August 17, 2025

SAVE THE DATE:

HAPPENINGS:

SODA DRIVE:
- August 18-28
- Our staff absolutely love popcorn and soda Thursdays. Your donations help us provide sodas to our teachers on Thursdays! Thank you for your help!
HOUSE SYSTEMS:
- Our students and staff are getting super excited about our Cougar House Systems! We are currently presenting information about how the house systems work and what each house represents. We will continue these presentations through the week of September 11th.
- Please be sure to ask your child on the evening of September 11th which house they're in!
- We will be asking parents to help us with encouraging good character high expectations, helping us with celebrations for the houses, and providing a shirt that is the color of your child's house. More information about the houses will be coming soon.
HOMECOMING WEEK:
- September 15 ~ Rhyme Without Reason
- September 16 ~ Class Color: 5th White and 6th Cougar Blue
- September 17 ~ Athlete v. Mathlete
- September 18 ~ Construction Day
HOW TO SET UP ATTENDANCE/GRADE NOTIFICATIONS:
- Parent Portal Alerts: Parent Portal has alerts that you can set up for both grades and attendance. If you do not have these set up and need instructions on how to do so, CLICK HERE
UPDATING PARENT PORTAL:
- If you have moved, please make sure that you bring an updated proof of residency to the front office.
- If any of your information changes, like phone numbers, please make sure you update this information in parent portal.

CAR DROP OFF & PICK UP:
- To review CSI drop off and pick up instructions and tips, CLICK HERE
- If you drop off and/or pick up your child from school, please make sure that you are using the shoulder. This allows traffic to continue to flow on Flat Rock Rd.
- Please be aware of pedestrians in the crosswalk.
STAFF BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST:
- 8/19: Mrs. Ingram - Cafe Manager

DAILY ATTENDANCE:
- China Spring Intermediate has set a goal to achieve 97% or higher attendance every day. We will be striving for 97% attendance every week this second semester! Congratulations to both grades for meeting our goal! Keep up the GREAT work!
- We are already starting to see illnesses on the rise! Please remind you child to not share their food or drinks and to wash their hands!

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.
- Attendance tracking looks at whole and partial day absences. Partial day absences include arriving at school late or leaving early without a medical excuse or one of the four parent notes for the semester.

Reminder: Our last period class is a core class. Please try to schedule appointments on the Fridays students are out or after school to minimize missed instruction as much as possible.
Attendance is tracked every class period.
The latest students can be picked up early is 3:40PM

SCHEDULE:
- School day duration ~ 8:00AM - 4:00PM
- Car rider drop off ~ begins at 7:00AM
- Breakfast ~ 7:15AM - 8:00AM
- Class begins ~ 8:00AM
- Tardy bell rings ~ 8:05AM
CSI DRESS CODE:
- Students out of dress code will be sent to the office and given the opportunity to change clothes or call home to get more clothes. Please see the China Spring Intermediate Dress Code HERE.
- Shorts MUST be fingertip link.
- No PJs or slippers unless on a designated PJ DAY.
- Hair must be a natural color.
CSI PHONE POLICY :
- HB 1481 prohibits the use of a personal communication device during the school day.
- ALL personal devices must remain turned off during the school day (from arrival - dismissal) and kept in the student’s backpack.
  - Items include: cell phones, smart watches, personal computers, personal ipads
  - If a student uses their personal device without authorization during the school day, the device will be confiscated.
  - Consequences will be enforced if a student is caught using a personal device OR is caught with it NOT in their backpack.

TRANSPORTATION REMINDERS:
- Early dismissal ~ If you wish to pick your student up early from school you must do so before 3:40PM. A photo ID will be required to check your student out.
- 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 3:15PM to ensure they get dismissed as requested.