Principal Allen's Weekly Newsletter
March 9, 2020
Dear Spicewood Elementary Parents & Community Members,
Last week was amazing! Math Pentathlon hosted their 2nd Annual Game night on Thursday and students explored and pursued their interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math during Steam Day on Friday. A huge thanks to all those involved in making each of these events a success.
Today begins EGGI ( Education Go Get It Week)! Students are encouraged to wear college gear all week! Please see our Counselor's blurb below for more details! The Principal's Pride Ceremonies for K-2 is today at 8:00AM. Principal's Pride Ceremony for 3-5 will be on Wednesday at 8:00AM. Congratulations to students receiving this award this week!
Have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Allen
Spicewood Elementary Principal
Announcements
New Procedures for Dropping Student Lunches Off
Lunches will no longer be collected in the front office. Each morning our office staff will leave a large cart in the foyer. If you need to drop a lunch off, please write your child's name and grade on the lunch and place it on the cart. All lunches will need to be dropped off by 10:40AM.
At 10:40AM, the cart will be rolled into the cafeteria and students will be allowed to pick up their lunch then.
If you drop off a lunch after 10:40AM, you will need to sign in and deliver your child's lunch to the cafeteria.
Don't forget to capture your memories in this year’s yearbook! The deadline to order is March 28th. Find more information about purchasing and customizing your yearbook here!
Lost and Found
All items in the lost have been set up in the main hallway near the library. Parents are welcome to come up before of after school to look through items with their child. Items not claimed before Spring Break (March 13th) will be donated.
Health & Wellness
To keep the community informed, the Round Rock ISD has created a webpage with current information about response and plans related to Coronavirus. To access the website click here.
Counselors' Corner
Hello Spicewood Parents,
We are excited to celebrate EGGI (Education Go Get It Week) this week! During this week students will explore higher education through videos and mini lessons each day. Students and staff are encouraged to wear college gear each day, and teachers will be sharing their college journey and displaying the colleges they attended and their majors outside of their classrooms. We have also been doing career guidance lessons in each classroom to continue our theme of postsecondary exploration. These lessons are not so much a listing and explanation of specific careers, but instead guide students in a self-exploration where they consider their interests, values, personality traits, and what skills they might need to develop to pursue different career paths. We encourage you to speak with your child about what they are learning during EGGI week and career guidance!
Wishing you all a fantastic week before Spring Break!
Mrs. Kentopp and Ms. Alyea, Spicewood School Counselors
A Note From Mrs. Oates (IB Coordinator)
Academic Honesty Policy
Exhibition Mentor Meeting #1
STEAM Day
Announcements from the PTA
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help assist with the Kinder RoundUp! Please sign up here: https://spicewoodpta.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/61689. Thank you for helping make Kinder RoundUp a positive experience!
Celebrations
Spicewood students excel at 2020 RRISD A+ UIL Meets:
Congratulations to all our fantastic Panthers who participated and placed in our RRISD A+ UIL Meet this year! The following SWE students placed in the top rank district-wide for his/her event(s) :
Art
1st Place - Anoushka B., Spicewood
Chess
1st Place - Akshay V., Spicewood
Music Memory
1st Place - Anoushka B., Spicewood
Spelling
1st Place, 3rd Grade: Isaac Z, Spicewood
1st Place, 4th Grade: Akshay V., Spicewood
Spicewood is excited to celebrate all the successes of all students who showcased risk-taker and thinker attributes this year during practices and competitions. We also want to give a huge shout out to all of their coaches who made UIL such a success.
We appreciate you, Mrs. Guy, Mr. Sharpe, Mrs. Craig, Ms. Wambsgans, Mrs. Klovert, and Mr. Catuogno!
RRISD Rubik's Cube Competition
RRISD hosted the Rubik’s Cube Competition at Cedar Valley Middle School on March 5, 2020. Congratulations to both the Spicewood teams that took part in the competition.
The Speedy Panthers - 1st Place in the Division 1 2x2 competition
Rubik’s Geniuses - 1st Place in the Division 1 3x3 competition.
Austin L. from Speedy Panthers also participated in the Division 1 3x3 Solo competition for a 2nd place finish.
Math Pentathlon Game Night
Last Thursday night, Math Pentathlon hosted their 2nd annual game night. Almost 100 kids from Spicewood, Canyon Creek, Caraway and Laurel Mountain filled our school with friendly competition and lots of smiles. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students, parents and coaches!!! Thank you Mrs. Cubbage, Mrs. Gupta and Mrs. Saini!
New Lost & Found Center
Upcoming Campus Events & Dates
Monday, March 9
8:00AM -8:30AM Principal Pride Ceremony (K-2nd grade)
Monday, March 9 - Friday, March 13
Education Go Get It (EGGI) Week
Wednesday, March 11
8:00AM -8:30AM Principal Pride Ceremony (3rd-5th grade)
Friday, March 13
Maturation Class- 4th & 5th grade only
Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20
No School - Spring Break
Tuesday, March 31
6:00PM - 7:00PM 2nd Grade Music Performance
Location: Cafeteria
Tuesday, April 7
8:00AM -12:00PM 4th Grade Writing STAAR & 5th Grade Math STAAR
(We will be a closed campus from 8:00AM -12:00PM on this day)
Wednesday, April 8
8:00AM -12:00PM 5th Grade Reading STAAR
(We will be a closed campus from 8:00AM -12:00PM on this day)
Friday, April 10
No School - Staff & Student Holiday
Friday, April 17
4:00PM - Spring Carnival
Location: Spicewood Elementary
Friday, May 1
5:30PM - 7:00PM Spicewood 1st Annual Student Council Talent Show
Location: Spicewood Cafeteria
Helpful Attachments
Spicewood Elementary Vision Statement:
Spicewood aspires to be a caring community of innovative, globally minded citizens who take action.
Spicewood aspira a ser una comunidad solidaria de ciudadanos innovadores y de mentalidad global que actúen.