Akin News
Thursday March 14, 2019
A Note from the Assistant Principal
Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration will be held at Akin
on April 25th from 7:30am - 6:30pm.
If your child is 4 by Sept. 1st and qualifies for our Pre-K program, you may register them for Pre-K. To learn more about how to qualify for LISD's Pre-K program please click here.
If you have a child who will be 5 years old by Sept. 1st, you may register them for kindergarten.
Please start the registration process online on txConnect. Once you fill out the enrollment questions, please print the necessary forms. Don't forget to scroll all the way to the bottom of the forms screen and click "SUBMIT TO DISTRICT".
Please bring the following items to Akin Elementary to complete the registration process. We will make the copies here for your child's file.
- Child's Birth Certificate
- Child's Social Security Card
- Child's Immunization Record
- Proof of Residency (utility bill such as water, gas, or electric or closing documents or lease agreement on a home)
- Parent's driver's license
We look forward to meeting you and your child on April 25th!
Wendy Gonzaba
2nd Annual Family Fitness Night at Akin
WE HAD A HOPPIN’ GOOD TIME!
We hope all of our Akin families had as good a time as we did at the Spring Book Fair and Family Fitness Night! So many kids came out to buy books, enjoy fitness activities, and Eat their way through the Alphabet.
Coach Steve and Coach Anna did a great job organizing the activity stations sponsored by community vendors. Those vendors also provided some awesome prizes that were given away at the end of the night to some very lucky Aviators!
Special thank you to the dedicated parents and teenage students that stepped in to volunteer and help out!
Welcome to our Aviator Family!
Amy Casteel!
Amy will be an amazing addition to our front office staff and our Aviator family and we couldn't be more excited to have her here at Akin!
She is looking forward to getting to know our Aviator community, so please make sure to stop by and introduce yourself when you are on campus.
Lost and Found
Our lost and found is filling up. Please make sure your student's name can be found on his/her coat, water bottle and lunchbox. Please stop by the cafeteria and find your homeless items. We will be donating all items to Leander Clothes Closet on March 29th.
Thank you!
Transportation Changes
Please send a written note with your child for any transportation changes. Include date of change, your child’s first and last name, teacher’s name, regular transportation and how they are going home for that day. If this is a permanent change, please make sure that you notate that.
You may also notify the main office at 570-8000 before 1:30 pm of any transportation change for the day. If your student needs to leave before the end of the school day for an appointment, please make arrangements to pick him/her up before 2:30 p.m. Please do not email transportation changes.
Thanks!
Good Luck Susan!
We are so sad to be losing our sweet Susan in the front office, but are so excited for her new adventure, and promotion, as Administrative Assistant at Larkspur Elementary. Good Luck Susan! Once an Aviator, always an Aviator!
Math in Action in Mrs. Middleton's 2nd grade class
Collaborative Learning in 4th Grade
PTA Updates
WHO DESERVES A BREAK?
All of our teachers deserve a little extra break in the middle of the day. Each 9 weeks, we set aside one day for them to spend an hour together for lunch or catch up on classroom work. To do this, we need volunteers to help our Administrators cover the teacher lunch and recess duty. Interested? Sign up for our next teacher coverage day on March 27th at akin.my-pta.org.
THEIR FUTURE BEGINS WITH YOU
PTA couldn’t do what we do without you! We are currently looking to fill some PTA positions for next year. If you’re interested in helping shape the 2019-20 school year for our kiddos, please complete the brief questionnaire (link below) or email our nominating committee at akinptaroomparent@gmail.com.
Watch Dog Dad Program!
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) go to http://akin.my-pta.org/ to visit our PTA website, then click on Watch D.O.G.S. to sign up. Come have fun with us at school!
Upcoming Events
March 18-22
Spring Break
March 25-29
Celebrate Texas Public Schools Week
Wednesday 3/27
- PTA & Volunteers covering staff lunch and recess
- Report Cards go home
- Math Pentathlon
Thursday 3/28
- 2nd grade field trip to Texas Memorial Museum
- Green Apple Deposit Day
Friday 3/29
- 1st grade field trip to Inner Space Caverns
- 3rd Nine Weeks Spirit Assembly
- 5th Grade Group Picture
Akin Yearbook
Yearbooks are on sale for $20 until they are sold out. Last year we ran out, so buy them as soon as you can. Click on the link below to order your yearbook today!
https://www.balfour.com/shop/yearbook?smi=134859
If you have any questions, you can contact the yearbook sponsors at elise.richardson@leanderisd.org or crystal.lucero@leanderisd.org.
Aviator WINGS Winners!
"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:
Rayan Haider - Nelson
Lincoln Folts - Meleck
Syed Hussein - Middleton
Luke Lambert - Sommer
Chloe Hudson - Troop
Molly McQuinn - Peterson
Way to go Aviators and keep SOARing to Greatness...Everywhere!