Ride Connection

4920 W. Panther Creek

The Woodlands, TX 77381

Email: donotreply@conroeisd.net

Website: ride.conroeisd.net

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Dear Challenger Families,

What a wonderful first week we have had together! I have been so amazed at how quickly our students jumped back into routines! It feels like they never even left. Walking through the classrooms and hallways this week has filled my heart with so much joy.

I’d love for you to join us at Parent Information Night on August 26th:

• Pre-K, Kinder and 1st Grade parents will meet at 5:00 PM

• 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade parents will meet at 5:30 PM

This evening is all about connection, spending time in your child’s homeroom, getting to know their teacher, and learning more about the wonderful things happening each day.

We also have so many ways for you to be part of our Ride family this year:
Watch D.O.G.S. Program is a fun opportunity for dads to spend time on campus and make special memories with their child.
Grandparents' Day is a beautiful chance for grandparents to come share lunch. Please sign up on the link below so we can have tags ready and make the day extra special. Grandparents will enter through the bus ramp.
4th Grade Opportunities include Robotics, Ambassadors, and Newspaper for our student leaders to shine.
Destination Imagination (DI) is open to students in Kindergarten through 4th grade and is such a creative, team-building experience.

If you have any gently used tricycles, riding cars, or playhouses, our Pre-K playground would love to give them a new home. Donations can be dropped off in the front office.

Thank you for filling our school with so much love, encouragement, and support. Ride is truly a family, and I am so grateful for each of you.

With love and gratitude,
Laura Collins

Proud Principal of Ride Elementary

August

25 Lunch Visitors Begin - See sign-up below

26 Parent Information Night 5:00 PK-1st grade, 5:30 2nd - 4th grade

26 Ride Night PTO Fundraiser - Raising Cane's (Research Forest) - 4:00 - 8:00 pm

29 CISD College Colors Day

September

1 Holiday - Labor Day

7 National Grandparents' Day

8 Int'l Literacy Day

9 Ride Grandparents' Day Lunch - PK/ ECSE, KG, 2nd

10 Ride Grandparents' Day Lunch - 1st, 3rd, 4th

10 First Day of Choir

10 First Day of Chess 3:10 - 4:30 pm

11 Patriot Day / Texas First Responders Day

15 Hispanic Heritage Month Begins

15 Fall Individual Pictures

16 CISD Board Mtg 6:00pm

29 Fall Fundraiser Pep Rally & Kick off

30 Watch Dog Kick Off Pizza Party

Please check out the links below for important campus information.

SKR Back to School Basics

Ride Policies and Procedures

Conroe ISD Instructional Plans and Materials Webpage

• Students can enter the building at 7:30 and will be dismissed at 3:10 (First 2 weeks - we are practicing routines - dismissal at 3:00)
• Cell phone use is prohibited in all school zones based on state law (House Bill 347).
• Please pull your car up close to the numbered sign, so all 10 cars fit in the driveway.
• Students must buckle & unbuckle on their own.
• Staff may only load students into the back seat of their vehicle.
• If a staff member isn’t available at arrival, then your child may exit the vehicle independently.
• Change of dismissal should be communicated to the front office no later than 2:00 pm.
• For everyone’s safety, students will remain in the car rider student line throughout dismissal. We cannot change a form of transportation during dismissal. Parents who approach the car line on foot will be asked to return to their car and be redirected to the end of the car rider line.
• Please, no early check outs after 2:00.
• Please have your dismissal sign visible as you enter the line. This helps expedite the car rider line.
• If you forget your sign, present your ID for verification with the front office.
• If you need a new pick-up sign, please see the link in the weekly newsletter to request one.
• Our main goal is to get everyone to and from school safely and efficiently.
• Please help us by honoring the guidelines above. We appreciate your support to keep everyone safe!

East Walkers - Located in Ridgewood Park

K - 2 Parents: K-2 students will be released when a parent is present with an orange dismissal sign . Parents, please form a line along the basketball court holding your sign. The duty teacher will stand on the basketball court and call names in the order parents arrive. Students will then be released from dismissal rooms to meet parents. If parents would like a K-2 sibling to be released with a 3rd or 4th grade sibling, please send an email to lscollins@conroeisd.net to get approve a "Fast Pass" dismissal.

Grade 3-4 Parents: Unless a parent notifies the school of another preference, 3rd and 4th grade students will be dismissed without a parent present at 3:10.

