February
Dates to Remember
Feb. 21: Family Book Study 9:30-10:30am
Feb. 22: Reading Benchmark; Closed Campus-No Visitors
Feb. 23: PTA Snow Ball
Upcoming Dates
Feb. 27: Math Benchmark; Closed Campus-No Visitors
Feb. 29: 5th Science Benchmark Closed Campus-No Visitors; Expo @BNHS 6-9pm
March 1: Northwest Reads
March 5: Open House
March 6: Spring Pictures
March 8: End of the 3rd Quarter; Early Release 11:40am
March 9-19: Spring Break
March 20: Student Return
March 21: Cougar Trade Days
Following community input and school board approval, Northwest ISD’s instructional calendars for the next two academic years – 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 – are now set and will mirror the current district calendar. To view the approved calendars, visit www.nisdtx.org/calendars.
School Lunches & Breakfast
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.
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. If a back 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!
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RIDE CHANGES
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
Early Student Pick-Up
If you are picking your student up early for an appointment, 2:30pm is the latest we will be able to release students.
Student Lunch Drop Off
If your child forgot to bring their lunch from home, no worries! They will be able to get a lunch from the cafeteria or you may drop off their lunch by 9:30am. This 9:30am cut off time ensure that your child will receive their lunch for their designated lunch time.
Cox Elementary's Exemplar Educator and Employee of the Year for 2023-24
Employee of the Year Exemplar Educator
Amy McCollum Carole Eney
This month's character trait is kindness.
PTA Snow Ball Dance Tickets
PTA is so excited to host the annual PTA Dance on Friday, February 23rd from 7:00-9:00pm at Cox Elementary! Tickets are on sale NOW Be sure to grab your tickets before the cut off on February 21st. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door the day of the event.
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
Cox PTA needs a few more volunteers to help set up this magical event! If you are willing to volunteer, please sign up HERE.
PTA Spirit Wear Available
Starting the week of February 5, we will be kicking off the American Heart Association Kid’s Heart Challenge in conjunction with our jump rope unit. This challenge raises funds for the American Heart Association (not for Cox Elementary). Students are encouraged to register online (with parent approval and help of course) and complete challenges at home as well as learn about heart health at school. On Monday and Tuesday, we will be introducing the challenge to our K-5 students.
Students can earn prizes, some of which are instant and will be handed out in PE, and some of which will be shipped to the school after the challenge. Students are not required to fund raise and we will celebrate our successes in both the Kids Heart Challenge and our jump rope skills on February 22 and 23 in our PE classes. We will not be accepting any cash donations! All donations should be entered through the website or the app.
To register, please go to http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=9733&pg=company&company_id=441133 or download the Kids Heart Challenge App!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Breckley or Coach Jeffrey.
Save the Date!
Cougar Trade Days Event Coming Soon! Use the link to Sign Up !
Don't forget that March 1st the price increases to $35! Order yours today!
Visitors at Lunch
We have limited space and the tables are 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.
All visitors will need to check in with the office using their valid driver's license or government issued ID.
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, we ask that you limit your lunch visits to 2 times per student per grading period.
There will be some dates that our campus will be closed for lunch visitors due to events or changes in schedules. These will be communicated through Parent Square and your child's teacher.