The Mane Tail

Dear Sampson Families and Staff,

There is nothing I enjoy more than greeting our Sampson students each morning as they arrive for another great day of learning! Unfortunately, I have been spending much of that time reminding parents and guardians to follow our established arrival and dismissal procedures.

Please remember that our arrival and dismissal procedures are in place for one very important reason—the safety of our students and staff.

While I enjoy waving to all of you as you exit the car rider line each morning, I would much rather spend that time welcoming our students, sharing a smile, and wishing them a day filled with learning and fun! 😊

If you have specific questions regarding any of our arrival or dismissal procedures, please feel free to reach out. Otherwise, the procedures below remain in place, and I ask that everyone take a moment to review and follow them each day.

Walkers & Bike Riders

If your student is designated as a walker or bike rider, they should walk or bike to and from their home within the neighborhood.

Parking along Coles Crossing Drive, Coles Crossing Drive North, Coles Crossing Pool Parking Lot, or in the back Staff Parking Lot to drop off or pick up your student is not permitted and creates additional safety concerns. Vehicles entering, exiting, parking, and pulling away in areas heavily traveled by our walkers and bike riders create unnecessary movement and increase the risk to our students.

Car Riders

If you are transporting your student to or from school in a vehicle, please use the designated car rider line and remain in your vehicle.

For the safety of our walking and biking students and to keep traffic moving as efficiently as possible, please do not park along Coles Crossing Drive, Coles Crossing Drive North, or in the Coles Crossing Pool parking lot and walk your student to or from campus. If you arrive in a vehicle, please utilize the car rider line. Loading cars at dismissal ends at 3:55. If you arrive to the building after 3:55, you will need to park and come inside the building to sign your student out. ID is also required.

Pedestrian & Traffic Safety

Please always yield to our crossing guards and follow all posted traffic and parking signs around the school perimeter. Our crossing guards and staff members are working to safely manage a large number of students, pedestrians, and vehicles during a very short period of time. Your patience and cooperation are greatly appreciated.

Our top priority is ensuring that every Sampson student arrives and leaves school safely each day. These procedures are most effective when we all work together and consistently follow them.

Thank you for your continued cooperation, patience, and commitment to keeping our Stallions safe. I look forward to spending more of my mornings doing what I love most—greeting our students and welcoming them to Sampson!

Regards,

Mrs. Good

#Wearesampson

Thursday, September 3rd - Evacuation Drill, Non-Fire

Monday, September 7th- Student Holiday

Tuesday, September 29th - Destination Imagination Parent Meeting at 4:15 PM

Friday, October 23rd - Trunk or Treat 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

On Thursday, September 3rd, we will be conducting an evacuation drill that is not fire-related. This drill is intended to help our students and staff practice safely and efficiently exiting the building in the event of an emergency.

Please note that alarms will not sound during this drill. Because this is not a fire-related drill, the evacuation will be initiated through verbal communication/word of mouth rather than the fire alarm system.

Our goal is to ensure that everyone knows how to respond calmly and quickly should an unexpected situation require us to evacuate the building.

Thank you for your support as we continue to prioritize the safety and preparedness of our students and staff.

Destination Imagination (DI) is a global non-profit educational program that teaches students creative problem-solving, teamwork, and presentation skills through hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) challenges. Teams of students work together without adult interference to design, build, and present unique solutions to open-ended problems. DI’s Creative Process is a step-by-step approach that helps students better understand problems and ask better questions, come up with solutions, learn from failure, and celebrate their achievements.

For the month of September, we will be focusing on the character trait Concern for the Common Good as we Bring Out the Best in CFISD. Concern for the Common Good is serving and supporting all. You can access any of our lessons and activities through the district website here: www.cfisd.net à Parents and Students à Bringing Out the Best

Our goal as school counselors is to work as a partner in helping students reach their full potential. Guidance curriculum lessons are designed to facilitate growth and development in the areas of educational, career, personal, and social development.

Our classroom guidance topic for September is Problem-solving and showing We CARE.

Our goal as school counselors is to work as a partner in helping students reach their full potential. Guidance curriculum lessons are designed to facilitate growth and development in the areas of educational, career, personal, and social development.

Our classroom guidance topic for September is Problem-solving and showing We CARE

If you prefer your child not participate in the lesson listed above, please contact your campus school counselor to submit a written statement declining the lesson.

Brigitte Campbell Leigh Ann Kasberg

Counselor: PK, 1, 3, 5 Counselor: PK, K, 2, 4

brigitte.campbell@cfisd.net leigh.kasberg@cfisd.net

(Rating Scales, Observations, Areas of Strengths/Weaknesses)

In order for teachers to fill out forms or other information needed for outside sources (doctors, psychologists, agencies, private schools, taekwondo, tutors, etc.), we must have a release of information (consent) form from the parent. Parents may request the permission form from the counselor or through the teacher. A new permission form needs to be filled out each school year.

Once the permission form is completed and returned, the teachers may fill out the requested paperwork. At Sampson, we follow the CFISD’s procedure to send the paperwork directly to the outside source (doctors, psychologists, agencies, private schools, taekwondo, tutors etc.) via fax or email. If the parent chooses for the information to be mailed, an envelope (addressed to the outside source with postage attached) should be included with the paperwork provided by the parent.

These procedures are to ensure the student’s needs are addressed legally and ethically.

If you have questions regarding this process, please contact the counselor.

Parents/guardians interested in requesting screening for their 1st-5th grade student to receive gifted and talented services through the HORIZONS program should complete the online acknowledgement located in the Gifted and Talented link on the CFISD parent portal. This must be completed by November 30, 2026 for the student to participate in the Mid-year testing process.

Please see the attached flyer for specific directions.

All Kindergarten students in CFISD are offered the opportunity to be included in an identification process during the Fall Semester. Parents/Guardians who do not wish the data to be reviewed for their kindergartener may request to opt out of the review on the CFISD Parent Portal by the due date.

Please see the attached flyer for Opt Out directions.

We were spoiled Friday by the Kite and Vana families! Blue Iris Florist provided individually wrapped roses for every member of our Sampson Family. Thank you 😀We feel the love 😍

Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

FYI: September 23rd and September 24th will be Sampson’s State mandated screening days for PK *(over 4 years of age), kindergarten, first, third, and fifth grades. These grades will be screened for vision and hearing. If your student wears contacts or glasses, please make sure they either wear them or bring them to school on Wednesday. In addition, first, third, and fifth grade students will be screened for Acanthosis Nigricans, and fifth grade girls will be screened for scoliosis.

Help! WE NEED YOU! Please consider volunteering for our school’s mandatory student screenings happening Wednesday, September 23rd and Thursday, September 24th. No training needed for many spots.

Sampson Volunteers -

We need LOTS of volunteers to help as vision screener aides, and movers (getting the kids where they need to be!). It is fun to see all the kids and get to interact with them. Some shifts are just for an hour and a half to two hours...please contact Leslie Latham, Clinic Volunteer Coordinator at Leslielatham13@gmail.com

Please click on the link below for information regarding medication at Sampson.

Email: sampson@cfisd.net
Website: https://sampson.cfisd.net/en/
Location: 16002 Coles Crossing Drive, Cypress, TX, USA
Phone: 281-213-1600
Facebook: facebook.com/SampsonElementarySchool
Twitter: @SampsonElem