Parent Resources
Parent Resources
Please click here to view the school calendar.
Please click here to download the 2026-2027 Student Profile Card and Health Form.
Completed forms should be emailed to forms@trafton.org.
Please click here to print our administration of medication form.
Below is the summer required reading list. Questions attached are only for students in grades 7 & 8.
Reading must be completed by the first day of school!
3rd grade: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
There will be a writing assignment when school begins, and each student will take the AR quiz
for this book.
4th grade: Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
There will be a writing assignment when school begins, and each
student will take the AR quiz for this book.
5th grade: Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Spear
There will be a writing assignment when school begins, and each student
will take the AR test for this book.
6th grade: Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
It will be important for them to understand the characters, setting, and plot of both novels. In addition, students
will take the AR quiz for each book
7th grade**: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (any unabridged edition)
Appointment With Death by Agatha Christie
It will be important for them to understand the characters, setting, and plot of both
novels.
8th grade**: The Diary of Anne Frank any edition
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
It will be important for them to understand the characters, setting, and plot of both novels.
** For 7th and 8th grade students only: There are required questions that the students must
print out and answer by the start of school. In addition, there will be a writing assignment on
the book when school.
The following math packets should be completed before the first day of school for 7th and 8th graders.
Pre-K & K: August 13th at 9:00 am
1st and 2nd grades August 13th at 10:30 am
3rd grade: August 13th at 12:00 pm
4th grade: August 13th at 12:00 pm
5th grade: August 13th at 12:00 pm
6th grade: August 13th at 1:30 pm
7th & 8th grade: September 10th from 7:00-9:00 pm
Parents will receive important information about the school year from teachers and administrators.
All meetings will take place in the Annex Campus Band Room.
August 17th-21st
9:00 am -12:00 pm.
We offer a week-long review session which will focus on language arts, math, and study skills one week prior to school starting. This is an excellent way for your student to become acclimated to campus and feel prepared to begin the new academic year. Students will meet some of their teachers and classmates. Registration will close on August 13th.
Please click the following link to sign your child up for the back-to-school refresher course:
Trafton Back-to-School Refresher Course Sign-Up Form
Please click here to view the dress code policy.
Uniforms may be purchased through Buffalo Specialties or Land's End.
Trafton also offers gently used uniforms in our uniform exchange room located on the Main Campus.
Stay and Play is offered for students in PreK3-2nd grades from 3:00-5:30 p.m, Monday through Friday.
Stay & Play is an after-school program that includes crafts, activities, and outside playtime.
Rates: Registration Fee $25.00 and $250.00 per month
• The registration fee is for cost of supplies.
• Payment is due on the first of the month by cash, Venmo or Zelle
only, no checks. There will be a $25 late fee applied to late
payments.
• The monthly rate applies regardless of how many days your child
stays. No refunds for sick days or vacations.
• Pick up is no later than 5:30. A late fee of $3.00 per minute will be
strictly enforced. Late fee must be paid before child can return to
Stay & Play.
• Parents are asked to send a substantial snack with their child for Stay & Play.
Label the snack for Stay & Play. Please, NO CANDY for snack.
Please contact Shannon McDonald to register or for more information: mcdonaldse@mindspring.com
Study Hall is offered for students in grades 3-8 from 3:30-4:30 on Monday—Friday and is facilitated by our teachers. Study Hall is $10. Extended Day is offered 4:30-5:30, Monday-Friday and is $10 per half hour. After 5:30 PM the cost rises to $1 per minute.
Students not picked up by 3:40 p.m. will be sent to study hall. Students not picked up by 4:40 p.m. will be sent to extended day.
Study Hall is located on the main campus (4711 McDermed). For pickup, please call the study hall phone number 832-776-5070.
There will be no extended day prior to a school function or open house.
Tuition may be paid in 1, 2, & 10 payments beginning June 1.
Tuition is paid through your FACTS Financial portal.
For questions regarding tuition payments, please contact Mrs. Nicki Hutchins at 713-723-3732.
Current tuition rates:
PreK3, PreK4, Kinder - $12,900
1st - 5th - $14,900
6th - $15, 600
7th - 8th - $16, 200
Enrollment fees are due at the time of enrollment:
PreK3 - Kinder - $825
1st - 8th - $1125
Principal Nicki Hutchins and School Director Pat Tatum: tuition, enrollment contracts, student handbook, general school matters, student behavior, school trips
Admissions Director Libbie Hill : campus tours, admissions process, enrollment contracts, prospective parent events
Marketing and Development Director Olivia Jolet: Fun Run, spirit nights, school auction, advertising/marketing, school newsletter, school website, social media, book fair, graduation, grandparent's day
Registrar Kristi Nowell: school records, high school counseling, fall carnival, PSIA, achievement testing
Assistant Principal Patrick Cone (7th & 8th): English curriculum, class placements, NJHS, spelling bee
Administrative Assistants Shawn Dobbs and Darlene Tatum: lunch orders, vaccinations, illness, absences, hearing screening
IT Director/History Teacher David Goldburg: FACTS/Renweb account, photography club
Athletic Director Zach Finger: team tryouts, sports facilities, sports calendar, P.E. curriculum
Club Moderators:
Robotics: Janne Allen and Kelly Tatum
Photography Club: David Goldburg
Math Team and Chess Club: Michael Shields
Spelling Bee: Patrick Cone