October 22, 2026

Hello, Tiger Families! 

We’ve been having another great week at Cypress Springs! As we head into the heart of fall, there’s plenty of learning and excitement happening across our campus. We hope to see lots of our Tiger families at the PTA Spooktacular this Sunday, October 25th! It’s always fun to come together as a community, and we’re grateful to our PTA for making these special events possible. We can’t wait to see you there! 

• GT Parent Referral Window: The DSISD Gifted & Talented referral link will be live and open on the DSISD GT Website until November 13. During this window, parents may complete the referral form for their student to be tested for the DSISD Gifted & Talented Program. All referrals must be submitted by 4:00 PM on November 13 to be considered for this testing cycle.

  • • For more details on the DSISD GT program, please visit the DSISD GT website.

• We need substitutes! See below for more information or go here to apply! 

• Reminder:  October 30th, there is no school for students as it is our Parent/Teacher Conference Day. Be on the lookout for sign-ups from your classroom teachers. 

• Save-the-dates: 

  • • PTA Fall Fest/Trunk-or-Treat October 25th 4 PM-6 PM (see below for more info) 

    • Vocabulary Parade on October 29th at 8:30! 

    • Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 30th 

    • Picture Retakes - November 17th

CSES Mission:  We Trust!  We Accept!  We Persevere!

~Amber Daige and Jessica Barr

Principal and Assistant Principal

Homework is the practice of concepts and skills previously taught in the classroom or the gathering of information and ideas for an upcoming class.  You may notice that not all assigned homework counts towards a student’s grade, and may be reflected in the PRAC (Practice) category in Skyward - homework is still important! Homework is a useful tool to reinforce learning and provide feedback, but not always necessarily an adequate tool to measure what a student knows and/or can do independently, as students have lots of resources at their fingertips when completing homework! 

How can you help as a parent? Help your Tiger learn good study habits by providing an appropriate environment and location conducive to studying; set specific study times for your Tiger; assist or have a system that ensures your Tiger returns their homework assignment(s) to the teacher on time. Lastly, have a dialogue with your Tiger about the importance of homework, even if it’s not a graded assignment!

Have you received an attendance warning letter? It is important to understand what the DSISD attendance codes mean. 

Absences are coded as K (state excused), A (locally excused), U (unexcused), or X (truant).

Texas compulsory attendance or truancy laws are concerned with absences coded as U or X. When a student has 10 or more of these absences (full or part day) in a six-month period, they are considered truant and will be coded as at risk for truancy. The 90% attendance law, or attendance for course credit, is concerned with absences coded as A, U, or X. When a student drops below the 90% threshold for absences, they are considered at risk for chronic absenteeism. Students must complete a principal-approved attendance plan, or they may lose course credit.

To learn more about attendance, please review the DSISD Student Attendance webpage.