Students & Families
Attendance
Absences and tardies: It is important that students be in attendance regularly. State law requires that school-age children attend school at least 90% of instructional time. This includes tardies as well as early departures. Please make every effort to have your child at school every day. If your child is absent, a note is required upon their return. If your child had a medical appointment, please bring a note from the doctor stating the time of the appointment. We request all notes be brought within 3 days of the students return to school.
Absences and tardies: It is important that students be in attendance regularly. State law requires that school-age children attend school at least 90% of instructional time. This includes tardies as well as early departures. Please make every effort to have your child at school every day. If your child is absent, a note is required upon their return. If your child had a medical appointment, please bring a note from the doctor stating the time of the appointment. We request all notes be brought within 3 days of the students return to school.
Bus Transportation
School bus transportation is provided by the Tomball Independent School District. For busing information, please call 281-357-3193 or visit the Transportation Website.
School bus transportation is provided by the Tomball Independent School District. For busing information, please call 281-357-3193 or visit the Transportation Website.
Campus Safety
Please DO NOT use cell phones (including texting) while driving in the school zone or in the car-rider line. Please observe speed zones. We love our students and want them to remain safe!
Change in Transportation
It is important that your child and his/her teacher know understand the usual way the child will be getting home. Changes in the regular transportation must be communicated in writing to the teacher or office. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
On the morning that you want to make a change in your child’s transportation, please send a note to the homeroom teacher indicating how your child is to go home.
Include the following information:
- Full name of student
- Child’s grade and homeroom teacher
- Date the change is to begin and end
- A phone number where you may be reached if we have questions.
- Parent signature and date
For the safety of your child, we cannot make a change in transportation over the telephone. Any change in transportation must be in writing: parent note or FAX (281-357-3061). The FAX must include a copy of the parent driver’s license and parent signature. If a change is made by FAX, it is required that the parent follow up with a phone call to confirm that the FAX was received. All transportation changes must be completed by 2:00PM.
Communication
At TCES we encourage communication between parent/guardians and teachers. Opportunities to communicate with your teacher include:
- Parent Information Night
- Notes
- Telephone Calls
- E-mails ---School Messenger System—electronic phone call message
- Conferences
- Teacher Newsflashes
Teacher Conference Times
If you need to schedule a conference with your child’s teacher, please see the following schedule
| Level | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1:55 PM | 2:45 PM |
| First Grade | 1:00 PM | 1:50 PM |
| Second Grade | 9:50 AM | 10:40 AM |
| Third Grade | 10:45 AM | 11:35 AM |
| Fourth Grade | 12:05 PM | 12:55 PM |
| Fifth Grade | 2:00 PM | 3:40 PM |
| Music • Art • PE | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM |
Dress Code
TCES students learn best when they are dressed for success! The specific dress code is located in the student handbook. Please have your child wear appropriate athletic shoes during physical education classes.
TCES students learn best when they are dressed for success! The specific dress code is located in the student handbook. Please have your child wear appropriate athletic shoes during physical education classes.
The traditional Free or Reduced-price Meal Application will not be required to receive free meals. However, the district will need a Household Income Survey Form submitted to ensure educational funding continues. The Household Income Survey Form is in place of the Free and Reduced-price Meal Application as part of the online registration process.
Tomball ISD will offer a la carte choices to purchase. Money may be deposited into student accounts with cash, check, or online at www.schoolcafe.com.
Medicine
If your child requires medication, please hand deliver it to the nurse’s office. If a change in medication is required, please submit it in writing.
If your child requires medication, please hand deliver it to the nurse’s office. If a change in medication is required, please submit it in writing.
Parent Contact Information
Send a note to your child’s homeroom teacher with the following
- Full Name of Student
- Grade and homeroom teacher
- Sign and date the note
Please keep the front office updated of the following
- Phone number changes (home, work, cell)
- Name and phone numbers of Emergency Contact people
- Address
- Addition of persons/names who may pick up your child
Parking
Parking is provided for visitors in the front of the building. Do not park in designated fire lanes.
Visitors
When visiting our school, please check in at the front office. Each visitor is required to show a photo ID. Visitors will be issued a badge to wear during their visit. Please confine your visit to the area designated on the Visitor's Pass. Visitors must check out at the front office when leaving the building.