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Volume 16 Issue 5 October 10, 2017

Oct. 19 CISD The Resilience Breakthrough Presentation with Christian Moore 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Oct. 23 - 27 Red Ribbon week

Oct. 26 Hands on Cyber Safety Workshop at Coulson Tough6:00-7:30

Oct. 30 -Nov. 10

National Geographic Map on Campus

Oct. 31 Second Grade Pumpkin Math Third Grade In-House Field Trip Fourth Grade Bat Day

Nov. 2 Class Pictures and Fall Picture Retakes

Nov. 3 Fall Festival 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Nov. 5 Daylight Savings Time begins

Nov. 7 Family Geography Night 5:00pm-8:00pm

Nov. 8 Fifth Grade Field Trip - Texas Renaissance Festival

Nov. 13-16 Fall Bookfair

Nov. 16 Kindergarten Plymouth Day Fourth Grade Musical 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Nov. 17 Fourth Grade Round Robin Activities Kindergarten, First and Second Thanksgiving Feast Holiday Market

Nov. 20 -24 Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 27 - Dec. 1

Generation Texas Week

Nov. 28 Community Outreach WorkshopCyber Safety 6:30pm-8:00pm Mitchell Intermediate School

Dec. 1 Spotlight on Fairness

Titan Tribune

Please checkout our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Calendar

Our annual Fall Festival will be held on November 3rd from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with this exciting event. Please email Heather Pine at hpine99@gmail.com if you are interested.

Happy Fall Families, A special THANK YOU to everyone who made our Teacher Appreciation lunch so special for our staff! It’s such a treat to have a wonderful lunch each month and the themes and decorations make it even more amazing! Thank you for all you do for us! If you have a 5th or 6th grader that hasn't attended the D.A.R.E. program, I highly encourage you to sign them up.  The sessions fill up each time, but it is our goal to have enough sessions this year so they can all be a part of this educational learning with Officer Davis. Our first group of students will have their graduation this Friday at 2:00. If your child attended the first session, please plan on attending the ceremony. Our Fall Festival committee is gearing up for this year’s event on Friday, November 3rd from 5:30pm-8:30pm and they need your help!  If you are new to our school, this is a fantastic committee to volunteer on to meet other parents and get to know our school better.   Have a terrific week,

Mrs. Creswell

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Holiday MarketOnly a few spots left!Our Holiday Market is quickly becoming an annual favorite for parents and staff. Vendors will set up in our commons area for the day to promote and sell their product ~

commercial or homemade. This year's event will take place on November 17th, during our classroom Holiday Feasts so traffic is guaranteed.Registration is on a first come first serve basis and we promise not to have more than one commercial vendor per product. If you sign up to sell Mary Kay products and secure your place with your registration fee, you will be the only Mary Kay vendor here. A $50 non-refundable registration fee is required. This secures your place, which includes lunch/beverage and a 10' space with chair. If requested, a 6' table will be provided. Registration forms are available at Coulson Tough or you may email Michelle Lindley at mlindley@conroeisd.net Registration fees are non-refundable. You can also sign up online at the following link: Holiday Market

Parents, would you like to recognize a teacher for going the extra mile to help your child? You can submit a Teacher Achieving Excellence Award through your child’s Parent Access Account.

• Login in to Parent Access.

• Click on the student’s name.

• Select the Teachers Achieving Excellence tab.

• Scroll through the list and pick the teacher.

• Create the TAE

• Make a teacher’s day!

Teachers Achieving Excellence Award

Nominations are now open for the Conroe Independent School District Gifted and Talented program. Although the testing will not take place until late January, nominations are accepted at this time. Nominations can be made by the parents and/or teachers. If you are interested in nominating your child, you may want to discuss this with your child’s teacher at conferences. Nominations will be accepted through December 20th. You may request a nomination form from the front office or your child’s teacher in 2nd through 6th grade. You can also find the nomination form and other GT information on the CISD GT homepage.

Nominations for Gifted and Talented Testing for 2nd - 6th

Graders.

We are collecting coats, jackets, and hoodies for local area children in need through this Friday, October 13th!Clean out any items that are too small for your children and let’s help children in need stay warm with a gently used item!

CISD Police Department 14th Annual Coats for Kids Drive

Coulson Tough Walk to

School Day

Titan Book Share

Time to start cleaning out those bookshelves for donations for Titan Book Share. This is one of our largest generosity projects each year. We will be going to Reaves on December 19th and there will be only one trip this year. Thank you for your generosity to the students at Reaves.

