School begins promptly at 8:30 AM for ALL students.  However, teachers are not on duty in the commons until 8:00 AM  Due to safety and supervision in the morning, students will not be permitted in the building before 7:45 AM

All students who arrive early should use either entrance on the Sandy Forks (7th & 8th graders) or Lake Houston Parkway (6th graders) side of the building.  Students are not allowed in the main halls on regular bell schedule days before 8:25 AM unless they are going to the library at 8:00 AM, need to see the nurse, or are attending tutoring at 7:45 AM A bell rings at 7:45 AM for tutoring. At 8:25 AM, all students may go to first period.

During late arrival on Thursday,  students will be allowed in the main hallways and locker areas after the 10:05 AM bell rings. Students attending Thursday morning activities inside the building must arrive by 8:30 AM (doors open at 7:45 AM) to avoid being locked out of the building. After 8:30 AM and before 9:30 AM on Thursdays, students will only be allowed in the building if a teacher, coach or staff member has made prior arrangements to meet the student at the Commons’ door to let them in the building and escort the student(s) to the classroom or gym.  The tardy bell will ring at 10:10 AM on late arrival days. 

Please remember for safety of all our  students, we ask all family members not to drop off students in the faculty parking lot.

Students in all grades will be permitted to carry backpacks to their classes.

Creekwood Middle School Badge Policy

For safety and security, students are required to wear their school ID badge while on campus. This includes in classrooms, at lunch and during passing periods. Students must wear the badge around their neck so that it is visible.  Students who do not have their badge will be sent to their AP office to get a temporary badge and incur a badge infraction. For the 2025-2026 school year a temporary badge will cost $1.00 and can be paid for through the CMS Online Store. The temporary badge must be worn visibly on the front of the shirt and it is good for one day only. If a student has lost their ID badge, a replacement badge will need to be purchased for $5.00 through the CMS Online Store. After paying the replacement fee, students should go to their grade level office to have a new badge made.

• 6th grade ID badge infractions start over at the beginning of each grading period.

• 7th grade ID badge infractions start over at the beginning of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grading periods.

• 8th grade ID badge infractions start over at the beginning of the 1st and 3rd grading period.

Students who ride a bicycle should follow all safety procedures and avoid streets with heavy traffic.  Bikers should use the greenbelts whenever possible.  Upon arriving on school property, please walk your bike.

CMS provides a fenced in area behind the school for bicycles to be parked.  Students should keep their bikes secured with a chain and lock in the bike rack area at all times as there have been bikes stolen from school.

Skateboards are not allowed in the school building. Please do not ask for skateboards to be left in the Front Office or classrooms.  Skateboards may be ridden to school but must be left in the bike rack area and be secured to the bike rack poles.

If you are a CMS athlete, either leave your bike at home on game day or make arrangements for your bike to be picked up after school.  DO NOT leave your bike overnight or late in to the evening. The bike rack will be locked by 6:00 PM.

If you leave school due to an illness, please make arrangements for your bike to be picked up.

Julie Frederick, Cafeteria & Food Services 

Phone: 281-641-4408 Kitchen: 281-641-4530

Child Nutrition Services website

Per Texas Law, students will not be allowed to use cell phones and other personal electronic devices during the school day.

The “school day” is defined as when a student enters the school building and ends when the dismissal bell rings. The ban includes classrooms, locker rooms, cafeterias, hallways, passing periods and restrooms.

Prohibited personal communication devices (PCDs) for students include:

• Cell phones

• Smart Watches

• Tablets

• Laptops

• Headphones

• Earbuds

• Gaming Devices

• Radios

• Pagers

Steps students will need to take:

• Students’ personal communication devices must be put away when entering the school building. Middle school students must keep any personal communication devices in a pocket, backpack, handbag or purse during the school day.

• Personal communication devices must remain out of sight, turned off or kept in silent mode and unused during the entire school day, from when students enter the building until the dismissal bell.

• Personal communication devices may be used by students after the dismissal bell.

Disciplinary Consequences: Consequences for students violating the policy are listed below:

Any offenses that involve videoing or taking pictures of students and sending messages or posting comments to social media throughout the school day are subject to separate consequences pending investigation by an administrator.

Morning Session:  8:00-10:00 AM ON LATE ARRIVAL THURSDAYS.  You MUST arrive by 7:55 AM and be in the Commons area. A teacher will call for and escort students to the classroom.

Afternoon Session: ( 1-hour) 4:00-5:00 PM (2-hour) 4:00-6:00 PM Students must listen for the announcement at the end of the day for the classroom number  to attend.

Please see the 2024-2025 Parent Student Handbook for current dress code policies. NOTE: The 2025-2026 Parent Student Handbook will be linked when available.

