Pioneer Weekly Updates

February:

* Black History Month

*Career and Technical Education Month

15 - School Resource Officer Day

16 - PTA Beyond Birds and Bees: Parent Education Workshop on Zoom

17 - Early Release Day - 1:30 Dismissal

20 - Student/Staff Holiday

22 - Safety Drills: Hold/Evacuation

24 - Food Service Workers Appreciation Day

24 - Warehouse Workers Appreciation Day

24 - FUN RUN!

27 - Rally Day for Texas PTA

March:

*Women's History Month

*National Youth Art Month

2 - First Grade Evening Performance at 5:00 p.m. - Patton Cafeteria

8 - PreK - 2nd Track and Field

9 - 3rd - 5th - Track and Field

10 - Arts Day

13th - 17th - Spring Break

20 - 25 - AISD Pride Week

31st - Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Day, Student/Staff Holiday

Don’t forget that Friday, February 17th is an early release day at 1:30 p.m.

There is no school on Monday the 20th.

Valentine's Staff Celebration: Love is in the air and no one deserves some extra affection more than our wonderful Patton staff! We will be serving coffee and breakfast treats on the morning of Valentine's Day and are requesting some food donations and volunteers to help. Please review and sign up where you're able: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4da4ac2da5fe3-valentines#/

Cafeteria: Parent volunteers are needed to help monitor students in the cafeteria each day during lunch https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4da4ac2da5fe3-book2

You must have an approved background check before you begin volunteering. A new one must be completed each school year. Visit https://austinpartners.formtitan.com/volunteerportal#/ to complete yours now!

ALL CURRENT STUDENTS RETURNING TO AISD FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR MUST COMPLETE ONLINE REGISTRATION.

PRE-K Registration will open in April. More information to come.

Please follow the link below to sign into your Parent Portal to complete this process.

1. Enrollment landing page: https://www.austinisd.org/enroll

2. Important dates and deadlines: https://www.austinisd.org/transfer/dates-deadlines

3. For questions, please contact Let’s Talk https://www.austinisd.org/letstalk and click on “Student Services: Enrollment, Records, & Transfers."

Friday, February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day ~

we will be celebrating all month long at Patton!

• KLRU is sponsoring a writing contest for students in grades K-5

• Entries are due on March 31, 2023 and can be submitted in Spanish or English

• All participating students will have their work published online and receive a certificate

KLRU’s PBS Kids Writing Contest is back! Encourage your Kindergarten-5th grade students to write and submit their stories. Entries are due March 31, 2023. All participating students receive a certificate and will see their work published online.

Please share the flier (English and Spanish) with your teachers, students, and community. The flier contains contest details, including how to submit entries.

GT Humanities: Students who are identified GT or TE in Language Arts and/or Social Studies will select 1 or more advanced Humanities courses each year throughout middle and high school. Your child should choose the following courses* in middle school.

• Advanced English Language Arts/Reading

• Advanced Social Studies (Advanced World Cultures, Advanced Texas History)

*Students participating in the Dual Language Program, may also receive GT services through participation in their Spanish for Spanish Speakers Course (which is part of the pathway to taking AP Spanish in 8th grade).

GT STEM: Students who are identified GT or TE in Mathematics and/or Science will select 1 or more advanced STEM courses each year throughout middle and high school. While there is an Advanced Math option, the recommended course for GT and TE STEM students is Accelerated Math, which will prepare your child to take Algebra I (or Geometry) in 8th grade. Your child should choose the following courses in middle school.

• Accelerated Math

• Advanced Science