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Kiker Elementary Newsletter
Kiker Families and Caretakers,
This week we kicked off our Hispanic Heritage Month! Our students will hear facts about various people in history as well as participate in various activities that include lessons in the library! This week our students are also completing their various MAP assessments and they have been working so hard to do their best work.
I also wanted to share with you that Mrs. Zilem (assistant principal) had a healthy baby boy and she and her family are home and enjoying their time together.
Keep an eye on the Upcoming Dates section below so you don't miss anything!
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs. Abrams, M.Ed.
Principal
I'm super excited to be a substitute Assistant Principal here at Kiker ES. For those that don't know me, I just retired after 32 years of service from AISD. I was the principal at Gorzycki MS for the past 9 years and before that the principal at Oak Hill and J. Houston Elementary Schools. It is exciting to be back at the elementary level. I look forward to learning about the Kiker community and supporting you however I can.
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From AISD:
Austin ISD is excited to announce the launch of the Austin ISD Mobile App-the one place to get real-time district news, individual campus notifications, parent and student resources, district calendars and much more.
The app will allow all AISD students, staff and families to receive notifications from the district and campuses for which they wish to subscribe. Other helpful tools include COVID-19 Screen and Go, an efficient self-screening process for users to complete before coming into contact with others or before leaving home for work or school. The screening feature is available to students, staff and visitors. The app also allows for quick access and links to:
Parent Cloud
Parent Self Serve
WheresTheBus
School Café
School Directory
Throughout the month of September our students in Kinder - 5th Grade will be completing a MAP Growth Assessment. This will be completed two additional times throughout the school year. While the teachers will utilize this data as one point of information to guide small group time, we work to ensure that the students are simply asked to do their best.
If you'd like to read a little more about the MAP Growth assessment, you can find some of those details at the link below:
The Gifted and Talented (GT) referral window is now open and will remain open until October 7. To learn more about GT services and to submit a referral, click here for the English link. Additional languages can be found here.
Kiker Elementary collaborates with outside vendors to bring a variety of experiences to our after school program. They are all individual businesses. For that reason, specific questions about clubs, schedules, etc. should be directed towards them before contacting Kiker staff as they will have the most detailed information. You can click on the title or the graphic to the right to find out all of the details!
*A link to this document will also stay in "Popular Links" at the end of this newsletter throughout the year.
Submitting An Absence Note
Please visit the Austin ISD website's Attendance FAQs or contact the Kiker front office if you have additional questions.
- You will need your student's first and last name, student ID#, date of absence(s), reason for absence and parent/guardian name to ensure proper documentation.
- If one note covers MULTIPLE DATES, please make sure documentation specifies date range. You're not required to fill out the form multiple times.
- This form can be used to submit documentation note or picture of a note with appropriate information, signature, etc.
- Please allow 72 hours (3 business days) for attendance to be corrected. Thank you!
