Cheetah News 2022-23 Vol. 4
Week of 8/22/2022
Save the Date!
Wednesday, August 31: Kinder Color day - Yellow- All students can participate.
September: Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
Monday, September 5: Labor Day - Staff and Student Holiday
Wednesday, September 7: Kinder Color day - Blue- All students can participate.
Wednesday, September 7, 6:30 pm: PTA Pep Rally/First General Meeting
Friday, September 9: Grandparents Lunch
Quick Principal Update
I am so excited that I have been able to start the year with you, our staff, and your amazing kiddos! I have spoken to several families and shared that I have the opportunity to continue to be a campus presence through our transition of the new campus principal.
So where are we with that process? Our district has multiple layers to the hiring process for principal positions. Each layer is intended to help determine best fit for our district and our individual campus.
Our district has set up community interviews in which we will have parent and teacher representatives take part in this next round of interviews. If potential candidates are moved forward, then it is possible that a principal may be named as early as the first week of September. If that occurs, there may still be time that will be needed for that individual to transition away from their position.
Ultimately, our campus is well supported through our administration team and our teachers. I will continue to be at Cypress and update our staff and parents on next steps as they impact our campus!
Thank you for sharing your children with us!!!
Kristen Alex
Cypress Principal
Cypress Site-Based Planning Committee
The SBPC members provide input to the principal on a wide variety of subjects, including planning, curriculum, budgeting, staff development, staffing patterns, school organization, and school improvements. Should you wish to nominate either yourself or someone else for a position on the SBPC, please fill out the form linked below.
Should there be a need, an election will be held to appoint positions to this invaluable team. The SBPC will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, September 28 at 4:00pm in the Cypress Conference room. Time and dates for future meetings will be discussed at the first meeting.
PTA Pep Rally/General Meeting
Grandparents Lunch
Please make sure that you and any other 18+ family member joining you is also preregistered in order to skip the long sign-in line.
If you have NOT scanned your driver's license before at Cypress, this preregistration will not work. You will need to come by the school beforehand for us to scan your ID. Once we've scanned your driver's license, you will be able to preregister from then onward. Please call the Front Office (512-570-5400) if you have any questions.
Although this is a family event, please note that pets are not allowed on school premises.
We look forward to seeing you!
For reference, below are the lunch times:
- PreK 4: 10:50 - 11:20am
- Kinder: 10:40 - 11:10am
- First: 11:10 - 11:40am
- Second: 12:10 - 12:40pm
- Third: 11:40 - 12:10pm
- Fourth: 12:40 - 1:10pm
- Fifth: 1:10 - 1:40pm
**** Please note that this form will close on Wednesday, September 7th at Noon****
Conversation Starters
Different behaviors after school
Make Your Mark with PTA:
PTA Opportunities
Remember
School Hours
If you want your child to eat breakfast, 7:10 is the best time to get to school.
Dismissal will follow the actual bell schedule this year.
We will dismiss at 2:45.
If you are walking up to pick up your child at dismissal, please park on the side of the school. The transportation link gives you the choice of "Walker/Biker" for all parents who walk up to pickup. The front of the school is used for Car Riders only.
Cypress Website
Our Cypress campus website is a hub of information. Be sure to check it out!!
Child Nutrition in LISD
https://www.leanderisd.org/childnutritionservices/
Free & Reduced Meals
LISD will provide free and reduced-price (F&R) meals for children approved for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). To apply for this program, submit an application online, or download, print, and submit one of these forms: