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👋 Hello Bush Families!

We kicked off the Bush Elementary FUNDFEST today with an energy filled pep rally today! Students are excited to participate and information on how to access your student's fundraising account link are listed below! Thank you in advance for supporting our school! The PTO has been working so hard to make our FUNDFEST a success!

Enjoy the Fall weather this weekend!

Sarah Howard

Students should be in their classroom ready for instruction at 7:55. (Starting October 13th instruction begins at 7:50)

To help with the efficiency of Biker/Walker dismissal, please stand behind the brick wall in order for dismissal teachers to see all signs and call students names. When parents are on the sidewalk the older self release students have trouble getting out in an orderly fashion. Thank you for your help with this!

🐾 Bobcat FUNd Fest Kicks Off Monday, October 19th! 💙💚

Get ready, Bobcats! Our annual Bobcat FUNd Fest fundraiser runs October 19–30, with a school wide goal of $35,000! Funds raised will help purchase a sunshade for our new playground, help pay for PTO student programs and events, and support our wonderful teachers, staff and school. The PTO would not be able to do any of the fun student activities and events or support our staff and school without the fundraising efforts from our Bobcat Community.

Set Up Your Student’s Fundraising Page!

Getting started is easy! Simply log in to your Bush PTO Membership Toolkit (MTK) account or register for a new account if you don’t already have one. Once logged in, you’ll find a link for your student to create their individual fundraising page. Share your student’s page with family and friends to help us reach our goal!

My Future, My Path Week (Nov. 16-20) Volunteers Needed!

The week before Thanksgiving vacation, all schools in CISD will be celebrating Generation Texas Week or My Future, My Path Week, a statewide event in Texas schools dedicated to helping students dream big and plan for life after high school.

We are looking for volunteers to come to speak to classes about their careers. We would love to have speakers share stories about military careers, college, trade school, and other careers! Volunteers will be given an outline by the counselors with ideas of what to share.

Please contact our counselors Julia Rieke at jrieke@conroeisd.net or Jennifer Garcia or jmgarcia@conroeisd.net to sign up and for more information. If you are not already signed up as school volunteer, we will help you with the easy sign-up process.

We know we have some AMAZING parents with so much they can share with our kids. We look forward to hearing from you!

Click HERE to donate!

In accordance with Texas Education Code §26.0025, the Texas Education Agency Parental Rights Handbook and the Parental Rights Option Form are linked below and available for review. The handbooks are also accessible on CISD web page under District Policies, Handbooks, and Forms Page.

https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/parental-rights-handbook

https://www.conroeisd.net/o/cisd/page/policies-handbooks-forms

MAP Growth Assessment Family Reports have been uploaded to the Conroe ISD Home Access Center (HAC). The MAP Growth Family Report summarizes how your student is performing academically, as measured by the most recent MAP Growth test taken. To access the MAP Growth Family Report in HAC, navigate to the District Applications tab and click on "MAP Testing Reports". To learn more about the MAP Growth test, you can view the What is MAP Growth Video for Families (English) or Qué es MAP Growth-Video for families (Spanish). Additional information about MAP Growth can be found by visiting NWEA.org/familytoolkit.

Conroe ISD holiday card contest is coming! Please see Mrs. Beardsley's website for the information.

https://sites.google.com/conroeisd.net/bush-art-room/home

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49A4AC22ABFF2-66688385-spooktacular

Please remember when you come to eat with your student, other students are not allowed to sit with you. And as we tell the kids, as nice as it is to share, at lunch time we do not share food. Please do not bring food to share with other students. These two situations keep kiddos from feeling left out and safe from food allergies.

Please sign up at the link below if you are planning on having lunch with your bobcat! This ensures that we have the space for parents/visitors to attend!

