Ride Connection
4920 W. Panther Creek
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Email: donotreply@conroeisd.net
Website: ride.conroeisd.net
Dear Challenger Families,
Another Wonderful Week at Ride!
Grandparents’ Day was truly heartwarming! There’s nothing quite like seeing our Challengers’ faces light up when they see their grandparents at school. We are so grateful to our PTO for the thoughtful decorations and the amazing Grandparents’ Day photo booth. A special thank you also goes to Steve and Rose Molbert for gifting our staff with original design t-shirts, made by their Challenger granddaughter, Rose Dalrymple—it was such a kind and generous gesture!
Don’t Forget! Picture Day is Monday!
Monday is Individual Picture Day! We can’t wait to see all the bright smiles of our Challengers.
Read for a Better Life – Wednesday
We are overjoyed for Read for a Better Life this Wednesday! Reading is one of the most powerful gifts you can give a child. This special tradition brings our CPHS students to Ride to share the joy of reading with all of our classes.
Tips for Sharing the Love of Reading at Home:
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Read aloud to your children at least once a day.
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Let your children see you enjoying books—it shows them that reading is fun!
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Keep books handy to fill wait times (travel, shopping, doctor’s appointments).
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It’s never too late to read aloud—even high school students benefit from daily reading.
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Take 30 minutes each night to read, whether it’s reading together or everyone disconnecting from devices to enjoy their own books.
The Gift of Attendance
Every day is precious! Attendance is so important because each day in elementary school builds on the last. Missing school can create gaps that are hard to close and may affect future success, including reading growth and long-term academic achievement. Regular attendance also helps children form friendships, feel part of the classroom community, and develop habits of responsibility and punctuality that will support them for a lifetime.
We are so grateful for your partnership in helping our Challengers grow, learn, and excel. Together, we are empowering confident, curious, and joyful learners!
With gratitude and love,
Laura Collins
Proud Principal of Ride Elementary
Mrs. Brighten
Mrs. Kelley
Sloane Scheferman
Paige Buoni
You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTWVMN46. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com.
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.
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.
If you have a gently used riding car, tricycle, or scooter you’d like to donate, please drop it off at the front office. Thank you for helping our students enjoy active, outdoor fun!
CISD Charge Policy
Child Nutrition offers meal service for breakfast and lunch to the children of Conroe ISD from EC-12th grade on a daily basis during the school year. Per CISD Board of Trustees Policy CO (Local), students are allowed to charge 15 days of meals (one breakfast and one lunch). After the 15 days of meal charges have been reached, the student is no longer allowed to charge.
How to Pay for Lunch?
My School Bucks - My School Bucks allows you to pay for school meals using a credit/debit card. *Please note, beginning August 1, 2025, the program fee will increase to a $3.50 fee per transaction to cover processing fees. Cash and check do not incur any additional fees.
Cash/Check - Cash/check can be deposited in the lunch line. If you choose to pay with cash or check, please label the envelope with your child’s name, ID number, and grade to ensure crediting to the proper account. Checks should be made payable to CISD Child Nutrition and include a Driver’s License # and Date of Birth. If a check is returned unpaid by your bank, we will collect a returned check fee and we will not accept any checks from you for the remainder of the school year.
Lunch Money Refunds - For account refunds, account transfers, or questions concerning MySchoolBucks, please complete the form below. Any money remaining in the account at the end of the year will automatically carry over to the next school year. Please disable any automatic payments prior to entering the refund request.
Free & Reduced Meals
A new application must be submitted each year to determine eligibility, which has additional benefits in addition to healthy meals for school lunch.
To apply for free and reduced meals visit Free and Reduced Meals Application and select Conroe ISD.
