Dates to Remember
April 11: Bond Presentation at Tidwell 5:30-6:30
Upcoming Dates
April 17-18: Elementary Art Show
April 19: STARR Reading; Closed campus
April 22: PTA A Night in Disguise 7-9pm in gym and cafeteria
April 24: Progress Reports go out
April 25: Kinder Round Up
April 27: PTA General Meeting 5-6pm in Library
May 2: STARR Science: Closed Campus
May 9: STAAR Math; Closed Campus
May 19: Field Day
May 24: Senior Walks
May 26: Last Day of School; Early Release @11:40am
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The best way to pay for meals and monitor your child's account is to set up an Online Payment with www.myschoolbucks.com account. Click HERE for info.
Cox Elementary
Calendar of Events 2022-23
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Safety Procedures for Morning Drop Off and Dismissal
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The tardy bell rings at 7:40 am. and staff close the doors to start class. Students need to arrive BEFORE 7:40 am. to safely access the back doors of the school. If a car rider arrives after the doors are closed, please drive your child to the front entrance of the school and walk them up to the doors to ring the bell so that he/she can come through the office for a Tardy Pass. Thank you!
Do you feel like you’re getting too many texts or emails from ParentSquare? Just want notifications in the ParentSquare app? Change your communications preference to meet how you want to receive messages!
Families in Northwest ISD have full control of how they receive ParentSquare messages. To change your settings, sign in on the ParentSquare website and hover over your profile’s name in the top right corner to select “My Account.” From there, click “Notification Settings” on the left sidebar and turn on or off any message format (email, text and app) and whether you receive notifications instantly or each evening (in the “digest” option).
Parents please use the ride change form link to communicate your child's ride change by 2:00 pm. We will not release students without confirmation from parents regarding ride changes
If you are picking your student up early for an appointment, 2:30pm is the latest we will be able to release students.
Setting your preferred language in ParentSquare:
Did you know ParentSquare provides families with the ability to set their preferred language? If the primary language in your household is not English, you can change the settings to receive all ParentSquare communication (include messages, emails, texts and more) to whatever language you prefer. This provides machine-translated posts and messages requiring no work on either you or your campus! Read how to change this setting in this how-to article.
The April character trait is courage.
As the fastest-growing school district in North Texas, Northwest ISD has added an average of 1,200 students per year for two decades. During the 2021-2022 school year, Northwest ISD added more than 2,500 students. To keep pace with growth, the 2023 bond referendum would provide space for 8,400 students in the coming years. Learn more at www.nisdtxbond.org!
The Northwest ISD Council of PTAs will host its annual election forum for school board candidates from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 17, at Pike Middle School. Council leaders have partnered with the nonpartisan League of Women Voters to run the forum, which is open to the public.
Three Northwest ISD Board of Trustee places will appear on ballots for registered voters within district boundaries. A full list of candidates can be viewed on the district's elections webpage. The April 17 forum will take place in Pike Middle School's library at 2200 Texan Drive in Justin, and all candidates are invited to take part.
Northwest ISD will begin offering full-day pre-kindergarten to both qualifying and tuition-based students across the district with the 2023-2024 school year, and online registration begins April 17.
To be eligible for either program, a student must live within the district’s boundaries and be 4 years old by September 1, 2023. To qualify for the state-funded program, a student must fit in at least one criteria required by the state. For families of students who do not meet eligibility requirements for the state program, a tuition-based option exists with a limited number of places available.
In addition to online registration opening Monday, April 17, in-person registration assistance events will take place on three dates at the Northwest ISD administration building, located at 2001 Texan Drive in Justin. Families can visit the admin building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 29, 4 to 7 p.m. May 2 or 2 to 7 p.m. July 13 for assistance.
For more information, visit www.nisdtx.org/prek.
Making plans for the summer? Northwest ISD’s athletic and fine arts camps as well as enrichment opportunities are being posted for the summer at www.nisdtx.org/summer.
Visitors at Lunch: 4th Nine-Weeks
Due to limited space, we will be limiting the number of guest allowed per grade level lunch. Only those who have signed up on the sign up genus link will be able to eat lunch with their child. All visitors will need to check in with the office using their valid driver's license or government issued ID.
We have tables set up outside the cafeteria in the hallway designated for lunch visitors. Only you and your child will be able eat at the parent/student tables. No friends allowed. Lunch guests will need to bring their own lunch.
When your child's lunch time is over, visitors will need to come directly to the office and check out. For safety and security reasons, parents cannot follow students to their classroom or the playground.
In order for all parents to have the opportunity to eat lunch with their child, you may sign up for only 2 slots per student per grading period.
There are some dates that will be blocked for lunch sign ups due to events or changes in schedules.
Pre-K, ECSE and PACEE reach out to your child's teacher to schedule.
