Arrival

Our staff is on duty, ready to supervise students when the doors open at 7:50 AM for all students.  Announcements begin at 8:10AM and instruction begins at 8:15 AM. All hikers and bikers will enter using the front entrance.

 

Late Arrival:  Morning meetings begin at 8:15 AM. Students arriving after 8:15 AM will be counted tardy.  

 

Safety is Our Priority

Early Leave: Occasionally it may be necessary for your child to leave earlier than regular dismissal time.  Please send a note with your child so they will be ready when you arrive. The note should state the release time and who will be picking up your child.   Proof of identity will be required to pick up students. Students are only released to a guardian unless a note is sent by the guardian stating who will pick up the child.

 

Transportation Changes: Please send a signed note with your child indicating a change in transportation. Transportation changes made by phone must be followed up with a fax, 281-463-5516. Email transportation changes are not accepted. We cannot accommodate transportation changes made after 2:45 PM, due to limited time & personnel to carry out changes. Thank you for understanding.

 

STAY CONNECTED! Please follow us on FB and Instagram @CFISDLowery. In addition, our Lowery newsletter is posted on our campus website at lowery.cfisd.net

School Closing Announcements: School cancellation due to weather will be announced on: School Messenger (to opt in visit https://www.cfisd.net/parents-students01/schoolmessenger ), local TV Channels and Radio Channels. It can also be found on the district website WWW.CFISD.NET

Lunch Money

By going to  www.SchoolCafe.com, you can add money to your child’s account, view balances and schedule automatic payments and apply for free and reduced meals. Through www.SchoolCafe.com you can also manage your child’s account, limiting the purchase of extras and desserts. Meal prices are also found on this website.  

 

Just a reminder… all families must reapply EACH year for free and reduced breakfast and lunch.

Attendance

Attendance is key in student success and will be taken daily. Students are expected to be present 90% of the school year for instruction. In the event of an absence, please send a note upon return. The note may be delivered, faxed, mailed or scanned, with the parent’s original signature.  (See Student Handbook) Lowery will monitor all excessive absences and require students to make up missed work and instruction, even if passing. Absences have a direct impact on placement for the following school year.

School Visitation Procedures

Visitors are welcome at Lowery! J

·       We love our students! Please sign in and out at the front desk and visibly wear a visitor nametag. You will be asked to show valid ID each time you come to campus.  This procedure helps ensure the safety of our students.

·       Lunch visitors are welcome starting Sept. 9. For your child’s safety, only individuals listed as guardians will be allowed to eat lunch with your child. For family members to enjoy lunch with your child, please send a note providing written permission. Please be patient as all information will be checked each time you visit. At lunch, visitors may sit with their children at the visitor’s table. You are welcome to bring lunch for your child only.

·       To protect instructional time, please contact the assistant principal to schedule a classroom visit.  This enables visits around schedule changes,  instruction, and  assessments. Visits are limited to 20 minutes.

·       Visitation forms for special events, like Field Days, will be sent home prior to the event to preregister for a Visitor nametag. Please read each form for specific details.

 

Grades and Report Cards will be posted on the HAC (Home Access Center). It allows you to access your child’s grades on a secure online site for grades 2-5 and attendance for grades PK-1.

       Honor Roll is earned each nine weeks by earning more A’s than B’s on an all A/B report card and all S in conduct and work habits.

 

Transportation

Bus Transportation is offered to eligible students. You can check bus site information by going to the district website. https://www.cfisd.net/parents-students01/transportation

 

A student may not ride a bus different than the one they are assigned.

Hikers & Bikers Transportation

    Hikers and bikers riders should not arrive on campus before 7:50 am.

    On rainy days, walkers and bike riders will be dismissed as usual.

    All PK and Kinder students will be released to an adult or older sibling.

    On severe weather days, staff will put safety first. Students will be kept inside until weather permits or until a parent comes by car.

    All hikers and bikers should cross at the crossing guard or street corners for their safety.

Car Rider Transportation

    Car riders are dropped off and picked up in the front of the school following car rider procedures.  Students may not be dropped off on Ridge Park or at the church across the street.

    Guardians should not park or wait in cars for hikers and bikers in the front parking lot or in front of the school grounds.

School Records

Legal guardians have access to school records including report cards, attendance, 504 and IEP and school progress.

Clinic Procedures

Medication must be brought in by the parent in the original container properly labeled with the child’s name and directions for the time and dosage.  A written request to administer drugs must be on file. Students may not transport medications to or from school.

 

Change of Address and

Telephone Number

* Please always keep phone numbers, email and address up to date in the school office or through Home Access Center.

*  Notify us of any change by sending a note with your child and letting the office know.

* In case of an emergency, it is vital that we can contact you.

 

Celebrating Birthdays

Birthdays are special and students are celebrated by being invited to say the announcements. You may contact the cafeteria manager to purchase cookies or ice cream to share with the whole class. Outside food may not be brought to share with the class. Likewise, we ask that you don’t bring balloons, etc. Party invitations can be distributed IF an invitation is provided for the entire class.

 

Lowery PTO

Lowery has an outstanding PTO! Volunteer opportunities are found through Membership Toolkit at www.LoweryPTO.com

All families are part of our PTO and your support impacts our school in huge ways.

We are all on your child’s success team.

 

Rounding Up Appropriate Behavior

At Lowery, we focus on the whole child. It is the right of all students to have the opportunity to learn in a safe environment. 

Staff will be teaching social skills and appropriate behavior choices daily.  Our staff has been trained in –PBIS- Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports and Restorative Practices.   Many of our staff have also been trained through Flip Flippen’s Capturing Kids’ Hearts. Lowery Longhorns will focus on the key principles of being Lowery Longhorn PROUD – positive, respectful, ownership of choices, use time wisely and dependable.

Our staff will teach and enforce:

     The District Code of Conduct

     Classroom behaviors like “how to listen, get the teacher’s attention, accept “no” for an answer, resist peer pressure, disagree appropriately, … “

     Bringing out the BEST curriculum as found on the district website

 

School Tipline

To assist in promoting a safe and secure environment on all CFISD campuses, as well as a tool for communication, the district has implemented SchoolTipline

https://www.cfisd.net/parents-students01/safety/cy-fair-tipline

 

 

LOWERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

15950 Ridge Park Drive

Houston, Texas 77095

PHONE: 281-463-5900

FAX:  281-463-5516

Lowery.cfisd.net

School Colors: Blue and Orange

2024-2025

School Hours

8:15 – 3:40

*Doors Open at 7:50 a.m.