Principal's Newsletter

Hello Spicewood Families,

I hope everyone has had a great week. I cannot believe October is almost over! I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for your support and involvement in our school community. Whether it's volunteering, attending school events, or helping with fundraisers, your active participation makes a significant difference in the educational experience of our students. I know we have had a lot of events recently and it has been wonderful to have so many parents involved and helping where they can.

I loved seeing our Panthers all dressed up for picture day! If you have not turned in your picture day order form yet, there is still time! We need all order forms turned in to the front office by 8:00 am on Tuesday October 29th.

Lastly, parents we need your help please. We have had a large numbers of students arriving tardy this week. Some days it was over 50! Doors open at 7:20 and the tardy bell rings at 7:35. It is important that our students are here on time and ready to start the day in their classrooms. Please turn your alarms back a few minutes and help all of our Panthers arrive on time.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Melanie Solis

Principal

Spicewood Elementary

Upcoming Important Dates

Oct. 28th-31st- Red Ribbon Week (see information below)

Nov. 1st- Student Holiday/Staff Development

Nov. 11th- Veterans Day Assembly (more info coming soon)

Nov. 25-29- Fall Break- No School for Staff or Students

Dec. 3rd- Fall Picture Day Retakes

Dec. 10th- Spicewood 50th Celebration (more info coming soon)

Dec. 13th- Marathon Kids Finale

Dec. 19th- Winter Parties (more info to come)

During RRW students will explore and celebrate making healthy choices for their minds, bodies, and hearts. There will be mini lessons on Broadcast each day with prompts for a short discussion/activity, and students (and staff!) will celebrate healthy living by dressing in a different theme each day.

Red Ribbon Spirit Days:
Monday: DREAM of healthy choices! Wear pajamas
Tuesday: We are a healthy COMMUNITY! Wear Spicewood spirit wear
Wednesday: Being healthy is NO SWEAT! Wear sweats or active wear
Thursday: Making healthy choices builds CHARACTER! Dress up as your favorite book character and bring the book if you have it
Friday: No school

Our plan is to collect some basic information and a picture to prepare a slideshow to be shown throughout the campus in November.

Please fill out this Google Form to have your information as part of our presentation. Please fill out the form by November 4th to participate.

What SKILLS are important to be successful, global-minded citizens?!

Throughout all IB programs, there are 5 “Approaches to Learning” skills intentionally taught: communication skills, research skills, social skills, self-management skills, and thinking skills. Our Spicewood IB students are practicing these skills through a series of challenges. (Ask your child about these!) However, before starting the challenges, we gathered data on what skills students believe are important to being successful, global-minded citizens. Check out their thoughts below! What do YOU think?

Please watch this adorable video of our students and teacher!

We are looking for interested students to help us defend our title at the UIL meet on February 1st.

There are available events for students in grades 2nd-5th. If your child is interested in participating, they must commit to 6 practices and to be available if chosen to compete at the meet on February 1st. Practice dates and times will be shared to the group after sign ups.

Students may join up to 2 events as long as the events are not in conflict time slots at the meet. Below is the schedule to check for overlapping events.

If your child would like to participate, please fill out this Google Form by our deadline of October 28th. This is a hard deadline so our coaches can prepare information for teams to begin practice.

Before signing up, it is important that your child is interested in the selected event and will be a willing participant!

Dyslexia is often viewed solely through the lens of its challenges, but it also comes with unique strengths. This infographic highlights both the strengths and challenges of individuals with dyslexia, helping to create a balanced understanding. By recognizing these traits, we can better support our children’s learning and celebrate their distinctive abilities.

The Science Fair team has created a website with lots of helpful information about participating in the Science Fair. There is a deadline of December 18th, to register your project.

Last year we had an amazing turnout with over 100 projects! It is always so amazing to see our students interests and thoughts come to life through their projects!

Science Fair Website: https://sites.google.com/roundrockisd.org/spicewoodsciencefair/home

Watch to learn more about the four Round Rock ISD bond propositions A, B, C & D. Election Day for Round Rock ISD’s bond proposal is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Early voting is happening NOW through Nov. 1. As a member of the Round Rock ISD community, your vote directly affects more than 47,000 students and 6,500 staff members. Learn more at bond.roundrockisd.org

Vea para obtener más información sobre las propuestas A, B, C y D del Bono 2024 de Round Rock ISD. El día de las elecciones para la propuesta del Bono de Round Rock ISD es el martes, 5 de noviembre. La votación anticipada se está llevando a cabo AHORA hasta el 1 de noviembre. Como miembro de la comunidad de Round Rock ISD, su voto afecta directamente a más de 47,000 estudiantes y 6,500 miembros del personal. Obtenga más información en bond.roundrockisd.org.

Hello Spicewood Elementary Community!

A huge THANK YOU to those of you who are current valued members of our SWES PTA!

If you have friends or family who aren’t members yet, please encourage them to join. The flyer below highlights how the PTA supports our children, teachers, and school.

Remember, your level of activity and participation is entirely up to you. As a SWE PTA member, you get access to a directory of members as well as weekly updates to all of the happenings at the school. It is very beneficial to have this access to information. As well, more volunteers AND members we have, the more fabulous our programs, events, and clubs become.

Our goal is to reach 630 members by the end of October—and we’re so close! Please help us reach our goal!

BECOME A SWE PTA MEMBER TODAY

SWES PTA is excited to introduce Cub Choir, catering to 2nd & 3rd grade. Weekly meetings on Thursday 7a.m starting October 31st. No prior singing experience needed. Please register before October 29th. For additional questions, email club chair, Gail Robinson, at SWEScubchoir@gmail.com

Please Apply Here to Join!

We are excited to host our first annual Thanksgiving Potluck for the Spicewood teachers and staff! After hearing how much they enjoyed the variety of dishes at our One World One Night event, we’re inviting parents to contribute a special dish from your family to share. The PTA will provide turkey and ham from Rudy’s, but we’d love your favorite sides to make the meal complete. Thank you for helping us celebrate and appreciate our amazing staff!

Let's show our amazing teachers how THANKFUL we are for all they do as they head into a well-deserved Thanksgiving break! 🎉🍂

We are hosting a Thanksgiving Pie + HEB Gift Card Drive, with the goal of giving one to each staff member as a sweet token of appreciation.

You can make it easy by ordering a pie online through Triumphant Love - Teacher Pies, and they’ll deliver it directly to the school for us! Just order by November 15 and help us make this Thanksgiving extra special!

P.S. If you order online, please remember to update the SignUp Genius with the number of pies you ordered!

Pie Drive - HEB Gift Card Sign Up! 🥧🥧