October is National Bully Prevention Month. At HBMS we will be focusing on kindness and ways to model positivity to self and others. October 17-21 will be Random Acts of Kindness Week. Please see below a brief outline of our plans for the week:

Monday: Introduce Affirmation Wall- Take a sticky note with a positive affirmation

Tuesday: Letter of Gratitude to an Adult through ELA

Wednesday: National Unity Day - Wear Orange - We Unite to be Kind

Thursday: Kindness Challenge - Sit by someone new at lunch

Friday: Kindness to Self - Turn a Negative Thought into Something Positive

The National Child ID Program was passed in this last legislative session under Senate Bill 2158 (Child ID Kits for Safe Recovery Act). This program provides parents with children in grades K-8th inkless I.D. kits for safekeeping in case of an emergency. The kits are voluntary, kept at home (so the information is not stored in a central database unless it is submitted by the parents), and may be turned into law enforcement in an effort to locate their missing child. The hope is the kits will never have to be used, but if an emergency occurs, information from the kit could directly lead to the safe recovery of a missing child. This is an at home fingerprint kit and it is to be done and stored at home. All of the information and instructions are on the kit.

Lake Travis ISD will partner with Lake Hills Pharmacy to provide flu vaccines to students in grades PK‐8 on October 18‐20 as follows:

October 18:

West Cypress Hills Elementary

Rough Hollow Elementary

Lake Travis Middle School

October 19:

Bee Cave Elementary

Lake Pointe Elementary

Bee Cave Middle School

October 20:

Lakeway Elementary

Serene Hills Elementary

Lake Travis Elementary

Hudson Bend Middle School

Please note, the flu shots are optional, and they will only be administered with written parental consent. Consent forms (linked here) must be filled out completely, signed, and returned to your child’s school before Friday, October 14. You may write in your prescription insurance information or submit a copy of your insurance card. Individuals who do not have prescription insurance coverage must provide $20 cash with the consent form.

Robin Ver Steeg - 6th Grade ELA

Amanda Estes - 6th Grade ELA

Sami Marcoux - Discovery/Tech Apps/Teen Leadership

Michele Gavin - 6th Grade Art

Cary Thornton - Theatre

Austin Leach - Orchestra

The Lake Travis School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) is a group appointed by the board of trustees to serve at the district level. Members of the SHAC come from different areas of the community and from within the school district. The majority of members must be parents who are not employed by the district. SHACs assist the district in ensuring that local community values are reflected in health education instruction. Additionally, SHACs play an important role in strengthening the connection between health and learning. They can help parents and community stakeholders reinforce the knowledge and skills children need to stay healthy for a lifetime. The SHAC liaison presents the committees' recommendations annually to the school board in the areas of nutrition, health education, human sexuality education, mental health, drug abuse prevention, and physical fitness and activity.

The SHAC meets 4-6 times throughout the year at the EDC from 1:00-2:30pm on the fourth Thursday of the month. If you are interested in serving on the SHAC, please submit an application here to be considered for membership. If you have additional questions, please contact Jennifer Lyon, Director of Health and SEL, at lyonj@ltisdschools.org.

We are also offering a half-off sale on all the remaining PROUD shirts and hoodies.

BEFORE SCHOOL - 7:20-8:20am (Monday-Friday)

- Room 748 with Mr. Beatty

- Library with Ms. Hooker

- Room 775 with Mr. Gaffney

AFTER SCHOOL - 4:20-5:20pm (Monday-Thursday)

- Mondays and Wednesdays - Room 752 with Mr. Zambito

- Tuesdays and Thursdays - Room 775 with Mr. Gaffney

- There will not be Homework Help on Friday afternoons

As a reminder, we do not have late buses running routes this year, so if your child stays after school for Homework Help, it is the expectation that you pick him/her up at 5:20pm.

Principal

Laura Keogh

6th Grade

Assistant Principal: Matt Holley

Counselor: Dana Page

7th Grade

Assistant Principal: Brian Gill

Counselor: JoAnn Bryan

8th Grade

Assistant Principal: Cristy Castanares

Counselor: Surita Scholla

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