Save the Date:
· 2nd Grade Field Trip ~ 5/19/25
· 4th Grade Field Trip ~ 5/20/25 (Stewart, Rutherford, Stafford, Kerr, Driver & C. McNew)
· 2nd Grade Market Day ~ 5/21/25
· 3rd Grade Field Trip ~ 5/21/25 (Gallagher, Roberts, Meyer, Guinn, Martin & Oats)
· Academic Award Ceremony ~ 5/22/25
· Memorial Day (No School) ~ 5/26/25
· 3rd Grade Field Trip ~ 5/27/25 (Dill, Schiller, Roe, Leyva)
· Cougar Olympics ~ 5/27/25 & 5/28/25
· Report Cards ~ 5/29/25
· Last Day of School (Early Release) ~ 5/30/25
· End of Year Class Parties ~ 5/30/25
Happenings:
25-26 SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS: In preparation for next school year the 2025-2026 China Spring Elementary school supply kit is now available for pre-order. These kits are for rising 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders. Please use THIS LINK to purchase your student’s kit today! The deadline to order Elementary kits is June 15th.
If you currently have a 4th grade student who will be moving on to the Intermediate campus next year, please use THIS LINK to order their 25-26 school supply kit. The deadline for Intermediate kit orders is May 23rd.
4th GRADE FIELD TRIP: Our 4th grade students will be taking a field trip to the Waco Mammoth National Monument on Tuesday, May 13th (Donner, Laine, Robinson, K. McNew & Anderson’s classes) and Tuesday, May 20th (Stewart, Rutherford, Stafford, Kerr, Driver & C. McNew’s classes). Students will explore fossil remains, learn about paleontology, and participate in hands-on activities that support our science curriculum. After visiting the mammoth site, we will travel to Cameron Park to eat lunch and play at the playground.
*Due to space restrictions, parents may not attend the Waco Mammoth National monument portion of the trip, but you are welcome to meet us at Cameron Park during lunch at 11:45am. Parents may also sign out their child after lunch at Cameron Park with their child’s homeroom teacher.
A permission form will be sent home soon. The cost of the trip is $4.00. We will depart the Elementary at approximately 8:30am and return by 1:15pm. Please have your child either bring a sack lunch or pre-order one from the cafeteria. Students should also bring a water bottle and comfortable walking shoes.
2ND GRADE FIELD TRIP: Second graders will be taking a field trip to places around Waco on Monday, May 19th. On this field trip, students will have the opportunity to explore three major Waco landmarks and learn about how Waco has changed over time. We will visit Indian Spring Park, Ms. Nellie’s Pretty Place (Cameron Park), and the Magnolia Silos. We will leave school at 12:00pm and return around 3:00pm. Lunch will be eaten at school – a sack lunch is not necessary.
This trip is free of charge to all students. Please do NOT send money with your child, as we will be unable to purchase anything while at the locations. Parents are welcome to join us as long as they are on the approved volunteer list. A more detailed schedule will be sent out when we are closer to the field trip date.
2ND GRADE MARKET DAY: Second grade will be hosting their Annual Market Day – a fun, hands-on experience that allows students to practice buying, selling, saving, and spending money. Market Day will take place on Wednesday, May 21st.
PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS A STUDENT ONLY EVENT – PARENTS DO NOT ATTEND MARKET DAY.
3rd GRADE FIELD TRIP: Third grade will be taking a field trip to Waco Wetlands on Wednesday, May 21st or Tuesday, May 27th. Due to the number of students in third grade we will go on two separate days. The date for your child’s field trip is listed with their teacher below. On this field trip students will have the opportunity to tour the Waco Wetlands, experience local plants and wildlife and see why our environment needs wetlands.
Gallagher, Roberts, Meyer, Guinn, Martin & Oats ~ May 21st
Dill, Schiller, Roe, Leyva ~ May 27th
We will load buses at 8:15am and will be returning to school by 11:45am. Therefore, we will be eating lunch at school. However, please send labeled perishable water bottles and a snack for your child. All parents are welcome to attend, if on the approved volunteer list. Parent’s may check out their own child after the field trip.
