Emmott Eagle News

Emmott Families,

At Emmott, we know that student success is strongest when families and schools work together. Thank you for partnering with us and playing an active role in your child's learning.

This month, our teachers are working to meet with every family through a parent-teacher conference. If you have not yet been contacted to schedule a conference, please reach out to your child's teacher or contact the front office. These conversations help us celebrate progress, discuss goals, and work together to support student success.

We also encourage you to stay connected by reading grade-level newsletters, following our social media pages, and joining our PTO. Looking for another way to get involved? Consider joining our new volunteer program, Proud Emmott Eagle Parents (P.E.E.P.s). If you're interested, please email nasha.jackson@cfisd.net or call the front office and leave a message for Ms. Jackson.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership. Together, we can ensure this is a successful year for every Emmott Eagle. As always, Adventure Awaits!

Carrie Austin

Principal

October was National Principals Month, and we would took some time to celebrate Ms. Carrie Austin for her outstanding leadership and dedication to the Emmott Elementary community. Thank you for the guidance, support, and encouragement you provide to our students, staff, and families each day. Your commitment to creating a positive learning environment makes a difference in the lives of everyone on campus. We hope you enjoyed the many ways our staff and students celebrated you throughout the month and know how much you are appreciated. Thank you for all you do for Emmott!

As we prepare to celebrate Veterans Day, Emmott Elementary is honored to recognize the brave men and women who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. We invite Emmott families who have a veteran or active-duty service member in their family to join us for this special program as we honor their sacrifice, dedication, and service to our country. To help us recognize the military heroes connected to our school community, please send a photo of your family member who has served or is currently serving in the military. These photos may be included as part of our Veterans Day tribute. Additional information about the program, including a link to RSVP, can be found in the attached letter. We look forward to celebrating and honoring these special family members with you.

Parents and Guardians,

During the December lessons with the counselor, we will present the Anti-Victimization lessons to Kindergarten through 5th grade students.

Click here to select whether or not your child will receive the Anti-Victimization lessons from the counselors. Please make your selection by November 18th.

We will be using the WHO Program: We Help Ourselves. There are three ways in which WHO teaches children how We Help Ourselves:

1. Know—Know the rules you and your family have decided on for safety.
2. Do—Have a plan for assertive, positive action
3. Tell—Ask someone you trust for help—it’s important to tell someone about situations that are uncomfortable.

For all grade levels, we encourage students to go home and talk to their parents. For children with a phone, we encourage students to create a private word between them and the adults they trust. This way, they can use that private word when they need help. This helps when friends are involved, and they are embarrassed or afraid to speak up in the situation.

Click here to see the video that will be presented to your child’s grade level to help you decide if you would like to opt-in for your child to receive the lesson. We encourage you to have these conversations with your child to ensure they know what to do in dangerous or uncomfortable situations.

Sincerely,

Alexandria Stumbaugh

PK, 1st, 3rd, & 5th Grade Counselor

Kristal Shaikh

KG, 2nd, & 4th Grade Counselor

Padres y tutores,

Durante las lecciones de diciembre con el consejero, presentaré lecciones de Prevención de la Victimización a los alumnos de kínder a quinto grado.

Haga clic aquí para inscribir a su hijo/a y que reciba las lecciones de Prevención de la Victimización por parte de los consejeros antes del 18 de noviembre.

Utilizaremos el programa WHO: Nos Ayudamos a Nosotros Mismos. WHO enseña a los niños a ayudarse a sí mismos de tres maneras:

1. Conocer: Conocer las reglas que usted y su familia han establecido para su seguridad.
2. Actuar: Tener un plan para actuar de forma asertiva y positiva.
3. Decir: Pedir ayuda a alguien de confianza; es importante hablar con alguien sobre situaciones incómodas.

Para todos los grados, animamos a los alumnos a que vayan a casa y hablen con sus padres. A los niños que tienen teléfono, les animamos a que creen una palabra clave privada entre ellos y los adultos de confianza. De esta manera, podrán usar esa palabra clave cuando necesiten ayuda. Esto resulta útil cuando hay amigos involucrados y se sienten avergonzados o temerosos de hablar en la situación.

