Akin News 10/18
From the desk of Beckie Webster
Thank you for keeping the focus on student learning:
We would like to welcome our newest custodian to our Akin family, Ms. Alba Rivera . We are so very thrilled to have her join us here. Please seek her out and introduce yourself to our newest member!
Apex was a huge success (approx. $54,000 total)!!! Thank you all for making this fundraiser fun and exciting. PTA will be using the money to give teachers 10% of what their classroom earned, $10,000 to teacher PLC PD, $10,000 for every student to go on a field trip at no cost to our families and begin building our Innovation Lab (Tech. Teacher Leaders-Marie Jimenez, Laura Ramsey, Korey Dixon, Lauren Van Velzen, Darby Tobolka, James Moseley, Rosanne Slan and others) will help select and train on new student/teacher equipment. How exciting for both Aviators small and tall!!!
Food Allergies
If you have a student with a food allergy, please have them sit at the tables in the cafeteria labeled - NUT FREE. Students who buy their lunch from cafeteria can also sit at the nut free tables (cafeteria prepared food is free from allergens) but please do not allow students who bring their lunch from home to sit at these tables.
Students that have any nut based products in their lunches, should sit at opposite end of the table, farthest away from the NUT FREE end. If a you are unsure about a food item please see school nurse.
Updates:
Teams: Please make sure you update your next week's newsletter on your team's website by today.
Monday, 10/21
- Grade due at 8:00am (Office will print your report cards)
- Academic Coalition 2:50pm-4:30pm, Crystal is bringing snacks
Tues., 10/22
- 3rd Grade PLC 1:50-4:00pm
- Vision/Hearing/Spinal Screening (see attached schedule to email )
- Sped. Team Meeting
Wed., 10/23
- Vision/Hearing/Spinal Screening
- #AkinLivePD-Teacher Observations Schedule
More Updates
Wed., Continued:
- 4th Grade PLC 1:50-4:00pm
- Fountas & Pinnell (IRA) Vertical Meeting-come one, come all to learn more about IRA with Darby and RuthAnn-Library 3:00-4:00pm
- Wellness Wednesday
Thurs., 10/24
- 5th Grade PLC 1:50-4:00pm
- Practice all 3 drills to begin at 8:45am (View all 3 presentations with your students before this date/time)
Friday, 10/25
- Kinder Field Trip-Sweet Berry Farm
- Spirit Assemblies: Kinder 8:00am, 1st-2nd 1:30, 3rd-5th 2:00. Soar Awards
Social Contract
"A successful Social Contract = a self-managing group." (The Flippen Group-Capturing Kids' Hearts)
In your classroom meetings it is productive to re-visit your social contract at least once a week. It can be used for conflict and reinforce positive behavior as well. After 9 weeks (10 weeks), it is a great time to get feedback and make adjustments.
Counselor Corner
Congrats to our C2 Team (Beth Lehn, Jennifer Cassell, Melissa Menefee and our Aviators) for earning our No Place For Hate distinction!!!
Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest at Akin for our Students!
Do You Have What It Takes?
Akin Library
Date: 10/14/2019 to 10/25/2019
Rules:
· Your pumpkin must be a character from a book.
· It must be a CRAFT PUMPKIN (not real), please.
· Pumpkins must be the size of a basketball or smaller.
· Please return bottom part of this form with your pumpkin.
· You may start turning in your pumpkins on Monday, October 14th.
· Pumpkins must be submitted by the end of the day on Friday, October 25th.
· Winners will be announced on October 31st during morning broadcast.
There will be 2 winners per division:
KG-1st
2nd-3rd
4th-5th
C2 T-shirts for Students and Staff
C-Squared T-shirts are available for sale October 5th-Oct 24th.
Shirts cost $10 (additional cost for extended sizes).
Use the link below to order your shirt.
https://spiritworx.com/store/8363/Vision/Hearing Screening & Spinal Screening
Vision and Hearing Screening will be held at Akin Elementary on Tuesday 10/22 and Wednesday 10/23 in Rm 1317 (Computer Lab). Schedule is attached to the email sent. Please note that these times are approximate, if we are behind we will call the classroom to notify you and if we are ahead of schedule we will do the same. We will have parent volunteers to help with the process of getting the students ready for the screen to help the process move quickly.
Spinal Screening will be done on all 5th grade girls on 10/22 in the morning, and Vision & Hearing screening will be done on 10/23 for 5th grade. I will be doing the Spinal screening in the nurse’s clinic. I will ask for 5 girls at a time be sent to the clinic, when they return you will continue to send 5 more until all girls are screened.
Thank you,
Misti Yeager, RN
Akin Aviators!
Homework Help is open each morning in the computer lab for any students who needs help or a quiet place to read from 7:20 am-7:45 am. Thank you Kim Burton!
Wednesdays Aviator t-shirts
Fridays College t-shirts
Email: beckie.webster@leanderisd.org
Website: akin.leanderisd.org
Location: 3261 Barley Road, Leander, TX, USA
Phone: 512-570-8000
Facebook: facebook.com/montajaneakinelementary
Twitter: @MJAkinElem