Akin News
12/06/19
A Note From the Principal
Student Safety is important to us! Our traffic flow is looking good before and after school-thank you for your support!
We encourage everyone to utilize the marked student drop-off and pick-up areas in the morning and afternoon. Please do not drop off students in the parking lots and have them walk across the street to the school in the morning.
Parents need to stay in their vehicles for dismissal and use the pick up lanes. Cars are continuously moving during drop-off and pick-up times and we have no crossing guard to assist students, and others, in getting across the streets safely. Please do not walk up and try to pick up your student(s) from the dismissal areas.
Just a reminder that all K-2nd grade students go to the cafeteria and 3-5th grade students go to the MPR until 7:30 am. Teachers will escort students to the classroom and portables from these areas. We do this so that our teachers have 15 mins. to prepare for the school day and ensure the day starts off right for our Aviators. We appreciate your support and understanding as student safety is a priority at Akin.
Thank you,
Rebecca Webster
512-570-8000
College and Career Day Success at Akin!
Please check lost-n-found (We will donate items on 12/20)
Learning with the Tx Stars in PE!
Chess in action at Akin!
Grade Level Newsletters
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2nd Grade Weekly Newsletter
3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter
4th Grade Weekly Newsletter
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Specials Monthly Newsletter
PTA
Volunteers Needed for Teacher Lunch Coverage next week!!
As you know our Teachers and staff work hard everyday and PTA loves giving them a Kid Free Lunch Hour once every 10 weeks!
Please find the Volunteer Sign Up on the EZVolunteer website and select the grades you would like to cover for lunch duty.
Spread the word! CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE SIGN UP!
NEW THIS YEAR: This time around we are not providing lunch for the teachers but we are setting up a Hot Chocolate Bar for them. We'd love for you to donate an item, which can be found on our PTA website by CLICKING HERE!
Watch Dog Dads
Calling all Watch D.O.G.S.
Watch D.O.G.S. is an innovative program of the National Center for Fathering, focusing on improving education in our nation's schools by using the positive influence of fathers and father figures. For more information on this program AND for step-by-step instructions on how to become a Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer (new and returning dads) click the link below to sign-up to be an Akin Watch D.O.G.S. http://akin.my-pta.org/content.asp?PageID=8&NavigationID=1&Sequence=11&Directive=Navigate
Upcoming Events
12/17 Stiles Band & Choir Concert for k-2nd
12/19 Wiley Band & Choir Concert for 3rd-5th
12/23-1/6 Winter Break
1/6 A+ Green Apple Deposit Day
1/20 Student/Staff Holiday
Create a Snowglobe!
Have you set up your account in Home Access Center?
Student Information System Update: Digital Report Card Information
Leander ISD transitioned to online report cards and progress reports, which can be accessed (viewed and printed) by students and parents through the Home Access Center tool.
If you have not logged into your Home Access Center account, please do so prior to the release of report cards to ensure the system has all of your students.
To Register go to: Home Access Center
To learn more about digital report cards, grade book alerts, etc. go to: Knowledge Base.
Active Aviators
What is Active Aviators?
Active Aviators are students who like to be active before school. (Active Aviators is a fitness club for boys and girls)
Who can be an Active Aviator?
Any student can be an Active Aviator K-5th grade.
What do I do if I am interested in being an Active Aviator?
Any student who is interested in being an Active Aviator, please join us on Thursdays at 7am.
Parents please drop off students in back of school at gym doors. Active Aviators will meet every Thursday up to and including Dec 19th.
Please contact Coach Steve at stephen.lunceford@leanderisd.org with any questions about Active Aviators.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Report for duty at 7:00 a.m. in the back of school/gym doors on 12/12, and 12/19.
Thank you to the Silk family for your donation-we appreciate your generosity!
Akin Choir Performance success!
PTA's Bookfair and Star Gazing night!
"I Earned My Wings at Akin Elementary!"
Every week students who have earned their wings are entered into a drawing to be recognized for SOARing to Greatness with positive behavior at Akin Elementary.
This week's winners are:
KG (Sroufe) Marsel Tadeo Valdez - Ownership
1st grade (Kincaid) Simrah Shaik - Accountability
2nd grade(Carson) Daniella Goddard - Safety
3rd Grade (Clemons) Zachary Hullum - Respect
4th grade (Lovell) Khloe Matto - Respect
5th grade (Brown) Carleigh Robertson -Accountability
Akin Wednesday-Aviator T-shirts
College Friday-College T-shirts
Email: beckie.webster@leanderisd.org
Website: akin.leanderisd.org
Location: 3261 Barley Road, Leander, TX, USA
Phone: (512)570-8000
Twitter: @mjakinelem