Important Information

To report an absence for your child, please call the front

office at 281-465-5900. When your child returns to school,

a note explaining the reason for the absence should be

sent to the teacher or brought to the front office. School

attendance is a major indicator of student success.

Please schedule vacations during holidays and make

every effort to schedule appointments after school.

Attendance letters will be sent in accordance with CISD

policy. Students must be present 90% of all school days to

be promoted to the next grade. Students should attend

school every day unless ill.

MORNING HOURS

ATTENDANCE

Announcements begin @ 8:00am and school begins at

8:05am. Students should not arrive before 7:35am at which

time they may go to the Commons. Students go to their

classrooms at 7:45am and class activities begin.

TUTORING

If your child is scheduled for morning tutoring or

enrichment, he or she must enter the building through

the front doors.

TARDY/LATE ARRIVAL

Students arriving to school after 8:05am are considered

tardy. Students must stop at the front desk for a tardy

pass. A parent should come into the school with the

student to sign him/her in for the day. A student is

considered absent if they arrive after 9:00am. If your child

is arriving late to school due to a health care

appointment, please come into the front office with your

child and provide the doctor’s note to ensure your child’s

attendance can be changed to “HCP” for “Health Care

Professional” which is Present.

VISITOR PARKING

Birthday treats must be store bought due to allergy, safety

and sanitation concerns. All items must be pre-cut. Most

grades share these treats with the class the last 10 minutes

of their lunch period. Please email your child’s teacher to

verify the best time. Balloons and flowers are not

permitted in the building.

PARENT LUNCH TABLE

We have a table set up specifically for parents and their

children to sit together. Friends are not permitted to sit

with your child at the parent table. A parent plus two

others is the maximum number who can come join a

student for lunch due to space limitations in our cafeteria.

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL

A parent or guardian must bring medication and sign it

into the clinic. All medication must be in the original con-

tainer and properly labeled. TRANSPORTATION CHANGES

All transportation changes must be received in writing with

parent/guardian’s signature to your child’s teacher in their

blue folder. Please limit any other changes after the day

begins to emergencies and contact the front office prior

to 2:00pm.

SEVERE WEATHER DISMISSAL

At the beginning of school, parents completed a Severe

Weather Dismissal Procedures form indicating how their

child would go home in the event of Severe Weather.

During periods of rain, biker/walkers will be released as

normal. When the area is under a severe weather threat

(this includes lightning/thunder) as determined by the

National Weather Service, a “Severe Weather Dismissal”

will be called. Please register for Remind 101. You will be

notified by text when there is a Severe Weather Dismissal.

CHARACTER DAY/SPIRIT DAY

REMIND 101

Want to receive text messages from the principal regard-

ing severe weather and other important information?

Send a text to 281-769-1530. In the message box type

@ctfamilies.

Wednesday –Character Day-wear a CT character shirt!

Friday-Spirit Day-wear a Coulson Tough shirt! We love CT!

You can order these on the Coulson Tough PTO website.

PARENT ACCESS

http://www.conroeisd.net/student-parent/pac.asp

VOLUNTEERING IN CISD

http://conroeisd.net/parents/get-involved/

BIRTHDAY TREATS

Visitor parking is located in the large parking lot off of

Crane Brook Drive. Please do not park in the front of the

building or in the fire lanes.

3rd Annual Race for Awareness 5K & Walk

Saturday, April 21st, 2018

Awareness Nomination Form

Coulson Tough educates our students about a different cause each year. Our first year

we raised awareness about Autism and were able to donate over $12,000 to Families for

Effective Autism Treatment. Last year, our focus was Foster Care and we raised over

$15,000 for the local organization Love Foster’s Hope.

How do we raise awareness? Our 5th & 6th grade student council representatives read

grade-level books about the cause to students to increase awareness and understanding.

They create posters to hang in the school and also share videos and information with

students on our morning announcements. At our Race for Awareness event we have

signs along the route and have our beneficiary organization share additional information

with all of our participants. All who register for our run/walk receive a Race for

Awareness shirt which also helps spread awareness even after the event is over. We

have had over 1,000 people and pets participate each year!