Haga clic aquí para ver el video que se presentará al nivel escolar de su hijo/a y así ayudarle a decidir si desea que reciba la lección. Le recomendamos que hable con su hijo/a sobre estos temas para asegurarse de que sepa cómo actuar en situaciones peligrosas o incómodas.

Atentamente,

Alexandria Stumbaugh

Consejera de preescolar, 1.º 3.º y 5.ºgrado

Kristal Shaikh

Consejera de kínder, 2.º y 4.º grado

See attached flyers regarding information on mid-year testing for gifted & talented screening. Requests are accepted through November 30, 2026

A huge thank you to our Emmott families for helping us work toward our attendance goals this nine weeks! Regular attendance plays an important role in student success, and your commitment to having students at school each day makes a difference. Our Emmott Eagles are Attendance Champions, and we are proud of the great attendance efforts we’ve seen so far. Let's keep the momentum going by arriving on time and being present every day. Together, we can continue to soar and reach our attendance goals. Thank you for your partnership and support!

Dear Emmott Families,

You still have time to vote early in the Nov. 3 election! CFISD has five propositions, A-E, on the ballot. Information about these measures can be found on the district's election webpage. You can also see how the election impacts our campus by downloading a project sheet here.

Early voting is 7 a.m.-7 p.m. through this Friday, Oct. 30 and polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Our website has a list of convenient locations in and around the CFISD community. Harris Votes has all polling locations, wait times and a voter-specific ballot.

Thank you for your participation!

Sincerely,

Carrie Austin

Principal

Emmott Elementary

As part of our commitment to providing the best learning experience for all students, CFISD is introducing updated technology guidelines to ensure a consistent, balanced, and purposeful use of technology in our classrooms.

Technology is an important tool for learning, but it is most effective when it supports, rather than replaces, quality teaching, meaningful student interactions, and hands-on learning experiences. Our goal is to help students use technology in ways that strengthen their learning while continuing to collaborate, communicate, create, write, and actively engage both on and off screen.

We encourage you to take a few moments to review the technology guidelines below. The goal is not more technology or less technology, but the right technology, used for the right purpose, at the right time to support student success.

A Message from Technology Services

Learning doesn’t stop when the school day ends, and neither does technology use! CFISD is excited to introduce the Lightspeed Parent Portal, giving families greater visibility and control over their student’s digital experience after school.

On October 12, Technology Services sent parents and guardians an email directly from Lightspeed inviting them to create an optional Parent Portal account. Once registered, their accounts will connect them to their student(s).

Through the Parent Portal, families will be able to:

Please note that Parent Portal features and controls are configured globally by CFISD and cannot be modified for individual families

Resources and Support

• Student Technology Framework: https://www.cfisd.net/departments/technology-information-services/screentime-framework
• Lightspeed Parent Portal: https://technology.cfisd.net/parents/lightspeed-parent-portal.
• If families have questions, comments, or concerns, they may submit a Help Desk ticket at dash.cfisd.net.

Emmott Elementary is excited to launch PEEPs, (Proud Emmott Eagle Parents), a volunteer program designed to strengthen our school community by providing positive role models for students, serving as extra eyes and ears to help enhance campus safety, and supporting a positive school environment. Through the dedication of our parent volunteers, P.E.E.P.S. will help create a safer, stronger, and more successful school for all Emmott Eagles. We look forward to partnering with our families to support the success of every Emmott Eagle!

Introducing the Emmott Parent Hub! We are excited to launch our new Parent Hub, a convenient online resource designed to keep families informed and connected. The Parent Hub provides quick access to important information such as our monthly newsletter, counselor resources and contact information, lunch visit schedules, campus contacts, and other helpful school updates. We encourage all parents and guardians to visit the Parent Hub regularly to stay up to date on events, announcements, and resources that support student success throughout the school year.

SchoolStore is a great way to support your school by shopping at your favorite online merchants or donating a Caring For Classrooms gift card.

Shop and Support

SchoolStore.com is an online shopping mall where over 200 nationally known online merchants have agreed to give a percentage of sales to K-12 schools. Companies like WalMart.com, DisneyStore.com, Family Book Store, and Oriental Trading Company participate. Most merchant contributions to your school will average 5%-10% but some go as high as 50% of sales!

