JNE'S Friday Newsletter

Dear Longhorn Families,

We are so excited to welcome our students back tomorrow for the first week of school! It’s going to be a fantastic year, and we can’t wait to see all of our Longhorns learning, growing, and thriving together.

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our Meet the Teacher event on Friday — the turnout was wonderful, and the smiles, hugs, and excitement in the building reminded us just how special our Longhorn community is.

Thank you for exercising caution during our arrival and dismissal times. As a reminder, use of a wireless communication device is prohibited in a school zone unless the driver is using a hands-free device or the vehicle is stopped, according to Texas Transportation Code. Statewide, drivers face $200 tickets if caught using cell phones in school zones while the car is in motion

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, August 11th- First Day of School

Tuesday, August 11th- Yahoo/Boo Hoo PTO Breakfast: JNE Library from 7:30am-8:15am

Friday, August 21st- First HERD Event of the Year! (Wear Your HERD Colors)

Week of August 24th- Lunch Visitors Begin

Items in our Newsletter Include:

• Campus Flyers
  
• Lunch Visitors Announcement
  
• Campus Reminders
• Attendance Information
  
• FBISD Whole Child Health
• Fort Bend Education Foundation Announcements
• Staff Contact Information

Thank you for your partnership in making this year’s start smooth and successful. We look forward to seeing your children tomorrow and working together for a fantastic year ahead!

Sincerely,

The JNE Admin Team

First Day of School: Hallway Map- NEW!

Grade Level Teacher Teams- NEW!

JNE Parent Arrival Guide- NEW!

JNE's Clinic Welcome Packet- NEW!

FBISD Medication Policy- NEW!

Kindergarten Calf Scramble Clinic Information- NEW!

FBISD Back To School Webpage

August Outclass Calendar- NEW!

We love sharing the excitement of a new year with our families! Parents may walk students to their classrooms on the first day of school – Tuesday, August 11th.

To help us keep traffic flowing and ensure everyone’s safety, please follow these guidelines:

• Parking: Families may park on our grass soccer field, located on the south side of the building.
• Walking to the Building: After parking, please walk to the sidewalk along Harvest Corner Drive or to our designated area on the north edge of our soccer field. From there, you can safely cross the driveway with the assistance of JNE staff and our crossing guards to access our front doors.
• Safety Reminder: For everyone’s safety, please do not cross lanes of traffic in the parking lot or driveways. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us keep arrival safe for all students and families.

Starting Wednesday, August 12th, all students will enter the building independently. We will have additional staff on hand to help students find their way.

The 2026-2027 Bus Route Locator will be available August 5, 2026: http://www.infofinderi.com/ifi/?cid=FBI-2B3JIB4YNDI. Please make sure that your child knows their bus route information including the bus number, pick-up/drop-off time, and stop location.

Dismissal: Students dismiss in various ways (walk, bike, car rider, daycare, and bus), so it is crucial that the dismissal is systematic and organized to ensure the safety of all involved. Parents will indicate a dismissal plan to the teacher at the beginning of the school year. To adequately prepare for dismissal, parents may not check students out of school after 3:00 pm. All students MUST be picked-up by 3:40 pm.

Dismissal takes a little longer the first few days, so please exercise patience as student safety will always be our number one priority. To have a more efficient dismissal, we ask that you help support our process to maintain safety.

Below are our previously created dismissal procedure videos.
While some dates and times may be outdated, the overall system remains the same. Please review the videos to refresh your understanding of our dismissal process before the first day of school.

CAR RIDER: https://www.wevideo.com/view/2762565855

UPDATED!--WALKER BIKER: https://www.wevideo.com/view/3858238538

BUS RIDER: https://www.wevideo.com/view/2757246549

EXT DAY/DAY CARE: https://www.wevideo.com/view/2762575989

SEVERE WEATHER: https://www.wevideo.com/view/3135744275

So that we can ensure all Longhorns dismiss the correct way starting on day 1, please complete this Microsoft form for the campus: 25-26 Campus Dismissal Link

Student meals will be available for purchase this school year, but students who qualify may receive breakfast and lunch meals at little or no cost. As a reminder, meal prices will be as followed in the 2026-27 school year:

• Student Breakfast - $2.00
• Elementary Lunch - $2.75

Completing the Free and Reduced-Price Meal application may result in additional benefits for students and families, including reduced fees and tuition for Extended Learning programs, Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses, and athletics programs. Visit the FBISD Child Nutrition webpage to learn about additional benefits. Only one application needs to be completed for each household.

To apply, parents will need to have the following information:

• Names of all household members
• Amount, frequency and source of current income for each household member
• Last four digits of the parent’s or guardian’s social security number
• Signature of an adult household member attesting that the information provided is correct

Families may apply at any time during the school year, should their household circumstances change, including the loss of a job, a decrease in household income or an increase in household size. The District uses the following criteria to determine a family’s eligibility:

• Household income that is at or below the income eligibility levels,
• Households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation (FDPIR), or
• Children who are in foster care, homeless, a runaway, migrant farm worker or displaced by a declared disaster, or enrolled in Head Start.