To ensure your child's safety, please talk with your child about where to look for you in the park and reassure them that if they don't see you, they should return to the teacher on duty.

Thank you for your help to ensure dismissal is safe and efficient!

West Walkers - Located near West Panther Creek

• PK and K parents line up to the right of the gate and hold up their sign.
• 1st - 4th grade parents will line up to the left of the gate and hold up their sign.
• If a parent is missing a sign, they will be directed to the front office to get a new one and will need to be cleared for pickup.
• PK students are not allowed to be walkers unless they are zoned as a Ride PK student. All others will need to be car riders or bus riders.
• PK and K students line up inside of the gate but cannot be dismissed until the 3:10 bell rings and a parent is there to pick them up. Students in Grades 1 - 4 are lined up inside the school and will be dismissed at the 3:10 bell once a parent is there to pick them up.

All transportation changes must be received by 2:00 p.m. Please send all changes of transportation to ridetransportation@conroeisd.net. The e-mail must include the date, your child’s full name, homeroom teacher, bus number (if applicable), and the guardian's full name. All emails must be received before 2:00 p.m. If you submit a transportation change by email, it must go to the email address referenced above; transportation changes should not be emailed directly to the teacher. If an emergency arises, please contact 281-465-2800.

Please send a new email for each day the change occurs. We cannot accept notes for multiple days or with multiple changes. District policy states that a student may only ride the bus they are registered to ride; therefore, students may not have a transportation change to ride a different bus.

We are excited to invite you to join us for Grandparents' Day Lunch! You will need to sign-up on the link below to ensure we have a visitor tag for you and ample seating for this event.

All students go to PE every other day.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to announce that Destination Imagination (DI) sign-ups are now open for Kindergarten through 4th grade students! This creative problem-solving program runs from October through the end of February, with a final competition at the end of February. Students selected for a team must be committed to participating through the end of the season and attending the competition.

Before placement, teachers will provide input regarding each student’s behavior, cooperation, and communication skills to ensure a positive group experience. Teams will meet weekly at school, and additional meetings may be scheduled as needed. Each team will require two parent volunteers to help lead, while a teacher will be present to provide support. Families will be notified if their student is selected to participate on a DI team at Sally K. Ride.

If your child is interested in applying, please email celewis@conroeisd.net to request a short survey to be sent to you so that we can gather more information on your child’s interests. Students who have been in the program will be given first priority. Please submit your child’s name to be on or before September 12th at 3:30.

Thank you for supporting this exciting opportunity for our students. We look forward to another fun and successful year of Destination Imagination!

Sincerely,
Christy Lewis, 2nd Grade Teacher

Sally K. Ride Elementary

Our school is looking for a group of kind, dependable, and responsible fourth grade students to become part of a Ambassador Team that is committed to making our school a welcoming, safe place.

If your student is interested in signing up to learn more, please complete the signup below by 8/25.

Ride Student Abassador Sign Up

Our school is looking for a group of third and fourth grade students to become part of the Student Newspaper/Newsletter Team.

We are committed to keeping Challengers informed and entertained. If your student is interested in signing up to learn more, please complete the signup below by 8/25.

Ride Student Newspaper Sign Up

School hours are 7:55 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. Students must be in their classroom before the 7:55 a.m. bell rings, or they will be considered tardy. Please note that 7:30 a.m. is the earliest time that your child may be dropped off. We do not have staff available to supervise students until that time.

Attendance is vitally important to your child’s current educational growth and future development. Research confirms that attendance is one of the greatest factors contributing to student achievement. Please note that if your child comes in after 9:00 a.m., it will count as an absence unless your child has a medical appointment and brings in a school excuse from the doctor.

Tardy Policy

A student is tardy if not in the classroom at 7:55 a.m. If your child is tardy, parents must sign him/her in at the front office. When a student is tardy, an e-mail will be sent to the student’s guardian for notification.

Make dinner easy, pick up Raisin Canes after Parent Information night at school.

We are in need of riding toys for our Trike Track! 🚗🚴🛴
If you have a gently used riding car, tricycle, or scooter you’d like to donate, please drop it off at the front office. Thank you for helping our students enjoy active, outdoor fun!

We value the contributions you make to Ride to support our outstanding students, teachers, and programs. It is our goal to provide a safe environment for our students and visitors. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the Volunteer Application. This includes working in the classroom, reading to students, working in the library, etc..

