The Titan Times: Week 5

Titan Families,

Welcome to our first FULL week of school! Below are some pictures we hope you enjoy and remember we also post on our website and X feed (formally known as Twitter).

Families interested in being a part of the Free/Reduced lunch Program need to reapply each year. Please use this link to apply for the 24-25 school year if you haven't already done so. Also, if you are needing assistance with food for your student(s) for the weekend, you may use this google form to sign up for the Backpack Program. Your Titan(s) would receive a bag of food/snacks that they can put in their backpacks to take home each Friday. Please reach out to our school counselor if you have any questions.

Should you have any questions leading into the school year, please feel free to call our campus, and Ms. Melynda, our wonderful receptionist, will be more than happy to support you as she can.

Take care and lead well,

Dr. Amy Sharp

Proud RPE Principal

Leander ISD invites our community to support our students and teachers by volunteering on a district-wide or campus-based committee. To apply for one of the district advisory listed below, please complete the application by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23.

• 14th: First Day of School! All families are welcome to walk their Titan(s) to their classroom
• 15th- 16th: Only Kinder Titan families can walk their Titan(s) to their kinder classroom
• 29th: 4th and 5th Grade Curriculum Night (See Flyer Below)

September:

• 2nd: Labor Day- No School
• 3rd:
• Families can start to join their Titan(s) at lunch time if they wish to do so
• 2nd and 3rd Grade Curriculum Night (See Flyer Below)
• 5th: Kindergarten and 1st Grade Curriculum Night (See Flyer Below)
• 13th: Grandparents Day Lunch (Save the Date)
• 16th: APEX assembly on campus- APEX starts! See info below.

Check out how we shine each day through dress and communication.

Look at the map below.

Please remember that the street in front of our school becomes ONE WAY during arrival (7:05 - 8:00am) & dismissal times (2:20-3:00pm). During this time the traffic in front of our school on Sitio Del Rio Blvd should flow one way ONLY--traffic entering from River Place Blvd. and driving towards FM 2222. If parking in the parking lot in front of our school for drop off or pick up during these times, you should follow the flow of traffic, making a LEFT turn as you exit the parking area.

Car Rider Dismissal Update

In order to speed up the line and distance students more effectively, we have a 2-lane pick-up system.

• Kinder - 2nd (and families who have a K-2 student and a 3-5 student) Enter car rider via River Place Blvd & stay in the left lane. These children will be picked up under the awning. If they have a sibling in an older grade, the older sibling will also get picked up here. After pick up, they will turn left and exit out the back of the school. A staff member will be posted to help you merge.
• 3rd - 5th Graders Enter car rider via Sitio Del Rio & stay in the right lane. Your students will be picked up on the field side of the blacktop (passenger side of the car). You will then continue straight and exit out the back of the school.

This allows for a smooth process. Again, staff members will be placed along the route directing and helping merge as well.

Bus Registration:

• For the 2024-25 school year, all eligible riders (general and special) who will use transportation will be required to Register to Ride the bus.
• Parents of newly enrolled students, need to receive their student's ID# from the campus registrar before Registering to Ride the bus.
• ​Next Steps:
  1. Check eligibility below.
  2. If eligible, complete the appropriate form to register.
• ​​Check the SMARTtag Student Ridership Parent Portal on Monday, August 12th for route information.

Instructions for registering for bus rider/finding bus numbers:

• Go to LEANDERISD.ORG
• Choose FAMILIES
• Scroll down and click on BUS INFORMATION
• Click REGISTER for TRANSPORTATION
• Scroll down and click on CHECK BUS ELIGIBILITY
• Enter your address and information, click search and that will give you bus number and times.

• SMARTtag Parent App​ has now replaced the SMARTtag Student Ridership Parent Portal. This mobile app lets you keep track of your student's bus-riding activity and receive SMART Alerts on the go. Download the App today!

For additional information, please visit the LISD Transportation Website.

Smart Tag Badges

The only Smart tag badges that the district will be printing will be for PreK, Kinder, and new students to the district. Parents are advised to go to our Transportation Website to fill out a request for a badge. That link will take you to bus information, scroll down and choose the Smart Tag Help button for assistance.

Dear Parents,

We've teamed up with MySchoolBucks, an online service where you can easily and securely pay for school meals using a credit/debit card or electronic check. Previous positive account balances will transfer automatically from Titan/Linq to

MySchoolBucks.

Using MySchoolBucks you can:

• Add funds to your student's meal account

• View meal balances & cafeteria purchases

• Receive low balance alerts

Get started in 4 easy steps:

1. Download the mobile app or visit myschoolbucks.com

2. Create your free account

3. Add your student

4. Add funds to your student's meal account

If you have any questions about getting started with MySchoolBucks call (855) 832-5226.

Thank you,

Leander ISD

Child Nutrition

Services

Nurse Rushing will be in the clinic Tuesday 8/13/24 from 7 am to 9:15 as well as throughout

the week starting at 7:10 am for all families planning to bring in medication and documentation.

If you are planning to stop by today after 3:15 PM, please send her an email as she needs to be

near the main hallway doors for after hour drop off times. If these times do not work out for your

family, don't hesitate to reach out to schedule a time.. Her email address is

roxanna.rushing@leanderisd.org

Please make sure you access the necessary forms on the Leander ISD Health Services page for

your child to receive medications while they are at school. If you have questions or need

assistance don’t hesitate to call or email Nurse Rushing (512) 570-6928

roxanna.rushing@leanderisd.org.

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:

FOR AUGUST membership sign ups I will have TWO raffles (gift cards, Titan Shirts or water bottles) If you sign up by 8/14 you will be entered in BOTH raffles.

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: 512-570-6911
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiverPlaceElementaryPTA/
Twitter: @RiverPlaceTitan