October 25, 2026

October 2026

🚩October 26th-30th: Red Ribbon Week

🏫Tuesday, October 27th: Community Connection Night

• Hot Dogs and Helping Your Child Navigate Friendships and Conflict

📷Wednesday, October 28th: Picture Day

🏃‍♂️Friday, October 30th: Color Run

November 2026

📅Monday, November 2nd: CISD Holiday

📅Tuesday, November 3rd: Staff Work Day

🍧Friday, November 6th: Kona Ice at Lunch

📖November 6th-13th: Wilkerson Book Fair

🏫Thursday, November 12th: Literacy Night

🦃November 23rd-27th: Thanksgiving Break

Our Title I funding is based solely on the number of students on our campus that are in the free and reduced lunch program. Last year, a little over 51% of our students were in the program at snapshot (October 31). This year, our percentage has dropped to 48.5%. If we do not raise our percentage of students in the program, our Title I funding will decrease substantially for next year. Title I funds benefits every student on campus.

If your child was in the Free and Reduced Lunch program last year, and you have not completed the application for this year, please do it today. If you think you might meet the requirements for the program, please apply even if your child does not eat school lunches. Title I is more than just a meal program. Our snapshot day for this year is October 30. We appreciate your help!

Join us on Tuesday, October 27 for Community Connection Night: Hot Dogs and Helping Your Child Navigate Friendships and Conflict. Enjoy a hot dog while a guest speaker from our CISD Counseling Department provides a helpful presentation on helping your child navigate friendships and conflict. Wilkerson staff will also be available to help you apply for the free meal program and help parents navigate the parent portal.

If you plan to attend, please let us know by filling out the form and make sure to include the number of your family that will be in attendance.

http://tiny.conroeisd.net/79Fh5

The 2026 Wilkerson Color Run is this Friday, October 30. The students and staff are looking forward to this fun event. At our pep rally on Friday, our students learned about three incentives to finish out our fundraiser and put us over our goal of $16,500. ($15,000 profit)

1. The 10 students with the highest dollar amount in donations for each grade level will get to throw color when the other grade level runs.
2. The homeroom in each grade level with the highest dollar amount in donations will get to SLIME the principals and possibly some teachers too.
3. If we hit our stretch goal of $20,000, we will have a dunk tank where principals and teachers get dunked.

Please keep checking your emails for nightly challenges. Classes have the chance to earn treats like popcorn and donuts.

This weekend's challenge: The homeroom class with the most students sharing the link wins popcorn on Monday.

Get started or share your student’s page: www.mybooster.com

Students will run through color stations set up around the Knox track. Volunteers will throw powdered color at the student run past them. The goal is to color their shirt while having fun doing it. If your student doesn’t want to pass through the powdered color, there will be a no-color option so that they can participate.

Recommended Attire: Your student will be given their Color Run T-shirt the day of the run. If possible, have your student bring sunglasses for eye protection. Students should wear shorts/pants and shoes that they don’t mind getting dirty. There is no guarantee that it will wash out completely.

Important Details

• A signed color run permission slip is required for your child to participate in the color run. Permission slips were sent home early last week. The color run permission slip is also linked below.
• Only parent volunteers can participate in this event. If you would like to volunteer, please see the volunteer information in the PTO section of the newsletter.

Picture Day

Picture day is Wednesday, October 28! We have contacted the photographers for ordering information and will send that home as soon as we receive it. All students will have their picture taken on October 28.

Student Behavior

We have several exciting student incentive events including field trips and our annual Winter Wonderland coming up between now and the end of the fall semester. In an effort to deter poor behavior choices, students who receive a serious level 3 or repeated level 2 disciplinary referrals during the second nine-weeks are subject to being withheld from these events. This includes bus referrals, as we are seeing an increased number of behavior incidents from the transportation department. We would greatly appreciate your partnership in reinforcing student behavior expectations on campus, so that we can ensure that every student has a safe and positive experience at Wilkerson.

"Today you are You, this is truer than true. There is no one alive who is more Youer than You"

-Dr. Seuss

Have a great week, Wildcats!

Better Together!

Connie Horton

Principal

Wilkerson Intermediate School

📱 Hear about a threat?

🚫 Don't post it.

🚫 Don't forward it.

✅ Report it.

Even sharing a threat can lead to serious consequences.

Speak up and stay safe.

THREATS ARE NO JOKE!

#ThreatsAreNoJoke #SchoolSafety #StaySafe

Parent Focused Post

Threats, real or fake, can lead to legal consequences, school discipline, and long-term impacts on a student's future. Watch this powerful PSA to learn more and share the message:

Don't do it. Don't share it. Report it!

Watch here: bit.ly/45fh1OL

#ThreatsAreNoJoke

First Quarter report cards are now available in the Home Access Center. Make sure you select the "Grades" tab and Select "Report Card." If you are accessing the Home Access Center on your smartphone, try selecting "Desktop Site," it is easier to navigate that way.

We will not be mailing home paper copies of Report Cards.

How to log into Home Access Center

Referral requests are now open for the Conroe Independent School District Gifted and Talented program. Testing will take place at Wilkerson Intermediate School in late January/early February during the school day - specific dates will be sent once all forms are received. Referrals will be accepted October 1st - December 18th. No late forms will be accepted. Please click the link for the referral forms. You can also find other GT information on the CISD GT page. Please submit completed referral forms to the 5th grade assistant principal and GT coordinator, Lacey Steinke, by December 18th.

