The Titan Times: Week 12
The River Place Elementary (RPE) Campus Newsletter
IN THIS EDITION:
- Message from Principal Sharp
- Mark Your Calendars and Info Links
- #1LISD Community News
- #RPEtitans Community News
- Counselor's Corner
- PTA Announcements
- Growing a Titan Mindset and Connection Every Day!
Unity Day is Oct. 18th!
Titan Families,
This week we are engaging our Titan Community in Unity Day on Wednesday, October 18th. Unity Day, started by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center as the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month continues to grow every year as a tangible representation of the universal message that our society wants to promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion to prevent bullying. The goal of Unity Day is to bring together youth, parents, educators, businesses, and community members across the nation to emphasize the message that bullying is not acceptable, and that all students deserve to be safe in school, online, and in the community. The event provides a catalyst for everyone to come together with a visual statement that our actions matter not only on one day, but every day.
Your Titan(s) are encouraged to wear orange on this day. Why orange you ask? Orange is a color commonly identified with the month and the autumn season. It is also a color that is associated with safety and visibility. It is a color described as warm and inviting, and its vibrancy makes an impactful statement.
This week we also shine light on our transportation team. This week our campus will share appreciation through cards and assorted gifts to our bus drivers. Through out the week we encourage you to consider celebrating them in some unique way too for their service. Thank you so much in advance!
Please continue to read on and calendar times for your family to engage. Should you need anything, please feel free to reach out to our front office team at 512-570-6900.
Take care and be well,
Dr. Amy Sharp
Proud RPE Principal
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
October: Persons with Disabilities Month & Hispanic Heritage Month (Ending 10/15)
- 16th-20th: National School Bus Safety Week: Celebrating Transportation
- 16th: The Beginning of the 2nd Nine Week Grading Period
- 17th: Spirit Night at Oz House (See Flyer)
- 18th: Unity Day- Wear Orange
- 23-27th: Red Ribbon Week- See Flyer Below for Dress Up Days
- 25th: Vandegrift Trunk or Treat (See Info Below)
- 27th: Veterans Day Photo & Info Submission Due & RPE Fall Festival (See Info Below)
- 27th: Kindergarten Fairy Tale Parade- See Teacher Emails for More Information
- 31st: 4th Grade Field Trip to the Bullock Museum
November:
- 3rd: PTA General Meeting at 8 AM in the cafeteria
- 6th & 7th: No School for Students for Professional Learning for Staff
- 10th: 2nd Grade Veterans Day Performance at 10:45 AM
- 14th- 16th: Scholastic Book Fair (More Info Coming from Classroom Teachers)
- 15th: Thanksgiving Luncheon (RSVP here)
#1LISD COMMUNITY NEWS
Come join us, and we'll show you why #There'sNoPlaceLikeLISD
The Leander Educational Excellence Foundation (LEEF) is hosting its annual Gala and Auction on January 27, 2024 at The Crossover in Leander, Texas. We welcome you to come walk the yellow brick road with us into An Evening in the Emerald City where we will honor and celebrate our Leander ISD students and staff. You will enjoy cocktails, dinner, dancing and the opportunity to help raise funds for LEEF to continue investing in Leander ISD and your future leaders!
#RPEtitan COMMUNITY NEWS
After School Enrichment Enrollment Session 2 is Now Open!
Registration for Session 2 of After School Enrichment is OPEN! Please share the website link with your families. For questions, please contact Megan Liles.
Bus Evacuation Drill Occurring on October 19th
On October 19th, LISD transportation department and River Place Elementary are partnering together to help our teachers, staff, and students know the proper processes and procedures of riding a bus. In addition we will also learn how to evacuate a bus safely in the case of an emergency.
School Bus safety and proper evacuation is an important part of the school experience. Not all students ride the bus to and from school. Some may only ride the bus for extracurricular events, special occasions, or field trips. It is important for all teachers, staff, and students to learn so we can all play a proactive part in our commitment to safety.
Should you have any questions, please contact our assistant principal, Ms. Lacy Olmstead.
Order Your Yearbook TODAY!
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
PTA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Message from PTA President, Ms. Julia Dzubinski
Titan Families,
Thank you so much for supporting your students, school, and PTA these past few weeks through our school's fall fundraiser, Apex. We hope your kids had fun, learned some great lessons, and valued their time with the Apex staff. We hope you understand as a PTA we love being able to provide so much for our teachers and students. However, none of that can be done without a successful fall and spring fundraiser and your support!
If you are interested in getting more involved on how PTA raises money for our school, please consider coming to our general PTA meetings (next one is November 3rd!) or even volunteering your time to join our PTA board next school year. Please take a look at how we did this year using the Apex program. We are so excited to be able to use these funds to help boost up the Innovation Lab, create a Zen Den for our students, and continue to fund all the other programs PTA is responsible for....Fall Fest, STEAM Nights, Field Day, classroom and grade level funds, teacher and student scholarships, and so much more!
Thank you for commitment to River Place Elementary!
Go Titans!
Julia Dzubinski
PTA President
Watch D.O.G.S. Sign- Up Today!
WATCH D.O.G.S. is a national program focusing on the prevention of violence in our children’s schools by using the positive influence of fathers and father-figures to be a positive role model for all students. The change this year is that you don't need to volunteer for an entire day; we will have hourly opportunities available should you prefer that. Anything to keep your involvement on campus!
While on campus, WATCH D.O.G.S may-
work in small groups with kids,
support staff out at recess,
support lunch room clean up and etiquette eat lunch,
monitor the school entrances and hallways,
assist with arrival and dismissal,
mentor students, and much more!
How to get Involved-
Read through the expectations and sample schedule
Register as a Leander ISD Volunteer
Fill out the RPE Watch Dogs Registration Form
After confirming volunteer status, our assistant principal, Lacy Olmstead, will reach out with more information and schedule.
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
Incentive:
August Paid PTA Membership Sign Ups will be in a raffle with a chance to win a HEB, Target, Oz. Tap House gift cards, or Titan Shirts or water bottles. Our 10 lucky winners will be announced the first week of September!
Information Quick Links
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: 512-570-6900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiverPlaceElementaryPTA/
Twitter: @RiverPlaceTitan