Just a few helpful tips to make the most of your visit with your child:

• Please be sure your visitor’s badge is visibly worn.
• Please be sure to find the visitors’ table in the lunchroom to share this time with your child(ren). Student tables are for students only.
• We know what a special time this is for you and your child. We do kindly ask that you only sit with your child.
• Once lunch is over for your child(ren), please be sure to return to the front office to sign out with our office staff using the same hall you walked to get to the cafeteria. Please do not roam the halls.
• Parents should refrain from walking their children back to class or recess once lunch is over.
• PLEASE NO PICTURES OR VIDEOS

Per district policy, anyone picking up a child other than their own should have a note signed by the child's parent or guardian giving them permission to do so. A picture ID will be requested when picking up a student.

Throughout the school year, community organizations may reach out to Bush Elementary with opportunities to support our students and families with school supplies, clothing, holiday assistance, and other needs. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. Before we provide support with an outside organization for these assistance programs, we must have your permission. If your family would be interested in receiving information about or being considered for these types of assistance programs, please complete the electronic form linked below. All information submitted through the form will be sent directly to Mrs. Howard and will be handled confidentially.

Please keep in mind that available assistance programs vary from year to year. Completing this form does not guarantee that your family will receive assistance. Instead, it lets us know that your family is interested in available opportunities and gives us permission to share the information identified on the form with participating organizations when appropriate. A new consent form must be completed for each school year. To complete the form, please use the link below. If you have any questions about the form or available assistance programs, please contact Mrs. Howard. Thank you for allowing us to help connect our Bush families with resources and support available within our community.

Please review the attendance protocols for the district and campus attendance goals! We want to make you aware of changes in coding for absences and timelines for reporting a student absence. Please review this document paying close attention to unexcused absence protocol. The school must be notified within 48 hours of an absence to be coded Absent with Parent Contact. After 48 hours, the absence is marked Unexcused and will not be changed.

https://schools.mealviewer.com/district/conroe

For Child nutrition information please follow the link:

https://www.conroeisd.net/page/child-nutrition-home

PLEASE NOTE THAT PER DISTRICT POLICY THE SCHOOL CANNOT ACCEPT DOOR DASH OR UBER EATS ORDERS FOR STUDENTS

• PLEASE do not drop off any students on Crownridge in the morning.
• PLEASE refrain from cell phone use while in car rider line and in school zones.
• PLEASE refrain from walking across Crownridge outside of a crosswalk, this is jaywalking and cars have the right of way.

These are citable offenses and we do not want to start or end anyone's day with that! Mornings and afternoons can be hectic, but the students' safety has to be a priority.

Thank you to Officer Melchor in assisting with our arrival and dismissal!

Please remember that all transportation changes should be made through the Bush Transportation changes email.

Please use this address:

bushtransportationchanges@conroeisd.net

The Bush staff selected four Guidelines for Success that we want all of our students and staff to strive to demonstrate.

These guidelines serve as a framework for behavioral expectations in all settings. These are the foundation for lessons that teach students how to be successful. The staff references these guidelines when encouraging positive behavior and correcting irresponsible behavior.

The guidelines for success also serve as a guide for staff and students in evaluating their own behavior. Teachers will teach one related lesson to our guidelines for success each week in Morning Meetings.

Parents, have you logged into the Parent Portal? Once you have created your account you are able to login to see your child's grades, manage your student's lunch account, complete a volunteer form for CISD. Please see the information below about how to create an account and login.

To access the documents above click here.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WMWZSW2LzOukmEi7GfvXXN9dHheC0nxg/view?usp=sharing

Sarah Howard, Principal

Christen Cannamore, Assistant Principal

Emily Maier, Assistant Principal

The Conroe Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding these non-discrimination policies: Title IX Coordinator, 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936)-709-7700 and the Section 504/ADA Coordinator, 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7670.

Our school hours are 7:55-3:10. Students may arrive as early as 7:30 and will go to their homeroom beginning at that time.

Website: http://bush.conroeisd.net/
Location: 7420 Crownridge Drive, The Woodlands, TX, USA
Phone: 936-709-1600