Monthly Memo from the Principal

Friends,

Happy Allergy Season...otherwise known as March in Texas! We have so many fun things coming up this month. Silver shoe, field trips, spring break, and so much more. Please read through the memo and let us know if you have any questions. Please see your child's class weekly update for grade-level specific important dates. Lots of great information there as well.

Spring break is coming SOON. We will be closed from Saturday, March 15 to Monday, March 24. Our staff have a professional development day on that Monday. Students will return on Tuesday, March 25.

We hope you all can rest and spend time together as a family during the break. My family has some high school baseball to enjoy and a quick trip to Longview, Texas to see family. Can't wait to enjoy time with family and hopefully some great weather!

Please let us know if your family or Husky need anything. We are here to help.

Heather Robbins

Principal

Pleasant Hill Elementary

512-570-6400

heather.robbins@leanderisd.org

www.phe.leanderisd.org

Follow us on Twitter: @hrobbinsPHE and @PHEHuskies

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Students (left to right) back row: Jace Dickson, Monisha Dasari, Emma Reynolds, Hazel Posey

Students (left to right) front row: Mona Clark, Joseph Blackwell, Cormac Borja

These students worked as a team to complete a scientific challenge where they explored the concept of space. They worked over the course of several months to create a skit in which the characters find out they are not alone on a new planet. They had to include a scientific demonstration and use creative “technobabble”. They presented their skit in front of a panel of judges on February 8 and tied for 6th place out of 15 teams.

Registration occurs in the fall of each school year when the new challenges are released! Mrs. O'Brien is our campus DI coordinator and can be contacted at lindsey.obrien@leanderisd.org if you have any questions about the program

Silver Shoe

Hello Parents,

We're excited to announce that our 3rd Silver Shoe Event of the year for K-5 is coming up on Friday, March 14 during your child's PE class. If you're new to PHE, this is an event where each grade class competes against each other to see who can run/walk the most laps in 20 minutes. This will take place outside in our south parking lot during your students' specials time. Please feel free to join us to either run/walk or cheer on your child.

All laps will be recorded and the class with the highest average laps per student will be named the fastest class. Our class winner from each grade will have the honor of signing our Silver Shoe Trophy and will display it in their classroom until the next event. We will also give out a spirit stick for the class that shows the most spirit per grade!

To help make this Silver Shoe successful, we are looking for volunteers to do things like count laps or helping with the water station. If you are interested and are an approved volunteer through LISD, please click on the link below to sign up for a time slot. Thanks in advance for donating your time!

Silver Shoe Volunteer Sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FACAE2FA6FCC16-51998720-silver#/

Link for becoming a LISD volunteer:

https://www.leanderisd.org/volunteering/

Below are the class times your child will be running for Silver Shoe.

Kindergarten - 10:15 - 11:05

1st Grade - 9:20 - 10:10

2nd Grade - 7:40 - 8:30

3rd Grade - 1:35 - 2:25

4th Grade - 11:15 - 12:05

5th Grade - 12:15 - 1:05

Our lost and found is overflowing with water bottles, jackets, hats, gloves, lunch boxes, and so much more. Please feel free to stop by, check in with the front office, and go check it out! Any items left here until the end of the school year will be donated.

Come by before or after school this week.

All are welcome to join us for our weekly PHE Husky Huddle. They are on Fridays and we start promptly at 7:30 AM. Most Fridays we are done by 7:50 AM.

Please have your state issued identification or drivers license to sign-in at the front office. We will give you a sticker badge to wear and it must be visible to staff.

*Please note that we will NOT have Husky Huddle on Friday, April 11 due to Field Day.

Enter them in our Leader of the Pack: Staff Edition drawing. Please fill out this PHE staff recognition form and tell us why this staff member should be recognized. We will choose one-two teachers/staff members per week and they will be recognized on the announcements and receive a certificate and treat!

You can also use this link to find out what your staff member's "favorite things" are and grab them a snack or treat to say "thank you" for all of their hard work and efforts!