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Pre-Kindergarten 4 12:00-12:45

Kindergarten 9:45-10:30

First/ Primer Grado 12:00-1:00

Second/ segundo grado 10:25-11:20

Third/ 3º grado 11:30-12:30

Fourth/ 4º grado 1:30-2:30

Fifth/ 5º grado 9:45-10:30

ECSE/ TWC 10:45 - 11:30

FAC/FCC 11:30-12:15

Reminder that there is no school for staff or students on Monday, February 17th.

District Climate Survey

Please take a few moments to participate in the voluntary 2025 Family Climate Survey! Each day staff, students and volunteers at Old Town Elementary work hard to ensure academic programs and the campus environment meet the needs of all children. You are a critical part of our success! If you do not see the email invite please check the spam folder. The invitation email comes from RRISD/Qualtrics. The survey is open now until March 2nd. If you have more than one student in RRISD you will receive a survey for each student.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for High School Seniors

The Old Town Elementary PTA is awarding two $500 Susan Symes Memorial Scholarships to Class of 2025 seniors graduating from any RRISD high school who attended Old Town Elementary from 1st through 5th grade. Deadline to submit the application: Saturday, March 22, 2025 by 5:00 pm. Apply here!

i-Ready at Home Use

One platform the students at Old Town are using to support their instruction is i-Ready. i-Ready is available for all students in grades 3rd-5th on their Chromebook. Students are able to access this platform at home! After taking a diagnostic assessment (all students have) the platform generates a unique learning path for all students designed to support the needs identified in the diagnostic. This is an amazing resource for families to utilize at home since it is designed specifically for your student. Students can access the platform in both reading and math. Check it out with your Texan!

Reminder-Campus Visitors

As a standard practice anytime you wish to enter the campus you must be signed in using our Raptor system located in the front office. This requires that you provide the front office with your identification. Visitors will not be permitted to enter our campus without identification. This can sometimes lead to disappointments, but I truly appreciate your understanding and our commitment to putting student safety first.

Safety Reminders at Arrival and Dismissal

Please remember to utilize the crosswalks during arrival and dismissal. We have two crosswalks near the front of the school that staff members support to help students and families navigate traffic safely during arrival and dismissal. We have had families crossing through traffic as the car line is moving. We really appreciate your understanding and support in keeping everyone safe.

EARLY PICKUP PROCEDURES:

If a student needs to be released early from school for an appointment, we kindly ask that parents/guardians come to the front office intercom with a Photo ID to check the student out.

If someone other than the parent/guardian will be picking up the student, let us help you with this request. The person picking up must be listed as one of the student’s emergency contacts. Parents/Guardians should email the school registrar (angie_castro@roundrockisd.org) at least 24 hours in advance to add any additional people to the emergency contacts. The email should specify the name and phone number of the person picking up.

If you need to pick up your student near the end of the day, students will be released no later than 2:30 p.m.

• To preserve instructional time, students are called to the office once the parent arrives.

• Parents/Guardians/Emergency Contact will need to bring a valid photo ID

• Old Town begins dismissal for our pre-kinder students and students in special programming at 2:40 each day.
  Our K-5 dismissal begins with our youngest Texans at 2:50.

We greatly appreciate your understanding in allowing a smooth dismissal for all students and families, these guidelines help all students remain safe during dismissal at Old Town.

Pre-K Open Spots

Old Town Elementary is excited to offer both non-tuition and tuition-based Pre-K4. Please visit the Round Rock ISD Pre Kindergarten webpage for the online registration link and additional information. Link: https://prek.roundrockisd.org/

Pre-K Extended Day

Do you need after school care for your child? Old Town Pre-K Extended Day is here to provide your kids supervised fun as soon as the school bell rings until 6:00pm. Care is provided at Old Town Elementary in a State-licensed classroom with childcare staff meeting all State licensing requirements. Kids will enjoy enrichment activities, crafts, snacks, story time and more! Learn More

Remind Information - Stay Informed! We want your partnership!

Help us reach you in more ways beyond our weekly e-news and social media.

Remind is a free, safe communication tool that our campus uses to relay messages quickly and efficiently to our staff and members of our community. We would like to encourage parents to sign up to receive information pertinent to Old Town - for example: late buses, start delays, phone lines not working, etc. This will be a wonderful tool to help us all stay connected. Visit the website to learn more https://www.remind.com/families

Sign up for Old Town’s Remind account by texting @acbd9d to the number 81010.

Be sure to sign up as a parent

Families, this week and next week pe is welcoming instructors from Tomahawk Lacrosse. They will be teaching 2nd-5th graders lacrosse skills such as scooping, passing and catching, and shooting. If your child is in these grade levels and is interested the coaches are welcoming your student to come and check out a practice. The information for practices is listed below:

Boys:

Location - Town and Country Field 2

Dates / Times -

1st and 2nd Graders - Mondays and Tuesdays - 5:15pm - 6:15pm

3rd and 4th Graders - Mondays and Tuesdays - 5:15pm - 6:45pm

5th and 6th Graders - Tuesdays - 6:30pm - 8:30pm and Fridays - 5:15pm - 6:45pm

Contact information: justin@arete-sport.com

Girls :

Contact information - Katie Loud - legaleagle22@gmail.com

Town and Country Website - https://www.tandcsports.org/our-sports

Families, our latest PE newsletter can be found here. Check out what your child has been up to in PE.

Run Club

Wake up a little earlier on Friday mornings to join us on the track from 7:05-7:25 for a run before school starts. Students that want to attend should go directly to the track on Friday mornings. All students must eat breakfast BEFORE attending Run Club. Once students are at the track they must remain at the track until the end of Run Club at 7:25. Please have your student(s) wear tennis shoes! Click the link for more info and dates.

PeachJar Link

All campus events can be found on our Master Calendar located on our school’s website - it can be added as a Google Calendar to gmail accounts.

Email: oldtown_master@roundrockisd.org
Website: https://oldtown.roundrockisd.org/
Location: 2200 Chaparral Drive, Round Rock, TX, USA
Phone: 512-428-7600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rrisd.oldtown
Twitter: @OTESchool