Neill Elementary School will begin hosting lunch visitors Monday, August 24th.

Each campus is asked to evaluate its room to accommodate visitors during lunch while providing student space. Once the year gets underway, we will communicate the JNE plan for lunchtime visitors. Please know that we enjoy our visitors, and we look forward to hosting lunchtime visitors in a safe and secure manner.

Dietary Restrictions through the Child Nutrition Department

The Child Nutrition Department can offer dietary accommodations for students at no extra cost for students or families when it is medically necessary. The request forms must be signed by a physician or recognized medical authority and submitted to the Child Nutrition Department by:

Fax: 281-634-1862 attn: Dietitian

OR by email: DLCNDSpecialDiet@fortbendisd.com

A new Request for Dietary Accommodations form does not need to be submitted each school year unless there are any changes.

Link to Request Form

Fort Bend ISD is happy to serve a community with families from all around the world. We are proud to be culturally diverse and celebrate our unique traits as a community of compassionate citizens.

We recognize that fasting practices occur throughout the calendar year. As a school community we are sensitive to and accommodate students and staff observers who express they are fasting.

If your family would like the campus to be aware of your student's wish to fast, please send an email to your child's classroom teacher so that we can be aware of any needs that may occur during an observance. Our partnership with our school community is important to us and we thank our families for their communication with the campus regarding special occasions and observances that may impact the instructional day.

Neill Elementary School recognizes the value and importance of school attendance and encourages regular attendance to help our students be successful through the school year. Please email the attendance office within five days of the student’s recorded absence explaining the reason for the absence or the absence will be marked as unexcused. You may send an email to attendancejne@fortbendisd.gov.

Clothing reminders:

• We kindly ask that all families place a change of clothes for ALL students, as well as extra shoes for little ones– soiled, torn, accidents, spills etc. happen to everyone.
• Please consider to donating gently used black girls stretch pants in various sizes especially larger;
• Please consider to donating some gently used ELASTIC waist boy gym shorts and sweat pants (now that it is winter) in larger sizes

Health Reminders:

• If your child is ill – keep them home.
• Parents please medicate or treat for allergy symptoms at home.

Contact Reminders:

• Please make sure the clinic has the most up-to-date contact information for parents, guardians and emergency contacts.
• Please add the clinic phone number to your contact list so urgent phone calls do not come up as SPAM – 281-327-3768.

Students will be allowed to celebrate their birthday at the end of the day, by bringing individually packaged store-bought food products, provided by the parent or grandparent. Treats may be distributed to classmates on or near (i.e. bring treats on Monday when the birthdate was on a weekend) the student’s birthdate.

Prior to sending any treats, we ask that you contact your child’s teacher to discuss the date you will send treats. The nutritional label must be attached to your store-bought item. A parent or guardian must bring them into the building and fill out the proper form which is submitted to FBISD’s Child Nutrition office.

Parents or grandparents of a student at Neill may provide one birthday treat per child to share with the student’s homeroom class only. This may be in the form of ONE individually wrapped edible or ONE small tangible item (such as a pencil) with the value of the individual item not to exceed $5.00.

We require single serving items, which must be pre-packaged and individually wrapped, such as mini- cupcakes, cookies, brownies, or Krispy treats.

We respectfully request no cakes, drinks, balloons, flowers, donuts, stuffed animals, or goody bags. To preserve instructional time, additional party favors ARE NOT permitted. Birthday treat time is not a “party” but a simple, quick recognition of the child’s special day.

Please keep in mind that we have several students with food allergies. For this reason, products containing peanuts or manufactured on equipment that processes peanuts are prohibited. No nuts please, due to allergies.

As you begin shopping for new school clothes, please refer to Fort Bend ISD Student Code of Conduct and refer to the dress code policy as dress code to make sure that clothes adhere to the district policy. FBISD website

Principal: Margaret Murphy

Margaret.Murphy@fortbendisd.gov

Assistant Principal: Felicia Holmes (Grades 1, 2, 5)

Felicia.Holmes@fortbendisd.gov

Assistant Principal: Natacha Isaac-Bonaventure (Grades K, 3, 4)

Natacha.Isaac@fortbendisd.gov

Executive Assistant: Vickie Zellers

Victoria.Zellers@fortbendisd.gov

Registrar: Jamie Fish

Jamie.Fish@fortbendisd.gov

Front Office Receptionist: Michelle Munoz

Michelle.Munoz@fortbendisd.gov

Counselor: Patricia Orji

Patricia.Orji@fortbendisd.gov

Campus Compliance Coordinator (Special Education, 504, STAAR): Bobbi Threatt

Roberta.Threatt@fortbendisd.gov

Nurse: Vesna Scarborough

Vesna.Scarborough@fortbendisd.gov

Email: margaret.murphy@fortbendisd.gov
Website: https://www.fortbendisd.com/jne
Location: 3830 Harvest Corner Drive, Richmond, TX, USA
Phone: 281-327-3760
Twitter: @JNE_Longhorns