Elgin ISD Wildcat Den Newsletter

Pick up the official guide to Elgin ISD at the EISD Administration Building, campuses or email marcial.guajardo@elginisd.net for a free copy.

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• Black History Month: February
• National School Counselor Week: Feb. 5-9
  
• EHS Tennis @ Weiss Tournament (varsity): Feb. 9
  

• NES 100th Day of School Parade: Feb. 9

• Pflugerville at EHS Boys Soccer: Feb. 9

• EHS Powerlifting @ Smithville Tiger Invitational: Feb. 10
  

• EHS FAFSA Saturday: Feb. 10

• Elgin ISD Board of Trustees Meeting: Feb. 12

• Hendrickson at EHS Boys Basketball: Feb. 13

• Hendrickson at EHS Girls Soccer: Feb. 13

• Staff Development Day/Student Holiday: Feb. 15-16

• FFA Contest: Prairie View: Feb. 15

• FFA Floral Judging: San Antonio: Feb. 16

• Eastview at EHS Girls Soccer: Feb. 16

• FFA Tours: San Antonio Rodeo: Feb. 16

• EHS Powerlifting @ Del Valle Cardinal Invitational (girls only): Feb. 17

• FFA Meat Judging: San Antonio: Feb. 18

• District Holiday: Feb. 19

• Connally at EHS Boys Soccer: Feb. 20

• EHS Tennis @ Taylor Tournament (varsity): Feb. 22

• School Bus Driver Appreciation Day: Feb. 22

• EES Pre-K Alphabet Fashion Show: Feb. 23

• Georgetown at EHS Girls Soccer: Feb. 23

• EHS Powerlifting @ Del Valle Cardinal Invitational (boys only): Feb. 24

• Hutto at EHS Baseball: Feb. 27

• State TAFE Competition: Feb. 28-March 1

• EES Black History Month Wax Museum: Feb. 29

• NES Night of Art and Literacy: Feb. 29

• Bastrop at EHS Boys Soccer: March 1

• EHS Track Wildcat Relays: March 7

• Connally at EHS Softball: March 8

Did you know Elgin Elementary was rebuilt after a fire in the ‘80s? Have you met our current two-time state champion?

Look for information all about your school district and Wildcats in our Educated on Elgin ISD social media campaign, on our Elgin ISD Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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• Staff Development Day/Student Holiday: Feb. 15-16

• District Holiday: Feb. 19

Spelling Bee

This last week we had our Spelling Bee on campus and our winners will be headed to the district finals. Congratulations and best of luck to each of our campus winners.

Information for School Funding

It is important for families to continue sharing household income information in order for our schools to receive full access to federal and state funding for educational programs that our students are entitled to.

We are asking all families to fill out the free and reduced lunch application to see if you qualify and so that the state can have accurate information regarding our free and reduced lunch numbers so we can be funded correctly. If families do not fill out the free and reduced lunch applications, our school and district can lose out on important state funding that our school and students benefit from.

CCMR Week

This week is CCMR (College, Career, and Military Reading) Week! See related lessons below for little learners:

• Staff Development Day/Student Holiday: Feb. 15-16

• District Holiday: Feb. 19

• EES Pre-K Alphabet Fashion Show: Feb. 23
• EES Black History Month Wax Museum: Feb. 29

Wednesday, Feb. 7 was the 100th day of school! What a wonderful 100 days it has been!

• 100th Day of School Parade: Feb. 9

• Kindness Week: Feb. 14-20

• Staff Development Day/Student Holiday: Feb. 15-16

• District Holiday: Feb. 19

• NES Night of Art and Literacy: Feb. 29 (6 p.m.)

NES Testing Calendar

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Black History Month

February is Black History Month. We are preparing for our Neidig Art Gallery. The events will be held Feb. 29. Please plan to be in attendance to support our NES artists. We are also seeking anyone wishing to provide live entertainment that day.

Attendance Matters

When our students miss, they miss out! When we miss, they miss out too, however, we are here to support each other and help you help our students reach their goals! Let's be great and continue to push towards our EXCEL model in our attendance and a positive mindset!

After-school Tutorials

Elgin Intermediate offers after-school tutorials on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Students must be picked up by 5 p.m.; bus transportation is not provided.

Students should check to see which teachers are available for tutoring.

CCMR Week

Wednesday we celebrated CCMR (College, Career, and Military Reading) Week at EIS (pictured). Let's encourage our students to wear college, career or military shirts every Wednesday.

