Gasmire's Good News

Cockrell Champion Families...Happy Thursday!

Next week is College, Career & Military Readiness Week! Please take a look at our flier below! Cockrell's College, Career and Military Readiness Week is March 9-13th. You might be wondering: "Why are we talking about careers and the military with students who still lose their baby teeth?" It’s a great question! While our students are years away from graduation, the seeds of their future are planted right here in our hallways.

Our goal is simple: To make sure every child knows that their potential is limitless. Thank you for helping our students start dreaming about their future!

A few housekeeping items are listed below, as well as upcoming dates:

• As a reminder, all important dates and events for Cockrell for the year are in a document linked below for your planning purposes.
  
• Dress Code: Please refer to the Dress and Grooming guidelines in the PISD Student Handbook. Remember, hats are appropriate for students on Fridays. Additional "hat days" will be communicated throughout the year as well!
• We would love for you to follow us on Facebook if you have not already. You can find our page at @PISDCockrellElem. Look for the correct Facebook page that has our logo as the main profile picture. This will provide a glimpse into Cockrell for you as we move through the year!

Upcoming Dates:

• March 27th: Deadline to Turn in a Class Consideration Form (Info below. This is optional.)
• March 9th- 13th: Cockrell's College, Career & Military Readiness Week
• March 9th-13th: Cashless Book Fair at Cockrell!
• Thursday, March 12th: Learner Showcase at Cockrell 5:00-6:30 pm
• Monday, March 16- 23rd: Spring Break (Students first day back after Spring Break is Tuesday, March 24th)
• Saturday, April 11th: PISD Hope Walk at Children's Health Stadium 9am-11am
• April 14: STAAR Assessment 3rd-5th Grade Reading
• April 21: STAAR Assessment: 5th Grade Science
• April 28: STAAR Assessment: 3rd-5th Math

Remember, excellence is not an act, but a habit. Together, we write the stories of Champions!

We are here for you!

Thank you,

Ms. Gasmire

Principal

Last Day to Turn In a Form: March 27th

If you would like to provide input on your child's homeroom placement for consideration for next school year, please read below!

Consideration forms can be picked up from our lovely front office team beginning today February 19th through Friday, March 27th. Forms will not be provided electronically. The form is completely optional, and the deadline for forms to be turned in, without exception, is March 27th.

The purpose of this form is to provide you as the parent the opportunity to communicate to the school administrators regarding your child’s unique talents, learning styles, strengths, and interests. We know each child is individually unique and our goal is to provide learning environments that best meet the needs of each child, in order for the highest level of growth to occur. Appropriate placement of each student will be decided upon by campus administrators.

Directions: This form is completely optional. It is not required. The last day for a Consideration Form to be turned in to the front office is Friday, March 27th, 2026. Forms submitted after March 27 will not be considered. Specific teacher names may not be placed on the form. If a specific teacher name is written, the form will not be considered. Email consideration (including emailed forms) will not be considered. Picking up a form in the front office and dropping the form back to the front office between the timeline of February 19th - March 27th, without providing teacher names, is the way to have your information considered. The purpose of this is it facilitates streamlined organization on our end, allowing for an efficient and effective process.

All of our educators and educator teams collaborate and work together to meet the needs of every child in a grade level, and in the school. Although students are assigned a "homeroom" teacher, each of our students will know and work with each teacher in some capacity as we work together to meet individual needs. We know not one person can do everything, but together we can. We trust each of our teachers to provide excellent instruction to our children.

Simply ask Elvia, Scozz, Teraya, or Kelli in the front office for a form when you are ready! Please drop the form back off into the office when you would like to turn it in no later than March 27th.

You can come to Cockrell any time of day to pick up a form when it is most convenient for you!

Remember, the window for form pick up and turn in is February 19th-March 27th.

Cockrell's College, Career and Military Readiness Week is March 9-13th. You might be wondering: "Why are we talking about careers and the military with students who still lose their baby teeth?" It’s a great question! While our students are years away from graduation, the seeds of their future are planted right here in our hallways.

Our goal is simple: To make sure every child knows that their potential is limitless. Thank you for helping our students start dreaming about their future!

If your child rides the bus regularly, or even occasionally, please ensure that his or her bus tag is connected to the backpack on a daily basis. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you would like to problem solve this together. Thank you!

Attendance Update:

Dear Parents/Guardians,

When turning in attendance please do 1 of the following:

Parent Note: submit your parent note in Skyward

OR

Doctor's Note: email it to cockrell-attendance@prosper-isd.net

You WILL NOT need to submit your attendance information in both places.

Thank you, Mrs. Holt (Registrar)

1. You will always need your Driver's License to check into the office.

2. If you are picking up your child early from school, please pick-up prior to 2:40 pm so our front office staff can focus on end of day safety, security, and dismissal procedures.

Website: https://www.prosper-isd.net/cockrell
Location: 1075 Escalante Trail, Prosper, TX, USA
Phone: 469-219-2130
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PISDCockrellElem/
Twitter: @CockrellChamps