SAVE THE DATE:
12 Days of Christmas Dress up ~ 12/1/2025 - 12/18/2025
Penguin Patch ~ 12/8/2025 - 12/11/2025
Principal's Cabinet Meeting ~ 12/9/2025 @ 7:30AM
5th Grade Baylor Basketball Game ~ 12/9/2025
6th Grade Baylor Basketball Game ~ 12/10/2025
Campus Closed/Staff Development ~ 12/12/2025
Site Based Decision Making Meeting ~ 12/15/2025 @ 4:15PM
6th Grade Choir Concert ~ 12/15/2025 @ 7:00PM
Dress in Your Future Career ~ 12/16/2025
Health Sex Education Presentation ~ 12/16/2025
5th & 6th Grade Christmas Parties ~ 12/18/2025
6th Grade Christmas Band Concert ~ 12/18/2025 @ 9:00AM
End of the 2nd Nine Weeks ~ 12/18/2025
Campus Closed ~ 12/19/2025
Holiday Break ~ 12/20/2025 - 1/4/2026
HAPPENINGS:
DRESS FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER DAY (Special Project!):
On Tuesday, December 16th, we’re asking all students to participate in our campus special project by dressing for their future career! Students may wear clothing that represents what they hope to do when they grow up (doctor, teacher, engineer, artist, etc.). Christmas hats are still welcome, so feel free to pair them with your career-day outfit for some holiday fun!
GRADE LEVEL CHRISTMAS PARTIES:
Our grade level Christmas parties will be held Thursday, December 18th (time TBD). Teachers will be communicating with families soon with party specifics, including schedules and any requested items. As a reminder, all guests must be on the student’s approved visitor list in the Parent Portal and must have “Right to Transport” in order to sign a student out. We ask that a maximum of two (2) guests per student attend, and please refrain from bringing siblings. Thank you for helping us keep our campus safe and celebrations running smoothly!
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS DRESS-UP DAYS:
Celebrate the holiday season with 12 days of festive dress-up fun throughout December!
Monday 12/8: Plaid Day
Tuesday 12/9: Christmas Vacation
Wednesday 12/10: Favorite Holiday Character
Thursday 12/11: Elf Day
Monday 12/15: Grinch Day
Tuesday 12/16: Christmas Hat Day
Wednesday 12/17: Ugly Sweater Day
Thursday 12/18: Christmas PJs
Let’s spread some holiday cheer each day—can’t wait to see everyone’s festive outfits!
UPCOMING BAYLOR BASKETBALL GAMES:
We are excited for our upcoming Baylor Basketball game field trips!
5th Grade will attend the Women’s Basketball Game on Tuesday, December 9th at Foster Pavilion. Tip-off is at 11:00 AM.
6th Grade will attend the Men’s Basketball Game on Wednesday, December 10th, also at Foster Pavilion, beginning at 11:00 AM.
Permission slips will go home on Monday, December 1st and must be returned no later than Monday, December 8th.
To attend, students must meet the following behavior expectations from November 11th–December 8th:
No more than 2 minor referrals
No more than 1 teacher-assigned lunch detention
No major referrals
No OSS/ISS/AEC
Additional need-to-know items for the game:
Students may bring a lunch or choose a school-provided sack lunch. They may also bring money for concessions.
Please have students wear a CS shirt or CS colors.
No cell phones will be allowed for this trip.
No parent chaperones will attend this trip.
We are looking forward to cheering on the Bears!
PENGUIN PATCH HOLIDAY SHOP COMING DECEMBER 8-11:
We’re excited to bring the Penguin Patch Holiday Shop to our campus this year! This fun, kid-friendly fundraiser gives students the opportunity to shop for affordable holiday gifts for family and friends all on their own. Items typically range from small trinkets to sweet keepsakes such as keychains, mugs, jewelry, and other fun surprises priced to fit a child’s budget.
The shop will be open December 8–11 during the school day.
We also need Parent Volunteers to help students shop and check out. A volunteer sign-up form was sent out on our Facebook page. You can also sign up HERE. We appreciate your support in making this event memorable for our students!
LOST AND FOUND:
We have lots of lost items that are needing to be found and returned to their home! Any items not picked up by Christmas Break will be donated to Goodwill. Please have your child check these items.
