Save the Date:
· Read Across America Week ~ 3/3/25-3/6/25
o Monday 3/3: “Books are taking us places” – Dress in vacation clothes.
o Tuesday 3/4: “Hats off to reading a good book” – Hat Day
o Wednesday 3/5: “Team up and read” – Jersey Day
o Thursday 3/6: “ Storybook characters come to life” – Dress as your favorite storybook character.
· UIL Award Ceremony ~ 3/4/25
· 3rd Grade Field Trip ~ 3/4/25, 3/5/25, & 3/6/25
· Spring Break ~ 3/7/25-3/14/25
· Full 5-Day Instructional Week ~ 3/17/25-3/21/25
· CSE Cereal Drive ~ 3/17/25-3/27/25
· Spring Picture Day & Class Picture Day ~ 3/20/25
· Pajama Day ~ 3/21/25
· Kona Ice ~ 3/21/25
· 4th Grade Musical Performance ~ 4/3/25
Happenings:
SPRING GIFTED & TALENTED NOMINATIONS: The window for G/T nominations is now open for the Spring of 2025. Please click the link below and fill out the form if you would like to nominate your student for consideration to participate in G/T services. The window will be open until March 13th at 5:00pm.
If you have any questions, please email Ms. Featherston at cfeatherston@chinaspringisd.net.
**If your child was tested in Fall of 2024 , they will not be able to test this round. One full calendar yar must pass before your child may be tested again. Thank you for your understanding**
READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK: Read Across America Week Monday, March 3rd- Thursday, March 6th. To celebrate CSE is having the following dress up days:
Monday: “Books are taking us places” ~ Dress in vacation clothes.
Tuesday: “Hats off to reading a good book” ~ Wear a hat.
Wednesday: “Team up and read” ~ Wear a jersey.
Thursday: “Storybook characters come to life” ~ Dress as your favorite storybook character.
*Disclaimer: all attire must be within dress code. We ask for no masks, full face paint, or weapon props. Please remember to bring tennis shoes for PE on all dress up days.
3RD GRADE FIELD TRIP: The 3rd grade classes will be going to the Zoo for a field trip on March 4th, 5th, and 6th! Ms. Martin & Mrs. Oats classes will go on March 4th. Mrs. Gallagher, Ms. Roberts, Ms. Roe, Mrs. Leyva’s classes will go on March 5th. Mrs. Dill, Mrs. Schiller, Mrs. Guinn and Mrs. Meyer’s classes will go on March 6th. All trips will depart campus at 8:30am and arrive back to CSE at 2:00pm. The cost will be $5.00 per student.
Students will need to bring a sacked lunch with all disposable items or order one from the cafeteria.
*Parents are welcome to attend. If you wish to attend you MUST be on the district’s approved volunteer list and pay at the zoo gate for your entry.
UIL AWARD CEREMONY: We are so very proud of all of our UIL participants and are excited to celebrate their hard work and competition efforts on Tuesday, March 4th at 6:30pm in the China Spring Elementary Gym.
*Invitations with more details will be coming home soon.
SPRING BREAK: Spring Break is scheduled for March 7th-March 16th. We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful break! We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday, March 17th.
SPRING & CLASS PICTURE DAY: LifeTouch will be on campus on Thursday, March 20th for Spring & Class Picture Day. Please check backpacks, order forms will be coming home prior to Spring Break!
INSTRUCTIONAL FRIDAY: The week of March 17th (the week following Spring Break) is a full 5-day instructional week. All students and staff are expected to attend school for an instructional learning day on Friday, March 21st.
PAJAMA DAY: Every instructional Friday this year is Pajama Day at CSE! Make sure your student comes cozy and ready to learn on Friday, March 21st!
KONA ICE: Kona Ice will be on campus on Friday, March 21st for students to purchase a snow cone during their regularly scheduled recess time. CLICK HERE to order your child’s snow cone online (link closes at 8:30am on 3/21/25).
4TH GRADE MUSICAL “DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS”: YEEE-HAW! Our 4th graders will be performing a musical about the great state of Texas on Thursday, April 3rd at China Spring Elementary. Our “BLUE CLASSES” (Stewart, Anderson, Driver, Stafford, and Laine) will perform at 5:30pm. Our “WHITE CLASSES” (Rutherford, K. McNew, C. McNew, Kerr and Robinson) will perform at 7:00pm. The students in Mrs. Donner’s class will perform with the class they go with to Specials and PE.
Students need to arrive to CSE 30 minutes prior to their show time. Students may wear the performance t-shirt or their best western wear.
Everyone is welcome! Please invite your family and friends!
