Hello, October 2024!
Titan Families,
Thank you again for your generosity of time and resources with our APEX fundraiser over the last two weeks. That allows our PTA to support our campus community further. This week, we are able to give EACH student a grade level titan t-shirt to wear on "Titan Tuesdays", on field trips, on field day, and any other grade level or school wide event. These will come home to all Titans on Wednesday, October 2nd! Please be sure to take care of the t-shirt as it will be used a lot this year. Again, thank you for supporting our fundraising effort with our PTA to make this possible in our Titan Community!
There are more opportunities for you to serve at the district and campus level through committees and volunteering if you are willing to answer the call to service. Each campus within Leander ISD has a Site-Based Planning Committee (SBPC), which River Place Elementary formally refers to as the Campus Impact Team. The aim of this committee is improving the achievement of all students. These committees are composed of district employees, community members, business representatives and parents. The committee members provide input to the principal on a wide variety of subjects, including planning, curriculum, budgeting, staff development, staffing patterns, school organization, and school improvements. We have historically had more than two parents or guardians present on this committee. We have typically needed more business and community members, however. Our meetings are from 3:15-4:15 PM on November 13th; February 19th; & April 9th. Though we'd like for you to commit to attending all of these, you are only required to attend at least one of these. Should you wish to nominate either yourself or someone else for a position, please fill out the form by October 15th.
Next, our district is seeking parents and teachers interested in participating on a committee to review current Leander ISD instructional resources that have been formally challenged. Please complete the attached form by October 30th, if you would like to be considered for the 2024–25 Reconsideration Committee. Committee participants will read the challenged resource in its entirety and meet to determine whether it conforms to the principles of selection set out by Board Policies EFA (Local) and EFB (Local). Those who fill out the forms below will be selected at random to participate in the process.
That's it for now as we start to say, "Hello, October!". As always, should you have any questions, please feel free to call our campus, and a member of our wonderful office team will be more than happy to support you or direct you to someone who can.
Take care and lead well,
Dr. Amy Sharp
Proud RPE Principal
TITAN EXCELLENCE OCTOBER FOCUS
We are so excited to combine two excellent programs into one great focus for our Titans. We are using Leander ISD's Ethical Principles (Culture of Caring) and Leander ISD’s Graduate Profile to make our Titan Community leadership and learning focus come to life.
What are we doing as a campus community?
Each month, we will have a new focus and will introduce Titan Excellence during our Titan Time Assembly. Then at the end of each month our teachers will choose two students from their homeroom that have exemplified these qualities through learning and leading. We will celebrate these students at our end of the month, Titan Time Assembly.
Why the change?
We want to effectively integrate important values into our school culture and provide students with regular opportunities to be celebrated for their achievements. This approach should encourage positive behavior and a strong sense of community among our Titans. Our hope is that the monthly focus and the recognition at the end of each month will help keep students engaged and motivated throughout the year.
How can you help?
We encourage you to support this effort by talking about these things at home with your Titan(s), too.
JOIN PTA TODAY!
Join PTA TODAY because increasing our membership, even by one, makes it possible to:
- Get funds to teachers to supplement classroom needs.
- Connect with teachers, parents, and administration to voice needs for our school and our Titans.
- Fund library technology, guest speakers, playground equipment.
- Help plan community activities such as Fall Fest, Apex Fun Run, Book Fair, Mentoring
- programs, Field Day, Career Day & STEAM Night.
- Support Teacher and Staff Appreciation.
Myths Debunked!
- PTA does NOT require mandatory meetings or volunteer hours.
- PTA is NOT just for stay-at-home parents or for those who want to take on a large leadership role.
PTA is-
- for ANYONE who wants to be a bit more connected to teachers, principals and the Titan community. In sum, there is no wrong or right way to be in PTA!
- something that takes 5 minutes to join and if you join now your $10 membership will enter you in a monthly raffle for gift cards, free water bottles, and MORE!
- easy to join! ----------> https://riverplacepta.membershiptoolkit.com
SDM & Bus Rider Passes
While we deeply appreciate your effort in ensuring your Titan's SDM is updated throughout the school year to include exceptions, we kindly ask that you contact the office via email to get a bus pass written for any Titan that doesn't typically ride the bus to ensure that your Titan is able to safely board the bus with no issue when their SDM exception is Bus Rider. Best practice would be to register your Titan for the bus using this link if these exceptions are planned for an occurrence of at least once a week. For your Titans who do typically ride the bus, please ensure that you have registered your Titan for the bus using this link. Moving forward, students will not be allowed to ride the bus in any capacity unless they've been registered or have contacted the office for a bus pass. If you have any questions, please contact the front office. Thank you!
River Place Elementary Titan Community
Here are our Titan Community Communication Tools-
- River Place Elementary School Website
- Twitter Account
- PTA Facebook Page
- Remind App for River Place Insiders
Email: ContactTeacher@leanderisd.org
Website: https://riverplace.leanderisd.org/
Location: 6500 Sitio Del Rio Blvd, Austin, TX 78730, USA
Phone: 512-570-6911
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiverPlaceElementaryPTA/
X (formally known as Twitter): @RiverPlaceTitan
Instagram: @riverplace_elem