Principal's Newsletter

Hello Spicewood Families,

Thank you for a great week. Our students and staff are working hard each day to make progress on our academic goals. Speaking of goals, our Panthers earned their first School-Wide Acknowledgment for the year by filling up our big S in the main hallway. If you are not sure what this means ask your Panther for more information. Students are currently voting on their reward!

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Melanie Solis

Principal

Spicewood Elementary

Upcoming Important Dates

Nov. 11th- Veterans Day Assembly

Nov. 13th- Lunch for Staff provided by PTA

Nov. 13th- Pie Drive for Staff (see flyer below)

Nov. 25-29- Fall Break- No School for Staff or Students

Dec. 3rd- Fall Picture Day Retakes

Dec. 10th- Spicewood 50th Celebration

Dec. 13th- Marathon Kids Finale

Dec. 19th- Winter Parties (more info to come)

Thank you to Ms. Brown and our choir students for working hard to prepare for this wonderful event! We are so proud of our singing Panthers!

This week, students completed COMMUNICATION SKILLS challenges! Ask your child about the non-verbal BIRTHDAY LINE-UP, the SNAIL drawing, SAGE AND SCRIBE, and the TELEPHONE game.

For the safety of all students, we kindly remind you to follow the posted signs on Olson, which state that there is no parking or stopping near the Olson Crosswalk between 7:00-9:00 AM and 2:00-4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

We strongly encourage you to use the circle drive for drop-offs and pick-ups, as there is no crossing guard stationed at the Olson Crosswalk. Additionally, using the designated drop-off line helps maintain a smooth flow of traffic and reduces delays caused by pedestrian crossings through the morning car line.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our drop-off area safe and efficient for everyone.

5th grade parents only.

Please drop off the Outdoor School Medication and forms at the nurse's office if you are planning to send any medication to the Outdoor School. Prescribed medication as well as over the counter medication need a doctor's signature. Due date is November 15th, Friday. You can find all the related information from your classroom teacher's email. Please don't hesitate to contact Nurse Sam if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you so much.

Here is the link to view the flyer and RSVP.

For all of our Spicewood Alum, we would love to hear from you! We are capturing memories and moments from your time at Spicewood. Please fill out this 50th Celebration Survey to share about your time at Spicewood. Feel free to share this information in the community!

The Science Fair team has created a website with lots of helpful information about participating in the Science Fair. There is a deadline of December 18th, to register your project.

Last year we had an amazing turnout with over 100 projects! It is always so amazing to see our students interests and thoughts come to life through their projects!

Science Fair Website: https://sites.google.com/roundrockisd.org/spicewoodsciencefair/home

We are excited to host our first annual Thanksgiving Potluck for the Spicewood teachers and staff! After hearing how much they enjoyed the variety of dishes at our One World One Night event, we’re inviting parents to contribute a special dish from your family to share. The PTA will provide turkey and ham from Rudy’s, but we’d love your favorite sides to make the meal complete. Thank you for helping us celebrate and appreciate our amazing staff!

Let's show our amazing teachers how THANKFUL we are for all they do as they head into a well-deserved Thanksgiving break! 🎉🍂

We are hosting a Thanksgiving Pie + HEB Gift Card Drive, with the goal of giving one to each staff member as a sweet token of appreciation.

You can make it easy by ordering a pie online through Triumphant Love - Teacher Pies, and they’ll deliver it directly to the school for us! Just order by November 15 and help us make this Thanksgiving extra special!

P.S. If you order online, please remember to update the SignUp Genius with the number of pies you ordered!

Pie Drive - HEB Gift Card Sign Up! 🥧🥧