Brill Elementary
Edition 10: October 18th, 2026
🚶♀️🏃♂️💙💛 Brill Walk to School Event! 💛💙🏃♀️🚶♂️
We had a wonderful morning celebrating our Brill community during our Walk to School Event! ✨
Our Broncos, families, and staff came together to promote healthy habits, physical activity, and community connections while starting the school day on the right foot!
A HUGE thank-you to our amazing Specials Coaches for organizing this fun event and encouraging our Broncos to make healthy choices. We love seeing our school community come together to build healthy habits that last a lifetime! 💪🌟
A special shout-out to the Klein Police Department (KPD) and our incredible Watch D.O.G.S. for helping keep our Broncos safe along the way. Your time, service, and commitment to our students mean so much to us! 💙
Healthy habits, strong partnerships, and a community that cares—that’s what makes Brill BRILLiant! 🏁🐎
🎭📚 Brill’s 4th Grade Living Museum! 🏛️✨
Our 4th grade Broncos brought history to life during their incredible Living Museum! 🐎💙💛 After researching influential and famous figures, our students stepped into the shoes of their chosen individuals, sharing their stories, accomplishments, and lasting impact with museum visitors.
We are so proud of the hard work, creativity, research, and confidence our Broncos demonstrated as they transformed into the historical figures they studied! What a wonderful way to bring learning to life and build communication and presentation skills. 🌟
A HUGE THANK YOU to our parents and community members who visited the museum and supported our Broncos! Your presence and encouragement mean so much to our students and help make learning experiences like this even more meaningful.
Way to go, 4th grade Broncos! You made history come alive and made every lap count! 🏁🐎
Oct. 22nd: 3rd Grade Field Trip
On October 22nd, our 3rd grade Broncos will take a field trip to the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts. This interdisciplinary experience will not only deepen student appreciation of art, but will provide a chance for them to integrate writing into the art experience.During the trip, students will tour the current exhibition with museum documents and have the opportunity to learn about specific pieces of art and gain insight into how museums works.
Students will travel via school bus to the Museum at 9:00am and will return at approximately 1:30pm. Permission Slips are due back to your child's homeroom teacher by October 19th.
Oct. 23rd: Pink Out Day
October is Cancer Awareness and we want to show our support with a Pink Out Day! For the day we have an official Pink Out shirt available on the Robot Panda website or Broncos can wear all things pink! All proceeds from the sale of the shirts will be donated by PTO to Cancer Research Foundations. Link to shirt: https://www.robotpandacreations.com/product-page/brill-broncos-pink-out-t-shirt (Please note orders must be placed by Oct. 12th to be ready for the 23rd)
Oct. 30th: Klein ISD Fall Festival - Halloween Fun
Join us for a fun and safe Fall/Halloween Festival on Friday, October 30, 2026 at Klein ISD Multipurpose Center from 5-8:00 PM. $5 child admission provides trick-or-treating, hay rides, face painting, costume contests, carnival games, and more!
Nov. 3rd: Student Holiday/Election Day
Tuesday, November 3rd is a student holiday for our Broncos and a staff workday for our Brill staff. Brill's gym will also serve as a voting site for Election Day. We hope our Broncos enjoy the day off and we will see them on Wednesday, November 4th when classes resume.
Nov. 10th: Fall Picture Retakes
Not happy with the Fall Pictures you purchased or your student was absent on Fall Picture Day in September? We will hold our Fall Picture retakes on the morning of November 10th. Please have your child bring their picture package to give to the photographer at retakes.
✨ Meet Ms. Spanel✨
📚 3rd Grade Teacher
We are excited to shine the spotlight on Ms. Spanel, one of the amazing members of our Brill Pit Crew! 🐎💙💛
🌟 A Little About Ms. Spanel:
She graduated from Sam Houston State University and loves boxing and hiking!
💙 Why We Love Ms. Spanel:
✨We love Ms. Spanel for the relationships she builds with her students.
✨We also love that Ms. Spanel is a forever learner and models those characteristics for her students.
✨ Her favorite quote is:"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."- Nelson Mandela
We are so thankful for Ms. Spanel and all that she does to help our Broncos learn, grow, and race toward brilliance! 🏆🐎
💛 Thank you, Ms. Spanel, for being an important part of our Brill family!
