Coyote Parent Newsletter

Greetings Families,

This is our final Parent Newsletter for the 25-26 school year. As we enter the final week of the school year, I want to personally thank you for your partnership and support. Together, we have watched our Coyote scholars grow, achieve, and rise to new levels of success. This has been a year marked by hard work, high expectations, and a relentless commitment from our teachers to ensure every child reaches their full potential.

With just 4½ days remaining, I want to emphasize that every day still matters. Attendance continues to be crucial, as learning is still taking place across all grade levels. Classrooms remain active with engaging lessons, fun end-of-year activities, and important assessments that allow our scholars to showcase all they have learned.

Let’s continue to finish strong because at SH Crowley, learning doesn’t stop until the very last bell. Thank you for trusting us with your children and for being an essential part of their success. The mission is possible, and our scholars are living proof each and every day.

With appreciation,

Dr. Runnels,

SHC Principal

Coyote Families,

THANK YOU for making sure your scholar is at school daily! Our overall attendance this year is up in comparison to last year. The challenge is to FINISH THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL STRONG, REACHING OUR DAILY ATTENDANCE GOAL!🥊. Students are marked PRESENT when seated by 9:30AM.

🎯 Our Goal: 95% or higher EVERY day!

Here’s how we can improve together:
✔️ Get your scholar to school on time (7:35 AM)
✔️ Avoid unnecessary absences
✔️ Schedule appointments outside school hours when possible

Let’s finish strong and keep building consistent attendance habits for our scholars. We can do this together! Thank you for partnering with us to ensure our Coyotes arrive on time and ready to learn every day!

Parents can email doctors and absence notes to the following:

Receptionist, Mrs. Rich Jennifer.Rich @crowley.k12.tx.us

PEIMS Registrar, Mrs. Gonzales Monique.Gonzales@crowley.k12.tx.us

While regular attendance is essential for learning and success, health comes first. If your child is feeling ill, please keep them home and consult your pediatrician. Symptoms that may indicate your child is sick or contagious include fever (100.4°F or higher), chills, coughing, sneezing, and a runny nose. Together, we can keep our students learning while also keeping our students and staff healthy and safe.

In the event your child is absent due to sickness, please send an absent note and/or doctors note to the front office upon return to school.

May 18

• 4th Grade EOY Awards 8:30-9:30
• Kinder EOY Awards 1:00-2:00

May 19

• PK-Awards EOY 8:30-9:30
• 2nd Grade EOY Awards 1:00-2:00

May 20

• 1st Grade EOY Awards 8:30-9:30
• 3rd Grade EOY Awards 1:00-2:00

May 21

• 5th Grade EOY Awards 8:30-9:30

May 22

• Last Day of School
• Early Release 11:35

📚✏️It’s easy to save your spot for the 2026-27 school year. All new and returning students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

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📣 Spirit Shirt Order! It’s time to gear up for the new school year! 🎉 Our 2025-2026 Spirit Shirts are now available for purchase. Don’t miss your chance to show your campus pride in style all year long!

Student safety is always our top priority. We are noticing an increase in parents dropping off students in the front of the building between 7:10–7:35 AM, while buses are actively arriving and unloading. This creates a serious safety concern, as students may be walking or running between moving buses when exiting vehicles in the front drive.

Arrival: The front entrance is reserved for our 10 buses, 3 daycare vans, walkers, and RISE program. Please do not stop or park in the bus lanes to walk your child to the door or have them walk between buses to the front door. All car riders must use the back of the building for drop-off each morning.

Tardies: When arriving after 7:40, students are tardy. A parent or guardian must walk the student inside the building and sign them in.

Dismissal: All car riders must be picked up through the car line in the back of the building. If your child is a walker, families may not wait at the cafeteria doors. Parents must wait in the designated grassy areas at both corners of the building facing McCart to ensure a safe and organized dismissal.

Thank you for partnering with us by following these safety procedures so we can prevent accidents and keep every child safe.

FOOD DELIVERY POLICY

• Food delivery services (e.g., Uber Eats, DoorDash) from parents are strictly prohibited.

• Deliveries will not be accepted by the front office or staff.

• The campus is not responsible for any food left outside the building by delivery services.

LUNCH SCHEDULE: Please note the lunch schedule is subject to change to meet needs of campus operations. If there is a change, parents will be notified the day prior change is made effective via mass communication ( email, text, )

Grades: PK/ 1st: 10:30-11:00

Grade K & RISE: 11:00-11:30

Grade 3: 11:30-12:00

Grade 2: 12:00-12:30

Grade 4: 12:30-1:00

Grade 5: 1:00-1:30

School Hours:

• Building opens at 7:10 AM
• School starts 7:35 AM - 3:20 PM
• Students are tardy at 7:41 AM

Free Breakfast: 7:10-7:50 AM

Communication: We believe that strong communication between school and home is vital for student success. Here are some ways to stay connected:

• School Website: https://www.crowleyisdtx.org/Domain/28
• School Newsletter: Sent every two weeks starting in August via email, Facebook, and text
• Parent Portal: [SKYWARD PARENT PORTAL] (for checking student progress and updates)
• Social Media: Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/SHCrowleyElementary/ for updates and news

Ms. Kirsten Blackshear, Assistant Principal

Ms. Selecia Watson, Counselor

Email: joy.runnels@crowley.k12.tx.us

Email: kirsten.blackshe@crowley.k12.tx.us

Email: Selecia.Watson@crowley.k12.tx.us

Website: https://www.crowleyisdtx.org/Domain/28
Location: 10525 McCart Avenue, Crowley, TX, USA
Phone: 817.297.5960
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SHCrowleyElementary/