Each fall we take suggestions for a new awareness and we welcome your suggestions for

our focus this year! If you have an idea, please complete the information below and

return it to the front office by Friday, October 20th. Our Race for Awareness committee,

which includes faculty, parents and 5th & 6th grade Student Council, will vote on this year’s

focus. They will then choose which organization to receive the proceeds.

1. Focus for Awareness_________________________________________________

2. Reason you feel it is important for Kindergarten through 6th grade students to be

made more aware of topic or cause:

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

3. What resources would be needed to teach the students about this topic?

__________________________________________________________________

4. Do you know of an organization that we should consider to receive the proceeds

from the event?_____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Name_____________________________________________________________

Email Address_____________________ Phone Number_____________________

Please turn in this completed form to the front office by Friday, October 20th.

OCTOBER 26, 2017

6:00-7:30PM

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HANDS ON CYBER SAFETY

WORKSHOP

SERGEANT JULIE THOMPSON

CISD POLICE

TOUGH ELEMENTARY

11660 CRANE BROOK DRIVE

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77382

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

6:00-7:30PM ______________________________

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS

DAVID PARMER,

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR

TOUGH ELEMENTARY

11660 CRANE BROOK DRIVE

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77382

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

6:30-8:00PM ______________________________

RESILIENCY

DENISE CIPOLLA

CISD GUIDANCE & COUNSELING

COORDINATOR

GALATAS ELEMENTARY

9001 COCHRAN’S CROSSING DRIVE

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381

OCTOBER 19, 2017

7:00-9:00PM _____________________________

THE RESILIENCE BREAKTHROUGH &

DR. BRENE BROWN’S THE DARING WAY

CHRISTIAN MOORE & SONYA NELSON

TW COLLEGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL

3701 COLLEGE PARK DRIVE

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77384

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

6:30-8:00PM ______________________________

CYBER SAFETY

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS FROM

MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S INTERNET

CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN’S DIVISION

MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE

6800 ALDEN BRIDGE DRIVE

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381

APRIL 26, 2018

6:30PM ______________________________

LOVE & LOGIC AND ANXIETY

KATE TURNER

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR

BUCKALEW ELEMENTARY

4909 E. ALDEN BRIDGE DRIVE

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77382

Community schools working together to serve you!

FREE RECYCLING EVENT

RECYCLE & DONATE Batteries

Alkaline AA, AAA, C, D, 9V

Eyeglasses

The Lions Club

Flip Flops

Terracycle Collection

Oral Care Products

GS Cadette Troop 11953

Small Electronics

Cellphones, NO TVs. Textiles Unusable clothing & shoes Yard signs

Corrugated plastic

And More!

DOCUMENT SHREDDING Five cans of food or $5 per bag/box

Donations Benefit Interfaith Food Pantry

Buy Recycled Boutique Beat the holiday rush and shop the fall trunk show of eco-chic and

trendy products made from recycled materials.

Pick-up your pre-ordered recycled plastic Rain Barrel!

Parks, Recreation, & Environmental Services Facility 8203 Millennium Forest Dr | The Woodlands | TX Call 281-210-3800 for more info

KIDS ACTIVITIES Up-cycle a T-shirt

Games | Prizes | Art | Crafts

Scout Badges

www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/3RBazaar

Village Challenge Win scholarship funds for your village by

bringing CD/DVD disks & jewel cases

for recycling!

Join The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department in

celebrating America Recycles Day! Bring select items for recycling or

donation, participate in the Village Challenge, and discover new

opportunities for recycling beyond the curb throughout the year.

Composting Classes Experience nature’s recycling process by attending a free composting

class at one of the designated times: 9:30a.m. | 10:30a.m. | 11:30a.m.

Compost bins will be on sale for $25.

Saturday, November 11, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, November 11, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/3RBazaar

FREE·EVENT

RECYCLING COLLECTIONS Batteries | Eyeglasses | Flip Flops | Oral Care

Cellphones | Textiles | Yard Signs

VILLAGE CHALLENGE Bring CDDVDS & Cases | Earn Scholarship Money

BUY RECYCLED BOUTIQUE Shop eco-chic products from recycled materials

COMPOSTING CLASSES 9:30 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m.

DOCUMENT SHREDDING 5 Cans of Food or $5 Donation | Interfaith Food Pantry

KIDS ACTIVITIES Games | Scout Badges | Prizes

Parks, Recreation, & Environmental Services Facility 8203 Millennium Forest Dr | The Woodlands Call 281-210-3800 for more info