TES COMMUNITY & FAMILY NEWS

Parents you can order your yearbook online only for this school year. Please visit ybpay.com to order your yearbook today. Please enter Thompson Yearbook Code: 15223725 and enter your child information and payment information to place an order online

• March 3-7: TELPAS Testing
• March 6: Ties & Tiaras - Daddy/Daughter Dance from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (RESCHEDULE DATE)
• March 10-14: Spring Break
• March 17: School Resumes
• March 31: TES' Spring Book Fair Begins (Details coming soon)

Staff supervision begins at 7:35 a.m. Here is an outline of the arrival/dismissal schedule:

7:35 Student drop-off begins (no drop-offs before this time)

7:35 Doors Open - Breakfast begins in classrooms.

8:05 Bell rings - Students must be in the classroom by this time. Instruction begins.

8:06 Late students counted tardy.

2:45 After this time, students will not be released to parents/guardians in the front office.

3:25 Dismissal begins.

3:45 Supervision ends.

Walker Rainy Day Dismissal Procedures

As for any SEVERE WEATHER DAYS designated by Harris County or heavy rain days, your child will not be released to walk. We will initiate our RAINY DAY DISMISSAL procedures and dismiss all walkers with the car riders. Therefore, parents you will need to come and pick up your child from school on these days in the car rider line with your orange tag visible or in the front office.

The state of Texas has a mandatory Attendance Requirement of 90%. Please know that under the Compulsory Attendance Law, all students must be in attendance at least 90% of the time they've been enrolled in a public school. In order to receive credit for a final grade for a class, a student is required to attend class 90 percent of the days a class is offered regardless of whether the student's absences are excused ] or unexcused.

Please click to veiw the requirements!

TEA ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

Be sure to contact our Attendance Clerk regarding your child being absent for any reason.

mflore3@springisd.org

Appointments & Excuses

If your child has a doctor's appointment, please try to schedule it after snapshot attendance time at 9:30am. Any student who arrives after 9:30am is counted absent, regardless of what type of appointment it is. However, it is recommended that in this instance, you still provide the documentation for any medical appointments to ensure the absence has been resolved versus left unexcused. Unexcused absences do not tell the story. But doctors' notes and parent notes do! Please submit doctor's excuses and parent notes within three days of the absence.

Tardies

School starts at 8:00AM. We have free breakfast each day and students can arrive as early as 7:35am! Students who are late, enter the room frustrated or off task, causing a disruption to the instructional day. Help our scholars learn meaningful lessons about life and work, by getting them to school on time to assist them in getting a GREAT START!

• Parents, please take a moment to complete the 2024- 2025 School Quality Survey. Click here.

• Parents, you can thank your child's teacher by nominating him or her for the Honored Schools Life-Changing Teachers Award. For more details, please see the flyer included in the newsletter.

• Parents, you can thank your child's teacher by nominating him or her for the Honored Schools Life-Changing Teachers Award.
• For more details, please see the flyer included in the newsletter.

• Parents of GT Scholars, your student's GT project will be presented on Tuesday, March 4.

• We are excited to share their learning in a new way by presenting during a "Lunch and Learn" session with a younger grade level. All digital presentations will need to be shared with Mrs. Hammel to be accessed on the flat panel the day of.

• Please be sure they bring any physical pieces, if they have them, to school no later than 8 am that morning. Students may bring them early and store them in Mrs. Hammel's room. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Hammel.

• Parents, we need your help! Many of our scholars have lost their ID badge, or left it at home, which is required to ride the bus home. Please work with your scholar to develop a system at home for putting their badge in the same location every night so they have it the next morning. If IDs are lost, they can be replaced for a $5 fee paid at the front office. Thank you for helping us with this district safety initiative!

• *15 minutes of practice a day on iReady (math) and Boost or Amira (reading) can make a huge difference!

• These programs are set to your scholar's current level of learning. Student can sign into their Spring ISD portal to access their learning programs at home!

• Click here to see practice tests from the Texas Education Agency for grades 3-5: STAAR Practice Test Links.

Based on data points, your scholars will receive permission slips for after Spring Break! Look for them this week before we take our Spring Break! Please sign and return them as we make our last push towards success on STAAR! We are working really hard as a campus, from PK-5th grade teachers, to prepare ALL 3rd-5th graders for ultimate success on the upcoming MATH/READING/SCIENCE STAAR ASSESSMENTS!

• Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:45p-4:55p. Students will receive a snack.
• Saturdays from 8:30a-12:30p. Students will receive breakfast and lunch.

Please remember the following for tutorials:

• By invitation ONLY.
• You should have received a copy of your permission slip with your signature on it. If you are unsure of which tutorials your child should be attend, please reach out to your child's teachers.

Also, please be advised that your scholar's participation may be terminated due to the following reasons:

• Late pick-up
• Behavior
• Attendance

Thank you so much for all of your support!

N/A

Student IDs Mandatory

Starting this school year, student IDs are mandatory for all Spring ISD students. IDs for elementary students must be worn on a lanyard and be visible at all times. All students will receive an ID and lanyard during the first two weeks of school. Once the IDs have been delivered to the campus, we will send out detailed information.

Important Updates to the Spring ISD Student Code of Conduct

Spring ISD has a Student Code of Conduct to promote a safe and disciplined learning environment for every student that will be strictly enforced on our campus. Therefore, please review with your family these standards of conduct along with the disciplinary consequences for infractions.

Safety is everyone’s responsibility, and I ask you, as parents, to partner with us by speaking with your children about appropriate behavioral expectations to ensure a positive learning environment in our school.

Your continued support is needed with following the established safety protocols set on campus to ensure the safety of all scholars.

1. When dropping scholars off to campus, please do not leave scholars on the school property before 7:35am as there will be no adult supervision before that time.

2. Please do not drop your scholars off on the curb or sidewalk. Please utilize the car rider line to ensure a potential accident does not happen.

3. If you walk your scholars to school, please do not enter through the doors beyond the cones but rather stop and allow your scholars to enter and walk to class.

4. If you drop your scholar off after 8:05a, you must walk them into the building and sign them in at the front office.

It is necessary that all protocols are followed daily and consistently to ensure the safety of all scholars and staff. We appreciate your diligence and support.

Thank you,

Principal Day

💪 Women Who Lead, Teach, and Inspire! This Women's History Month, help us recognize the outstanding women across our district who foster growth, inclusion, and excellence. Nominate a teacher who has made a difference! 💜 Submit your nomination here: https://honoredschools.org/

🌸 Let’s March into Spring by Nominating your fav teacher ! 🌸 Help us recognize the outstanding educators across our district who foster growth, inclusion, and excellence. Nominate a teacher who has made a difference! 💜 Submit your nomination here: https://honoredschools.org/ #TeacherAppreciation #InspireExcellence #DoTheHonors

Click here for High-Priority Maintenance Projects at our campus.

Click here for General Bond Updates

Please remember that lunch visits will resume after our required assessments. We look forward to seeing you then!

Sincerely,

Principal Day

Deloras Thompson Elementary School

Mrs. Vernecca Day

Email: Vday@springisd.org

Website: thompson.springisd.org

Location: 12470 Walters Road, Houston, TX, USA

Phone: 281-891-8480