Sailor Weekly News
February 24, 2023

4th Grade Black History Program
🎵Thanks to Mr. Van Court, parent volunteers, 4th grade teachers, Coach Berkowitz, Ms. Westfall, Ms. Castiglioni, Ms. Coleman, and 4th grade parents for supporting our 4th graders!🎵
Mr. Van Court Directing the Choir
Ms. Coleman Reciting Maya Angelou
READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK!
Monday, February 27 - Friday, March 3
TELPAS Online Testing
This week we began TELPAS online testing in grades 2nd-5th for all our EB Learners. Students will take Reading/Writing on one day and Listening/Speaking on another. Please continue to practice TELPAS on your own, so students feel comfortable on all parts of the test.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to me.
Thank you, Ms. Clark,
EL Specialist
1st Grade Celebrating Go Texan Day!
***Updated Time 2-27-23***
Monday, March 6, 2023 - Thursday, March 9, 2023
Scholastic Book Fair
Students May Purchase Books During Outclass
Parents Are Welcome to Purchase Books During Their Child's Outclass
The Book Fair will be Open
During Open House Until 7:00 p.m.
PreK Celebrating Go Texan Day!
PreK Celebrating Go Texan Day!
IT'S TIME TO ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!
Don’t Miss a Memory: Reserve your APE Yearbook NOW!
The hairdos, the missing teeth & the clothes they wore. They come in different sizes and grade levels. Yearbooks always capture your kid’s memories of this school year, for years to come. Buy something they and you will cherish forever.
Reserve a yearbook now!
Updated Website Link to order:
https://www.futurebookyearbooks.com/school/austin-parkway/
Guarantee yours today! $35 plus service fees
Additional Yearbooks: $30 plus service fees
***coupon code: sibling23***
The place to enter this is upon checkout, at the top of the screen.
After March 20th - Yearbooks will cost $40 plus service fees!!!
👶 5th Grade Baby Pictures Due March 1, 2023 👶
We are including a section of the yearbook that will have baby pictures of the 5th graders. This is FREE. We are hoping for the whole 5th grade class to participate.
***THIS DIFFERS FROM THE 5TH GRADE DEDICATION—PLEASE SEND A DIFFERENT PICTURE FOR THE DEDICATION IF PURCHASING ONE***
Please send in a BABY picture of your child by themselves with their face clearly visible & include your child’s name in the email.
Email the picture to APEYearbookPictures@gmail.com See the example of the baby picture.
5th Grade Yearbook Personal Dedications
NOW is the time to send in a personal dedication and a photo of your graduating 5th grader to be put in our 2021-22 APE Yearbook.
***Note that this differs from the baby pictures***
Deadline to order is MARCH 1, 2023.
**Dedication includes 1 photo and a message 80 words or less.
Dedications are $20.88— Pay and submit your content on 5th grade Dedication page
It is strongly recommended you order your dedication and yearbook at the same time.
Instructions for ordering the dedication:
- Go to https://www.futurebookyearbooks.com/dedications/austin-parkway/
- Scroll down to Select Your teacher, and fill out all the information
- Upload your picture. You must have a picture uploaded in order to proceed.
- Push the Submit button
- Make your payment and Submit
- All content for the dedication needs to be inputted into the Future yearbooks system by March 1st.
Email questions dedications to: APEYearbookPictures@gmail.com
PTA meetings will be held during the school year. All parents are encouraged to become members of the PTA on our campus and attend meetings and events. The PTA typically provides monetary support such as programs, the winter and spring parties, technology, staff development for teachers, field trips, etc., as well as voluntary time and hours by providing people to assist with multiple school activities.
Please contact our PTA President, Mrs. Christi Henneke at president@austinparkwaypta.org for information regarding any questions or to volunteer for the PTA.
Parent Pick-Up
If you are picking up a student early, please arrive prior to 3:00 p.m. We will not release your child(ren) after 3:00 p.m. due to dismissal procedures.
Please do Not Bring Forgotten Items
Make sure your child(ren) are ready for school each day. We need your help to ensure they have everything they need during the school day. Send them to school with their lunch, snack, homework, glasses, jackets, and water bottles.