Principal's Newsletter

Hello Spicewood Families,

It was really great seeing so many of you last night at our Parent Orientation. I truly believe that face to face time hearing from your child's teacher is so important at the beginning of the year. I hope you all were able to get some valuable insight into your child's day to day life here at school!

Have you heard about our volunteering opportunity called Panther Patrol? Once a month there is a day where parents can volunteer to help at Spicewood. Tasks on this day vary based on our needs. Some examples are, organizing shelves, putting together furniture, or some light yard work. You would also have the opportunity to visit your child in class and read a book or support in PE. It is all about building connections with our community as well as helping us fulfill our never ending to do list! 😃Please visit the following links for more information or to sign up for a future date.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Melanie Solis

Principal

Spicewood Elementary

Upcoming Important Dates

Sept. 14th- Garden Glow Up! (flyer below)

Sept. 16-20 Spiritwear Orders taken at school (flyer below)

Sept. 27th- Spicewood Carnival (flyer below)

Oct. 3rd- Student Holiday/Staff Development

Oct. 4th- Student/Staff Holiday

Oct. 6th-11th- Book Fair

Oct. 14th- Student Holiday/Parent Conferences

Oct. 16th- Westwood Homecoming Parade

Oct. 18th- Westwood Homecoming Game

Oct. 23rd- PTA General Mtg. 6:30-7:30

Our crossing guards asked us to share a few reminders with families to ensure the safety of everyone on their way to school. The most important message is to please be aware and attentive when participating in arrival and dismissal. It is extremely busy and phones can be a huge distraction.

- Please be aware of no parking signs that were installed by the City of Austin. There is a curve in the road on Tin cup approaching Olson that makes it difficult to see. There is never a reason to park in any of the No Parking Zones.

- Please avoid pulling to the side of the road to drop off your student. This interferes with the flow of traffic, including drivers that are not dropping of students. Students should only be dropped off through the car rider line.

- Always use turn signals and check your blind spots.

Lastly, please follow crossing guard directions and guidelines. They are there to help everyone get to school and home safely!

Thank you for attending Open House! One of our goals is to make IB more visible in classrooms, on our campus, and in our community this school year. Check out this visual to see how you may be able to support the IB language and learning at your child’s school.

RSVP Here for our Garden Glow Up!

Hello Spicewood Families!

We are looking for parents and community members to sign up to help at our school Carnival on September 27th.

There are two ways to help! We need volunteers to donate 1 hour of time on the afternoon of the carnival to ensure we are able to make the event fun and memorable for everyone. Here is the link to sign up to help at the carnival.

We also need volunteers to send in sweet treats for the cake walk. This is one of our most popular attractions so we need lots of prizes for the kids (and adults too). Here is the link to sign up to bring a sweet treat for the cake walk.

It truly takes all of us to help make these events a success and our students love attending the Spicewood Carnival! There will be a PTA table set up at Parent Orientation

Join us for an unforgettable evening packed with classic carnival fun and games!

We are going BIG to celebrate our BIG MILESTONE - 50 YEARS of SPICEWOOD!

For BIG TIME FUN we are bringing the classic Spinning Tea Cup Ride and a Super Slide!!

Enjoy the sounds of our grand band, carnival games, cake walk, balloon artist, and classic carnival entertainment.

Here is the link to purchase your carnival tickets!

TICKETS $25) Kids 18 and under. Adults Free.

We are offering a 50/50 raffle again this year. Always a BIG hit. The winner takes home half the money raised of the total raffle ticket sales and the other half back to PTA programs.

Tickets will be sold at dismissal on the field on the following dates: 9/18, 9/25, and 9/26 from 2:30-3:00!

If your child receives free or reduced lunch, the application is now open! Remember that a new application has to be filled out each year. Please visit this link to apply.

Meal prices have increased slightly for the upcoming school year.

Student breakfast- $1.50

Student lunch- $3.00

Did you know that parents can limit or restrict how much and when their child is able to purchase extras from the cafeteria? Visit this link to make those adjustments.

Spicewood Families, please help me welcome one of our new to Spicewood teachers Lindsay Gros. Mrs. Gros joins us most recently from Leander ISD. She has joined our 2nd grade team this year. We are so glad to have you at Spicewood Mrs. Gros!

Hello Spicewood Families!!

We are all looking forward to another wonderful 2024/2025 school year at Spicewood!! It's that time of year again to sign up for the PTA!

Spicewood is a school that is considerably reliant on its community. Every parent has a talent, skill, passion, or time. We rely on those skills to help keep our students in an unique education. Our PTA funds and runs a lot of the programs our students participate in, our teachers use, and our IB community thrives. It is with your PTA membership and support that we are able to give our Teachers and Students incredible support throughout the school year. Please consider signing you, your partner and your children up today!

Become a member TODAY!

Alright, Spicewood - let's get ready for some football!

Our 3rd annual Spicewood Night Lights event kicks off with our in-school pep rally on Wednesday, October 9th, followed by our participation in the Westwood Homecoming parade on Wednesday, 10/16, and the football game on Friday, 10/18.

The Spicewood Spirit Committee will be selling this year's shirt in the Walker area, directly after dismissal, on the following days for $15 cash or card via Square payment -

Monday, September 23rd

Wednesday, September 25th

Monday, September 30th

Sizes are limited so be the first to grab your shirt and help cheer our very own Westwood Warriors - 'SKO WOOD!