Free and Reduced Meal Program

Parents/guardians of students who are receiving a free breakfast and lunch are required to reapply for the program each year. The students who have not been approved for the 2026-2027 school year were dropped from the program on September 23rd. It is also not too late to register if you are new to the Free and Reduced Meal Program.

We have set a goal to have any new additions and everyone that needs to be reregistered added back by the end of October.

Please check out the graphic and the information linked below for more info.

Free and Reduced Information

https://www.conroeisd.net/page/free-and-reduced-information

Please click on the link below to apply

https://www.myschoolapps.com/

Lunch visitors are welcome starting this week. Please note that visitor(s) must be listed on the student's contact information in our system or accompanied by someone who is listed as a contact. In addition, we ask that you follow the guidelines below.

Lunch Visitor Guidelines

• All adults must check in at the front office. Please have your ID ready when you arrive.
• There will be a special area for parents and students to eat together.
• Only your child will be allowed to eat with you.
• Please adhere to our school dress code.

If you would like to have lunch with your child, please complete the Google form linked in the button below to register your visit.

Join us for red ribbon week during the last week of October.

Library Notifications

Conroe ISD Library Services has enabled checkout notifications, so you know the title of the books your student checked out. These notifications will be sent on days when your student checks out a book from the school library and will only be sent for the initial checkout. Daily notifications will no longer occur for the entire time a book is checked out to a student. State law and board policy do not allow an opt-out option for these notifications. If you have a question or concern about your student’s reading material, please contact your campus librarian.

The Destiny Library Catalog has been updated with the following message as per Local Policy EFB.

Library materials may include objectionable materials. If you would like to restrict access to specific library materials, please complete the Library Access Form.

More information can be found at Conroe ISD Library Services.

We want to remind families about the importance of students bringing their SMART Tags every day. It is extremely important that students keep up with their tags and have them with them daily. All students were provided with a tag at the beginning of the school year, and we will replace it once before imposing a $2 replacement fee.

Thank you for helping us ensure a smooth and safe process for all of our students!

Parents please sign up for the SMART tag™ Parent App, as we are no longer providing Bus Hubs to notify parents of bus delays. This app offers real-time updates on their

child’s school bus, including arrival alerts, and notifications for delays or route changes.

The transportation app is a reliable and convenient way for you to stay informed about your child's transportation. Simply download the app, register, and link your child's student ID to begin receiving important transportation updates.

The link below will provide step-by-step instructions to help you register and get started.

SMART tag Parent App Instructions

Participate in our upcoming Wilkerson Wildcat Color Run!

It’s time! You can sign up your student for our Wilkerson Wildcat Color Run! Our goal is to raise $16,500 for field trips, classroom supplies, and staff appreciation. Signing up is easy and comes with a fun prize for your student!

⭐️ Sign Up On MyBooster.com ⭐️

Thank you for being a part of our Wilkerson Intermediate community and helping us make a difference for our students. We are grateful for your support! Follow our social pages for fun progress updates in the coming weeks.

Our school is working toward a BIG goal and Great Wolf Lodge wants to celebrate with us! Registered families will have the chance to earn some awesome rewards. Log in to mybooster.com today and share your student’s donation page with your whole pack. Just for receiving their first donation, students can earn their very own Wolf Ears!

Key Dates to Remember:

🎉 Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 10/19/2026

👟 Event Day – 10/30/2026

*Need help signing up? View video instructions.

TWHS Theater Booster Club is excited to announce that registration for our annual Improv Camp is now open! Your support in promoting this throughout the TWHS feeder communities would be greatly appreciated by our theater department and families.

Attached is a digital ad. We'd love for you to share it with your students and include it in your newsletter!

TWHS Theater Improv Camp 2026 is Saturday, November 7, and registration is now open!

• Online registration is available here or by visiting TWHS Theater Booster Club and clicking on IMPROV CAMP
• Improv Camp is a major fundraiser for TWHS Theater. All proceeds go back to the department to support productions, workshops, and senior scholarships.
• If you have any questions about the event, please email Jude Sadlier.
• We hope to see you at this year's camp!

Calling all future Lady Cavs! We’re excited to invite our kindergarten through 6th-grade students to join the College Park Little Cavs Club for a season full of basketball, school spirit, and fun!

For just $90, Little Cavs Club members will receive:

• 👕 An exclusive Little Cavs Club T-shirt

• 💗 Adoption by a varsity girls basketball player, with player reveals on November 9th

• 🏀 An introduction at a home varsity game on November 17th

• 🏀Ball girl opportunities for ALL District Home games

• ⛹️ A varsity-led mini basketball clinic on December 10th

• 🎉 An end-of-season get-together on February 18th

• 🎟️ Free admission to all home girls basketball games when wearing their club T-shirt

This is a wonderful opportunity for our youngest Cavaliers to connect with our varsity players, build school spirit, and be part of the Lady Cavs basketball family!

📅 Registration closes November 7th!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/little-cavs-club

Please see the attached flyer for program details and be sure to register before the deadline. We can’t wait to welcome our Little Cavs and make this season special!

AWW CP! 💗🏀

On behalf of TWHS Rebounders Club, we would like to cordially invite your 5th and 6th grade students to our 2026-2027 season.

Please find attached a flyer with a QR code linked to SignUp Genius with all the details for interested students. Here is a quick snippet of "What's in it for the students?"

~ Free Game Admission & Front Seat ~

~ Free Pizza and Drink @ Concessions ~

~ Chick Fil-A Gift Certificate ~

~ Meet the Players Opportunity ~