In addition to being asked to correct the dress code violation, students who reach their fourth dress code violation will be subject to a campus consequence.

For the safety of our students, parents and staff, we ask parents to follow school policy by NOT DROPPING OFF OR PICKING UP STUDENTS IN THE FACULTY PARKING LOT. During drop-off (7:45–8:30 AM) and dismissal (4:00-4:20 PM), students are not permitted in the faculty/ staff parking lot on the Sandy Forks Drive side of the building.

6th grade drop off and pick up is located on the West Lake Houston side of the building.

7th & 8th grade drop off and pick up is located on the Sandy Forks side of the building.

Any student getting dropped off or going to a vehicle at dismissal time in the Faculty/ staff parking lot unescorted by an adult family member will be subject to a disciplinary consequence.

Please follow the traffic flow through the circle drives.  Do not use the exit lanes to enter the parking lot or for picking up or dropping off your child.  We have had several “near misses” and want to be proactive in avoiding accidents.

If you have a meeting before or after school, please escort your child into the building using the crosswalk.    

Please do not block the bus lanes, and do not leave your car parked in the No Parking Zones in the driveway or on Sandy Forks Drive.

In case of rainy day dismissal, students will be held inside the building until it is safe to dismiss. Parents, please have a “Rain Plan” that you discuss with your child and/or your car pool. Those who ride a bicycle should have an alternative ride home in the event of bad weather.  Please remember to return and pick up your bike when weather permits. 

The bike rack will be locked by 6:00 PM. For the security of your bike, please do not leave it on campus overnight.

Please Print and complete the CMS Car Rider Sign for your front windshield to help expedite pick up. This is not a required form but is especially helpful on rainy-day dismissals.

We appreciate your cooperation on these safety and security matters.

Parents may drop off items at the front entry way.  Items should be clearly labeled with the student’s name and grade, and placed on the students grade level shelf.  Money or checks needs to be placed in a sealed envelop with the student’s name and grade and left for the student at the attendance window in the front vestibule.

We will not interrupt instructional time to deliver forgotten items. Items will be collected and brought to the grade level offices throughout the day. Students will not be allowed to leave class to wait in the office area for items to be delivered. Students must pick up their items in the grade level office between classes, during lunch, or immediately after school. Lunches not picked up at the end of the day will be discarded.

Late Arrival Dates & Bell Schedule

Late Arrival Procedures:

Doors will be unlocked and locked at certain times; please enter through our commons area (Sandy Forks entrance/Bus entrance):

• Doors will be unlocked at 7:45 AM and locked at 8:30 AM (just like on a regular day)

• Doors will again be unlocked again at 9:30 AM and locked at 10:10 AM

For students who are scheduled to take a test or attend Detention on a late arrival Thursday morning:

• Detention begins at 8:00 AM; you will need to arrive on campus no later than 7:55 AM and wait in the commons until the teacher escorts you to the detention room.

Assignments and tests must be completed and turned in on the assigned date in order to receive full credit unless the student has been absent. In an effort for the student’s work to reflect mastery of the content presented in the assignment, no more than 20 total points per day will be deducted for the late work.

• 1 day late = minus 20

• 2 days late = minus 40

• 3 days late = minus 60

• 4 days late = minus 80

• Students may attend ZAP for a possible 50%.

The Lost and Found for eyeglasses, jewelry, phone/electronics and keys is located in the Assistant Principal’s Office. The Lost and Found for books, notebooks, pencil bags, novels, clothing items, shoes or lunch boxes, etc. is in the corner of the cafeteria beside the girl’s dressing room entrance.

Items not retrieved at the end of each grading period will be donated to a local charity. Please remind your student to check for lost items regularly.

Please remember that items clearly labeled with your child’s name stand a greater chance of being returned.

Students are expected to make up work missed while they were absent. They will be given full credit for work done that satisfies the conditions of the district policy for make-up work.  Immediately upon returning to school, the student must contact teachers concerning arrangements for making up work.  A zero will be given for work that has been required by the teacher and has not met guidelines for make-up work.  After the student has been absent for three days, the parent/guardian may request make-up work by calling the Assistant Principal's office.

When an absence occurs, it is the student’s responsibility to inquire about, complete, and return assignments.  Students should expect to do more paperwork than those who were in attendance because it is necessary to make up for classroom experiences missed.  The following is offered as a timeline for make-up work.

1 day absence     day following return to school

2 day absence     2 days after return to school

3 day absence     3 days after return to school

4 day absence     4 days after return to school

5 day absence     5 days after return to school

Students absent more than five (5) days must make arrangements with their teachers for making up the work missed within one week (5 school days) after their return to school.  Late work guidelines also apply to make-up work.

When in-school suspension or discipline program assignments have been given a predetermined date, no extra days are given for make-up work.  If students are absent on a predetermined due date, the material is due the day the student returns to school.

