Sept. 7 Koala Chronicle

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Koala Chronicle

Terrell Elementary School Newsletter

September 7, 2025

Weekly Recap

Weekly Updates

Thank you, parents, for coming out to our Parent Info Night. It was fun to see our students showing their parents around the school and we hope the sessions were informative and beneficial for you.

We also enjoyed celebrating our grandparents this week at our lunches on Friday. We are fortunate to have such supportive families, and we recognize that these meaningful family relationships benefit our students in numerous ways.

We look forward to celebrating Constitution Week soon and dressing in our patriotic colors on Thursday for Red, White, and Blue Day, as we remember the events of 9/11 and celebrate our first responders for First Responder Appreciation Day.

We hope our dads will attend the Watch Dog Dads kick off event on Tuesday Sept. 9 and consider volunteering with us this year.

Please take a look at the details and information below to make sure you are informed about all the essential information you need this week.

Picture Day

Picture Day is coming up on 09/17/2025! Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/0074QJF.

School Store- Coming Monday!

Hello Parents,

Be on the lookout for a colorful Book Buddy Lanyard coming home soon!

You will find important information about a safe and easy way your family can help our school get the essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed. It will also let you know how your child can win fun prizes just for helping!

Terrell Spirit Store

The spirit store is now closed. Items have arrived and will go home with your student on Monday.

Additional spirit wear will be available for purchase from our PTA throughout the year.

Upcoming Events

Sept 9 Soccer Club - 3:30-4:30
Sept 9 - Watch Dog Dads Meeting 6-7PM
Sept 11- Wear Red White and Blue
Sept 11 - Student Council Meeting
Parent Conferences- Sept. 15-Oct. 3 - See information from teachers to sign up.
Wed. Sept. 17- Picture Day - campus code: 0074QJF (Click image or scan code)
Sept. 25 - Early Release - 11:45 AM
Sept. 26 - Staff and Student Holiday

Counselor Updates- From Ms. Russell

Please use this link to view our counselor updates for September.

Key School Information

School Times

District Instructional Calendars

On-Site After School Childcare

Gingerbread Kids Academy will be the After-School Program at Terrell. To register for the AfterSchool Program, please visit their website at www.gbkidsacademy.com.

Daycare Pick-Ups

The daycare companies below pick up at Terrell Elementary

Dress Days

We invite students to wear college shirts on Mondays, Gators Gear on Wednesdays, and spirit (Terrell Koala) shirts on Fridays.

Dress Code Updates

To ensure consistency and alignment with board policy, Terrell Elementary will continue to follow the districtwide dress code. The district dress code is located in the Elementary and Secondary Student Handbooks on the Lamar CISD website.

Thank you for working with us to create a learning environment that is welcoming, consistent, and focused on student success.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your campus administration.

Brittany Carpenter

Principal- Terrell Elementary

Student Activity Clubs

Additional Club Info Coming Soon!

In Spring we will have:

Student Inventors Fair
Science Olympiad

All clubs must complete a parent permission form, which requires a parent's signature to give consent for your student to participate. Please see the attached forms.

PTA & Parent Partners

Terrell Elementary PTA

Green Track Updates

Emergency Alert System Test

REMINDER: TEST ALERT COMING T On Fri, Sep 5, at 11 a.m. Houston OEM will send a Wireless Emergency Alert test to phones in the Houston area. Make sure emergency alerts are turned ON—they can save your life in a real emergency. Learn more at https://houstonoem.org/respond/

Thank you to our donors and sponsors!

Thank to our community partners who have donated to support our school this year!

Follow our Facebook Page

Visit our School Website

Parent Feedback & Support

Customer Service and Parent Support/Engagement is one of our key priorities for this school year. Please feel free to request support from your student's teacher or our admin team at any time!

Parent conferences will occur three times a year- the first parent conference window opens Sept.15. Please look for scheduling options from your teacher's newsletters soon!
Please ensure you are using Parent Square, Email, or Phone as your main communication methods. Our teachers will no longer be able to use classdojo to receive or respond to parent messages, in response to recent legislative guidance.
Our Innovative Day activities will focus on real-world skills applications and learning as we continue to plan to enrich our students this year.

Please schedule appointments in advance by calling to request a time. We cannot accommodate walk-in requests as our teams are actively engaged with students and teachers throughout the school day. We will do our best to be available for meetings within 24 hours of initial requests.

Please use the link below to give additional feedback at any time!

School Meals

You may use school cafe to add funds to your student's account for breakfast or lunch purchases.
Parents may attend lunch with their students, beginning Aug. 25. Please bring your ID and check in with the office prior to lunch start time.
To preview school menus, please visit the child nutrition website.
If you are delivering lunch for your student, please plan to bring it at least 15 minutes before their lunchtime. We will not accept food delivery services for students.
If sending a lunch for your child, remember we are a nut-free school. Students who bring items with nuts will be seated at a separate table during lunch; we recommend avoiding this as much as possible.
For snacks- please only send one snack, as this is a working snack time within the classroom. Ensure you send a snack that is not messy and does not need utensils. (Such as- Goldfish, pretzels, or animal crackers!😊) Nut products are not permitted during snack.
Breakfast doors close at 7:43 AM. Please arrive no later than 7:40 AM if your child needs to eat breakfast. Instruction begins in classes at 7:45AM.

Map of school showing arrival for car riders

Arrival and Dismissal

Please review the attached arrival and dismissal guidance. If you did not receive your dismissal hangtag please come by the office to pick them up.

When picking up, if you need to assist your child with buckling, please pull up to cone 0 before stopping to ensure traffic can continue to flow around you.

We have made significant efficiency improvements, and our car dismissal is concluding earlier each day! Please make sure you are in line by 3:15 so our staff is not left waiting for parents after their contracted hours.

As a reminder- you may not enter the parking lot from 7:15-7:45 AM due to the high-traffic during this time. If you need to park, please proceed through the car-line then you may park before exiting.

Please be cognizant of our crosswalk. Currently, we have not received a painted crosswalk from the county- it is in the works! For the time being- please ensure you and your students cross at the cones. Do not cross at the corner of Nottingham Forest Rd.

We are seeking parents to volunteer in our crossing guard helper roles! Please email - Brittany.Carpenter@lcisd.org if you are able to assist in the morning from 7:15-7:45 AM.

For bus riders- please use the links below and review your student's bus route, bus stop, and use the My Stop app to track the bus live.

Transportation Changes & Early Check-Out

Transportation changes will not be accepted after 2:10 pm or 10:45 on early release dates. To submit a transportation change, please call the office at (832) 223-6500 or write a note for your child to bring with them, reflecting the transportation changes. Neither email nor voicemail is an approved method of communication for transportation changes.

You may check out your child early if needed for doctor's appointments or other necessary reasons until 2:30 PM or 10:05 on early release dates. Please limit this as much as possible, as we are actively instructing and learning until 3:05 PM each day. If your student repeatedly leaves early, they are potentially missing key information.

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