CISD Volunteer Application

We love celebrating birthdays at school and welcome birthday treats! To ensure the safety and well-being of all students, we ask that families follow the guidelines outlined in the graphic below. These guidelines help us manage allergies, classroom time, and school policies. Thank you for helping us make birthday celebrations safe and enjoyable for everyone!

** Please consider limiting lunch visits to once or twice per month for each student, so that all parents have an opportunity to visit for lunch.

**Please limit the number of visitors to no more than two.

**Students may enjoy lunch with their parents/family only; please do not invite other students to eat lunch with your family.

**Please keep students and other children at the tables with you; do not allow them to run or play during lunch time.

NEW FOR 2025:

**We want to ensure the safety and security of everyone as they enjoy time together while visiting at lunch. If a grandparent or other family member wants to visit your child during lunch, the parent must send in written permission to the front office. The note will only need to be sent in once per school year, and at that time a notation will be made in the visitor system so that the school will have a record of the permission being granted. If a note is not sent, we will call a parent to grant permission before the visitor is allowed to join a student for lunch. Notes can be sent to: cvanloh@conroeisd.net

Lunch Visitors

Monday - Pre-K, Kinder, 1st, 4th

Tuesday - ECSE, 2nd, 3rd

Wednesday - Pre-K, Kinder, 1st, 4th

Thursday - ECSE, 2nd, 3rd

Friday - All grade levels

Lunch Times

ECSE 11:45am-12:15pm

Pre-K 12:00pm-12:30pm

Kinder 11:30am-12:00pm

1st 11:30am-12:00pm

2nd 11:45am-12:15pm

3rd 11:45am-12:15pm

4th 12:00pm-12:30pm

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CISD Charge Policy

Child Nutrition offers meal service for breakfast and lunch to the children of Conroe ISD from EC-12th grade on a daily basis during the school year. Per CISD Board of Trustees Policy CO (Local), students are allowed to charge 15 days of meals (one breakfast and one lunch). After the 15 days of meal charges have been reached, the student is no longer allowed to charge.

How to Pay for Lunch?

My School Bucks - My School Bucks allows you to pay for school meals using a credit/debit card. *Please note, beginning August 1, 2025, the program fee will increase to a $3.50 fee per transaction to cover processing fees. Cash and check do not incur any additional fees.

Cash/Check - Cash/check can be deposited in the lunch line. If you choose to pay with cash or check, please label the envelope with your child’s name, ID number, and grade to ensure crediting to the proper account. Checks should be made payable to CISD Child Nutrition and include a Driver’s License # and Date of Birth. If a check is returned unpaid by your bank, we will collect a returned check fee and we will not accept any checks from you for the remainder of the school year.

Lunch Money Refunds - For account refunds, account transfers, or questions concerning MySchoolBucks, please complete the form below. Any money remaining in the account at the end of the year will automatically carry over to the next school year. Please disable any automatic payments prior to entering the refund request.

Free & Reduced Meals

A new application must be submitted each year to determine eligibility, which has additional benefits in addition to healthy meals for school lunch.

To apply for free and reduced meals visit Free and Reduced Meals Application and select Conroe ISD.

• Free & Reduced Letter to Household 2025-2026

• Free & Reduced Information-English

• Free & Reduced Information-Spanish

Register for Transportation Online

If you did not register for transportation during your child’s initial school registration, you can register for transportation online. You will need your child’s I.D. Number and Date of Birth to complete the process. It may take up to five (5) business days to process depending on the volume of request. Once in effect, you can find your child’s new route by clicking the “Find Bus Route” Link.

If you have requested an alternate stop location, the Routing Department will process your request and transportation services will start as quickly as possible. This may up to five (5) business days depending on the volume of request. Once in effect, you can find your child’s new route by clicking the “Find Bus Route” Link.

For more information about walk to stop distances, see the FAQ section regarding “Walk to Stop Distance."

Register Here

The District's purpose for implementing the Smart tag program is to ensure authorized riders board our buses and improve the safety and security of students who utilize our bus transportation services. Every effort has been made to offer the most current and accurate information possible on our transportation website. The information on our website has been reviewed and updated using a variety of resources. Please note that information is subject to change. There will be updates made on our website as we continue to gather data and update information. See the SMART tag™ Parent App below for instructions on how to sign up for text notifications.

Students may not use personal communication and electronic devices during the school day in accordance with Texas House Bill 1481.

This includes (but is not limited to) phones, smartwatches, tablets, and wired/wireless headphones such as AirPods.

The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.

For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7752.