The Week of November 3, 2025 |
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November:
7: Pay to Play Day: Mustache Mania
11: 5th Grade Veterans Day Program @ 6:30 PM
20: Thanksgiving Feast (Schedule released soon)
22: Holiday Hustle - PTO Run/Walk @ West Lake Park
24 - 28: Thanksgiving Holiday Break
December:
1 - 5: Holiday Market
5: Pay to Play Day: Sporty Season's Greetings
9: Choir Holiday Concert @ 6:30 PM
12: Hot Cocoa & Cookies
16: 2nd Grade Music Program @ 6:30 PM
19: Early Release at NOON
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Message from The Principal |
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend with your children and that the extra hour from Daylight Savings.
What a four-day whirlwind we had at SWE! Between Red Ribbon Week, the Book Fair, and parent-teacher conferences, our building was buzzing with activity. Tuesday, however, took the prize for “most interesting day.” When strong winds knocked out our power, our teachers showed their flexibility and creativity by continuing lessons without electricity. Thankfully, our new spaces and bright windows came to the rescue!
Just when we thought we’d seen it all, the smoke detectors decided to join the excitement during dismissal, leading to an unexpected evacuation. Our staff and students handled it beautifully. They were calm, quick, and cooperative. Thankfully, there was no fire, and the fire department gave us the all-clear to enter the building after dismissal. Fire Tron came and replaced the faulty sensor.
Here’s to another great week ahead, hopefully one with a little less excitement and a lot of learning!
Dawnielle Shrader
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Arrival Information
*Breakfast Served 7:30-7:55
If your child plans to eat breakfast, we recommend arriving by 7:40 to give them time to eat their meal and be ready for class.
*School begin at 7:55 A.M.
*Students are tardy if they are not in the building by 8:00 A.M. Students arriving after this are missing instructional time. Instruction begins when the announcements are finished.
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Thanksgiving Feast is November 20, 2025 |
We are excited to welcome friends and families to our SWE Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday,11/20. It is important that families read the information below carefully and follow the two-step process-
1) Visitors should RSVP Limit 2 visitors per student.
2) Pre-purchase Visitor Meal Tickets (only needed for visitors eating the cafeteria food)
PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO visitor lunch purchases on the day of the feast.
SWE students purchasing a meal, will purchase from the cafeteria:
*Parents put money on their child's lunch account with cash, check, or online payment.
*To pay for the student lunch online, use the school cafe APP or website Link: School Cafe
*The Thanksgiving Feast meal for students is $2.50
RSVP for Visitors: Once we receive your submitted RSVP form, we will use our Raptor system to make sure the visitor's identification has been scanned this school year. If the visitor's ID has not had their ID scanned this school year, they are welcome to stop by the front office prior to noon on 11/19 to have it scanned. We will collect RSVPs through NOON on Wednesday, November 19th.
On the day of the event, guests who have RSVP'd will stop by the RSVP table to pick up their pre-printed tag. Visitors who have not submitted an RSVP or has not had their ID scanned this school year, will go to the front office to have their ID scanned. We recommend that visitors arrive approximately 10 minutes prior to your child’s lunch time in order to accommodate crowds. Please plan to leave the cafeteria immediately after your lunch is over so that we can make room for the next group! ALL visitors must bring identification!
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Thanksgiving Feast Volunteers Needed
We are looking for a few volunteers to help with the Thanksgiving Feast. If you are available, please consider signing up to help. Sign up for a time not during your child's feast so you are also available to sit with your child during their feast.
Thanksgiving Feast Volunteer Link
Humble ISD Volunteer Link (must be completed every year to volunteer) |
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We are still looking for a few volunteers for Junior Achievement. |
Hello Summerwood Families!
My name is Emma Brawn and I'm the Junior Achievement coordinator for SWE. JA is a program where parent volunteers go into their child's class and teach 5 30-45 minute lessons on financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness. The kids really enjoy the hands-on lessons and this is one of the best ways to get into your child's class and get to know their teacher and peers.
I am looking for one volunteer per homeroom class. You will need to complete a short, online training, make sure you are registered as a volunteer with Humble ISD and then coordinate with the classroom teacher to find time to teach the lessons. Most of our volunteers will teach one lesson a week. JA supplies all the necessary materials, scripted lessons and online resources to be successful in the classroom, even if you have no teaching experience! I usually spend about 15 minute the night before reading through the lesson and sorting the materials needed. The classroom teachers will stay with you to help manage the class and provide support as needed.
Use the Signup Genius below to select your child's class and I will follow up with details on the training and deliver your supplies. Any questions, don't hesitate to reach out!
Emma Brawn
sweptojrachieve@gmail.com
Junior Achievement Sign Up
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Lunch Menu: Visit https://www.schoolcafe.com/ HUMBLEISD to view daily menu options and see nutritional information on our offerings.
Elementary School Lunch: $2.50
Middle School Lunch: $3.00
High School Lunch: $3.25
Adult Meals: Breakfast: $3.25 & Lunch: $5.00
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Thank you for getting your children to school! Our average attendance rate for the last two weeks has been over 97%. Way to Go!!! |
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Attendance Counts
Students must attend at least 90% of school days—both excused and unexcused to meet state requirements for promotion.
Reporting Your Child's Absence
If your child is absent from school, please report the absence by filling out the Attendance Form (also located on SWE website), emailing stephanie.montez@humbleisd.net or calling the Absence Line at 281-641-3019 within 48 hours.
*Dated health care appointment notes allow the school to mark your child present if they attended ANY part of the school day on the day of their appointment. Proper documentation must be received by the attendance office.
If something is preventing your child from wanting to come to school, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Assistant Principal, Mrs. Reyes, the Principal, Mrs. Shrader or the Counselor, Mr. Kinniebrew. We are here to support you and your child in any way we can.
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Making use of one of our new collaboration spaces when our lights were out! Thank you Mrs. Garcia for sharing your photo. |
Thinking about Volunteering at SWE? |
Register today to volunteer on campus. All volunteers must complete a background check before being able to volunteer. The application must be completed each school year. It takes less than 5 minutes!
Here is the link to complete the volunteer application in English.
Here is the link to complete the volunteer application in Spanish. |
Gifted & Talented Information. Please use the links below to refer your student for GT testing. The links will be active through the end of the school year at SWE. Please contact Heather Brown at heather.brown@humbleisd.net with any questions. |
We have kicked off another year with our WATCH D.O.G.S. at SWE. This one of a kind program allows SWE fathers and father-figures a chance to make a positive impact on campus by volunteering for the day. We will provide a schedule outlining your day including time with your child in their classroom along with time in: lunch, recess, specials and other classrooms as needed.
Inspiring Moments: Watch DOGS (Dads Of Great Students)
In order to volunteer for WATCH D.O.G.S. at SWE, you MUST complete the online Humble ISD Volunteer form. If you’d like, you may order an official WATCH D.O.G.S. shirt to wear on your volunteer day(s). We hope to see you on campus making a difference soon!
Humble ISD Volunteer Application- https://www.humbleisd.net/volunteer
WATCH D.O.G.S. T-Shirt Order (optional)- https://dadsofgreatstudents.com/general
The SignUpGenius Link was emailed to parents on 10/5/2025.
Once you have completed the HumbleISD Volunteer Application, please email Hannah.Gobert@humbleisd.net or call the main office 281-641-3000 for a link to the Sign-Up Calendar to select a date.
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Smart Watches are considered Personal Communication Devices. Smart Watches also need to stay in the students' backpack until the end of the instructional day. |
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