Reagan Insider
April 19, 2024
Principal Message
Ray Community,
Today is Carnival day!!! Tonight our PTA will be hosting our Spring Carnival. It will be on campus from 5-8 pm. We have our final STAAR test coming up next Wednesday. All 3rd through 5th grade students will be taking the Math STAAR exam. As we near the end of the school year, we have a lot of events coming up on campus. We have Field Day on May 3rd and 5th grade ceremony on May 23rd.
This week, we had a great discussion at our sitebased meeting on what instruction could look like at Reagan. We loved hearing our community's feedback on ways we can help our students grow. We also sent four teachers and our instructional coach to Reed Elementary to observe how they are using cooperative grouping, intentional pairing, and other instructional practices to promote student learning across their campus. We saw so many wonderful teaching strategies that we are excited to bring back to Reagan. In the upcoming weeks we will be meeting with our student leadership team to discuss how they feel instruction could improve on campus.
We are excited to see you tonight,
Alison Pennington
Principal
Twitter: @ReaganELemCP Instagram: @reaganelem_rays
PreK, Kindergarten & New-Student Registration Is Open
Rays,
We are excited to welcome our community to enroll for Pre-K, New-students, & Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year. Enrollment opened on April 1st. Parents must enroll online.
As we approach the 20241-2025 school year, please fill out the form above so that we have the most up to date information when placing your children into their classes.
As we approach the 2024-2025 school year we want to make sure we are appropriately staffed. Please let us know if you child will be returning next year by filling out the above form.
Important Dates to Remember
- April 19: Reagan PTA Carnival (flyer below)
- April 24: Kinder Field Trip
- April 30: 3rd Grade Field Trip
- May 3: Field Day
Students will be collecting donations for the Williamson Animal Shelter to coordinate with our author visit on April 26. Author Nanci Steveson will be visiting our campus to talk to 3rd-5th grades about her new book, “Midnight at the Shelter”*. She will also discuss her writing process and how her love for animals helps her come up with writing ideas.
When Nanci visits a school, she donates her earnings from book pre-sales to a local animal shelter. To complement this, students are collecting donations for the shelter too. All items must be new and unopened.
*Additional books will be available for $15 at the presentation
YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE NOW!
2024 UTeach Outreach summer camps
Registration is OPEN for all 2024 UTeach Outreach summer camps! We offer a variety of programs that inspire and engage 3rd-12th graders with inquiry-based, hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) content. All camps are held on campus at UT Austin and allow students to explore the 40 acres, tour research labs, visit with engineers, swim at Gregory Gym, and more! Camps include the UT PREP Summer STEM Pathway as well as Chemistry and Research in Life Sciences. Seats are first come, first served, so grab a spot while you can! We can't wait to learn with you this summer!
PTA
This month Reagan is celebrating Muslim Heritage month where students are learning about prominent figures and their contributions to society. Additionally, the staff celebrated with a potluck yesterday. Thank you to all who volunteered!
Jazzercise Glow Party
Join us at the Reagan gym, April 22nd at 6pm for a fun family fitness event! This is not a drop-off event, plan on partying and sweating with your kiddos. Wear neon and fun light-up accessories! RSVP below and share this info with your friends! This is a can't miss, rump-shaking, calorie/wiggle burning, great time for all!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0849ABAB29A3FB6-48586645-jazzercise#/
For more information about each of the available positions, please click the link below!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1er-UEikLBz63gjLatyQkOFMOrs-wdhPr/view?usp=drive_link
Interested in a position? Click the link below!
2024-25 PTA School Supply Packs
The PTA is pleased to announce the return of the pre-packaged school supply kits for 2024-25. BUY EARLY and SAVE: Link to order: http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=1177730
Silent Auction
BIRTHDAY GRAM DELIVERIES FOR THEIR SPECIAL DAY!
BIRTHDAY GRAM DELIVERIES FOR THEIR SPECIAL DAY!
The Reagan Ray has a blast singing and dancing in the halls! Order online Today! Do you have a summer birthday kiddo? That's okay! You can send a surprise early! or just because! *Make a note when you order that it's a "just because" or a "summer b-day" and the Ray will sing accordingly! We even have some fun new gifts included in the cup!
SPIRIT STICKS EVERY FRIDAY MORNING 7:00-7:30a in front of the cafeteria!
Ray Keychains & lots of NEW Spirit Sticks are available now!!
Sticks $1
Reagan Key Chains $2