Elsa England News
Principal's Update 2/2/18
Academic UIL Division Competition Results
Congratulations to ALL the UIL participants! The First, Second, and Third Places will compete in the District Meet on March 3 at Pearson Ranch Middle School. Based on overall results, Elsa England received the UIL 2nd Place trophy.
Art 4th
1st Place Sofia Nunez (Elsa England)
Art 5th
1st Place Sevya Agarwal (Elsa England)
Ready Writing 3rd
4th Place Monisha Prasad (Elsa England)
5th Place Vinay Vijayakumar (Elsa England)
Ready Writing 4th
1st Place Aarsh Shekhar (Elsa England)
Ready Writing 5th
2nd Place Nithila Karthik (Elsa England)
3rd Place Samaya Vaideswar (Elsa England)
Spelling 3rd Grade
2nd Place Riley Wong (Elsa England)
Spelling 4th Grade
1st Place Uma Sthanu (Elsa England)
4th Place Neel Chaudhari (Elsa England)
5th Place Asrith Sampath (Elsa England)
Spelling 5th Grade
1st Place Unmesh Tokale (Elsa England)
2nd Place Shriya Kulkarni (Elsa England)
Oral Reading 4th Grade
5th Place Dia Shine (Elsa England)
Oral Reading 5th Grade
3rd Place Shriya Shah (Elsa England)
Storytelling 3rd Grade
1st Place Abhay Tippimath (Elsa England)
2nd Place Vedika Iyer (Elsa England)
Number Sense 4th Grade
1st Place Uma Sthanu (Elsa England)
3rd Place Urjith Mishra (Elsa England)
4th Place Ayan Malpani (England)
Number Sense 5th Grade
1st Place Shruthi Srikanth (Elsa England)
4th Place Jeremy Plog (Elsa England)
Music Memory 3rd
2nd Place Nischal Kotamraju (Elsa England)
3rd Place Shubhaang Suresh (Elsa England)
5th Place Shlok Borkar (Elsa England)
Music Memory 4th
3rd Place James Tam (Elsa England)
Thank you to Ms. Haillie Johnson for serving as the Division Coordinator, and the many England teachers and staff who coached, judged, and volunteered to make this UIL competition a fun event: Mr. Hanlon, Ms. Potral, Ms. White, Ms. Hadamek, Ms. Kohn, Ms. Okoro, Ms. Bateman, and Ms. McFerren.
Academic UIL
Academic UIL
Academic UIL
Chess Tournament
Five of our K & 1st grade students recently won the 2nd place trophy in the Casis Chess Tournament representing the K-1 U400 Category. These children played with great enthusiasm and received a beautiful trophy.Congratulations to:
- Aniket (1st grade Ms. Harms)
- Anay ( 1st grade Ms. Tijerina)
- Skanda (1st grade Ms. Aujla)
- Deeta (1st grade Ms. Taylor)
- Ram (Kindergarten Ms. Chen)
Record Breaking Readers!
Austin Jazz Fest
Flu Season Reminders
LEOPARDS Trait for February
- The ability to recognize and enjoy the good qualities in something or someone
- A feeling of gratitude and/or admiration
- To fully comprehend and understand a situation
On the Calendar
February
- 5-9 Happy School Counselor Appreciation Week - Martha Robinson, Pamela Johnson, Elizabeth Dainton!
- 5: Electives Night for Future 6th Graders at Pearson Ranch M.S. 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
- 6 and 7: Spring Individual and Class Photos
- 8: Author Visit Library
- 8: Second Grade Music Program Cafeteria 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- 13: Fifth Graders Visit Cedar Valley Fine Arts Program 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- 14: Class Valentines Day Parties (staggered throughout the day)
- 15: STEAM Night at Pearson Ranch M.S. 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- 19 and 20: No School For Students (2 days of Professional Development for Staff)
- 26: Cedar Valley Parent Night for Incoming 6th Graders 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Reminders and Announcements
Dismissal: Thank you for assisting with any measures we put in place to ensure the safety and security of your children. Please notify me when you spot areas of concern that need to be addressed.
Career Fair Presenters Needed: Please see the attached flyer to sign up for our annual Career Fair at Elsa England. Our students love talking to community and parent partners about college and career choices.