Donate

You can also donate a Caring For Classrooms gift card to a student's classroom. Your donation will be used by their teacher for books, educational magazines and classroom supplies. Donating a Caring For Classroom gift card is a wonderful way to enhance the reading and learning experience for an entire classroom.

A heartfelt thank you to all of our parents and guardians for supporting our recent Book Fair. Your participation and generosity helped make the event a tremendous success.

We are grateful for your continued partnership in encouraging literacy and creating exciting learning opportunities for our students. Thank you for helping make reading a priority and for investing in the success of our Emmott Elementary readers.

We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at future school events!

Please note that 2nd Chance Breakfast ends at 8:45 a.m. each morning. We encourage all students to arrive on time and ready to learn. While we understand that occasional circumstances may cause students to arrive late, breakfast service cannot be provided after 8:45 a.m. Thank you for your support in helping your child start the school day successfully.

We are excited to continue our participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. The CEP is a federally funded option that allows all Emmott students to eat breakfast and lunch during the school day for free. This is exciting for our campus because there will be no cost for breakfast and lunch at Emmott.

Our campus will be a Grab & Go Breakfast campus that allows all students to pick up breakfast from our cafetiera and get to class before the tardy bell. Because we are a CEP campus once again this year, students will not be permitted to bring in breakfast items from outside of the school to eat in the classroom.

We will be encouraging all of our Eagles to eat breakfast upon arrival as part of our morning routine from the cafeteria.

As we have done in the past, Emmott will be establishing our cafeteria procedures and set up routines for cafeteria PRIDE during all grade level lunches. As part of our goal to have effective routines in place for lunch and build community within the first nine weeks, our parent lunches will begin on Tuesday, September 15th. The schedule will be shared for all grade level lunches on our next school newsletter.

We will have two days available for lunch visitors, Tuesday and Thursdays. We encourage our parent/student lunch areas to be a PHONE FREE ZONE that promotes conversations about school and allows students to share highlights of their instructional day. More information about specific guidelines for student meals and visits will be shared in our Parent Reference Guide to come.

We want our visitors during lunch to serve as active models of Eagle Pride for our students, staff, and other guests on campus.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

We're excited to introduce a new way to celebrate student birthdays at Emmott Elementary! Parents can now recognize their child's special day with a birthday announcement on the Emmott Marquee. Your child's first name and last initial will be displayed on the marquee beginning the Monday of their birthday week and will remain through Friday. Birthday announcements can be purchased through SchoolCash Online. To ensure your child's birthday message is included, please purchase your marquee announcement at least two weeks prior to their birthday. We look forward to helping make your child's birthday even more special!

Cy-Fair ISD is transitioning from SchoolMessenger to ParentSquare as its primary communication platform for school and district messages. ParentSquare will provide families with a more streamlined way to receive important updates, announcements, reminders, and notifications from both the school and district. To help you get started, we have included a "Getting Started for Parents & Guardians" link with step-by-step instructions and helpful information about creating your account, managing notification preferences, and accessing key features. We encourage all parents and guardians to review the guide and activate their ParentSquare account to stay connected and informed throughout the school year.

NOTICE TO PARENTS

As a parent of a student at a campus receiving Title I funds, federal law allows you to ask for information about the certification, college major, and advanced degrees of your child’s teacher(s). You also have the right to request information about the qualifications of a teacher aide or paraprofessional providing direct services to your child. If you would like to receive this information, you may contact the Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. Human Resources Department at 281-897-4099.

AVISO A LOS PADRES

Como padre o madre de un estudiante en una escuela recibiendo fondos del Título I, la ley federal le permite pedir información acerca de la certificación, especialidad, y grados avanzados del maestro de su niño. Usted también tiene el derecho de pedir información sobre las calificaciones de un ayudante de maestro o paraprofesional que proporciona servicios directos a su niño. Si desea recibir esta información, usted puede comunicarse con el Departamento de Recursos Humanos de Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. llamando al

281-897-4099.

Nov. 3 Teacher Work Day - No School

Nov. 4 - PTO Meeting - 6:00 p.m.

Nov. 9 - CFISD Board Meeting

Nov. 11 - Veterans Day Program

Nov. 13 - World Kindness Day

Nov. 17 - 3rd & 5th Grade to Nature Trails

Nov. 18 - 3rd & 5th Grade to Nature Trails

Nov. 23 - 27 - Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 30 - Classes Resume