Ride Connection

In the Know
Please check out the links below for important campus information.
Conroe ISD Instructional Plans and Materials Webpage
Sally K. Ride Elementary
4920 W. Panther Creek
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Email: donotreply@conroeisd.net
Website: ride.conroeisd.net
Important Dates
December
12 Winter Wonderland 5:00 -7:00 pm
18 ECSE - Holiday Party 9:30-10:30am
18 4th - Holiday Party 9-10:30am
19 Jingle Bell Jog 7:50am-11:30am
19 PK - Winter Party 9:10 - 9:40
19 Kinder Holiday Party 9-10:30
19 1st - Holiday Party 9-10am
19 2nd - Holiday Party 9:30 - 10:30 am
19 3rd - Holiday Party 10:00 -11:00
19 Early Release 11:55
22-5 Winter Break
Principal's Message
Check Out Our Challenger Champion Video
Stellar Challengers
Cecilia Crump
Kaleb Murrell
Bryce Whitehead
Santiago Llerena Willis
Atarah Harris
John Grosse
Challenger Chatter Team
Lost & Found
Our Lost and Found is filling up! Be sure to stop by and check for any missing jackets, lunchboxes, or water bottles.
Label Your Child’s Belongings
Each year, multiple jackets, lunchboxes, and backpacks end up in the Lost and Found. The best way to ensure your child’s items are returned is to clearly label them with their first and last name.
All unclaimed items will be donated on December 19th.
BOOK FAIR
It’s Book Fair Time
Our Book Fair is December 10th – 16th in the school library. During the week, the Book Fair is open from 7:30 – 3:00. The Book Fair will also be open during Winter Wonderland on December 12th from 5 – 7. Our last day of book fair is Tuesday, December 16th. Thanks for supporting our Book Fair. Profits support our Sally K Ride library.
Digital Payment Option for Book Fair
We have a great digital payment option that is highly encouraged for students to use. Parents can set up an eWallet for students, deposit money into it, and students will not have to bring money to school. Visit our Book Fair homepage at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sallykrideelementaryschool
to open up an eWallet account for your child. Any left over money in the eWallet will be put on a gift card for your student to use at future fairs or online. If you have money left over from the last book fair, you can sign in to your eWallet and transfer the money to this book fair.
Teacher Book Fair Wish Lists
Teachers have a wish list of books that they would like for their classroom. If you would like to purchase your child’s teacher a book, each teacher has a box in the book fair with books they would like for their classroom. You can pull a book out of their box and purchase it for them. It is always fun to let your child deliver it as a gift to his/her teacher and classroom.
Thanks for supporting the SKR teachers and the SKR library!
Attendance
Current Attendance Rate 96.73%
Our 24–25 attendance rate was 95.48%, and we’re aiming even higher for 25–26 with a goal of 98%!
At Ride, we want all Challengers to Achieve. A huge part of student success is directly connected to strong attendance. Every day matters, and we want to make the most of every moment we have with our students.
Please help us by scheduling appointments after school whenever possible and ensuring students arrive on time and ready to learn each day. Together, we can help our Challengers reach their full potential!
Peek at the Week
Transportation Changes
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.
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Fourth Grade Yearbook Recognition Ads
Due February 1, 2026
We have reserved a few pages for our 4th grade parents to write a personal message to their child. Click the link below or use the QR Code on the bottom of the flyer.
🎉4th Grade: CPHS Future Cavs Pep Rally🎉
Our 4th graders will ride a CISD school bus with their teacher to College Park High School to learn about their future campus and proudly represent Sally K. Ride Elementary.
Exxon Mobil Volunteer Involvement Program — Turn Your Time Into Support!
Did you know your volunteer hours can turn into real financial support for the organizations you care about?
ExxonMobil employees, retirees, and eligible family members can participate in the ExxonMobil Foundation’s Volunteer Involvement Program (VIP). This amazing program awards a $500 grant to a qualifying nonprofit after you contribute 20 volunteer hours within a calendar year. Whether you volunteer on your own or as part of a team, your time can make an even bigger impact!
Key Details:
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Volunteer at least 20 hours at Ride Elementary
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Submit your request within 90 days of completing your volunteer activity
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Ride will receive a $500 grant in recognition of your service
This is a fantastic opportunity to support your Ride community. If you’re already volunteering—or ready to jump in—this is a simple and meaningful way to multiply your impact.
Let’s continue giving back and strengthening our Ride family!
Watch DOGS
Volunteer at Ride or any CISD School
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..
Community Events
SCHOOL HOURS/ATTENDANCE/TARDY POLICY
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.
CPHS Cheer Auction
CPHS Cheer will be hosting a silent auction next week, December 8–12. If you’d like to support our feeder school and place a bid on any of the available items, please use the link below.
BIRTHDAY TREAT GUIDELINES
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. These guidelines help us manage allergies, classroom time, and school policies. Thank you for helping us make birthday celebrations safe and enjoyable for everyone!
LUNCH VISITOR INFORMATION
** 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 12:15
Pre-K 12:00pm-12:30pm
Kinder 11:30am-12:00pm
1st 11:25am-11:55pm
2nd 11:45am-12:15pm
3rd 11:45am-12:15pm
4th 12:00pm-12:30pm
ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY
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.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
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.