STAFF BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER:
12/14: Mrs. Saage ~ Speech
12/22: Mrs. Yerger ~ Math 6th
12/27: Mrs. Lackey ~ RLA 6th
ATTENDANCE:
WEEKLY ATTENDANCE SUMMARY
DATE | 5TH | 6TH |
11/10/2025 | 95.20% | 95.85% |
11/11/2025 | 97.59% | 96.27% |
11/12/2025 | 97.29% | 96.68% |
11/13/2025 | 94.40% | 92.12% |
Total: | 96.10% | 95.23% |
DAILY ATTENDANCE:
China Spring Intermediate has set a goal to achieve 97% or higher attendance every day. We will be striving for 97% attendance every week this year!
Our overall average for this week was 95.67%
We are continuing to see a dip in our attendance this week. Please remind your child not to share their food or drinks and wash their hands.
ATTENDANCE INCENTIVES:
Wheel of Names: Students with perfect attendance will go on a wheel of names for a chance to get a scratch off to win prizes on campus
At the end of each month, any student who has perfect attendance for that month will be entered in a drawing to win an Owala water bottle.
Students with perfect attendance at the end of each 9 weeks will earn 10 points for their house.
Stay tuned for more attendance incentives.
ATTENDANCE REMINDERS:
90% Law ~ The state of Texas requires students to be present 90% of the school year in order to receive credit for their current grade level.
Daily attendance ~ Attendance is taken every day at 9:30AM. Your student must be on campus at this time to be counted present for the day.
When absent ~ Only 4 days total per semester can be excused by a PARENT NOTE (parent signed excuse). For all absences exceeding 4, a doctor's note or other formal documentation is required.
All excuse notes must be turned in to the Front Office within 3 school days of the student’s absence.
If your child will not be at school, please let our attendance clerk, Mrs. Fulton, know at afulton@chinaspringisd.net
Attendance tracking looks at whole and partial day absences. Partial day absences include arriving at school late or leaving early without a medical excuse or one of the four parent notes for the semester.
SCHEDULE:
PERIOD | START | END |
Homeroom | 8:00 AM | 8:05 AM |
1st Period | 8:08 AM | 9:08 AM |
2nd Period | 9:11 AM | 10:11 AM |
3rd Period | 10:14 AM | 11:14 AM |
4th Period (grade 6) | 11:17 AM | 12:17 PM |
5th Lunch | 11:17 AM | 11:47 AM |
4th Period (grade 5) | 11:50 AM | 12:50 PM |
6th Lunch | 12:20 PM | 12:50 PM |
5th Period | 12:54 PM | 1:54 PM |
6th Period | 1:57 PM | 2:57 PM |
7th Period | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
Reminder: Our last period class is a core class. Please try to schedule appointments on the Fridays students are out or after school to minimize missed instruction as much as possible.
Attendance is tracked every class period.
The latest students can be picked up early is 3:40PM
REMINDERS:
SCHEDULE:
School day duration ~ 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Car rider drop off ~ begins at 7:00AM
Breakfast ~ 7:15AM - 8:00AM
Morning Tutorials - 7:30AM - 7:55AM
Class begins ~ 8:00AM
Tardy bell rings ~ 8:05AM
CSI DRESS CODE:
Students out of dress code will be sent to the office and given the opportunity to change clothes or call home to get more clothes. Please see the China Spring Intermediate Dress Code HERE.
Shorts MUST be mid-thigh.
No PJs or slippers unless on a designated PJ DAY.
Hair must be a natural color.
CSI PHONE POLICY:
HB 1481 prohibits the use of a personal communication device during the school day.
ALL personal devices must remain turned off during the school day (from arrival - dismissal) and kept in the student’s backpack.
Items include: cell phones, smart watches, personal computers, personal iPads
If a student uses their personal device without authorization during the school day, the device will be confiscated.
Consequences will be enforced if a student is caught using a personal device OR is caught with it NOT in their backpack.
TRANSPORTATION REMINDERS:
Early dismissal ~ If you wish to pick your student up early from school you must do so before 3:40PM. A photo ID will be required to check your student out.
Transportation Change ~ If there is a change to your child’s normal mode of transportation in the afternoon, you must notify the front office by 3:15PM to ensure they get dismissed as requested.