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OCTOBER 31, 2019
Mark your Calendar!
November 11 - Veterans Day Assembly
November 22 - Early Release for Students & Staff
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break
December 20 - Early Release for Students & Staff
December 22 - January 3 - Winter Break
One more day to VOTE for MRS. MARTINEZ!
Rountree Family,
Our very own Mrs. Brittany Martinez was nominated and selected as one of the initial finalists for the nation-wide Rack Room Teacher of the Year award. In addition to being recognized as a fabulous teacher, the schools with the top 5 finalists will earn $10,000 in technology for their campus. Here’s how you can help:
We need votes. Vote once a day, every day, now through THIS FRIDAY, Nov 1st! Log in via Facebook. Vote here: https://bit.ly/2M0Ce7C
You should be able to find her photo on the top middle of page 2. Click the heart below her nomination. Remember to log in via FB!
Trunk or Treat 2019 is in the Books!
We absolutely enjoyed seeing our students, families, teachers and staff enjoying themselves last night during our first annual Trunk or Treat! As we establish lasting traditions at Rountree, please share your feedback about the event - what you liked and any tips that you would like to offer. Please send your feedback to beth.bentley@allenisd.org.
We are family, and we want to make sure that we support one another as we grow together! Thank you for sharing.
As you are out and about, please thank our sponsors who helped to make this event happen (see below).
Please send in your Veterans Day information
Please check your child's folder for the attached form to complete as we prepare to celebrate our Veterans! Our assembly will be held on Monday, November 11th, at 8am. Students are asked to wear red, white and/or blue.
In the meantime, if you have a student who is an active Boy or Girl Scout, please email beth.bentley@allenisd.org. We want them to be able to participate during the assembly.
Thank you!
It's time to order your Rountree Yearbook
Yearbooks are on sale until this Friday, November 1st! They are $25. Flyers will be going home in your Thursday folders. You can still buy a yearbook after November 1st, but the price will be going up to $35. Enjoy this frighteningly low price! Buy your yearbook SOON!
Here is the link for buying the yearbook online!
Looking for a way to thank your child's teacher?
Please use this link to share a "thank you" for your child's teacher. Words are powerful and can offer such wonderful encouragement. Thank you for taking time to share.
Life can get a bit hectic
If you could use a little extra support during this holiday season, please don't hesitate to reach out. We may have access to resources for your family. Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Bentley, Rountree Care Coordinator, at 972.908.8145 or beth.bentley@allenisd.org.
We are family!
It's time to release your inner artist!
Looking for Holiday Gifts - Take a look at Toys 4 Tots
ACO will serve as the registration and distribution for Toys For Tots to children ages 4-16 who attend school in ALLEN ISD ONLY. Students must be enrolled in an Allen ISD school. For information on receiving toys in other areas, please visit ToysForTots.org.
The deadline to register to receive toys is: Friday, 11/22/19.
**Distribution date is Wednesday, 12/18/19, at First United Methodist Church - 601 S. Greenville Ave., Allen, TX 75002**
(In order to pick up, please provide photo ID of the person completing the application.)
Your pick-up time will be designated by the first initial of your LAST NAME as follows:
A-C 9:00AM
D-F 10:00AM
G-K 11:00AM
L-O 12:00PM
P-S 2:00PM
T-Z 3:00PM
Make Preparation for Early Release Dates
- ONLY the PM/afternoon sections of Pre-K and ECSE will attend class as regularly scheduled from 7:35-10:35 a.m. The AM/morning sections will NOT attend on these 2 days.
- Kinder-6th Grade will be dismissed at 12 noon.
Allen ISD Rudolph Run
The Rudolph Run will be held on Saturday, December 7th – City of Allen 5K and Fun Run! Register now – online or with the flyer that was sent home. Money and forms are due to Coach Flemmer or Coach Allen by November 1st.