Windermere Weekly Update

On April 8, Pflugerville will be in the path of totality for a solar eclipse. This is an exciting and special event that our students have the opportunity to experience.

Keeping students safe is our number one priority. Students will receive instruction on eye safety, including how to properly wear provided eclipse glasses (we have secured glasses for every child on campus), and instruction to not look directly at the Sun before and after totality. During totality, which lasts about 2 minutes, it is safe for students to look at the Sun's corona without protective eyewear. Our campus has chosen to allow students to view the Sun during totality without glasses.

Our teachers will review expectations and procedures with students so that everyone is prepared to view the eclipse safely. Totality can be experienced without looking at the Sun directly. Students will feel the temperature drop, potentially hear nighttime bugs chirping, and see how dark it becomes.

ALL students (the entire campus) will be going outside for the eclipse. If you DO NOT want your child to participate, please fill out this form. Also, while we would love to have parents attend the eclipse with us, we can not accommodate parent visitors during that time. If you would like to view the eclipse with your child, you will need to come and check your child out of school ahead of time. Our office will be closed during the eclipse so that our office staff can take part as well, so please plan ahead of time!

As always, please reach out to me with any questions or concerns at jennifer.macallister@pfisd.net.

Thanks to Sarah Richards, our counselor, for coordinating a career day for all of our students. I saw happy community members and lots of smiles from our students! What amazing opportunities for our school to see all different types of careers! Thanks to all the parents who volunteered to present to students about their job field.

Some of our students had their circle plate weaving art displayed at the Pflugerville ISD Central Administration Building. Thank you, Ms. Wedge, our fantastic art teacher, for helping all of our art students create such beautiful pieces of art!

Many of our students had Easter egg shenanigans going on last week! Here's a few of our PK3 and PK4 friends from Ms. Hart, Ms. Garza and Ms. Shannon's rooms. Even the 5th graders joined in, but their eggs had math equations in them to solve!

We've had several injuries during P.E. because of improper footwear in the gym. Please don't allow your child to wear Crocs, slides, Heelys, any shoes with heels (boots/dress shoes), etc. to school on P.E. days. After Spring Break if students are wearing improper shoes, they will not be allowed to participate in P.E. If necessary, throw a pair of old sneakers in their backpack and they can change into them before P.E. Also, if you need help getting shoes, please reach out to myself or Sarah Richards, our counselor. You can call the main office and ask for us at 512-594-4800 or email at jennifer.macallister@pfisd.net or sarah.richards@pfisd.net.

This also went out via email last Thursday:

We kindly request your assistance in addressing a concern that is currently affecting all grade levels. Our nurse, Sara Tinnon has seen a big rise in lice cases in all areas of the building, and your cooperation in the following steps would be greatly appreciated.

• Vacuum all rugs, couches, etc. that hair comes in contact with.
• Wipe down all hard surfaces with antibacterial wipes that hair comes in contact with to kill eggs.
• Treat with the OTC lice treatment and continue to comb through student hair every few days until there are no eggs or live lice. Possible for 2-3 weeks.
• No sharing hats, jackets, clothing while at school.
• Leave all blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals at home.
• Wash ALL bedding, clothing, stuffed animals in hot water.

Again, please leave all blankets, pillows and stuffed animals at home. PLEASE read the attached flyers that go home with students who are identified with lice and classrooms where lice is found.

Check the CDC website for all the latest lice treatment information OR call your pediatrician/ doctor for further information.

Cure Lice Clinic will do the treatment for a 'reasonable cost' 512-203-9811.

Save the date! Our school is about to embark on a Powerful journey with an @apexleadershipcompany Fun Run fundraiser on 04/09/24 for Campus Upgrades and Student Enrichment. Stay tuned for more info on how to support us!

Please make sure to have your child check the lost and found. These items have been collected just in the last two weeks since Spring Break! You're welcome to come check it out as well.

Please make sure your child is here on STAAR testing days. Please avoid scheduling appointments on these days. If your child will be out on the dates below, contact an administrator or the teacher and let them know.

STAAR Testing Days:

• Reading 4th & 5th Grade - April 10th
• Reading 3rd Grade - April 11th
• Science 5th Grade - April 17th
• Math 4th & 5th Grade - April 30th
• Math 3rd Grade - May 1st

Cell phones and smartwatches are not essential to students learning in classrooms. Therefore they are not needed at school. These devices have become huge distractions in our building. Please remind your child to adhere to the following:

• Cell phones and smartwatches may be used outside of the building before school starts.
• Cell phones and smartwatches MAY NOT be used at any time while in the building unless an adult has specifically said it is ok.
• Cell phones and smartwatches should be turned OFF and placed in the child's backpack once they enter the building. These devices should remain off until they leave school at the end of the day.

If your child chooses to use a cell phone or smartwatch while in the building without permission, the following will occur:

1. 1st time the device is confiscated by a staff member, an adult from the student's Skyward account will have to come pick it up in the front office.
2. Every additional time that the device is confiscated by a staff member, an adult from the student's Skyward account will have to come pick it up in the front office and pay $15.

NO CAP COMEDY SHOW with headliner, Comedian Keith Terry! Also featuring multi-talented high school students of PfISD! This is the biggest pfundraiser Pfood Pfairness in Pflugerville Schools has ever had, and we are humbled by Comedian Keith Terry's generous donation of his time and talent to the cause! The show will help us finish out this school year strong and get a jump start on raising funds for the 2024-25 school year. Our goal is to continue fighting food insecurity and inequity, providing hot entrées to students who would otherwise have to choose between hunger and humiliation, and preventing lunch debt that would eventually come out of the district's funds.

PfISD is partnering with the Phoenix House Texas to provide a lunch and learn Zoom series for families!

In these sessions, you will learn about different ways to connect with your teenagers and strengthen your family! Register at the link below to attend one or all of the sessions:

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScuztpj.../viewform

April

1st - No school for students or staff

4th - 1st Grade Music Program - 6:00PM - Auditorium

8th - Solar Eclipse - See info above

10th - 4th & 5th Grade - STAAR Reading

11th - 3rd Grade - STAAR Reading

17th - 5th Grade - STAAR Science

18th - Apex Fundraiser! The fun run will occur during your child's Specials time.

30th - 4th & 5th Grade - STAAR Math

May

1st - 3rd Grade - STAAR Math

3rd - Field Day

6th-10th - Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week

29th - Last Day of School - Early Release

If you're wanting to volunteer for a field trip, in the classroom or maybe help out on Field Day, make sure to get your volunteer application completed.

You must fill out a new application every year.

• Information about being a volunteer in PfISD
• Link to the volunteer application

Families must reapply each school year. It is very important to complete this application even if you don't think your child will qualify.

Part of the funding for our campus is determined from the results of the submitted applications. Click the link below to complete the application. Call our front office at 512-594-4800 if you need any assistance. All students will receive free breakfast this year.

Email: jennifer.macallister@pfisd.net
Website: https://www.pfisd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=841
Location: 429 Grand Avenue Parkway, Pflugerville, TX, USA
Phone: 512-594-4800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindermereES/