May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 9: RESCHEDULED Kindergarten Field Trip to the NISD Outdoor Learning Center
May 5-9: Library books need to be turned in this week
May 12: Field Day
May 20: Kindergarten End of Year Celebration
May 23: Last Day of School; Early Release at 11:45
We are GLOWING into FIRST GRADE. We will have a special GLOW DAY to celebrate finishing Kindergarten.
We are in need of some supplies to make our GLOW DAY extra special. Please follow this link to sign up for supplies you would like to send in. Please send in all supplies by Thursday, May 8th.
Please know that this is a special celebration the students and their teacher will have together. Although parents will not join in on this event, we are excited to celebrate with parents on May 20, for Kindergarten Celebration.
Our field trip has been rescheduled due to the weather.
We will be visiting the Northwest ISD Outdoor Learning Center on Friday, May 9, for an outdoor learning experience. A few reminders are listed below.
Send a refillable water bottle with your child's name on it.
If you selected that your child will bring a lunch, send it in a disposable sack. No lunch boxes.
Send a hearty snack seperate from your child's lunch.
Send your child to school in:
yellow Cox cougar t-shirt
long pants
close toed shoes
hat (optional)
Apply sunscreen and/or bug spray at home. Teachers are not allowed to apply these products.
Please follow this link to RSVP and expedite your check in process for the Kindergarten Celebration on Tues, May 20th.
The ceremony will start at 8:45 am and the doors will open at 8:30 am.
We welcome parents, grandparents, friends, and family to join our celebration. All adults will need their driver’s license/ID for check in. Name tags are not required for younger siblings.
We also invite you to join us for a brief reception following the celebration.
The RSVP will turn off on Friday, May 16th at 3:00, so please RSVP as soon as possible.
If you are planning on signing your child out after graduation, please respond to your child's teacher's weekly email and let them know. You will let your child's teacher know know again after the festivities on Graduation Day, and sign your child out with them.
PTA sent home a card in each student's folder today.
If your child would like to write a special note to a teacher, feel free to let them write on this note and your child can deliver it next week.
Parents are more than welcome to come for field day, however, we will not be having lunch visitors on this day.
On Field Day students who buy lunches will have a sack lunch.
We need to have the lunch count to the cafeteria in advance so they can be sure they have what we need.
If your child will buy a sack lunch, please complete this form by Tuesday, May 6th.
Cox Elementary Field Day will take place on Monday, May 12.
Field day is just around the corner and we are so excited!! Parents are welcome to come and watch their child’s field day activities but will need to pre-register (information below). Please refer to the schedule below to see when your students will be participating.
Please note that parents and siblings are not allowed to participate in field day activities.
Important information about Field Day is listed below:
Pre-Registration
All visitors will need to pre-register by filling out this form by May 7: Field Day Pre-Registration Form. Each visitor is required to fill out one form. Pre-registration will expedite the check in process. All visitors MUST check in through the front office to receive their visitor sticker. Please be sure to bring your identification in case it needs to be run through the NISD Raptor system.
Sunscreen
Students should put sunscreen on their face, arms, and legs before coming to school. Parents may reapply sunscreen to their own students but students may not share sunscreen due to possible allergy issues.
Safe Shoes
Students must wear tennis shoes for field day. For safety reasons, no sandals, water shoes, boots or Crocs of any type will be allowed. You may send an extra pair of shoes to school for your child to change into after the field day activities have concluded.
Dress Code
Several activities involve water. Do not wear white shirts or shorts as they will quickly become see-through. Students may wear swimsuits underneath their clothes as they will dry off more quickly. However, no swimsuits may be visible. Students may wear swim trunks in place of shorts. Shorts should be at least mid-thigh length. Hats are encouraged as long as there are no inappropriate labels or sayings. Please have your student wear their field day shirt or another orange shirt. If you ordered a Field Day shirt, please keep a look out for it in your child's backpack. Students are encouraged to bring a change of clothes to change into after field day.
Students dressed appropriately for field day will be able to participate in the activities.
Towels
Please send students with a towel. They will leave it in their classroom and use it to dry off after field day. Be sure to write their name on the towel or the label!
Early Check-Out Procedure
As always, you MUST check your student out. If you are planning to take them home at any point, please let their homeroom teacher know so the teacher can give you a Golden Ticket. You will need to give this ticket to the front office staff. Please be sure to sign it as well. You will need to leave through the front doors of the school.
Water
While water will be available, we do encourage you to send your child with a disposable water bottle. Be sure to write their name or initials on anything they bring to help them locate it if they misplace it.
Please click the following link to access the FAQ page. If, after reading through the FAQ, you still have questions, please feel free to reach out to Coach Breckley or Coach Jeffrey.
https://sites.google.com/view/coxelementaryphysicaleducation/field-day-faq
Registration for the 2025-2026 school year opened on Tuesday, April 15.
Enrollment is an annual requirement and doesn't roll over from the previous school year, but for returning families, the process is an easy three-step completion. The process is handled through Home Access Center via a guardian’s account, which results in previous registration information being completed. Enrolling your child as early as possible is one way you can help your campus and the district prepare for next school year.
Please visit www.nisdtx.org/enroll to learn more!
Parents, it's time to buy your 1st Day School Supplies. Before you know it, summer will be here. It's important you order your supplies before it's too late or supplies run out. Start the school year with the exact supplies your teacher requested, and give your child the confidence they need to conquer next year! Get them today before it's too late!
Cox Elementary store link: http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/1178928
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Click this link to see our Sight Word Page for more information about sight words in Kindergarten.
Reflect, think, and discuss with your child about things you both would like to do, but find intimidating or scary. Maybe it’s starting a new hobby, trying a new game, sharing your art or invention with others, or going on an adventure somewhere. Give 1 of these things a try together and take a selfie to capture the memory!
Conversation Starters
Why do you think it is important to follow directions?
Can you share a time when you needed to show Courage? What did you do?
Morning Meeting
We will learn what courage is and how we can show it.
Reader's Workshop
We will study Mo Willems books.
Phonics
We will review the long vowel sounds for VCe and learn the sound for the ending -es.
We will continue writing about animals we have researched.
Math Workshop
We will review all we have learned in Modules 10 - 12.
Science
We will learn about different types of water and their uses.
Social Studies
We will learn about diversity and discuss how we are the same and different.