Club and Organization Information
We will begin sharing our Club and Organization information including sponsors, meeting dates, and times next month through our Thursday folders, announcements, and Sunday newsletters.
At Home Literacy Support for your Bronco!
Get at home reading and literacy activities to support your child's learning in the classroom! Click on the download below or scan the QR code to learn more and get awesome resources to support your Bronco!
Lunch Visitors will begin the week of September 7th
Please note we will begin hosting lunch visitors the week of September 7th. In order to accommodate all of our guests, we have set specific days for each grade level for guests to visit their Bronco during their student's lunch time. Lunch guests will be able to eat with their Bronco in our lunch visitor section by the Lost and Found lockers for this special occasion. All guests coming to campus must have a photo ID to enter the building and must keep their visitor badges on and visible throughout their visit.
Please note that beginning this year, lunch guests are only able to eat with their Bronco student that is connected to them in Skyward during lunches. For the safety and well being of our students, additional students may not be pulled to eat with guests. We appreciate your understanding and following of this school practice.
Lunch Guest Days and Times:
Monday: Fifth Grade from 11:20am-11:50am
Tuesday: Pre- K and Kinder from 10:30am-11am
Wednesday: First Grade at 10:55am to 11:25am & Fourth Grade at 11:55am to 12:25pm
Thursday: Second Grade at 12:30pm-1:00pm & Third Grade at 11:40am to 12:10pm
Attendance Procedures
Regular school attendance is essential for a student to make the most of his or her education—to benefit from teacher-led and school activities, to build each day’s learning on the previous day’s, and to grow as an individual. Absences from class may result in serious disruption of a student’s mastery of the instructional materials; therefore, the student and parent should make every effort to avoid unnecessary absences.
Did you know you can now report an absence in Skyward? Click HERE for more information.
Any student who is absent for the whole day is required to produce one of the following within 5 days of their absence(s):
- Parent Note
- Message through Parent Skyward account
- Original medical note (copies or altered notes will not be accepted)
- Faxed notes must be sent from physician’s office
- Court note
- Official note for observance of approved religious holy days
Bronco Five
As we begin this year with a continued focus on safe and disciplined schools, I want to remind all our families about Klein ISD’s student behavior expectations. It takes staff, students, and families working together to promote the good behavior we expect to see in our school.
Klein ISD has a Student Code of Conduct to promote a safe and disciplined learning environment for every student that will be strictly enforced on our campus. Therefore, please review with your family these standards of conduct along with the disciplinary consequences for infractions.
We take great pride in creating safe learning environments for our students and staff members. The overwhelming majority of our students are model citizens. We expect every student to take responsibility for contributing to a positive school environment, and we will not tolerate disruptive or disrespectful behavior. Our administrators and staff members are committed to actively monitoring hallways and restroom areas to ensure the safety and well-being of all students.
Safety is everyone’s responsibility, and I ask you, as parents, to partner with us by speaking with your children about appropriate behavioral expectations to ensure a positive learning environment in our school.
I also encourage you to take a look at our Keep Klein Safe website (https://kleinisd.net/keepkleinsafe). If you or your child see or hear something that is a safety concern, it’s critical that you report it. Our Klein ISD Police Department is here 24/7 to keep our students, staff, and community safe and take these reports seriously. Additionally, our school administration is here to serve and support students and they are available anytime during the school day to answer questions and support all efforts for student safety and success.
Thank you for your partnership and for working with us to help every student achieve success and find their purpose.
Note from the Nurse:
Student Illness:
As cold, strep and flu season progresses, we are in that time of year when many students are coming down with upper respiratory symptoms. These include nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, headache, and possibly fever.
Please be aware that Klein ISD requires that students be excluded from school for a fever of 100.0 or higher and they may not return to school until they are fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications.
Temporarily masking a fever with medication does not change the fact the student is in the contagious period of an illness and may be spreading the illness, like the flu, to others by coughing, sneezing, and touching surfaces.
While we value student attendance, it is important everyone plays their part in keeping the spread of illness to a minimum by following this rule. Please also make sure your contact information and emergency contacts are up to date with the Registrar so that you can be reached in the event your child is ill and must be picked up from school.
NEW Medication Guidelines:
If your child will need a medication while at school, there has been a change to Klein ISD procedures. Medications will need a written order by a licensed healthcare provider. Clinic staff will not be able to use the prescription label as proof of the written medical order, as in the past. The licensed healthcare provider can use the Klein ISD Medication Authorization form, an action plan, or a letter from their office to provide their signed consent. If you have any questions, please contact our school clinic.