Request for Self-Medication

Students are not allowed to possess medication on school property with the exception of Epi-pens, Inhalers. Please consult the nurse on proper procedures to enable your child to carry these items.

Below is District Policy regarding medication administered at CMS.

Medication on Campus

A. Guidelines that apply to all medications: For the purposes of subparagraphs A, B, and C a health care provider is defined as an individual licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas.

1. Must be supplied in their original containers

2. Must be delivered to the clinic by the parent or an adult authorized by the parent

3. Must have written permission from the parent for administration (including transdermal patches)

4. Will be provided by the parent

5. Will inform the school immediately of any changes in administration

6. Will expire at the end of the school year in which the request was made

7. Must be retrieved by the parent/guardian at the end of the school year

8. Will be discarded at the end of the school year if not retrieved by the parent

9. Given more than 10 consecutive school days will require a medication order from a health care

provider

10. Will not be sent home with the student

11. Must be FDA approved

Medication administration should be scheduled for non-school hours if possible. Should it be necessary to accommodate proper time intervals between doses and full participation in the school program, requests can be made to the school nurse. These should be scheduled during class breaks and lunch. For other times, consultation between the nurse, parent and physician will be required.

B. Guidelines that apply to Prescription Medication

1. Meet all requirements listed under Guidelines that apply to all medications:

2. Must be labeled by a pharmacist with the student’s name, name of prescribing health care provider,

strength of medication, amount to be given, reason for administration, instructions for storage and

administration

3. Must be prescribed by a health care provider

4. Prescription PRN medications must have a written order from a health care provider before

administration.

C. Guidelines that apply to Over the Counter Medication

1. Must meet all requirement listed under Guidelines that apply to all medications

2. Must have documentation from parent/guardian indicating the student’s name, name of medication,

reason for administration, time to be administered, the dates the medication is to be administered.

3. Cannot exceed the labeled dosage

4. Given more than 4 times in a month will require a written order from a health care provider.

D. Requests to Carry Medication during the school day (Consult the campus nurse)

E. Medication from Foreign Countries or Health Food Stores

1. Will not be accepted or administered by the school nurse or principals designee

Copied from 2009-2020 Humble ISD Handbook.

Goal: Capturing Learning Through Reteaching and Reassessment

At Creekwood Middle School, we believe that learning is a process, and our grading practices should reflect student growth and mastery of content. Our reassessment policy is designed to support students in taking ownership of their learning by providing structured opportunities to revisit and demonstrate understanding of essential standards.

Purpose

The goal of reassessment is to:

• Place the focus on learning, not just grades.

• Provide reteaching and additional support to close learning gaps.

• Offer students a fair opportunity to demonstrate mastery of content through targeted, teacher-guided opportunities.

Eligibility for Reassessment

1. Summative Assessments Only:
   

   • Students may reassess campus summative assessments.

   • District checkpoints are not eligible for reassessment.

2. Credit Recovery:
   

   • Students can earn up to 50% of the credit they initially missed on a summative assessment.

   • The highest possible score after reassessment will be the original grade + 50% of missed points.

Frequency of Reassessment Opportunities:

• Advanced Classes: 1 reassessment opportunity per 9-week grading period.

• On-Level Classes: 1 reassessment opportunity per summative assessment.

Requirements for Students:

• Attend tutoring or reteach sessions as scheduled by the teacher before reassessment.

• Complete all necessary corrections, review work, or additional practice assignments to qualify for reassessment

• Meet all reassessment deadlines established by the teacher.

Class Average Below 50%:

If the class average on a summative falls below 50%, all students will be provided an opportunity to reassess per the Humble I.S.D. Parent/Student Handbook.

Communication:

• Teachers will post reassessment information and timelines in the Week at a Glance.

Parents and students are encouraged to monitor grades in Schoology and reach out to teachers promptly for clarification or support.

Creekwood Middle School Tardy Policy

Students are expected to arrive on time to school and class daily. 

• 6th grade ID badge infractions start over at the beginning each grading period.

• 7th grade ID badge infractions start over at the beginning of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grading periods.

• 8th grade ID badge infractions start over at the beginning of the 1st and 3rd grading period.

We welcome visitors who are parents or guardians and who show an interest in the welfare of the school.  We ask all visitors to check in at the front office.  Upon checking in, please be prepared to:

• Properly identify yourself by presenting your driver’s license and signing in

• State the purpose of your visit

• Acquire an identification pass to be worn while present at CMS

Appointments must be pre-arranged for a parent/teacher conference. 

Please sign in at the Front Office when eating lunch with your child. 

Keeping CMS a safe place is our priority!  More information regarding school visitors is located in the Middle School Student Handbook.