Thursday, July 30, 2015

Beginning of Year Information

The East Transition Campus: Wow, two years and we are going home. We are officially back at 9016 Westview in the new building. Only the office has a permit for temporary occupancy but at least we are back in our building. We feel like we are in the movie "Money Pit" with all the contractors working on the building. Our offices are open to drop off paperwork for incoming students.


Start of Year Dates:
Monday, August 21st --- First Day of School
Wednesday, August 23rd --- CESIT Sign Up
Tuesday, September 12th --- After School Tutorials and Learning Lab Begins
Tuesday, September 19th --- Open House


Back to School Social: Thursday, August 17th. Come see the campus, get your child's schedule, check out the bus routes, join the PTA, purchase spirit wear, and join the PTA. You kids will enjoy getting to see their friends again. Parking will be behind the school and on the east side of campus by the Grob field. You will need to be ready to walk. Teachers will have your child's schedule at the times listed below.
  • 6th Grade is 5:00 to 5:30 (Teachers Available with Student Schedules)
  • 7th Grade is 5:30 to 6:00 (Teachers Available with Student Schedules)
  • 8th Grade is 6:00 to 6:30 (Teachers Available with Student Schedules)

First Day of School: Your child does not need to bring anything to school on the first day, including a lunch unless they do not like hotdogs. The PTA provides hotdogs, chips, water, and icecream for the kids. The kids will be participating in fun (and sometimes sloppy) activities all day.


First Day Packet: Most of us are professionals at the first day packet. It is important to jump right on those forms and get them turned in as soon as possible. Check your child's backpack everyday to make sure they turned in all your hard work. You may fill out the SBISD information online through Family Access. It only took me about 15 minutes and you can do this for all of your children. You do not need to print anything out this year.


Student Drop Off and Pick Up: A map of our new parent/bus drive is located on our home page. As always, practice patience while in parent drive. To limit opportunities for someone to get hurt and to protect the instruction at the end of the day, no early pick ups are allowed after 2:45.


Volunteer Registration: It is mandatory to get cleared through SBISD before you can volunteer on any SBISD campus. Information and the registration link can be found at:

http://cms.springbranchisd.com/community/Partnerships/tabid/27506/Default.aspx


Getting Information: We offer many different avenues to get information about CSA. The first and most important avenue is your child. The teachers will provide your child with the most up to date information on assignments, field trips, class projects etc. We also offer the following:

  • E-Blast: This is the PTA weekly newsletter keeping you up to date on CSA events. Sign up using this Link or going to our CSA home page.

  • CSA Home Page: I keep this up to date as much as possible without inundating you with too much worthless information. Links to district resources, teacher web pages, PTA web pages etc can be found through our home page.

  • Jill's Remind Text Out: Occasionally, Jill will text out information like late buses, quick reminders, or just a fun item on a whim. To receive texts from Jill, please do the following: Text to: 81010   Your message will be: @cornerst


  • Weekly Updates from Team Teachers: Once the teachers have gathered your email addresses, they will send out a weekly summary of what is going on in the classroom. This is great to use as a conversation starter with your child about their learning at school.

  • School Messenger Call Out: Occasionally, Bill will send call outs using the SBISD District call out program. He tries not to use it too much because it can get a little overbearing as a parent with multiple kids in the district.



No comments:

Post a Comment

Twitter Delicious Facebook Digg Stumbleupon Favorites More