Also please contact the clinic for any student needing an action plan.
Ex. Action plans may include the following:
- Asthma
- Allergy to foods
- Diabetes
- Seizures
Personal Electronic Communication Device Reminders:
As we prepare for the start of the school year, we want to make sure our families are informed regarding a new state law, House Bill 1481, that was passed by the Texas Legislature last year.
Continuing in the 2026-2027 school year, this state law prohibits students from using personal communication devices during the instructional day while on school grounds. This includes cell phones, smartwatches, tablets, earbuds, and any other device capable of digital or telecommunication.
What This Means for Our Students
Students may bring personal communication devices to school, but they must be turned off, out of sight, and stored away in their backpack, pocket, laptop sleeve, or other personal belongings while on school grounds from the first bell to the end of the instructional day, including during class, passing periods, lunch, and recess.
The law requires disciplinary consequences for the use of personal communication devices during the instructional day while on school grounds. Exceptions are provided for students covered under a Section 504 plan or an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that includes personal communication devices as an accommodation. Access will be permitted as outlined in their individual plans.
Communication and Support
The majority of our schools implemented similar personal communication device expectations for students last school year and found that their students were less distracted, resulting in more focused learning environments and increased positive face-to-face interactions for students and staff.
Prior to the first day of school, we encourage you to discuss this new Texas law with your children and emphasize the importance of focusing on learning throughout the school day. School leadership will also communicate to students the expectations and consequences for failing to keep personal communication devices off and out of sight when they return to school.
Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to ensure a positive, safe, and focused learning environment for all students.
Standards Based Grading Session Information
Family Curriculum Guides:
We are excited to share our new quarterly Family Curriculum Guides to help partner with our families. All quarter guides have been added for grades K-8 for core content in English and Spanish on the Klein ISD website. These documents include the following topics:
What will my child learn during the during this quarter of school?
Questions to ask your child
How can I help my child learn at home?
Tools for success
Online Student Safety
Safety is our top priority! This Brill safety slide deck explains some of the ways we keep our Broncos safe, day in and day out. We also teach our students how to be responsible with digital citizenship.
Breakfast & Lunch Information:
Breakfast & Lunch Information:
All car riders and walkers will be allowed in the building beginning at 7:45 am to eat breakfast before reporting to their homeroom class. All bus riders will have the option of eating breakfast once they arrive on campus. Staff members will be located in the cafeteria each morning in order to help our students with trays, ID badges, and navigating the cafeteria line.
Thirty minute lunch periods will be scheduled by grade level beginning at 10:30 am through 12:50 pm. Staff members will be located in the cafeteria at every lunch in order to help our students with trays, ID badges, and navigating the cafeteria line.
Please visit the Food Service Website found HERE to learn more about Klein's food service program, nutrition & allergy, birthday treats, free & reduced lunches, and more!
We also want to remind our families of additional fee-free (no limit) payment methods always available to our Klein families.
Cash or check can be sent with the student or brought by a parent to any campus.
Cash or check can be dropped off at the Nutrition & Food Services Office located at KMPC, 7500 FM 2920.
For additional information including questions about allergies, menus and more, visit:
SMART tag, Transportation tags, and IDs
If you student has lost their tag or a replacement/additional one is needed, please contact Ms. Romero in the front office via email or by phone at eromero1@kleinisd.net or 832-484-6150.
Campus Visitors
Visitors should ring the doorbell located at the front door of the school in order to notify the front office staff of your arrival.
Visitors will be asked to present their IDs to the camera before entering the building.
Once inside, visitors should report to the main office to check-in and receive their visitors badge. Visitors are asked to remain in the areas noted on their badge.
Students will not be released to visitors during school hours without a photo ID, thank you for understanding and for helping us to keep our Broncos safe.
Brill Watchdogs
We are always looking for dads and father figures to help make a positive impact on our campus. If you're interested in joining the Watch Dog organization please visit BrillPTO.org to fill out the interest form!
Brill Elementary, Klein ISD
Email: ehodge1@kleinisd.net
Website: https://brill.kleinisd.net/
Location: 9102 Herts Road, Spring, TX, USA
Phone: (832) 484-6150
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrillKISD/
Instagram: @BrillKISD