SCHOOLSTORE FUNDRAISER: From now, until the end of the school year CSE will be participating in the SchoolStore Fundraising Program. This program is an easy and safe way for our school to raise funds that are essential for tools our students and teachers need to succeed. You may register your child by CLICKING HERE. After you register your child, please be sure to send the “Student Prize Code” back to school for their participation prize!
Registering for the fundraiser and fully participating should take less than 12 minutes of your time. We greatly appreciate any and all support your family can lend to CSE. “There’s no place like CSE” because of the wonderful families that build and support our community.
Reminders:
ATTENDANCE MATTERS!
WEEK 28 ATTENDANCE
MONDAY ~ 94.66%
TUESDAY ~ 97.13%
WEDNESDAY ~ 96.28%
THURSDAY ~ 96.61%
TARDY REMINDERS:
The tardy bell rings at 8:00AM, and every three tardies will count as one unexcused absence. It is crucial to ensure your student arrives at school on time, as excessive tardies can accumulate and potentially lead to truancy issues. Let’s work together to establish strong attendance habits and set our students up for success!
ATTENDANCE REMINDERS:
90% Law ~ The state of Texas requires students to be present 90% of the school year in order to receive credit for their current grade level.
Daily attendance ~ Attendance is taken every day at 9:30AM. Your student must be on campus at this time to be counted present for the day.
When absent ~ Only 4 days total per semester can be excused by a PARENT NOTE (parent signed excuse). For all absences exceeding 4, a doctor's note or other formal documentation is required.
All excuse notes must be turned in to the Front Office within 3 school days of the student’s absence.
NURSE’S NOTES:
o Sickness:
Please remember to keep your child home for 24 hours if they have a fever, are vomiting or have diarrhea. They must be symptom free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school. Your child may only return before 24 hours if cleared by a physician and have the physician’s note stating the okay to return.
o Medications:
All medications, prescriptions and over-the counter, must have signed orders from the doctor and also parent signature to have at school. All medications must be in original container with prescription label visible and legible.
DRESS CODE REMINDERS:
o The dress code will be enforced at all times. Students out of dress code will be sent to the office and given the opportunity to change clothes.
o Please see the reminder for dress code in regards to our handbook:
Hemlines on all dresses, skirts, and shorts must not be shorter than mid-thigh length (typically no shorter than 7” inseam or fingertip length).
Pants may not have holes above mid-thigh length. No sagging pants are allowed.
Tights, leggings, or spandex may only be worn with a shirt, skirt, dress, or shorts that cover both the front and the back (no sheer panels; no skin may show through).
Tank tops must have a strap at least 2” wide. No crop tops, mid-drift tops or tube tops are allowed.
TRANSPORTATION REMINDERS:
Morning car riders ~ Please use the car rider loops in the back of the school for morning drop-off. Students are NOT allowed to be dropped off in the front of the school until after the car line barriers are in place.
Afternoon car riders ~ In the afternoon car rider line a SCHOOL-ISSUED car rider sign is required. If the sign is not visible to the staff calling names you will be asked to go to the Front Office to check your student out with an ID.
Bus Riders ~ For safety, students are only allowed to ride their assigned bus. They are not allowed to ride home with another student.
CSISD District bus policy ~ any student 2nd grade or younger must have a parent or guardian at the bust stop in the afternoon. If a parent or guardian is not present the student will be brought back to the school upon completion of the bus route for the parent/guardian to pick up.
o Early dismissal ~ If you wish to pick your student up early from school you must do so before 3:30PM. A photo ID will be required to check your student out.
o Transportation Change ~ If there is a change to your child’s normal mode of transportation in the afternoon, you must notify the Front Office by 2:30PM to ensure they get dismissed as requested.
CAFETERIA REMINDERS:
Breakfast ~ 7:00AM-7:45AM - In order for your student to receive breakfast service in the cafeteria, they must arrive to school prior to 7:45AM.
Lunch ~ 2nd Grade – 11:00AM - 11:40AM
3rd Grade - 11:45AM - 12:15PM
4th Grade - 12:20PM - 12:50PM
· If you wish to eat lunch with your student a photo ID is required to check-in at the Front Office. Only visitors on the student’s contact list will be permitted.
· If you wish to drop off food for your student to be delivered to the “cafeteria pick up table” by the Front Office please make sure it is labeled with their first and last name and teacher name.
· Deliveries from third party vendors like DoorDash and GrubHub are not permitted.
o ONLY 3rd and 4th Graders are permitted to use the microwaves in the cafeteria. Please make sure they know how to use a microwave and prepare the food packed in their lunch boxes. Please also send, microwave safe containers for their food.
o Please do not send items that need reheated for 2nd graders, they are not permitted to use the microwaves.
o PLEASE DO NOT SEND GLASS FOOD CONTAINERS IN LUNCH BOXES.