Dear Cougar Cub Families,
We are looking forward to another strong week of learning, growth, and celebration at China Spring Primary! Thank you for partnering with us each day to help our students arrive ready to learn. Your support with routines, attendance, and encouragement at home makes a meaningful difference for every child.
Congratulations to Ms. Caldwell and Ms. Carter for winning the past week's attendance challenge. Their classes earned perfect attendance for the week and received a prize at the end of the week. We also celebrate Ms. Fuller and Ms. Harness whose classes have maintained perfect attendance so far for the month of April!
Thank you for your continued support of our students, teachers, and school community. Together, we can make this a wonderful week of learning and success for every child.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support!
Your Principal,
Ashley Duncan
This Week:
Monday: Kindergarten EOY benchmark testing begins
Tuesday: SBDM Committee Meeting- In Person 4:30-5:30
Wednesday:
Thursday: Thumbs Up Thursday; Kindergarten to the Zoo
Friday: Student Holiday; Instructional Recovery Time for students who are below the 90% attendance requirement.
Save the Date:
Important dates have been provided for the remainder of the year. Please be sure to check each week for updates and additions!
April 17: Campus Closed
April 21: National Tea (Party) Day
April 21-22: Class and Individual Spring Pictures
April 23: First Grade Musical
April 24: Instructional Friday (bad weather make up day)
April 27: First Grade EOY benchmark testing begins
May 4: Teacher Appreciation Week Begins!
May 5: PreK Pre-Registration Event "Nacho Average PreK"
May 6: Nurse Appreciation; Kinder Pre-Registration "Signing Day"
May 7: PreK to Flips; Kona Ice
May 8: Instructional Friday (bad weather make up day); TUG OF WAR
May 11: First Grade Elementary Tour; EOY Progress Monitoring begins
May 14: Splash Day!
May 15: Student Holiday
May 19: Career Day
May 22: Student Holiday
May 25: Campus Closed for Memorial Day
May 26: Kindergarten Graduation
May 27: Wacky Science Assembly ( K/1); STEM Lab (PK)
May 28: Perfect Attendance Party
May 29: Instructional Friday; LAST day of school; End of year class celebrations
National Tea (Party) Day!
April 21, in celebration of National Tea Day, we are excited to treat our incredible staff to a little morning delight! We would like to ask our Cougar families to join in the fun by donating tea party-inspired sweets or savory treats for our staff to enjoy. Thank you for always helping us show appreciation for the amazing educators who pour so much into our students each day! You can sign up here
Registration Events!
China Spring ISD is excited to welcome families with children entering pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for the 2026-2027 school year! We are hosting two back-to-back events so families can begin enrollment, meet campus staff, and learn about our campus. Visit our website to RSVP and find more information.
China Spring Primary Registration Events!
Important Safety Reminders: Please Read Carefully
Morning Drop Off : As we are preparing our first graders to move on to second grade, we are working to increase their independence and responsibility. We want to encourage students in all grades to open their door, get out of the car on their own, and shut the door behind them. If students are on the driver side, please do not allow them to exit the driver side of the vehicle. Please stay in your vehicle and someone will come help them exit safely.
Safety Concern: For the safety of all students and staff, we ask that you do not let students out of the vehicle until you are pulled up past the grass line. It is very difficult for drivers, especially those in large vehicles, to see students and staff and we have unfortunately had some very close calls.
Afternoon Dismissal : Car rider dismissal begins at 3:50PM each day and lasts about 15 minutes. If you arrive after 4:05PM, you will need to park and come inside to pick up your child at the office. Thank you for your help in keeping our students safe.
P.E. and Playground Shoe Reminder: In P.E and at recess, students are required to wear proper shoes in order to participate. Athletic or tennis shoes must cover the whole foot, and be secured by laces and/or Velcro. This includes, but is not limited to, running shoes, sports shoes, or Converse.
Footwear such as sandals, flip flops, boots, Crocs, high heels, or backless shoes are not appropriate for school. Without proper footwear, students may slip, fall, get stepped on, or get wood chip splinters or ant bites on their feet. If students lack appropriate footwear and therefore can not safely participate, they will be unable to join the class activity and will have an alternate activity assigned. This is to ensure that all students are safe and keeping others safe. Thank you for your assistance in helping us ensure student safety.
Attendance Matters!
Students that are at risk of not meeting the 90% attendance law will be invited to instructional recovery time (IRT) beginning in April. IRT will be held before school and on non-instructional Fridays.
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.
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.
Additional attendance information can be found in our student handbook on the CSISD website.
25-26 Bell Schedule
The instructional day begins at 7:50 AM and ends at 3:50 PM. The campus opens at 7:00 AM to begin car rider drop off.
Breakfast will be available for students from 7:00AM- 7:50AM.
The first instructional bell rings at 7:50 AM
Students arriving after this bell are tardy and must be signed in at the office by a parent
Students with excessive tardies will be ineligible to participate in campus attendance incentives.