Back to School 2025 Mustang Memo

Posted Date: 8/08/25 (3:15 PM)

Mustang Memo

Back-to-School 2025

August 8, 2025

Principal Message

We had an awesome turnout at this week's Meet the Teacher Night! It was so fun seeing our future Mustangs walk our halls and get to meet parents and families. This newsletter will include all important Back-to-School information so that your student has an awesome first week of school next week!

#ReIgnitetheBlue

💙Dr. Mishlan

#Re-IgnitetheBLUE

We are 💙Re-Igniting the Blue this year which means we're reaching for lofiter student and staff goals, addressing learning with a growth mindset, and encouraging every student to Be Bold, Be Leaders, Be Unique, and Be Excellent. This starts on the First day of school (Monday, Aug 11th!) as we'll be welcoming our Mustangs back with a Blue Carpet treatment!

Meet the Teacher Night Aug 6, 2025

Lights, Camera...First Day of School!

🎥 LCISD is welcoming students back with excitement! Wessendorff will be rolling out the blue carpet for our students to enter the building Monday. Bring your cameras and get ready to watch our students shine as they enter middle school!!

First Day of School: Monday, Aug 11th- School

(Bell Schedule shown below)

Doors open at 8:30 am: All students will be escorted to the Gym where they will sit by first period teacher. We will have tables set up for students to get their hard copy schedule before sitting in their lines. First period teachers will pick up students from the Gym and walk them to their classrooms.

Throughout the school day, we will have plenty of staff in the hallways to help students get where they need to be for their next period. The first week of school will be about learning Wessendorff routines and procedures.

Arrival/ Dismissal Procedures

Arrival

Please view the map below which explains that:

Car Riders/ Walkers- enter the Front Door
Bus Riders- enter the Back Door

Drop off prior to 8:30am- students sit under awning in the order they arrive. They may use cell phones during this time.

8:30am- doors open- Safety Check at both doors (Student IDs on and Communication Devices in backpacks)

Car Riders- please drop off under the awning- no stopping along roads to drop off students. Crossing guard will be present.

Dismissal

Car Riders will wait under awning until they see their car and then can get into car. No name signs or placards in middle school.

Please make sure your student knows who they are going home with each day!

Read the Back-to-School Flyer below for more information about What to Expect the First Day of School.

Wessendorff Back-to-School Flyer

Below you'll find Wessendorff's Back-to-School Flyer that includes all important information about our campus. This flyer was handed out during Meet the Teacher night and includes all campus policies, procedures, and important contacts to know.

Back-to-School Policies

Dress Code

The LCISD Secondary dress code can be found in the LCISD Secondary Student Handbook (pages 34-36), but a quicklook is posted below. Key notes include:

Tops- any collared shirt, t-shirt, sweatshirt w/appropriate words/pictures. Must cover midriff area. If sleeveless, straps must be wider than "3 fingers".
Pants- Acceptable pants/jeans worn at the waist- not baggy- no holes/tears that expose skin. Leggings worn must be accompanied with a top that covers mid-thigh length.
Shorts- Acceptable shorts are not shorter than mid-thigh.
Shoes- Athletic or otherwise shoes with closed toes. House shoes/slides are not allowed.
ID's- Students will be issued a Student ID that must be worn around the neck at all times.

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Cell Phones

Cell Phones can be brought to school but must be kept in students' backpacks during the instructional school day. Upon entering the building, students must keep cell phones out of sight. If a student's cell phone is seen (ex: in their pocket or in their hands), it will be confiscated by school staff and will result in disciplinary consequences.

The LCISD Communications Device Policy includes:

📱Cell Phones
⌚Smart Watches
🎧Earbuds/Earphones

First Week of School Grace Period*:

This LCISD Communications Devices Policy must be followed beginning the first day of school; however, consequences will not be as severe.

Any phone seen during the first week of school will be confiscated by WMS Administrators, held for the remainder of the day, and returned to students at the end of the day.

*Please note that official consequences/referrals for this offense will be issued beginning the second week of school.

You can find the Communication Device Policy in the LCISD 25-26 Student Code of Conduct. (found on this page)

A new Texas Law (HB 1481) has been passed, which strictly restricts student device use during the school day. (see image below)

LCISD Transportation Information

All students must have a transportation form completed in order to ride a bus. This form is completed in Skyward through your parent login.

Please note that there were cutoffs for your student to begin riding the bus on the first day of school. For those still needing to complete the form, the sooner you fill out the form- the quicker your student will be able to ride the bus.

See the flyer (at left) for the timelines and how long it will take for your student to receive bus transportation. The LCISD Transportation department handles all bus inquires and transportation requests.

Here is their website: https://www.lcisd.org/transportation.

To find your student's bus route- you should download the MyStop App (image below) or log in online.

Instructions for the My Stop App Website.

Parent Square App

LCISD is using Parent Square for all district communications this school year. Wessendorff will use Parent Square to distribute it's campus newsletter and all parent email information. You can set your personal preferences for how many notifications you receive in a day (from both LCISD and your student's campus) by following directions found on the LCISD Parent Square page.

📱Download the Parent Square app, set your notification preferences, and stay informed this school year!

📲 Parent Square LCISD Webpage