Greetings Panda Families,

Thank you families for a successful December. Our scholars continue to make so much progress as the months go on.

You can expect periodic newsletters from myself, and several of the classroom teachers to keep you up to date as to what is happening here at Anita Uphaus and in the classrooms.

A good way of staying up to date on school information is to visit our website at www.uphaus.austinschools.org . There, you can find several sources of information that will keep you informed of all the happenings at Anita Uphaus. We are excited to partner with you for the 2022-2023 school year. If at any time during the school year you feel the need to contact me, please feel free to call me, Linda C. Perez, Parent Support Specialist at (512) 414-5538 or by email at linda.c.perez@austinisd.org

Our partnership and collaboration with you will assist us in having a successful school year. Your involvement and partnership is important. There is no one like you!

As your Parent Support Specialist, I can assist you in several ways. In working together, I can:

Find resources you may need- I can help find assistance when needed.

Learn new things about school and how to help your child succeed. Look for workshops for parents throughout the year!

Become leaders in our school!

Your input and participation in the Parent/Teacher Association (PTA) and other school committees such as Campus Advisory Council (CAC).

Become a Parent Volunteer! Volunteers are welcomed and needed!

Everyone who volunteers will need to attend a volunteer orientation and complete a successful background check.

• Doors open: 7:10 am
• Arrival Time: 7:10 thru 7:40 am
• Tardy Bell: Rings at 7:40 am
• Dismissal Time: 3:10 pm

We are seeing an influx of students that are being dropped off late or picked up late after school. We understand emergencies and situations beyond our control. Please remember to drop off and/or pick up your child on time. Thank you.

Families,

Below are a few reminders that will assist with our arrival/dismissal procedures. Attached you will find our map for Arrival & Dismissal. Please assist us in following traffic rules. We thank you in advance for helping to keep our staff, scholars, and parents safe.

REMINDER:

We ask that you please be patient with the drop off/pick up line. We are moving as fast as we can and want to ensure all children get home and to school safely. Our campus only has one entry and one exit. We ask that you be kind to fellow families by NOT cutting in line, NOT using obscene gestures to others, NOT using a handheld devices (phones in a school zone) while driving, and NOT speeding in the parking lot. Our Anita Uphaus staff is to trying to keep ALL staff, families, and students safe.

During morning drop off, parents and parent guardians will be allowed to:

• walk their child(ren) up to the designated campus entrances at the school.

• If you are walking them to the designated drop off areas, please make sure you cross at the student crosswalk for your safety. Parents must park in a designated parking spot and walk your child across.

• Go through the designated drive-thru entrances at the school

During after school pick up, parents and parent guardians will be allowed to:

• pick up their child(ren) at the designated campus pick-up areas at the school
• Go through the designated drive-thru exits at the school

Please do not:

Do NOT park in a NO Parking/Reserved area!

• block the flow of traffic in and out of school premises.
• block the bus lane in the front circle drive.
• speed in a school zone.
• use cell phone in school zone (Please put your phone down. This is an active school zone).

Due to safety reasons, parents and parent guardians will NOT be allowed to walk children to their classrooms.

REMINDERS: Please be mindful of your speed during pick up & drop off. Speed limit should not exceed 10 mph.

NO CELL PHONE use in an active school zone. Please put your cell phones down.

Where's the Bus?

@AustinISD

AISD Transportation offers the WheresTheBus app to provide families with timely information about the location of each child’s bus, including when it will arrive at their stop. The app is free to AISD students who ride the bus: https://www.austinisd.org/transportation/wheres-the-bus

¿ Dónde está el autobús?

@AustinISD

El Austin ISD está ofreciendo la aplicación Wheres the Bus (Dónde está el autobús) para proporcionarles información oportuna de la ubicación del autobús de sus hijos, incluyendo cuándo llegará a su parada. Es gratis: https://www.austinisd.org/transportation/wheres-the-bus

With the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, students, staff and visitors are not required to wear face masks when on school properties, unless they have tested positive for COVID-19. Note: Per CDC guidance, individuals with a positive COVID-19 result will be required to wear a mask for five days after returning from quarantine/isolation.

• On February 25, 2022, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that masking be based on COVID-19 Community Levels

• Austin ISD required masks throughout most of the last school year and saw a lower positivity rate inside its schools than in the community at large.

• Austin ISD will continue to follow CDC guidance and keep track of the COVID-19 community level in Austin Travis County.

We would like to give the following donors a special thank you for assisting Mrs. Dimas & Mrs. Apostolou for the 12 Days of December. Thank you to all of the parents and families who have donated time, food, and snacks during the months of September, October, and November to help celebrate out staff! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Austin Ed Fund

Karla Guebara-Parent

Aracely Andrade-Parent

Joey Mendoza & Hashicorp Public Sector

Ernest Anguiano

Kelly Pieropan & Sole Source Technology

Karla Santamaria Morillo, Stephanie Paniagua Velazaquez, & The Uphaus PTA

Luciano Garza

Dimas Family

Apostolou Family

Uphaus Office Staff

Please note: if you are planning to volunteer for any event at school you must go through a

back ground check. You can do that clicking this link: https://austinpartners.org/get-involved/austin-isd-school-based-volunteer/

More information to come.

Please support the Uphaus PTA

PTA is an organization of parents and teachers coming together to advocate for our children and students. Your membership alone will give us a BIGGER voice in our school and community!

Membership is $10 for the year. This money goes towards student events, teacher appreciation and much more. PTA membership flyer going out soon!