Kiker Comments: July Edition
A Joint Newsletter from the Bernice Kiker Admin Team & PTA
Updated Name in AISD Email
You can now find her at kelly.zilem@austinisd.org
SAVE THE DATES
Who Will Your Child's Teacher Be?
AISD Master Calendar 2022-2023
Calendar of Events
August
1, 3, and 4 - Registration Days
6 - PTA Clean Up Day
9 - Families will be notified who their child's teacher will be
11 - Meet the Teacher
15 - First Day of School
25 - Back to School Night (K-1) at 5:30
September
1- Back to School Night for 2nd and 3rd at 5:30 / 4th and 5th at 6:30
5 - No School: Labor Day
28 -29 Evening Times Available for Parent Teacher Conferences
30 - Spirit Day - wear Kiker Shirts and/or the color blue
AISD Device Support
If your student is a rising third grader, we will swap ipads for Chromebooks at Kiker on the first day of school. Please do not try to swap ipads for Chromebooks at AISD's summer device repair locations.
Registration Days
For anyone who still needs to get registered for the 2022-2023 school year, please stop by during these registration times so we can help.
Monday, August 1, 2022
8:30am-4:00pm
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
8:30am-4:00pm
Thursday, August 4, 2022
11:00am-6:00pm
**On-campus registration will not be offered on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 because front office staff will be in training
PTA
School Supplies
School supply lists are out! Click here to access schooltoolbox.com. You can pre-order all supplies, or select only the supplies you need through School Tool Box.. Not only is it convenient, 15% of the price comes back to Kiker!
Don't want to use this vendor? No worries! You are welcome to get supplies on your own. The lists are still accessible through School Tool Box without making a purchase.
https://schooltoolbox.com/school-supplies/school/list-boxes/?schoolId=90144
Lend a Hand Your Way
Kiker PTA has many ways to volunteer. Are you interested in finding out more? Please use this Google Form to let us know what catches your eye.
The PTA Volunteer Coordinators will reach out to you with more information once we know where you can help. Thank you for your support!!
We Need You! in the Teacher Workroom
Have a couple hours to help make copies, laminate, or complete classroom projects? We Need You! to sign up for a workroom volunteer shift. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094badaf2da3f85-fall
Spirit Wear Update
Kiker Spirit designs are underway! Be on the lookout via email and Facebook for your chance to preorder your Comet spirit gear later this month for pick up in August.
Campus Clean Up Day
Announcements
Library News:
Make sure your child is reading every day this summer! The public library is a great place to take your child in the summertime. There is so much to see and do to get your child re-inspired. If you need book recommendations and a challenge, have your child take the 5 Book Dive this summer. If they read 5 books from the reading list, they'll receive a $5 gift card to Book People. There is more info on the 5 Book Dive HERE. To better understand the benefits of the 5 Book Dive, check this out.
AISD Devices - Keep Them Unless You are Leaving AISD
All students will take home their Austin ISD 1:1 devices and chargers they have been using during the school year. Students will return with their device and charger at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.
For students who are graduating or will not be returning to AISD next year, devices and hotspots need to be returned to their campus. Students should also return any unused or no longer needed hotspots at the end of the school year.
Additionally, below are transition options for students moving from 2nd (iPads) to 3rd grade (Chromebooks) (pending available inventory).
Option 1:
2nd grade students take home their iPad over the summer.
Chromebooks will be delivered to the campus during the summer for August distribution to students.
Students check the iPad into the campus at the start of the 2022-2023 school year and are issued a Chromebook.
Children need nutritious meals to learn, grow, and thrive—even when school is out. Through federally funded Texas Department of Agriculture meal programs, AISD provides free breakfast and lunch for students at many schools throughout the summer.
Who qualifies for free summer meals:
Students participating in on-site summer programs at eligible schools.
Any child in the community younger than 19.
Enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old.
How to find free meals this summer:
Beginning June 1, families may use the following tools to find a meal site anywhere in Texas:
Call 2-1-1 to speak to a live operator.
Visit www.SummerFood.org for an interactive site locator map.
Text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304.
Families may also find district meals sites on the AISD website.
How it works: Children in the community enjoy free meals regardless of household income and without any registration or identification. To receive a free, healthy meal, children may simply visit the cafeteria at any participating site during designated service times. Children do not have to be enrolled in AISD to receive free summer meals.
Good to know: All AISD meal sites are closed July 4-8, click here to view community food resources. Meal sites and times are subject to change.
After School Child Care
Voyager
Circle C CDC Crew
AISD News
Around the Community
Staff Birthdays
July
8 - Lisa Youngblood
9 - Karen Young
12 - Dani Dinderman
12 - Sandy Barnett
13 - Stephanie Toman
18 - Lena Rahman
28 - Shawn Whitehouse
August
7 - Nicole Dean
12 - Jenny Bock
28 - Lucy Rodriguez
Bernice Kiker Elementary Administration Team
Alma Chapa Moore - Assistant Principal
Kelly Meyer - Assistant Principal
Email: cory.matheny@austinisd.org
Website: https://kikerelementary.org/
Location: 5913 La Crosse Avenue, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-414-2584
Facebook: facebook.com/CMathenyPrincipal
Twitter: @KikerComets