Back to School Newsletter

Kleb Family,

 

I am Spring Payne, proud Principal of Kleb Intermediate, and I am so excited to welcome our Bearcubs back to campus on August 14th! Thanks to your support of the bond initiative, we have made significant improvements to our school facilities over the summer. Our new fine arts wing and second gym will provide our students with state-of-the-art spaces to explore their creativity and talents. Our front office area is equipped with a secured vestibule and the clinic has been revamped to enhance accessibility and functionality for both students and visitors.

Thank you once again for your invaluable partnership and commitment to our school. Your involvement plays a vital role in shaping the educational experience of our students, and I am truly grateful for the opportunity to work together with you. Below you will find pertinent information to help your student have a great start to this school year.

Thank you for entrusting us with your child as we strive for Excellence in ALL, for ALL, by ALL!

 

Gratefully,

 

Spring Payne

Kleb Intermediate Principal

Kleb weekly updates will be housed on our Kleb website as well as sent out through an email to keep you informed.

Please refer to the Student Handbook here. Students who do not adhere to the dress code will face discipline based on the student code of conduct.

Please click here for our school supplies list.

• All 6th graders will report to the cafeteria for their schedule on the first day of school and remain there until their 1st period teacher escorts students to their classroom.

• 7th and 8th graders will pick up their schedule in the gym, be seated in the bleachers, and report to their first period when the morning bell rings. Schedules are sorted alphabetically by last name.

Safety is our number one priority. All students will receive a new ID at the beginning of the school year. ID badges are required to be worn by all students at Kleb around their neck on a lanyard with the student name and photo visible. ID badges are required for the safety of all Klein ISD students. Student non-compliance with wearing ID badges will result in disciplinary action (see below). Students must be wearing their own permanent ID badge in order to get into any extracurricular activities (sporting events, etc.) ID badges are part of our dress code.

If a student does not have their ID badge when they get to school on any given day, they will need to get a temporary ID band (cost $1 each time) at the ID station in the cafeteria before school. ID consequences start over at the beginning of each grading period. Consequences are given as follows:

 

 

 

1st Offense:

Purchase Temporary ($1), Warning

 

 

2nd Offense:

Purchase Temporary ($1), Parent Contact (AP Office)

 

 

3rd Offense:

Purchase Temporary ($1), 1 Before/After School Detention

 

 

4th Offense:

Purchase Temporary ($1), 2 Before/After School Detention

 

 

5th Offense:

Purchase Temporary ($1), 3 Before/After School Detention OR 1 Saturday School

 

 

6th Offense:

Purchase Permanent ($5), 1 Day ISS

 

 

Additional Offenses:

Considered Major Non-Compliance

 

 

*Kleb Administration has the right to adjust the consequences at any time.

Please review the Safety and Security at School information at Kleinisd.net.

The school building will open at 8:35 am for student entry. If your students is dropped off before 8:35 am they will not be supervised which poses a safety concern. Students may be dropped off before school in the Lyons Road Parking Lot ONLY. Please remain in your vehicle and follow the car rider drop-off line, which enters by the tennis courts on Lyons Road. Parking in the Kleb parking lot is NOT ALLOWED as students would be crossing bus traffic.

Students may ONLY be picked up after school in the Lyons Road Parking Lot for after-school dismissal. Students MAY NOT be picked up in the front of the school for after-school dismissal. All car riders will exit the building by the gym entrance for pick-up. Parking in the Klein HS parking lot is not allowed and students will not be permitted to walk across the parking lot. Please remain in your vehicle and follow the car rider pick-up line, which enters by the tennis courts on Lyons Road. Reminder: the pick-up line is single file. Once your child is in your vehicle you are more than welcome to pull out of the car rider line and exit the parking lot. Parking in the Kleb parking lot is not allowed as students would be crossing bus traffic to load into vehicles. A map with parking lot pick-up traffic flow will be posted to the Kleb website.

Chromebooks will be distributed to 6th grade students on August 7th during New Bearcub Day. 7th and 8th grade students need to come and pick up their Chromebooks on August 8th from 9am-12pm or from 1pm-4pm. All other Chromebooks will be distributed by August 23rd to all students who have paid their ADP fee on SchoolCashOnline and completed the electronic acknowledgement on Skyward. After the first week of school, Chromebooks will be handed out on Friday each week to students whose ADP fees were paid by the previous Wednesday. Please contact Kayla Kilbourn, Finance Secretary, with any SchoolCashOnline questions at kkilbourn1@kleinisd.net or 832-249-5505. Please contact the Kleb Repair Center with any Chromebook distribution questions at enanez1@kleinisd.net or 832-249-5521.

Immunization information

Please note that all Bearcubs entering the 7th grade are required to have the meningitis and Tdap immunizations prior to the first day of the 2024-2025 school year. If your student already has these vaccines, please send a copy to the clinic via email to kgraber1@kleinisd.net. Please contact the school nurse at 832-249-5516 for questions/concerns. Any student who does not have proof of immunization on the first day of school will have their parents contacted and will be sent home.

No phones are allowed to be used during the school day. Cell phones will only be allowed before students arrive on campus and after students leave campus. If a parent/guardian needs to get a message to their student, they should call the school to have the message delivered to them.

• Cell phones will not be permitted in the hallway, in the classroom, restroom, or in the cafeteria.

 

• The expectation is that PRIOR to entering the building, students will put away their phones and headphones (wired or wireless) in their backpack and/or purse, remaining concealed until the end of the school day. Students should not have their phone in their hand or pocket. Students who fail to meet this expectation will be immediately sent to their administrator’s office with their phone to be turned in to the grade level discipline office.

• Phones that are turned into the office are required to be picked up by the student’s parent/guardian. No phones will be given back to students once they have been turned in to the office.

• Students may only wear wired headphones during instructional time, per teacher direction. No bluetooth or wireless earbuds will be allowed in the classroom or on campus at any time, as this poses a safety issue.

Any student who owes fees will not be allowed to attend any extracurricular events, including games, dances, field day, snack day, etc. Please check your student’s SchoolCashOnline account on a regular basis to pay any outstanding fees (ID fees, etc.) so they may participate in these events.

Tardy Definition: At Kleb Intermediate, a student is considered tardy if they are not inside the doorway of the classroom at the time the bell is finished ringing for the beginning of class.

Tardy Consequences: Tardy counts start over at the beginning of each week. Consequences are given as follows:

 

 

1 Tardy-Free

2 Tardies-Warning

3 Tardies-1 day Before/After School Detention

4 Tardies-2 days Before/After School Detentions

5 Tardies-3 days Before/After School Detentions

OR

 

6+ Tardies-1 day ISS

 

 

*Kleb Administration has the right to adjust the consequences at any time.

 

Students more than 15 minutes late to class are considered absent without permission (truant) and a discipline referral will be submitted. If a student is consistently late to class without trying, this is not just tardy, but considered out of area or noncompliant. A tardy will be issued to the student and behavior consequences can be given in addition to tardy consequences.

Student school bus information may be found here on the Klein ISD website.

Please refer to the Kleb Core Matrix here.

Art Club

Cubs 4 Christ

Bearcub Club

Cheer/Cheer 101

Name That Book

NJHS

Math Club

Pentathlon

Robotics

Strength and Conditioning

Student Council

Destination Imagination

Kleb’s Fall Open House will take place on Thursday, September 12 from 5:30-7:00 pm.