ACADEMIC AWARD CEREMONY: To celebrate our student’s academic success this year we will be hosting our Annual Academic Award Ceremony on Thursday, May 22nd in the gym. Each grade will be celebrated at the following times:
9:00am- 3rd Grade
10:00am-2nd Grade
11:00am- 4th grade.
If your student will be receiving an award a personal invitation went home this past week, please be sure to check your student’s backpack.
COUGAR OLYMPICS: Cougar Olympics will take place on Tuesday, May 27th and Wednesday, May 28th. Please make sure your student comes prepared in athletic clothes, tennis shoes and with a water bottle. Each grade will participate in their Olympic events at the times below...
2nd Grade: Tuesday, May 27th, 8:30am-10:30am
3rd Grade: Wednesday, May 28th, 8:30am-10:30am
4th Grade: Tuesday, May 27th, 1:20pm-3:15pm
PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS A STUDENT ONLY EVENT- PARENTS DO NOT ATTEND COUGAR OLYMPICS.
REPORT CARDS: Final report cards for the 2024-2025 school year will be available on parent portal on Thursday, May 29th.
END OF YEAR PARTIES: End of year class parties will take place on the last day of school, Friday, May 30th. We ask that each student has a limit of 2 guests and no siblings attend. Each grade will celebrate at the following times:
9:00am-9:30am ~ 4th Grade
10:00am-10:30am ~ 3rd Grade
11:00am-11:30am ~ 2nd grade
The last day of school is an early dismissal day at 12:30pm. If you wish to sign your student out early from the party you may do so with the teacher, but are required to be on the student’s approved pick-up list.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – EARLY RELEASE: Friday, May 30th is the last day of school and will be an early release day. Normal dismissal procedures will take place at 12:30pm.
END OF YEAR Reminders:
ATTENDANCE MATTERS!
WEEK 38 ATTENDANCE
MONDAY ~ 96.11%
TUESDAY ~ 97.73%
WEDNESDAY ~ 98.05%
THURSDAY ~ %
25-26 REGISTRATION/PARENT PORTAL:
CSISD requires all students to re-enroll every school year during the summer using Parent Portal to ensure the most current student information is on file. Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will take place in mid-July. Please be on the lookout throughout the summer for correspondence from the district for exact registration dates.
25-26 SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST:
The 2025-2026 school supply list is now available on the CSISD district website. If you did not purchase a pre-packaged kit for your student to be delivered to school on the first day of class you may use THIS LIST of required supplies when shopping this summer.
NURSE’S NOTES:
MEDICATIONS: All student medications will need to be picked up by 5/30/25. Medications that are not picked up by this date will be discarded, including over the counter medications.
· If your student’s medication is a controlled medication, it will need to be counted by staff and signed out to you. Please allow/plan for a few extra minutes for this. PLEASE pick up your controlled medication and asthma medications, I HATE to throw expensive/needed medication away.
IMMUNIZATIONS: If I have contacted you about immunizations or exemption forms needed over the summer, please ensure these are completed by start of school. If your student is not up-to-date/proper exemptions forms received as of the first day of school, they will not be allowed to begin classes, per the state of Texas.
FYI: Nurse Kirkland will be out for the rest of the school year as of 5/19/25 for her son’s surgery. We will have another RN sub, Nurse Bohannon on campus.
LOST & FOUND:
Our lost and found has several jackets, lunch boxes, water bottles, glasses and more. Please be sure to remind your student to check the lost and found before the end of the school year for any of their missing items. All items remaining at 12:30pm on Friday, May 30th will be donated.
LIBRARY NOTICES:
Overdue library notices have been issued. Please return all overdue books or pay the fine as soon as possible. Fines must be paid by either cash or check, made out to China Spring Elementary.
CAFETERIA BALANCES:
If your student has a negative balance on their lunch account, please bring the account current prior to the end of the school year. You may do so electronically on myschoolbucks.com or pay by cash or check, made out to China Spring Elementary.
“THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE CSE!”