Shout-outs:

• Dawn Daniell to Vanessa Valle: “I appreciate having Ms. Valle on the counselor team. She goes above and beyond to provide back-up assistance. Vanessa is always helping me by talking wth parents in Spanish when needed. She is great to brainstorm with and has good deas for our team! Ms. Valle is invaluable to the counselor team and EIS!"

• Makenzi DeCrow to Admin Team: “I have little else to say other than 'thank you' for being in the trenches with us, guiding us to the best of your ability, and making sure we are okay. Support is crucial and y'all supply that better than I've seen in my career."

  
  

EMS Codes

Elgin Middle School eighth-grade students recently coded Sphero robots to move through an obstacle course. The introduction to coding requires teamwork, creativity, problem-solving and resilience.

It is not only authentic learning, but it is a lot of fun for our scholars!

Shout-outs:

• Tracie Aduddell to Turran Fennix: “The Fennix that rises from the ashes: You are my hero! Thank you for always giving new ideas for my classroom. You’re the best!”
  

• Tracie Aduddell to Breun Crenshaw: “You have such a great future ahead in teaching. The kids love you.”

• Laura Jaimes to W. Kelly: “Thank you for supporting our campus while Mr. Truhill is out! I enjoy our chats about your principal experiences and appreciate you having a listening ear for me.”

Staffirmations

• Instructional Technology Specialist Jillian Robinson to Art teacher Megan Burson: “Thank you for letting me observe your 6th period class! You have such grace when interacting with our inclusion kiddos. It was like watching a Master Class!”

• Anga McCarus to Admin Assistant Teresa Kashmerick: “Thank you for jumping in and offering your support this week!”
• Assistant Principal Marissa Scott to Assistant Principal Randy Mathisen: “Thank you for your support in hallways and all over campus to keep EHS a safe place!"

New Sidewalk Up

A temporary sidewalk (pictured) has been completed to connect FM 1100 to the church next door to help students get across safely. We ask students to remain diligent while walking to and from school, due to the ongoing construction on and around campus.

Testing Calendar

Our upcoming testing calendar includes:

• TSI (ongoing)
• TELPAS window (February 20- March 26)
• CUA 2 window (February 24- March 7)
• School Day SAT (March 6)
• STAAR Alt 2 (March 19- April 19)
• School Day PSAT (March 27)
• STAAR EOC Testing (April 15- May 2)
• AP Testing (May 6-17)
• End of Year (EOY) NWEA/MAP Testing (May 6-13)
• Senior Finals (Week of May 13)
• Finals (Week of May 20)

Boys State

We are looking for nominations for the American Legion Texas Boys State. This is a once in a lifetime Leadership capstone experience held at UT Austin June 9-14 for juniors. More information can be found online at texasboysstate.com. Use this Google Form to nominate a student.

Fine Arts Happenings

Do you know where you can find details about upcoming band, choir, theater and dance performances, and see what our art students have done in recent months? It’s all on the Elgin ISD website! Browse Fine Arts happenings here:

Sports Tickets and Schedules

Wildcat basketball, soccer and golf teams have begun play, as have powerlifting and tennis. For schedule and ticket information, visit: EHS Athletics

Every Wednesday in Elgin ISD is College, Career, Military and Trade Awareness day. Support Elgin ISD students and post-secondary goals by wearing your favorite college, career, military or trade T-shirt each Wednesday this school year.

Post photos of your department on Twitter using hashtag #ElginCCMTWednesdays

The Elgin ISD Board of Trustees meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the EISD Administration Building Auditorium. The next meeting takes place Monday, Feb. 12.

View the agenda online here: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/Elgin

All meetings are open to the public and can be attended in person. Regular meetings can also be viewed virtually by accessing the Zoom link at: https://www.elginisd.net/Domain/105 .

Elementary and intermediate schools:

Progress reports sent home:

• Sept. 13
• Nov. 15
• Feb. 7
• April 17

Report cards sent home:

• Oct. 12
• March 20
• May 28

Middle and high schools:

Progress reports sent home:

• Sept. 27
  
• Nov. 1
• Nov. 29
• Jan. 31
• Feb. 21
• April 17
• May 8

Report cards sent home:

• Oct. 12
• Jan. 5
• March 20
• May 28

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(Elgin ISD is a Capturing Kids' Hearts district. More from CKH: https://twitter.com/IHeartCKH )

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