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December 1, 2022
Mark Your Calendar
Now - December 14 - Candy Cane Grams for Sale
December 2 - National Special Education Day
December 5-9 - Holiday Shoppe
December 6 - Fall Picture Re-take Day
December 12 and 14 - Teacher & Staff Gift Wrap
December 14 - Early Childhood Winter Performance Day (See EC newsletter update)
December 15 - You've Been Elfed
December 15 - Spirit Day & Night - Chick-fil-A (6am-10pm, Stacy Road location)
December 16 - Early Release/Adjusted Dismissal time (See information below)
Fall Picture Retake Day - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH
It's time for some December FUN!
Natalie's Elf Shelf is Coming Next Week - Dec 5 - 9 with Shopping & Volunteer Opportunities!
If you are able to volunteer and help run the registers at the holiday shop, please sign up below. We appreciate any support!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FAAAD2EA2FDC25-natalies
Candy Cane Grams for Sale - NOW - Dec 14th
FUN Ways to Support our Rountree Students, Teachers & Campus with our Rountree PTA - Happening NOW!
Here are some fun and engaging ways to volunteer at Rountree:
Guest Reader Program: We are launching a guest reader program for ECSE, Pre-K and K-2nd grade. Please find attached the letters in English and Spanish and below the jotform to complete. https://form.jotform.com/222813912384052
Teacher and Staff Appreciation - Gift wrap: Teachers and staff will bring in gifts purchased for their family and friends, and we will provide a gift wrap service to save them. This is a job during a very busy time! Please sign-up here if you would like to help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48AFAB2DA5FDC52-teacher
You've been Elfed: We will be providing supplies for teachers' classrooms. Please sign up if you would like to volunteer with the delivery of supplies and treats.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48AFAB2DA5FDC52-youve
Festive Treats: Donate a festive food item for the teachers and staff to enjoy! Sign up here:
New Attendance Boundary Adjustments Approved by the AISD Board
Rountree Family,
Please review this link for the most recent Allen ISD Communications/District News regarding the new AISD attendance boundary adjustments:
https://www.smore.com/4hvj8w/edit?ref=show_authorThank you!
December Character Trait: Empathy
Character Trait of the Month
During December, teachers will be looking for students who demonstrate empathy towards others. This could look like: listening patiently without interruption; showing warmth in your eyes; body posture and non-verbal gestures; letting others go first; helping another student who dropped supplies; including others at recess.
Don’t Forget-- we will recognize and reward the positive behaviors we are seeing at Rountree during our Rocky Rally.
Tuesday, December 6th, we will WEAR GREEN for Empathy.
Spirit Day & Night Fundraiser is Coming - Chick-fil-A on Stacy Road!
Thursday, December 15th - 6am-10pm!
It's almost time for Chick-fil-A Spirit Night!
*When ordering AT THE STORE (whether drive thru or inside), let them know that you are supporting Rountree as you make your order.
*If you place a MOBILE ORDER, you need to indicate Rountree in the guest instructions area so this will appear on the ticket.
PTA Book Fair Update
Thank you to all our students and families who shopped and supported our fall book fair!
We also wanted to say thank you to our volunteers who helped set-up and run the book fair all week!
Book fair sales were $5,545.78 (excluding sales tax). We received 25% back in cash and $75 for fuel surcharge. We raised an AMAZING $1,311.45 for our school! THANK YOU!!
Read-a-Thon Results
We had 8 classes participate in the read-a-thon. They raised an incredible $1,170! Thank you and congrats to the following teams for your participation:
- ECSE/Pre-K: Ms. Maxwell Ms. Ruehlen; Ms. Dahms; Ms. Saez; Ms. Lee; Ms. Hedary and Ms. Ascencio and
- 2nd Grade: Ms. Brand.
The winning teams:
ECSE/Pre-K - Ms. Dahms &
K-6th Grade - Ms. Brand!
We have the most AMAZING PTA!
Social Emotional Learning Tips from Nurse Amy
Social Emotional Learning video is a great way for students in Kinder to 6th grade to learn their emotions and learn how to respond in an appropriate safe way.
Please send a warm change of clothing to school - Check out the video!
This is a video reminder to wear warmer clothing for this time of year and to put extra warm clothes in your backpack for when you are at school 🧤🧣👢🧦:
Also, the Green Yellow and Red are temperature guidelines used to determine when to go outside for recess and other outdoor activity for this time of year ☃❄🌡🧣🧤. See the chart below.
Take care - Nurse Amy 🥶👩🏽⚕️🧣🧤☃
CALLING ALL DADS, STEPDADS, GRANDPAS, BROTHERS AND UNCLES...WE NEED YOU!
Want an easy way to connect with your child in a meaningful way?
WATCH D.O.G.S.® is an innovative program being used by schools across America, which helps them to be positively impacted by the committed involvement of fathers and father-figures in their students’ life. The goal is to have these men spend a day a year at the school to be an extra set of eyes and ears as a positive male role model.
WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year at Rountree. During the day, WatchDOGS help with Specials, play at recess, eat lunch with students, watch the school entrances and hallways, assist with traffic flow and any other assigned activities where they actively engage with not only their own students, but other students as well.
What do I do to become a WATCHDOG:
Complete Background check at www.allenisd.org
Look for Register to Be a Volunteer
Email or call Mrs. Vaughan to schedule a day to be a WATCHDOG.
catherine.vaughan@allenisd.org or 972-727-0550
Early Release/Updated Dismissal Time - December 16th
This is a great time to start preparing for early/adjusted dismissal times on Friday, December 16th. Please see dismissal updates below for Early Childhood classes - morning and afternoon sessions.
As a reminder, grades Kindergarten - 6th will dismiss at 12pm. Any changes to normal dismissal should be shared with the front office by 10am.
Thank you!
Rountree: Title I Programs & Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Rountree Family,
Our school receives federal funds for Title I programs, which are part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). As a parent, you have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of your child’s teacher(s) and assistant(s). If you would like to receive this information, please contact your child’s school.
Thank you for your interest and involvement in your child’s education.
Nuestra escuela recibe fondos federales para los programas de Título I, los cuales son parte de la Ley Cada Estudiante Triunfa [Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)]. Como padre, usted tiene derecho a solicitar información acerca de las credenciales profesionales del maestro(s) o asistente(s) del maestro(s) de su estudiante. Si a usted le gustaría recibir esta información, por favor, póngase en contacto con la escuela de su estudiante.
Muchas gracias por su interés y por tomar parte en la educación de su hijo/a.
Important Information about Student Attendance
Attendance matters. Please see the following frequently asked questions (FAQs) with important responses to questions about attendance for your Rountree student(s).
Thank you.
D L Rountree Elementary
Email: beth.bentley@allenisd.org
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/rountreees
Location: 800 East Main Street, Allen, TX, USA
Phone: 972-727-0550
Twitter: @rountreerr