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Free Breakfast & Lunch for Reduced-price Eligible Students

NEW: Reduced-Price Eligible Students Will Receive Breakfast AND Lunch at No Charge for 2025-2026 & 2026-2027

The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 1, which includes a subsidy of reduced priced breakfast and lunch for the next two years. Students who meet eligibility requirements for reduced-price meals must be offered breakfast and lunch at no charge.

Nutrition Services will be subsidizing reduced lunch for CFISD students until September 1st, when the state subsidy goes into effect.

Parents and Guardians,

The Academic Achievement Office at Cook Middle School provides insight to one of our student success initiatives through the No Zeros program including a report we call a Zero Report. Students will view this video through advisory this month and receive Zero Reports and goal setting reports throughout the year when appropriate. When or if a student receives a report for having zeros, a pdf is sent to your email provided through the Home Access Center. If you have questions related to the zeros, teacher names and course names are provided so that you can follow up with them directly. Please take a moment to update your contact information to remain connected. We look forward to partnering with you and celebrating all of our students who qualify at our No Zeros Recess' throughout the year!

Please let us know if you have any issues or have additional requests.

Sincerely,

Academic Achievement Office

Dear parents/guardians,

We would like to inform you of an important change in state law that affects how our campus provides health related services to students. Effective September 1, 2025, all public schools are required to obtain annual written parental consent before providing any routine health care services to students by qualified school staff, including school nurses and athletic trainers.

What does this mean for your child?
Starting September 1, school staff, including school nurses and athletic trainers, will be required to have parent/guardian written consent on file before providing any non-emergent health-related services or medical care to students.

Routine Health-Related Services Provided at Your Child’s Campus:

• First aid and injury evaluation
• Assessment and evaluation of illnesses and physical symptoms
• Administration of prescription medications in accordance with the law
• Administration of over-the-counter medications in accordance with law
• Monitoring of chronic health conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes)
• Vision, hearing, and scoliosis screenings
• Acanthosis screening
• Coordination of health care

Without consent, school staff will not be able to assess or treat your child for non-emergent health concerns. In case of a serious emergency, staff will still act to protect your child’s safety, call for emergency services, and contact you immediately.

To ensure your child continues to receive timely health-related care and support during the school day, we ask that you complete the Health Services Annual Consent Form as soon as possible using the appropriate link(s) below. You may also find this information on the CFISD Health Services webpage.

We understand this is a significant change, and we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. If you have any questions or need assistance accessing the form, please contact your child’s school.

Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping our students safe, healthy, and supported.

Please select the appropriate form according to your child(ren)’s campus level(s) and complete a separate form for each child.

Elementary School Health Services Annual Consent Form (for students in Grades EE-5)

Middle School Health Services Annual Consent Form (for students in Grades 6-8)

High School Health Services Annual Consent Form (for students in Grades 9-12)

CFISD Health Services

Dear Ranger community,

I am writing on behalf of Cook Middle School requesting donations for our schoolwide color run scheduled for November 21st. We will need to purchase multiple boxes of colored powder, water bottles and snacks for our students at the finish line. Generous donations from our community partners will allow us to rent an inflatable obstacle course for students who participate in the event.

All proceeds from the color run will go directly back to our campus to purchase much needed software and supplies for our intervention strategies. We would greatly appreciate any donation you can make toward our goal. We have three donation tiers in 2025 and are as follows:

$100- Business name on the back of the 25-26 Color Run shirt

$250- Business name with small logo on the back of the Color Run shirt

$500- Business name with large logo on the back of the Color Run shirt and we will display your banner at Cook Middle School the week of the event.

Should you make a donation, your business will also be recognized in the school newsletter and social media outlets. We will also provide a donation receipt letter with the tax-exempt ID number for your records.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact our Campus Secretary, Jessica Stewart at (281) 897-4413 or Jessica.Stewart@cfisd.net. On behalf of the students, parents, and faculty of Cook Middle School, thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Daniele Sebastian

Cook Middle School, Principal

We believe that removing cell phone, earbud and personal device usage while students are inside Cook Middle School will:

1. Minimize Distractions

2. Promote Face-to-Face Interactions

3. Enhance Focus and Learning

4. Reduce Opportunities for Cyberbullying

If students need to make contact with a parent or guardian they may:

1. Use the campus phone in our security vestibule during passing periods, or their lunch period.

2. Use their phone during our dismissal process once they have exited the building.

3. Speak with a campus administrator, counselor or staff members about an alternative plan should an emergency arise.

Should a parent or guardian need to communicate an important message to a student, please call our main line to have a message sent to your student.

We appreciate your support in reinforcing the importance of following the Electronic Device Policy. Please have a conversation with your students about the reasonings behind this policy and the positive impact it can have on their academic progress and school experience.

At Cook Middle School, identification badges and clear backpacks are essential aspects of our commitment to a safe environment for students, staff and visitors to our campus. In addition, student ID badges allow students to access transportation, meals and library books with a quick scan of their badges. Please review the badge policy with your student and discuss the importance of wearing their ID badge each day.

We appreciate your support in ensuring that your student has their permanent ID badge and a clear backpack each day.

At Cook Middle School, we place great emphasis on teaching and reinforcing our campus PBIS values of being Respectful, Organized, Cooperative and Kind. An essential piece of students living these values at school is being on time to each of their classes and being in attendance for as many school days as possible.

Arriving to class on time, ensures that students do not miss essential instructions, announcements and the beginning of lessons. Our staff is working diligently to plan quality lessons that include a purposeful warm up within the first few minutes of class. Students arriving late to class, may miss those essential warm ups, reminders about upcoming assessments and other classroom announcements.

First period begins at 7:45 a.m. and students are expected to be in their assigned first period, ready to learn at 7:45. We ask your support and assistance in ensuring that students arrive on campus prior to 7:45 a.m. so that they may eat breakfast, make it to their classroom and be ready to learn when the bell rings.

Thank you for your assistance and cooperation in encouraging your students to make the most of the academic year by being on time to each of their classes.

It is Back-To-School shopping season! Please review the campus dress code as you make purchases for the school year.

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