismissal option may not be used to bypass the car-rider line or as an alternate parent pick-up location. Before dismissal, staff verify each student’s designated transportation method. Students identified as walkers are then escorted as a group to the designated release point at the intersection of Doubletree Glen Lane and Imperial Valley Drive, near the neighborhood entrance. Staff members do not walk students to their homes or release individual walkers directly to parents along the route.

If you select “walker” as your child’s transportation method, you are responsible for ensuring that your child:

• Knows the complete and safest route home;
• Can travel from the designated release point safely and independently; and
• Has appropriate supervision or a family safety plan in place after release.

For safety reasons, we strongly discourage students below second grade from walking without an older sibling or responsible relative accompanying them. Once students are released at the designated walker location, families assume responsibility for their supervision and safe travel home. Please select the transportation method that accurately reflects how your child will leave campus. Parents who wish to receive their child directly from a staff member must use the school’s established dismissal procedure for that transportation method, including the car-rider line when applicable.

Also, all walkers should have a poncho or umbrella in their backpacks for unexpected showers. We do not hold walkers on rainy days, but rather only on days where we receive weather advisory warnings from Harris County or if it is lightning. When we hold walkers, we will need you to proceed to the car rider line to get your child. Please place a sign in the window with your child's name on it or you may come and get a car rider sign to always have one readily available.

Thank you for helping us maintain a safe, orderly, and accountable dismissal process for every Bengal.

Parents...

We would like to increase our parent participation in schools and would like to see YOU volunteer this year! We have lots of opportunities for you to serve and would like to even KICK START OUR PTO again! If you're interested in

SERVING ON THE PTO BOARD (Elected board members, meeting monthly)

SERVING AS A MEMBER ONLY (Donate $10 per family, get membership gift, Booker PTO newsletters, voting rights and opportunities to serve on committees such as Student Success, Field Day, etc.)

VOLUNTEERING AT BOOKER - in any capacity (see volunteer form)

We would love to have you! Please complete both forms to volunteer at Booker Elementary! It is important to do both forms. One is tailored just for us and specifies what you'd like to do as a volunteer and the other application is a district mandate for all Volunteers in Schools.

YOU MUST COMPLETE BOTH!

Booker Volunteer Interest Form

Spring ISD Volunteer Website

• Spring ISD is proud to celebrate the dedicated principals who lead our schools with passion, purpose and a commitment to student success. Thank you for supporting our students, staff and families and for making a difference in our school communities every day! Join us in celebrating our amazing Spring ISD principals throughout October!

• Caption: ¡Octubre es el Mes Nacional de los Directores Escolares! Spring ISD se enorgullece de celebrar a nuestros dedicados directores escolares, quienes lideran nuestras escuelas con pasión, propósito y un firme compromiso con el éxito de nuestros estudiantes. ¡Gracias por apoyar a nuestros estudiantes, personal y familias, y por marcar la diferencia cada día en nuestras comunidades escolares!¡Acompáñenos durante todo el mes de octubre a celebrar a nuestros increíbles directores de Spring ISD!

Prop A Community meetings

• Spring ISD Community: Spring ISD is hosting a series of virtual and in-person community meetings where you can learn about Proposition A (Prop A), hear an informational presentation, and ask questions. Proposition A will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. Find meeting dates and Zoom links here: https://www.springisd.org/page/propa-2026 and learn more about Prop A at propa.springisd.org

• Comunidad de Spring ISD: Spring ISD llevará a cabo una serie de reuniones comunitarias virtuales y presenciales donde podrán obtener información sobre la Proposición A (Prop A), escuchar una presentación informativa y hacer preguntas. La Proposición A aparecerá en la boleta electoral del 3 de noviembre. Consulte las fechas de las reuniones y los enlaces de Zoom aquí: https://www.springisd.org/page/propa-2026 y obtenga más información sobre la Proposición A en propa.springisd.org .

PRESS 1 - REGISTRAR - Ms. Velasquez - dvelas1@springisd.org

PRESS 2 - ATTENDANCE CLERK - Ms. Martinez - fgodina@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
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Twitter: @BookerBengals